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“Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven realizes he’s gay and decides to live life to the fullest -- even if it means breaking the law. Steven’s new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. Written by The Film Catalogue”

• Release Date:
  10 February 2010 (Belgium)
• Run Time:
  Germany:102 min (European Film Market)
• Country: France , USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama
• MPAA:
  Rated R for sexual content including strong dialogue, and language.

Tagline: The Conman who wouldn’t go straight

• Director: Neil LaBute
• Release Date:
  16 April 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy

Tagline: This is one sad family.

Trivia: This movie is a remake of a 2007 movie of the same name, Death at a Funeral (2007). Although Hollywood has a history of making American versions of foreign films, the original versions are usually in a language other than English. This is not the case here, however, since the original film was a British production and filmed in English, with an American director (who was, as it happens, born in England) and several American actors (including Peter Dinklage, who repeats his role in the remake). This is a very unusual case of a remake being made very quickly of an English-language movie that had a theatrical release in the US (albeit not a very successful one).

• Director: Shawn Levy
• Release Date:
  9 April 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Comedy , Romance
• MPAA:
  Rated PG-13 for sexual and crude content throughout, language, some violence and a drug reference.

• Director: Ridley Scott
• Release Date:
  14 May 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA , UK
• Genre: Action , Drama

Trivia: Before it was announced that Russell Crowe would play Robin Hood, both Christian Bale and Sam Riley were considered for the part.

“With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, must forge new alliances — and confront powerful enemies.”

• Director: Jon Favreau
• Release Date:
  7 May 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Trivia: To prepare for her role, Scarlett Johansson trained six weeks before the movie started principal photography and the entire six months of shooting the movie.

• Director: Roger Kumble
• Release Date:
  2 April 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA , United Arab Emirates
• Genre: Comedy , Family
• MPAA:
  Rated PG for some rude humor, mild language and brief smoking.

Trivia: Steve Carell and Jeremy Piven were both attached to play the lead role at various times before Brendan Fraser was eventually cast.

• Director: Jorma Taccone
• Release Date:
  23 April 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Comedy

“Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Tyler Perry
• Release Date:
  2 April 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy
• MPAA:
  Rated PG-13 for thematic material including sexuality, language, drug references and some domestic violence.

Tagline: This time, one of these couples will NOT make it…..

• Director: Louis Leterrier
• Release Date:
  2 April 2010 (USA)
• Country: UK , USA
• Genre: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Tagline: The Clash Begins 26.3.2010

Trivia: Director Louis Leterrier frequently requested that Ray Harryhausen, co-producer and visual effects creator of Clash of the Titans (1981), be involved in the film. However, Harryhausen had retired in 1981 and would not be drawn back.

“As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader’s mentor. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Oliver Stone
• Release Date:
  23 April 2010 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama

Trivia: The “Money Never Sleeps” subtitle comes from the original Wall Street (1987). Gekko calls Bud early one morning, and after Bud answers the phone, Gekko says: “Money never sleeps…”