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Movie #178 3.5 stars Bazil has a bullet in his head.  The arms company that made the bullet is across the street from the arm manufacturer that made the landmine that accidently killed his father.  Having nowhere else to go, Bazil is adopted into a "family" that lives in a junkyard.  With the help of his new family and their nifty gadgets and unique skills, Bazil seeks revenge on the two

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Movie (well not really) #177 5 stars Season 5 was sooo good.  What is this based on?...the fact that I CANNOT wait until season 6.  Every single episode was interesting...yes, some more than others but overall my love for Bones has only grown. Let's talk about the interns...even though it would be nice for them to actually pick who their full time assistant is going to be I can't tell you

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Movie #176 4 stars Four friends from the suburbs take a canoeing trip down a Georgia River but the locals start to turn on them. Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Bill McKinney Director:  John Boorman Screenplay/Novel: James Dickey I wanted to watch this movie after reading about FULL METAL JACKET.  Stanley Kubrick wanted Bill McKinney to play Sgt Hartman but

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Movie #175 4 stars After a man is found murdered, an old case is reopened by the lead detective (Sigurðsson).  It appears that the crime is linked to a little girls death many years ago.  In this Icelandic thriller, a small town can be more connected then it seems.  Cast: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir, Atli Rafn Sigurðsson, Erlendur Eiríksson, Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir,

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Movie #174 3.5 stars Antiques dealer François Coste (Daniel Auteuil) has failed to make a single friend, he just hasn't realized it yet.  His business partner (Julie Gayet) gives him 10 days to prove that he has a best friend.  If he doesn't succeed then his Greek vase must be turned over.  When he hires a taxi driver (Dany Boon) to teach him how to make friends, he is even more oblivious to

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Movie #173 4 stars Documentarians Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg provide an uncompromising glimpse into the personal and professional life of comedian and red-carpet mainstay Joan Rivers, a woman clinging stubbornly and steadfastly to the pop-culture bandwagon. Cast: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Larry A. Thompson, Bari Pearlman, Edgar Rosenberg, Kathy Griffin, Don Rickles Directors: 

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Movie #172 4.5 Stars Astronauts David and Frank (Dullea and Lockwood) are sent to investigate an unusual artificact found buried on the moon.  The ship's intelligent computer, HAL, aides in their travel to Jupitar but everything is not as simple as it seems.  Stanley Kubrik's film not only looks at the mysteries of space but also the mysteries of life. Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood,

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Movie (well not really) #171 5 Stars The season opens with Bones giving a lecture at the University of England.  It was a nice change from the normal setting but Parts 1 and 2 of "Yanks in the U.K." were a little bit boring.  This just goes to show that the supporting cast really does support the show.  Webcams just aren't enough.  There is another episode that doesn't take place in the

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Movie #170 3 stars Dina's father accuses her of killing her mother but in reality it was just a childhood accident.  Dina's childhood is filled with loneliness and rage but when a tutor is hired, her love of music emerges.  When the tutor is forced to leave, Dina marries Jacob and the rest of her life is still haunted by death. Cast: Maria Bonnevie, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher

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Movie #169 4 stars Jackie's job as a security surveillance monitor in Glasgow allows her to journey into the lives of others...as well as her own.  Zooming from one camera to another, she sees someone from her past.  Jackie tries to understand the past but her future is just as perplexing. Cast: Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston, Nathalie Press, Paul Higgins, Andrew Armour Director

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Movie #168 2.5 Stars Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) gets a visit from his brother's fiancee (Blunt) with news that he has been missing.  He returns to his childhood home in search of his brother only to find out that he was brutally murdered.  While trying to find out what happened to him, Talbot attempts to make amends with his father (Hopkins), but he gets bitten and his life takes a tragic

