Colin Firth stars as King George VI in Tim Hooper’s historical drama about a ruler struggling to make the transition into the mass media age by overcoming a speech impediment. Geoffrey Rush, who stars as rogue speech therapist Lionel Logue, helps the king overcome the odds.
Horror maestro Wes Craven is back with “Scream 4″ which he directs from a script by Kevin Williamson starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Marielle Jaffe, Rory Culkin, Erik Knudsen, Marley Shelton, Anthony Anderson, Adam Brody, Alison Brie, Mary McDonnell, Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell and Brittany Roberts. Release: April [...]
Universal has just debuted the first teaser trailer for Greg Mottola’s “Paul,” a sci-fi comedy that sees the reunion of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (“Shaun of the Dead”). Two British comic book nerds who, after a road trip to Comic-Con, happen upon an alien escapee from Area 51. Seth Rogen voices the computer-animated alien.
Had your fill of Adrien Brody waking up in precarious situations with no recollection of who he is or how or why he got there? Too bad. Taking after “Predators,” where Brody came to while falling through the air on a mysterious alien planet, “Wrecked,” directed by Michael Greenspan from Christopher Dodd’s script, follows a [...]
Synopsis: “The story of love found and love lost told using past and present moments in time. Flooded with romantic memories of their courtship, Dean and Cindy spend one last night together to save their failing marriage.” Up and coming filmmaker Derek Cianfrance’s edgy “Blue Valentine” was a hit at Sundance. Though its unclear how [...]
Synopsis: “In her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s mystical thriller “The Tempest,” Academy Award-nominated Julie Taymor (”Across the Universe,” “Frida,” “Titus”) brings an original dynamic to the story by changing the gender of the sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress Prospera, portrayed by Oscar winner Helen Mirren (”The Queen”). Prospera’s journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as [...]
The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, are at it again. This time, with a remake of the classic John Wayne western, “True Grit,” starring Jeff Bridges in the Wayne role, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and introducing Hailee Steinfeld. Expect to see this in theaters Christmas 2010.
After his much publicized gross-out fest “Human Centipede,” wherein a trio of captives have their mouths sewn to the anus of the person in from of him to create one long digestive system, director Tom Six is back with part two, reports IFC. Only this time there will be 12 poor saps sewn together this [...]
Frank is an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice, Frank pursues a potential romance but soon finds himself the pursued as he and Elise are caught in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger. Release Date: December [...]
Charles Ferguson, the the Oscar-nominated director of 2007′s gripping Iraq War doc, “No End in Sight,” has lined up his new film, “Inside Job,” for screenings at the TIFF and the New York Film Fest. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film, which holds an unflinching gaze on the beginnings of the ongoing worldwide economic [...]
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Things I Don’t Understand (2011)
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‘A Secret World’ at Cinélatino
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