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Profiles in History will hold their Hollywood Memorabilia Auction 43 on December 17 and 18 at the Saban Theatre at 8440 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California

Please visit here to view the catalog of incredible items that are available, as you can only believe it all once you have seen it all.

About Profiles in History: Founded in 1985, Profiles in History is the nation’s leading dealer in guaranteed-authentic original historical autographs, letters, documents, vintage signed photographs and manuscripts. We confidently stand behind every autograph offered for sale with the most detailed background information available and a lifetime guarantee of authenticity.

Since 1996 Profiles in History has established itself as the world’s largest auctioneer of original Hollywood memorabilia. Our quarterly auctions include costumes, props, set pieces, costume designs and production art, to name a few, from both vintage and contemporary film, television, and rock ‘n roll. Our Calabasas Hills location – virtually a stone’s throw away from every major Hollywood studio – ensures a constant flow of fantastic and rare collectibles. With an extensive network of dealers, collectors, and institutions, we are proud to play an important role in the preservation of motion picture history.

Profiles in History also auctions rare books, historical documents and original photography, establishing itself as the premier auction house for high-end material on the West Coast.

You can visit here to learn about Profiles in History and how to participate in this auction.

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Country Strong

Are you the best singer in Los Angeles? You can prove your singing ability by taking part in the Country Strong Singing Challenge. Sony Pictures, the studio behind the upcoming Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw movie called Country Strong, the TV network CMT and radio station Go Country 105 FM are partnering on this challenge, which is open to anyone 18 or over.

Just go to Saddle Ranch Chop House at Universal City Walk (1000 Universal Studios Boulevard in Universal City, CA) on Sunday, December 5 at 12 Noon and sing a 60 second a capella version of the songs “Country Strong” or “Silver Wings”. The winner will receive $500 and will qualify for a chance to win a trip to Nashville to perform on CMT.

This challenge is also being held in many other cities in the United States, including Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, St. Louis, Seattle and Tampa.

Please make sure to pre-register by emailing singingcontestla@gmail.com or by calling (818) 260-6977. You will be contacted by a representative after registration is complete. For full rules and details visit here.

Country Strong is about a rising young singer-songwriter (Garrett Hedlund), who gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Paltrow), and as the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (McGraw), which also features a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.

Here is the website for Country Strong if you would like to learn more about the film.

The film opens in Los Angeles theatres on December 22 and is in theatres everywhere on January 7.

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Veronica Mars

Are you a fan of the cult favorite series Veronica Mars? Have you been participating in the Twitter effort to convince Warner Bros. to make a box office movie out of the series? Did you know that actress Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars herself, has expressed a deep interest in revisiting the character that helped make her a household name?

Regardless of how you answered those questions, please check out the following article about a Warner Bros.-led petition email about this very subject:

Warner Bros. Sets Up Official Petition Email For ‘Veronica Mars’ Film

And, you can also read the response by series creator Rob Thomas to the above article here

Make your voices heard, following the instructions in the latter link; and maybe the fans CAN really make a difference, getting this movie made.

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Hollywood Auction 42 (c) Profiles in History (2010)

The following information comes straight from the website of Profiles in History:

On Saturday, November 6 at 6 PM PDT at The Globe Theatre at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, CA, Profiles in History will be having a special auction to benefit VARIETY-The Children’s Charity of Southern California. Various Studios have donated items from Tron, G.I. Joe, Twilight, Transformers 2, Coraline and The Chronicles of Narnia to this auction. In addition Profiles is joining forces with The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Team Fox to raise funds to aid in Parkinson’s research. Back to the Future creator Bob Gale has donated items from his personal collection to the auction. The auction also has some great items from Syfy’s Warehouse 13, Eureka and Caprica, as well as a wonderful offering of original props and set pieces from Stargate SG-1.

The auction concludes with an amazing offering of items including: A hero K.I.T.T. car from Knight Rider, an original Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), one the highest CGC graded unrestored copies of Superman Comics #1 known to exist, original 1943 Bob Kane “Batman” comic strip art, an animatronic ‘Daffy’ puppet from Gremlins 2, original Eyvind Earle art from Sleeping Beauty, original production animation cels from The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, and a Star Wars poster signed by six principle cast members, to name just a few of the 152 items being sold.

You can find out all the details and see the full catalog of items here.