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Movie #167 3 stars Alfredo López (Cámara) is a struggling encyclapedia salesman who owes three months of back rent. It's 1973 and the world is changing. His boss has an offer for Alredo that he just can't refuse, shooting "scientific" sex videos with his wife for the Danish World Encyclopedia of Reproduction. Alfredo's obbsession with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman threatens the relationship with

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Movie #166 4.5 stars Ambitious young record company intern Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) will let nothing get in the way of his planned rise to the top in the music business -- not even the unruly rock star (Russell Brand) he must escort to Los Angeles for the start of his anniversary concert. Doing whatever it takes to get the rocker from Point A to Point B, Aaron encounters all manners of

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Movie #165 4 stars Harvard scientist Eddie Jessup's (William Hurt) mind-altering experiments on himself, involving a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber, get out of control when his handiwork shuttles him back and forth on the evolutionary spectrum -- from human to ape-man. Equal parts sci-fi actioner, 1960s psychedelic trip and farce, the film was based on a Paddy Chayefsky novel and

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Movie #164 5 stars Marine recruits (including Matthew Modine and Vincent D'Onofrio) endure the grueling ordeal of basic training and later face the unrelenting Viet Cong during the 1968 Tet Offensive in this grim Stanley Kubrick drama, based on a novel by Gustav Hasford. Cast: Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Ed O'Ross, Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard, Kevyn

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Movie #163 4.5 Stars After escaping from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, an ultrarich inventor and weapons maker (Robert Downey Jr.) turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime. But his skills are stretched to the limit when he must face the evil Iron Monger. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard also star in director Jon Favreau's

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Movie #162  3.5 Stars After he graduates from college, spoiled trust fund brat Sid (Ranbir Kapoor) finds himself stuck in a rut of meaningless late-night parties and lazy irresponsibility -- until he meets Aisha (Konkona Sen Sharma), a significantly older woman and writer. As their unlikely relationship evolves, Sid discovers how to step into the world as his own person. Cast: Ranbir Kapoor,

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Movie #161 3 stars Max (Max Records) imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways. Cast: Max Records, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Lauren Ambrose, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Chris Cooper, Mark

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Movie #160 3.5 stars In this poignant drama, Holly (Thuy Nguyen), a young Vietnamese girl sold into prostitution by her family, tries to escape her dismal life by beginning a platonic relationship with a 40-year-old American named Patrick (Ron Livingston), a stolen-artifacts dealer. Twelve-year-old Holly has been smuggled into Cambodia, becoming one of countless children exploited in the

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Movie #159 4 stars Based on actual events, this exciting drama tells the story of World War II Danish Resistance fighters Flame (Thure Lindhardt) and Citron (Mads Mikkelsen). Taking orders from Resistance leader Aksel Winther (Peter Mygind), the two systematically assassinate Danish collaborators and Nazi officers. But they are far from heroic in their personal lives, and filmmaker Ole

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Movie #158 3.5 stars Standing on a corner in midtown Manhattan every day, a Pakistani immigrant named Ahmad sells his coffee and bagels to the fast-paced New Yorkers from a cart -- all the while harboring secrets from a tragic past. After becoming friends with local newsstand worker Noemi and a wealthy man named Mohammad, Ahmad's inner demons begin to surface in this poignant examination of

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Movie #157 4.5 stars Director Neil Jordan's Oscar-nominated tale of bloodsucking immortals moves from 18th century New Orleans to a Grand Guignol theater in Paris to present-day San Francisco as it explores betrayal, love, loneliness and hunger. The lives of a trio of vampires -- cavalier Lestat (Tom Cruise), tormented Louis (Brad Pitt) and childlike Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) -- are

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Movie #156 3.5 stars In this drama based on real-life events, director Clint Eastwood tells the story of what happened after the end of apartheid when newly elected president Nelson Mandela used the 1995 World Cup rugby matches to unite his people in South Africa. Based on John Carlin's book, the film stars Morgan Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon (both Oscar nominated) as Francois Pienaar,

