Tuesday, January 10, 2012

New Quick Flicks for the Week of January 10, 2012

Essential Killing
Essential Killing
By Skolimowski, Jerzy
2012-01 - New Video Group
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Killer Elite
Killer Elite
By McKendry, Gary
2012-01 - Universal Home Video
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Inspired by true events, KILLER ELITE is an action-adventure spy film that follows Danny (Jason Statham), one of the world's most skilled special-ops agents. Lured out of self-imposed exile, Danny reassembles his crack team of operatives to execute a near-impossible mission of retribution - to rescue his former mentor and partner Hunter (Robert De Niro). Together they must penetrate the highly feared and respected military unit, the British Special Air Service (SAS), to take down a rogue cell of soldier assassins and their leader Spike (Clive Owen) before their actions create a global crisis. KILLER ELITES whirlwind journey of action hurtles across the globe: from Mexico to Australia, from Paris and London to Oman and Wales. The film is based on Ranulph Fiennes controversial non-fiction bestseller The Feather Men. …More


Moneyball
Moneyball
By Miller, Bennett Pitt
Director Hill, Jonah Miller
2012-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he's tearing out the heart and soul of the game. …More


Poetry
Poetry
By Lee, Chang-Dong
2011-08 - Kino Video
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Mija is a beautiful woman in her sixties who moves gracefully through life, contemplating a trivial daily routine that is ill-suited to her refined persona. On a whim, Mija enrolls in a poetry class at the local cultural center and begins a personal quest to find the perfect words to describe her feelings. However, she's appreciate the wonders of the natural world, but a school girl's suicide initiates a chain of tragic events that will change her life forever. …More


There Be Dragons
There Be Dragons
By Joffe, Roland
2012-01 - Provident-Integrity Distribution
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What's Your Number?
What's Your Number?
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2012-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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Anna Faris stars in this rollicking comedy as Ally Darling, a sexually adventurous twenty-something who begins to suspect that her one true soul mate may be among the many lovers she has left in the dust, including Colin (Chris Evans). Turning to her licentious neighbor for help, Ally begins a quest to locate her old boyfriends to see which one might be Mr. Right. …More