Jan
17
Hunt for Red October, The
January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Hunt for Red October, The (1990)
IMDB rating: 7.60
Plot: Soviets create a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. Russian sub captain defects, goal of taking it to the U.S.A. to prevent the Russians from using the sub to wreak nuclear (missile) war against the U.S. Lots of plot turns and [...]
Jan
16
Ghost Busters
January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ghost Busters (1984)
IMDB rating: 7.50
Plot: Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler are three scientists at Columbia University in New York City. When their grant expires, the guys are fired and they go into business as a ghost extermination company called “Ghostbusters”. Their first customer is orchestra cello player Dana Barrett, who was scared out [...]
Jan
16
Lucky Ones, The
January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Lucky Ones, The (2008)
IMDB rating: 7.50
Plot: After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiance. But when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servicemen: Cheever, an older [...]
Jan
16
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
IMDB rating: 7.40
Plot: The big-screen version of Hunter S. Thompson’s seminal psychedelic classic about his road trip across Western America as he and his large Samoan lawyer searched desperately for the “American dream”… they were helped in large part by the huge amount of drugs and alcohol kept in [...]
Jan
15
Last Chance Harvey
January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
IMDB rating: 7.30
Plot: Harvey Shine is in London for the weekend for his daughter’s wedding. His work in New York preoccupies him: he writes music for ads, and he knows his boss is pushing him aside for younger talent. With family he’s also on the sidelines – long divorced, his wife remarried, [...]
Jan
13
Educating Rita
January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Educating Rita (1983)
IMDB rating: 7.10
Plot: Rita crashes into Dr. Frank Bryant’s life wanting an education, although she has no idea what it is that she’s asking. Her brash sincerity earns the respect of the doctor who has previously resigned himself to a life of empty lectures and booze. Rita’s character is a breath of fresh [...]
Jan
12
Serendipity
January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Serendipity (2001)
IMDB rating: 6.60
Plot: Jonathan Trager and Sara Thomas met while shopping for gloves in New York. Though buying for their respective lovers, the magic was right and a night of Christmas shopping turned into romance. Jon wanted to explore things further but Sara wasn’t sure their love was meant to be. They decided to [...]
Jan
11
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004)
IMDB rating: 5.90
Plot: In her first animated musical featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern re-telling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and the power of friendship. Based on the story by Mark Twain, Barbie as The Princess and The Pauper features Barbie [...]
Jan
9
Sleepers
January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Sleepers (1996)
IMDB rating: 7.20
Plot: Four boys growing up in Hell’s Kitchen play a prank that leads to an old man getting hurt. Sentenced to no less than one year in the Wilkenson Center in upstate New York, the four friends are changed by the beating, humiliation and sexual abuse by the guards sworn to protect [...]
Jan
8
Five Across the Eyes
January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Five Across the Eyes (2006)
IMDB rating: 3.50
Plot: “On their way home from a high school football game, five teenage girls become hopelessly lost. When they stop to get directions at a desolate store, the girls are involved in a minor fender bender which leaves an unattended SUV one headlight short. Inexperienced and frightened that they’ll [...]