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Movie #155 4 stars Habitually isolated in her quiet apartment, a vulnerable girl (Marianna Palka) with a penchant for soft-core porn ventures out to a local video store, where she meets a store clerk (Jason Ritter) who vows to break down her emotional walls and win her affections. But as he pursues her in bizarre fashion, it's clear that their budding relationship will be anything but

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#154 4 stars Disabled Marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) travels to planet Pandora to become an avatar, ingratiate himself with the natives and help Americans mine lucrative unobtainium. But he finds himself in an interstellar conflict after falling for Na'vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Joel Moore,

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Movie #153 4 stars Life gets knotty when successful Manhattan couple Alex (Oliver Platt) and Kate (Catherine Keener) develop a relationship with the granddaughters of Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), the cantankerous elderly woman who owns the apartment next to theirs -- and who must die so they can expand their home. Cast: Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall, Sarah

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Movie #152 4 stars When unhappily married Christoffer and Maja travel to Prague to retrieve the remains of Christoffer's recently deceased father, their misadventures expose both a cultural gap and the cracks in their own relationship in this Danish drama. From doctors who sprint through the morgue to hotel workers who misunderstand simple requests, the bickering couple finds that every

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Movie #151 3.5 stars Mason (Joel Moore), a socially awkward would-be artist, works as a telemarketer for a car insurance company run by his only friend, Berkeley (Zachary Levi). Enter Amber (Amber Tamblyn), a charming and friendly new employee who reaches out to Mason, not knowing how troubled he really is. Cast: Joel Moore, Annie Neal, Amber Tamblyn, David Muller, Zachary Levi, Tricia

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Movie #150 4.5 stars The story of Swedish businessman Raoul Wallenberg, who, in 1944, helped Jews in Budapest obtain Swedish passports to get them out of Adolph Eichmann's deadly path. Wallenberg's efforts helped save more than 60,000 people in Budapest's Jewish ghetto -- the most successful rescue of Jews during World War II. Aside from Winston Churchill, Wallenberg was the only other

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Movie #149 3 stars Tom (Romain Duris) seems destined to follow in his father's footsteps as a sketchy Parisian property shark until a chance encounter with his late mother's music agent leads him to believe he can become a concert pianist. With the help of a beautiful Chinese virtuoso, he starts preparing for a critical audition and making positive changes in his life. But secrets from his

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Movie #148 4 stars Close friends Erik (Espen Klouman-Høiner) and Phillip (Anders Danielsen Lie) each await news on their first novels. But when Phillip's book is published before Erik's, he's unprepared for fame and the obsessions and temptations it brings along with it. He eventually emerges from a nervous breakdown, only to discover that Erik has found literary success of his own. Cast

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Movie #147 3.5 stars Nick Twisp (Michael Cera), a cynical, sex-deprived teenager living a less-than-satisfactory existence, is pushed by the manifestation of his debonair, rebellious id (also Cera) to bed his dream girl, Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday). Cast: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart, Steve Buscemi, Fred Willard, Ray Liotta, Zach Galifianakis, Mary Kay Place, M. Emmet Walsh

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Movie #146 5 stars Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors. Cast: Greg Timmermans, Laura Verlinden, Marijke Pinoy, Pol Goossen Director: Nic Balthazar Filming Location: Belgium In

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Movie #145 4 stars Michael Douglas stars as corrupt district attorney Mark Hunter in this remake of Fritz Lang's noir classic about a reporter, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe), who sets himself up as the prime suspect in a murder he didn't commit in order to expose Hunter's misdeeds. Cast: Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Orlando Jones, Joel Moore, David Jensen, Megan Brown,

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Movie #1443.5 starsBased on the popular toys that transform into giant robots, this live-action Michael Bay megahit finds the planet Cybertron inhabitants engaging in a secret war for control of Earth's natural resources, which they desperately need for fuel. But much of the action centers on young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), an unlikely hero whose first car turns out to be an Autobot and helps

