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Mad Money (2008)
Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes star in this comedy inspired by real events about janitors who stole money from Federal Reserve Bank. Directed by Callie Khouri.
The plot: Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is close to retirement and when her husband (Ted Danson) gets downsized they are two hundred thousand dollars in debt. [...]
Tags: Chick Flick · Comedy · Crime/Gangster · DVD · Movies · USA
In The Valley of Elah (2007)
This crime drama is based a true story by Mark Boal and published in Playboy Magazine. Written, directed and produced by Paul Haggis (Letters from Iwo Jima Crash and Million Dollar Baby) and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Josh Brolin and Jason Patric.
The plot: When his son is reported AWOL [...]
Tags: Crime/Gangster · Drama · Movies · Thrillers/Suspense
Enemy of the State (1998) DVD
Ridley Scott’s brother Tony directed this action flick starring Will Smith, Jon Voight, Gene Hackman, Lisa Bonet, Jack Black, Gabriel Byrne, and . He’s also known for producing series Numb3rs and The Company and films like Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford and directing such movies as [...]
Tags: Action · DVD · Drama · Movies · Thrillers/Suspense · USA
Click (2006)
Not a big fan of Adam Sandler, who always plays the same character: a good-hearted childish idiot. I’d never pay $10 for the movie ticket to see Adam Sandler, but I thought if I rent a DVD for less then a $1 he’d go well with my evening cup of tea.
The plot: Michael Newman [...]
Tags: Comedy · DVD · Drama · Fantasy · Movies
The plot: Ben Finn Finnegan (Mathew McConaughey) and his wife Tess (Kate Hudson) were passionate about each other and treasure hunting, but now they are fed up with each other and decide to get divorced. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), [...]
Tags: Action · Adventure · Comedy · Movies · Romance · USA
Vanity Fair (2004)
I didn’t read William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic novel yet, but looking forward to it (should have read it when I was a kid - everyone I know did). The movie is directed by Mira Nair and script written by Matthew Faulk and Mark Skeet.
The plot: Becky Sharp (Angelica Mandy/Reese Witherspoon) was from a [...]
Tags: DVD · Drama · Foreign · Movies · Romance · UK · USA
Premonition (2007)
The plot: A housewife (Sandra Bullock) is devastated when her husband (Julian McMahon) dies suddenly in a car crash. But when he reappears the next day as if nothing happened, she realizes that it may have been a premonition. Can she prevent the horrible tradgedy from happening all over again, or is she powerless [...]
Tags: DVD · Drama · Fantasy · Movies · Supernatural · USA
A charming, clever and though-provoking movie that beaten Star Wars at the 1977 Oscars for best film. Not very exciting or gripping, even boring at times, but enjoyable romantic comedy.
Tags: Comedy · Movies · Romance
It may not be worth the price of movie tickets. You can safely wait for DVD release and rent it. Do not take your date to see it. It’s an OK gross-out comedy, but by no means does it compare to this year’s great comedies like “Superbad” and “Knocked up”.
