Thunderstruck (2012)
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Tuesday, 4 December 2012
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We all love to root for the underdog, when he becomes top dog through a fluke rather than hard work, well, it's not so satisfying. Brian Newall, who magically acquires the talent of his hoops hero Kevin Durant (who plays himself), eventually finds he'd rather get the talent back to its rightful owner. There are plenty of laughs along the way, from Brian's klutzy ball-playing in the beginning to what KIDS FIRST! youth film critic Brianna Beaton, age 12, describes as her favorite scene, when Kevin's agent "is trying to get Kevin his talent back. He is doing all kinds of things, going from holding the basketball together with saying a message to rubbing the carpet and then finally to a stun gun." Brianna was there at the red carpet to interview cast members, including father and son actors James and Robert Belushi who share how they brought comedy from their own relationship to the script.
Sunday, 2 December 2012
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In Theaters : May 25, 2012(USA)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence, and brief suggestive content)
Genres : Sequel, Comedy, Action/Adventure
Run Time : 1 hour 46 minutes
Distributors : Sony Pictures Releasing
Also Known As : MIB3,MIB3, Men in Black3
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers: Etan Cohen, Lowell Cunningham (Malibu comic)
Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin
Filming Locations : Kaufman Astoria Studios, Queens, New York, USA.
New York, New York, USA
Robert Moses State Park, Long Island, New York, USA
Language : English
Produced In : United States ; United Arab Emirates.
Storyline :
After breaking out of a moon-based maximum security prison, Boris the Animal decides to go back in time and eliminate the person who arrested him - Agent K. When he does so, Agent J realizes that the time line has been changed and he too travels back to July 15, 1969, the day before Agent K is killed. After overcoming some disbelief, J manages to convince K and others of just who he is and why he's there. With the help of a being who can see all time lines, they track Boris down. J also learns a secret, something K had never told him.
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It is really hard to believe that it has been 10 years since the last Men in Black film. I have to say that this film was much better than the last film which was really just a regurgitation of the first one. This film had a lot more substance and managed to tie up some loose ends which I really appreciated.
Friday, 23 November 2012
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In Theaters : January 21, 2012( USA)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 (for for sequences of intense war violence and action, and for language)
Genres : Adaptation, Action/Adventure, Drama, Remake
Run Time : 1 hour 54 minutes
Distributors : FilmDistrict, Open Road Films
In Theaters : January 21, 2012( USA)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 (for for sequences of intense war violence and action, and for language)
Genres : Adaptation, Action/Adventure, Drama, Remake
Run Time : 1 hour 54 minutes
Distributors : FilmDistrict, Open Road Films
Director : Dan Bradley
Filming Locations : Detroit, Michigan, USA
Produced In : United States
Filming Locations : Detroit, Michigan, USA
Produced In : United States
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
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In Theaters : October 12, 2012
MPAA Rating : NR
Run Time : 1 hour 29 minutes
Genres : Comedy
Distributors : Variance Films
Also Known As : Frankie Goes Boom
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Director : Jordan Roberts
Writer Jordan Roberts (screenplay)
Stars : Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd and Lizzy Caplan
Filming Locations : Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced In : United States
Storyline :
Frank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce -- usually on film -- his entire life. Now that Bruce is finally off drugs and has turned his life around, things should be different. They are not.
In Theaters : October 12, 2012
MPAA Rating : NR
Run Time : 1 hour 29 minutes
Genres : Comedy
Distributors : Variance Films
Also Known As : Frankie Goes Boom
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Director : Jordan Roberts
Writer Jordan Roberts (screenplay)
Stars : Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd and Lizzy Caplan
Filming Locations : Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced In : United States
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Frank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce -- usually on film -- his entire life. Now that Bruce is finally off drugs and has turned his life around, things should be different. They are not.
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In Theaters : October 25, 1978
MPAA Rating : R
Genres : Horror, Thriller, Teen
Directors :John Carpenter
Writers :John Carpenter Screenplay, Debra Hill Screenplay
Actors : Kyle Richards Lindsey
Jamie Lee Curtis Laurie
Donald Pleasence Loomis
Nancy Loomis Annie
Run Time : 1 hour 31 minutes
Production Status : Released
Produced In : United States
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Halloween 1977 is an experiment in the deconstruction of tone, by combining individual super 8mm found footage frames into individual frames of 35mm.
