Archives: 2009 October
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary – Platinum Edition
October 20th, 2009, No Comments
Disney’s 1940 version of the classic tale of the wooden puppet that longs to be a real boy is one for the ages — and among the most magical animated films ever made. Aided by his friend Jiminy Cricket, the puppet Pinocchio faces many trials and tribulations on the way to making his dream come true. The film won Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song: “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which became a Disney anthem
The Wire: Complete Season 1 Box Set
October 19th, 2009, No Comments
Creator David Simon’s gritty HBO drama takes an unflinching look at Baltimore’s drug culture, through the eyes of both the dealers and the police. Season 1 follows the investigation of a violent drug-dealing crew known as the Barksdale Organization. But the line between good and bad is blurred, as the cops push the boundaries of morality while even the hardened criminals display flashes of humanity. Dominic West stars as detective Jimmy McNulty.
Quantum Of Solace
October 18th, 2009, No Comments
Picking up an hour after the events of 2006′s Casino Royale, this James Bond adventure finds 007 (Daniel Craig) tracking a traitor who’s infiltrated Britain’s MI6. The trail leads to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), the charismatic head of a world environmental agency. But behind this seemingly legitimate facade, Greene runs Quantum, a powerful terrorist organization whose plot to overthrow a Bolivian dictator masks an even more sinister scheme.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
October 17th, 2009, No Comments
With dreams of writing for a top fashion glossy, shopping addict Rebecca (Isla Fisher) begins working for a financial magazine pushed by the same publisher. But as her career skyrockets, she struggles to pay off overwhelming bills — and manage her love life. Joan Cusack, John Goodman and Krysten Ritter co-star in this glittery rom-com based on the best-selling series of Shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella.
Marley & Me
October 16th, 2009, No Comments
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson star in this big-screen tearjerker based on a best-selling memoir as a newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life’s important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one’s own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
October 11th, 2009, No Comments
This action-packed prequel to the popular X-Men films explores Marvel Comics character Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman) past and the events that influenced the mutant before the Weapon X program bonded his skeleton with the powerfully strong metal alloy adamantium. After the death of his girlfriend, Wolverine seeks vengeance against supervillain Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber). Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston and Lynn Collins co-star.
Australia
October 10th, 2009, No Comments
In the days leading up to World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a sprawling cattle ranch in northern Australia and reluctantly joins her rough-riding farmhand (Hugh Jackman) as he drives 2,000 head of cattle across the outback. Along the way, they witness the Japanese bombing of Darwin, which heralds Australia’s entry into the war. Director Baz Luhrmann co-wrote this Oscar-nominated epic that earned kudos for costume design.
The Inbetweeners: Series 1 & 2
October 9th, 2009, No Comments
Too geeky to be cool and too cool to be nerds, friends and schoolmates Will (Simon Bird), Simon (Joe Thomas), Jay (James Buckley) and Neil (Blake Harrison) tackle the pressing issues of their teenage lives — girls, sex and cheap booze — in this award-winning British sitcom. As Will tries to adjust to life in public school, Simon pines for his childhood friend, Jay lies about his sex life, and Neil denies rumors about his father’s sexuality.
Twilight
October 7th, 2009, No Comments
When Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to live with her father, she starts school and meets the reclusive Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward’s repeated cautions, Bella can’t help but fall in love with him, a fatal move that endangers her own life when a coven of bloodsuckers try to challenge the Cullen clan.
The Way We Were
October 7th, 2009, No Comments
Sociopolitical opposites attract in director Sydney Pollack’s wistful, Oscar-winning tearjerker about an outspoken political crusader named Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) who finds herself drawn to glib golden boy Hubbell Gardner (Robert Redford). Despite their differences, the improbable couple eventually ties the knot, but a move to Tinseltown and the firestorm surrounding the 1950s blacklist unravel the marriage.
