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SEPTEMBER 5
America the Beautiful (B) Documentary looks into the dangerous message the country sends women concerning their looks.

Bangkok Dangerous (D) Nicolas Cage stars as a hit man who falls for a woman near his next job.

The Edge of Heaven (B+) A man (Baki Davrak) travels to Turkey in search of the daughter of his father's girlfriend in this acclaimed German film.

SEPTEMBER 12
Burn After Reading (B) George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in the Coen brothers' romp about CIA secrets that fall into the hands of fitness club employees.

I Served the King of England (B) Czech film looks at life in a glamorous Prague hotel.

Righteous Kill (D) Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are police detectives pursuing a vigilante serial killer. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson co-stars.

Sixty Six (A-) A boy fears for his bar mitzvah when he learns it will fall on the same day as the World Cup final.

Surfer, Dude (D) A surfer (Matthew McConaughey) rides a wave of chaos in his life. With Woody Harrelson and Willie Nelson.

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (D) Writer-director Perry spins a tale of secrets and shady dealings among two clans. Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard star.

Up the Yangtze (B) When the Chinese river is rerouted, the lives of the people who live alongside it are changed in this doc.

The Women (B-) Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Debra Messing lead the cast in an update of the 1939 classic about a woman with a cheating hubby and a circle of gossipy friends.

SEPTEMBER 19
Chris & Don: A Love Story (A) Documentary inspects the love affair between British writer Christopher Isherwood and American poet Don Bachardy.

Ghost Town (B+) A man (Ricky Gervais) revived after a near-death experience finds he can see ghosts (who pester him with demands). With Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni.

Igor (B) A mad scientist's humpbacked lab flunky tries to create his own monster in this animated comedy. John Cusack heads the voice cast.

Lakeview Terrace (B) An L.A. cop (Samuel L. Jackson) harasses his new neighbors (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) because of their interracial relationship.

My Best Friend's Girl (D) Kate Hudson becomes the object of a love triangle between her heartbroken ex (Jason Biggs) and his best buddy (Dane Cook).

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (C) The French answer to James Bond. Of course, it's silly.

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (A-) Documentary explores the circumstances surrounding the Oscar-winning director's life in exile.

Towelhead (A) An Arab-American girl (Summer Bishil) copes with love, sex and acceptance amid the Gulf War. With Toni Collette, Aaron Eckhart and Maria Bello.

SEPTEMBER 26
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild (C-) Four friends head to spring break and participate in a gay-themed contest.

Choke (B) A scam artist with a demented mother pursues the truth about the identity of his father. Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston star.

The Duchess (B) Keira Knightley stars as an 18th-century ancestor of Princess Diana who becomes a major political player. With Ralph Fiennes.

Eagle Eye (D) Strangers (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan) are cast together as fugitives by a phone call from a mystery woman.

The Lucky Ones(C) Iraq War vets adjust to changes on the homefront during an impromptu road trip. With Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams and Michael Pena.

Miracle at St. Anna (C) Spike Lee tells the story of four Americans in an all-black Army unit trapped behind enemy lines during World War II. With Derek Luke.

The Nights in Rodanthe (C) Strangers (Diane Lane and Richard Gere) with personal crises bond during a major storm at a coastal inn.

OCTOBER 3
Allah Made Me Funny Three comics explain what it's like to be a Muslim in America.

An American Carol This twist on Charles Dickens features three spirits that give an anti-American filmmaker a lesson in U.S. values. With Kelsey Grammer.

Appaloosa Hired lawmen (Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris) take on a tough rancher (Jeremy Irons) in a Western directed by Mr. Harris. Renée Zellweger co-stars.

Battle in Seattle A look at the riots that broke out surrounding the 1999 World Trade Organization meetings.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua A pampered pooch (voiced by Drew Barrymore) gets stranded in Mexico. The live-action family flick also features Andy Garcia and George Lopez.

Blindness A plague of sightlessness strikes humanity. With Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Mark Ruffalo and Gael Garcia Bernal.

Flash of Genius The engineer (Greg Kinnear) who invented intermittent windshield wipers obsesses on lawsuits after automakers swipe his idea.

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People An inept British journalist wreaks havoc among the celebrities he covers. With Simon Pegg and Kirsten Dunst.

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist A Manhattan all-nighter holds the promise of romance for two teens (Michael Cera and Kat Dennings).

Religulous Bill Maher travels the world to talk God and religion with the faithful in this documentary from Borat director Larry Charles.

OCTOBER 10
Body of Lies A CIA man (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes after a terrorist kingpin while a crafty colleague (Russell Crowe) runs interference. Ridley Scott directs.

Breakfast with Scot A gay hockey-player-turned-sports-commentator (Tom Cavanagh) and his lover become guardians to a flamboyant boy.

City of Ember Tim Robbins and Bill Murray star in a fantasy about an underground city coping with an energy crisis.

The Express Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first black Heisman Trophy winner, faces his greatest challenge after he's diagnosed with leukemia. Dennis Quaid co-stars.

