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Capitalism: A Love Story – Michael Moore

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:08:25 +0000

Exactly one year and a day after the initial Wall Street bailout, Michael Moore (SICKO, FAHRENHEIT 9/11) looks at the global financial crisis and the U.S. economy during the transition between the incoming Obama Administration and the outgoing Bush Administration. In standard Moore fashion, he mockingly draws attention to the Wall Street and Government decisions that have enabled what he calls âthe biggest robbery in the history of this country.â

Up In Smoke – Lou Adler

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:08 +0000

There’s nothing straight about this movie. But here’s the dope anyway: Cheech and Chong make their film debut in this riotous rock’n'roll comedy, bringing with them the same madness, lifestyles and sketches that sold over 10 million records in the early ’70s. Cheech and Chong’s marijuana-laced humour keeps their spirits high and leads them to an outrageous finale at L.A.’s Roxy Theatre, where Cheech performs in a pink tutu and Chong dresses as a large red quaalude. It will make you feel very funny.

Planet 51 – Jorge Blanco

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:50 +0000

Planet 51 is a galactic sized animated alien adventure comedy revolving around American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders…like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem, Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.

Blue Crush – Brian Grazer

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:29 +0000

They’re three friends with one passion: fulfilling their dream of living the ultimate adventure amid the island paradise of Hawaii’s fabled North Shore! Hailed as an exhilarating "fun ride" by People Magazine, Blue Crush is an adrenaline-powered story of heartfelt friendship and nonstop action that The Washington Post raves is "a big, sexy, sun-splashed thrill."

Ninja – Isaac Florentine

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:29 +0000

It remains as true today as it did in the days of the ancient Samurai: the weapons of the Ninja hold legendary powers for both good men and evil. The deadly weapons of the last Koga Ninja have now been entrusted to an American Ninjutsu student studying in Japan. Commanded by his Sensei to return to New York and protect the weapons at all cost, he must defeat the skilled Yakuza assassins hunting him and prevent the power of the weapons from falling into evil hands.

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day – Troy Duffy

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:48 +0000

When a priest is murdered in Boston, the MacManus brothers abandon their secluded life in Ireland to look into the case.

Amadeus (Director’s Cut) – Milos Forman

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:10:20 +0000

Nominated for eleven Academy Awards and winner of eight, including Best Picture, Director and Actor, this lavish story, based upon a Viennese urban legend and hit Broadway play, recounts the downfall of 18th-century musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as orchestrated by his nemesis, the less talented but politically favored Antonin Salieri. Starring Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham ("Thirteen Ghosts," "Finding Forrester"), Academy Award-nominee Tom Hulce ("Frankenstein," "Fearless"), Simon Callow ("Notting Hill," "Shakespeare in Love"), Golden Globe-nominated Jeffrey Jones ("Sleepy Hollow," "The Devil’s Advocate") and Elizabeth Berridge (TV’s "The John Larroquette Show"). Directed by Oscar-winner Milos Forman ("Man on the Moon," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest").

Bronson – Nicolas Winding Refn

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:10:18 +0000

In 1974, a misguided 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. With an intelligent, provocative and stylized approach, "Bronson" (based on a true story) follows the metamorphosis of Mickey Peterson into Britain’s most violent prisoner, Charles Bronson.

The Eyes of Me – Keith Maitland

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:10:03 +0000

The Eyes of Me offers an up-close look at four teens that have lost their sight. The film follows their struggles to fit in, prepare for college and live independently. This extraordinary peek into the world of blind teenagers where crossing an intersection, cooking a meal or navigating unfamiliar areas can be a challenge that sighted viewers never consider. PBS Indies / Independent Lens selection.

Sherman’s March (1986) – Ross McElwee

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:09:45 +0000

After his girlfriend leaves him, Ross McElwee takes a voyage along the original route taken by General William Sherman – but rather than cutting a swath of destruction designed for force the Confederate South into submission, as Sherman did, McElwee searches for love, camera in hand, "training his lens with phallic resolve on every accessible woman he meets" (Chicago Readers Circle). The Library of Congress National Film Registry recently chose "Sherman’s March" for preservation as a "historically significant American motion picture." It has won documentary awards at numerous film festivals including Sundance, has been cited by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and chosen as "One of the Top 20 Documentaries of All-Time" by the International Documentary Association.