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The Happening 2: Arbor Day Tagline: Make like a tree and leaf Synopsis: Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) is once again stalked by plants, but this time they’re from the future. These future plants are out for blood and they’re self-aware. They send a time traveling plant-bot assassin, Fichus1000 (Arnold Schwarzenegger), to kill Elliot. His only [...]
Back in college, I remember stumbling upon a list of the “best movies of all time” in one of my media intro courses. I was surprised to discover that I hadn’t watched very many of them at all (I fell asleep watching Gone with the Wind as a child). I was temporarily ashamed at my [...]
I caught Gaily Gaily on late night cable. Why would I devote two hours of my life to this particular 1969 release? Well, in theory, Gaily Gaily should be a meaningful, insightful, socially significant movie. Consider: It co-stars Melina Mercouri, the anti-Junta Greek actress who later became a member of the Pan-Hellenic Parliament and Greece’s [...]
Tagline: Meatloaf, Minivans, Books Synopsis: The insomniac (Edward Norton) and Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter) decide to settle down in the suburbs and start and new life together. They start a family and make new friends with a weekly get together to discuss books. Soon the insomniac finds himself in familiar territory when this club [...]
While we may not realize it, there have been quite a few movies about moving. Relocating to New York or a new home or area anyway has been a favorite topic of Hollywood for years. Next to the ‘coming of age’ movie, it is a sure bet that moving has been and will be in [...]
Independence Day 2 – Labor Day Tagline: Don’t plan on wearing white after today, because we’ll all be dead. Synopsis: The Alien Invaders are back and this time they’re prepared. With the humans caught off guard we soon find the Human race on the verge of extinction, again. Memorable Scene: The Alien’s have decided to [...]
Forrest Gump 2 – Forrest Does Fatherhood Synopsis: After the death of his dear Jenny, Forrest is forced to adapt to life as a single dad in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama. Memorable Scene: Little Forrest questions his dad about death, in particular his mother’s. His father responds, “Life is like a box of chocolates, [...]
Tagline: Poppins and Lockin’ Synopsis: The loveable, magical nanny returns, but this time she’s out for blood and break dancing. Memorable Scene: A 35-minute dance off between Zombie Poppins and the Haitian dance crew. Every sick move in the book is presented. Then Vanilla Ice makes a cameo but Zombie Poppins rips his head off [...]
