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PINEAPPLE SURPRISE
David Gordon Green Changes Direction with Wild Stoner Comedy

ROBOT ROMANCE
Pixar and Andrew Stanton Launch a Cosmic Love Story

EASTERN SHOWCASE
"Japan Cuts" Series Returns to New York


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HANCOCK
Dynamic duo Peter Berg and Will Smith team up for an ambitious but problematic spin on big-budget superhero pictures.

WALL-E
Another groundbreaking Pixar classic, and probably the best science-fiction movie of the year.

ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED
Entertaining, supercharged and polished documentary about the troubles and ultimate triumph of one of the world's most acclaimed directors and the so-called justice that jolted his life and extraordinary career in the States and sent him fleeing to Europe.

KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL
Sweet and old-fashioned, if a little bit slow, Kit Kittredge builds off the popular American Girl franchise with a girl's-eye-view take on history.

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PARAMOUNT
Following the smash success of his feature debut Sex and the City, Michael Patrick King signed a first-look deal with DreamWorks. He¿ll start with an upcoming "deconstructed" romantic comedy, and has also suggested that a Sex and the City sequel would not be out of the question.

WARNER BROS.
Guillermo del Toro was confirmed as the director of The Hobbit, New Line's two-part adaptation of the prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Del Toro will shoot the movie in New Zealand, working closely with executive producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. New Line will manage production, with Warner Bros. distributing domestically.

SONY
R.L. Stine's children's horror book series Goosebumps will see a big-screen adaptation, now that producer Neil Moritz acquired rights from Scholastic. Deborah Forte of Scholastic will also produce the Columbia film.

  FILMMAKERS
PEIRCE, KIMBERLY
Helmer Returns With Drama of Soldiers' Plight

JENNINGS, GARTH
Director Brings Comedy of Young Auteurs

LELOUCH, CLAUDE
French Director Returns with Mischievous Literary Thriller

PODESWA, JEREMY
Director Tells Story of Haunted Survivor

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June 23-26, 2008
Amsterdam RAI
 NIELSEN EXPO FILM GROUP
  US BOX OFFICE TOP 5
1. Wall-E $63.08
2. Wanted $50.92
3. Get Smart $20.21
4. Kung Fu Panda $11.69
5. The Incredible Hulk $9.57
Weekend of 06/29/2008
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