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Movie #1434 starsWorld War II soldier-turned-U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his own troubling visions and by Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley).Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer,

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Movie #1423 starsAmerican widow Larita (Jessica Biel) meets John (Ben Barnes), a wealthy young Englishman, in France and impulsively marries him. But when they visit his family at their country estate, Larita receives a chilly reception from her virulent new mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas). As she waits impatiently to move on with life in London, Larita forms a subtle bond with John's father

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Movie #1413.5 starsIt's 2034, and humans can control and kill each other in a large-scale online gaming world. But Kable (Gerard Butler), a wrongfully convicted soldier forced to join the violent competition, tries to free himself by taking out its evil architect, Ken (Michael C. Hall). While being controlled by a rich kid (Logan Lerman), Kable must also save his wife, Angie (Amber Valletta),

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Movie #1404.5 starsUtopian clergyman Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen) finds his starry-eyed outlook challenged by neo-Nazi Adam Pedersen (Ulrich Thomsen) in this black comedy from director Anders Thomas Jensen. Just out of prison and ordered to perform community service at Ivan's rural church, the sullen Adam is tasked with tending the chapel's beloved apple tree. But he's determined to undercut Ivan's rosy

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Movie #1392.5 starsFrannie (Meg Ryan) is a New York writing professor entwined in an erotic affair with a police detective (Mark Ruffalo) who's investigating the murder of a young woman in Frannie's neighborhood. But soon Frannie begins to suspect her lover's involvement in the crime.Cast: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Bacon, Nick Damici, Sharrieff PughDirector: Jane

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Movie #138** REVIEW BY GUEST BLOGGER COMING SOON **

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Movie #1374 StarsWhen their uncle wounds an important clan member, 13-year-old Nasri (Fouad Habash) and his older brother, Omar (Shahir Kabaha), fear he has put their whole family in terrible danger in this moving, Oscar-nominated drama set on the West Bank. A truce is arranged, but Omar must start selling drugs to pay the fine he now owes. Meanwhile, a number of other locals struggle to

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Movie #1363 starsDesperate to save their marriage, one couple convinces three other couples to go in on a group rate price for an island retreat designed for troubled unions. But the "mandatory therapy" brews up nothing but trouble for everyone.Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kali Hawk, Jean RenoDirector: Peter

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Movie #1352.5 starsNorah (Kat Dennings) wants to prove to her friend Tris (Alexis Dziena) that she's capable of having a boyfriend. So at a concert, she grabs the first guy she sees, Nick (Michael Cera), and asks him to pretend they're dating -- but it turns out that Nick is Tris's ex. Despite the fact that they started off as a fauxmance, Nick and Norah's relationship turns real as they traipse

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Movie #1345 starsSet in 1986 Iran at the start of Khomeini's reign, director Cyrus Nowrasteh's drama tells the true story of Soraya (Mozhan Marnò), whose husband plots to have her falsely accused of adultery so he can divorce her and marry a young girl. French journalist Freidoune (Jim Caviezel) is pulled into Soraya's tragic story when he meets a desperate woman named Zahra (Shohreh Aghdashloo).

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Movie #133 5 stars Inspired by true events, this penetrating drama centers on Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a 24-year-old mother of four who's forced to take on a corrupt district attorney (Michael O'Keefe) when she's unjustly prosecuted in a large-scale drug case. Directed by Tim Disney, the inspiring tale also stars Alfre Woodard as Dee's mother, Alma, Tim Blake Nelson as ACLU attorney David

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Movie #1324.5 starsNahid Persson Sarvestani's thought-provoking documentary about her friendship with Queen Farah, the wife of the Shah of Iran, demonstrates how even those at most odds -- politically, idealistically -- can find middle ground and understanding. The royal answers questions about her husband's repressive principles, and the conversation becomes political and highly personal.