Details on Profiles in History: Founded in 1985, Profiles in History is the nation’s leading dealer in guaranteed-authentic original historical autographs, letters, documents, vintage signed photographs and manuscripts. We confidently stand behind every autograph offered for sale with the most detailed background information available and a lifetime guarantee of authenticity.

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I am starting a new series of articles, which I hope to have posted once a month, spotlighting actors who do more than just act in TV and/or movies. The first spotlight will be on actor/singer Christian Kane.

Christian Kane may be a well-known actor now thanks to his role as Eliot Spencer in the popular TNT series Leverage, but it is his singing ambitions that are garnering him even more attention.

But let’s take a look at where Christian got started. He was born in Dallas, Texas in June of 1974. Due to his family being in the oil business, they moved often, but eventually the family settled in the small town of Norman, Oklahoma.

Christian Kane - Early In His Career

Christian was always interested in films and music and while in college the dream of a career in the entertainment industry grew and he headed off to Los Angeles. He landed a job as an assistant at an entertainment company, where he told them he would deliver scripts if they would submit him for projects too. In 1997, he was cast in his first big role in the short-lived TV series FAME L.A., based on the hit movie and the popular 1980’s TV series. Originally he was cast as a comedian, but after he sang for the producers, his part was rewritten as a singer.

It was around this time that Christian met Steve Carlson, who became his songwriting partner. They founded the band KANE and were soon playing at clubs like The Viper Room and The Mint, becoming well known in Los Angeles for their high-energy performance on stage and original songwriting.

Christian continued to get work, appearing in the short-lived WB series Rescue 77 and landing a small role in the box office movie Edtv. But it was his role in the popular WB series Angel, playing lawyer Lindsey McDonald, that put him on the map. He was a recurring character in three of the show’s five seasons.

Christian Kane - Angel

He appeared in two films in 2000; the first being The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, the first feature film by now executive producer extraordinaire Greg Berlanti, starring Timothy Olyphant and Dean Cain and the second was Love Song, starring R&B artist Monica.

Over the course of the next four years, he made appearances in the TV shows Dawson’s Creek and Las Vegas, had roles in the box office movies Summer Catch, Life or Something Like It, Just Married, Secondhand Lions, Taxi and Friday Night Lights and he appeared in the made-for-TV movies Crossfire Trail and The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron.

More work came his way during 2005 and 2006, including the TV mini-series Into the West, the motion pictures Her Minor Thing and Keep Your Distance and he did voice work on the video game 24: The Game.

He then had a lead role in the CBS TV series Close to Home for a short time before appearing in the independent film Four Sheets to the Wind. He appeared in the Carrie Underwood music video “So Small” in 2007 and then landed his lead role in Leverage.

Christian Kane

All the while, Christian continued to perform with Carlson as KANE, receiving airplay from LA country radio and eventually being voted the winner of the Country Thunder Young Guns Contest and playing numerous sold out shows in LA. The two made regular trips to Nashville to hone their writing skills, collaborating with some of the best songwriters in the world. This led to Christian being signed to a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing and later a record deal with Columbia Records. While he recorded a full album with Columbia, he parted ways with the record label, ending up with Bigger Picture Group, releasing his first self-titled EP this past March.

Besides his work on Leverage, which will be returning for a few episodes this December on TNT, Christian appeared in the psychological thriller Hide and he is set to play a lead role in the horror thriller Death Walks the Street, for which he will also serve as co-executive producer.

UPDATED:  Christian’s first music video for his hit song “The House Rules” was released this month on CMT.  You can see that video here.

You can learn more about Christian and his music here. You can also purchase his EP at iTunes.

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Emma Stone

It’s official!

Actress Emma Stone – currently being seen in the box office movie Easy A – has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot.  She will play Gwen Stacy opposite Andrew Garfield who stars as Peter Parker.

The film will be released in theaters nationwide in 3D on July 3, 2012.

Congrats to Emma!

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Movies Coming Out in October

Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site, IMDB and Entertainment Weekly, here are many of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres starting in October:

Case 39
Opens October 1, 2010

This movie centers on an idealistic social worker (Renee Zellweger) who save an abused 10-year-old girl from her abusive parents only to discover that the girl is not as innocent as she thinks. The movie also stars Bradley Cooper, Ian McShane, Cynthia Stevenson (Life Unexpected), Jodelle Ferland (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Callum Keith Rennie (Battlestar Galactica).

