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Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo (Full Cast) Studio: Paramount Pictures The Plot: When a psychotic killer (Mortimer) disappears from a mental institution on Shutter Island, a pair of U.S. Marshals (Ruffalo and DiCaprio) race against the clock in order to track her down.
THE BUZZ: Strike through all those notions of awards-season glamor for this reunion of Marty and Leo, since reports of marketing-budget shortfalls and promotional challenges (aka DiCaprio's availability) shuttled the movie into the middle of winter. Don't think it'll hurt the thriller's box-office, though, since it's been testing through the roof. Nikki Finke digs out the scoop. Message Boards: Wonder what trailers we'll get...? | Wrong Arbeit Macht Frei sign! Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Roman Polanski Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams (Full Cast) Studio: Summit Distribution The Plot: A ghostwriter (McGregor) hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Brosnan) uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
THE BUZZ: Yes, Roman Polanski has never been more controversial since the events of last year, which is like oxygen, heat, and fuel for Summit's marketing campaign and eventual box-office take. All the scandal and debate seems out of context with the campy mystery/thriller Polanski offers up this winter. Check the official trailer, in which Kim Cattrall chews scenery in that extra special television actresses way. Message Boards: Why are we paying this man? | Facebook Fan Page is Opened Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews |
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Director: Garry Marshall Stars: Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway (Full Cast) Studio: New Line Cinema The Plot: Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: New Line Cinema, working for Warner Bros. here, looks to repeat their He's Just Not That Into You success by hauling that movie's formula across country. The project lost Katherine Heigl in transport but replaced her with every other top actress who was not in the aforementioned movie. Can we hope for a little edge and unexpected plot turns here? Maybe a "hard PG-13"? Of course not. But you can rest assured that a sequel, New Year's Eve is coming in late 2011! Message Boards: SPOILER- Who was in the room with Eric Dane at the end? | Likes and dislikes about the movie Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Chris Columbus Stars: Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan (Full Cast) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation The Plot: Life changes in an instant for troubled 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Lerman) when he learns his birth father is the god Poseidon and he's looped in on a cross-country mission to settle a feud between his dad, Zeus, and Hades. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Harry Potter is going out of business, and Hollywood still hasn't found his successor. The Lightning Thief is book one in Rick Riordan's series of five proper novels to date; can Philsopher's Stone director Chris Columbus put this franchise into motion? The young adult in all of us could use a new hero, and Columbus's career needs a renaissance as well. Message Boards: Emma Watson should've been Annabeth?! | car in the casino? brand and model? Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Joe Johnston Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt (Full Cast) Studio: Universal Pictures The Plot: Nobleman Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) returns to his ancestral homeland, where his brother has gone missing and villagers are being killed by a nightmarish beast. The search reunites him with his estranged father (Hopkins) and draws him near to his brother's fiancée (Blunt), however, Talbot's lager concern is the discovery of a side to himself which he never could have imagined existed ... User Rating:
THE BUZZ: An iconic monster is resuscitated, and the industry is wondering: How will this measured approach to horror filmmaking translate with modern audiences? It's been a guessing game for Universal, who took it off the spring 09 calendar at the end of 2008, then moved it to VDay 2010 toward the end of summer 2009 -- the holiday is typically kind to horror films, however and I feel like Benicio Del Toro will be the pop-culture talk of the season. Mostly I hope that the picture will rekindle the movie-going public's affection for Emily Blunt (ditto Agent Smith, who plays the role of Det. Aberline, which was not a part of the 1941 original). Message Boards: so... you guys liked it? | Nice homage to classic Universal horror Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: James Cameron Stars: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez (Full Cast) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation The Plot: A paraplegic former marine (Worthington) accepts a unique mission that sends him to the planet Pandora, where, through a connection to a remotely controlled biological body, he learns the way of the indigenous Na'vi people. His link to this world puts him in direct opposition with his orders to infiltrate the Na'vi and remove the barrier between them and the precious ore desired by military and corporate interests. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: James Cameron's response to upping the world of visual effects? He takes a new approach to 3D -- all the way down to creating his own cameras -- and augments the natural world by introducing new plant life and creatures to the aforementioned band of humans. It's the kind of anticipation that even makes President Roslin swoon. Meanwhile, Sam Worthington quietly has become new face of sci-fi. That makes us swoon. Message Boards: Lots of Racist connotation but still a good film | Soundtrack resemblance to Troy Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Lasse Hallström Stars: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins (Full Cast) Studio: Screen Gems The Plot: A romantic drama about a soldier (Tatum) who falls for a co-ed (Seyfried) while he's home on leave. Their relationship is tested in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, an event that causes him to re-enlist for service. