Friday, December 28, 2012

The Raven


In movie theater: 27 April 2012

Story Line:
When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s (John Cusack) darkest works, a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) joins forces with Poe in a quest to get inside the killer’s mind in order to stop him from making every one of Poe’s brutal stories a blood chilling reality. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, which escalates when Poe’s love (Alice Eve) becomes the next target.

Trailer:

Directed by: James McTeague
Cast:
John Cusack . . . Edgar Allan Poe 
Luke Evans . . . Detective Fields
Alice Eve . . . Fiancee
Brendan Gleeson . . . Captain Hamilton
Kevin McNally . . . Maddux 
Oliver Jackson-Cohen . . . John Cantrell 

Life of Pi


In movie theater: 21 November 2012

Story Line:
Upon release, Life of Pi became a critical and commercial success and has earned eleven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Visual Effects, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture – Drama and Best Director and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.


Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) creates an all-audience film about a young man on a fateful voyage who, after a spectacular disaster in the middle of the ocean, is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. He becomes marooned on a lifeboat he must share with the ship’s only other survivor, a fearsome Bengal tiger with whom he makes an amazing and unexpected connection.

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After weeks longer at sea, finally the boat containing Pi and Richard Parker (Bengal tiger) reaches the of Mexico . Richard Parker leaves Pi all alone and go through a deep jungle since he is too weak to follow. Eventually , He is rescued by a group who carry him to hospital.

In hospital, insurance agents for the Japanese freighter come to hear his account of the incident. They find his story unbelievable, and ask him to tell them what "really" happened, if only for the credibility of their report. He answers with a less fantastic but detailed account of sharing the lifeboat with his mother, a sailor with a broken leg, and the cook. In this story, the cook kills the sailor to use him as bait and food. In a later struggle, Pi's mother pushes him to safety on a smaller raft, and the cook stabs her as she falls overboard to the sharks. Later, Pi returns to grab the knife and kills the cook.

In the present, the writer notes parallels between the two stories: the orangutan was Pi's mother, the zebra was the sailor, the hyena was the cook, and Richard Parker, the tiger, was Pi himself. Pi asks him which story the writer prefers; he chooses the one with the tiger because it "is the better story", to which Pi responds, "And so it is with God". Glancing at a copy of the insurance report, the writer notices a closing comment about the remarkable feat of surviving 227 days at sea, especially with a tiger: the insurance agents chose that story as well.  

Trailer:

Directed by: Ang Lee
Cast:
Suraj Sharma . . . Pi
Irrfan Khan
Gerard Depardieu
Tabu . . . Mother
Tobey Maguire . . . Writer

A Haunted House


On Movie Theater: 11 January 2013
A parody of the Paranormal Activity movies, The Devil Inside and other "found footage" movies.


Story Line:
When newlyweds Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) move into their dream house, they quickly find they're not alone. But it's not the house that's haunted, but his wife that is possessed with spirits - or as Malcolm calls it - "relationship baggage." Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to modern day ghost busters to rid her of the demon, determined not to let the evil spirit ruin his marriage... or his sex life for that matter.

Directed by: Mike Tiddes
Cast:
more cast Marlon Wayans
Nick Swardson
David Koechner
Cedric the Entertainer
Dave Sheridan
Essence Atkins

The Devil Inside


In Movie Theater: 6 January 2012

Story Line 
In 1989, emergency responders received a 9-1-1 call from Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) confessing that she had brutally killed three people. 20 years later, her daughter Isabella (Fernanda Andrade) seeks to understand the truth about what happened that night. She travels to the Centrino Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Italy where her mother has been locked away to determine if her mother is mentally ill or demonically possessed. When she recruits two young exorcists (Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth) to cure her mom using unconventional methods combining both science and religion, they come face-to-face with pure evil in the form of four powerful demons possessing Maria.