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In Theaters : November 2, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for language and some sexuality)
Genres Drama
Run Time : 1 hour 45 minutes
Distributors : Entertainment One Films, RKO Pictures
Director:Yaron Zilberman
Writers:Seth Grossman, Yaron Zilberman
Stars:Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : New York, New York, USA
Produced In : United States
Storyline :
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
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There is a scene of Christopher Walken, playing the older declining cellist Peter Mitchell recounting an audition with the great Pablo Casals, where he said his rendition of a known classic was "just awful, nothing but mistakes" but the Maestro praised it with evident sincerity. Mitchell had remained disturbed by the seeming lack of candor, until many decades later when both were at the top of the pack over a glass of wine he asked him about it. His response is a lesson for reviewing this film and beyond.
"I heard those mistakes, but I also felt your passion, your conveying it in strong sensitive lyrical phrases that others rarely achieve. Those critics who keep track of every wrong note are missing out on what music and life has to offer." And so I will leave the defects of this film to others, as there are many scenes that detracted from what I experienced, a rare sensitive exploration of life using a string quartet as exemplar and metaphor. I only went to the art house to see this expecting it to be, based on the reviews, a formulaic movie that happened to be shot in my old neighborhood of Lincoln Center area of New York. My wife is an amateur violinist who always came home from her week long chamber music camp with the glow of playing in groups such as this film depicted.
After seeing this film I understand why. These depicted consummate musicians, who rather than the solo careers available to them, chose to form a single instrument, one that required that most human ability of merging of individuality into something that can only be achieved by--the word for it is "symbiosis," different organisms uniting in a common goal. While the conflicts of ego, sexual attraction, fame and glory may seem hackneyed, it is because this is the universal challenge of sustaining any such group-from a marriage to a nation.
In my old neighborhood, a young world-famous violinist bought into our coop building. We lost touch when I moved to California a decade ago, and wondered why with unlimited solo bookings he had played with a chamber group. This film explained why, not only from a musicological level, but from the human desire to be part of something beyond our individuality. That is the element of this film that transcends music.
You see, I also play in quartets, but they are doubles tennis with two people on each side ostensibly playing against each other. Yet, for it to work, for it to give the same type of pleasure that my wife and soloist friend got out of chamber music, all four have to work together enjoying the virtuoso shots of any of the foursome, no matter which side of the net they are on. And like in this magnificent film, the ego that makes for the excitement, when taken too far, to the point of questionable line calls leading to animosity, can destroy the entire experience.
And like a string quartet playing off of each other in an "allegro" passage, in tennis a flurry of volleys, with a running get that is returned for a winner can bring joy to the performers and the audience. This perfect miniature of a film, like all great productions, is only achieved by such seamless excellence that no one can tell where one individual's contribution ends and the other's begins.
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In Theaters : September 21, 2012(USA)
MPAA Rating : R (for strong violence, some disturbing images, pervasive language including sexual references, and some drug use)
Genres : Drama
Run Time : 1 hour 49 minutes
Distributors : Open Road Films
Director : David Ayer
Writer : David Ayer
Stars : Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced In : United States
Storyline :
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.
User Reviews :
Excellent updating of the buddy-cop movie has two men (Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena) working the dangerous section of Los Angeles where a Mexican drug lord puts a hit out on their lives after they bust up a major crime scene. END OF WATCH comes from writer-director David Ayer who does an extremely good job at re-doing a genre that has pretty much been done to death over the past couple decades. Like many horror films that got watered down, they quickly turned over to the "found footage" genre and this managed to put some new life in familiar stories. The same is true here and while it's not really a found footage picture, one subplot has the Gyllenhaal character in a film school where he puts some cameras on himself and his partner so that they can capture live video. Another technique used is simply letting us see the video footage from the car's camera and this here really puts you right on the front line and makes you feel like you're in the car and along for the ride. END OF WATCH works so well because it really does make you feel as if you're riding along with these guys and you really get a great idea of what a partnership between these men is. The film does a very good job at building up suspense and especially during the finale, which will have you on the edge of your seat. Gyllenhaal turns in another respectable performance as does Pena. It's almost hard calling them performances because the way the film is shot it seems more raw, live video instead of something with a camera crew and various takes. You really do feel as if you're watching real footage and I think the greatness of the two performances come from how they act and re-act towards the situations, places and their moods. Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick and James FitzSimons also stand out. I'm sure many people see this as yet another cop movie and they might stay away but it would really be their loss. I'm not going to say this is a masterpiece but it's a very effective movie that's about as raw as they get.
