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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