Thursday, December 29, 2011

No Strings Attached

Emma and Adam are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly "no strings attached." "No strings" means no jealousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, no baby voices. It means they can do whatever they want, whenever they want, in whatever public place they want, as long as they don't fall in love. The question becomes -- who's going to fall first? And can their friendship survive?


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Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, Ophelia Lovibond
Directed by:
Ivan Reitman
Genres: Comedy and Romance
Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and some drug material
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 6.2/10 (46,938 votes)
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large - Professor Moriarty - and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.

Holmes' investigation into Moriarty's plot becomes ever more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London and across Europe, to France, Germany and finally to Switzerland.

But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction - all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.

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Starring:
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry
Directed by:
Guy Ritchie
Genres: Adaptation, Action/Adventure and Sequel
Running Time: 129 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material
IMDb Users Rating: 7.8/10 (16,059 votes)

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Contagion

Soon after her return from a business trip to Hong Kong, Beth Emhoff dies from what is a flu or some other type of infection. Her young son dies later the same day. Her husband Mitch however seems immune. Thus begins the spread of a deadly infection. For doctors and administrators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, several days pass before anyone realizes the extent or gravity of this new infection. They must first identify the type of virus in question and then find a means of combating it, a process that will likely take several months. As the contagion spreads to millions of people worldwide, societal order begins to break down as people panic.

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Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Genres: Thriller and Action/Adventure
Running Time: 106 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing content and some language
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb Users Rating: 6.9/10 (32,630 votes)
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Horrible Bosses

For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers...permanently. There's only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.


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Starring: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx
Directed by: Kelly Asbury
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 98 min.
MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug material
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 7.1/10 (76,892 votes)
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Monday, December 19, 2011

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Soren, is a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father's favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd's jealousy has terrible consequences--causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole--Soren's only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

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Starring: Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Joel Edgerton, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Genres: Animation, Kids/Family, Adaptation and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 90 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for some sequences of scary action
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 7.0/10 (23,910 votes)
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Gnomeo & Juliet

Two garden gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, try to avoid tragedy and find a happy ending to their star-crossed love affair when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors.













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Starring:
James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Jason Statham
Directed by:
Kelly Asbury
Genres: Action/Adventure, Kids/Family, Comedy, Musical/Performing Arts and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 24 min.
MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 5.9/10 (13,663 votes)

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Cars 2

Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater's action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colorful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors.

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Starring: Larry the Cable Guy , Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard
Directed by:
John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
Genres: Animation, Sequel and Kids/Family
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.

MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.5/10 (22,949 votes)
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Conan the Barbarian

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.








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Starring: Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui
Directed by:
Marcus Nispel
Genres: Adaptation, Action/Adventure and Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 5.2/10 (20,594 votes)
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Rango

Rango is a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt -- a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures -- the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt... until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.

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Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina
Directed by:
Gore Verbinski
Genres: Comedy, Action/Adventure and Animation
Running time: 107 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor, language, action and smoking
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb Users Rating: 7.4/10 (52,258 votes)
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Cowboys & Aliens

1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. It's a town that lives in fear.

But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.

Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella, he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents - townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors - all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.

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Starring:
Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach
Directed by:
Jon Favreau
Genres: Adaptation, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Western, Thriller and Action/Adventure
Running Time: 1 hr. 58 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for for intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence, some partial nudity and a brief crude reference
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.3/10 (35,487 votes)
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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

A single act of both compassion and arrogance leads to a war unlike any other -- and to the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.














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Starring: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Tom Felton
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense and frightening sequences of action and violence
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb Users Rating: 7.8/10 (85,697 votes)
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Autobots Bummblebee, Rachet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the U.S. and Russia, to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to come to the aid of his robot friends. New villain, Shockwave, who rules Cybertron, is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth.

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Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Malkovich, Tyrese Gibson
Directed by: Michael Bay
Genres: Action/Adventure, Sequel and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 2 hr. 34 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of sci-fi action violence, mayhem and destruction, and for language, some sexuality and innuendo
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 6.4/10 (100,144 votes)
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Love and Other Drugs

Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anything, including a formidable personal challenge, tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie Randall, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.




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Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Josh Gad, Judy Greer, Hank Azaria
Directed by:
Edward Zwick
Genres: Comedy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, and some drug material
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.6/10 (38,458 votes)
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Rainbow Eyes 가면

Police are left baffled by a string of murders across the city. Who is behind the death of the men who are the victims of this killer and why are all the corpses left nude?













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Starring: Kim Kang-woo, Kim Min-seon, Lee Su-gyeong, Kim Yu-jeong
Directed by:
Yang Yun-ho
Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama and Thriller
Running Time: 99 min.
Yahoo! Users: B+
IMDb Users Rating: 6.3/10 (190 votes)
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Tree Of Life

The impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's following the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick's signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.


