Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Grave of the Fireflies

In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a deathly ill boy lying beside a metal candy container. The janitor unwittingly tosses the possession into the night, beginning a most unusual tale of survival set amid the atrocities of war. Brother and sister Seita and Setsuko, ages 14 and 4, flee their disheveled home and deceased parents to make their bid for a new life. Before American troops begin to occupy their country, the children resort to dwelling in an abandoned bomb shelter in the countryside. Though these siblings later get a sense of safety, they realize necessities such as food and water will not be easy to come by.

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Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi
Directed by: Isao Takahata
Genres: Animation, Drama and War
Running Time: 89 min.
Certification: Singapore-PG
Yahoo! Users Rating: B+
IMDb User Rating: 8.2/10 (34,404 votes)
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Monday, August 23, 2010

Vampires Suck

Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen, is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses Becca by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca's friends contend with their own romantic issues -- all of which collide at the prom.









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Starring: Matt Lanter, Jenn Proske, Chris Riggi, Ken Jeong, Diedrich Bader
Directed by:
Jason Friedberg
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 80 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual content, comic violence, language and teen partying
Yahoo! Critics: D+
IMDb User Rating: 3.6/10 (3,478 votes)
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Merantau Warrior

In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta. After a series of setbacks leave Yuda homeless and uncertain about his new future, a chance encounter results in him defending the orphaned Astri from becoming the latest victim of a European human trafficking ring led by the wildly psychotic, Ratger and his right-hand man Luc. With Ratger injured in the mêlée and seeking both his "merchandise" and bloody retribution, Yuda's introduction to this bustling city is a baptism of fire as he is forced to go on the run with Astri and her younger brother Adit as all the pimps and gangsters that inhabit the night hound the streets chasing their every step. With escape seemingly beyond their grasp, Yuda has no choice but to face his attackers in an adrenaline charged, jaw-dropping finale.

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Starring: Iko Uwais, Sisca Jessica, Mads Koudal, Yusuf Aulia, Alex Abbad, Laurent Buson
Directed by: Gareth Evans
Genres: Action, Drama, Foreign
Running Time: 106 min.
Certification: Singapore - NC-16
IMDb User Rating: 6.8/10 (603 votes)
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Monday, August 16, 2010

Ong Bak 3

Ong Bak 3 picks up where Ong Bak 2 had left off. Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival returns challenging Tien for a final duel.








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Starring: Tony Jaa, Dan Chupong, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Sorapong Chatree
Directed by: Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.
IMDb User Rating: 5.2/10 (217 votes)
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Box

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

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Starring: James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne
Directed by:
Richard Kelly
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake
Running Time: 1 hr. 56 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb User Rating: 5.9/10 (20,533 votes)
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

When In Rome

Disillusioned with romance, an ambitious New Yorker travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain. The coins attract an assortment of odd suitors, including a sausage merchant, a street magician and an artist. But, when a persistent reporter throws his hat in the ring, she wonders if his love is the real thing.







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Starring: Josh Duhamel, Danny DeVito, Will Arnett, Lee Pace, Kristen Bell
Directed by:
Mark Steven Johnson
Genres: Comedy and Romance
Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some suggestive content
Yahoo! Critics: D+
IMDb User Rating: 5.1/10 (6,875 votes)
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Shelter

A female psychiatrist is introduced to a patient that seems to demonstrate genuine multiple personalities, something she spends her career disproving. As she tries to explain each detail about him she unearths even more surprising details.










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Starring: Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Nathan Corddry, Brooklynn Proulx, Jeffrey DeMunn
Directed by: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Genres: Horror, Mystery and Thriller
Running Time: 112 min.
MPAA Rating: Rated R for violent content, disturbing images and terror
IMDb User Rating: 6.0/10 (1,255 votes)
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Sunday, August 8, 2010

The Lovely Bones

Susie Salmon, a young girl who has been murdered, watches over her family -- and her killer -- from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.












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Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli
Directed by:
Peter Jackson
Genres: Drama, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 19 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb User Rating: 6.6/10 (30,070 votes)
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Saturday, August 7, 2010

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

When this year's round of unsuspecting Northerners fail to show up for their annual Guts N' Glory Jamboree, the residents of Pleasant Valley take their cannibalistic carnival on the road and head to Iowa where they encounter spoiled heiresses Rome & Tina Sheraton and the cast and crew of their "Road Rascals" reality show. Performing "The Bloodiest Show on Earth", our Southern Maniacs prove more than ratings killers.


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Starring: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Nivek Ogre, Alex Luria, Trevor Wright, Jordan Yale Levine, Ryan Fleming, Adam Robitel
Directed by: Tim Sullivan
Genres: Comedy, Horror and Adaptation
Running Time: 84 min.
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong bloody violence, crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug use
IMDb User Rating: 4.2/10 (279 votes)
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