Saturday, June 4, 2011

The Troll Hunter (2011)


A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learn that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Director: André Øvredal
Writer: André Øvredal
Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg and Knut Nærum
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/

Pig Hunt (2008)


When John takes his San Francisco friends to his deceased uncle's remote ranch to hunt wild pigs, it seems like a typical guys weekend with guns - despite the presence of John's sexy girlfriend Brooks. But as John and his crew trek deeper into the forest, they begin tracking the awful truth about his uncle's demise and the legend of The Ripper -- a murderous three-thousand-pound black boar! Their pursuit leads them through fields of marijuana and into the muddy landscape of Big Wallow, involving high-powered weaponry, the violent and unpredictable Tibbs Brothers, massacred emus, a machete-toting Hippie Stranger, vengeful rednecks, and throat-slitting Cult Girls who grow dope by day and worship a Giant Killer Pig by night. By the time the pig hunt is done, no one is innocent - or unscathed.

Director: James Isaac
Writers: Zack Anderson and Robert Mailer Anderson
Stars: Travis Aaron Wade, Tina Huang and Howard Johnson Jr.
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022883/

The Rite (2011)


Inspired by true events, The Rite follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak, who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas, who introduces him to the darker side of his faith. The Rite is a supernatural thriller that uncovers the devil's reach to even one of the holiest places on Earth.

Director: Mikael Håfström
Writers: Michael Petroni (screenplay) and Matt Baglio (book)
Stars: Colin O'Donoghue, Anthony Hopkins and Alice Braga
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1161864/

Friday, June 3, 2011

The Host (2006)


The film revolves around Park Hee-bong, a man in his late 60s. He runs a small snack bar on the banks of the Han River and lives with his two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter. The Parks seem to lead a quite ordinary and peaceful life, but maybe they are a bit poorer than the average Seoulite. Hee-bong's elder son Gang-du is an immature and incompetent man in his 40s, whose wife left home long ago. Nam-il is the youngest son, an unemployed grumbler, and daughter Nam-joo is an archery medalist and member of the national team. One day, an unidentified monster suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River and spreads panic and death, and Gang-du's daughter Hyun-seo is carried off by the monster and disappears. All of the family members are in a great agony. But when they find out she is still alive, they resolve to save her.

Director: Joon-ho Bong
Writers: Joon-ho Bong and Won-jun Ha
Stars: Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon and Hae-il Park
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/

Into the Wild (2007)


Freshly graduated from college and with a promising future ahead, 22-year-old Christopher McCandless chose instead to walk out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher McCandless a heroic adventurer or a naïve idealist, a rebellious 1990s Thoreau or another lost American son, a fearless risk-taker or a tragic figure who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature?

Director: Sean Penn
Writers: Sean Penn (screenplay) and Jon Krakauer (book)
Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn and Catherine Keener
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Run Ronnie Run (2003)


Run Ronnie Run is a heart warming spin-off from the cult hit HBO series "Mr. Show". It is the story of Ronwell Quincy Dobbs, who has a unique talent for getting arrest. A British television personality, Terry Twillstein, gets sight of Ronnie and brings Ronnie to Hollywood to get him his own TV show. Ronnie must then deal with his new life, while having to deal with missing his ex-wife that he left back home. This is a delightful comedy with countless celebrity cameos by Dave Foley, Jeff Goldblum, and Jack Black just to name a few. As well as many appearances by characters for the hit television series "Mr. Show".

Director: Troy Miller
Writers: David Cross and Bob Odenkirk
Stars: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk and Bruce Taylor
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258100/

Equilibrium (2002)


In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.

Director: Kurt Wimmer
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Stars: Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Emily Watson
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238380/

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Running Scared (2006)


Joey Gazelle is a low-level "mechanic" in the Mafia who hopes to rise through the ranks by doing whatever is needed. One night, a drug deal goes very wrong when police show up and try to close down the operation; shots break out and a battle ensues, with a pair of of cops meeting a particularly violent fate at bad end of a gun barrel. Joey is given the gun that killed the policemen and is told to make it disappear so it can't be used as evidence; however, before he can do that, the weapon is stolen by Oleg, a friend of Joey's young son, who takes the pistol and uses it to shoot his abusive stepfather. Now that the gun is implicated in high profile crimes, it's vitally important that Joey find it as soon as possible, but his search for the firearm is complicated by the fact that Oleg's stepdad is affiliated with a rival gang of Russian mobsters, and that Rydell, a seriously corrupt police detective, is hot on Joey's trail. Joey's search for the gun takes him through the grim criminal netherworld of the city, where he must face off against nearly every sort of crook, con artist, and deviate that has ever walked the earth.

Director: Wayne Kramer
Writer: Wayne Kramer
Stars: Paul Walker, Cameron Bright and Chazz Palminteri
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404390/

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)


In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. However, CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred W. Friendly decided to take a stand and challenge McCarthy and expose him for the fear-monger he was. However, their actions took a great personal toll on both men, but they stood by their convictions and helped to bring down one of the most controversial senators in American history.

Director: George Clooney
Writers: George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney and Patricia Clarkson
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/

The Assassin Next Door (2009)


In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia. All she wants is to reunite with her little daughter that she left back home in Russia. Eleanor is a grocery store cashier and a battered wife. She dreams of winning the lottery and running away from her abusive husband. Galia and Eleanor don't know each other, but as neighbors they share two things: an adjoining wall and a strong need to plan their escape. As Galia disobeys her latest contract, a woman target, and Eleanor discovers that she's pregnant, the two women decide to take action against their oppressors in a fight for survival and freedom.

Director: Danny Lerner
Writer: Danny Lerner
Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Ninette Tayeb and Henry David
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198153/

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