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Alter Egos (2012)
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In Theaters : October 19, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for drug use, brief sexuality, language and violence)
Genres : Comedy
Run Time : 1 hour 20 minutes
Distributors : SModcast Pictures
Directo : Jordan Galland
Writer :Jordan Galland
Stars : Kris Lemche, Brooke Nevin Joey Kern ...
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : New York, New York, USA
Produced In : United States
Storyline :
At a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his own emotional crisis.
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well, I am not anyone with special taste, I will even like a movie that some people will say is under average, but this movie is plain boring, slow annoying with cheap effects. if you really have free time and don't mind spending it, I would suggest staring at a wall as more enjoyable activity than watching this film. The movie start slow. looks like it had a $100 budget looks like it had a $50 script and unfortunately the girl there plays well, just really shouldn't have been on that file doesn't matter how talented the actors might be,
In Theaters : October 19, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for drug use, brief sexuality, language and violence)
Genres : Comedy
Run Time : 1 hour 20 minutes
Distributors : SModcast Pictures
Directo : Jordan Galland
Writer :Jordan Galland
Stars : Kris Lemche, Brooke Nevin Joey Kern ...
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : New York, New York, USA
Produced In : United States
Storyline :
At a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his own emotional crisis.
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well, I am not anyone with special taste, I will even like a movie that some people will say is under average, but this movie is plain boring, slow annoying with cheap effects. if you really have free time and don't mind spending it, I would suggest staring at a wall as more enjoyable activity than watching this film. The movie start slow. looks like it had a $100 budget looks like it had a $50 script and unfortunately the girl there plays well, just really shouldn't have been on that file doesn't matter how talented the actors might be,
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In Theaters : July 20, 2012
MPAA Rating : PG (for thematic elements and language)
Genres : Documentary
Run Time : 1 hour 40 minutes
Distributors : Magnolia Pictures
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Produced In : United States
Director: Lauren Greenfield
Stars: Virginia Nebab, David Siegel Jaqueline Siegel ...
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In 2008, the Siegel family was top of the heap with the wealthy and politically influential David Siegel running the successful Westgate Resorts time-share business. To enjoy their good life, he and his engineer turned beauty queen trophy wife, Jackie, were building the largest single family private home in America. Suddenly, both the US economy and Westgate were rocked by the devastating sub-prime mortgage collapse. In the new economic reality with the business teetering on ruin, we follow the Siegels as they struggle to scale down their grotesquely ostentatious lifestyle. For this overprivileged family, accepting that situation proved a dispiriting struggle even as their unfinished dream home became a monument of their superficial values.
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In Theaters : November 2, 2012 (USA)
MPAA Rating : PG-13 (for violent images, some drug material, sexual content and language)
Genres : Romance, Comedy
Run Time : 1 hour 33 minutes
Distributors : Anchor Bay Films
Director: Amy Heckerling
Writer: Amy Heckerling (screenplay)
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter and Dan Stevens
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Two female vampires in modern-day New York City are faced with daunting romantic possibilities.
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This was one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. I understand what they were going for, but they didn't come close to pulling it off. I think the script was probably decent until the director got hold of it. A really bad display of one not funny joke after another. I'm a Democrat but even I got sick of the non-stop push of the liberal agenda - ACLU, Vietnam, etc. Can't anyone just make a movie for fun anymore? Does every film have to push an agenda? I'm just so tired of it. Basically the entire movie reminded me of how my first project turned out in film school. And for that matter, how most of the projects turned out
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In Theaters : July 6, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for strong brutal and grisly violence, some graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and lanuage throughout)
Genres : Thriller, Adaptation
Run Time : 2 hours 10 minutes
Distributors : Universal Pictures
Director: Oliver Stone
Writers: Shane Salerno (screenplay), Don Winslow (screenplay),Oliver Stone (screenplay) and Don Winslow (novel).
