Friday, February 11, 2011

Putty Hill (Movie Watch)

A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore. At a neighborhood karaoke bar, friends & family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little about his final days, they attempt to reconstruct his life. In the process, they offer a window onto their own lives, an evocative picture of working-class America, dislocated from the progress and mobility around them, but united in pursuit of a shared dream.

Trailer HERE

X-Men: First Class (Trailer Release)


Before Charles Xavier & Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood & Professor X's X-Men, but first they have to face The Hellfire Club.

Trailer HERE

Immortals (Movie Watch)


Years after the Titanomachy, the Titan Hyperion declares war on humanity. He searches for the Epirus Bow, a legendary weapon created by the war god Ares, which will allow him to free the rest of the Titans from Tartarus & take revenge on the Olympians who brought about their downfall. In accordance with ancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war between Hyperion and humanity. It is left to a peasant named Theseus, chosen by Zeus & accompanied by the priestess Phaedra & a slave, to protect his homeland & save the gods.

Grade: C +
Trailer 2 HERE
Trailer 1 HERE

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Submarine (Movie Watch)

15 year old Oliver Tate; in his head is a cool, literary genius. In reality he's socially inept & unpopular. Convinced that his father is depressed & his mother is having an affair with her life coach, "a hippy-looking twonk", Oliver embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before he turns sixteen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana.

Trailer HERE

Monday, February 7, 2011

Even The Rain [TambiƩn la lluvia] (Movie Watch)

Sebastian & Costa are obsessive filmmakers who in their quest to uncover the myth of Christopher Columbus & resistance to colonial power by Indian rebel Hatuey, ultimately end up embroiled in a modern revolt against Western multinationals in the Bolivian "water wars" brought on by the forced privatization of Bolivia's leading public water companies in 2000.

Trailer HERE

Captain America: The First Avenger (Poster + Teaser Release)

A brave, yet mild-mannered young soldier named Steve Rogers, volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for a US army Super Soldier program. The military succeeds in transforming him into a human weapon.When a Nazi plot reveals itself Rogers must rise up & become the First Avenger, in order to save his country & stop his archenemy The Red Skull.

Teaser HERE

It Might get Loud (Graded)

Rarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. It Might Get Loud tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) & Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound & style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found & invented. Concentrating on the artist’s musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations, provoking rare discussion as to how & why he writes & plays, this film lets you witness intimate moments & hear new music from each artist. The movie revolves around a day when Jimmy Page, Jack White, The Edge.

Grade: A +
Trailer HERE

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Cold Weather (Movie Watch)

Doug returns home to Portland, Oregon after dropping out of college in Chicago. When his ex-girlfriend, Rachel, materializes & subsequently disappears, Doug sets on an investigation with his co-worker, Carlos, as the two men put their love of old detective novels to use.

Trailer HERE

Monogamy (Movie Watch)

Increasingly anxious about his impending marriage to Nat & thoroughly bored with his day job as a wedding photographer, Theo establishes a hobby: he's hired by clients to clandestinely snap voyeuristic photos of them as they go about their days. Things go smoothly until a sexy new customer's exhibitionism leads to an all-consuming obsession. As Theo shoots her day & night, the woman's mysterious public trysts send him reeling, forcing him to confront uncomfortable truths about his sex life at home.

Trailer HERE


Incendies (Movie Watch)

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne & Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Tells the moving tale of the voyage into their mother's past that culminates in a shocking revelation.

Trailer HERE