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With the holiday movie season just around the corner and no Harry Potter film to look forward to as originally promised, it is time to take a look at what is left. Here is a sneak peek at the films scheduled for release in October of 2008:

October 3, 2008

Sports enthusiasts should appreciate “The Express.” Starring Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, and Frank Grillo, the film shares the life story of one of college football’s most respected players - - Ernie Davis. The courageous young man fought battles on two fronts. First, he fought to break down the racial barriers that would have kept him from playing the game he loved. He succeeded, becoming the first black player to win the prestigious Heisman Trophy. However, he lost his second battle; the battle for his life. Davis died of Leukemia before making it to the pros.

“Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist” stars a group of basically unknown actors in a kind of coming of age film. The two teenagers - - Nick and Nora - - meet in New York while still recovering from other relationships. However, that doesn’t stop them from falling head over heels in love. Kat Dennings, Michael Cera, Ari Graynor, Rafi Gavron, and Alexis Dziena star.

Debra Winger makes a comeback in “Rachel Getting Married.” The film also stars Anne Hathaway. The film centers on Kym who returns home for the wedding of her sister Rachel. While other family members and friends are hoping for a beautiful event full of romance and family love, Kym has a little more conflict in mind. She stirs the pot to bring the family dynamics to a full-fledged boil.

A boy’s fantasy life comes alive in “Where the Wild Things Are,” starring Catherine Keener, Forrest Whitaker, Benicio Del Toro, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O’Hara, Tom Noonan, Paul Dano, and Michael Berry. The story centers on a Max, a young boy who creates stories to entertain himself. He dreams of far away places and wild creatures where he rules with a benevolent hand.

October 10, 2008

Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio star in “Body of Lies.” The action thriller is based on a novel written by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius. DiCaprio stars as a CIA agent who learns of a credible terrorist threat and decides to go undercover to find out more in hopes of stopping it from taking place. Crowe plays Ed Hoffman, another CIA operative that Ferris (DiCaprio) needs in his corner. Along the way, Ferris begins to wonder what he has gotten himself into and whether or not he will be willing to pull himself out of it alive.

Science fiction takes front and center in “City of Ember.” The film centers on two teenagers. One of them dreams of traveling from Earth’s underground to the world above, which was previously destroyed by mankind’s toxic pollution. The other wants to remain underground to repair the generator and restore the city so that the inhabitants don’t have to venture up top. Veteran actors Bill Murray, Martin Landau, and Tim Robbins star along with Toby Jones and Saoirse Ronan.

The late Bernie Mac and Samuel Jackson star in “Soul Men,” a comedy about two former friends who haven’t communicated in years. They reunite to serve as a back up singers for another friend who is on a concert tour. Before long, fireworks explode as the two finally deal with the factors that originally drove them apart.

October 17, 2008

A calvacade of stars including John Cleese, John Cusak, Jay Leno, Sean Hayes, Molly Shannon, and Christian Slater perform voice overs for the children’s film “Igor.” As one might expect, the movie centers on that put-upon, hump backed scientific assistant that has popped in a long line of horror films all the way back to the original “Frankenstein.”

Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, and William H. Macy star as security guards in a prestigious art gallery in “The Lonely Maiden.” The trio love what they do for a living. They also love the art that they have so carefully guarded over the years. So when pieces of it are scheduled to be moved to another museum, they come up with a plan to take them back to make them part of a more private collection.

Mark Wahlberg takes on another action adventure in “Max Payne.” When Max’s family is killed because of a new designer drug on the streets, he leaves the police force to become a member of the Drug Enforcement Agency. Once there, he makes his way undercover so that he can eventually locate where the drug, called Valkyr, originates. But things don’t work as planned and before long, he is fighting the drug war all on his own.

In “Quarantine” a reporter and her cameraman find themselves locked inside a quarantined Los Angeles building where an unusually virulent strain of rabies has broken out. The B rated film is a remake of a previous horror/thriller movie by the same name. Jennifer Carpenter and Jay Hernadez star.

A slightly older Dakota Fanning stars in “The Secret Life of Bees” along with Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, and Paul Bettany. The drama centers of a young teenager by the name of Lily (Fanning) and her friend Rosaleen (Hudson). The two girls run away from home in the 1960’s and meet three sisters along the way. They teach the girls about bee keeping and life.

October 24, 2008

Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich star in “Changeling.” The drama concerns a young boy who is kidnapped from his mother and supposedly later retrieved and sent home. However, the mother begins to wonder exactly who the police returned to her care since he bares little resemblance to the son she once knew. In order to find out, she has to take on the entire LAPD.

“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” finally hits the big screen, none too soon for tweens who have been waiting longer than they wanted. All of the old crew is back for more high school hijinks in this version, which is centered on the group’s senior year.

Just when you thought that it couldn’t get any bloodier, “Saw V” comes along to rack up an even bigger and gorier body count. Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, and Julie Benz star in this fifth installment of the disgusting series.

October 31, 2008

“RocknRolla,” billed as an action comedy, stars Gerard Butler, Jeremy Piven, and Thandie Newton. This one centers on a Russian mobster who decides to bilk a lot of Americans out of their money with a bad land deal. However, this isn’t your typical Mafia-inspired film. Remember that it’s a comedy involving some not so well trained hoods, a sexpot numbers girl, and a corrupt politician. That is a mixture that could spell a lot of fun.