On behalf of Sony Pictures Classics, I wanted to pass along the stills and official synopsis for their upcoming release, THE WACKNESS, opening July 3, 2008.

It’s the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana–but change is in the air. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against “crimes” like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen,and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet, and funny coming of age story.

Trailer here.

And yes, that is an Olsen in the third thumbnail.

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So who’s ready for the movie, “Mamma Mia!”? I’m sure you’ve all heard of the uber successful play both in New York and in Las Vegas. Well that same play turned movie is going to be coming to theaters near you in July 18th, 2008. It stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Amanda Seyfried. It’s based of off popular ABBA songs and shamefully I will admit that I do enjoy ABBA. A lot. Hey, no laughing! Here’s what IMDb had on it.

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular ’70s group ABBA.

Click here to view the trailer in all it’s ABBA singing glory.

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Talk about a stellar cast! Eva Mendes, Samuel Jackson, Scarlett Johanssen and Jamie King? I’ll take it! And forget about the tag line:

My city screams. She is my lover. And I am her spirit.

Yes please…

Have you heard of The Spirit yet? It’s due to release in 2009 and has officially made its way on my Must-See list.

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He’s going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city’s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

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Anyone else excited to see David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson back together for X Files 2? I know my mother is losing sleep over this one as she was completely OBSESSED with the TV program. New stills have been released and I just had to share.

To see more pictures, visit the official X Files website.

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