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Saturday, September 10, 2011

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL - New Teaser Poster

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Official Synopsis: Director Brad Bird and Producer J.J. Abrams bring us the action packed, entertainment event of the holiday season with MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL. This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.

Genre: Action

Release Date: December 21, 2011 (US)



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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

New on Blu-Ray - August 30, 2011


Final Destination 2 (2003)



Synopsis: When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.



Genre: Horror




Run Time : 90 Min.







Final Destination 3 (2006)




Synopsis:  When Wendy Christensen has a vision of an accident on the roller coaster, resulting in her and her friends' deaths, she instantly begins to panic, causing more of her friends to be left of the ride. The remaining friends, including Wendy's boyfriend, are stuck on the roller coaster and find themselves involved in the accident. With death waiting around the corner, Wendy and Kevin Fischer must try and work out death's plan, before they and the remaining survivors end up dead.



Genre: Horror




Run Time : 93 Min.







Top Gun (1986)



Synopsis: Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. When his wingman turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father's death in combat that killed others due to his father's error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in a different way to Charlie, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted.



Genre: Action, Drama, Romance




Run Time : 110 Min.





Miller's Crossing (1990)



Synopsis: A highly styled 'genre' film which can perhaps be seen as a pastiche of all gangster movies. Tom Reagan is the laconic anti-hero of this amoral tale which is also, paradoxically, a look at morals within the criminal underworld of the 1930s. Two rival gangs vie for control of a city where the police are pawns, and the periodic busts of illicit drinking establishments are no more than a way for one gang to get back at the other. Black humour and shocking violence compete for screen time as we question whether or not Tom, right-hand man of the Irish mob leader, really has a heart.



Genre: Crime, Drama




Run Time : 115 Min.





Raising Arizona (1987)



Synopsis: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter and John Goodman lead an all-star cast in Ethan and Joel Coen’s celebrated comedy. Once he decides to give up crime, a small-time robber (Cage) proposes to a pretty cop (Hunter). But when the newlyweds learn they can’t conceive a baby, they decide to steal one from a couple who seem to have one to spare – since they just had quintuplets! With its outrageous plot, fast-paced action and even some wild pyrotechnics, Raising Arizona will forever have a place in the hearts of lovers – and film lovers – everywhere.



Genre: Comedy, Crime




Run Time : 94 Min.





Blood Simple (1984)




Synopsis:  A bar-owner in Texas is certain that his wife is cheating on him and hires a private detective to spy on her. This is just the beginning of a complex plot which is full of misunderstandings and deceit. Ethan and Joel Cohen's first feature film.



Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller




Run Time : 99 Min.








Orpheus (1950) 




Synopsis:  This 1950 update of the Orphic myth by Jean Cocteau (Beauty and the Beast) depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais) scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife Eurydice (Marie Déa) and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead through Cocteau’s famous mirrored portal. Orpheus represents the legendary Cocteau at the height of his abilities for peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling. 



Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance




Run Time : 95 Min.







Strike: Remastered Edition (1925)




Synopsis:  In Russia's factory region during Czarist rule, there's restlessness and strike planning among workers; management brings in spies and external agents. When a worker hangs himself after being falsely accused of thievery, the workers strike. At first, there's excitement in workers' households and in public places as they develop their demands communally. Then, as the strike drags on and management rejects demands, hunger mounts, as does domestic and civic distress. Provocateurs recruited from the lumpen and in league with the police and the fire department bring problems to the workers; the spies do their dirty work; and, the military arrives to liquidate strikers. 




Genre: Drama




Run Time : 82 Min.
























Sunday, July 31, 2011

Release Date Updates for Next Year's Blockbusters

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, formerly known as "Cobra Strikes", the sequel to the 2009 action blockbuster based on the G.I. Joy toy franchise, is set to open on June 29, 2012, a date which was initially prepared for another one of Paramount Picture's big projects, "Star Trek 2". But, since that movie is still in pre-production (script still being written), it was time to make room for a movie that can actually make the summer deadline. It is unknown at this time whether or not "Star Trek 2" will be released in 2012, or 2013. We'll have to wait and see. "G.I. Joe: Retaliation"  stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, Ray Stevenson, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce, Arnold Vosloo and RZA, and is directed by Jon M. Chu ("Justin Bieber: Never Say Never", "Step Up 3D").

