In New York City during the summer of 1994 a drug dealer (Josh Peck) develops feelings for the daughter (Olivia Thirlby) of his psychiatrist (Ben Kingsley) with whom he trades drugs for therapy. Famke Janssen, Aaron Yoo, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Method Man also star. Check out the official site. The film opens in limited release in select cities on Thursday.
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Will Smith stars as an apathetic and despised super-hero who is approached by an agent (Jason Bateman) with a plan to turn his public perception around. Charlize Theron, Daeg Faerch, and Hayley Marie Norman also star. Check out the official site. We’ve seen it and we’ll give you the review when the film flies into theaters everywhere tomorrow.
Abigail Breslin stars in this film based of the popular line of Mattel dolls, books, and magazines involving young historical heroines. The film centers around Kit Kittredge and takes place during the Great Depression. Stanley Tucci, Max Thieriot, Chris O’Donnell, Julia Ormand, Wallace Shawn, Gleanne Headly, and Joan Cusack also star. Check out the official site. After a couple of weeks in limited release (read the review) the film finally opens wide on Friday.
It’s not easy being an animation fan today. It’s obvious that a fraction of the animated film is anything but pure corporate product. Disney has lost its way. AFI named Shrek one of the top ten animated films of all time (WTF?) I might totally give up on the genre if if weren’t for two names – Hayao Miyazaki, and Pixar. In the thirteen years since the latter released Toy Story, the already-legendary picture house has yet to produce a bad film. And after WALL·E, the studio’s ninth and quite possibly best film, all of the shortcomings of the animation industry suddenly seem so easy to overlook.
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“Your father died yesterday on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Building. He was one of the greatest assassins who ever lived, and the other one is behind you.”
Stuck in a dead-end job with a girlfriend (Kristen Hager) who’s cheating on him with his best friend (Chris Pratt), a ball-busting boss (Lorna Scott), and a general sense of utter futility, Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is not just having a bad year, but a bad life.
All this changes when he’s approached by a beautiful woman called the Fox (Angelina Jolie) who informs him his father, the greatest assassin to ever live, has just been killed and the man responsible (Thomas Kretschmann) is now gunning for him. Wesley finds himself thrown into a world he never imagined.
The Fraternity of Assassins led by Sloan (Morgan Freeman) shows Wesley he has the special talent and abilities of his father which make him a perfect candidate for the Fraternity.
Choosing to give-up his old life Wesley jumps into the training which basically entails him getting the ever-living-snot beat out of him over and over again. He trains to become the world’s best assassin able to bend bullets fired from his gun and kill from even miles away.
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