Wednesday, April 27, 2011

The King's Speech

George VI, also known as Bertie, reluctantly takes the throne of England when his brother, Edward, abdicates in 1936. The unprepared king turns to a radical speech therapist, Lionel Logue, to help overcome his nervous stutter and the two forge a friendship.










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Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall
Directed by:
Tom Hooper
Genres: Drama and Biopic
Running Time: 1 hr. 51 min.

MPAA Rating: R for some language
Yahoo! Ctitics: A-
IMDb Users Rating: 8.4/10 (74,297 votes)
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Monday, April 25, 2011

Black Swan

Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

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Starring: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder
Directed by:
Darren Aronofsky
Genres: Drama and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use
Yahoo! Critics: A-
IMDb Users Rating: 8.4/10 (118,017 votes)
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Friday, April 22, 2011

The Kids Are All Right

Two teenaged children conceived by artificial insemination get the notion to seek out their birth father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and then re-re-defined.








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Starring: Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson
Directed by:
Lisa Cholodenko
Genres: Drama
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use
Yahoo! Critics: A-
IMDb Users Rating: 7.3/10 (27, 327 votes)
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Scream 4

Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.




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Starring: David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Mary McDonnell, Rory Culkin, Marley Shelton
Directed by:
Wes Craven
Genres: Suspense/Horror and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and some teen drinking
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 7.5/10 (9,192 votes)
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Friday, April 15, 2011

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

America's favorite furry brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back. Because of a freak accident involving Alvin and Dave Seville, they go to live with Dave's cool cousin, Toby and they have to enroll in school like every other kid. School presents new challenges to these rock stars like dealing with peer pressure, football and of course, girls. By "girls" we mean the Chipettes who are managed by Ian Hawke, the Chipmunks greedy former manager who wants to turn them into the next big thing. There is rivalry between the Chipettes and the Chipmunks at first, but in the end they realize that they make great friends and a great musical team.

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Starring: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, Anjelah Johnson, Wendie Malick, Justin Long
Directed by:
Betty Thomas
Genres: Comedy, Kids/Family and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 29 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor

Yahoo! Critics: C-

IMDb Users Rating: 3.9/10 (9,227 votes)

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Rio 3D

Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, and enjoys a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he's the last of his kind, but when they learn about another macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu's female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. Blu escapes, aided by the street smart Jewel and a group of wisecracking and smooth-talking city birds. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had.

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Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Animation
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for mild off-color humor

Yahoo! Critics: C+

IMDb Users Rating: 7.6/10 (1,668 votes)

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King Naresuan 3

Having proclaimed sovereignty, King Naresuan the Great (Lt. Colonel Wanchana Sawasdee) faces a new threat from a spy in his midst. The traitor's flight in a Chinese junk leads to the vaunted river battle with an armada of royal barges. Later, Naresuan clamps a sword in this teeth as he battles the Burmese.







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Starring: Wanchana Sawatdee, Noppachai Chainam, Intira Jaroenpura, Sorapong Chatree, Sompob Benjathikul
Directed by: Chatrichalerm Yukol
IMDb Users Rating: 6.3/10 (10 votes)
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Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Expendables

A group of mercenaries is hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren't quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge -- one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers. Barney Ross is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. His only attachment is to his pickup truck, his seaplane and his team of loyal modern-day warriors. His is a true cynic who describes what he does as "removing those hard to get at stains". The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas, former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang, a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar, who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road, a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen, a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons. When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take, Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza, the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra, a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe and his henchman Paine. When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. And to perhaps save a soul: his own.

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Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts
Directed by:
Sylvester Stallone
Genres: Action/Adventure and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language

Yahoo! Critics: C+

IMDb Users Rating: 6.7/10 (75,616 votes)

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