Friday, December 31, 2010

Movie Review:The Departed (2006)

The Departed (2006)
Country:USA | Hong Kong
Language:English | Cantonese
Release Date:6 October 2006 (USA)
Filming Locations:12 Farnsworth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genres:Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Plot:
Two men from opposite sides of the law are undercover within the Massachusetts State Police and the Irish mafia, but violence and bloodshed boil when discoveries are made, and the moles are dispatched to find out their enemy's identities.
Director:Martin Scorsese
Writers:William Monahan (screenplay), Alan Mak (2002 screenplay Mou gaan dou), and 1 more credit »
Stars:Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/

Movie Review:Munich (2005)


Munich (2005)
Country:USA | Canada | France
Language:English | German | French | Hebrew | Arabic | Italian | Greek | Russian
Release Date:6 January 2006 (USA)
Filming Locations:Bir-Hakeim Bridge, Paris, France
Genres:Drama | History | Thriller 
Run time: 164 min
Plot:
Based on the true story of the Black September aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day.
Director:Steven Spielberg
Writers:Tony Kushner (screenplay), Eric Roth (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:Eric Bana, Daniel Craig and Marie-Josée Croze
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408306/

Movie Review:Australia (2008)


Australia (2008)
Country:Australia | USA | UK
Language:English | Aboriginal (some dialogue) | Chinese | Japanese
Release Date:26 November 2008 (USA)
Filming Locations:Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Genres:Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War
Run time: 165 min
Plot:
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
Director:Baz Luhrmann
Writers:Stuart Beattie (screenplay), Baz Luhrmann (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
Stars:Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Shea Adams
imsb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824/

Movie Review:Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)



Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)
Country:Australia | USA
Language:English
Release Date:2 September 2010 (Australia) See more »
Filming Locations:Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Genres:Action | Adventure | Drama
Run time:103
Plot:
When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight.
Director:Stuart Beattie
Writers:John Marsden (novel), Stuart Beattie
Stars:
Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood and Lincoln Lewis
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1456941/

Movie Review:Journey to Promethea (TV 2010)


Journey to Promethea (TV 2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:Covington, Louisiana, USA
Genres:Fantasy
Plot:
Journey to Promethea: A tyrannical king reigns over his kingdom with an iron fist, but there is hope. A prophecy foretold long ago states that a boy will rise up against the oppressive regime and lead his people to the promised land of Promethea. This is the action-packed journey of one boy that sparks a rebellion that ignites a vicious clash of wills between king and commoner, where only one group can emerge alive and victorious.
Director:Dan Garcia
Writer:Dan Garcia (screenplay)
Stars:
Marcelle Baer, Drew Battles and Gabe Begneaud
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1460639/

Movie Review:K 1 World Max 2010


K 1 World Max 2010
Released: March 27, 2010
Genres:    Sport
K 1 World Max 2010 : K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1, it took place on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. This was the opening event of the ninth K-1 World MAX season, featuring the classic eight-man elimination tournament fought under K-1 MAX Rules (70 kg/152 lb weight class), the winner qualified for the K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16, scheduled for July. The tournament featured the K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament runner-up Yuya Yamamoto, 2008 K-1 MAX Japan champion Yasuhiro Kido and 2004, 2005 and 2009 champion Taishin Kohiruimaki.

K-1 Max Tournament

Vitaly Hurkou (Вelarus)
Lukasz Szulc (Poland)
Enriko Gogochia (Georgia)
Almaz Smagulov (Kazakhstan)
Ivan Grigoriev (Ukraine)
Zamin Guseinov (Azerbaijan)
Konstantin Tsutsu (Moldova)
Tadas Jonkus (Lithuania)

Superfights

Zabit Samedov (Belarus) vs. Rodney Glunder (Holland)
Igor Bugaenko (Belarus) vs. Slavo Polugic (Switzerland)

Movie Review:Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)



Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Filming Locations:Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genres:Drama
Plot:
Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
Director:Rob Hardy
Writers:Albert Leon (screenplay), Meena Payne (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Keith David, Columbus Short and Stephen Boss 
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1533817/


Thursday, December 30, 2010

Movie Review:Gulliver's Travels (2010)

Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:25 December 2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Genres:Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy
Run time: 93 min
Plot:
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
Director:Rob Letterman
Writers:Joe Stillman (screenplay), Nicholas Stoller (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Jack Black, Emily Blunt and Jason Segel
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320261/

Movie Review:Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Country:UK
Language:English
Release Date:14 December 1984 (USA)
Genres:Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Run time:113 min
Filming Locations:Alexandra Palace Way, London, England, UK
Plot:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director:Michael Radford
Writers:George Orwell (novel), Michael Radford
Stars:
John Hurt, Richard Burton and Suzanna Hamilton

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Movie Review:Brave New World (TV 1980)




Brave New World (TV 1980)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:7 March 1980 (USA)
Genres:Drama | Sci-Fi
Run time: 180 min
Plot:
In a future society based on pleasure without moral worries, love is prohibited but casual sex, now called 'engaging'... See full summary »
Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
Writers:Doran William Cannon (adaptation), Aldous Huxley (novel)
Stars:
Julie Cobb, Bud Cort and Keir Dullea
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080468/

Movie Review:A Boy and His Dog (1975)





A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:November 1975 (USA)
Filming Locations:Coyote Dry Lake, Yermo, California, USA
Genres:Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Run time: 91 min
PG:R
Plot:

A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex, and they stumble into an underground society where the old society is preserved. The daughter of one of the leaders of the community seduces and lures him below, where the citizens have become unable to reproduce because of being underground so long. They use him for impregnation purposes, and then plan to be rid of him.
Director:L.Q. Jones
Writers:Harlan Ellison (story), L.Q. Jones
Stars:
Don Johnson, Jason Robards and Susanne Benton
IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730/

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Movie Review:Red Hill (2010)




Red Hill (2010)
Country:Australia
Language:English
Release Date:5 November 2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:Omeo, Victoria, Australia
Genres:Crime | Thriller | Western
PG:R
Run time:95 min
Plot:
A young police officer must survive his first day’s duty in a small country town.
Director:Patrick Hughes
Writer:Patrick Hughes
Stars:
Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley and Tommy Lewis
IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530983/

Movie Review:Pride & Prejudice (2005)




Pride & Prejudice (2005) (Jane Austen (novel)
Country:France | UK
Language:English
Release Date:23 November 2005 (USA)
Filming Locations:Basildon Park, Lower Basildon, Berkshire, England, UK
Genres:Drama | Romance
PG: R
Run time: 127 min
Plot:
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennett meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
Director:Joe Wright
Writers:Jane Austen (novel), Deborah Moggach (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen and Brenda Blethyn
IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/

Movie Review:My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)





My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
Country:USA | Germany
Language:English
Release Date:8 July 2010 (Portugal)
Filming Locations:Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California, USA
Genres:Drama
PG:R
Runtime: 91 min
Plot:
Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
Director:Werner Herzog
Writers:Herbert Golder (screenplay), Werner Herzog (screenplay)
Stars:
Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe and Chloë Sevigny
IMDB INFo:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233219/


Movie Review:Insane (2010)




Insane (2010)
Country:Sweden
Language:English
Release Date:October 2010 (Sweden)
Genres:Horror
Run time: 87 min
Plot:
A lonely hotel by a lonely road. Sarah is lost, looking for somewhere to sleep. She's come to the wrong place. A lonely hotel by a lonely road. Sarah is lost, Jenny is looking for her. She's come to the right place. The Bridgeburn Hotel.
Directors:Anders Jacobsson, Tomas Sandquist
Writers:Nathan Berry, Mikael Fuchs
Stars:
Jacobsson Anton, Lars Bethke and Tommy Hall
IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1491603/


Movie Review:TRON: Legacy (2010)




TRON: Legacy (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English | Hungarian
Release Date:17 December 2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:1150 S Olive St, Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres:Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Run time: 127 min
Plot:
A virtual-world worker looks to take down the Master Control Program.
Director:Joseph Kosinski
Writers:Edward Kitsis (screenplay), Adam Horowitz (screenplay)
Stars:
Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde

Movie Review:Black Swan (2010)





Black Swan (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:13 January 2011 (Australia)
Filming Locations:Bowling Green, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Genres:Drama | Thriller
Run time: 108 min
Plot:
A thriller that zeros in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival.
Director:Darren Aronofsky
Writers:Mark Heyman (screenplay), Andres Heinz (screenplay)
Stars:
Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel

IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/

Movie Review:Flipped (2010)





Flipped (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:10 September 2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:Manchester, Michigan, USA
Genres:Comedy | Drama | Romance
Run time: 90 min
Plot:
Two eighth graders start to have feelings for each other despite being total opposites. Based on the novel "Flipped" by Wendelin Van Draanen.
Director:Rob Reiner
Writers:Rob Reiner (screenplay), Andrew Scheinman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe and Rebecca De Mornay
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817177/


Movie Review:The Christmas Card

The Christmas Card
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:2 December 2006 (USA)
Filming Locations:Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres:Family | Romance
Run time:84 min
Plot:
US Army sergeant Cody Cullen's horror tour in Afghanistan ends when his mate Jonesy is blown to pieces while they deliver medical supplies in Nurestan... See full summary »
Director:Stephen Bridgewater
Writer:Joany Kane
Stars:
John Newton, Edward Asner and Alice Evans
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783494/

Movie Review:One Magic Christmas (1985)


One Magic Christmas (1985)
Country:Canada | USA
Language:English
Release Date:22 November 1985 (USA)
Filming Locations:Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Genres:Family | Fantasy
Run time:89 min
Plot:
An angel must show a mother the true meaning of Christmas. It's not just presents and materialistic things, but the people she cares about.
Director:Phillip Borsos
Writers:Thomas Meehan (story), Phillip Borsos (story)
Stars:
Mary Steenburgen, Gary Basaraba and Harry Dean Stanton
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089731/

Movie Review:Christmas on Mars (2008)





Christmas on Mars (2008)
Country:USA
Language:English
Filming Locations:Austin, Texas, USA
Genres:Music | Sci-Fi
Run time: 83 min
Plot:
Major Syrtis goes insane as he tries to improve morale in an abandoned colony on Mars through a Christmas pageant, where the first colonist baby will be born.
Directors:Wayne Coyne, Bradley Beesley
Writer:Wayne Coyne
Stars:
Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne and Steve Burns


IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363240/

Movie Review:The Christmas Shoes

The Christmas Shoes
Country:USA | Canada
Language:English
Release Date:1 December 2002 (USA)
Filming Locations:Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres:Drama
Run time:100 min
Plot:
A young boy tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for his dying mother, while a lawyer tries to deal with the break-up of his marriage.
Director:Andy Wolk
Writers:Donna Van Liere (book), Wesley Bishop (teleplay)
Stars:
Rob Lowe, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Max Morrow
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330152/

Movie Review:Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010)





Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:Highland, California, USA
Genres:Thriller
Run time: 90 min
Plot:
Upon taking her vows to become a nun, Sister Sarah is abused, brainwashed and drugged into submission by the corrupt clergy... See full summary »
Director:Joseph Guzman
Writers:Joseph Guzman, Robert James Hayes II
Stars:
Bill Oberst Jr., Tomas Boykin and Devanny Pin
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352388/

MovieReview:Independence Day (1996)





Independence Day (1996)
Won Oscar. Another 26 wins & 21 nominations
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:3 July 1996 (USA)
Filming Locations:2nd Street Tunnel, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres:Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Run time: 145 min
Plot:
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director:Roland Emmerich
Writers:Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
Stars:
Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/


Movie Review:November Christmas (2010)

November Christmas (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:28 November 2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres:Drama
Run time: 96 min
Plot:
A young father asks for pumpkins at the local farm stand. "In August? No." the farmer replies. The farmer ruminates on the odd request and gets involved with strangers for the first time since his son's death long ago.
Director:Robert Harmon
Writers:Pnenah Goldstein (teleplay), Greg Coppa (short story)
Stars:
Sam Elliott, John Corbett and Sarah Paulson
imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1713502/

Movie Review:Little Fockers (2010)






Little Fockers (2010)
Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:22 December 2010 (USA)
Filming Locations:Chicago Hilton & Towers - 720 S. Michigan Avenue, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genres:Comedy 
Run time: 98 min
Plot:
Family-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the "male nurse", Greg Focker have what it takes?
Director:Paul Weitz
Writers:John Hamburg, Larry Stuckey, and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Robert De Niro
IMDB INFO:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970866/