Girl Cut in Two Two men pursue a TV weather forecaster in this French film.

Loins of Punjab The lives of seven individuals collide during a small-town singing contest.

Quarantine A news crew's video holds the key to the truth about a mysterious infection that strikes an apartment building in this horror tale.

OCTOBER 17
Filth and Wisdom Madonna's directing debut centers on a Ukrainian cross-dressing punk-rocker and his roommates: a ballerina-turned-stripper and a humanitarian pharmacist.

Happy-Go-Lucky An eternal optimist (Sally Hawkins) finds her upbeat attitude severely challenged by the people in her life. Mike Leigh directs.

Max Payne: Mark Wahlberg takes the title role as a cop tracking the killer of his family and partner in this video-game adaptation.

Rachel Getting Married An addict (Anne Hathaway) rekindles tension and tragic family memories at her sister's wedding. Jonathan Demme directs.

The Secret Life of Bees: A troubled teen (Dakota Fanning) finds respite in the beekeeping world of three sisters. With Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo.

Sex Drive A teen (Josh Zuckerman) sets out with two pals on a cross-country trip to lose his virginity. Featuring Seth Green and James Marsden.

W. Oliver Stone chronicles the life of party-boy-turned-president George W. Bush (Josh Brolin). Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell and Richard Dreyfuss co-star.

OCTOBER 24
The Changeling Angelina Jolie stars in Clint Eastwood's drama about a single mom fighting corrupt police trying to cover their tracks in the abduction of her son.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year Ten original songs are promised for Zac Efron and the gang.

I've Loved You So Long A woman (Kristen Scott-Thomas) long estranged from her kin reconnects when she moves in with her younger sister's family.

Let the Right One In: A bullied boy finds help in a vampire girl in this Swedish film.

Passengers Anne Hathaway stars as a grief counselor to plane-crash survivors who sees her clients start to disappear.

Pride and Glory A New York City family of cops is shaken when a son is forced to investigate his brother. With Edward Norton and Colin Farrell.

Saw V: If it's Halloween season, it must be time for another torture tale about diabolical killer Jigsaw. With Tobin Bell and Costas Mandylor.

OCTOBER 31
The Haunting of Molly Hartley A teen faces unseen horror at a private school for girls. With Haley Bennett and Chase Crawford.

Rocknrolla London crooks scramble for a piece of the action in a land scheme. With Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton and Ludacris. Guy Ritchie directs.

Splinter A young couple and an escaped convict must work together to survive a primal terror at a gas station.

Trouble the Water Katrina documentary follows an aspiring rapper in New Orleans.

Zak and Miri Make a Porno Destitute roommies (Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks) try to make a skin flick to raise cash. Directed by Kevin Smith.

NOVEMBER 7
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas A Jewish boy forges a friendship with the son of a Nazi concentration camp commandant. With Vera Farmiga and David Thewlis.

Madagascar: Escape 3 Africa Zoo animals are stranded again in this animated sequel reuniting voice stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Quantum of Solace James Bond (Daniel Craig), vengeful over the death of his love, takes on a phony environmentalist trying to control water supplies.

Repo!: The Genetic Opera Organ-donor recipients who can't make their payments face repossession in this horror-musical that features Paris Hilton.

Role Models: Two adult adolescents (Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott) are sentenced to community service as youth mentors.

Synedoche, New York Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a theater director trying to re-create New York City. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich) directs.

NOVEMBER 14
Australia: Nicole Kidman reunites with Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann for the story of a noblewoman on a cattle drive in Australia during World War II. With Hugh Jackman.

Lake City: A son on the run returns home to a hard reunion with his mother. Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity star.

Soul Men Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac are an estranged singing duo reunited for a tribute concert. The late Isaac Hayes co-stars.

NOVEMBER 21
Bolt A canine TV star (voiced by John Travolta) hits the streets to reunite with his human co-star (Miley Cyrus) in this animated comedy.

Nothing Like the Holidays A sack full of surprises awaits a family during their Christmas reunion. With Debra Messing, John Leguizamo and Alfred Molina.

The Road A man and his son trek across a desolate land after a global catastrophe has destroyed most life on Earth in this adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel. With Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.

The Soloist A music prodigy (Jamie Foxx) now living on the streets is befriended by a journalist (Robert Downey Jr.).

Twilight The publishing sensation comes to Hollywood in this tale of an eternally young vampire (Robert Pattinson) and his teen soul mate (Kristen Stewart).

NOVEMBER 26
Four Christmases A couple (Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn) with a large extended family must endure four holiday gatherings with kin.

Transporter 3 Jason Statham is back on the job as the ex-Special Ops guy who's now the world's most-dangerous delivery man.

NOVEMBER 28
Milk Sean Penn stars as gay political pioneer Harvey Milk, who was slain by a fellow San Francisco city supervisor. Gus Van Sant directs.

— From staff and wire reports

Published in The Dallas Morning News: 08.29.08

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