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively...
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Entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable marijuana producer, and friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL, run a lucrative, homegrown industry - raising some of the best weed ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with Ophelia. Life is idyllic in their Southern California town... until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. When the merciless head of the BC, Elena and her enforcer, Lado, underestimate the unbreakable bond of the three friends, Ben and Chon - with the reluctant assistance of a dirty DEA agent - wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills.
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Now this is the kind of film you'd expect from Oliver Stone. Filled with copious amount of gritty, violent action, sex, drugs and Stone's trademark visual flair, "Savages" is his best work since 1994's "Natural Born Killers". It tells the tale of O, a young California girl who lives with her two boyfriends, in the small Laguna Beach kingdom they've created for themselves with a lucrative pot business. They're not all bad, they sell a lot of their product for medicinal purposes and build up villages in third-world countries. In fact, they're almost ready to get out of the business altogether. Until the queen of a powerful Mexican cartel forces their hand and kidnaps O. The two mostly peace-loving friends have to decide what's most important to them, and set off on a bloody path of revenge and destruction to rescue O. The film is alive with energy, and the camera captures the sets and locations with a cool sizzle. Most impressive are the characters that Stone and his actors have crafted, all of them unique and quirky and unpredictable. Benicio Del Toro is in near Oscar-worthy form as the leader of a "lawn-care" crew that does a little more than lawn cleanup, as he maniacally twists his mustache. He's great. And so is Travolta, Kitsch, Johnson, Hayek, and even Lively. The ending is both an exciting, wild twist of a surprise, and a Hollywood cop out. But hey, nobody's perfect.
In Theaters : July 6, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for strong brutal and grisly violence, some graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and lanuage throughout)
Genres : Thriller, Adaptation
Run Time : 2 hours 10 minutes
Distributors : Universal Pictures
Director: Oliver Stone
Writers: Shane Salerno (screenplay), Don Winslow (screenplay),Oliver Stone (screenplay) and Don Winslow (novel).
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively...
Storyline :
Entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable marijuana producer, and friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL, run a lucrative, homegrown industry - raising some of the best weed ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with Ophelia. Life is idyllic in their Southern California town... until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. When the merciless head of the BC, Elena and her enforcer, Lado, underestimate the unbreakable bond of the three friends, Ben and Chon - with the reluctant assistance of a dirty DEA agent - wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills.
User Reviews :
Now this is the kind of film you'd expect from Oliver Stone. Filled with copious amount of gritty, violent action, sex, drugs and Stone's trademark visual flair, "Savages" is his best work since 1994's "Natural Born Killers". It tells the tale of O, a young California girl who lives with her two boyfriends, in the small Laguna Beach kingdom they've created for themselves with a lucrative pot business. They're not all bad, they sell a lot of their product for medicinal purposes and build up villages in third-world countries. In fact, they're almost ready to get out of the business altogether. Until the queen of a powerful Mexican cartel forces their hand and kidnaps O. The two mostly peace-loving friends have to decide what's most important to them, and set off on a bloody path of revenge and destruction to rescue O. The film is alive with energy, and the camera captures the sets and locations with a cool sizzle. Most impressive are the characters that Stone and his actors have crafted, all of them unique and quirky and unpredictable. Benicio Del Toro is in near Oscar-worthy form as the leader of a "lawn-care" crew that does a little more than lawn cleanup, as he maniacally twists his mustache. He's great. And so is Travolta, Kitsch, Johnson, Hayek, and even Lively. The ending is both an exciting, wild twist of a surprise, and a Hollywood cop out. But hey, nobody's perfect.
Monday, 12 November 2012
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In Theaters : November 16, 2012
Genres : Comedy, Drama
Director : Michael Walker
Writer : Michael Walker
Stars : Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse
Run Time : 1 hour 32 minutes
Distributors : IFC Films
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : Los Angeles, California, USA New York, New York, USA
Produced In : United States.
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Genres : Comedy, Drama
Director : Michael Walker
Writer : Michael Walker
Stars : Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse
Run Time : 1 hour 32 minutes
Distributors : IFC Films
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : Los Angeles, California, USA New York, New York, USA
Produced In : United States.
