Category: Drama
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, 1 Comment
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.
Dirty Dancing
October 6th, 2009, No Comments
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances “Baby” Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer — and unexpectedly falling in love. The object of her affection? The resort’s free-spirited dance instructor (Patrick Swayze). This guilty pleasure became a classic when it won an Oscar for Best Song (“I’ve Had the Time of My Life”).
Angels & Demons
October 5th, 2009, No Comments
After the murder of Italian physicist Leonardo Vetra, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon’s (Tom Hanks) investigation with Vetra’s daughter (Ayelet Zurer) leads to a secret society, the Illuminati, and a quest for the world’s most potent — and deadly — energy source. Ron Howard directed the crime thriller, which is based on The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown’s novel and co-stars Ewan McGregor and Stellan Skarsgård.
Le voyage du ballon rouge / Flight of the Red Balloon
October 3rd, 2009, No Comments
Puppet theater voice actress Suzanne (Juliette Binoche) lives with her young son Simon (Simon Iteanu) in a tiny Parisian apartment. With her hectic schedule, she has little time to care for the boy and leaves most of her mothering duties to baby sitter Song (Fang Song). As Suzanne becomes embroiled in a court case involving her downstairs tenant, Song and Simon become intrigued by a red balloon that starts following them around the city.
Doubt
September 30th, 2009, No Comments
In this Oscar-nominated adaptation of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony-winning play, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) begins to have doubts about doting priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who seems to have become overly involved in the life of a young African American pupil. But Flynn isn’t the only one she doubts. Is she overreacting to the situation, or is there truth behind her convictions?
The Bank Job
September 29th, 2009, No Comments
Based on actual events in 1971, this thriller tells the story of a car dealer (Jason Statham) who becomes involved in a London bank heist, only to find that the contents of the bank vault will draw him deeply and irrevocably into the city’s criminal underbelly. Murder and scandal abound in this tale of corruption populated with a surprising mix of offenders, from low-level thugs to government officials — all the way up to the royal family.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
September 28th, 2009, No Comments
The perfect crime goes horribly wrong for brothers Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Hank (Ethan Hawke) when they botch a robbery of their parents’ jewelry store in this wrenching drama from legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who was 82 when he directed the film. Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris co-star as Andy and Hank’s unsuspecting parents, with Marisa Tomei appearing as Gina, Andy’s unfaithful wife.