Let Me In
Opens October 1, 2010

This remake of the Swedish vampire move Let The Right One In, stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) as a bullied pubescent boy whose new neighbor turns out to be a deadly vampire in the body of a 12-year-old girl (Chloe Moretz from Kick Ass).

The Social Network
Opens October 1, 2010

The movie deals with the three men – Mark Zuckerberg, Sean Parker and Eduardo Saverin – who were key in the founding of the popular social networking site Facebook and the eventual fall out between the three. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones and Max Minghella.

Your Highness
Opens: October 1, 2010

In a fantastical world of knights and dragons, the king sends the heroic prince Fabious and his slovenly brother Thadeous on a quest to rescue the prince’s fiancée from an evil wizard. Along with an elusive female warrior, Thadeous must find his inner hero. The cast includes Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel and Justin Theroux.

Life As We Know It
Opens October 8, 2010

This movie follows two unattached adults whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and name them as caregivers for their orphaned daughter. The film stars Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Christina Hendricks, Josh Lucas and Melissa McCarthy.

Nowhere Boy
Opens October 8, 2010

Kick Ass star Aaron Johnson plays young John Lennon in the 1950’s, following the young singer’s troubled relationships with the mother who abandoned him (Anne-Marie Duff) and the aunt who raised him (Kristin Scott Thomas). While the movie will show how the Beatles came to be (in essence) it is more about how Lennon brought the two women who meant the most to him together. The movie also stars Sam Wilmott, Sam Bell, Thomas Sangster and Frazer Bird.

Secretariat
Opens October 8, 2010

The film centers around Penny Chenery, who took over the financially troubled Meadow Stable from her ailing father and guided the thoroughbred race horse Secretariat through his Triple Crown winning season in 1973. The cast includes Diane Lane, James Cromwell, Scott Glenn and Dylan Walsh.

Stone
Opens October 8, 2010

A convicted arsonist (Edward North) attempts to manipulate a parole officer (Robert De Niro) into a plan to secure his parole by placing his beautiful wife in the lawman’s path. The film also stars Milla Jovovich, Francis Conroy and Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse).

Tamara Drewe
Opens October 8, 2010

Drewe is a young newspaper writer and a sexy flirt who returns to her small English countryside village where her childhood home is being prepped for sale. She soon stirs up dark passions among the locals. The cast includes Gemma Atherton, Dominic Cooper, Roger Allam, Luke Evans and Bill Camp.

The Zookeeper
Opens: October 8, 2010

A kind-hearted zookeeper is convinced the only way to get a girl in his life is to quit his job. The zoo animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored rule of not talking to humans and teach Griffin the ways of the wild so he can stay at the zoo. The movie stars Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Adam Sandler, Cher and Jon Favreau.

NOTE: It would appear this movie has been moved to July of 2011.

Alpha and Omega 3D
Opens October 10, 2010

This animated feature is about a disciplined female wolf and a fun-loving male wolf who are relocated from Canada to Idaho by park rangers. In order to return home they must work together to battle the elements as well as one another as they journey across unfamiliar territory. Voices featured include Hayden Panettiere, Justin Long, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover and the late Dennis Hopper.

Conviction
Opens October 15, 2010

Hilary Swank stars as Anne Waters, a Massachusetts single mother who spent 10 years battling to free her brother (Sam Rockwell) after he was wrongfully convicted of murder. The film also stars Peter Gallagher (The O.C.).

Red
Opens October 15, 2010

Adapted from the graphic novel Retired and Extremely Dangerous, the movie stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich as the former top agents in the CIA, but the secrets they know have made them the agency’s top targets. They regroup to save their lives and end up uncovering one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-us in government history. The film also stars Brian Cox, Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings) and James Remar (Dexter). Richard Dreyfuss and Ernest Borgnine will also be seen in the film.

Hereafter
Opens, October 22, 2010

Directed by Clint Eastwood, this movie is actually a chick flick (that he claims will actually attract men to watch) follows three separate stories that grapple with mortality. Matt Damon is a reluctant psychic in San Francisco whose ability to talk with the dead is ruining his relationships; French actress Cecile de France plays a Paris anchorwoman who nearly died in a tsunami in 2004; and newcomer twins Frankie and George McLaren play English guys during the 2005 bombing in the London subway. The cast also includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Jay Mohr and Richard Kind.