Storyline :
Pete Cozy is having trouble resolving a happy marriage and family life with rising debt and a job he hates. When his new boss, Susan, a human dynamo, shows up, Pete is pulled into the maelstrom that is her life and made to work harder than he ever has before. Suddenly, money and opportunities come his way, but at what price?
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Price Check" is a very brave film. Its characters are not the most sympathetic and its message may be off putting to many in the audience. However the questions it raises and the inner conflict of its protagonist will resonate with viewers, particularly men, especially in the current zeitgeist.
When we first meet Pete Cozy, (Eric Mabius) he is a happily married family man of modest means. His wife, Sarah (Annie Parisse) is a stay at home mom, and despite mounting debt, has a rather nonchalant attitude towards paying bills. Pete, who had worked in the music industry years before and loved what he did, is now responsible for looking after his family and works in marketing for a moribund supermarket chain in suburban New York City. Enter Susan Felders (Parker Posey) as textbook Type A personality, who is brought in to save the fledgling business.
Susan is a foul mouthed termagant. She lives for her career, she belittles her staff mercilessly, and she is bombastic and thoroughly unpleasant. But she is a slave driver and is on a jihad to bolster sales and get the job done. However, she does take a particular shine to Pete, immediately doubles his salary, she is very impressed to learn that he was graduated from an Ivy League university. She drops by his house to meet his wife and, seemingly, shows her soft side when she meets the Cozy's toddler – an adorable blond boy, Henry (Finn Donoghue) who is very enthused about the upcoming Halloween party at his preschool. Susan asks Sarah if she could attend this event, much to Sarah's surprise. Sarah signs off on it and Susan finds the entire event charming - to the point that she demands that everyone in the office dress up in costume and initiates the staff's first Halloween party.
Despite all of her treacle, in true Machiavellian fashion, Susan enlists Pete as her confidante. She asks his opinion on who should be made redundant and confers many important projects upon him. Pete is very conflicted in this role - he is very flattered and his salary is sweet, but, increasingly and, perhaps, inevitably, he is spending less time with his wife, who is very keen to have another child and his co- workers feel betrayed by him. It's all very Faustian, but Pete goes along with it, despite his misgivings.
Susan and Pete travel to Los Angeles to make a presentation at a very key board meeting. In a scene reminiscent of Norma Desmond and Joe in "Sunset Boulevard," Susan buys Pete a very expensive suit and a $300 haircut. Nicely groomed and preened, Mr. Bennington, chairman of the board (Edward Hermann) is very impressed with this young man. Bennington asks Pete if he would consider pulling up stakes and moving to Los Angeles for an executive position. Susan, who feels entitled to this job, is wary, but that night, back at their hotel, Susan is drunk and pleads with Pete to make love to her. She says she wants to get pregnant and wants his seed. Pete, eventually, relents and the affair continues upon their return to New York. Sarah discovers what's happened, but doesn't confront her husband.
Pete promises Bennington that his New York staff can get an important project done in six weeks, Susan is at her histrionic worst, it's Christmas and there's very little joy in the office. Susan, now convinced that Bennington will hire Pete, does a background check on him and discovers a secret from his past, fires him on the spot, ice water coursing through her veins. Shocked, Pete views this as an opportunity to follow his passion and return to the music business, but he burned his contacts and is at a complete loss, with Sarah, now pregnant, harangues him. As if by magic, an executive head hunter calls and offers Pete a great job with a fabulous salary and the family move to California, his wife, with new born baby and toddler, in tow, very happy, indeed. Pete is clearly unhappy despite his good fortune.
The film is beautifully directed and written by Michael Walker ("Chasing Sleep" ) The cast are uniformly excellent. Eric Mabius's does an excellent job of conveying Pete's inner turmoil, trying to reconcile his family life, which is very important to him and the increasingly important role, thrust upon him, in the corporate world. Parker Posey is very good as Susan, the ultimate shrew – but her character is a bit one dimensional. She is the quintessential Dragon Lady, but the why and the wherefore of her character are never exposed and mores' the pity. Annie Parisse does a fine job, with what little she has and kudos to the supporting cast – especially to Edward Hermann as Bennington, in an honest, subtle and a very fine performance, Remy Auberjonois as Todd Kenner and special kudos to Josh Pais as Doug, numbers crunchers extraordinaries, who is luminous in a beautifully executed scene, when discussing his sex life with Pete.
