YOU
DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN
Mossad agent Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) fakes
his death during a fight with his arch rival The Phantom (John Turturro)
so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist. He romances
his ageing lady clients by giving them "special services"
in the back room. However, he is eventually recognized, and risks
losing his newfound life and career, just as he finds his heart [and
other body parts] responding to the salon owner, Palestinian beauty,
Dalia (Emmanuelle Chriqui).
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HANCOCK
Hancock (Will Smith)
has attitude, drinks a bit, looks like a hobo but has super powers.
However, his hamfisted way of getting the job done and save countless
lives always leaves massive damage in his wake. Grateful as they are,
the folks of Los Angeles are getting fed up with him. Not that Hancock
cares - until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey
(Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that
he may have a decent and vulnerable side after all. Facing that will
be Hancock's greatest challenge yet - and a task that may prove impossible
as Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he's a lost cause.
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GET
SMART
Maxwell
Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for
world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the
headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities
of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but
to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt
of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 (Dwayne
Johnson). Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran
Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). Given little field experience and even less
time, Smart - armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his
unbridled enthusiasm - must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head
Siegfried (Terence Stamp).
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SPEED
RACER
Speed
Racer (Emile Hirsch) is eager to follow in the footsteps of his racing
idol brother Rex Racer, who died tragically years ago. After turning
down a lucrative offer from Royalton Industries' maniacal owner (Roger
Allam), his idealist notions are shattered to learn some of the biggest
races are fixed. In order to save his car-designer father Pops Racer
(John Goodman)'s business and with the support of Mom (Susan Sarandon),
girlfriend Trixie (Christina Ricci), baby brother Spritle (Paulie
Litt) and pet chimp Chim-Chim, Speed teams with his one-time rival
the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox) to try to win the race that took
his brother's life - the death defying, cross-country rally known
as The Crucible. But between Speed and the finishing line are the
world's best and most cutthroat competitors, eager to claim the million
dollar bounty from Royalton to the driver who eliminates Speed.
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END
OF THE SPEAR
Based on a true story this
film follows the life journeys of 2 people , Mincayani, a Waodani
warrior who led the raid that killed a group of missionaries in 1956,
and Steve Saint ,the son of one of the missionaries killed. Mincayani
grew up knowing he must spear and live or be speared and die. His
isolated stone age tribe struggle to survive the revenge killings
that threaten to wipe out his whole family. Their encounter with the
5 missionaries propels the tribe down an extra ordinary path that
culminates in them not only departing from violence, but caring for
the enemy tribe they once raided. An inspirational film that will
touch the heart and stir up the mind.
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MAMMA
MIA
Donna (Meryl Streep) runs a tiny B&B
on a small Greek island with her 20 year old daughter Sophie (Amanda
Seyfried) - the island on which she had a succession of three romantic
encounters 20 years earlier, none of which ended up with marriage,
but one of which ended up with Sophie. When Sophie finds her mum's
tell-all diary of those days, she finds the details of three men:
Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Harry Bright (Colin Firth) and Bill
(Stellan Skarsgard). Desperate to find out which is her father, she
fakes invitations from her mother to her looming island wedding to
Sky (Dominic Cooper). When the three men arrive, strangers to each
other and unaware of Sophie's existence, the dynamics of the relationships
are radically changed - as are many lives.
Review by Louise Keller:
This joyous frolic propelled and inspired by the timeless music of
ABBA is a bit like Grease for the older set, with Meryl Streep and
Pierce Brosnan playing the leading roles. Based on the hit stage show
Mamma Mia, it's an ambitious musical about secrets, love, friendship
and is great escapism for all ages.
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LEATHERHEADS
Dodge Connolly (George Clooney)
is a charming, brash football hero who is determined to guide his
team from bar brawls to packed stadiums in 1920s Minnesota. When
the team loses their sponsor, Dodge convinces agent C.C. Frazier
(Jonathan Pryce) to sign up rising college football star Carter
'The Bullet' Rutherford (John Krasinski). Carter has plenty going
for him including good looks, speed and a reputation for having
forced German soldiers to surrender during WWI, but when journalist
Lexie Littleton (Renee ZKs sent on the job to profile, she finds
holes in the story. And to top it off, Carter and Dodge become rivals
for her fickle affections.
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THE
DARK KNIGHT
Batman (Christian Bale) and Lt. James Gordon
(Gary Oldman) join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey
Dent (Aaron Eckhart), to take on a psychotic bank robber known as
The Joker (Heath Ledger), whilst other forces plot against them, and
Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
Review by Louise Keller:
There’s a sense of daring in this explosive Batman film, in
which we constantly feel on edge, aware of impending risks and the
fact that there is something to lose. Writer director Christopher
Nolan is as firmly in control of this stupendous blockbuster with
its massive stunts, well constructed plot, conflicted hero and darkly
manic villain as Bruce Wayne in his Lamborghini or Batman in his batmobile.
Christian Bale continues to be the perfect Batman but all eyes are
on Heath Ledger, whose emotional fragility is magnified as he delivers
an astonishing performance as an imposing, seriously disturbed Joker
who plays with no rules
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SHINE
A LIGHT
Concert footage
from New York's Beacon Theatre during The Rolling Stones' 2006 "A
Bigger Bang" tour, with footage from interviews and appearances
from earlier in their career.
Review by Louise Keller:
Spending a couple of hours in 'the zone' which Mick Jagger and the
Rolling Stones inhabit, courtesy Martin Scorsese is quite a rush.
If The Stones exemplify a life of drugs, sex and rock 'n roll, then
bring it on, is all I can say! Unbridled energy rockets from the stage,
especially from Jagger, whose physicality can be likened to a primal
sexual urge. Scorsese is puppeteer to the thrills of a live concert
kept intimate in New York's atmospheric Beacon Theatre. But there's
more. It is most importantly presented with context, including the
chaos surrounding the making of the film, plus selected gems of archival
interview footage, expertly edited within. And then, of course, there's
the music - that contagious, relentless beat and rhythm of known and
lesser known tunes associated with one of the greatest rock 'n roll
bands of all time. My feet, hands and body didn't stop moving during
the entire film - Shine a Light is riveting
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