Saturday, January 7, 2012

Step Up 3D

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke (Malambri) and Natalie (Vinson), team up with NYU freshman Moose (Sevani), and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.









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Starring: Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner, Keith "Remedy" Stallworth
Directed by:
Jon Chu
Genres: Musical/Performing Arts, Dance, Sequel and Drama
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 5.5/10 (14,991 votes)
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Step Up 2: The Streets

Following the death of her parents, teen-aged Andie West is living with her mother's best friend, Sarah. Andie, who doesn't care about school, is trying to figure out where she fits in in life. The only thing she loves is dancing with her street crew, the 410, led by Tuck. The 410 are the most notorious of the street crews in Baltimore and are wanted by the police for their acts of vandalism and public mischief. Sarah threatens to send Andie to live with relatives in Texas unless she cleans up her act, which includes ending her association with the 410 and trying harder at school. Andie's neighborhood friend, Tyler Gage, convinces Andie to audition for entry into the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA), an institution which ended up turning his life around for the better. Andie passes the audition but isn't sure she fits in there. The school's director, Blake Collins...

Trailer

Starring: Robert Hoffman, Briana Evigan, Will Kemp, Adam G. Sevani, Danielle Polanco
Directed by:
Jon Chu
Genres: Romance, Drama, Teen, Musical/Performing Arts and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some suggestive material, and brief violence
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 5.7/10 (28,057 votes)
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Step Up

Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks--and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts--and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora's attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined.

Trailer

Starring: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Rachel Griffiths, Mario , Drew Sidora
Directed by:
Anne Fletcher
Genres: Teen, Musical/Performing Arts and Drama
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.

MPAA Rating: PG 13 for thematic elements, brief violence and innuendo
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 6.1/10 (31,212 votes)
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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?


Trailer

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.

Trailer

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.

Trailer

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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