Tuesday, April 8, 2008

New Quick Flicks for the week of 4/8/08


Eagle vs Shark
By Waititi, Taika

When Lily, an oddball fast-food waitress and hopeless romantic, and Jarrod, another forsaken eccentric, connect at a 'dress as your favorite animal' party, it's a match seemingly made in outcast heaven.


Footsteps = Padakshepa
By Ghosh, Suman

A lonely widower begins an unusual bond with a 5-year-old girl, where he rediscovers what life is really like in his twilight years.


Lions for Lambs
By Redford, Robert

Two determined California college students, Arian and Ernest, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley, and attempt to do something important with their lives. The two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan. Dr. Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field and the human consequences of war becomes clear for these two students trapped behind enemy lines. They become the string that binds together the two opposite sides of America. In California, the anguished Dr. Malley attempts to reach a privileged but disaffected student who is the very opposite of Arian and Ernest. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the charismatic presidential hopeful, Senator Jasper Irving, is about to give a bombshell story to a probing TV journalist that just might affect Arian and Ernest's fates.

Book Cover Reservation Road
By George, Terry

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The lives of Ethan and his wife, Grace, are thrown into chaos after their 10-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When the case stalls, Ethan makes it his mission to hunt down and punish the person responsible.
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Book Cover Resurrecting the Champ
By Lurie, Rod

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Ambitious sports reporter Erik discovers that a local homeless man named Champ was once a famous boxer, long presumed dead. Erik digs deeper into the fascinating story and becomes friends with the down-and-out former star but soon uncovers several disturbing questions about Champ's background.
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Sense & sensibility
By Alexander, George

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behavior leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love?


The ten commandments
By Stronach, John

To escape death for being a Jew, Moses is put in the River Nile by his mother, and rescued and raised by the daughter of a Pharaoh. When his true identity is exposed, he is touched by God to lead his people out of Egypt.



Book Cover There Will Be Blood
By Anderson, Paul Thomas

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At the turn of the 20th century, Daniel Plainview becomes a tycoon when he buys the oil rights to a Texas family's ranch. Meanwhile, as the simple village becomes a boomtown, a charismatic young preacher, fights his community's growing greed. Based on Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!
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Book Cover Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
By Kasdan, Jake

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John C. Reilly stars as fictional pop star Dewey Cox in this parody of the increasingly predictable rags-to-riches music biopic. On his hard-knocks journey toward stardom, Dewey crosses paths with the likes of Elvis, Buddy Holly and the Beatles. Before long, Dewey is writing hits, making women swoon and doing food endorsements -- in between over-the-top moments of silliness.
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The Water Horse
By Russell, Jay

Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war hero, and an absurd contention that the Highlands are the real frontline in the war against Germany. Angus discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Celtic mythology. The creature befriends Angus and will eventually be known as the Loch Ness Monster. Trying to hide the dinosaur-like creature, nicknamed Crusoe, Angus enlists Lewis to transfer it to the lake, where boy and serpent have extraordinary adventures together until human stupidity threatens Crusoe's existence.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

New Quick Flicks for the week of 4/1/08

Book Cover Alvin and the Chipmunks
By Hill, Tim
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This production, starring Jason Lee, marks the critters' first feature-length comedy. Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman provide the voice talent that brings to life the hilarious high jinks of Alvin, Simon and Theodore, the trouble-making chipmunks who want to become superstars.
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Madea's family reunion
By Perry, Tyler
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In addition to being saddled with an unruly foster teen, Madea has two troubled nieces to deal with. Lisa is engaged to an abusive and controlling investment banker and Vanessa is finding it difficult to open herself to the affection of a bus driver/artist Frankie because of childhood abuse. Wreaking havoc on both of the girls's lives is their mother Victoria.

Book Cover Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
By Burton, Tim
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Adaptation of the hit Broadway musical about the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Johnny Depp plays Sweeney Todd, a man who becomes a deranged murderer seeking revenge after being falsely imprisoned. To add to the macabre nature of his crimes, he enlists the help of his lover, Mrs. Lovett, who disposes of the victims by baking them into meat pies -- sought after by all of London.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

New Quick Flicks for the week of 3/25/08

Book Cover Enchanted
By Lima, Kevin

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Princess Giselle's perfect life in the wonderful cartoon kingdom of Andalasia comes to an abrupt end when the evil Queen Narissa exiles her to the cruel, real world of New York City, where the naive girl will have to quickly learn some street smarts. Fortunately, a Prince Charming in the unlikely form of a married divorce lawyer offers to lend the bewildered Giselle a hand.
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Book Cover The Kite Runner
By Forster, Marc

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Years after fleeing the Taliban and immigrating to the United States, an Afghan man returns to his war-ravaged homeland to try to repay his debt to a childhood friend whose trust he betrayed.
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Book Cover The Mist
By Darabont, Frank

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After a brutal thunderstorm pounds a small town, the residents discover a malevolent mist hangs over their homes, killing anyone who remains outside. Trapped in a grocery store, a band of survivors must make a stand against the deadly fog. Based on a story by Stephen King.
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Om shanti om
By Khan, Farah
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A romantic saga of a boy next door, Om Prakesh Makhija, who works as a junior artiste in bollywood in the 70's. He is madly [in] love with the superstar of that time, Shantipriya. His dreams and aspirations to become a superstar and be with his lady love are thwarted as he witnesses the brutal murder of his beloved Shantipriya by a mercenary producer Mukesh Mehra. Om Prakash dies trying to save his Shanti. But destiny has something else in store when 'Om Prakash' a junior artiste returns as 'Om Kapoor' the superstar of 2007!! His journey of rediscovering himself, his past life and avenging the death of his beloved is the story of 'Om Shanti Om!'

