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Oscars 2011 - The Nominees


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]


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]


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]


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]


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]


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]


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]


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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