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A look back at the first-run movies shown during the 2008 season at
The Corral Theatre...enjoying the memories through trailers and teasers.
  


THE 2008 MOVIE SEASON

MAY   |    JUNE    |    JULY   |    AUGUST  |    SEPTEMBER
 

MOVIES IN MAY

May 9, 10, & 11
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

BENEFIT FOR THE WIMBERLEY HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMIC BOOSTERS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Nim's Island

 

"Eye-dazzling!" Anything can happen on Nim's Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover - the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim's Island.

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Rated PG for mild adventure action and brief language.
Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Starring Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler, Alphonso McAuley,
Peter Callan, and directed by Mark Levin.

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May 16, 17, & 18
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Opening at the Corral
on the U.S. Theatrical Release Date!

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One year later, the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct and Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy. Narnia's rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, has been forced into hiding, as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz's tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.

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Rated PG for epic battle action and violence.
Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Starring Tilda Swinton, Liam Neeson, Ben Barnes, Eddie Izzard, Warwick Davis, Peter Dinklage, Anna Popplewell, and many more. Directed by Andrew Adamson.

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May 23, 24, & 25
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Held over for an encore weekend!
 
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One year later, the Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover that more than 1,300 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of Narnia has become extinct and Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines and is now under the control of the evil King Miraz, who rules the land without mercy. Narnia's rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian, has been forced into hiding, as his uncle Miraz plots to kill him in order to place his own newborn son on the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse named Reepicheep, a badger named Trufflehunter and a Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz's tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.

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Rated PG for epic battle action and violence.
Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Starring Tilda Swinton, Liam Neeson, Ben Barnes, Eddie Izzard, Warwick Davis, Peter Dinklage, Anna Popplewell, and many more. Directed by Andrew Adamson.

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May 20, 31, & June 1
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Iron Man

 

 
Tony Stark, your average billionaire industrialist and genius inventor, finds himself kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. But our intrepid hero has another way to handle this unfortunate incident. Using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

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Rated PG13
Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, and directed by Jon Favreau.

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June 7, 8 & 9
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Indiana Jones:
The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
 
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Your favorite hero with a sense of humor is back! Famed archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

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Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images.
Genre: Action, Adventure
Starring Harrison Ford, Hia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Jim Broadbent. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

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June 13, 14, & 15
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Leatherheads

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Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. He welcomes to the team a Carter, new champ who is almost too good to be true. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter.

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Rated PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce, Ezra Buzzington. Directed by George Clooney.

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June 20, 21, & 22
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Kung Fu Panda

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Po the Panda, a lowly waiter in a noodle restaurant, is a Kung Fu fanatic but his shape doesn't exactly lend itself to Kung Fu fighting. In fact, Po's defining characteristic appears to be that he is the laziest of all the animals in ancient China. That's a problem because powerful enemies are at the gates, and all hopes have been pinned on a prophesy naming Po as the "Chosen One" to save the day. A group of martial arts masters are going to need a black belt in patience if they are going to turn this slacker panda into a Kung Fu fighter before it's too late.

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Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action.
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
Starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu. Directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson.

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June 27, 28, & 29
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

WALL-E

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The first 600 children who buy a ticket for this movie
will receive a FREE Wall-E watch!

The story of the last little robot on Earth, programmed to help clean up. Through rampant, unchecked consumerism, the Earth is covered with trash. Everyone left Earth and millions of little robots are left to clean up the trash and make Earth habitable again. The cleanup program fails with the exception of one robot, left doing his duty all alone. WALL-E falls in love with EVE, a robot from a probe that comes down to check on Earth. He chases EVE across the galaxy and sets an adventure into motion. Joining him on his journey across the universe is a cast of characters that includes a pet cockroach and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

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Rated G.
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Starring Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, Benjamin Burtt, Kim Kopf and Fred Willard. Directed by Andrew Stanton.

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July 4th, 5th, & 6th
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

WALL-E

Held over for an encore weekend!
 
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The story of the last little robot on Earth, programmed to help clean up. Through rampant, unchecked consumerism, the Earth is covered with trash. Everyone left Earth and millions of little robots are left to clean up the trash and make Earth habitable again. The cleanup program fails with the exception of one robot, left doing his duty all alone. WALL-E falls in love with EVE, a robot from a probe that comes down to check on Earth. He chases EVE across the galaxy and sets an adventure into motion. Joining him on his journey across the universe is a cast of characters that includes a pet cockroach and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

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Rated G.
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Starring Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, Benjamin Burtt, Kim Kopf and Fred Willard. Directed by Andrew Stanton.

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July 11, 12, & 13
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Get Smart

Maxwell Smart is a nerdy analyst for CONTROL who dreams of being a successful agent. When the evil crime syndicate, KAOS, manages to wipe out most of CONTROL, the Chief is forced to promote Max to agent. Max is teamed up with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99. KAOS is smuggling nuclear weapons into the U.S. and Max and 99 must prevent Siegfried and Shtarker from using the weapons. Max makes some mistakes and ends up branded a double agent by the Chief. But eventually Max saves the day and ends up with 99 and a job as an agent.

