The Wrestler Teaser Trailer
Typical movie about a big shot athlete now in the ending stage of his career. Mickey Rourke stars as Randy “The Ram” Robinson and has been picking up some oscar buzz for his role. All the plastic surgery really helps enhance his character and the movie actually looks watchable. Maybe another rocky type surprise.
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17. December 2008
Che Movie Trailer
The first movie from the Che story stars Benicio del Toro and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The movie is 4+ hours and was broken down into 2 diferent movies while surprisingly shot in spanish. Pretty big gamble on their end as it might really hurt the box office numbers. It has been getting great reviews so [...]
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Timecrimes
Hector is relaxing on a lawn chair outside of his new country home, surveying the nearby hillside through a pair of binoculars, when he catches sight of what appears to be a nude woman amidst the trees. Hiking up to investigate, he is attacked by a sinister figure whose head is wrapped in a grotesque, [...]
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The Class
Based on an autobiographical novel by Francois Begaudeau, a drama that follows the year in the life of a French schoolteacher working at a high-school in a tough neighborhood of Paris. Ethnicities, cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom. As amusing and inspiring as the teenage students can be, their difficult behavior can still [...]
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The Reader
When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former [...]
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Doubt
It’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school’s strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the country, and, indeed, [...]
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Delgo: A Hero’s Journey
The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of two peoples–the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial Lockni, who harness the mystical powers of the land. When Delgo, a reckless Lockni teenager, forms a forbidden friendship with the spunky Nohrin Princess Kyla, hostilities between the two peoples escalate, setting [...]
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Gran Torino
Walt Kowalski is a widower, grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy old man who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1973 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition. When his neighbor Tao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets [...]
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu, who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helenâ??s control treat the extraterrestrial as a hostile and deny his request to address the worldâ??s leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob quickly discover [...]
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Nothing Like the Holidays
It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat overseas. For Jesse, coming home has rekindled feelings for an old flame, although she can’t seem to forgive him for leaving. His older [...]
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17. December 2008
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