MAN OF STEEL, Zack Snyder's reboot of the Superman franchise has been removed from its December 2012 release date and scheduled for June 13, 2013. This move allows the movie a little more breathing room, since 2012 is pretty much packed with all kinds of major releases. The super-hero epic stars Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Clark's adoptive parents, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Julia Ormond and Russel Crowe as Jor-El. With a dream cast like this, what could possibly go wrong ? Well, with a budget of $175M, let's hope not a lot.

ONE SHOT and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL, two Tom Cruise starrers have also received release date updates. The military thriller "One Shot" has received its first one, February 8, 2011, while "M:I 4" has changed its original December 16 date to December 21, 2011, which means it will open opposite of David Fincher's remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo". As for "One Shot", its February release date puts it at safe distance from any other big projects from rival studios. Both movies are produced by Paramount Pictures. "One Shot" is written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who co-wrote both "M:I 4" and another Tom Cruise vehicle, "Valkyrie", while the fourth "Mission: Impossible" sequel is directed by Brad Bird who is responsible for some of Pixar's biggest hits, like "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles".



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Monday, July 18, 2011

Tom Cruise, ex-Army Cop in ONE SHOT

Tom Cruise continues to tend to his action star image as he keeps piling on projects that put him in the shoes of butt-kicking characters. This December we'll see him in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol", and he's also signed on to play in the sci-fi epic "Oblivion". Now he has officially joined the cast of "One Shot" a thriller based on a novel by Lee Child, a british author who has written fifteen novels between 1997 and 2010, all of which follow the same character, Jack Reacher, a former United States Army Military Police Major. Tom Cruise will star as Reacher. Here's a quick synopsis of the novel, courtesy of Wikipedia :
"In an innocent heartland city, five are shot dead by an expert sniper for no apparent reason. One of the dead is intended to die but the others are killed to disguise and confuse. The police quickly identify and arrest the alleged culprit, and build a slam-dunk case with iron-clad evidence. But the accused man claims he's innocent and asks for the assistance of Jack Reacher. Reacher, who had previously investigated this man in the Army, is curious and decides to investigate the ostensibly open-and-shut case, and soon finds himself involved in a complex cover-up".
The movie will be written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who also co-wrote "M:I - Ghost Protocol" and "Valkyrie". An early draft of the script was completed by Josh Olson ("A History of Violence"). No other information is available at this point, but it's reasonable to believe there will be more casting announcements soon. Paramount Pictures is aiming for a 2013 release date.



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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (2011) - New Trailer



Official Synopsis: Director Brad Bird and Producer J.J. Abrams bring us the action packed, entertainment event of the holiday season with MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL. This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Josh Holloway, Michael Nyqvist, Anil Kapoor

Director: Brad Bird ("Ratatouille", "The Incredibles")

Screenplay: Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec ("Alias")

Not Yet Rated

Release Date: December 16, 2011




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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Tom Cruise Discovers Opera Runs in His Genes

Belting it like a rock (opera) star.
"Tom Cruise may be 48-year-old, but judging from the recent photo he tweeted of himself, he does not look his age. In the film Rock of Ages, which was adapted from the Broadway play of the same name, Cruise will portray a hard rocker Stacee Jaxx from the 1980s era. In the photo tweeted to his followers directing them to his website, we see a far-away shot of Cruise with a clearly toned and fit body....Adam Shankman, the director of the film, recent told Entertainment Weekly that Cruise is fit for the role. 'Here’s the thing about Tom Cruise,' Shankman said. 'I knew in my heart he would never put himself in harm’s way about taking on a part if he didn’t think he could deliver.' He also talked about the celebration at Cruise’s first singing lesson when the star proved he had great voice. His grandfather or his great-grandfather was an opera singer,' Shankman said. 'So he’s genetically predisposed for this sort of thing.' The film is expected to be released in 2012." [Source]