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Movie #1314 starsThis intense crime drama stars Oscar nominee David Strathairn as liberal Jewish attorney Danny Dunckelman, who's appointed by the court to defend Mike Downey (Andrew W. Walker), a neo-Nazi skinhead on trial for the murder of an East Indian man. Confronting religious and racial intolerance, Mike and Danny struggle to form an alliance despite their divergent beliefs and

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Ranking (the order you should watch them in):Like Stars on Earth - 5 starsRory O'Shea Was Here - 5 starsEvil - 5 starsWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - 4.5 starsDon't Tempt Me - 4 starsPandorum - 4 starsClash of the Titans - 4 starsBones Season 3 - 5 starsBones Season 2 - 4.5 starsControl - 3.5 starsThe Unborn - 3.5 starsTroubled Waters - 3.5 starsThe Babysitters - 3.5 starsEchelon

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Movie #1304 starsA concussive brain injury could spell curtains for a boxer named Manny (Demian Bichir). But no sooner does a priest begin to spout the boxer's last rites than a couple of supernatural agents -- an angel from heaven (Victoria Abril) and a waitress from hell (Penelope Cruz) -- are sent to vie for his soul. A unique, enjoyable film that makes comic use of languages.Cast: Penélope

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Movie #1293 starsIn the wake of an apocalypse of major proportions, a motley crew of survivors (including Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson and Kate Walsh) ekes out a living at an abandoned truck stop in the desert, never suspecting that the pregnant woman walking among them is carrying the Messiah. Paul Bettany co-stars in this thriller as the archangel Michael, who was sent to Earth to steer

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Movies 127 & 1284.5 starsIn the second season of Fox's darkly comic series, the uneasy alliance between forensic anthropologist Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) continues. Despite wildly clashing styles -- both personal and professional -- the scientist and sleuth put their heads together to solve a number of puzzles, including the murder

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Movie #1263 starsIn a darkly twisted plot, teenage voyeur Hallam Foe (Jamie Bell) spies on his stepmother, Verity (Claire Forlani), through binoculars, finding himself irresistibly attracted to her even as he becomes convinced she murdered his mother. When Hallam flees to the city and meets a woman (Sophia Myles) who resembles his mother, his binocular-spying obsessions begin anew. But when

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Movie #1255 starsAdapted from a best-selling novel, this Swedish drama follows rebellious teenager Erik (Andreas Wilson) as he's expelled from high school for fighting and sent to the prestigious Stjärsnberg Academy. Having endured many beatings from his father, Erik is dismayed to face a similar threat from the academy's senior students, who bully the younger ones mercilessly. But this time,

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Movie #1245 starsWhen Rory O'Shea (James McAvoy) moves into a home for the disabled with a diagnosis of muscular dystrophy and befriends a deeply bored young man with cerebral palsy (Steven Robertson), he infuses his pal's life with renewed hope, even as he struggles with his own demons. O'Shea refuses to surrender to the desperation of his life, choosing instead to embrace the potential in

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Movie #1233 starsIn this thriller inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," Josh Lucas stars as Terry, a single dad who's kept alive by another man's heart -- a scenario that suits him fine until he discovers that the ticker's original owner was murdered. Worried that he might come to a similar end, Terry embarks on a desperate search for the donor's killer.Cast: Josh Lucas, Lena

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Movie #1223.5 starsTortured by frightening dreams at night and the ghost of a young boy during the day, young Casey (Odette Yustman) turns to a spiritual adviser (Gary Oldman) for help. Together, the two uncover and try to stop a powerful family curse dating back to the Nazi era.Cast: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Idris Elba, Jane Alexander,Rhys Coiro, Gene

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Movie #1213.5 starsJennifer Beals (Flashdance) stars as intrepid FBI agent Beck, assigned to solve the case of a multimillionaire couple's missing daughter (Olivia Ballantyne). As clues begin to reveal themselves, Beck draws an explosive line connecting the kidnapper and the girl's mother -- and brings to light their dark, disturbing secret. Racing against the clock, the determined agent must

