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Strictly Sexual

Tired of the emotional hassles of dating and relationships, successful and beautiful pals Donna (Amber Benson) and Christi Ann (Kristen Kerr) decide to keep two unemployed New York construction workers (Johann Urb and Stevie Long) around in a "strictly sexual" capacity.

Review:  Michael Larson © 2010
This film shows the beauty of today's multiple distribution channels. I would have never have caught this wonderful indy film just a few years ago. The characters are deeply flawed individuals who have rich stories that come to life through this piece of cinematic art...more

Saints and Soldiers

A Mormon sniper and an atheist medic clash as their platoon struggles to survive behind Nazi lines

Based on actual WWII events, the award-winning "Saints and Soldiers" tells the dramatic story of a small band of Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines with information that could save thousands of American lives...more

   
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One Liners

If you are like us, you love movies and with many movies, there are one liners we catch that are either classic or are coming soon. We find ourselves saying these lines over and over and sometimes in wholly inappropriate places and times. Here we only provide the one liner, its up to you to put it together with the movie. Some are easy, others not so easy. All are or will be iconic.

"I'll be back."
“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”
“You talkin’ to me”,
“Schwing”
“Warning! Assholes are closer than they appear”
"Poop in his hand. Poop in his hand."
“Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”
“What we have here is a failure to communicate”
“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the fucking customers”
“Yippe-ki-yi-yay, Motherfucker”
“I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner”
“You can’t handle the truth”
“Show me the money”
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory”
"Have fun storming the castle"
“Say hello to my little friend”
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
“My God. I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school.”

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Hot Shots
 

The hottest and funniest comedic actress of our time Anna Farris adjusts her chesticles

Amber Heard is the ONLY reason to see The Stepfather
Lindsay Lohan working the stripper pole
Lindsay Lohan working the stripper pole again
Angelina Jolie in "Wanted"
Angelina Jolie in action in "Wanted"
Holy superhero outfits, Pamela Anderson in her superhero costumebr /> Briana n looks hot and wet dancing in Step Up 2 the Streets
The absolutely stunning Rhona Mitra in the 2008 release Doomsday.
Megan Fox is our dream mechanic in Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
A digitally enhanced Angelina Jolie in Beowulf
Rachel Nichols handcuffed and scared in P2
Maggie Q, an up and coming Hollywood Hottie
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson Burn up the screen in Fools Gold

Ashley Greene's Naked Photos.

The absolutely stunning Ashley Greene has gone Britney on us all  of a sudden as Ashley Greene's Naked Photos Hit the Internet today. Didn't we just see Vanessa Hudgens naked pics like 5 minutes ago? This is getting out of control...more

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TThe Crazies (2010)

Long before an unknown disease turned ordinary people into rage-filled zombies in 2002's 28 Days Later and created a subgenre of its own in the process, there was George Romero’s The Crazies. The Crazies is a little known Romero feature that was released in 1973 and forgotten by most although it does have a small cult following. It will be interesting to see if The Crazies retains one of the bleakest endings ever, but Romero is involved in the remake so we should get to keep some of his vision. It should be interesting to find out at the least.

Release Date: February 26, 2010
Studio: Overture Films
Director: Breck Eisner
Screenwriter: Ray Wright, Scott Kosar
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Anderson
Genre: Drama, Horror
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Available

Plot Summary: A reinvention loosely based upon the George Romero ("Dawn of the Dead," "Creepshow") classic, about the inhabitants of a small Pennsylvania town beset by death and insanity after a secret biological weapon makes its way into their water supply.

Production Photos: (All photos ©NutzMedia and George Hoerman)

   


Movie News

Paramount Pictures has decided on a tentative release date for J. J. Abrams' anticipated Untitled Star Trek Sequel as it stakes claim to the coveted pre-4th of July weekend of June 29, 2012

SuperHeroHype reports that Hugh Jackman has revealed that Wolverine 2 will shoot in about a year or year-and-a-half. Jackman again said that Wolverine would be headed to Japan in the follow-up

