The as-yet-untitled film will explore the root causes of the global economic meltdown & take a comical look at the corporate & political shenanigans that culminated in what has been described as “the biggest robbery in the history of this country” - the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions.
Grade: A -
Trailer HERE
...The "what?", "Who?" and "when?" of Johnny Neat's entertainment picks. See which make the grade.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tribes of October (Poster Release))
The Box (Trailer Release)
Norma Lewis & Arthur Lewis are a suburban couple with a young child who receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal & irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world...someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma & Arthur find themselves in the cross hairs of a startling moral dilemma & must face the true nature of their humanity.
Grade: B+
Trailer HERE
Grade: B+
Trailer HERE
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Iron Man 2 (Movie Watch)
Tony Stark will team with Nicky Fury for the Avenger project while SHIELD takes on the terrorist known as The Mandarin, a terrorist who has gotten hold of Stark's MK designs unleashing prototypes of the Iron Man suit.
Grade: A -
Teaser HERE
Grade: A -
Teaser HERE
Shutter Island (Poster 2 Release)
In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane & is presumed to be hiding on the remote "Shutter Island."
Grade: A -
Trailer HERE
Grade: A -
Trailer HERE
The Last Airbender (Teaser Poster)
"The Last Airbender" is the opening chapter in Aang's struggle to survive. The story follows the adventures of the successor to a long line of Avatars who must put aside his irresponsible ways and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.
Coming: July 2nd
Teaser HERE
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Daybreakers (Movie Watch)
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Grade: C +
Trailer HERE
Grade: C +
Trailer HERE
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Graded)
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.
Grade: A
American Trailer HERE
Japanese Trailer HERE
Grade: A
American Trailer HERE
Japanese Trailer HERE
The Last Airbender (Teaser Release)
"The Last Airbender" is the opening chapter in Aang's struggle to survive. The story follows the adventures of the successor to a long line of Avatars who must put aside his irresponsible ways and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.
Teaser HERE
Teaser HERE
Monday, June 22, 2009
Alice in Wonderland (Alice Poster Release)
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
Youth in Revolt (Movie Watch)
While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick, awkward 14-year-old teen, sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she'll be the one to take away his virginity, but does he have change to do it?.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Friday, June 19, 2009
World War Z (Movie Watch)
Fifty Dead Men Walking (Movie Watch)
Based on Martin McGartland’s shocking real life story, as a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s, Martin is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in the process; until one day he is exposed, captured and tortured to within an inch of his life. He escaped dramatically by throwing himself from a tower block window and is still in hiding today.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Zombieland (Movie Watch)
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn’t have fears. If he did, he’d kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they’re about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
Grade: B +
Trailer HERE
Grade: B +
Trailer HERE
Thirst (Movie Watch)
A beloved & devoted priest from a small town volunteers for a medical experiment which fails turning him into a vampire. Physical & psychological changes lead to despair & depravity. As things turns for worse, he struggles to maintain whats left of his humanity.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Whiteout (Trailer & Poster 3 Release)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Cold Souls (Graded)
An actor having an existential crisis decides to explore "soul extraction" as a relief from the burdens of daily life.
Graded: A -
Trailer HERE
Monday, June 15, 2009
The Time Traveler's Wife (Trailer Release)
A Chicago librarian, who has a genetic disorder that causes him to time-travel when he is under duress, tries to build a life with the woman he loves. Though his disorder causes him to vanish for long periods.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Shutter Island (Movie Watch)
In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane & is presumed to be hiding on the remote "Shutter Island."
Grade: A -
Trailer HERE
Grade: A -
Trailer HERE
Monday, June 8, 2009
The Hurt Locker (Graded)
These Elite soldiers have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn & Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he's indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos & James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.
Grade: B +
Grade: B +
Trailers HERE
Surveillance (Movie Watch)
Two FBI agents, Elizabeth Anderson & Sam Hallaway, arrive at a local police station in the Santa Fe desert to investigate a series of murders. They interrogate three Witness|eyewitnesses: Police officer Jack Bennet, the meth-addict Bobby & Stephanie, an eight-year-old girl, whose family was murdered by two figures dressed in jumpsuits & latex masks.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Winged Creatures (Poster 2 Release)
A group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Law Abiding Citizen (Movie Watch)
A prosecutor assigned to the case of a brilliant sociopath, orchestrating a series of high-profile murders that grip the City of Philadelphia from inside his jail cell, realizes he is the only one who can end the reign of terror.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Accidents Happen (Movie Watch)
There are dysfunctional families... and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom, distant brother, and stoic dad. But when Billy starts to act out, everything changes for him and his family.
Coming: 2009
Teaser HERE
Coming: 2009
Teaser HERE
Miss Nobody (Movie Watch)
A mild-mannered secretary discovers that she has a talent for murder as she ascends the corporate ladder.
Coming: 2009
Trailer HERE
Coming: 2009
Trailer HERE
Clash Of The Titans (Movie Watch)
By answering a seemingly impossible riddle, Perseus, the son of Zeus, wins the hand of the Princess Andromeda in marriage. Trouble appears in the shape of Calibos, the princess's former love, and his mother, the Goddess Thetis. In order that the dreaded Kraken not be released, Andromeda has to be sacrificed and Perseus searches for the Medusa; her head is the only thing that can stop the Kraken.
Grade: C +
Teaser HERE
Grade: C +
Teaser HERE
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Inglourious Basterds (Graded)
Nazi occupied France, a young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller quickly takes an interest in her & arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance & the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history, fictional history.
Grade: C
Trailer HERE
Grade: C
Trailer HERE
Friday, June 5, 2009
Outrage (Movie Watch)
A searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians with appalling gay rights voting records who actively campaign against the LGBT community they covertly belong to. Boldly revealing the hidden lives of some of the United States’ most powerful policymakers, OUTRAGE takes a comprehensive look at the harm they’ve inflicted on millions of Americans & examines the media’s complicity in keeping their secrets. With analysis from prominent members of the gay community such as Congressman Barney Frank, former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, radio personality Michelangelo Signorile & openly gay congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (Representative, Wisconsin 2nd district), this doc probes deeply into the psychology of this double lifestyle, the ethics of outing closeted politicians, the double standards that the media upholds in its coverage of the sex lives of gay public figures & much more.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Adam (Poster Release)
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the odd fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. They soon learn that relationships are already a bit awkward but they can mean something more.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Whatever Works (Movie Watch)
An eccentric New Yorker abandons his upper class life to lead a more bohemian existence. He meets a young girl from the south & her family & no two people seem to get along in the entanglements that follow.
Trailer HERE
Trailer HERE
Toy Story 3 (Movie Watch)
Pontypool (Movie Watch)
Shock jock Grant Mazzy has, once again, been kicked-off the Big City airwaves & now the only job he can get is the early morning show at CLSY Radio in the small town of Pontypool which broadcasts from the basement of the small town’s only church. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellations, due to yet another massive snow storm, quickly turns deadly. Bizarre reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns & evoking horrendous acts of violence. But there’s nothing coming in on the news wires.
So… is this really happening?
Trailer HERE
So… is this really happening?
Trailer HERE
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
9 (Graded)
In a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened, a group of sapient rag dolls, living a post-apocalyptic existence find one of their own, 9, who displays qualities that may help them to survive.
Grade: B
Trailer HERE
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