Trailer


Directed by: William Brent Bell

Cast:
Fernanda Andrade . . . Isabella Rossi 
Simon Quarterman . . . Ben 
Evan Helmuth . . . David 
Suzan Crowley . . . Maria Rossi 
Ionut Grama . . . Michael 
Bonnie Morgan . . . Rosa 

Django Unchained


In Movie Theater: 25 December 2012

Story Line
Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars 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 (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. 

Trailer

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 (Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation. 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.

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Cast:
Christoph Waltz . . . Bounty Hunter
Samuel L. Jackson . . . Stephen
Leonardo DiCaprio . . . Calvin Candie
Jamie Foxx . . . Django
Kerry Washington . . . Broomhilda
James Remar . . . Ace Speck

Les Misérables


In Movie Theaters: 25 December 2012

Les Miserables is a musical adaptation film of a novel by the French writer, Victor Huga, premiered in London, England, on Saturday (8/12).

Starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, and Amanda Seyfried. Les Miserables will be screened around the world starting December 25.

Trailer

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

Les Miserables is about the life of an ex-convict Jean Valjean, who wants to change his live for the better. But he could not escape from the dark past.


Directed by: Tom Hooper

Cast:
Hugh Jackman . . . Jean Valjean
Russell Crowe . . . Inspector Javert
Anne Hathaway . . . Fantine
Eddie Redmayne . . . Marius
Amanda Seyfried . . . Cosette
Samantha Barks . . . Eponine

Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Avengers

The Avengers_1

In Movie Theaters: Friday, May 4, 2012

The various superheroes  Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) are all united in a 200 million dollar budget movie production of Marvel Studios and Walt Disney pictures processed lead by Joss Whedon, The Avengers.


Due to copyright reasons, some characters such as Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch (Magneto twins), Doctor Doom and the Green Goblin (Spiderman enemy) were not included in the list. Although all of these characters belong to Marvel / Disney, the character X-Men and Fantastic Four have been licensed for Fox Studios, whereas Sony's Spider-Man license, long before The Avengers made.

The movie once again revolves around the power of Tesseract, blue cube constantly producing renewable energy, which comes from the planet Asgard, and sought after by those who want to have the power to control the world. And one of them, Loki (Tom Hiddlestone), escapes from the planet and intends to master the human race by controlling the Tesseract.

Meanwhile, peacekeeper agents of the Earth using a blindfold, Nick Fury (played by Samuel L. Jackson), must utilize the superhuman ability in order to prevent the occurrence of an intergalactic war.
You must watch it....

The Amazing Spider-Man

amazing spider-man

In Movie Theaters: 3 July 2012 

Review:
The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), a student who had been abandoned by his parents since childhood, since he was raised by Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter tries to find his true identity.

Trailer

Peter finds his first love in college where he studied, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they fight for love, build commitments, and share secrets.

Peter finds a mysterious suitcase belonged to his father, to treat the curious in his mind, he began an investigation concerning the death of his parents, it took him straight to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), a former partner of his father. Spider-Man in the story this time is set for dealing with Connors, The Lizard, which will force him to make decision determining the way Peter uses his powers and his life to go the way of his destiny to become a hero.

Directed by : Marc Webb
Starring:
Andrew Garfield:  Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Emma Stone:  Gwen Stacy
Rhys Ifans:  Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard
Martin Sheen: Uncle Ben
Sally Field:  Aunt May
Denis Leary: George Stacy

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

In Movie Theaters: 20 July 2012 

Review:
This is the last series of the trilogy of The Dark Knight, Batman faces a challenge from the brutal Bane and mysterious Catwoman.

Trailer

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotilard here shown as the descriptions of their character, as a good cop and Bruce's girlfriend. But it seems that John Blake will know who the person behind the mask. Anne Hathway looks pretty in her Catwoman costume. Many people doubted the decision of Nolan when he chose Anne Hathaway to portray Catwoman, but we'll see in July if the allegations will be proved or not.

The voice of (Tom Hardy) Bane might have been cleaned up and clarified so that once sounded hoarse no more.

