An expectant couple travel the U.S. in search of a place to put down roots and raise a family.
Trailer HERE
...The "what?", "Who?" and "when?" of Johnny Neat's entertainment picks. See which make the grade.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Drag Me to Hell (Graded)
Christine Brown is an ambitious LA loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Christine denies the extension to impress her boss, shaming Mrs. Ganush & dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit & misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell.
Grade: B +
Trailer HERE
Grade: B +
Trailer HERE
Button Man (Movie Watch)
Harry Exton is a professional killer; a former soldier, he left the military to offer his services as a mercenary in various Third World engagements, But soldiers-for-hire were a dying breed & the work was drying up. So Harry returning to England, to civvy street. Until a friend tells him about The Killing Game. Modern-day gladiatorial contests — man against man, usually to the death. A game of murder played for high stakes. The games are arranged by mysterious backers known as the 'Voices'; disembodied voices on the other end of a telephone, telling you where to go to, who to meet. A player can either become very rich or very dead, very quickly. Harry decides to become a player. A Button Man. For a professional killer like Harry, the rewards are plentiful — but once the game begins, will he be able to walk away?
Coming: 2010
Trailer Coming
Coming: 2010
Trailer Coming
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Gamer (Movie Watch)
In the not too distant future, Kabel, a death row inmate, has unwittingly become a pop culture hero. Every week, millions worldwide tune in online to watch him & hundreds of other convicts battle in Slayers, an ultra-violent multi-player online game invented by technological genius Ken Castle. To the wealthy young gamer who controls his every move, Kable is just a sim (simulation) character. To the resistance group that opposes Castle's games as high-tech slavery, he is a critical element in their battle to take down the inventor. Caught in the cross-hairs of two opposing forces & under the command of a teenager's remote device, Kable must use his extraordinary fighting skills to escape the game, bring down Castle & overthrow the system.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Hunger (Movie Watch)
In 1981, a deadly serious battle takes place in the infamous H-block of Belfast’s Maze Prison. Republican inmates, led by Bobby Sands, refuse to eat until the British government acknowledges the IRA as a legitimate political organization. Is it suicide or martyrdom?
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Movie Watch)
One day, Ponyo, a goldfish princess who longs to become human, gets on a jellyfish & runs away from home. She meets Sosuke; & they become good friends. But, Ponyo is taken back to the sea by her father who was a human being once. But Ponyo, who wishes to meet Sosuke again, causes a storm using the magic of her father to meet Sosuke with a massive tsunami.
American Trailer HERE
Japanese Trailer HERE
American Trailer HERE
Japanese Trailer HERE
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Genova (Movie Watch)
Seeking a new life after the sudden accidental death of his wife, Joe moves his family to the exotic Italian town of Genova, hoping for a fresh start for himself & his two daughters. His eldest daughter Kelly explores the sexy & dangerous underbelly of this mysterious city, leaving the younger Mary in a world of her own accompanied by their mother.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Knowing (Graded)
A teacher becomes involved in a child's sealed message with chilling predictions given to his son from a time capsule that has been dug up at his elementary school. The predictions are of things that have already occurred & of others that are about to -- this leads the them to believe that they are to play roles in the events that are about to unfold.
Grade: B
Trailer HERE
Grade: B
Trailer HERE
Astro Boy (Trailer Release)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Where The Wild Things Are (Poster & Teaser Release)
The story follows the adventures of Max, a head-strong young boy who leaves home after having a fight with his mother -- only to find himself in a mysterious forest bordering a vast sea. Misunderstood and rebellious, Max sets sail to the land of the Wild Things, where mischief reigns.The adventure film will use a unique process to bring the story to life, incorporating the most dynamic elements of voice performance, live-action puppetry and computer animation.
Grade: A
Teasers HERE
Teasers HERE
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Away We Go (Movie Watch)
An expectant couple travel the U.S. in search of a place to put down roots and raise a family.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Friday, March 13, 2009
Coco Before Chanel (Poster & Trailer Release)
In an orphanage, silently standing next to a perfectly made bed, is a frail and slender ten year old girl with thick black hair. Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco, and her many lives. The story of the path taken by Coco from her obscure beginnings to the blinding lights of Paris.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Alice in Wonderland (Movie Watch)
Tim Burton attempts one of the best loved stories of all time... Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There', which first told the story of a young girl, who after following a rabbit down a hole, is transported to a strange world.
Grade: C
Teaser HERE
Grade: C
Teaser HERE
Orphan (Movie Watch)
The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate & John, taking a toll on both their marriage & Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares & haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John & Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther. Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there's something wrong
with Esther.
Trailer HERE
with Esther.
Trailer HERE
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Drag Me to Hell (Movie Watch)
Christine Brown is an ambitious LA loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Christine denies the extension to impress her boss, shaming Mrs. Ganush & dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit & misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell.
Grade: B +
Trailer HERE
Grade: B +
Trailer HERE
The Limits of Control (Poster Release)
A mysterious loner, a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused & dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Thursday, March 5, 2009
The Black balloon (Movie Watch)
When Thomas & his family move to a new home & he has to start at a new school, all he wants is to fit in. When his pregnant mother has to take it easy, he is put in charge of his Autistic older brother Charlie. Thomas with the help of his new girlfriend Jackie faces his biggest challenge yet. Charlie’s unusual antics take Thomas on an emotional journey that cause his pent-up frustrations about his brother to pour out.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
The Limits of Control (Movie Watch)
A mysterious loner, a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused & dreamlike, takes him not only across Spain but also through his own consciousness.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
(500) Days of Summer (Graded)
Pandorum (Movie Watch)
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone -- and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Everlasting Moments (Movie Watch)
Maria, is married to an alcoholic & womanizing dockworker who leaves the worries of family responsibilities entirely to her. The situation is desperate until she meets a camera shop owner who encourages her to start taking & developing photographs. She soon begins to see the world in new ways that threaten her already perilous situation.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Brothers at War (Movie Watch)
Jake Rademacher set out to understand the experience, sacrifice & motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. The film follows Jake’s exploits as he risks everything-including his life-to tell his brothers’ story. Often humorous, but sometimes downright lethal, this documentary shares unprecedented access to U.S. & Iraqi combat units who took him behind the camouflage curtain with secret reconnaissance troops on the Syrian border, into sniper “Hide Sites” in the Sunni Triangle, through raging machine gun battles with the Iraqi Army. Ultimately, the film follows his brothers home where separations & life-threatening work ripple through their parents, siblings, wives & children providing a rare look at the bonds & service of our soldiers on the frontlines & the profound effects their service has on the loved ones they leave behind.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Goodbye Solo (Movie Watch)
On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good ol‘ boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man‘s American dream is just beginning, while the other‘s is quickly winding down. But despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Lorna’s Silence (Movie Watch)
Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her boyfriend, Sokol. In order to do so, she becomes an accomplice in a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio. Fabio has set up a false marriage between Lorna & Claudy allowing Lorna to get her Belgian citizenship. However, she is then asked to marry a Russian mafioso who’s ready to pay hard cash to also get his hands on those vital Belgian citizenship. Now Fabio intends to kill Claudy in order to speed up the second marriage but will Lorna stand in the way?
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Public Enemies (Graded)
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson & Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Grade: B -
Trailer HERE
Grade: B -
Trailer HERE
Terminator Salvation (Graded)
Terminator Salvation is set in post-apocalyptic 2018 showcasing John Connor finally as the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet & its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor & Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Monday, March 2, 2009
UP (Graded)
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. "Up" takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures.
Grade: A +
Teaser HERE
Teaser HERE
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