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June 15, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Con Air (1997)

— 116 min - Action, Thriller, Crime - 5 June 1997

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Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.

Director:  Simon West

Stars:  Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Ving Rhames, My...

May 8, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Anastasia (1997)

— 94 min - Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure - 20 November 1997

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This animated adventure spins a more optimistic twist on the long-mythicized story of the "lost daughter" of Russia's last czar. A wicked sorcerer places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia is separated from them during their attempts to escape from a rowdy revolt seizing their palace. Years later, after growing up with amnesia in an orphanage, "Anya" encounters two Russian men seeking a reward offered by the Dowager Empress Marie, for the return of her missing granddaughter. They decide to travel together to visit the Empress in Paris...

May 6, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

The Thin Red Line (1998)

— 171 min - Drama, History, War - 25 December 1998

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The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

Director:  Terrence Malick

Stars:  Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Adrien Brody, Ben Chaplin, Elias Koteas, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, George Clooney, John Travolta, John Dee Smith, Dash Mihok, Ki...

March 27, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

America's Sweethearts (2001)

— 102 min - Comedy, Romance - 17 July 2001

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In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found it's only print kidnapped by the director.

Director:  Joe Roth

Stars:  Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Seth Green, Rainn Wilson, Eric Balfour, Scot Zeller, Larry King, Steve Pink, Marty Belafsky, Keri Lynn Pratt, Maria Canals-Barrera, Wendy Schenker, Jim Ferguson, Lisa Joyner, Byron Allen, Patrick Stoner, Sam Rubin, Shaun Robinson, Charl...

March 22, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Sixteen Candles (1984)

— 93 min - Comedy, Romance - 4 May 1984

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A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.

Director:  John Hughes

Writers:  John Hughes

Stars:  Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Dooley, Carlin Glynn, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Billie Bird, Carole Cook, Max Showalter, Liane Curtis, John Cusack, Darren Harris, Debbie Pollack, Ross Berkson, Jonathan Chapin, Joan Cusack, Brian Doyle-Murray, Bekka Eaton, Pamela Elser, Steven Farber, Jami Gertz, John Kapelos, Marge Kotlisky, Tony Longo, Steve Mon...

March 19, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Class (1983)

— 98 min - Comedy, Drama - 22 July 1983

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Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.

Director:  Lewis John Carlino

Writers:  Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt

Stars:  Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Cliff Robertson, Stuart Margolin, John...

March 15, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

2012 (2009)

— 158 min - Action, Adventure, Science Fiction - 10 October 2009

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Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family...