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Movie #1202.5 starsAfter a plague of blindness overtakes the residents of a city, all sense of order breaks loose in the hospital where the victims are being quarantined. It's up to a woman (Julianne Moore) who's keeping her sight a secret to lead a group safely to the streets.Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, Sandra OhDirector: Fernando

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Movie #1194 starsUpon rousing themselves from hyper-sleep, Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster), a pair of crewmen assigned to work on a spacecraft, discover startling gaps in their collective memory -- including who they are and what, exactly, their mission was in the first place. The plot thickens when they realize they're not the only ones on board the ship. Cam Gigandet co-stars in

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Movie #1183.5 stars2004R98 minutes Lee Ray Oliver (Ray Liotta) -- a sociopath a few cans short of a six-pack -- secretly gets a second chance to duck death row when pioneering scientist Miles Copeland (Willem Dafoe) uses Oliver as a test subject for an experimental drug designed to stifle violent tendencies. Oliver assumes a new life under an alias but his killer instinct remains strong … too

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Movie #1172.5 StarsAce marksman James Dial (Wesley Snipes) comes out of retirement to eliminate a top terrorist he failed to kill years earlier. But when the mission goes awry, Dial realizes he's been framed, goes on the run and gets unexpected help from … a 12-year-old girl (Eliza Bennett). With the British police hot on their trail, the unlikely pair joins forces to prove Dial's innocence in

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Movie #1165 starsA chronic daydreamer, 8-year-old Ishaan (Darsheel Safary) finds his life take a turn for the worse when his parents, frustrated that he keeps getting into trouble, send him away to a boarding school in hopes he'll become more disciplined. But Ishaan's misery abates when the unconventional new art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), decides to try to help his imaginative

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Movie #1154.5 starsAfter being dumped by her lover, Iván (Fernando Guillén), Pepa (Carmen Maura) finds her life -- and the lives of those around her -- spiraling out of control in this madcap farce from acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. As Pepa tries to contact Iván, her friend Candela (María Barranco) reveals her involvement with a terrorist, Iván's wife visits with loaded guns, and

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Movie #1143.5 starsAfter stumbling upon a strange cell phone that seems to steer him toward limitless wealth, a young engineer (Shane West) goes along for the ride. But the road veers into dangerous territory when he becomes the target of a global conspiracy. Edward Burns, Ving Rhames and Martin Sheen co-star in this politically charged thriller about a deadly device and the lengths to which

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Movie #1133 starsReclusive writer Evan (Wes Bentley) has created for himself a unique job: writing suicide notes for people who are about to kill themselves. When he unexpectedly falls for Charlotte (Winona Ryder), the sister of one of his recent clients, his whole way of life is upended. Although Evan has a knack for the work he does, he's understandably nervous to have others learn about his

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Movie #1123.5 starsWhen honors high school student Shirley (Katherine Waterston) becomes romantically entangled with Michael (John Leguizamo), the married father of one of her baby-sitting clients, she quickly recognizes the affair's potential for turning a profit. The enterprising Shirley soon sets up a teenage prostitution ring made up of school chums who she matches up with Michael's bored

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Movie #1114 starsIf he is to save the life of the beautiful Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), the valiant Perseus (Sam Worthington) -- born to a god but raised as a man -- must lead a team of intrepid warriors on a quest to battle a host of powerful, beastly enemies. This sweeping fantasy epic, a remake of the 1981 hit, also stars Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, Danny Huston as

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Ranking (the order you should watch them in):All About My Mother - #110Fried Green Tomatoes #101The World Unseen - #100Date Night - #109The Pool - #104Bones: Season 1 - #108Cashback - #107Spartan - #102Gossip - #105Dead Like Me: Life After Death - #103The International - #106Best Movie Poster: Date Night

