Quotation Quiz:

"Have you tested this theory?"
"I find it works well enough to get me from one planet to another."

From which film does that quote come? The answer is at the bottom of the page.

Our feature presentation: Good Luck Chuck

Out on Friday 9th November there is "Good Luck Chuck", which has Dane Cook playing Charlie, a man cursed to never find true love, yet every woman he goes out with finds her soul mate soon after meeting him. Can he break the curse when he meets his dream girl Jessica Alba?

The premiere was recently held in London but ‘Lions For Lambs’ is officially released on November 9. Robert Redford directs and stars alongside Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep in this political drama about a congressman, a journalist and a professor involved in events sparked off by the crisis in Afghanistan.

Forthcoming attractions:

The remake of "Sleuth", directed by Kenneth Brannagh with Michael Caine and Jude Law in this mystery written by Harold Pinter and Anthony Schaffer is released on 23rd November. The original starred Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine and has an aging writer matching his wits against an actor who has captivated his wife.

Moviewatch grapevine

Matt Dillon will take the lead in "Cadillac Records". He'll star as Leonard Chess, the legendary founder of the South Side Chicago blues label Chess Records. That's where R&B greats like Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry got their big breaks. The title of the film is inspired by Chess' humble beginnings selling records from the back of his Cadillac.

Lionsgate have acquired the life rights to Albert Einstein. They aim to develop a film about the theoretical physicist focussing on his exploits between 20 and 40 and culminating in his Nobel Prize win in 1921. The studio has also purchased the biography Einstein: His Life And Universe by Walter Isaacson who was the first biographer to gain access to Einstein's private archives.

Frank Langella will join Cameron Diaz in "The Box", a $30m horror film by ‘Donnie Darko’ helmer Richard Kelly. Langella takes the role of a stranger who gives a mysterious box to a curious lady played by Diaz. She is one half of a couple who become instantly wealthy after lifting the lid, but opening the box also means that someone else pays with their life.

Queen Latifah has signed up for a small role in "What Happens In Vegas". Ashton Kutcher and the aforementioned Cameron Diaz are set to star in this romantic comedy being helmed by British director Tom Vaughan. It's about a couple who wake up after a wild night on the Strip and realise they're hitched. The matter is further complicated after one of them hits the casino jackpot using the other one's small change.

Radha Mitchell is teaming up with Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas in moody caper "The Code". It appears that Freeman is playing a veteran thief who recruits Banderas to help him pull off 'one last job' and repay his debt to the Russian mob. Mimi Leder will be the director when shooting begins soon in Sofia.

Quotation quiz answer:

And the quote came from Sam Jaffe and Michael Rennie in 1951's "The Day the Earth Stood Still".