Moreover, the plot of this movie seems to be a combination of comic book Batman "Knightfall", "Knightquest", and "No Man's Land".

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring:
Christian Bale: Bruce Wayne / Batman
Michael Caine: Alfred 
Gary Oldman: Jim Gordon 
Tom Hardy: Bane
Anne Hathaway: Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: John Blake
Marion Cotilard: Bruce's girlfriend

Ice Age 4 Continental Drift

Ice Age 4 Continental Drift

In Movie Theaters: 13 July 2012

Review:
"Manny, Diego, and Sid begin another adventure after their continent was divided. Using a chunk of ice as a ship, they sail the seas, meet fascinating sea creatures and fight with pirates, they explore the new world."

Watch the Trailer


Ice Age: Continental Drift tells the story of a trio of "Manny, Diego, and Sid" who will begin their greatest adventure after a disaster that makes all the lands on earth to be separated into five continents. Separated from another band, they make use of crushed ice as a 'ship' to sail the seas to a new adventure. In the sea they found a unique and exotic sea creatures, new islands, and even a group of pirates who try to capture them. And they will meet with the crazy squirrel 'Scrat' which is still obsessed with chasing 'curse'canary that brought him to his new adventure he had never experienced before.

Directed by:
Steve Martino
Michael Thurmeier
Starring:
Ray Romano: Manny (voice)
Queen Latifah:  Ellie (voice)
Denis Leary: Diego (voice)
John Leguizamo: Sid (voice)
Sean William Scott: Crash
Jeremy Renner: Gutt (voice)
Jennifer Lopez: Shira (voice)

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

In Movie Theaters: 08 June 2012

Review:

Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still struggling to find their way home, Africa. This time they were through Europe where they found the perfect cover: a traveling circus, where they found the style of Madagascar!

Trailer

dependent on chimpanzee and the penguin , their plans were missed and they were stranded in Monte Carlo, where they tried to escape from European animal watch command, Captain Chantel DuBois and eventually they joined a traveling circus. Led by a Siberian tiger, Vitaly, circus animals have been through a series of tour cities in Europe which ended in the heart City of London. Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria helped Vitaly the Tiger, Gia, and Stefano rediscover their passion and designing their new shows.

Directed by: Eric Darnell
Starring:
Ben Stiller: Alex (voice) 
Chris Rock: Marty (voice) 
David Schwimmer: Melman (voice) 
Jada Pinkett-Smith: Gloria (voice) 
Sacha Baron Cohen:  King Julien XIII (voice)
Frances McDormand: Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

In Movie Theaters:  14 December 2012

Review:
The Hobbit is a two part epic fantasy adventure movie directed and produced by Peter Jackson and based on JRR Tolkien's fantasy novel of the same name. A Jackson's prequel of trilogy of The Lord of the Rings.

Trailer:


This prequel of trilogy The Lord of the Rings tells of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, honorable "little people", on the hazardous journey with Gandalf the Grey. Along with 13 dwarves, Bilbo Baggins will open the door of perilous adventure through "the Lonely Mountain" where he must defeat all the enemies, ranging from dragons, giant spiders, hostile elves, hungry wolves, and - perhaps the most dangerous of all - being named Gollum, Bilbo eventually get a magical ring, "the ring", from him after winning a riddling contest!


Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring:
Martin Freeman: Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen: Gandalf the Grey
Richard Armitage: Thorin Oakenshield
Graham McTavish: Dwalin
Ken Stott: Balin
Aidan Turner: Kíli
Dean O'Gorman: Fíli
Mark Hadlow: Dori
Jed Brophy: Nori
Adam Brown: Ori
John Callen: Óin
Peter Hambleton: Glóin
William Kircher: Bifur
James Nesbitt: Bofur
Stephen Hunter: Bombur
Andy Serkis: Gollum
Hugo Weaving: Elrond
Benedict Cumberbatch: Smaug
Mikael Persbrandt: Beorn
Lee Pace: Thranduil 
Stephen Fry: Master of Lake-town
Luke Evans: Bard the Bowman
Billy Connolly: Dáin II Ironfoot
Barry Humphries: the Great Goblin

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy


In Movie Theaters: 03 August 2012

Review:
The 4th part of the Bourne series based on the original story. As director Tony Gilroy explains, "It's not a reboot or a prequel to overhaul or replace Matt Damon .. There will be a new hero, a new chapter ... this is a stand-alone project." Jason Bourne will not be shown in this film; Jeremy Renner will play another trained killer in the same program as Bourne.


