Tuesday, June 12, 2012

New Quick Flicks for the Week of June 12, 2012

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
By Neveldine, Mark
Director Taylor, Brian
2012-06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Nicolas Cage reprises his role as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. In this gritty new vision for the character, directed by Neveldine/Taylor (Crank), Johnny is still struggling with his curse as the devil's bounty hunter a but he may risk everything as he teams up with the leader of a group of rebel monks (Idris Elba) to save a young boy from the devil... and possibly rid himself of his curse forever. …More


Honey 2
Honey 2
By Woodruff, Bille
2012-02 - Universal Home Video
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In Darkness
In Darkness
By Holland, Agnieszka
2012-06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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From acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland, In Darkness is based on a true story. Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland, one day encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them for money in the labyrinth of the town's sewers beneath the bustling activity of the city above. What starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement turns into something very unexpected, the unlikely alliance between Socha and the Jews as the enterprise seeps deeper into Socha's conscience. The film is also an extraordinary story of survival as these men, women and children all try to outwit certain death during 14 months of ever increasing and intense danger. …More


Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
By Ritchie, Guy
2012-06 - Warner Home Video
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Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room...until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large: Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder, but murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty. The cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes as he spins a web of death and destruction, all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. …More


Tomboy
Tomboy
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2012-06 - Wolfe Video
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Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
By Hanson, Curtis
2012-06 - HBO Home Video
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A searing account of the 2008 Financial Crisis, Too Big to Fail, based on Andrew Ross Sorkin's bestselling book, provides an in-depth look at the intersection of Wall Street and Washington and how their decisions impact Main Street. Oscar-winning director Curtis Hanson creates an explosive drama capturing how the U.S. economy was brought back from the brink of collapse. …More


Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
By Perry, Tyler
2012-06 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds (Tyler Perry) has always done what's expected of him, whether it's assuming the helm of his father's company, tolerating his brother's misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiance, Natalie (Gabrielle Union). But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey (Thandie Newton), a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. When he offers to help her get back on her feet, the chance encounter with someone so far outside his usual circle ignites something in Wesley. This one good deed may finally spark his courage to exchange the life that's expected of him for the life he's always really wanted. …More


Demoted
Rodney and Mike are a pair of irresponsible corporate tire salesmen. But, when their beloved boss dies after a wild night, the dweeb colleague they've been tormenting for years gets promoted to the top job. His first order of business is to demote Rodney and Mike to the secretarial pool. Can these two fit in as well as learn to be sensitive guys, all while plotting the ultimate revenge?

Urumi
Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar sets on a mission to kill Vasco da Gama. But he faces lots of odds on his way to reach his target. He had to encounter many conflicts within the kinsmen, kings, ministers, peasants and Muslim warrior princess Ayesha of the famed Arackal Sultanat. He has a forte, a legendary golden Urumi, which is made from the ornaments of women and children, who were burnt alive by Vasco da Gama.