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Oscars
2011 - The Nominees
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Big Miracle - 1.3.3 |
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Inspired by a true story: a reporter (John Krasinski)
in a small Alaska town breaks the story of three gray
whales trapped beneath the ice. After his Greenpeace
activist ex-girlfriend (Drew Barrymore) gets involved,
the story becomes international news as the world
hopes that the family of whales can escape the rapidly
forming Arctic ice. Also with John Pingayak, Ted
Danson, Kirsten Bell and Kathy Baker. Directed by Ken
Kwapis. [2:03 - PG] |
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Chronicle - 4.7.4 |
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Three teenage boys discover a glowing orb and after
touching it become endowed with unusual abilities.
Unfortunately they are not all able to deal with their
newfound talents and popularity. With Dane DeHaan,
Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Ashley
Hinshaw, Bo Petersen, Anna Wood, Rudi Malcolm and Luke
Tyler. Directed by Josh Trank. [1:23 - PG-13] |
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The Woman in Black - 0.6.3 |
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In Victorian England, the feared "Woman in Black" (Liz
White) is the ghost of a woman deemed to have been an
unfit mother, unable to save her son (Ashley Foster)
from drowning at the hands of her sister's family. She
wanders her mansion, and every time she is spotted at
least one child mysteriously dies. An attorney and
single parent (Daniel Radcliffe) takes on the ghost,
but finds he must now fight to save his own young son
(Misha Handley). Also with Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer,
Sophie Stuckey and Alisa Khasanova. Directed by James
Watkins. [1:35 - PG-13] |
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The Wicker Tree - 7.6.4 |
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Ostensibly a sequel to 1973's "The Wicker Man": After
two Christian missionaries (Henry Garrett and
Brittania Nicol) become settled in beautiful Tressock,
Scotland, the locals invite them to participate in an
annual festival. They accept the invitation, not aware
that the residents may be neo-pagans that engage in
human sacrifice. Also with Graham McTavish and Kiera
McMillian. Directed by Robin Hardy. [1:38 - R] |
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The Flowers of War - 6.8.5 |
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When a westerner (Christian Bale) takes refuge in a
Catholic church during the 1937 Nanking Massacre (also
known as the Rape of Nanking), he finds himself
responsible for the safety of a group of schoolgirls
and several prostitutes, as he tries to lead them to
safety and away from the invading Japanese army. Also
with Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tong Dawel and Paul
Schneider. Directed by Yimou Zhang. In Mandarin and
English, with English subtitles. [2:26 - R] |
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The Grey - 2.7.10 |
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A bunch of surly oilrig workers in Arctic Alaska and
their leader (Liam Neeson) survive an airplane crash
in the isolated, frozen wilderness, and have to face
life threatening injuries, extreme blizzard
conditions, meager supplies and grey wolves. Also with
Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe
Anderson, Nonso Anozie and James Badge Dale. Directed
by Joe Carnahan. [1:57 - R] |
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One for the Money - 5.5.4 |
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A woman (Katherine Heigl) who's been out of work for 6
months takes a job as a recovery agent and pursues the
man she lost her virginity to in high school. In the
process she learns more about her abilities and the
truth about the man she is after. Also with Jason
O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata, John Leguizamo, Sherri
Shepherd and Debbie Reynolds. Directed by Julie Anne
Robinson. [1:31 - PG-13] |
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Man on a Ledge - 3.5.5 |
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A convict (Sam Worthington) threatens to jump from the
ledge of a NYC skyscraper, insisting that he is
innocent of jewel theft. When he draws a crowd of
onlookers, firefighters and the NYPD, he requests a
specific suicide negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) and when
she arrives, she determines that the situation may not
be what it seems. Also with Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie,
Génesis Rodríguez, Ed Harris, Kyra Sedgwick, Edward
Burns and Titus Welliver. Directed by Asger Leth.
[1:42 - PG-13] |
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Albert Nobbs - 6.3.5 |
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A 19th century Irish woman (Glenn Close) pretends to
be a man for over thirty years so she can improve her
prospects for work. In her older years she realizes
that she is now trapped by that decision. Also with
Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson and Jonathan Rhys
Meyers. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia. [1:53 - R] |
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