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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Arthur


Plot: Irresponsible charmer Arthur Bach (Russell Brand) has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of lifelong nanny Hobson (Helen Mirren) to keep him out of trouble. Now he faces his biggest challenge–choosing between an arranged marriage that will ensure his lavish lifestyle or an uncertain future with the one thing money can’t buy, Naomi (Greta Gerwig), the only woman he has ever loved. With Naomi’s inspiration and some unconventional help from Hobson, Arthur will take the most expensive risk of his life and finally learn what it means to become a man, in this re-imagining of the classic romantic comedy “Arthur.”

Genre: Comedy
IMDB rating: 5.3/10
Directed by: Jason Winer
Starring: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner









Taken From Me

Plot: The dramatic true story of Tiffany Rubin’s daring 2008 rescue of her seven-year-old son, Kobe, after he was abducted by his biological father and taken from his home in Queens, New York, all the way to Seoul, South Korea.

Genre: Drama
IMDB rating: 6.4/10
Directed by: Gary Harvey
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, David Haydn-Jones and Drew Davis








Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Perfect Host

Plot: Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage. As the wine flows and the evening progresses, we become deeply intertwined in the lives of these two men and discover just how deceiving appearances can be. With outstanding performances by David Hyde Pierce and Clayne Crawford, cowriter/director Nick Tomnay takes us on a suspense-filled ride where nothing is as it seems. THE PERFECT HOST is a slippery psychological thriller that exposes true human nature and reveals just how far we’re willing to go to satisfy our needs.

Genre: Thriller
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 (195 votes)
Directed by: Nick Tomnay
Starring: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Helen Reddy








Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Revenge of the Bridesmaids


Plot: When Abigail and Parker return from New York City to visit their home town, they discover that their best friend Rachel is a bridesmaid in the wedding of their childhood friend, Caitlyn, and Tony, who was Rachel’s boyfriend until Caitlyn interfered. Abigail and Parker decide to run some interference of their own. They manipulate Caitlyn and become bridesmaids as well so that they and Rachel can sabotage the wedding from the inside. With help from a police detective who happens to be a groomsman, the girls strive to ruin Caitlyn’s wedding while dodging her controlling mother and hopefully reuniting Tony and Rachel.

Genre: Comedy | Romance
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 (249 votes)
Directed by: James Hayman
Starring: Raven-Symoné, Joanna Garcia-Swisher, Beth Broderick, David Clayton Rogers








Sucker Punch


PLOT: A young girl (Baby Doll) is locked away in a mental asylum by her abusive stepfather where she will undergo a lobotomy in five days’ time. Faced with unimaginable odds, she retreats to a fantastical world in her imagination where she and four other female inmates at the asylum, plot to escape the facility. The lines between reality and fantasy blur as Baby Doll and her four companions, as well as a mysterious guide, fight to retrieve the five items they need that will allow them to break free from their captors before it’s too late…


Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
IMDB rating: 6.5/10
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Starring by: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish








Source Code

Plot: Colter Stevens an American Army helicopter pilot whose last memory is flying in Afghanistan, wakes up on a commuter train. But he discovers he has assumed the identity of another man. 8 minutes later the train explodes and Stevens finds himself in some kind of pod. He then talks to someone named Goodwin who tells him he has to go back and find who the bomber is. He is sent back and is going through the whole thing again and tries to find who the bomber is but fails and the bomb goes off and he is back in the pod. He is sent back again and still can’t find out anything. When he comes back he asks what is going on, Goodwin and Rutledge, the scientist in charge tells him he is part of a project that can put someone in another person’s consciousness during the last 8 minutes of their life. Stevens says why doesn’t he just stop the bomb, he is then told that he is not going back in time but placed in the moment so he can find out who the bomber is and if there are any other targets…

Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rating: 7.1/10
Directed by: Duncan Jones
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga









Saturday, June 18, 2011

Lord, All Men Can’t be Dogs! (Stageplay)

Plot: Lord, All Men Can’t Be Dogs is a riveting story of the lives of two people, Lisa and Tim Johnson, whose struggles are closely tied with the four spirits that reside in their home. It’s a story of temptation, greed and finally, deliverance, mixed with just the right amount of humor! This show will keep you on the edge of your seat, saying, “Lord, All Men Can’t be Dogs!”

Genre: Comedy
iMDB Rating: –/10
Directed by: T.J. Hemphill
Starring: Vivica A. Fox, Christian Keyes and Elise Neal








Friday, June 17, 2011

Ecstacy


Plot: The intoxicating house music in the new Canadian film “Ecstasy” directed by Lux, featuring Charlie Bewley of Twilight and Gillian Zinser of 90210 is as addictive as the mysterious party drug in the story. This psychological mind bender, set in a peaceful college community where four school girls are addicted to a red pill of unknown origin, is bound for a cult following with music from “All Gone Pete Tong” producer, Nick Husseyof Mad Hatter Recordings from Manchester, UK. Roger Shah, Zara Taylor, Mark Mendes, Darin Epsilon, Parlange, Beatmode, Lazy Rich rounds up the impressive roster of house music talent for this “must own” movie soundtrack.

Genre: Drama | Thriller
IMDB rating: -/10
Directed by: Lux
Starring: Charlie Bewley, Christy Andersen and Elisa King








5 Days of War (Also titled: 5 Days of August)


Plot: 5 DAYS OF WAR sees the President of Georgia (Garcia; Ocean’s Thirteen, God Father Part III) announce that the country is going to war with Russia over the territory of neighboring South Ossetia. American reporter Thomas Anders (Friend; The Young Victoria, Pride and Prejudice) along with his cameraman Chris Bailot (Dean Cain; CSI: Miami, Smallville) are deployed to cover the unfolding events in Georgia as the warfare becomes more savage and loss of life more extreme. As the journalists delve deeper into Georgian life, they get caught in the crossfire when an air raid strikes a local wedding they stumble upon. It is now their mission to report back the horrific violence they’ve witnessed to the rest of the world and help reunite Tatia, a young Georgian girl (Chriqui; Entourage, Thirteen), with her family. Together they begin to unravel the untold reality of warfare and find themselves in more danger than they ever could have imagined.


Genre: Action | Drama | War
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 (691 votes)
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Starring: Rupert Friend, Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia, Dean Cain








Age of Heroes

Plot: The film follows the exploits of Corporal Rains (Dyer) as he is inducted into Fleming’s newly formed 30 Commando, where he and the rest of the platoon are put through intensive training under the watchful eye of Sean Bean’s Major Jones. Their skills and endurance are pushed to the limit as they prepare for their first highly classified and dangerous mission: to parachute into occupied Norway and capture vital radar technology that is key to winning the war.




Genre: War
IMDB rating: 7.3/10
Directed by: Adrian Vitoria
Starring: Sean Bean, Izabella Miko and James D’Arcy








Friday, June 10, 2011

The Adjustment Bureau

Plot: Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York. On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)-a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself-the men of The Adjustment Bureau-who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path…

Genre: Romance | Thriller
IMDB rating: 7.1/10
Directed by: George Nolfi
Starring: Matt Damon Lisa Thoreson Florence Kastriner








TRUST

Plot:A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie (Liana Liberato) meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend (Chris Henry Coffey) is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents (Clive Owen and Catherine Keener) are shattered by their daughter’s actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.




Genre: Drama | Thriller
IMDB rating: 7.5/10
Directed by: David Schwimmer
Starring: Clive Owen, Catherine Keener and Liana Liberato








Mob Rules

Plot:Time is running out for two elite criminals as they seek out revenge to get the money they are owed after a heist gone wrong, years ago. They’ve traveled across the country, tracked down their ex-partner and planned every detail of their attack. When they finally come face to face these two criminals will refuse to back down until they get what belongs to them.

Genre: Action
IMDB Rating: 4.7/10
Directed By: Keith Parmer
Starring: Lennie James, Treva Etienne and Gary McDonald








I Am

Plot: What if you could talk to God like an old friend? Would we take His advice? The film introduces us to ten people as they break the Ten Commandments, one by one. Their lives are masterfully interwoven as the ripple effect of sin takes place.

Genre: Drama
IMDB rating: 8.1/10 (647 votes)
Directed by: John Ward
Starring: Kate Bishop, Tomas Boykin, Christinna Chauncey








Sinners And Saints

Plot: In lawless storm ravaged New Orleans, beleaguered Detective Sean Riley is trying to cope with the death of his young son and the abandonment of his wife. Facing a probable suspension from the department, Riley is teamed with a young homicide Detective, Will Ganz, to help solve a series of brutal murders that have plunged the city into a major gang war. The two quickly realize there is something far more sinister going on than either could have ever imagined.




Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
IMDB rating: 8.4/10 (116 votes)
Directed by: William Kaufman
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Berenger, Kim Coates, Jolene Blalock








Mooz-lum

Plot: Amid a strict Muslim rearing and a social life he’s never had, Tariq (Evan Ross) enters college confused. New peers, family and mentors help him find his place, but the 9-11 attacks force him to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.

Genre: Drama
IMDB rating: 6.6/10
Directed by: Qasim Basir
Starring: Danny Glover, Nia Long and Evan Ross








Henry's Crime

Summary: After serving three years in prison for a bank robbery he did not commit, an amiable but aimless man decides to rob the bank for real. His plan involves infiltrating a local theatre company, but his scheme gets complicated when he falls for the company's lead actress.

IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 (588 votes)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm Venville
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga and James Caan









Monday, June 6, 2011

NSecure

Plot: N-Secure is a no holds-barred thrilling drama mixed with murder, mayhem and manipulation among affluent professionals. This film sheds light on a man’s downfall from the pinnacles of success into the depths of his damaged character. His insecurities lead him into a series of troubled romantic relationships and eventually a web of events that include betrayal and murder.

Genre: Drama
IMDB rating: 1.5/10
Directed by: David M. Matthews
Starring: Cordell Moore, Essence Atkins and Denise Boutte








Hanna

Plot: Hanna (Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a soldier; these come from being raised by her father (Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Ms. Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.

Genre: Action | Crime | Mystery
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 (9,195 votes)
Directed by: Joe Wright
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana








Too Big To Fail











“Too Big to Fail” chronicles the 2008 financial meltdown, focusing on the actions of then Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson (William Hurt) to contain the unfolding catastrophe. Specifically, it focuses on the period of August 2008 to October 3, 2008, during which the stock price of Lehman Brothers declined precipitously as Lehman’s large exposure to toxic housing assets became more and more apparent.









Kill The Irishman

Plot: Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, KILL THE IRISHMAN chronicles Greene’s heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. Turning the tables on loan shark Shondor Birns (Christopher Walken) and allying himself with gangster John Nardi (Vincent D’Onofrio), Greene stops taking orders from the mafia and pursues his own power. Surviving countless assassination attempts from the mob and killing off anyone who went after him in retaliation, Danny Greene’s infamous invincibility and notorious fearlessness eventually led to the collapse of mafia syndicates across the U.S. and also earned him the status of the man the mob couldn’t kill.

Genre: Biography | Crime | Thriller
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 (4,486 votes)
Directed by: Jonathan Hensleigh
Starring: Ray Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken








Thursday, June 2, 2011

Priest

Plot: PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world — one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece’s boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.

Genre: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rating: 6.6/10
Directed by: Scott Charles Stewart
Starring: Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet and Maggie Q