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Hitman
added a fourth TV spot for the video game adaptation

Hairspray (R2) in November - Artwork added
News: Entertainment in Video have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Hairspray on 19th November 2007. Directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman, Hairspray is based on John Waters’ contemporary classic film and the subsequent Broadway musical about …

97% Ratatouille
Pixar succeeds again with Ratatouille, a stunningly animated film with fast pacing, memorable characters, and overall good humor.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
When Adam Sandler and Kevin James enter into a marriage of convenience, they must defend their same-sex union in a comedy which explores what freedom to marry really means. It definitely has a more provocative premise than that other wedding movie. [Rated PG-13]

Movie Review: Things We Lost in the Fire
Combined Rating: 84% (S:88%; P:82%) - Things We Lost In The Fire has a few minor issues. The structure can be a little jarring and there is one scene, late in the film, between Del Toro and Berry involving her asking him about drugs, that is truly wrongheaded, nevertherless this is an exceptional film. The acting is phenomenal. The direction is of near perfect pitch and though it is admittedly grim in tone, the cathartic moments more than make up for the sadness. Hey, sometimes good cry isn’t such a bad thing.

75% Out of the Blue

Spice trade first in globalization (AP)

AP - “The Taste of Conquest The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice” (Ballantine Books. 305 pages, $25.95), by Michael Krondl: India’s Defense Research Laboratory has published a list of its completed humanitarian projects, such as “Removal of Arsenic From water.” It concludes with the proud item: “Identified World’s Hottest Chili.”

Rachel Nichols Joining Star Trek XI Cast?
Most of its major roles have been filled, but that doesn’t mean we’re done having fun with Star Trek XI casting stories — and here, for proof, is a Rachel Nichols Trek rumor.

A Very Brief Reaction From A Test Screening Of WALL-E!

Around the World Roundup: Another ‘Ratatouille’ Feast

by Conor Bresnan