Ballast
A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. Starring Micheal J. Smith Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail. Written and directed by Lance Hammer. Alluvial Film Co.
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HOLIDAY SNEAKS LIST
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 33 words Type of Material: Correction
"The Tale of Despereaux": In Sunday's Calendar section, the Holiday Movie Sneaks entry for the upcoming "The Tale of Despereaux" listed only one of the animated film's directors, Sam Fell. Robert Stevenhagen co-directed.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Friday
Separated physically by a barbed wire fence, the son of a Nazi commandant and a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp form a forbidden friendship. Starring Jack Scanlon, Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis and Vera Farmiga. Directed by and screenplay by Mark Herman. Miramax
Madagascar:
Escape 2 Africa
Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith reprise their voice roles (Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, respectively) as the animals attempt to get off the island and wind up on the inhospitable plains of continental Africa. Also with Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath. Also in IMAX. DreamWorks Animation SKG
Repo!
The Genetic Opera
A science fiction rock opera set 50 years in the future in which an epidemic of organ failure creates a frenzy for expensive transplants and a heavy price for nonpayment. With Paul Sorvino, Alexa Vega, Paris Hilton, Anthony Head. Written by Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Lionsgate Films
Role Models
Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott star as two salesmen who trash a company truck and are ordered to spend 150 service hours with a Big Brother-type mentorship program. With Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jane Lynch, Bobb'e J. Thompson and Elizabeth Banks. Screenplay by Paul Rudd & David Wain & Ken Marino; story by Timothy Dowling and William Blake Herron. Directed by Wain. Universal
Soul Men
Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac star as former backup singers reunited by the funeral of their famous former bandleader after not speaking to each other for 20 years. Written by Robert Ramsey & Matthew Stone. Directed by Malcolm Lee. MGM
Stranded
The harrowing true story of the 1972 plane crash carrying the Uruguay rugby team and their 72 days of survival in the Andes Mountains. Directed by Gonzalo Arijon. Zeitgeist Films
The World Unseen
Two women find unconventional love during South Africa's apartheid era. Starring Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth. Written and directed by Shamim Sarif. Regent Releasing
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