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Director: Joe Johnston Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt (Full Cast) Studio: Universal Pictures The Plot: Nobleman Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) returns to his ancestral homeland, where his brother has gone missing and villagers are being killed by a nightmarish beast. The search reunites him with his estranged father (Hopkins) and draws him near to his brother's fiancée (Blunt), however, Talbot's lager concern is the discovery of a side to himself which he never could have imagined existed ...
THE BUZZ: An iconic monster is resuscitated, and the industry is wondering: How will this measured approach to horror filmmaking translate with modern audiences? It's been a guessing game for Universal, who took it off the spring 09 calendar at the end of 2008, then moved it to VDay 2010 toward the end of summer 2009 -- the holiday is typically kind to horror films, however and I feel like Benicio Del Toro will be the pop-culture talk of the season. Mostly I hope that the picture will rekindle the movie-going public's affection for Emily Blunt (ditto Agent Smith, who plays the role of Det. Aberline, which was not a part of the 1941 original). Message Boards: Ever had your own idea for a werewolf movie or novel? | Is this poster that badly photoshopped? Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Garry Marshall Stars: Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway (Full Cast) Studio: New Line Cinema The Plot: Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
THE BUZZ: New Line Cinema, working for Warner Bros. here, looks to repeat their He's Just Not That Into You success by hauling that movie's formula across country. The project lost Katherine Heigl in transport but replaced her with every other top actress who was not in the aforementioned movie. Can we hope for a little edge and unexpected plot turns here? Maybe a "hard PG-13"? Message Boards: Does Valentines Day suck? | Best ensemble cast I've seen in years. Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Chris Columbus Stars: Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan (Full Cast) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation The Plot: Life changes in an instant for troubled 12-year-old Percy Jackson (Lerman) when he learns his birth father is the god Poseidon and he's looped in on a cross-country mission to settle a feud between his dad, Zeus, and Hades.
THE BUZZ: Harry Potter is going out of business, and Hollywood still hasn't found his successor. The Lightning Thief is book one in Rick Riordan's series of five proper novels to date; can Philsopher's Stone director Chris Columbus put this franchise into motion? The young adult in all of us could use a new hero, and Columbus's career needs a renaissance as well. Message Boards: What trailers do you want to see with Percy Jackson? | POSTIVE 'B' REPORT CARD FROM AMERICAN JOURNALIST Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Karan Johar Stars: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Sheetal Menon (Full Cast) Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures The Plot: A drama centered on the experiences of Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from Mumbai who emigrates to San Francisco, where he marries Mandira (Kajol), Hindu woman and single mother. When life challenges split up the couple, Rizwan sets off on a unique journey -- sidetracked by a life-changing experience with authorities at Los Angeles International Airport -- in order to win back his wife. THE BUZZ: I wonder how much longer it will take for Bollywood film to permanently lodge itself in American box office's top 10. Khan is poised to be the next big crossover hit what with the long-awaited reunion of performers Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, the Indian and American arms of Twentieth Century Fox ponying up for production and distribution costs, and a thematic range that focuses less on post-9/11 fears and more on relationships between individuals, between a man and his State, and between a man and his chosen country. Message Boards: Is this supposed to be a comedy? | Do you guys think this movie will work wth Kajol on lead???? Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Lasse Hallström Stars: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins (Full Cast) Studio: Screen Gems The Plot: A romantic drama about a soldier (Tatum) who falls for a co-ed (Seyfried) while he's home on leave. Their relationship is tested in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, an event that causes him to re-enlist for service. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Lasse Hallstrom is a perfect director pick for this adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Sparks, the John Grisham of romantic drama. Herein, Channing Tatum earns a chance to flex his dramatic abdominals, Amanda Seyfried wipes away her tears for what will be her weepy year (get ready for her Letters to Juliet in May), and Richard Jenkins lines up a potential second Oscar nomination for his part as supportive parent. Message Boards: So Channing Tatum CAN act. | I loved this movie! (Spoilers) Long post. Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: James Cameron Stars: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez (Full Cast) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation The Plot: A paraplegic former marine (Worthington) accepts a unique mission that sends him to the planet Pandora, where, through a connection to a remotely controlled biological body, he learns the way of the indigenous Na'vi people. His link to this world puts him in direct opposition with his orders to infiltrate the Na'vi and remove the barrier between them and the precious ore desired by military and corporate interests. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: James Cameron's response to upping the world of visual effects? He takes a new approach to 3D -- all the way down to creating his own cameras -- and augments the natural world by introducing new plant life and creatures to the aforementioned band of humans. It's the kind of anticipation that even makes President Roslin swoon. Meanwhile, Sam Worthington quietly has become new face of sci-fi. That makes us swoon. Message Boards: An hero. | GOVERNATOR HONORS CAMERON AT SBIFF 2010 ( video link) Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Pierre Morel Stars: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Full Cast) Studio: Lionsgate The Plot: In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador (Myers) hooks up with an American spy (Travolta) looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: "From the director of Taken" sure is an exciting phrase, but somehow this looks worse than the clanging, repellant, and underperforming Taking of Pelham 1 2 3: agree or disagree? Message Boards: Highway Chase? | DON'T LISTEN TO THE CRITICS ON THIS ONE...MUCH BETTER THAN EDGE OF DARKN Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Martin Campbell Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston (Full Cast) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures The Plot: As homicide detective Thomas Craven (Gibson) investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent (Winstone) tasked with cleaning up the evidence. