* UNSTOPPABLE * KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT * DUE DATE * LIFE AS WE KNOW IT * PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 * 127 HOURS *
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UNSTOPPABLE
FORMAT : DVD
Genre: Action
running time: 98 min.
director: Tony Scott
studio: 20th Century Fox
producer(s): Mimi Rogers, Julie Yorn, Tony Scott
screenplay: Mark Bomback
PG Classification
Starring: Chris Pine, Denzel Washington, Rosario Dawson
Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics gave it an amazing 86%
1 million tons of steel. 100,000 people at risk. 100 minutes to impact..
In this action thriller from director Tony Scott, rookie train operator Will (Chris Pine) and grizzled veteran engineer Frank (Denzel Washington) learn that a runaway locomotive carrying carloads of dangerous chemicals is headed for Will's small Pennsylvania hometown, where his wife and young daughter live. In order to save the day, they must figure out how to catch up to the rogue engine, and stop it before harm comes to the town. Standing in their way is Galvin (Kevin Dunn), the head of the company who is more interested in saving the stock price than lives. On the plus side, the duo have competent corporate employee Connie (Rosario Dawson) on the radio, talking them through their various attempts to corral and then stop the potentially lethal locomotive.
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KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
FORMAT AVAILABLE : DVD
Genre: Drama
Run time: 104 min.
Dir.: Lisa Cholodenko
Studio: Alliance Films
Producer(s): Philippe Hellmann, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin-Lundberg, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Gary Gilbert
Screenplay: Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko
Cast: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson
Classification: 18A
Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics gave it an amazing 94%
Not only won 2 Golden Globes (Best Motion Picture Comedy & Best Actress) but also nominated for 4 OSCARS (including Best Film), as well as 51 other nominations/awards worldwide.
The Kids Are All Right is the heartfelt new comedy from acclaimed director Lisa Cholodenko, starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, and Mark Ruffalo. Two teenaged children (Alice in Wonderland's Mia Wasikowska and Journey to the Center of the Earth's Josh Hutcherson) get the notion to seek out their biological father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers (Bening and Moore) have built for them. Once the donor (Ruffalo) is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and re-re-defined.
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DUE DATE
FORMAT : DVD
Genre: Comedy
run time: 95 min.
director: Todd Phillips
studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
producer(s): Todd Phillips, Dan Goldberg
Screenplay: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Adam Sztykiel, Todd Phillips
Classification: 14A
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis, Jamie Foxx, Danny McBride, RZA , Matt Walsh
Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is an expectant first-time father whose wife's due date is a mere five days away. As he hurries to catch a flight home to Los Angeles from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor and disaster-magnet Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) leads to the two of them being tossed off the plane and placed on a no-fly list... while Peter's luggage, wallet and ID take off without him.
With no alternatives in sight, Peter is forced to hitch a ride with Ethan and his canine traveling companion on what turns out to be a cross-country road trip that will destroy several cars, numerous friendships and Peter’s last nerve.
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
FORMAT : DVD (UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT)
Genre: Horror
running time: 91 min.
director: Tod Williams
studio: Paramount Pictures
producer(s): Oren Peli, Jason Blum
screenplay: Michael R. Perry
Classification: 14A
Starring: Katie Featherston, Brian Boland, Sprague Grayden, Molly Ephraim, Micah Sloat
Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics gave it 60%
Just as Dan and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare. Security cameras capture the torment, making every minute horrifyingly real. Spooky hauntings are once again the main course in this Paramount Pictures follow-up to Oren Peli's wildly successful supernatural thriller, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Kip Williams directs from a script by Michael R. Perry. Critics warn to "say good-bye to sleep" as Paranormal Activity 2 will haunt you long after it's shocking final scene.
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LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
FORMAT : DVD
Genre: Comedy
run time: 112 min.
director: Greg Berlanti
studio: Warner Bros.
producer(s): Paul Brooks, Barry Josephson
screenplay: Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson
Classification: PG
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Christine Hendricks, Melissa McCarthy, Hayes MacArthur
"A comedy about taking it one step at a time."
Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming caterer and Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous blind date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie.
But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Messer are forced to put their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find some common ground while living under one roof.
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127 HOURS
FORMAT : DVD
Genre: Drama
running time: 95 min.
director:Danny Boyle
studio: Fox Searchlight
producer(s): Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, John Smithson
screenplay: Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
inspiration: Aron Ralston
Classification: 14A
Starring: James Franco, Kate Mara, Lizzy Caplan, Clémence Poésy, Amber Tamblyn
Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics gave it 93%
"There is no force more powerful than the will to live."
From Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) comes the powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston (James Franco) has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends - as well as his own courage and ingenuity - to take us on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.
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"due date" is an amusing film but it is way too long and quite never-ending. I've been meaning to watch 127 hours although I heard it's quite gory...guess I'll have to find out for myself :)
Posted by: free movies | September 27, 2011 at 04:48 AM