User Reviews :
Price Check" is a very brave film. Its characters are not the most sympathetic and its message may be off putting to many in the audience. However the questions it raises and the inner conflict of its protagonist will resonate with viewers, particularly men, especially in the current zeitgeist.
When we first meet Pete Cozy, (Eric Mabius) he is a happily married family man of modest means. His wife, Sarah (Annie Parisse) is a stay at home mom, and despite mounting debt, has a rather nonchalant attitude towards paying bills. Pete, who had worked in the music industry years before and loved what he did, is now responsible for looking after his family and works in marketing for a moribund supermarket chain in suburban New York City. Enter Susan Felders (Parker Posey) as textbook Type A personality, who is brought in to save the fledgling business.
Susan is a foul mouthed termagant. She lives for her career, she belittles her staff mercilessly, and she is bombastic and thoroughly unpleasant. But she is a slave driver and is on a jihad to bolster sales and get the job done. However, she does take a particular shine to Pete, immediately doubles his salary, she is very impressed to learn that he was graduated from an Ivy League university. She drops by his house to meet his wife and, seemingly, shows her soft side when she meets the Cozy's toddler – an adorable blond boy, Henry (Finn Donoghue) who is very enthused about the upcoming Halloween party at his preschool. Susan asks Sarah if she could attend this event, much to Sarah's surprise. Sarah signs off on it and Susan finds the entire event charming - to the point that she demands that everyone in the office dress up in costume and initiates the staff's first Halloween party.
Despite all of her treacle, in true Machiavellian fashion, Susan enlists Pete as her confidante. She asks his opinion on who should be made redundant and confers many important projects upon him. Pete is very conflicted in this role - he is very flattered and his salary is sweet, but, increasingly and, perhaps, inevitably, he is spending less time with his wife, who is very keen to have another child and his co- workers feel betrayed by him. It's all very Faustian, but Pete goes along with it, despite his misgivings.
Susan and Pete travel to Los Angeles to make a presentation at a very key board meeting. In a scene reminiscent of Norma Desmond and Joe in "Sunset Boulevard," Susan buys Pete a very expensive suit and a $300 haircut. Nicely groomed and preened, Mr. Bennington, chairman of the board (Edward Hermann) is very impressed with this young man. Bennington asks Pete if he would consider pulling up stakes and moving to Los Angeles for an executive position. Susan, who feels entitled to this job, is wary, but that night, back at their hotel, Susan is drunk and pleads with Pete to make love to her. She says she wants to get pregnant and wants his seed. Pete, eventually, relents and the affair continues upon their return to New York. Sarah discovers what's happened, but doesn't confront her husband.
Pete promises Bennington that his New York staff can get an important project done in six weeks, Susan is at her histrionic worst, it's Christmas and there's very little joy in the office. Susan, now convinced that Bennington will hire Pete, does a background check on him and discovers a secret from his past, fires him on the spot, ice water coursing through her veins. Shocked, Pete views this as an opportunity to follow his passion and return to the music business, but he burned his contacts and is at a complete loss, with Sarah, now pregnant, harangues him. As if by magic, an executive head hunter calls and offers Pete a great job with a fabulous salary and the family move to California, his wife, with new born baby and toddler, in tow, very happy, indeed. Pete is clearly unhappy despite his good fortune.
The film is beautifully directed and written by Michael Walker ("Chasing Sleep" ) The cast are uniformly excellent. Eric Mabius's does an excellent job of conveying Pete's inner turmoil, trying to reconcile his family life, which is very important to him and the increasingly important role, thrust upon him, in the corporate world. Parker Posey is very good as Susan, the ultimate shrew – but her character is a bit one dimensional. She is the quintessential Dragon Lady, but the why and the wherefore of her character are never exposed and mores' the pity. Annie Parisse does a fine job, with what little she has and kudos to the supporting cast – especially to Edward Hermann as Bennington, in an honest, subtle and a very fine performance, Remy Auberjonois as Todd Kenner and special kudos to Josh Pais as Doug, numbers crunchers extraordinaries, who is luminous in a beautifully executed scene, when discussing his sex life with Pete.
