In the highly anticipated fourth installment of The Twilight Saga,
a marriage, honeymoon and the birth of a child bring unforeseen and
shocking developments for Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward
(Robert Pattinson) and those they love, including new complications
with werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
A failed writer ends up working for a cheap newspaper in Puerto
Rico where he falls into booze, a shady land development scheme,
and in love with a beautiful but engaged girl.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has
ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy
Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's and the guy who
assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's
conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a
tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The
onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in
an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts
call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score
runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution –
one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the
crosshairs of those who say he's tearing out the heart and soul of
the game.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, about a Hollywood stunt
performer (Gosling) who moonlights as a wheelman for criminals
discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone
wrong.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
From acclaimed director José Padilha (Bus 174) and the Academy
Award-nominated writer of City of God comes the highest-grossing
film of all time in South America. The sprawling slum that
surrounds Rio de Janeiro is one of the most dangerous places on
earth, so as the head of Rio's Special Police Operations Battalion,
Captain Nascimento has seen his share of intense situations. When a
mission to stop a jail riot ends in the violent death of a gang
leader, Nascimento finds himself accused of a massacre…but the
citizens of Rio, tired of the crime and drugs that plague their
city, embrace him as a national hero. Instead of being fired he
finds himself promoted. In his powerful new position, Nascimento
brings the gangs that rule the slum to their knees, but quickly
discovers that he's only made things even easier for the dirty cops
and corrupt politicians that are truly running the game. Now,
Nascimento must confront his true enemies, who are much more
dangerous...and sitting just down the hall.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
Following his acclaimed debut, Shotgun Stories, writer/director
Jeff Nichols reteams with actor Michael Shannon to create a
haunting tale that will creep under your skin and expose your
darkest fears. Curtis LaForche lives in a small town in Ohio with
his wife, Samantha, and daughter, Hannah, a six-year-old deaf girl.
When Curtis begins to have terrifying dreams, he keeps the visions
to himself, channeling his anxiety into obsessively building a
storm shelter in his backyard. His seemingly inexplicable behavior
concerns and confounds those closest to him, but the resulting
strain on his marriage and tension within his community can’t
compare with Curtis’s privately held fear of what his dreams may
truly signify. Take Shelter features fully realized characters
crumbling under the weight of real-life problems. Using tone and
atmosphere to chilling effect, Nichols crafts a powerful
psychological thriller that is a disturbing tale for our times.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen team up to beat the odds in a
film that Rolling Stone calls ""achingly hilarious and heartfelt.""
Diagnosed with spinal cancer, 27 year old Adam (Joseph
Gordon-Levitt) navigates the road to recovery with the sometimes
overbearing support of his crude best friend (Rogen), his
smothering mother (Angelica Huston) and an inexperienced therapist
(Anna Kendrick). Inspired by a true story of writer Will Reiser,
50/50 is an honest yet hysterically funny account of a young man's
journey toward healing.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
Every second counts in this sexy, stylish action-thriller starring
Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. In a future where time is
literally money and aging stops at 25, the only way to stay alive
is to earn, borrow, steal or inherit more time. But when a poor,
working-class man (Timberlake) is falsely accused of murder, he
teams up with a beautiful heiress (Seyfried) and must figure out a
way to bring down the corrupt system before their dwindling life
clocks run out!
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid
life through the powerful performances of a phenomenal ensemble
cast. Led by Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce
Dallas Howard, The Help is an inspirational, courageous and
empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the
1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret
writing project — one that breaks society’s rules and puts them all
at risk. Filled with poignancy, humor and hope, The Help is a
timeless, universal and triumphant story about the ability to
create change.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm
An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a
crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign
trail. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.
Date Published: Feb 17, 2012 - 8:29 pm