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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Jul 8th
Director: Steve Pink Writers: Josh Heald, Sean Anders, and John Morris Rated: R Cast: John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, and Rob Corddry
When Lou (Corddry) nearly kills himself in a drunken stupor, his buddies decide to take him on a getaway in a ski town for some male bonding. In their first night they take a dip in an alluring hot tub, and after a wild night of partying they wake up to a series of strange occurrences leading up to the fact that they’ve just found a hole in time through said hot tub. Sound crazy? Well it is, More >
Before Sunset (2004)
Jun 19th
Director: Richard Linklater Writers: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke Starring: Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
A movie like 1995′s Before Sunrise was so perfect and left off so realistically that the idea of a sequel should have been something to be immediately disregarded. Luckily for us the team of Linklater, Delpy, and Hawke believed in Before Sunset and have crafted possibly the best sequel to come out in recent years.
The film answers our biggest questions about what happened after that one night Vienna. It takes place in Paris where Jesse (Hawke) is on a book tour and runs into Celine More >
Shadow Within, The (2010)
May 30th
Director: Silvana Zancolo Writers: Pascal Françaix (novel “Les Mères Noires”), Silvana Zancolo (screenplay), Daniel Aarons, (screenplay), and Giovanni Eccher (screenplay) Cast: Laurence Belcher, Hayley J. Williams, Beth Winslet, Rod Hallett, and Bonny Ambrose Original release date: 2007
The Shadow Within opens with a woman giving birth in a bright white room. She loses the second baby, which is show in brief as a demonic looking creature. Back to present time, the surviving son Maurice (Laurence Belcher) is neglected and abused by the mother (Hayley J. Williams). Maurice seems to be an odd child, who soon gains the attention of Madame Armand (Ambrose).
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You Move You Die (2007)
May 16th
Director/writer: Ketzal Sterling Cast: Ketzal Sterling, Julian Harrison, Patrick Clarke, and Jonathan Allen
Ketzal Sterling wrote, directed, and stars in this hilarious action comedy flick out of New Zealand. Sterling plays Mike, a handsome playboy with seemingly shady associates. Mike has a plan up his sleeve involving a woman he’s dating and a ring, however his plan goes awry when he’s jumped by some wannabe thugs. With the clock ticking, Mike and his associates try to track down the ring while running into a slew of obstacles along the way. This is not a film meant to be taken seriously. Take More >
Othello (1965) vs. Othello (1995)
May 16th
The two versions of the film “Othello” were both very similar as far as the script goes, as both were very faithful to the play and the dialogue being almost identical in both of them. However, that is where the similarities with the two films stopped. Starting with the 1965 version directed by Stuart Burge and starring Laurence Olivier as Othello. The main characteristic of this film that stuck out to me is that it seemed almost like a play being filmed. The set and costume designs were quite elegant and authentic, and the characters’ monologues and performances were captured More >