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Heidi Montag lands first movie role
'Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million
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Haim's family call on fans to help pay for funeral
Authorities: Corey Haim had illegal prescription
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Tom Cruise's career rehab secrets
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Elizabeth Taylor defends Kathy Ireland's pre-Oscar behavior
Timberlake and Diaz have embarrassing bedroom scene in new film
'Precious' star Gabourey Sidibe heads to the small screen
'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead at 38
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VH1 Movie News
Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning 'Really Excited' About 'Eclipse' Trailer
Kristen Stewart said she was "really excited" about the newly released "Eclipse" trailer. "I want to see more!" she said on the red carpet at "The Runaways" ...
Robert Pattinson Recalls 'Most Stupid Thing' He Did For 'Remember Me'
Robert Pattinson recalls the "most stupid thing" he did for a "Remember Me" freak-out scene — but it was only the tip of his experience shooting ...
Kristen Stewart Talks About Her 'Eclipse' Wig
Kristen Stewart talked to MTV News about having to wear a wig in "Twilight Saga: Eclipse." "I can be Bella without my hair, but I couldn't play Joan without," ...
Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning Rock Red Carpet At 'Runaways' Premiere
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning rocked the red-carpet premiere of "The Runaways" in Hollywood. "It is just rewarding to be here," Fanning said.
'Remember Me' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know!
Everything you need to know about the filming and premiere of 'Remember Me,' Robert Pattinson's first major post-'Twilight' role.
Kristen Stewart And Dakota Fanning Bonded On 'The Runaways'
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning have 'become really good friends' while shooting the 'Twilight' movies and 'The Runaways' together.

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Shepard Strips For Online Mini-golf Video
Hendricks Gloats About Fame
Winner Refuses To Curb Spending
Alice In Wonderland Rules U.S. Box-office
Hoffman Planning Directorial Debut
Schwimmer Engaged
Law To See Lovechild 'Twice A Year'
Garcia Refused To Watch Daughter's Stripping Scenes
Indians Thrilled By Cameron's Cultural Visit
Montag Lands Movie Role

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Avatar (2009)
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Daybreakers (2010)
Dear John (2010)
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Extraordinary Measures (2010)
From Paris With Love (2010)
It's Complicated (2009)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Leap Year(2010)
Legion (2010)
Nine (2009)
Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
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Tooth Fairy (2010)
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This week at the movies

It's valentine's day weekend and that brings us the almost sketch comedy like Valentine's Day which has a lot more stars than it does laughs. The Wolfman also starts playing this weekend, but is missing something, we just are not sure what, heart maybe. That leaves us with our pick of the week which in a strange twist for us is actually a kids movie. Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a fun movie for kids and adults that audiences are enamored with in its initial showings.

 In other recent releases, From Paris With Love which is a fantastic twist on an old formula with a great performance by John Travolta, and Mel Gibson's comeback in Edge of Darkness should be seen as should Extraordinary Measures featuring some nice work from Harrison Ford and Brendan Frasier, fun ride Sherlock Holmes, or of course Avatar specifically in 3D. There is also It's Complicated with its all star cast, or The Blind Side which everyone should see all of which come highly recommended. If you want to be tortured, feel free to go see the chick flick Dear John.

This weeks Pick

This week's pick in the wide releases is Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians PosterRelease Date: February 12, 2010
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Chris Columbus
Screenwriter: Craig Titley
Starring: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Ray Winstone
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild language)
Official Website: PercyJacksonthemovie.com

It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student Percy Jackson's Greek mythology texts and into his life. And they're not happy: Zeus' lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Even more troubling is the sudden disappearance of Percy's mother. As Percy adapts to his newly discovered status as a demi-god (his father is Poseidon), he finds himself caught between the battling titans of Mt. Olympus. He and his friends embark on a cross-country adventure to catch the true lightning thief, save Percy's mom, and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves.

EN 5 Second Review: . This is Harry Potter for those of us who cant handle the medieval feel. Adults will not be bored by taking the kids to this one. In fact, they may be cheering right along by the end. Great fun for the whole family.

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Spotlight Stories

Articles on upcoming movies, as well as movie industry news

The Ten Most Anticipated Movies of 2010

By Michael Larson © 2009

There are three we think will be great, four that could go either way, and three that we think will probably end up as crap. It's also very early in the cycle so don't hold us to any of it. However, it is very apparent in looking through next years movies that Hollywood is officially out of ideas. Eight of these ten movies are either sequels, old stories, or based on graphic Novels. The good news? There is an abundance of hotness coming to a screen near you in 2010...more