The Company Men
Opens October 22, 2010

Ben Affleck stars as a salesman for a Boston conglomerate whose life unravels when he gets laid off. The movie also stars Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones and is directed by John Wells (the man behind ER).

Movies coming out in November will be posted at the end of October.

Enjoy!

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Letters to Juliet on DVD

Letters to Juliet

Tomorrow the wonderful romantic comedy Letters to Juliet will be released on DVD. The movie stars Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Hall, a fact checker at The New Yorker magazine who dreams of becoming a writer, but her boss, Bobby, does not share her wishes.

She and her fiancé, Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal) – who is about to open an Italian restaurant in downtown New York – take a “pre-honeymoon” trip to Verona, Italy; but instead of being enthusiastic about spending time together Victor is more busy with wine cheeses for his restaurant than spending time with Sophie.

While out sightseeing alone, Sophie comes across the house where Juliet Capulet supposedly lived and watches as countless people leave letters on “Juliet’s Wall,” which are retrieved by a young Italian woman for whom Sophie follows back to the offices of “Juliet’s secretaries”. The next day, while helping the secretaries collect more letters, Sophie finds a letter at the wall from 1957.

Sophie feels compelled to write to Claire (Vanessa Redgrave), the author of the 1957 letter, and a few days later a young English man named Charlie Wyman (Chris Egan) arrives, revealing his grandmother is Claire and she has accompanied him to track down her lost love. This visit sets off a wonderful cross-country trip to track down Claire’s one true love.

If you would like to learn more about Letters to Juliet or if you’d like to relive the romance contained in this wonderful film, get your DVD when it goes on sale tomorrow. You can also learn more about Letters to Juliet via the film’s official website.

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Browncoats: Redemption Cast (c) BrownscoatsRedemption.com

Are you a Browncoat?

If you know what that word means, then you are a fan of the short-lived, Joss Whedon created series Firefly, which eventually spawned the theatrical release Serenity.

A Browncoat was the nickname for the “soldiers” who fought on the side of the Independent Faction in the fictionalized war between the inhabitants of the Outer Planets and the Alliance, the trained fighters from within the colonized planets in the world depicted in the Firefly TV series. The Independents wore simple, brown dusters as their uniforms in comparison to the purple-tinted body armor worn by the members of the Alliance.

In a show of support, the fans of the series took on the moniker of Browncoats to declare their dedication and allegiance to all things Firefly. With that devotion firmly implanted, a group of fans, with the blessing of Joss Whedon himself (and with assistance from FOX, Universal Studios, and Mary Parent from MGM, who was instrumental to the making of the film Serenity), a new fan-made movie, continuing the story as depicted in the motion picture Serenity, was born.

Original Firefly-Serenity Cast

Browncoats: Redemption – wholly funded by fans, for fans – with all proceeds from the sale of the DVD’s going to worthy charities – takes place three months after the events on Miranda, the fictional planet featured in Serenity (the movie). Captain Laura Matthews (actress Heather Fagan) and the crew of the ship Redemption are unintentionally thrown into a situation that some view as the potential catalyst for the second unified rise of the Independents against the Alliance. The Alliance is looking for a scape goat for Miranda while those unhappy with the Alliance are looking for a rallying cry to take action.

The crew of the ship Redemption includes Lux Lucre (actor Kevin Troy), Cameron Alan (actor Guy Wellman), James Banks (actor John Patrick Barry), Jack Haddington (actor P. J. Megaw), Brett Gray (actor Michael Levy) and Petra Jo Chen (actress Miriam Pultro).

The grand unveiling of the movie will be made during this weekend’s Dragon Con, which is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia; but if you cannot be there for the con, you can still watch the global online premiere via your home computer. There are several choices for your viewing pleasure: you can watch the film at Facebook by searching Browncoats: Redemption, visiting the movie’s official website or on the movie’s sponsors’ direct page for the premiere.

Mark your calendars for tomorrow, Saturday, September 4 at 7 PM Eastern Time to tune in for the global premiere. While you’re watching the film, you can also head over to Twitter to interact with other fans at twitter.com/browncoatsmovie or be a part of the conversation there, using the hashtag #browncoatsmovie.

Don’t be left out and go Browncoats! Remember the movie’s slogan: A new crew. A new ship. A new adventure. Charity has never been this exciting.

