“As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader’s mentor. Written by [...]
Director: Massy Tadjedin
Release Date:
14 May 2010 (UK)
Country: USA , France
Genre: Drama , Romance
Trivia: Jessica Biel auditioned for the role of Johanna Reed.
THE BUZZ: What’s this — an original screenplay from a female director? Miramax must have some sort of artsy deathwish, and we’re so excited to see the on-screen pairing of Knightley and Worthington! Fold [...]
Director: Allen Coulter
Release Date:
12 March 2010 (USA)
Genre: Drama , Romance
THE BUZZ: You know, RPattz’s Little Ashes performed well given its subject matter and lack of major-studio muscle. It’s quite possible a romantic story with a relatable premise (sorry, How to Be) from the studio that brought us Edward Cullen could lure plenty of the Twilight [...]
Director: Floria Sigismondi
Release Date:
19 March 2010 (USA)
Run Time:
105 min
Country: USA
Genre: Drama , Music
THE BUZZ: Though this biopic’s focus is on the friendship between Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, in real life, Jett formed the band with drummer Sandy West; Currie was an eventual add-on a year or so after the group’s formation. But who needs [...]
Director: Noah Baumbach
Release Date:
12 March 2010 (USA)
Country: USA
Genre: Drama , Comedy
MPAA:
Rated R for some strong sexuality, drug use, and language.
Trivia: Original cast included Amy Adams and Mark Ruffalo.
THE BUZZ: Mumblecore goes semi-mainstream with a hipster director and a star we always like best in indie mode. The notes the trailer strikes are precious and twee, [...]
Director: Lasse Hallström
Release Date:
5 February 2010 (USA)
Genre: Drama , Romance , War
Tagline: Is Duty enough reason to live a lie ?
THE BUZZ: Lasse Hallstrom is a perfect director pick for this adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Sparks, the John Grisham of romantic drama. Herein, Channing Tatum earns a chance to flex his dramatic abdominals, [...]
Director: Martin Campbell
Release Date:
29 January 2010 (USA)
Run Time:
108 min
Country: UK , USA
Genre: Drama , Thriller
MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody violence and language.
Tagline: Some secrets take us to the edge
Trivia: The movie marks the first time Mel Gibson has played the lead role in a film since Signs (2002).
THE BUZZ: This movie radiates tension in and [...]
Movie: Shutter Island (2010)
“It’s 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston’s Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He’s been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn’t been brought there as part of a twisted plot [...]
“”The Lovely Bones” centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family — and her killer — from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Written by Anonymous”
Director: Peter Jackson
Release Date:
15 January 2010 (USA)
Run Time:
135 min
Country: USA , UK , New [...]
Movie: Crazy Heart (2009)
“Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can