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Lasse Hallstrom is a perfect director pick for this adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Sparks, the John Grisham of romantic drama. Herein, Channing Tatum earns a chance to flex his dramatic abdominals, Amanda Seyfried wipes away her tears for what will be her weepy year (get ready for her Letters to Juliet in May), and Richard Jenkins lines up a potential second Oscar nomination for his part as supportive parent. Message Boards: SAVANNAH'S FLORAL BAG???!?!?!? | What the Hell Was This? SPOILERS Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Michael Lembeck Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews (Full Cast) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation The Plot: A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player (Johnson) results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: The most excited we can get for this movie is realizing that Julie Andrews and Stephen Merchant co-star in it. Message Boards: A message any Real Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) fan should read. | Dwayne Johnson has officially hit rock bottom (no pun intended) Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Pierre Morel Stars: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Full Cast) Studio: Lionsgate The Plot: In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador (Myers) hooks up with an American spy (Travolta) looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: "From the director of Taken" sure is an exciting phrase, but somehow this looks worse than the clanging, repellant, and underperforming Taking of Pelham 1 2 3: agree or disagree? Message Boards: Reece akwardly carrying around the vase full of coke... | If I like Swordfish will I like this? Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Martin Campbell Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston (Full Cast) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures The Plot: As homicide detective Thomas Craven (Gibson) investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent (Winstone) tasked with cleaning up the evidence. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: This movie radiates tension in and out! Packaged by super-producer Graham King (The Departed) right before the Screen Actor's Guild strike in 2008, Edge had trouble finding a studio, which was attributed, of course, to Mel Gibson being blacklisted by Hollywood. Not so! Said King. And then Robert De Niro backed out of the co-starring role right as filming began. To me, this is all merely early publicity for a project that doesn't fully engage me otherwise. In truth, De Niro being replaced by Ray Winstone drew my attention back to the film, and I'm primed to see how another terrific actor, Danny Huston, fits into the plot, which promises to twist until the end thanks to William Monahan, Graham King's Oscar-winning screenwriter from The Departed. Message Boards: The original Edge of Darkness | To the Mel Gibson haters.. Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Scott Cooper Stars: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell (Full Cast) Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures The Plot: A hard-living country music singer (Bridges) makes a reach for salvation with the help of a journalist (Gyllenhaal) set in her attempt to find the real man behind the musician. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: A late entry into this year's awards sweepstakes courtesy of Fox Searchlight and first-time director Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart doesn't sound like the story offers anything new, however, the idea of watching Bridges sing, drink, puke, cry, and redeem is undeniably appealing. Assuming Bridges will earn a Best Actor nomination, you might want to revisit Tender Mercies, the Oscar winner to which Heart is intimately linked. Message Boards: Townes Van Zandt! | Problems With Maggie's Character Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | ||||||
Director: Mark Steven Johnson Stars: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel (Full Cast) Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The Plot: Beth (Bell) is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. However, when she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love during a whirlwind trip to Rome, she finds herself aggressively pursued by a band of suitors. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Spotted: Kristen Bell trying the Amy Adams approach to mainstream success, embracing a Disney-fied take on romance in NYC. What will Upper East Siders have to say about this, as well as Bell's rabid cult audience? Her fortune is shining in the Eternal City, though it's unlikely she'll ever head back to Neptune, CA for the once-promising "Veronica Mars" movie. In fact, I feel like this fantasy comedy mirrors Ms. Bell's career, since she's found luck on TV with as a guest star on "Heroes" and the titular narrator of "Gossip Girl", but she has yet to find a big-screen vehicle for her considerable success. Something tells me she might have pitched a coin or two when the cameras weren't rolling. Message Boards: GET WHEN IN ROME INTO THE TOP 250! | John Heder/ Napoleon Dynamite Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews |
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