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Rated PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence and language.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin,
Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, James Caan,
Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, and Kenneth Davitian.
Directed by Peter Segal.

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July 18, 19, & 20
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Speed Racer

Matrix masterminds Andy and Larry Wachowski usher anime icon Tatsuo Yoshida's classic 1960s-era hit into the new millennium with this story of a young racecar driver who takes on the mysterious Racer X in a custom-made, gadget-loaded speed machine named the Mach 5. Speed Racer makes the shocking discovery that the outcomes of the biggest races are being predetermined by a handful of powerful moguls who pad their profits by manipulating the drivers. Now, the only way for Speed Racer to save the family business and beat the moguls will be to win the very same race that claimed his brother's life so many years ago.

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Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language.
Genre: Action, Family
Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon,
Matthew Fox and Kick Gurrymore.
Directed by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.

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July 25, 26, & 27
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Kit Kittredge An American Girl

Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge can't resist bringing home strays, whether it's Grace, an abandoned basset hound, or Will and Countee, a pair of young hobos willing to trade work for meals. Bright, inquisitive and generous, Kit is a natural born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly interrupted when her father loses his job and must leave Cincinnati to look for work. Kit and her mother Margaret are left to manage on their own. A crime spree sweeps the city and Kit investigates. She and her mom become robbery victims and face losing their house to foreclosure. Her investigations lead her to a plot that goes far beyond Cincinnati.

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Rated G.
Genre: Kids, Adaptation, Family
Starring Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly,
Jane Krakowski and Julia Ormond.
Directed by Patricia Rozema.

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August 1, 2, & 3
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

The Incredible Hulk

After exposure to gamma radiation, Dr. Bruce Banner, a scientist, turns into the Hulk when under stress. He desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him. Living in the shadows and cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross, and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power. As all three grapple with the secrets that led to The Hulk's creation, they are confronted with a monstrous new adversary known as The Abomination, whose destructive strength even exceeds that of the Hulk's. The scientist must make an agonizing final choice... accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or find heroism in the creature he holds inside.

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Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images and brief suggestive content.
Genre: Action/Adventure, Adaptation and Sequel
Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth,
William Hurt, and Christina Cabot.
Directed by Louis Leterrier.

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August 8, 9, & 10
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Journey to the Center of the Earth

An exciting adventure based on the classic Jules Verne novel. A science professor's untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth's surface, where they travel through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures.

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Rated PG for intense adventure action and some scary moments.
Genre: Action/Adventure and Drama
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem.
Directed by Eric Brevig.

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August 15, 16, & 17
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

MAMMA MIA!

An all-star cast in a joyful, musical story, a celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads. An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

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Rated PG-13 for some sex-related comments.
Genres: Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation, Comedy
Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

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August 22, 23, & 24
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

The Dark Knight

Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent. The three prove to be effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. This sequel explores the complexity and darkness of the Batman character.

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Rated PG-13 for for intense sequences of violence and menace.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine,
Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eric Roberts,
Anthony Michael Hall, Nestor Carbonell, Melinda McGraw,
Nathan Gamble, and Michael Jai White.
Directed by Christopher Nolan.

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August 29, 30, & 31
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants II

We return to the seriocomic events that unfold with the sisterhood, this time watching a summer in the lives of four temporarily estranged friends as an extremely special pair of jeans works its way from one girl to the next. Lena travels to Providence, RI, and enrolls in a painting course, Bridget embarks on an archaeological excavation in Greece, Carmen works on the backstage crew for a Vermont-based theater festival, and Tibby remains in New York and enrolls in summer courses.

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Rated PG-13 for mature material and sensuality.
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family
Starring America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel,
Blake Lively and Blythe Danner.
Directed by Sanaa Hamri.

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September 5, 6, & 7
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

BENEFIT FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE
VILLAGE OF WIMBERLEY LIBRARY

SPACE CHIMPS

An intergalactic comedy that highlights the antics of three astronaut chimps, sent to a galaxy far, far away. Two have 'The Right Stuff,' and the other, a good natured goofball, has 'The Wrong Stuff.' They find themselves on a strange, uncharted planet, embarked on a fantastical journey to save its inhabitants from a tyrannical leader. Then they must figure out how to get back to Earth.

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Rated G
Genres: Family and Comedy
Starring Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton,
Jeff Daniels and Kenan Thompson
Directed by Kirk de Micco

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September 12, 13, & 14
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

BENEFIT FOR THE
PATSY GLENN BIRD REFUGE

MAMMA MIA!
ENCORE!

An all-star cast in a joyful, musical story, a celebration of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads. An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Streep) is about to let go of the spirited daughter she’s raised alone. For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” Mamma Mia! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

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Rated PG-13 for some sex-related comments.
Genres: Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation, Comedy
Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

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