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The Dilemma

Posted by  on 12 December 2010, 7:46 pm

The Dilemma

Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard switches gears from religious conspiracies to relationship woes with this comedy about a man (Vince Vaughn) who wrestles with the decision to tell his best friend (Kevin James) that his wife (Winona Ryder) is cheating. Channing Tatum, Jennifer Connelly, and Queen Latifah co-star in a romantic comedy penned by Allan Loeb (21, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps).

Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Kevin James, Vince Vaughn, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Connelly
Screenplay by: Allan Loeb
MPAA Rating: None.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: January 14th, 2011

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Little Fockers

Posted by  on 3 October 2010, 12:39 am

Little Fockers

The test of wills between Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) escalates to new heights of comedy in the third installment of the blockbuster series — Little Fockers. Laura Dern, Jessica Alba and Harvey Keitel join the returning all-star cast for a new chapter of the worldwide hit franchise.

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam (Polo) and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack’s suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back.

When Greg and Pam’s entire clan — including Pam’s lovelorn ex, Kevin (Owen Wilson) — descends for the twins’ birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he’s fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack’s final test and become the family’s next patriarch… or will the circle of trust be broken for good?

Directed by: Paul Weitz
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Barbra Streisand
Screenplay by: John Hamburg, Victoria Strouse, Larry Stuckey
MPAA Rating: None.
Release Date: December 22nd, 2010
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Devil

Posted by  on 22 August 2010, 3:53 pm

Devil

A group of people, including a formerly alcoholic homicide detective (Messina), trapped in an elevator discover that one of them is the devil. Written and produced by M. Night Shyamalan.

Directed by: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Btarring: Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, Caroline Dhavernas, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven
Screenplay by: Brian Nelson, M. Night Shyamalan
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and disturbing images, thematic material and some language including sexual references.
Release Date: September 17th, 2010
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Nanny McPhee Returns

Posted by  on 31 July 2010, 12:41 am

Nanny McPhee Returns

In Nanny McPhee Returns, Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she’s needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world.

In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green’s children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave.

Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

Directed by: Susanna White
Starring: Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith
Screenplay by: Christianna Brand, Emma Thompson
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements.
Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Posted by  on 31 July 2010, 12:06 am

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass — and now is back in town — to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.

As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past — from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsome identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.

Directed by: Edgar Wright
Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug references.
Release Date: August 13rd, 2010
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Charlie St. Cloud

Posted by  on 9 July 2010, 11:40 am

Charlie St. Cloud

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it.

After his high-school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

Starring: Zac Efron, Amanda Crew, Charlie Tahan, Kim Basinger, Ray Liotta
Directed by: Burr Steers
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language including some sexual references, an intense accident scene and some sensuality.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: July 30th, 2010

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Despicable Me

Posted by  on 21 June 2010, 1:20 am

Despicable Me

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal’s new 3-D CGI feature, “Despicable Me.”

Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.

Starring: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove
Directed by: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor and mild action.
Release Date: July 9, 2010
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Get Him to the Greek

Posted by  on 4 June 2010, 4:52 am

Get Him to the Greek

Starring: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne, Sean Combs, Aziz Ansari
Directed by: Nick Stoller
Screenplay by: Nicholas Stoller, Rodney Rothman
Release Date: June 4th, 2010
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content and drug use throughout, and pervasive language.
Studio: Universal Pictures

Get Him to the Greek reunites Jonah Hill and Russell Brand with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller in the story of a record company intern with two days to drag an uncooperative rock legend to Hollywood for a comeback concert. The comedy is the latest film from producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People).

Aaron Green (Hill) gets things done. The ambitious 23-year-old has exaggerated his way into a dream job just in time for a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.’s Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a $100-million tour. His warning: Turn your back on him at your own peril.

British rocker Aldous Snow (Brand) is both a brilliant musician and walking sex. Weary of yes men and piles of money, the former front man is searching for the meaning of life. But that doesn’t mean he can’t have a few orgies while he finds it. When he learns his true love is in California, Aldous makes it his quest to win her back…right before kick-starting his world domination.

As the countdown to the concert begins, one intern must navigate a minefield of London drug smuggles, New York City brawls and Vegas lap dances to deliver his charge safe and, sort of, sound. He may have to coax, lie to, enable and party with Aldous, but Aaron will get him to the Greek.

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Robin Hood

Posted by  on 15 May 2010, 8:15 am

Robin Hood

Starring by: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Matthew Macfadyen, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Lea Seydoux
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Screenplay by: Brian Helgeland, Paul Webb, Tom Stoppard
Release Date: May 14th, 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence including intense sequences of warfare, and some sexual content.
Studio: Universal Pictures

Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as “Robin Hood,” whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.

The untitled Robin Hood adventure chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard’s army against the French. Upon Richard’s death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Oscar winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.

With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.

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