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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 >
Remarkable Power (2010)
Feb 14th
Director: Brandon Beckner | Rated: R | Review date: 14-Feb-2010
Kevin Nealon stars as Jack West, late-night talk show host on the verge of losing his job. In order to save his career, Jack must come up with a plan to boost his ratings. Meanwhile Ross (Evan Peters), a nobody living on his own in L.A. is seeking purpose in his life. Ross seeks inspiration from an infomercial promising “remarkable power.” Behind the scenes, private detective Van Hagen (Tom Arnold) and crime scene photographer Athena (Nora Zahetner) start to put together the pieces of a bizarre and mysterious case.
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Speed Dating (2010)
Jan 30th
Director/writer: Tony Herbert | Rated: R (language) | Review date: 28-Jan-2010
James Van Der Bexton, played by Hugh O’Conor, is heir to a fortune, but that doesn’t necessarily mean life is great. Approaching 30, James is still stuck on his ex who left him for someone else, hoping that she’ll one day take him back. To pass the time, James takes up speed dating, but not to actually get dates, but rather just for his amusement. His buddies constantly try to bring him out of his rut but to little avail. James’ friend and psychologist, who he’s been seeing since the More >
Person of Interest (2010)
Jan 20th
Director/writer: Christopher Ward | Rated: n/a (suggestive themes) | Review date: 18-Jan-2010
Person of Interest is writer/director Christopher Ward’s debut effort that follows a series of missing person cases within a small New England town. Sheriff Nickie Welles, played by Elise Rovinsky, puts every effort she has into solving the cases. Driven by the potential loss of her job, she’ll stop at nothing to figure out who’s been causing the town so much horror. Nickie enlists the help of James Hart (Cuyle Carvin), a local psychic. The townspeople, especially Nickie’s lover Detective Sandra Franks (Julie Bell), are less than enthused about More >
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Jan 3rd
Director: Guy Ritchie | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 30-Dec-2009
Director Guy Ritchie is well known for his lower budget crime flicks, so many people like myself were surprised to hear when he began working on the latest rendition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Not only would this period piece be a stray for Ritchie from the modern crime scene, but once the cast was released this film had blockbuster franchise written all over it. Needless to say, Ritchie delivered on the final product. What’s most surprising about this epic mystery thriller is that Ritchie manages to preserve his More >
