Archive for December, 2012

The Guilt Trip

Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Dan Fogelman

Plot: Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, and who better to accompany him than his overbearing mother Joyce. After deciding to start his adventure with a quick visit at mom’s, Andy is guilted into bringing her along for the ride. Across 3,000 miles of ever-changing landscape, he is constantly aggravated by her antics, but over time he comes to realize that their lives have more in common than he originally thought. His mother’s advice might end up being exactly what he needs.

 

Parental Guidance

Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 136

Language: English

Director: Andy Fickman

Plot: A grandfather takes care of his three grandkids while his daughter works.

 

Django Unchained

Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 155

Language: English

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Plot: Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive.

Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago.

Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Academy Award®-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation where slaves are groomed by trainer Ace Woody (Kurt Russell) to battle each other for sport. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival.

 

The Great Gatsby

Tuesday, December 25th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 148

Language: English

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Plot: “The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

 

Jack Reacher

Friday, December 21st, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Plot: A homicide investigator looks into a mass shooting involving a military sniper.

 

Not Fade Away

Friday, December 21st, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 106

Language: English

Director: David Chase

Plot: It’s 1964, the Rolling Stones appear on television and three best friends from the suburbs of New Jersey decide to form a rock band.

 

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Friday, December 21st, 2012

Genre: Non-Fiction

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 96

Language: English

Director: Andrew Adamson

Plot: From the legendary James Cameron, writer/director Andrew Adamson (“Shrek” and “Chronicals of Narnia”) and the creators of Cirque Du Soleil.

 

Life of Pi

Friday, December 21st, 2012

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 136

Language: English

Director: Ang Lee

Plot: Based upon the bestselling book by Yann Martel, LIFE OF PI tells the story of a young man’s incredible survival at sea against impossible odds. A remarkable technological breakthrough in 3D epic adventure, PI is an emotionally captivating experience that will inspire, touch and transport audiences to a place of discovery that they will never forget.

 

This Is 40

Friday, December 21st, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 113

Language: English

Director: Judd Apatow

Plot: Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People) brings audiences This Is 40, an original comedy that expands upon the story of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from the blockbuster hit Knocked Up as we see first-hand how they are dealing with their current state of life.

 

Zero Dark Thirty

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

Genre: War

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 74

Language: English

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Plot: The story of the Navy SEAL team that tracked down Osama bin Laden.

 

Les Miserables

Friday, December 14th, 2012

Genre: Musical

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 100

Language:

Director: Tom Hooper

Plot: Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year.

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.

 

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Friday, December 14th, 2012

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Peter Jackson

Plot: The adventure of “The Hobbit” follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.

 

Playing for Keeps

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 154

Language: English

Director: Gabriele Muccino

Plot: A charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star (Butler) returns home to put his life back together. Looking for a way to rebuild his relationship with his son, he gets roped into coaching the boy’’ soccer team. But his attempts to finally become an “adult” are met with hilarious challenges from the attractive “soccer moms” who pursue him at every turn. “Playing For Keeps” is directed by Gabriele Muccino, the director of “The Pursuit of Happyness.”

 

Deadfall

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 132

Language: English

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky

Plot: Siblings Addison (Eric Bana) and Liza (Olivia Wilde) are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. When a car accident leaves their wheel man and a state trooper dead, they split up and make a run for the Canadian border in the worst of circumstances – a near whiteout blizzard. While Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem in his wake, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay (Charlie Hunnam), en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, June (Sissy Spacek) and retired sheriff Chet (Kris Kristofferson). It’s there the siblings are reunited in a terse and thrilling showdown that pushes the bonds of family to the limit.

 

Dino Time

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Genre: Animation

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 123

Language: English

Director: Yoon-suk Choi

Plot: “Dino Time” is the story of a daredevil kid named Ernie, his little sister Julia, and his best friend Max, who, while horsing around in Max’s inventor father’s workshop, accidentally trip a time-machine into operation and find themselves transported back in time 65 million years, where they’re adopted by doting dinosaur mom Tyra (Melanie Griffith) and a rambunctious dinosaur “brother” named Dodger (Rob Schneider). The three kids explore the excitement of the prehistoric world – trying to steer clear of Tyra’s evil dinosaur rivals (William Baldwin and Stephen Baldwin) – while, back in the present day, Max’s dad and Ernie and Julia’s overprotective mom (Jane Lynch) plot their rescue.

 

WAGNER & ME

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 207

Language:

Director: Patrick McGrady

Plot: Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world’s most controversial composer, but can he salvage Richard Wagner’s music from its dark associations with anti-Semitism and Hitler?

Fry’s quest begins in southern Germany where he is granted unique access to Bayreuth’s legendary annual Wagner festival. In Switzerland he discovers the origins of Wagner’s masterpiece The Ring. In Bavaria he marvels at the fairytale castle inspired by Wagner’s music, and in St Petersburg learns why Wagner fascinated Russian audiences.

But Fry also confronts the composer’s dark side. In Nuremberg he investigates how Hitler appropriated Wagner’s music, and in London meets a cellist who played in the prisoners’ orchestra at Auschwitz – where some of Fry’s relatives died. What will she think of his passion for Hitler’s favorite artist?

Animated by Fry’s trademark wit and intelligence and featuring a soundtrack of Wagner’s extraordinary music, “Wagner & Me” is a provocative yet enjoyable exploration of the life and legacy of one of history’s great geniuses.

 

Hyde Park on Hudson

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 156

Language: English

Director: Roger Michell

Plot: In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Academy Award nominee Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York – the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to FDR for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR’s domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal weekend an unforgettable one. Seen through the eyes of Daisy (Academy Award nominee Laura Linney), Franklin’s neighbor and intimate, the weekend will produce not only a special relationship between two great nations, but, for Daisy – and through her, for us all – a deeper understanding of the mysteries of love and friendship.

 

The Man with the Iron Fists

Saturday, December 1st, 2012

Genre: Action-Adventure

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 137

Language: English

Director: RZA

Plot: Since his arrival in China’s Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people.

 

On the Road

Saturday, December 1st, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 105

Language: English

Director: Walter Salles

Plot: The screen adaptation of the Jack Kerouac’s cult novel.
Just after his father’s death, Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, meets Dean Moriarty, a devastatingly charming ex-con, married to the very liberated and seductive Marylou. Sal and Dean bond instantly. Determined not to get locked in to a constricted life, the two friends cut their ties and take to the road with Marylou. Thirsting for freedom, the three young people head off in search of the world, of other encounters, and of themselves.

 

IT’S A DISASTER

Saturday, December 1st, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 45

Language: English

Director: Todd Berger

Plot: In this doomsday comedy, four couples who meet for Sunday brunch find themselves stranded in a house together as the world may be about to end. When Tracy Scott (Julia Stiles) decides to introduce her new beau Glenn (David Cross) to her three friends Hedy (America Ferrera), Emma, and Lexi and their significant others, her biggest fear is whether or not her friends will approve of her new relationship, little does she realize that’s the least of her worries. Before long the couples find themselves in the midst of an apocalyptic disaster, catching them all off guard. One thing is clear; these four couples aren’t going to let the potential end of the world get in the way of the relationship issues they all need to work out.