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Jack Reacher
In a parking garage overlooking the Pittsburgh Pirates playing field, a sniper methodically readies himself, notes five targets, seemingly random people enjoyin... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Holiday Inn
The crooning half (Bing Crosby) of a popular, town song-and-dance becomes fed up when his partner/rival-in-love once (Fred Astaire) once again steals his girl... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Black Hawk Down
In 1993, U.S. Special Forces were dispatched to Mogadishu, Somalia in what was supposed to be something of a cakewalk, their mission being to land in a crowded... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Best of 2012
So my mid-year expostulation becomes amended from "where are all the good movies?" to "why can't they be dispersed evenly throughout the year (and still why hav... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
In writing Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell crafted one of the defining works of American literature. Her own spirit, that of an outspoken, indomitable... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway's late career ode to the indomitable spirit, detailing the tireless and ultimately fruitless efforts of an elderly fisherman's five day battle... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Still reeling from the death of his father, and living at home with his mother (Susan Sarandon), a 30 year old loafer (Jason Segel), who believes in cosmic... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Well into his later years, living in simple comfort on the Shire, Bilbo Baggins begins writing the tale of his epic journey when an old wizard recruited him to... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
When it comes to the attention of the great wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) that his old dear friend Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) is in possession of the... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Wanderlust
After purchasing an upscale Manhattan loft, a couple (Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston) loses their means of financial security almost overnight. Read more
Posted on 11 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Central Park Five
Kharey Wise, one of The Five On the night of April 19, 1989, a young Manhattan banker went jogging through Central Park and happened upon Matias Reyes, a... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Hunter
With rumors circulating regarding the sighting of the thought to have been extinct Tasmanian Tiger, a biotech firm enlists a the services of a lonesome mercenar... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Elmer Gantry
, a hard-drinking, boisterous, silver tongued travelling salesman (Burt Lancaster), discovers his true calling in preaching when he hears the sermon of Sister... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Hitchcock
Now in his 60th year of life and on the heels of the most complete success of his career in "North By Northwest", Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) embarks on ... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Foreign Correspondent
A New York news outlet sends a capable, hard-nosed reporter (Joel McCrea) to cover the burgeoning war crisis at an international peace conference in Holland. Read more
Posted on 06 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Gimme Shelter
A radio DJ informs us there were four births and four deaths at the Altamont Speedway in San Francisco, the last of which was an alleged stabbing under... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Holy Motors
A man for hire from a variety of professions, from performance artist to hitman, drives around the city of lights in a white limo which doubles as a dressing,... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Age of Consent
An aging artist (James Mason), feeling uninspired in New York City, returns to his native country for inspiration, seeking solace on a gorgeous, supposedly... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Killing Them Softly
In a 2008 New Orleans, still reeling from the effects of the flood and pounded again by the recently toppled economy, a low level gangster (Vince Curatola) and... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Hour
Season 1 During the midst of the Suez Crisis, an irascible young reporter (Ben Whishaw) investigates the curious suicide of a childhood chum, while his friend... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES