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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