RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN

Release Date: 12 March 2009
Language: English
Classification: U
Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes
Director: Andy Fickman
Cast: Alexander Ludwig, AnnaSophia Robb, Dwayne Johnson
Synopsis:For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert, known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when a Las Vegas cab driver (DWAYNE JOHNSON) finds two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can't explain. When they discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, the race begins, as the government, mobsters and even extraterrestrials try to stop them.

DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION

Release Date: 12 March 2009
Language: English
Classification: PG13
Running Time: 1 hour 26 minutes
Director: James Wong
Cast: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung.
Synopsis:Based on the popular Japanese manga created by Akira Toriyama, whose work spawned best selling graphic novels, video games and a phenomenally successful television series, DRAGONBALL centers on the heroic Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the Universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name.

TAKEN

Release Date: 19 March 2009
Language: English
Classification: 18PL
Running Time: 1 hour 36 minutes
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Famke Janssen, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Xander Berkeley.
Synopsis:Bryan (Liam Neeson), a former secret agent living in the US, reluctantly lets his 17-year-old daughter Kim (Maggie Grace, "Lost") go on holiday to Paris with a friend. Upon arrival in Paris, the two girls meet a seemingly nice young man who turns out to be a member of an Albanian crime syndicate, promptly kidnapping and forcing them into prostitution. Bryan must rely on his old skills in order to rescue his daughter from the slave trade.

THE INTERNATIONAL

Release Date: 19 March 2009
Language: English
Classification: 18SG
Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes
Director: Tom Twyker
Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts.
Synopsis:In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing – even murder – to continue financing terror and war. Directed by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) from an original screenplay written by Eric Singer, The International is being shot on location in Germany and throughout Europe.

HOTEL FOR DOGS

Release Date: 19 March 2009
Language: English
Classification: U
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Emma Roberts.
Synopsis:Two kids secretly take in nine stray dogs at a vacant house.

THE UNBORN

Release Date: 26 March 2009
Language: English
Classification: 18PL
Running Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Cam Gigandet, Gary Oldman, Meagan Good, Odette Yustman.
Synopsis:Casey Bell (Odette Yustman) hated her mother for leaving her as a child. But when inexplicable things start to happen, Casey begins to understand why she left. Plagued by merciless dreams and a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours, she must turn to the only spiritual advisor, Sendak (Gary Oldman), who can make it stop.

TALENTIME

Release Date: 26 March 2009
Language: Malay
Classification: U
Running Time: 2 hours 4 minutes
Director: Yasmin Ahmad
Cast: Jaclyn Victor, Mahesh Jugal Kishor, Mohammad Syafie, Pamela Chong.
Synopsis:A talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her school organised by Cikgu Adibah. Likewise Hafiz, enthralling with his vocalist talent while playing the guitar, dividing his time between school and mother, who is hospitalised for brain tumor.

It all started after Mahesh, amongst the students assigned to get the finalists to school for practice, delivered the notice of successful audition to Melur's house. His handsome looks attracted the girl. Early on of their relationship, tragedy struck Mahesh's family when his uncle Ganesh who had been the care-taker of the family since the loss of Mahesh's father, was stabbed to death on his wedding day. Melur thinking that Mahesh's silence was due to his grief over the tragedy became furious when she was continuously ignored. She regretted it however after Hafez revealed Mahesh's situation.

That changed Melur's perception of Mahesh. Likewise Mahesh, who grew comfortable with the presence of the girl who often quotes beautiful poetry. Mahesh, realizing that the relationship will be opposed, kept it hidden from his mother,still grieving over the death of Ganesh. Alas, the secret was exposed and Mahesh was assaulted before Melur's very eyes. Just a day before the competition, is Melur resilient enough to sing the poetic lyrics of her song when her heart is tormented by the thoughts of Mahesh? What about Mahesh who has found his first love? On Talentime night, everything unfolds.