Will Ferrell Comedies are cool, but kind-of silly

By Peter Veugelaers © 2009

Will Ferrell is an inspirational comedian that could inspire audiences to mimic his delivery of humor. He's that cool. He's got that sense of desperation about life that's utterly charminginly hilarious. But enough is enough. After a weekend of gorging on Will Ferrell comedies it's kind-of-silly in retrospect but I'd be looking forward to his latest, perhaps ... if you're in the mood. This year's Land of the Lost is supposed to be his next family film. But were any of his grown-up comedies, where he played the lead, any good?...more

spider man logoMarc Webb Chosen To Direct Spider Man 4

January 19, 2010 - Marc Webb, the director of the Golden Globe nominated Best Picture (500) Days of Summer, will direct the next chapter in the Spider-Man franchise, set to hit theaters summer 2012, it was jointly announced today by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios....more

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This Week's Other Releases

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Movie PosterRelease Date: February 12, 2010
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriter: Katherine Fugate
Starring: Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sexual material and brief partial nudity)
Official Website: ValentinesDaymovie.com

 An all-star ensemble cast comes together in "Valentine's Day," which follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.

EN 5 Second Review: This is a movie that for some reason we were forced to sit through as it is the only "date movie" this week. That said, it has a few laughs, very few and it plays like a sketch comedy that falls flat. The under 25 crowd seemed to like it though (read teenage girls).

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The Wolfman

Wolfman Movie PosterRelease Date: February 12, 2010
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Joe Johnston
Screenwriter: Andrew Kevin Walker, David Self
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Art Malik
Genre: Action, Horror
MPAA Rating: R (for bloody horror, violence and gore)
Official Website: TheWolfmanmovie.com

 Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar® winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Oscar® winner Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.

Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate.

As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself...one he never imagined existed

EN 5 Second Review: A mildly entertaining remake that is not as good as the original, not even close. This effort lacks any emotion and although the cast is amazingly capable, it feels phoned in. However if you look at it like B movie camp like the original, it can be kind of entertaining.

Opening Night Audience Rating:

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The Wolfman Trailer:

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Avatar

AvatarRelease Date: December 18, 2009 (conventional 3D theaters and IMAX 3D)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking)
Official Website: Avatarmovie.com

"Avatar," a live action film with a new generation of special effects, takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads an epic battle to save a civilization. James Cameron, the Oscar-winning director of "Titanic," first conceived the film years ago, when the means to realize his vision did not yet exist. Now, after four years of actual production work, "Avatar" 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.

The story's hero is Jake Sully, a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. Bitter and disillusioned, he's still a warrior at heart. All Jake ever wanted was something worth fighting for, and he finds it in the place he least expected: on a distant world. Jake has been recruited to join an expedition to the moon Pandora, which corporate interests are strip-mining for a mineral worth $20 million per kilogram on Earth. To facilitate their work, the humans use a link system that projects a person's consciousness into a hybrid of humans and Pandora's indigenous humanoids, the Na'vi. This human-Na'vi hybrid – a fully living, breathing body that resembles the Na'vi but possesses the individual human's thoughts, feelings and personality – is known as an "avatar."

In his new avatar form, Jake can once again walk. His mission is to interact with and infiltrate the Na'vi with the hope of enlisting their help – or at least their acquiescence – in mining the ore. A beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life, albeit reluctantly, because even in his avatar body, Jake represents to her the human encroachment on the Na'vi's unspoiled world.

As Jake's relationship with Neytiri deepens, along with his respect for the Na'vi, he faces the ultimate test as he leads an epic conflict that will decide nothing less than the fate of an entire world.

EN 5 Second Review: I saw the special 15-minute preview screening of "Avatar" in August and when compared to the theatrical trailer in 2D, there’s no doubt it’s best experienced in 3-D. The story’s a bit of a hook-in as well - pretty economical in typical James Cameron style, who did "The Abyss" and "Titanic" with much the same simplicity yet effectiveness. - Peter Veugelaers

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The Blind Side

Release Date: November 20, 2009
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: John Lee Hancock
Screenwriter: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins, Jae Head
Genre: Drama, Sports
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references)
Official Website: TheBlindSidemovie.com

Sandra Bullock ("The Proposal"), Tim McGraw ("Friday Night Lights") and Oscar®-winner Kathy Bates ("Misery," "Revolutionary Road") star in Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Blind Side," which depicts the remarkable true story of All-American football star Michael Oher.

A homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, Oher (Quinton Aaron) is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential on and off the football field. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own.

Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.

EN 5 Second Review: An uplifting sports movie, ranks right up there with the best of them. Sandra Bullock gives the performance of a lifetime and Quinton Aaron in an inspirational performance says the most we have ever seen with the least dialogue. Do not miss this movie.

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Dear John

Dear John PosterRelease Date: February 5, 2010
Studio: Screen Gems (Sony)
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Screenwriter: Jamie Linden
Starring: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas, Richard Jenkins, Keith Robinson
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sensuality and violence)
Official Website: DearJohn-movie.com

Directed by Lasse Hallstrom and based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, "Dear John" tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas--correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.

EN 5 Second Review: Good old fashioned romance for TV, Do not waste your ten dollars on this one as long as there are so many better movies out right now. In fact if you go see this you are going to get exactly what you deserve with about an hour and ten minutes in, my 19 year old daughter looked at me and wanted to leave, and she loves romances and Tatum.

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From Paris With Love

From Paris With Love PosterRelease Date: February 5, 2010
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Pierre Morel
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Adi Hasak
Starring: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak, Richard Durden
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality)
Official Website: FromParisWithLovefilm.com

A personal aide to the U.S. Ambassador in France, James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has an enviable life in Paris and a beautiful French girlfriend, but his real passion is his side job as a low-level operative for the CIA. All James wants is to become a bona fide agent and see some real action. So when he's offered his first senior-level assignment, he can't believe his good luck - until he meets his new partner, special agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta).

A trigger-happy, wisecracking, loose cannon who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack, Wax leads James on a white-knuckle shooting spree through the Parisian underworld that has James praying for his desk job. But when James discovers he's a target of the same crime ring they're trying to bust, he realizes there's no turning back...and that Wax himself might be his only hope for making it through the next forty-eight hours alive.

EN 5 Second Review: Excessively violent, crazy fights, magic bullets, crazy car chases, crashes, and more. In other words first rate entertainment. Travolta is magic here as he plays the part completely over the top with just a little bit of a wink and a nod to great buddy cop flicks of the past. It works fantastically as does his chemistry with Meyers. The formula is freshened and you get the feeling this is not a one shot deal. I am ready for more now.

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It's Complicated

It's Complicated PosterRelease Date: December 25, 2009
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Nancy Meyers
Screenwriter: Nancy Meyers
Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Mary Kay Place, Nora Dunn, Bruce Altman, Rita Wilson
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for some drug content and sexuality. PENDING APPEAL)
Official Website: ItsComplicatedmovie.com

Writer/director Nancy Meyers ("What Women Want," "Something's Gotta Give," "The Holiday") directs Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in "It's Complicated," a comedy about love, divorce and everything in between.

Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has—after a decade of divorce—an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake (Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable—an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness (Lake Bell), Jane is now, of all things, the other woman.

Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam (Martin), an architect hired to remodel Jane's kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes he's become part of a love triangle.

Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It's... complicated.

EN 5 Second Review: Disposable and predictable, yet somehow we enjoyed this movie we thought was only for our mothers. Turns out we have a soft spot for chocolate croissants. A nice cute date movie.

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Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness PosterRelease Date: January 29, 2010
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Martin Campbell
Screenwriter: William Monahan, Andrew Bovell
Starring: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts, Bojana Novakovic, Frank Grillo, Gbenga Akinnagbe
Genre: Suspense Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence and language)
Official Website: Edge-of-Darkness.com

 "Edge of Darkness" is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year-old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter's secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous, looking glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder – and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven's solitary search for answers about his daughter's death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.

EN 5 Second Review: Mel Gibson makes a remarkable comeback film that is true to form for him. He is definitely not "too old for this shit" yet.

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Extraordinary Measures

extraordinary measures posterRelease Date: January 22, 2010
Studio: CBS Films
Director: Tom Vaughan
Screenwriter: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Starring: Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Courtney B. Vance
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for thematic material, language and a mild suggestive moment)
Official Website: ExtraordinaryMeasuresthemovie.com

In the tradition of great inspirational dramas like the Academy Award nominated film "Erin Brockovich" and "The Pursuit of Happyness," "Extraordinary Measures" is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family's future to pursue a cure for his children's life threatening disease.

