Archive for June, 2009

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Cast : Eunice Cho,     Karen Disher, Maile Flanagan, Bill Hader, Kelly Keaton, Joey King
Runtime : 1 hour 52 minutes
User Rating : 7.8/10
Directors : Carlos Saldanha ,Mike Thurmeier
Writers : Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman
Producer : John C. Donkin, Lori Forte
Release Date : 3 July 2009 (India)
Genre: Animation , Action , Adventure , Comedy , Family , Romance

iceage3newSummary

After the events of “Ice Age: The Meltdown”, life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.


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Public Enemies

Cast : James Russo, David Wenham, Christian Stolte, Johnny Depp, Stephen Dorff
User Rating : 9.1/10
Directors : Michael Mann
Writers : Ronan Bennett ,Michael Mann
Producer : Michael Mann, Kevin Misher
Release Date : 1 July 2009 (USA)
Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller

publicenemiesSummary

In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the incredible and true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Depp), the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard), to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger’s gang (later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham)) thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw’s capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America’s first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, the dashing “Clark Gable of the FBI”. However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis’ men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents), who were real gunfighters, and orchestrating epic betrayals, from the infamous “Lady in Red” to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti, were Purvis and the FBI able to close in on Dillinger.


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Chéri

Cheri

Cast : Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Iben Hjejle, Toby Kebbell
User Rating : 6.5/10
Directors : Stephen Frears
Writers : Christopher Hampton, Colette
Producer : Andras Hamori, Bill Kenwright, Tracey Seaward
Release Date : 8 April 2009 (Belgium)
Genre: Romance

Summary:
Stephen Frears, the director who bolstered his international reputation with his Choderlos de Laclos adaptation Dangerous Liaisons (1988), returns to the annals of period intrigue over 20 years later with this melodrama, which reunites him with Liasons scripter Christopher Hampton and star Michelle Pfeiffer. An adaptation of Colette’s 1920 novel of the same name, the tale unfurls in late 19th century Paris — La Belle Époque — where numerous courtesans (or female companions of noblemen who occupied the royal courts) have worked their way up through the ranks of high society. Two retired courtesans, Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates) and Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer), meet for some routine gossip; Lea then meets Charlotte’s hedonistic playboy son, nicknamed “Chéri” (Rupert Friend), and a passionate, erotic affair blossoms for the next six years between Lea and Chéri. Eventually, Charlotte makes an aggressive attempt to interfere with the situation by setting up an arranged marriage between Chéri and the virginal 18-year-old Edmée (Felicity Jones), the daughter of another ex-courtesan, Marie-Laure (Iben Hjejle). Lea feels irritated, and responds by seeking out young male lovers during a vacation in Biarritz, but the attached Chéri is not far behind, and in seemingly no time at all the two resume their bedroom liaisons.


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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Cast : Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Isabel Lucas, Hugo Weaving, John Turturro, America Olivo
User Rating : 7.2/10
Directors : Michael Bay
Writers : Ehren Kruger  Roberto Orci
Producer : Ian Bryce, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Release Date : 24 June 2009 (India)
Genre : Action , Adventure

transformersukSummary

The battle for Earth has ended but the battle for the universe has just begun. After returning to Cybertron, Starscream assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force. The Autobots believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron’s dead body has been stolen from the US Military by Skorpinox and revives him using his own spark. Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream and more Decepticon reinforcements on the way, the Autobots with reinforcements of their own, may have more to deal with then meets the eye.


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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Cast : Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Christopher Guest, Steve Coogan, Bill Hader, Jake Cherry
User Rating : 6.1/10
Directors : Shawn Levy
Writers : Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
Producer : Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe
Release Date : 22 May 2009 (USA)
Genre :  Action , Adventure , Comedy , Family , Fantasy

Night-at-the-MuseumSummary

Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daley, the unfortunate night watchman who continues to encounter living and breathing museum exhibits in Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian, 20th Century Fox’s tent-pole sequel from director Shawn Levy. Scott Frank, Robert Ben Garant, and Thomas Lennon provide the script, with Chris Columbus returning to handle producing duties. Amy Adams (Enchanted) and Hank Azaria join the returning cast of Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, and Owen Wilson in the 1492 and 21 Laps Entertainment co-production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide


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