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Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Fiona Shaw, Irene Bedard
Directed by:
Terrence Malick
Genres: Drama and Action/Adventure
Running Time: 2 hrs. 18 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some thematic material
Yahoo! Critics: A-
IMDb Users Rating: 7.4/10 (30,221 votes)
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Trespass

In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family's estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle, a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion's renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah. But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter, Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker at their home. Nothing is what it seems, and it will take a group of cold-blooded criminals led by Elias, who have been planning a vicious home invasion for months, to bring the Miller family together. When they storm the manor, everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives -- and their family -- intact.

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Starring: Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato
Directed by:
Joel Schumacher
Genres: Drama and Thriller
MPAA Rating: R for violence and terror, pervasive language and some brief nudity
IMDb Users Rating: 5.5/10 (1,917 votes)
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What's Your Number

Ally Darling embarks on a quest to find the best "ex" of her life, by any means necessary, when she reads a magazine article warning that people who have had 20 or more relationships have missed their chance at true love.











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Starring: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner, Ed Begley Jr.
Directed by:
Mark Mylod
Genres: Adaptation and Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.

MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and language
Yahoo! Critics: C-
IMDb Users Rating: 5.6/10 (2,206 users)
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He's Just Not That Into You

A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex--and hoping to be the exceptions to the "no-exceptions"; rule. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call--and does--while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn't think there's a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.

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Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Genres: Comedy and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 9 min.
MPAA Rating: PG 13 for sexual content and brief strong language
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 6.4/10 (48,207 votes)
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Friday, October 21, 2011

Bedtime Stories

Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson's life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.






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Starring: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Teresa Palmer, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand
Directed by:
Adam Shankman
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Kids/Family, Action/Adventure and Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor and mild language
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 6.1/10 (28,407 votes)
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Inception

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible -- inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 2 hr. 28 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action throughout
Yahoo! Critics: B+
IMDb Users Rating: 8.9/10 (430,784 votes)
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Monday, October 17, 2011

Nasi Lemak 2.0

Young Chef Huang (Namewee) struggles to get his restaurant business going because he cannot adapt to the "localised' cooking his patrons are looking for. However, despite his unpopular cuisine, he is well-known as Hero Huang in the local neighbourhood where he carries out good deeds by helping the community - that is, until he met Xiao K (Karen Kong) who gets him in deep trouble. So as to get his life and the restaurant business back on track, Chef Huang must now seek help from a mysterious hawker stall lady (Adibah Noor), who summons him to embark on the extraordinary journey. He is to meet many 'local heroes' who will help him rediscover his roots and the hidden message of 'Nasi Lemak'.

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Starring:
Name Wee, Karen Kong, Adibah Noor, Dato David Arumugam, Dennis Lau
Directed by:
Name Wee
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 97 min.
IMDb Users Rating: 7.2/10 (56 votes)

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The Three Musketeers

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan joins forces with three rogue Musketeers in this reboot of Alexandre Dumas' story. They must stop the evil Richlieu and face off with Buckingham and the treacherous Milady.











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Starring: Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Matthew Macfadyen, Milla Jovovich
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Genres: Adaptation, Suspense/Horror and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 110 min.
IMDb Users Rating: 5.9/10 (2,768 votes)
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The Thing

Paleontologist Kate Lloyd has traveled to the desolate region for the expedition of her lifetime. Joining a Norwegian scientific team that has stumbled across an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, she discovers an organism that seems to have died in the crash eons ago. But it is about to wake up.

When a simple experiment frees the alien from its frozen prison, Kate must join the crew's pilot, Carter, to keep it from killing them off one at a time. And in this vast, intense land, a parasite that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish.

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Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Directed by:
Matthijs Van Heijningen
Genres: Adaptation, Suspense/Horror and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 6.8/10 (995 votes)
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Seven Pounds

Ben Thomas is an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.













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Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee
Directed by:
Gabriele Muccino
Genres: Drama and Romance
Running Time: 2 hr. 3 min.

MPAA Rating: PG 13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 7.6/10 (84,955 votes)
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Friday, October 7, 2011

A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.







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Starring: Jim Carrey, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman
Directed by:
Robert Zemeckis
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation, Adaptation, Holiday and Remake
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for scary sequences and images
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.9/10 (21,418 votes)
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Fright Night

Senior Charlie Brewster finally has it all -- he's running with the popular crowd and dating the hottest girl in high school. In fact, he's so cool he's even dissing his best friend Ed. But trouble arrives when an intriguing stranger Jerry moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there's something not quite right -- and everyone, including Charlie's mom, doesn't notice. After witnessing some very unusual activity, Charlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on his neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone that he's telling the truth, Charlie has to find a way to get rid of the monster himself.

