Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Starring Kevin Clash, Whoopi Goldberg
Written by Philip Shane, Justin Weinstein
Directed by Constance Marks
Plot: An inspirational documentary about Kevin Clash, the man and heart and soul behind the puppet Elmo.


"Kevin Clash's story is one that proves if you do what you love in life, you will succeed. An inspirational story that reminds us to always chase our dreams."

Escape from L.A.

Snake Plissken: Fuck you, I'm going to Hollywood...


Escape from L.A.
Starring Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach
Written by John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell   
Directed by John Carpenter
Plot: Snake Plissken is back and once again enlisted by the US government to recover a doomsday device in a post-apocalyptic version of LA.

   

"A bad-ass remake/sequel to the classic Escape from New York. With a bigger budget and cast - L.A. proves to be a lot more fun than N.Y."

Gus Green: This is gonna be a ten.

Joe Waters: Ten plus.

Gus Green, Joe Waters: Borderline 11!


Gone Fishin'
Starring Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette
Written by Jill Mazursky, J.J. Abrams
Directed by Christopher Cain
Plot: When two fishing buddies embark on a trip, they get into all sorts of trouble.


"A horrible, horrible film only worth watching to check out the early writings of one J.J. Abrams."

Aramis: We are offering you the chance to be King.

Phillippe: No, you are offering me the chance to pretend to be King.


The Man in the Iron Mask
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich
Written by Randall Wallace, based on the novels by Alexandre Dumas Père
Directed by Randall Wallace
Plot: The Three Musketeers try to substitute the cruel King Louis XIV with his imprisoned secret twin brother, who they believe would make a much better king.


"A well told story brought out by great performances from an all-star cast."

Michael: I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love.


The Reader
Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz
Written by David Hare, based on the book by Bernhard Schlink
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Plot: Set in post World War II Germany, a lawyer re-encounters a former lover that he had an affair with when he was fifteen a decade later and discovers she is on trial for war-crimes.


"There is a lot of Kate Winslet nakedness in this film, but thankfully a lot of great substance as well."

Zeus: Why are you doing this?

Hades: You want me to say it, brother? You want me to say I'm afraid? Doesn't that go without saying? When mortals die, their souls go somewhere - there's no place where gods go when they die! There's nothing, just oblivion...


Wrath of the Titans
Starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike
Written by Dan Mazeau, David Johnson
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Plot: The ancient Titans are unleashed upon the world once again and Perseus must battle the underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, and save mankind.


"Not as awesome as something titled "Wrath of the Titans" would suggest... Just an okay movie that could have kicked a lot more ass as the trailer lead people to believe."

Bob Hauk: You going to kill me, Snake?

Snake Plissken: Not now, I'm too tired.

[pause]

Snake Plissken: Maybe later.


Escape from New York
Starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine
Written by John Carpenter, Nick Castle
Directed by John Carpenter
Plot: In this 1997, Manhattan's crime rate has gone up 400 percent and has basically turned into a giant maximum security prison where the US President's plane crashes and one badass convict named Snake is his only hope of getting out alive.


"This movie is bad. In both the cool way and the not-so-cool way. One thing is for sure - Snake Plissken kicks major ass!"

Mikael Blomkvist: What has happened to you? How did you turn out this way? You know everything about me. I don't know shit about you. Not a damn thing.

Lisbeth Salander: That's the way it is.


The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Starring Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling
Written by Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg; based on the novel by Stieg Larsson
Directed by Niels Arden Oplev
Plot: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to investigate the disappearance of a girl who has been missing for forty years and enlists Lisbeth Salander, a young punk-rock computer hacker to help him.


"A captivating raw thriller! A solid movie."

Lem: You were just talking alien.

Captain Charles T. Baker: Hey, I'm not the alien here. You are.

Lem: Me? You are.

Captain Charles T. Baker: No, you are.

Lem: You are. You... You came to my planet.

Captain Charles T. Baker: An alien planet. Hello.


Planet 51
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Justin Long, Gary Oldman
Written by Joe Stillman
Directed by Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez
Plot: An astronaut lands on an alien planet where he is clearly the "alien" and is feared by its inhabitants.


"Some fun references to classic sci-fi films, but its attempt to be an epic animation falls short."

Ryder: I talked to God.

Walter Garber: That's good, what did he say?

Ryder: He said I should trust in Him, all others pay cash. How soon can you get it down here?


The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro
Written by Brian Helgeland; based on the novel by John Godey
Directed by Tony Scott
Plot: A subway train dispatcher faces-off with an eccentric mastermind who hijacks a New York subway train.


"A slick thriller with fun performances from Travolta and Denzel. A good popcorn movie."