Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

“The Illusionist” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Unlock the mysteries of the year's most spellbinding film from the producers of Crash and Sideways! Oscar nominees Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton lead an all-star cast in this "stunning" film that conjures an exhilarating blend of suspense...

“Blood Diamond” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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An ex-mercenary turned smuggler (Leonard DiCaprio). A Mende fisherman (Djimon Hounsou). Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing...

“The Fountain” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death.

Hugh Jackman plays that man, devoted to one woman (Rachel Weisz) and determined...

“The Good Shepherd” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro star in this powerful thriller about the birth of the CIA. Edward Wilson (Damon) believes in America, and will sacrifice everything he loves to protect it. But as one of the covert founders of the CIA, Ed...

“Children of Men” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Presenting a bleak, harrowing, and yet ultimately hopeful vision of humankind's not-too-distant future, Children of Men is a riveting cautionary tale of potential things to come.

Set in the crisis-ravaged future of 2027, and based on the atypical 199...

“Blood & Chocolate” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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As a young girl living in the remote mountains of Colorado, Vivian (Bruckner) watched helplessly as her family was murdered by a pack of angry men for the secret they carried in their blood. Vivian survived the attack by running into the woods and ch...

“Arthur and the Invisibles” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys. The young boy discovers a tiny kingdom of elf-like creatures in the back garden, livin...

“Talladega Nights” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a smokin' hot wife and all...

“The Prestige” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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Award-winning actors Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson star in The Prestige, the twisting, turning story that, like all great magic tricks, stays with you.

Two young, passionate magicians, Robert Angier (Jackman), a c...

“The Lives of Others” Movie Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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This critically-acclaimed, Oscar®-winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally-charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls "a nail-biter of a thriller!"

Before the collapse of the Berlin...