In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is…
Category: Period Films
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Tagline: Dark secrets revealed. The students at Hogwarts are experiencing teenage hormones which brings up some jealousy amongst the students. Meanwhile Harry is being prepared for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Dumbledore is helping him and together they work to find the key to unlock Voldermort’s defenses. Voldemort is tightening his…
The Informers (2009)
The Informers is an American ensemble film written by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film is based on Ellis’ 1994 collection of short stories of the same name. The film, which is set amidst the decadence of the early 1980s, depicts an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off…
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Tagline: Once upon a time, in Nazi occupied France. In Quentin Tarantino’s war epic “Inglorious Bastards,” a band of U.S. soldiers facing death by firing squad for their misdeeds are given a chance to redeem themselves by heading into the perilous no-man’s lands of Nazi-occupied France on a suicide mission for the Allies. Inglourious Basterds…
Invictus (2009)
On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison after having spent 27 years in jail. Four years later, Mandela is elected the first black President of South Africa. His presidency faces enormous challenges in the post-Apartheid era, including rampant poverty and crime, and Mandela is particularly concerned about racial divisions between…
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
“The Men Who Stare at Goats” was inspired by Jon Ronson’s non-fiction bestseller of the same name, an eye-opening and often hilarious exploration of the government’s attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies. The film, based on true events described in Jon Ronson’s 2004 book of the same title, “The Men Who Stare…