Trailer

Due to the impact of the events of The Bourne Ultimatum, the CIA decides to shut down the "Outcome Operation", the substitution of "Treadstone Operation". Aeron Cross, an agent of Outcome Operation , and Stephanie Snyder, a doctor who helps creating Outcome agent, must find a way to escape from Byer CIA agent wanted them assassinated.

Directed by: Tony Gilroy
Starring:
Jeremy Renner: Aaron Cross/Kenneth Gidson
Rachel Weisz: Dr. Stephanie Snyder
Edward Norton: Byer
Joan Allen: Deputy Director Pamela Landy
David Strathairn: Noah Vosen
Albert Finney: Dr. Albert Hirsch
Scott Glenn: Ezra Kramer
Donna Murphy: Dita
Stacy Keach: Mark Turso
Corey Stoll: Vendel
Oscar Isaac: Number Three
David Asmar: Evan Pines

Resident Evil: Retribution

Resident Evil: Retribution

In Movie Theaters:  14 September 2012

Review:
Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth episode of the Resident Evil movie series. Not much changed from the initial theme of this story. this time the T-virus that is spread by the Umbrella company has evolved to the level higher.

Trailer

Umbrella Corporation's deadly T-virus continues to destroy the Earth, changing the global population into a legion of flesh-eating corpses. The last hope of the human race, Alice (Milla Jovovich), wakes up in the most secret Umbrella facility chamber and she reveals her past which still shrouded in mist. Alice continues to hunt down those responsible for this outbreak, a pursuit that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, DC and Moscow, which leads to the unveiling of her foggy mind that will force her to rethink everything she thought real. Aided by the new found allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive and continue to try to heal the world that has been in the edge of destruction. The countdown begins.

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: 
Milla Jovovich: Alice
Sienna Guillory: Jill Valentine
Michelle Rodriguez: Rain Ocampo
Johann Urb: Leon S. Kennedy
Kevin Durand: Barry Burton
Li Bingbing: Ada Wong
Oded Fehr: Carlos Olivera
Boris Kodjoe: Luther West
Colin Salmon: James "One" Shade
Aryana Engineer: Becky
Shawn Roberts: Albert Wesker

The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2

In Movie Theaters: 17 August 2012

Review:
As in the previous Expendables, this time the movie is also filled with the faces of popular actors. Viewers will be spoiled by live action of Hollywood actors like Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, and many more.

Trailer

The Expendables has been returned. Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Yin Yang, Gunnar Jensen, Toll Road, and Hale Caesar, plus two new members Billy the Kid and Maggie - met again when Mr Church enlisted the Expendables for a seemingly simple job. They thought that this would be easy, but it all fallen apart when one of them was cruelly murdered by Valain, their mercenary rival, the Expendables were forced to seek a revenge. Vilain, make it more interesting, had a terrible plan to collect the amount of plutonium which was enough to change the balance of the power in the world. In addition to their mission of revenge as well to stop the mad plans of Vilain.

Directed by: Simon West
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone: Barney Ross
Jason Statham: Lee Christmas
Jet Li: Yin Yang
Dolph Lundgren: Gunnar Jensen
Chuck Norris: Booker
Terry Crews: Hale Caesar
Randy Couture: Toll Road
Liam Hemsworth: Bill 'the Kid' Timmons
Bruce Willis: Mr. Church
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Trent Mauser
Scott Adkins: Hector
Yu Nan: Maggie