From his working class roots, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) has finally begun to taste success in corporate America. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with a fatal disease. With Aileen by his side, harnessing all of his skill and determination, Crowley teams up with a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford). Together they form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. One driven to prove himself and his theories, the other by a chance to save his children, this unlikely alliance eventually develops into mutual respect as they battle the medical and business establishments in a fight against the system – and time.

But, at the last minute, when it appears that a solution has been found, the relationship between the two men faces a final test - the outcome of which will affect the fate of John's children.

EN 5 Second Review: Extraordinary Measures is like a lifetime movie in the theatres. It is done by CBS' new theatrical division and it shows. Fraser and Ford somehow make it better than it should be though and it is by far the best of this weeks weak crop of releases.

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Legion

Legion PosterRelease Date: January 22, 2010
Studio: Screen Gems (Sony)
Director: Scott Stewart
Screenwriter: Scott Stewart, Peter Schink
Starring: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Tenney, Charles S. Dutton, Lucas Black, Kate Walsh, Doug Jones, Adrianne Palicki, Kevin Durand, Willa Holland
Genre: Action, Supernatural Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence, and language)
Official Website: Legionmovie.com

In the supernatural action thriller "Legion," an out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race.

When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany).

"Legion" also stars Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Kate Walsh, Adrianne Palicki, Charles S. Dutton and Willa Holland and is directed by Scott Stewart.

EN 5 Second Review: It is amazing that this film actually made it to release. This is B-movie goodness for late night drunken DVD viewing at best.

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Sherlock Holmes

sherlock holmes movie posterRelease Date: December 25, 2009
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Guy Ritchie
Screenwriter: Michael Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Guy Ritchie
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material)
Official Website: Sherlock-Holmes-movie.com

In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

EN 5 Second Review: A clever update that turns Holmes into an action star. Downey and Law play it up brilliantly, so for old Holmes fans it may be a bit too far outside the box, for the rest of us a fun ride.

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Tooth Fairy

Tooth Fairy PosterRelease Date: January 22, 2010
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Michael Lembeck
Screenwriter: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Randi Mayem Singer
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant, Ryan Sheckler
Genre: Comedy, Family
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild language, some rude humor and sports action)
Official Website: ToothFairy-movie.com

Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" - bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position,he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.

EN 5 Second Review: The Rock is officially a caricature now. The pitch had to be better than the movie "How about if we put Dwayne Johnson in ballerina slippers, pink tights, and a tutu?" That should tell you all you need to know.

Tooth Fairy Trailer:

Limited Releases

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus PosterRelease Date: December 25, 2009 (NY, LA; expansion: January 8)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Terry Gilliam
Screenwriter: Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown
Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking)
Official Website: SonyClassics.com/TheImaginariumofDoctorParnassus

"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick.

Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all.

Reviewed by Peter Veugelaers Copyright 2009

How does "The Imaganarium of Dr Paranassus" get over the problem of having four stars play the same character? Director/Producer Terry Gilliam integrates them into his film's fabric to a fault; the character the late Heath Ledger was fitted to play appears a little disjointed for ware...more

Coming Soon

February 19
- Blood Done Sign My Name (limited)
- The Ghost Writer (limited; expands: March 5)
- The Good Guy (limited)
- Happy Tears (limited)
- Shutter Island

February 26
- A Prophet (NY, LA)
- Cop Out
- The Crazies
- Prodigal Sons (limited)
- Toe to Toe (NY)

DVD Spotlight

Spotlighting some of our favorite DVD releases

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation PosterRelease Date: May 21, 2009
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: McG
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Official Website: TerminatorSalvation.com

Terminator Salvation on DVD, Blue Ray, at huge discounts.

DVD Review by Peter Veugelaers © 2009

I have quite a bit of faith in director McG after the hyperventilating Charlie’s Angels (2000), his feature debut at the start of the decade. He uses his skills in narrative energy and drive to create a suspenseful next generation Terminator movie.

James Cameron directed The Terminator (1984), a quieter, low-budget, down-key, but appealingly no-nonsense sci-fi action movie. The antagonist, a cyborg from the future, played by former body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger a few years after his Mr. Universe wins, is pretty convincingly nasty and ugly, leading to a stunning climax.

Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) is more action-packed, with stronger hooks, effecting a stylish and suspenseful narrative drive. Linda Hamilton as the resistance leader’s mother is butch and tough, but I remember being put-off by the type of violence in some places, and it’s sometimes too cute when Schwarzenegger plays Daddy to the future’s leader...more

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