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

New Quick Flicks for the week of 3/18/08

Book Cover Atonement
By Wright, Joe

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In this drama based on the critically acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, a childhood lie irrevocably changes the lives of several people forever. When 13-year-old Briony Tallis misinterprets a moment of flirtation between her older sister Cecilia and a servant's son, Robbie Turner, her confusion causes her to finger Robbie as the perpetrator of a crime.
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Book Cover Bee Movie
By Hickner, Steve
Smith, Simon J.

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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld stars in this animated comedy as recent college grad Barry B. Benson, a worker bee stuck in a dead-end job making honey who files a lawsuit against humans when he learns they've been stealing the bees' nectar for centuries.
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Chandamama
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Vasmi, Krishna
Mahalaxmi returns to her village from her studies in order to marry Dora Babu, but she confesses that she fell in love with Kishore in the city. Dora Babu goes to the city to seek out Kishore, but Kishore ends up coming to the village and chaos ensues.

Conspiracy
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Marcus, Adam
After he's wounded during combat in Iran, MacPherson reluctantly agrees to join a fellow soldier at his Arizona ranch. But when MacPherson arrives, his friend has mysteriously disappeared and no one will admit to knowing him. When he discovers that a corporate entity is running illegal aliens out of town by any means possible, MacPherson becomes determined to find out the truth and he will not be stopped until all of those who were involved have been punished.

Book Cover I Am Legend
By Lawrence, Francis

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A terrible virus has spread across the planet and turned the human race into bloodthirsty monsters. Mankind's only hope for survival is scientist Robert Neville, the one person left unaffected by the epidemic. When he's not fighting for his life against the hordes of the infected, Neville searches for a cure to reverse the virus's effects -- all the while battling his own doubt and despair as he spends every day alone.
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Book Cover Love in the Time of Cholera
By Newell, Mike

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Based on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel that traces the never-ending vigil of Florentino Ariza, who waits for more than fifty years to claim the hand of Fermina Daza, the woman he loves.
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Book Cover The Seeker: The Dark is Rising
By Cunningham, David L.

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Just as he turns 11, Will Stanton learns that he's the last of a race of paladins dedicated to beating back the forces of darkness and their malevolent leader, the Rider. As Will travels through time gathering the powerful artifacts that will give rise to the ultimate showdown, he must keep the Rider at bay.
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Seema sastri
By Reddy, Jaya Prakash.
"Subramanyam Sastri (Allari Naresh) falls in love with Surekha Reddy (Farzana) who lives with her relatives in Hyderabad. After falling in love Sastri gets to know that Surekha Reddy belongs to a popular factionist family in Rayala Seema. The rest of the story is all about how Subramanyam and his family members convince the factionist for the marriage in a humorous way"--Container.

Stargate. The ark of truth
By Cooper, Robert C.
SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, on board the Odyssey, SG-1 travels to the Ori galaxy. The International Oversight Committee has their own plans and SG-1 finds themselves in a distant galaxy fighting two powerful enemies.

Sunday
By Shetty, Rohit.
Sehar tries to solve the puzzle of the missing day, Sunday, in her life. Along the way she stumbles upon a murder case that point to Sehar herself as the murderer.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

New Quick Flicks for the week of 3/9/08




August Rush
After cellist Lyla and guitarist Louis share an enchanted night together, circumstances rip them apart, and the child produced by the union is raised by a caring stranger who nurtures the boy's musical talent. Determined to find his parents, the boy, known as August Rush, relies on music to draw his mother and father to him.

Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter, and he arrives at the conclusion that a young woman, named Sarah who is stricken with a mysterious illness, is supposed to help him. The Imoogi makes its way to Los Angeles, wreaking havoc and destruction. The entire city is under arms and Ethan and Sarah need make it to Los Angeles in time to save the entire population from total destruction.

Leanne vanishes into thin air. Her children, abandoned in her car, also end up missing. As police search for clues over the next three months, Leanne's husband and family soon learn that nobody is what they seem. Everyone is a suspect. In the end, five days prove critical in solving the case.

Hitman
A mysterious hired gun has a barcode tattoo on his bald head. In lieu of a name, he is number 47. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 moves like a determined shark. He speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "Organization," which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping in and out of countries to ply his trade. That is until he is double-crossed on a mission in Russia with the shooting a national leader who is promptly replaced by a lookalike double. Suddenly on the run, 47 has to retrace his steps and formulate a lethal plan for extricating himself from a trap. Caught in the chaos is the lovely Nika who is forced into sex slavery by 47's new enemies and the one person who seems uniquely qualified to break through 47's many personal barriers.

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Unprecedented rivalry rocks the electronic world to its core. Join novice gamer Steve Wiebe on his quest to destroy the top score of gaming legend Billy Mitchell, the uncontested champion of the Donkey Kong world for over 20 years. Only one can truly claim the title King of Kong.

In this Hindi language film, VK, an aspiring actor, comes to Mumbai hoping to make it big. When he thinks he's finally gotten a break, he finds himself drawn into an underworld plot.

Intrepid teen private eye Nancy Drew investigates a Tinseltown murder in this mystery based on Carolyn Keene's popular book series.

A hunter stumbles upon a dead body, $2 million and a stash of heroin in the woods. He absconds with the cash, but brutal thief Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with a local sheriff on his trail.
Kunal struggles to become a major player in Bollywood, but must compete with Karan at every step. A Hindi language film.