Wednesday, June 29, 2016

The Boy (2016)


Released January 22nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Small-town girl Greta has relocated to England.
She is taking a job as a nanny and welcoming a change from her past.
Greta arrives at a giant mansion and finds it empty.
When the lady of the house finally appears she is eager to introduce Greta to her son , Brahms.
To Greta's surprise , Brahms is a doll....
When Brahms "parents" finally leave Greta alone with him , Greta is completely freaked out and doesn't do any of the chores asked of her.
But when Brahms seems to be alive Greta begins taking a liking to him and does the tasks asked of her along with talking to Brahms as if he is in fact alive.
But Brahms isn't a real boy.... is he?
Stars Lauren Cohen , Matthew Walker , Diana Hardcastle , Jim Norton , Rupert Evans , Ben Robson , James Russell
Directed by William Brent Bell
Rated PG13
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Friday, June 24, 2016

Up ; Disney's (2009)


Released May 29th in the US.
The story : As a little boy , Carl was fascinated with explorers.
Carl meets Ellie , who is also a great lover of explorers and the two become the best of friends.
As adults , Carl and Ellie marry and do every little thing together.
When they cannot have children , they focus on their passions.
Ellie passes and shortly thereafter Carl is stuck alone in his home who builders are looking to move him out of.
When the builders seemingly get their wish and Carl is forced to leave his home he outsmarts everyone.
Stars (voices by) Jeremy Leary , Elie Docter , Ed Asner , Jordan Nagai , Delroy Lindo , Jerome Ranf , Danny Mann , Mickey McGowan , Bob Peterson , David Kaye , Christopher Plummer
Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Rated PG
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/DRAMA/COMEDY/FAMILY

Whiplash (2014)


Released October 10th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : Andrew is a music student.
For as long as he can remember , all he has ever wanted to do was be a drummer.
Not only a drummer , but the best drummer he can possibly be.
Andrew takes an interest in a highly respected , tough teacher and wants desperately to join his band.
When Andrew does get that chance , the teacher does everything he can to break Andrew.
But that is only to make him work harder.
Stars Miles Teller , Paul Reiser , Melissa Benoist , JK Simmons , Austin Stowell , Nate Lang , Suann Spoke , Max Kasch , Charlie Ian , Chris Mulkey , Damon Gupton , April Grace
Directed by (& story written) Damien Chazelle
Rated R
DRAMA


"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than , 'good job'."

( 2014 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL US DRAMATIC COMPETITION GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER/US DRAMATIC AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER)

Monday, June 13, 2016

Preservation (2014)


Released January 9 , 2015 in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Brothers Sean and Mike have decided to take Mike's wife Wit and Seans dog and go camping and hunting.
The location they have chosen is a state park that the brothers have been to many times as kids.

When they arrive , they find the park is closed.
"Chain link doesn't stop the Nearys!" , and in they go.
Everything's pretty cool the first night but in the morning they wake to all their things missing , even the dog , as well as each having a black X on their foreheads.
Now things are no longer cool and Mike accuses Sean of playing a joke on them.
But it wasn't Sean....and the issue at hand turns out to be much more serious than some joke.
Stars Pablo Schreiber , Aaron Staton , Wrenn Schmidt , Nix , Nick Saso , Cody Saintgnue , Michael Chacon
Directed by Christopher Dedham
Not Rated
THRILLER

Janis : Little Girl Blue (2015)


Released December 15th in the US.
The story : From a young age , all Janis ever wanted to do was fit-in and feel that she belonged.
She realized she could sing at the age of 17 , thats when she finally found something that truly made her happy.
After relocating to San Francisco and meeting many people , Janis soon met the band Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Here a perfect match was made and they began making music together.
Now that fame has finally seemed to find Janis , many began talking her into leaving Big Brother and fronting her own band.
Not knowing if it was the right thing to do , Janis moved on from Big Brother and seemed to gain some great success.
When it finally came the time to put out an album Janis worked with Paul Rothchild for the first time.
She was very hopeful that things were finally going to be better in her life , after always carrying so much sorrow and pain around and never actually feeling good enough.
She had finally given up on the drugs and it seemed like for good this time.
But that one last high finally did her in.
Stars Janis Joplin , Cat Powers (voice) , Laura Joplin , Michael Joplin , J Dave Moriaty , Karleen Bennett , Jack Smith , Powell St John , Dave Getz , Sam Andrew , David Dalton , Bob Weir , Otis Redding , Travis Rivers , Jae Whitaker , Dona Adams , Kris Kristofferson , Cass Elliott , Clive Davis
Directed by Amy Berg
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DOCUMENTARY/MUSIC


Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Foxcatcher (2014)


Released January 16 , 2015 in the US.
Filmed in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Based on truths.
The story : In 1987 , Mark Schultz has one thing in mind - training to be the best American wrestler he can be.
With the help of his trainer , mentor and older brother David - Mark has lots of potential.
One evening out of the blue Mark recieves a phone call from the heir of duPont , John E.
Quickly Mark becomes a part of Johns growing wrestling team , Team Foxcatcher.
But John is never quite happy.
He eventually insists that David be a part of the team as well.
When John finally seems to have everything he wanted , things take a turn for the worst.
Stars Channing Tatum , Mark Ruffalo , Sienna Miller , Steve Carell , Vanessa Redgrave , Anthony Michael Hall ,  Guy Boyd , Brett Rice , Jackson Frazer , Samara Lee , Jane Mowder , Lee Perkins
Directed by Bennett Miller
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

Quicksilver (1986)


Released February 14th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Jack is an extremely successful stock broker.
During a cab ride to work  Jack is caught off guard and equally impressed by a bike messenger.
Later on in that same day , Jack has some bad luck and decides stock broking is no longer his game.
He thinks that being a bike messenger is what he should be.
Jack makes lots of friends while working as a messenger and uses his smarts to help them.
Stars Kevin Bacon , Nelson Vails , Laurence Fishburne , Louie Anderson , Paul Rodriguez , Jami Gertz , Rudy Ramos , Andrew Smith , Gerald S OLoughlin , David Harris , Charles McCaughan , Whitney Kershaw , Joshua Shelley , Georgann Johnson , Lou Dinos 
Directed by (& story written) Thomas Michael Donnelly 
Rated PG
DRAMA/THRILLER