And the stupidest title of a movie this year (and maybe ever) goes to… On X-Mas Eve a woman (Rahcel Nichols) is trapped in a parking garage and hunted by a security guard (Wes Bentley). Simon Reynolds and Grace Lynn Kung also star. Check out the official site. The film scares itself into theaters everywhere on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
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The latest from Bollywood centers around a deceased movie star (Shahrukh Khan) who is reincarnated to solve the mystery of his own death and find the woman he loves (Deepika Padukone). Shabanza Azmi, Karisma Kapoor, and Rekha also star in this latest from writer director Farah Khan (Main Hoon Na). Check out the official site. The film, presented in Hindi with English subtitles, opens in art houses everywhere on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
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Horrorfest is back. The indie horror flick festival returns with “8 Films to Die For” and runs from November 9th thru the 18th in 350 theaters across the United States. Here’s a promo for the festival; inside the Full Diagnosis you will find trailers for some of this year’s flicks including Mulbery Street, The Deaths of Ian Stone, Nightmare Man and Lake Dead. Check out the official site for theater listings, the full list of films, and more.
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“Frank Lucas is the most dangerous man walking the streets of our city.”
Much like Michael Mann‘s Heat the film follows two separate and concurrent tales on opposite sides of the law. On one hand there is Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), who after the death of his mentor takes over the drug business in Harlem and, in turning into a profitable empire, pisses off everyone who knows him. The other story follows Detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), the lone good honest cop left in New Jersey whose honor has cost him a marriage, custody of his son (his wife is played by Carla Gugino), and the anger and resentment of his fellow cops.
Roberts is given a new assignment by his commander (Ted Levine) and runs his own group of guys to track down and bring down the drug suppliers and dealers. Over time and hard work the unknown Frank Lucas is brought to Roberts’ attention and their two worlds collide.
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After graduating college a disillusioned Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) leaves the hive and travels into the outside world. Barry isn’t ready to buckle down to one job for the rest of his life. His adventure goes awry, as these things do in movies like this, and Barry finds himself staying with a florist named Vanessa Bloom (Renee Zellweger). Barry falls hard for the beautiful human and breaks the bee’s taboo never to talk to people.
His friendship with Vanessa leads him to learn of humans consumption of honey, which in turn leads Barry, with the help of his pal Adam (Matthew Broderick) to sue all of humanity for stealing honey.
The film includes many colorful characters Barry meets on his journey, all voiced by well-known actors including Vanessa’s jealous boyfriend (Patrick Warburton), a mosquito named Mooseblood (Chris Rock), the famous Bee Larry King (Larry King), a sneaky Southern attorney (John Goodman), and Ray Liota (playing himself as the owner of a huge honey business).
Although there are a few moments that may make you smile and the film has an important message about the environment and how all living things are tied together, it is also lacking in many areas. First there are some puzzlers, like why are there so many female bees in the hive? The Queen Bee is elected? Why is she called a queen? I could go on and on about little nagging problems like this but there are bigger fish to fry. There are no memorable jokes or big laughs, nor does the story ever elevate itself to the level of a feature film. Instead what we get, though well done, feels like a straight-to-DVD release or something you’d see on Nickelodeon. While many might enjoy this, mostly young kids, I don’t know how happy parents will be paying $10 a pop for it.
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