The issue of careerism is nothing new in modern fiction and film, but it is usually the woman who is the victim. Walker is a very brave director and writer, for here, Pete is the victim. The women in this film get EVERYTHING they want and neither Susan nor Sarah come off well here. Pete, does what responsible men do – he provides for his family, at the expense of his own happiness and passion. Feminists might despise "Price Check," but the message that the MAN in the family is, invariably, the breadwinner and all expectations and responsibilities fall to him is something we've not seen in films in recent years. Equal pay for women, when it is the man who bringshome the bacon? Walker says, "The Emperor Has No Clothes
Citadel (2012) Online Free Movie
Citadel (2012)
Citadel (2012) Movie Online
Production Details :
In Theaters : November 16, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for disturbing violent content, and language)
Genres : Foreign, Horror
Director : Ciaran Foy
Writer : Ciaran Foy
Stars : Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo and Wunmi Mosaku
Run Time : 1 hour 24 minutes
Distributors : Cinedigm Digital Cinema
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : Dublin, IrelandGlasgow, Scotland
Produced In : Ireland
In Theaters : November 16, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for disturbing violent content, and language)
Genres : Foreign, Horror
Director : Ciaran Foy
Writer : Ciaran Foy
Stars : Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo and Wunmi Mosaku
Run Time : 1 hour 24 minutes
Distributors : Cinedigm Digital Cinema
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Filming Locations : Dublin, IrelandGlasgow, Scotland
Produced In : Ireland
Storyline :
Tommy Cowley is a young father inflicted with chronic agoraphobia since his wife was brutally attacked by a gang of a twisted feral children. Trapped in the dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown, he finds himself terrorised by the same gang, who now seem intent on taking his baby daughter. Torn between the help of an understanding nurse and a vigilante priest, Tommy sets out to learn the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children. He also discovers that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place that he fears the most - the abandoned tower block known as the Citadel.
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Tommy Cowley is a young father inflicted with chronic agoraphobia since his wife was brutally attacked by a gang of a twisted feral children. Trapped in the dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown, he finds himself terrorised by the same gang, who now seem intent on taking his baby daughter. Torn between the help of an understanding nurse and a vigilante priest, Tommy sets out to learn the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children. He also discovers that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place that he fears the most - the abandoned tower block known as the Citadel.
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I love the story, although I've already heard and read it over two years ago. It's creep and all together great tale to share for the Halloween season. It is as good as the story Trolls by Mike Bennet. Look up Hall of Mirrors to check it out. The story is creepy and almost identical to this movie. In fact, it is the story Mike Bennet wrote, but with a very slight difference: two characters, but otherwise, it's the same. Great horror is so hard to find. Happy to see that someone may actually care enough about the story line instead of the action. All I know is I can't wait to see how people react to this. Trolls and Citidal are great as they are basically the same story. SO I know it's great and I should know, I love my horror.
Anna Karenina (2012) Movie Online Free
Anna Karenina (2012)
Anna Karenina (2012) Movie Online
Production Details :
In Theaters : November 16, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for some sexuality and violence)
Genres : Drama, Adaptation
Distributors : Focus Features
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Tom Stoppard (screenplay), Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Stars: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson...
Filming Locations : United Kingdom; Russia
Produced In : United Kingdom
Storyline :
Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
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I adore the novel, so I will be discussing Joe Wright's take on it and where it ranks amongst other adaptations but I will of course look at its merits as a film aside from the novel.
As a whole adaptation, this version falls somewhere in the middle. Even without all the metatheatrical trappings, it still took an interesting and valid approach to the novel, proving that the novel could be adapted until infinity and it would still be fresh each time. As readers of the novel would know, there is much more to it than Anna's affair. Tolstoy did not write vague types: he wrote fully-fleshed characters, and Tom Stoppard's screenplay acknowledged Tolstoy's style. Therefore I don't want to condemn the film outright because that would overshadow the things that it does get right.