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Movie #1105 starsAn Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, writer-director Pedro Almodovar's compassionate tribute to women examines the life of Manuela (Cecilia Roth), who leaves Madrid for Barcelona shortly after she witnesses her son's accidental death. Once there, she reunites with an old friend (Antonia San Juan), a pre-op transsexual prostitute, and forms a fast but enduring

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Movie #1094 starsWho knew simple dinner reservations under a different name could turn one New Jersey couple's date night so terribly upside-down? Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil (Steve Carell) Foster leave their kids with the sitter and head out for a night on the town -- as the Tripplehorns.Cast: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Leighton Meester, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson,

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Movie (yes, i know, it's not a movie....but I'm counting it anyway) #1085 starsInspired by the work of a real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist, this darkly comic series follows Dr. Temperence Brennan (Emily Deschanel), an employee of a Smithsonian-like institution who has a knack for finding clues in the bones of murder victims. Called in to assist law enforcement in their investigations

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Movie #1074 starsAfter breaking up with his girlfriend, aspiring artist Ben Willis (Sean Biggerstaff) develops insomnia and takes a night-shift job at a supermarket to pass the hours. He soon discovers that he can freeze time and begins fantasizing about pretty checkout clerk Sharon (Emilia Fox). When he's not dreaming of Sharon -- who may hold the key to resolving his sleeplessness -- Ben roams

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Movie #1063 starsInterpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and New York Asst. DA Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) team up to expose a global financial institution's money laundering, arms dealing and other illegal rackets in this tense thriller from director Tom Tykwer. As the pair race from New York to Milan and beyond to pursue their case, they soon discover that the ruthless bank will stop at

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Movie #1053.5 starsNeeding an interesting topic for a class project, three college students choose the scandalous subject of gossip. They decide to make up a story about a classmate (Kate Hudson) drinking too much, passing out and then getting raped by her aggressive boyfriend while unconscious. Unfortunately, the part about the girl passing out is true, and she starts to believe her boyfriend

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Movie #1044.5 starsIn this seriocomic study of class differences in India, a young hotel worker becomes obsessed with a swimming pool at an opulent mansion in Panjom, Goa. His life takes a wild turn when he meets the mysterious family that arrives at the house.Cast: Jhangir Badshah, Venkatesh Chavan, Ayesha Mohan, Nana PatekarDirector: Chris SmithHindi, Subtitled. Filmed in Goa, IndiaThe movie

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Movie #1033 StarsA new assignment hits home for grim reaper Georgia (Ellen Muth) when her latest reaping, Hudson Hart (Jordan Hudyma), turns out to be the secret love of her sister, Reggie (Britt McKillip). Meanwhile, Cameron Kane (Henry Ian Cusick) takes over as Head Reaper, but he's not highly regarded by his undead underlings Daisy (Sarah Wynter), Roxy (Jasmine Guy) and Mason (Callum Blue) in

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Movie #1024 StarsU.S. secret agent Bobby Scott (Val Kilmer) is assigned to rescue a high-ranking government official's daughter (Kristen Bell), who's been kidnapped by sex traffickers in this twisty political thriller written and directed by famed playwright David Mamet. As Scott delves deeper into the girl's disappearance, he discovers a larger, more insidious plot and coverup -- and it's up to

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Cuba Gooding Jr...movie posters...and gunsJust thought I would share :)

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Movie #1015 starsIn this adaptation of Fanny Flagg's novel, flashbacks reveal the remarkable and mysterious story of soul mates Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth Jamison (Mary-Louise Parker), whose antics cause an uproar in their rural Southern town during the 1920s. Feisty Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) tells the tale to a repressed Alabama housewife (Kathy Bates), who becomes obsessed

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Movie #100 (this isn't a coincidence) :D4.989999 starsIn a world where boundaries are rigidly defined, two wildly different women tentatively cross them in this story that focuses on their budding romance in apartheid South Africa. One (Sheetal Sheth) is a taxi-driving, café-owning rebel; the other (Lisa Ray) is a devoted mother and wife. Both learn lessons about themselves and their lives in

