Dec
31
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
IMDB rating: 7.30
Plot: Disney brings animated versions of 2 literary works to the screen here. The first is ‘The Adventures of Mr. Toad’, based on the characters from Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’. The second is based on Washinton Irving’s masterpiece ‘The Headless Horseman’, in which [...]
Dec
31
Mad City
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Mad City (1997)
IMDB rating: 6.00
Plot: Sam Baily, upset over losing his job, takes a natural history museum hostage. Max Brackett, journalist, is in the museum when this occurs, and gets the scoop. The story spreads nation wide, and soon it is all anyone talks about. The story itself is the news, not the reason why [...]
Dec
31
How She Move
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How She Move (2007)
IMDB rating: 1.80
Plot: Following her sister’s death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing.
Directors: Rashid Ian Iqbal
Actors: Bennett Cle,Carmon David,Davis DeRay,Duhaney Kevin,Fernandez Shawn,Gademans Brennan,Gordon [...]
Dec
31
Lion King 1?, The
December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Lion King 1?, The (2004)
IMDB rating: 6.40
Plot: Imagine a cross between _Lion King, The (1994)_ (qv) and _Back to the Future Part II (1989)_ (qv). This is a separate story thread, that of Timon and Pumbaa, intertwined with the original story. Thus, along with seeing new events (e.g. Timon’s departure from the meerkat colony, Timon [...]
Dec
30
Lady Sings the Blues
December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
IMDB rating: 6.90
Plot: Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
Directors: Furie Sidney J.
Actors: Williams Billy Dee,Pryor Richard,Callahan James T.,Hampton Paul,Melton Sid,Glass Ned,Selzer Milton,Bartold Norman,Tanner Clay,Hairston Jester,Biography,Drama,Music,
Are there any poetic devices in [...]
Dec
30
Dadnapped
December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Dadnapped (2008)
IMDB rating: 6.30
Plot: Melissa has a bad case of sibling rivalry, only her competition is a fictional character in her father’s best-selling novel about a teenage super spy. When her father is “dadnapped” by a group of overzealous fans, it’s up to Melissa to help him by tapping her inner superhero.
Directors: Hoen Paul
Actors: [...]
Dec
30
I Can Do Bad All by Myself
December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
IMDB rating: 2.10
Plot: When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of Raymond, [...]
Dec
29
Jindabyne
December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Jindabyne (2006)
IMDB rating: 7.10
Plot: Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find [...]
Dec
29
Legends of the Fall
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Legends of the Fall (1994)
IMDB rating: 6.80
Plot: Set in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the early 1900s, this is a tale of love, betrayal, and brotherhood. After being discharged, Colonel Ludlow decides to raise his three sons in the wilds of Montana, where they can grow up away from the government and society he [...]
Dec
29
Deep, The
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Deep, The (1977)
IMDB rating: 5.80
Plot: A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters. Featuring extended underwater sequences and a look into the affairs of treasure hunting. Based on a novel by Peter ‘Jaws’ Benchley.
Directors: Yates Peter
Actors: [...]