Saturday, January 29, 2011

The Green Mile [1999]


"Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one."

Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Stephen King (novel) & Frank Darabont (screenplay)
Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse

 

Storyline

 

Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.



Red [2010]


"Still Armed. Still Dangerous. Still Got It."

Director
: Robert Schwentke
Writers: Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber
Stars: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman

Storyline

 

Frank (Bruce Willis) is retired, bored and lonely living off his government pension in a nondescript suburb in an equally nondescript house. The only joy in Frank's life are his calls to the government pension processing center when he gets to talk to his case worker Sarah (Mary-Louis Parker). Sarah is as bored and lonely as Frank and marks her conversations with the unknown Frank and her spy novels as the only things fun in her life. When something in Frank's past forces Frank back into his old line of work and puts an unwitting Sarah in the middle of the intrigue, Frank and Sarah begin a journey into Franks past and the people he used to work with. Like Frank they are all RED ... Retired Extremely Dangerous.



Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The Sorcerer's Apprentice [2010]

"It's The Coolest Job Ever."

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Writers: Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal (screen story)
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina


Storyline

 

Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness. It'll take all the courage Dave can muster to survive his training, save the city and get the girl as he becomes The Sorcerer's Apprentice.



Braveheart [1995]

"Every man dies, not every man really lives."

BASED ON A TRUE EVENTS

Director: Mel Gibson
Writers: Randall Wallace
Stars: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau and Patrick McGoohan


Storyline

 

William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce.



Paranormal Entity [2009]

"Decide The Truth For Yourself."


Director: Steve Barker
Writers: Rae Brunton (screenplay), Kieran Parker (story)
Stars: Shane Van Dyke, Erin Marie Hogan and Fia Perera


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Prepare to see the actual footage of the supernatural events leading to the 2008 "murder" of Samantha Finley. Released against the wishes of the authorities, this DVD proves that nothing human caused Samantha's death and therefore the suicide of his mother and the arrest and suicide of his brother.