Keira Knightley's version of Anna is not nearly as bad as you would think. She has the sense to restrain herself a little so that the many other elements of the novel shine through. She goes for the unsympathetic approach and it works. All her mannerisms that I generally find annoying- the schoolgirl smirking and rampant nymphomania- actually work for this role. This Anna takes Vronsky just because she can, and then ultimately regrets it. We can feel her frustration: she's young and wants to have fun but she's tied down to a stuffy older husband. In that sense, it's quite a modern interpretation, but not hideously so.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Count Vronsky was just miscast. If the novel had been about Anna seducing a schoolboy, he would have been great, but Vronsky is meant to be a dashing man. The styling is atrocious- he looks like a seventies Scandinavian Eurovision entry. Wright seems to have told some of the actors to act realistic and some to play up to the stylised setting. Taylor-Johnson plays the artifice so much that he just comes off as camp and sleazy. The scene where he is about to ride Frou Frou is like a production of Equus and there's a love scene with Keira Knightley that brought to mind an old advert for Philadelphia cheese. Their revelation of love is also poorly dealt with. Anna has some kind of fantasy dream where the two have an "erotic ballet" and suddenly they're banging away, presumably now in the real world.
Jude Law as Karenin. A bizarre choice when he could have played Vronsky five years ago and might even get away with it now at a push. However, he gives a performance that is probably his best. His Karenin is a bureaucrat through and through. Other adaptations have still made Karenin an attractive option. This Karenin is certainly not going to develop any great passion soon. We also see how he is manipulated by moral guardian Countess Lydia. If Law is trying to make a reputation as a serious actor, he's on the right path.
And what about all that pretentious theatre stuff? It seriously slows down the pace in the first third but once you get used to it, you can just enjoy the film. The ending is rather abrupt (no, that famous ending is not the last scene) but quite poignant.
In Theaters : November 16, 2012
MPAA Rating : R (for some sexuality and violence)
Genres : Drama, Adaptation
Distributors : Focus Features
Production Status : In Production / Awaiting Release
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Tom Stoppard (screenplay), Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Stars: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson...
Filming Locations : United Kingdom; Russia
Produced In : United Kingdom
Storyline :
Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
User Reviews :
I adore the novel, so I will be discussing Joe Wright's take on it and where it ranks amongst other adaptations but I will of course look at its merits as a film aside from the novel.
As a whole adaptation, this version falls somewhere in the middle. Even without all the metatheatrical trappings, it still took an interesting and valid approach to the novel, proving that the novel could be adapted until infinity and it would still be fresh each time. As readers of the novel would know, there is much more to it than Anna's affair. Tolstoy did not write vague types: he wrote fully-fleshed characters, and Tom Stoppard's screenplay acknowledged Tolstoy's style. Therefore I don't want to condemn the film outright because that would overshadow the things that it does get right.
Keira Knightley's version of Anna is not nearly as bad as you would think. She has the sense to restrain herself a little so that the many other elements of the novel shine through. She goes for the unsympathetic approach and it works. All her mannerisms that I generally find annoying- the schoolgirl smirking and rampant nymphomania- actually work for this role. This Anna takes Vronsky just because she can, and then ultimately regrets it. We can feel her frustration: she's young and wants to have fun but she's tied down to a stuffy older husband. In that sense, it's quite a modern interpretation, but not hideously so.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Count Vronsky was just miscast. If the novel had been about Anna seducing a schoolboy, he would have been great, but Vronsky is meant to be a dashing man. The styling is atrocious- he looks like a seventies Scandinavian Eurovision entry. Wright seems to have told some of the actors to act realistic and some to play up to the stylised setting. Taylor-Johnson plays the artifice so much that he just comes off as camp and sleazy. The scene where he is about to ride Frou Frou is like a production of Equus and there's a love scene with Keira Knightley that brought to mind an old advert for Philadelphia cheese. Their revelation of love is also poorly dealt with. Anna has some kind of fantasy dream where the two have an "erotic ballet" and suddenly they're banging away, presumably now in the real world.
Jude Law as Karenin. A bizarre choice when he could have played Vronsky five years ago and might even get away with it now at a push. However, he gives a performance that is probably his best. His Karenin is a bureaucrat through and through. Other adaptations have still made Karenin an attractive option. This Karenin is certainly not going to develop any great passion soon. We also see how he is manipulated by moral guardian Countess Lydia. If Law is trying to make a reputation as a serious actor, he's on the right path.
And what about all that pretentious theatre stuff? It seriously slows down the pace in the first third but once you get used to it, you can just enjoy the film. The ending is rather abrupt (no, that famous ending is not the last scene) but quite poignant.
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