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Basement

Posted by  on 15 August 2010, 6:02 am

Basement

Five diverse people inadvertently enter an underground base. They run into a nightmare scenario. Through a series of flashbacks we get clues and hints to why they are there and we realize that all have an important connection to each other and the place. But they soon learn that this situation is far bigger than them alone; it affects us all.

Returning from an anti-war demo, the chaos of horror ensues when stoner Gary (Danny Dyer – Severance), quiet and insular Sarah (Kierston Wareing – Fish Tank), vain Saffron (Lois Winstone – Beyond The Rave), posh Pru (Emily Beecham – 28 Weeks Later) and Pru’s arrogant boyfriend Derek (Jimi Mistry – RocknRolla) stop in the country.

When Derek and the flirtatious Saffron find an unexplained metal hatch in the middle of the forest, curiosity wins and they decide to explore inside. Searching for their missing friends, Gary, Pru and Sarah are forced to follow but the hatch locks behind them, and the shadows that lurk in the darkness force the whole group to run for their lives… In this fight of good versus evil – only the most evil will survive.

Directed by: Asham Kamboj
Starring: Danny Dyer, Jimi Mistry, Emily Beecham, Kierston Wareing, Christopher Ellison
Screenplay by: Ewen Glass, Asham Kamboj
MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Studio: Revolver Entertainment

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Avatar (Re-Release)

Posted by  on 15 August 2010, 5:15 am

Avatar

Director James Cameron’s eye-popping sci-fi action epic returns to the big screen with never before seen footage.

Avatar takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on an epic adventure, ultimately fighting to save the alien world he has learned to call home. James Cameron, the Oscar-winning director of “Titanic,” first conceived the film 15 years ago, when the means to realize his vision did not exist yet. Now, after four years of production, Avatar, a live action film with a new generation of special effects, delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film disappears into the emotion of the characters and the sweep of the story.

We enter the alien world through the eyes of Jake Sully, a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where corporations are mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth’s energy crisis. Because the atmosphere of Pandora is toxic, they have created the Avatar Program, in which human “drivers” have their consciousness linked to an avatar, a remotely-controlled biological body that can survive in the lethal air. These avatars are genetically engineered hybrids of human DNA mixed with DNA from the natives of Pandora… the Na’vi.

Reborn in his avatar form, Jake can walk again. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na’vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na’vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake’s life, and this changes everything. Jake is taken in by her clan, and learns to become one of them, which involves many tests and adventures. As Jake’s relationship with his reluctant teacher Neytiri deepens, he learns to respect the Na’vi way and finally takes his place among them. Soon he will face the ultimate test as he leads them in an epic battle that will decide nothing less than the fate of an entire world.

Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.
Release Date: December 18th, 2009 (wide), August 27th, 2010 (Re-Release)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Mao’s Last Dancer

Posted by  on 15 August 2010, 5:08 am

Mao's Last Dancer

The rags-to-riches story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who, at age 11, was chosen to train at Madam Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy and later went on to become one of the world’s greatest dancers.

Mao’s Last Dancer will be opening in select US cities on Friday, August 20th. The movie first premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival between September 10th and 14th of 2009 as a Special Presentation film. It then be followed with four gala premiers in Australia to benefit the Australian Ballet and the Bionic Ear Institute, which are the two non-profit organizations that Li supports and is involved with.

Li has screened the film twice now, and he thought that it’s a very good film. Li is very happy with how it portrayed his life. Bruce Beresford has done wonders bringing his story to the screen. The entire cast of actors and dancers are wonderful. And Li also liked the music very much.

In Australia, Village Roadshow, Hoyts, as well as other independent cinemas such as Palace and Dendy, exhibits the film. The official release in Australia and New Zealand is Oct 1st.

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Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Posted by  on 6 August 2010, 10:03 pm

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

The story of Jacques Mesrine, France’s public enemy No. 1 during the 1970s. After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats — from multiple bank robberies and to prison breaks — Mesrine was gunned down by the French police in Paris.

Continuing France’s love affair with the American gangster movie, Mesrine: A Film in Two Parts (formerly known as Public Enemy Number One) tells the true story of Jacques Mesrine who became his country’s most notorious bad guy throughout the 1970′s. Arch-fiend to some and folk hero to others, Mesrine’s criminal career spanned nearly two decades of brazen bank robberies, breathtaking prison breaks, and ingenious identity changes – all meticulously and stylishly recreated on an epic scale. Vincent Cassel (Eastern Promises, Ocean’s 12), one of France’s most magnetic leading men, heads a heavyweight cast (including Oscar-nominee Gerard Depardieu) and gives a star-making performance as Mesrine.

Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Gérard Lanvin, Samuel Le Bihan
Screenplay by: Abdel Raouf Dafri, Jean-François Richet
MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
Release Date: August 27th, 2010
Studio: Music Box Films

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The Last Exorcism

Posted by  on 6 August 2010, 9:52 pm

The Last Exorcism

When he arrives on the rural Louisiana farm of Louis Sweetzer, the Reverend Cotton Marcus expects to perform just another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic. An earnest fundamentalist, Sweetzer has contacted the charismatic preacher as a last resort, certain his teenage daughter Nell is possessed by a demon who must be exorcized before their terrifying ordeal ends in unimaginable tragedy.

Buckling under the weight of his conscience after years of parting desperate believers with their money, Cotton and his crew plan to film a confessionary documentary of this, his last exorcism. But upon arriving at the already blood drenched family farm, it is soon clear that nothing could have prepared him for the true evil he encounters there. Now, too late to turn back, Reverend Marcus’ own beliefs are shaken to the core when he and his crew must find a way to save Nell – and themselves – before it is too late.

Directed by: Daniel Stamm
Starring: Patrick Fabian, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, Ashley Bell, Jamie Alyson Caudle
Screenplay by: Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing violent content and terror, some sexual references and thematic material.
Release Date: August 27th, 2010
Studio: Lionsgate Films

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Vampires Suck

Posted by  on 6 August 2010, 9:30 pm

Vampires Suck

A spoof of vampire-themed movies, where teenager Becca finds herself torn between two boys. As she and her friends
wrestle with a number of different dramas, everything comes to a head at their prom.

“Vampires Suck” is a comedy about contemporary teen angst and romance movies. Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen, is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses Becca by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca’s friends contend with their own romantic issues — all of which collide at the prom.

Directed by: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Starring: Ken Jeong, Matt Lanter, Anneliese van der Pol, Charlie Weber, Chris Riggi
Screenplay by: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual content, comic violence, language and teen partying.
Release Date: August 18th, 2010
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Takers

Posted by  on 31 July 2010, 1:16 am

Takers

Takers takes you into the world of a notorious group of criminals (Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and Michael Ealy) who continue to baffle police by pulling off perfectly executed bank robberies. They are in and out like clockwork, leaving no evidence behind and laying low between heists. But when they attempt to pull off one last job with more money at stake than ever before, the crew may find their plans interrupted by a hardened detective (Matt Dillon) who is hell-bent on solving the case.

Directed by: John Luessenhop
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Hayden Christensen, Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Idris Elba, Michael Ealy
Screenplay by: Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus, John Luessenhop, Avery Duff
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, a sexual situation / partial nudity and some language.
Release Date: August 27th, 2010
Studio: Sony ScreenGems

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Centurion

Posted by  on 31 July 2010, 1:05 am

Centurion

AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribes known as the Picts.

Quintus, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus’ legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon.

But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines, evading remorseless Pict pursuers over harsh terrain, as the band of soldiers race to rescue their General, and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.

From writer/director, Neil Marshall, Centurion is a gripping survival thriller set against a background of conquest and invasion; a pursuit movie in the vein of Deliverance, Last of the Mohicans and Apocalypto.

Directed by: Neil Marshall
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Noel Clarke, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of strong bloody violence, grisly images and language.
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Lottery Ticket

Posted by  on 31 July 2010, 1:00 am

Lottery Ticket

The story of a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he’s holding a winning lottery ticket worth $350 million.

Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), a young man living in the projects, wins $370 million in a nationwide lottery. When his opportunistic neighbors discover he has the winning ticket in his possession, Kevin must survive their greedy and sometimes even threatening actions over a three-day holiday weekend before he can claim his prize.

Directed by: Erik White
Starring: Keith David, Terry Crews, Shad ‘Bow Wow’ Gregory Moss, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton
Screenplay by: Abdul Williams, Erik White
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, language including a drug reference, some violence and brief underage drinking.
Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Piranha 3D

Posted by  on 31 July 2010, 12:48 am

Piranha 3D

Jaws… lots and lots of jaws. From acclaimed director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) comes the new action thriller PIRANHA 3D, in the latest eye-popping 3D technology. A new type of terror is about to be cut loose on beautiful Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed residents. But our heroine (Elisabeth Shue) is seriously outnumbered, and with only one chance to save the lake and her family from totally being devoured, she must risk everything to destroy the aquatic carnivores herself.

From director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) comes the new action thriller Piranha. Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break; a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there’s something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; A new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed residents.

Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O’Connell, Ving Rhames, Richard Dreyfuss
MPAA Rating: None.
Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Studio: Dimension Films

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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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The Switch

Posted by  on 31 July 2010, 12:36 am

The Switch

The film is based on Jeffrey Eugenides’ short story “Baster,” which was first published in The New Yorker. “The Baster” centers on a neurotic and insecure man (Jason Bateman) who finds out his best friend (Jennifer Aniston) wants to have a child through artificial insemination. He surreptitiously replaces her donor’s semen with his own and is then forced to live with the secret that he is the child’s real father.

Directed by: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Wilson, Juliette Lewis
Screenplay by: Jeffrey Eugenides, Allan Loeb
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.
Release Date: August 20th, 2010
Studio: Miramax Films

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