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A list of movies 1 - 100500 Days of Summer - 3 starsIt's Complicated - 3 starsDirty Pretty Things - 4 starsSherlock Holmes - 4 starsBoy in the Striped Pajamas - 5 starsDistrict 9 - 3 starsAugust - 2 starsParanormal Activity - 3 starsJackie Brown - 4 starsYoung Victoria- 4 starsBroken Embraces - 3.5 starsIn Tranzit - 3 starsStreets of Fire- 2 starsA Single Man - 3 starsDakota Skye - 3 starsHavoc -

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Movie #994 starsLukas Moodysson writes and directs this drama centered on three intersecting stories, one of a traveling New Yorker named Leo (Gael García Bernal), another of his surgeon wife, Ellen (Michelle Williams), and also the children of their Filipino nanny, Gloria (Marife Necesito), in the Philippines. A series of dramatic events unfolds after Leo visits Thailand, causing everyone to

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Movie #972.5 StarsSet over the course of one night in a Los Angeles hotel, director Gene Rhee's comic meditation on the complications of romance follows the bungled love lives of four different couples who are just trying to make it work. A woman converses with a hallucination of an old lover, while down the hall, a married couple tries to liven up their sex life with some new tricks.Cast:

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Movie #964.5 StarsSynopsis: To save the failing orphanage he runs in India, Danish transplant Jacob Petersen (Mads Mikkelsen) returns to his homeland to meet a self-indulgent businessman named Jørgen who's offered a generous donation -- and represents everything the noble-minded Jacob abhors. Complicating matters further are the unusual strings Jørgen has attached to his so-called gift.Cast:

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Movie #955 StarsSynopsis: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and rebellious computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) team up to investigate the unsolved disappearance of wealthy Henrik Vanger's (Sven-Bertil Taube) teen niece (Ewa Fröling), only to uncover dark secrets about Vanger's powerful family.Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Haber, Lena Endre,

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Movie #944 StarsSynopsis: This hard-hitting drama follows three young women struggling with the challenges of inner-city life. Pregnant teen Suzette (Anny Mariano), single mother and crack addict Marisol (Paola Mendoza) and tough drug dealer Oz (Judy Marte) meet in a juvenile detention center, where each girl is forced to take a long, hard look at her life and the choices she's made. This film's

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Movie #935 starsSynopsis: When William Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey, the courts decide to make an example out of him and sentence him to 20 years in prison. With little hope of ever getting out, Hayes decides to attempt a daring escape.Cast: Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Norbert Weisser, Mike Kellin,

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Movie #923.5 starsSynopsis: Self-involved trucker Diane (Michelle Monaghan) contends with more than she thinks she wants to when her ex (Benjamin Bratt) is laid up in the hospital, forcing their 11-year-old son, Peter (Jimmy Bennett), to suddenly show up in her life -- and need her. James Mottern writes and directs this unconventional take on motherhood, estrangement and family; Joey Lauren

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Movie # 913 StarsStarring: Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Selma Blair, Danny Comden, Sean Dalgarn, David J. Guppy, Kimberley Kates, John C. McGinley, Jeremy PivenDirector: James CoxSynopsis: In 1994, two 19-year-olds (Jared Leto and Jake Gyllenhaal) with a couple of hoods hot on their tail flee Las Vegas and head to Seattle. Along the way, they pick up an abused prostitute (Selma Blair) and soon

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3 starsSynopsis: "Rafael (Guillermo Toledo), a top department store salesman with his pick of the comely female staff, thinks he has the perfect life -- that is, until a rivalry with co-worker Don Antonio (Luis Varela) ends in murder, forcing Rafael to find an alibi. Lourdes (Monica Cervera), the one salesgirl Rafael has hitherto spurned, comes to his aid … but at a price."This movies only

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