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The Secret in Their Eyes (2010)
Aug 21st
aka El Secreto de Sus Ojos
Director: Juan José Campanella Writers: Juan José Campanella and Eduardo Sacheri (novel) Rated: R (language, violence, nudity, rape scene) Cast: Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darín, Pablo Rago, Guillermo Francella, and Javier Godino
Retired federal justice agent Benjamín Esposito (Darín) is writing a novel on the one big case of his career that was never completely solved. When he returns to his old stomping grounds he finds himself bringing up old feelings about his former colleague Irene Menéndez Hastings (Soledad Villamil) in addition to new questions about the big case.
The Secret in their eyes is based on the novel written by More >
Salt (2010)
Aug 21st
Director: Phillip Noyce Writer: Kurt Wimmer Rated: PG-13 (violence) Cast: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski, and August Deihl
Angelina Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent caught in a possible Russian terrorist plot. Right from the beginning the action gets going and doesn’t let up. High tension chases, lightning fast martial arts ass-kickings, and balls-to-the-wall shoot outs kept my heart racing. To top it off, the story is quite exciting as well. It keeps you guessing who Salt really is and how things will play out. Jolie is in top form in this one, and I was very More >
Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The (2010)
Jul 2nd
Director: David Slade Writers: Melissa Rosenberg (screenplay), Stephanie Meyer (novel) Cast: Xavier Samuel, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Bryce Dallas Howard Rated: PG-13
I’ve made it no secret that I enjoy the Twilight movies. Yes, I am a straight male Twilight fan; deal with it. In my extensive review of the last installment, New Moon, I’ve pointed out why the movies work for me as well as what my problems with the movies are. Needless to say that when I heard David Slade, director of one of my favorite vampire movies ever, 30 Days of Night, was directing Eclipse, my excitement More >
Kick Ass (2010)
May 10th
Director: Matthew Vaughn Writers: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Mark Millar (comic), and John S. Romita Jr. (comic) Released: April 2010 Cast: Aaron Johnson, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, and Chloe Moretz Rated: R (drug use, sexuality, extreme violence, much involving children)
The word on the street is that Kick Ass truly does kick ass. Seeing the red-band trailer featuring Hit Girl earlier this year, I was intrigued by this one. Based on the comic involving a geeky comic loving teen Dave (Johnson) who one day decides to become a super hero, Kick Ass was sure to be a fun watch.
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Apr 14th
Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Robert Harris Rated: PG-13 Cast: Ewan McGregor, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan, and Olivia Williams
Roman Polanski returns to the big screen at full force and shows us just how a mystery film is made with The Ghost Writer. Robert Harris adapted and co-wrote the screenplay with Polanski for this sleek thriller based on his own book, The Ghost. The story follows a professional ghost writer, played by Ewan McGregor, hired to complete the autobiography of former British prime minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan). Turns out, the previous ghost’s work was brought to an abrupt after his body More >