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Starring: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, David Tennant, Imogen Poots
Directed by:
Craig Gillespie
Genres: Comedy, Suspense/Horror and Remake
Running Time: 2 hrs.

MPAA Rating: R for bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.9/10 (8,667 votes)
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Johnny English Reborn

In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With mere days until a heads of state conference, one man must use every trick in his playbook to protect us all. For Johnny English, disaster may be an option, but failure never is.

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Starring:
Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson, Daniel Kaluuya, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike
Directed by:
Oliver Parker
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sequel and Thriller
Running Time: 101 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for for mild action violence, rude humor, some language and brief sensuality
IMDb Users Rating: 7.1/10 (3,606 votes)

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The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇傳說

According to legend, there lived a horde of goblins and monsters in the depths of the primeval forest. Among these evil spirits were two snakes, one white and one green, loitering in the mountains, leading a carefree life.

One day, a young herbalist Xu Xian (Raymond Lam) came to the mountains and accidentally fell into a lake. White Snake (Eva Huang), in the incarnation of a beautiful lady, the form she acquired after a thousand years of practice and cultivation, came to his rescue. White Snake’s passion for this young man could not be contained, and with the help of Green Snake (Charlene Choi), she ventured into the human world and got married to Xu Xian.

Not long after their marriage, a strange disease started plaguing their town. As a physician, Xu Xian was very anxious. In order to help her husband, White Snake was willing to use up most of her supernatural power to concoct medicine for the disease, undermining her body and her vital energy.

Fa Hai (Jet Li), a sorcerer from Jinshan Temple, whose mission was to travel the world to subdue demons and slay monsters, arrived in time to save the town from the plague. But at the same time, from the medicine provided by Xu Xian, the sorcerer detected a touch of evil.

Then came Dragon Boat Festival when Chinese families drink wine to drive away evil spirits. In celebration, Xu Xian made White Snake drink some wine, and she immediately turned into a big white snake. Meanwhile Fa Hai came to the house in order to subdue White Snake. In confusion, Xu Xian used the sacred sword given to him by Fa Hai and wounded the large white python. White Snake escaped with serious injury.

Xu Xian was grief-stricken and tried to make remedy by risking his life to obtain a potent medicinal herb for his wife. Xu Xian got the herb but during the course was possessed by demons. In order to save him, Fa hai kept him in Jinshan Temple.

After taking the herbal dose, White Snake regained her strength and power and rushed to Jinshan Temple for her husband. She was overcome with rage after the failure to enter the Temple. In extreme frenzy, she summoned up a flood over the Temple causing a catastrophe.

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Starring: Jet Li, Shengyi Huang, Charlene Choi, Raymond Lam, Wu Jiang
Directed by: Siu-Tung Ching
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Action and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr 43 mins
MPAA Rating: PG (Some Frightening Scenes)
IMDb Users Rating: 6.4/10 (71 votes)
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Princess and the Frog

From the city of New Orleans comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again and a fateful kiss that leads them both on an adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.










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Starring: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, James Cummings
Directed by:Ron Clements, John Musker
Genres: Animation, Kids/Family, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Musical/Performing Arts
Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min.

MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: B+
IMDb Users Rating: 7.2/10 (25,743 votes)
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

She's Out of My League

Kirk, an average Joe, can't believe his luck. Though he's stuck in a seemingly dead-end job as an airport security agent, against all odds, Molly, a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe, has fallen for him. Not only is Kirk stunned, but his friends, family and his ex-girlfriend, too. Now he has to figure out how to make the relationship work, even though he'd be the first to admit she's totally out of his league.





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Starring: Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, TJ Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence
Directed by:
Jim Field Smith
Genres: Romance and Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.

MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 6.5/10 (33,103 votes)
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Buried

Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time - fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.

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Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Robert Paterson, Jose Luis Garcia Perez, Stephen Tobolowsky, Samantha Mathis
Directed by:
Rodrigo Cortés
Genres: Mystery and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.

MPAA Rating: R for language and some violent content
Yahoo! Critics: B+
IMDb Users Rating: 7.2/10 (45,466 votes)
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sucker Punch

Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. A young girl's dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what's real and what is imaginary. She has been locked away against her will, but Babydoll has not lost her will to survive. Determined to fight for her freedom, she urges four other young girls--the outspoken Rocket, the street-smart Blondie, the fiercely loyal Amber and the reluctant Sweet Pea - to band together and try to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors, Blue, Madam Gorski and the High Roller. Led by Babydoll, the girls engage in fantastical warfare against everything from samurais to serpents, with a virtual arsenal at their disposal. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive. But with the help of a Wise Man, their unbelievable journey - if they succeed - will set them free.

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Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 2 hr.
MPAA Rating: PG 13 for for thematic material involving sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language
Yahoo! Critics: C-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.2/10 (70,183 votes)
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