PS: This movie is 100% non-profit with all money raised from sales going to the following charities: Equality Now, Kids Need to Read, Dyslexia Foundation, The Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center and The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.

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Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site and Entertainment Weekly, here are many of the movies you can expect to see the movie theatres starting next year:

The American
Opens September 1, 2010

After a botched job that kills his lover, an assassin vows to quit after his next assignment in a small but picturesque Italian town. As his guard lowers, a dangerous threat closes in while the woman who hired him may not be all she seems. Stars George Clooney, Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving.

Going the Distance
Opens September 3, 2010 (moved from August 27, 2010)

The story centers of a man and woman in a long-distance relationship who ultimately come to the realization that they would be happier dating someone closer to home. The film stars Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Christina Applegate and Ron Livingston.

Resident Evil: Afterlife
Opens September 10, 2010

Alice (Milla Jovovich) continues her journey to find survivors of the virus infection that has ravaged the world. Her battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, and she gets unexpected help from an old friend. Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Sienna Guillory and Boris Kodjoe co-star.

The Romantics
Opens September 10, 2010

Seven close friends reunite for the wedding of two of their friends, but problems arise because the bride and maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom. The cast includes Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Candice Bergen, Elijah WoodAdam Brody and Dianna Agron.

Never Let Me Go
Opens September 15, 2010

Based on the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro, this movie stars Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield. As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. But, as they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them.

Alpha and Omega
Opens September 17, 2010

This animated film is about two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack’s social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything. The voices featured in the movie include Hayden Panettiere, Justin Long, Christina Ricci, the late Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover and Chris Carmack.

Devil
Opens September 17, 2010

This movie is about a group of people trapped in an elevator, who realize that the devil is among them. Written by M. Night Shyamalan and Brian Nelson stars Geoffrey Arend (Trust Me), Logan Marshall-Green (Dark Blue), Caroline Dhavernas (Wonderfalls), Jacob Vargas (Moonlight), Chris Messina (Julie & Julia), Jenny O’Hara (The King of Queens), Matt Craven (Disturbia and Timeline) and Bokeem Woodbine (Saving Grace).

Easy A
Opens September 17, 2010

This movie is about a quick-witted teen (Emma Stone) is branded with a bad reputation after lying about losing her virginity. The cast includes Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl), Amanda Bynes, Dan Byrd (Cougar Town), Stanely Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Thomas Haden Church and Cam Gigandet (Twilight).

The Roommate
Opens September 17, 2010

College freshman Sara is randomly assigned to live in a dorm with another girl named Rebecca who outwardly seems sweet and normal, but she soon finds her safety and the lives of those closest to her jeopardized as Rebecca’s strange and increasingly murderous true personality emerges. The film stars Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Matt Lanter and Danneel Harris.

The Town
Opens September 17, 2010

After briefly being taken hostage, a female bank manager lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man… not realizing he is the same man who led the gang of thieves that terrorized her days earlier. The cast includes Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner and Chris Cooper.

Warrior
Opens September 17, 2010

A mixed-martial-arts saga about two estranged brothers on a collision course to fight in a tournament for the heavyweight championship. The cast includes Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Morrison.

Buried
Opens September 24, 2010

Ryan Reynolds stars as Paul, a U.S. truck driver in Iraq who finds himself trapped inside a coffin with only a cell phone and lighter. The film co-stars Samantha Mathis, Erik Palladino and Stephen Tobolowsky.

Guardians of Ga’Hoole 3D
Opens September 24, 2010

The story follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. Featured voices include Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Helen Mirren, Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish and Ryan Kwanten.

You Again
Opens September 24, 2010

Marni is a successful PR woman who heads home for her older brother’s wedding and discovers that he’s marrying her high school arch nemesis. Then the bride’s jet-setting aunt bursts in and Marni’s mother comes face to face with her own high school rival – the claws come out. The cast includes Kristen Bell, Odetta Yustman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Betty White and Kristin Chenoweth.

Waiting for Superman
Opens September 24, 2010

This documentary is about our nation’s troubled public education system, following five families from New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. on their quest to get their kids into better schools.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Opens September 24, 2010

In June 2008, the global economy sits on the brink of disaster. A young Wall Street trader partners with his future father-in-law, disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko, to find out who was responsible for the death of his mentor. The movie stars Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Frank Langella and Carey Mulligan.

Movies coming out in October will be posted at the end of September.

Enjoy!

Lee Ann

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