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: This movie radiates tension in and out! Packaged by super-producer Graham King (The Departed) right before the Screen Actor's Guild strike in 2008, Edge had trouble finding a studio, which was attributed, of course, to Mel Gibson being blacklisted by Hollywood. Not so! Said King. And then Robert De Niro backed out of the co-starring role right as filming began. To me, this is all merely early publicity for a project that doesn't fully engage me otherwise. In truth, De Niro being replaced by Ray Winstone drew my attention back to the film, and I'm primed to see how another terrific actor, Danny Huston, fits into the plot, which promises to twist until the end thanks to William Monahan, Graham King's Oscar-winning screenwriter from The Departed. Message Boards: Anyone else laugh when............. | The Name 'Jedburgh' Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Michael Lembeck Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews (Full Cast) Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation The Plot: A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player (Johnson) results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: The most excited we can get for this movie is realizing that Julie Andrews and Stephen Merchant co-star in it. Message Boards: Quite Possibly one of the worst ideas for a movie EVER!! | Tired of all the people voting 1 who haven't even seen the movie. Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Mark Steven Johnson Stars: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel (Full Cast) Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The Plot: Beth (Bell) is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. However, when she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love during a whirlwind trip to Rome, she finds herself aggressively pursued by a band of suitors. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Spotted: Kristen Bell trying the Amy Adams approach to mainstream success, embracing a Disney-fied take on romance in NYC. What will Upper East Siders have to say about this, as well as Bell's rabid cult audience? Her fortune is shining in the Eternal City, though it's unlikely she'll ever head back to Neptune, CA for the once-promising "Veronica Mars" movie. In fact, I feel like this fantasy comedy mirrors Ms. Bell's career, since she's found luck on TV with as a guest star on "Heroes" and the titular narrator of "Gossip Girl", but she has yet to find a big-screen vehicle for her considerable success. Something tells me she might have pitched a coin or two when the cameras weren't rolling. Message Boards: 100 Things we learned from When in Rome | Worst Movie I seen since... Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Albert Hughes Allen Hughes Stars: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson (Full Cast) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures The Plot: In a post-apocalyptic United States, a lone man (Washington) fights his way across the country in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: From Hell was the last Hughes Bros., movie, and that was back in 2001, a time when not every movie seemed to be adapted from a comic book or video game. 8 years later, they're back with an original screenplay, an increasingly rare occurrence these days. The post-apocalypse theme is going to get a workout this year, but after reading this interview, I think the Hughes Bros. have the winning take on the matter. Message Boards: 100 Things We Learned from The Book of Eli | was Eli.....? (spoiler) Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Scott Cooper Stars: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell (Full Cast) Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures The Plot: A hard-living country music singer (Bridges) makes a reach for salvation with the help of a journalist (Gyllenhaal) set in her attempt to find the real man behind the musician. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: A late entry into this year's awards sweepstakes courtesy of Fox Searchlight and first-time director Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart doesn't sound like the story offers anything new, however, the idea of watching Bridges sing, drink, puke, cry, and redeem is undeniably appealing. Assuming Bridges will earn a Best Actor nomination, you might want to revisit Tender Mercies, the Oscar winner to which Heart is intimately linked. Message Boards: Anyone else surprised that it didn't get nominated for best pic? | Is Colin Farrell supposed to be good in this? Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Scott Stewart Stars: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton (Full Cast) Studio: Screen Gems The Plot: God has lost his faith in humankind, causing him to send his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. A remote diner becomes the battleground, where the Archangel Michael (Bettany) bands together with a group of strangers, though Michael's true focus is to protect a pregnant waitress whose unborn child is humankind's hope for survival. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: Scott Stewart used to head up acclaimed (and now sadly defunct) visual effects house The Orphanage, so his ascent to the director's chair is totally logical. And this post-apocalyptic tale isn't based on a comic book or other pre-existing entity -- how novel for the new year. Truly, our first glace at Paul Bettany as an archangel and Doug Jones as the "ice cream man" (Jones compares his character to a "clown with a knife behind his back") and we were hooked. This is going to be outrageously awesome. Message Boards: Why not a black Gabriel? | Collar? Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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Director: Guy Ritchie Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams (Full Cast) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures The Plot: Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. User Rating:
THE BUZZ: With the anticipation of Iron Man 2, we almost forgot about RDJ's take on the titular master sleuth, until the trailer made us think this could be the hottest bromantic blockbuster of the... winter? Rumors of reshoots and a mysterious cameo made us think they were going to push this back, but it's full steam ahead for Christmas (now if they could only make Jude's wish for a potential franchise come true). Don't look for any hints of Basil Rathbone here, as Downey's ditched the iconic deerstalker for a shabby-chic fedora and throwing down some mean, shirtless fisticuffs. Plus, all the minds behind with this one looked at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original set of novels and short stories instead of the tired old movies. For more on all things Holmes (and IM2), read Anne Thompson's post-Comic-Con brief with RDJ himself. Message Boards: Deleted sex scene??? | Jack The Ripper Showtimes | Trailers | Photos | Message Boards | User Comments | Reviews | |||||
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