Lee Daniels' The Butler

Gloria Gaines: Everything you are and everything you have is because of that butler.

Lee Daniels' The Butler
Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo
Written by Danny Strong; based on the article by Wil Haygood
Directed by Lee Daniels
Plot: The story of Cecil Gaines, a butler who served in the White House through eight presidents and witnessed the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events in history.

"Carefully crafted Oscar bait, but very entertaining carefully crafted Oscar bait. Lots of great performances all around."

Bad Teacher

Elizabeth Halsey: Sign my yearbook.

Russell Gettis: Hold my ball sack.


Bad Teacher
Starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake
Written by Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Plot: A complete failure of a teacher is suddenly inspired to become a great teacher in order to make enough money to get breast implants.

"Cameron Diaz is totally bad-ass in Bad Teacher! Smokin' hot and hilarious."

Battle Los Angeles

LCpl. Richard Guerrero: So what's your take on this, specs?

Cpl. Kevin Harris: I don't know, extraterrestrial?

Cpl. Lee Imlay: You mean like from space?

Cpl. Nick Stavrou: No Imlay, from Canada.


Battle Los Angeles
Starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan
Written by Christopher Bertolini
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Plot: The world is being attacked by aliens and it's up to the U.S. Marines to step up and save everyone - starting with Los Angeles.

"I hate to say it, but there is such a thing as too much action... Some cool battle sequences, but I was really hoping the aliens would have killed all the humans..."

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Raoul Duke: One of the things you learn from years of dealing with drug people, is that you can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug. Especially when it's waving a razor-sharp hunting knife in your eye.


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Starring Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro
Written by Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies, Alex Cox; based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson   
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Plot: An extremely eccentric and odd journalist and his wacky lawyer travel to Las Vegas to cover a story, but end up on a series of drug induced escapades.

"Don't do drugs -- just do this film! Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro are wonderful and off-the-chart great in this film. Lots of trippy fun and off-the-wall dialogue. Classic."

The Conjuring

Ed Warren: We've been called ghost hunters. Paranormal researchers. Wackos.

Lorraine Warren: But we prefer to be known simply as Ed and Lorraine Warren.


The Conjuring
Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston
Written by Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes
Directed by James Wan
Plot: The depiction of true life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren and their most difficult case involving a family being terrorized in their new farmhouse home.

"A near-perfect horror/thriller. The film wraps you up, sucks you in and never lets you go. Excellent."