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A Perfect
Getaway
( 15 cert )
For their honeymoon, newlyweds
Cliff and Cydney head to the
tropical islands of Hawaii.
While journeying through the
paradisaical countryside the
couple encounters Kale and
Cleo, two disgruntled hitchhikers
and Nick and Gina, two wild
but well-meaning spirits who
help guide them through the
lush jungles. The picturesque
waterfalls and scenic mountainsides
quickly give way to terror
when Cliff and Cydney learn
of a grisly murder that occurred
nearby and realize that they're
being followed by chance acquaintances
that suspiciously fit the
description of the killers.
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In The
Electric Mist
( 15 cert )
New Iberia, Lt. Dave Robicheaux
is trying to link the murder
of a local hooker to New Orleans
mobster Julie (Baby Feet)
Balboni, who is co-producer
of a Civil War film. Film-star
Elrod Sykes, pulled over for
drunk driving, starts babbling
about founding another corpse
back in the Atchafalaya Swamp,
presumably of a black man
Robicheaux had seen being
murdered 35 years before but
didn't go to the police. |
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The
Taking Of Pelham 123
( 15 cert )
In early afternoon, four armed
men hijack a subway train
in Manhattan. They stop on
a slight incline, decoupling
the first car to let the rest
of the train coast back. Their
leader is Ryder; he connects
by phone with Walter Garber,
the dispatcher watching that
line. Garber is a supervisor
temporarily demoted while
being investigated for bribery.
Ryder demands $10 million
within an hour, or he'll start
shooting hostages. He'll deal
only with Garber. |
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Fame
( 12 cert )
This movie is based upon the
1980 film which follows NYC
talent attending the New York
City High School for the Performing
Arts, (Known today as Fiorello
H. Laguardia H.S.) students
get specialized training that
often leads to success as
actors, singers, etc. In 1936,
New York City Mayor Fiorello
H. LaGuardia founded the High
School of Music & Art
in order to provide a facility
where the most gifted and
talented public school students
of New York City could pursue
their talents in art or music,
while also completing a full
academic program of instruction.
In 1948, the School of Performing
Arts was created to provide
training in performance skills
to students who wished to
prepare for professional careers
in dance, music or drama.
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Funny
People
( 15 cert )
George is a very successful
stand up comedian who learns
that he has an untreatable
blood disorder and is given
less than a year to live.
Ira is a struggling up-and-coming
stand up comedian who works
at a deli and has yet to figure
out his onstage persona. One
night, these two perform at
the same club and George takes
notice of Ira. George hires
Ira to be his semi-personal
assistant as well as his friend. |
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500
Days of Summer (
12 cert )
He's Tom, from New Jersey,
working in L.A. writing greeting
cards even through he's an
architect by training. She's
Summer, in from Michigan.
Day one is her first day as
an AA in Tom's office. We
jump back and forth in time:
by day 67, they've become
an item when she decides to
put aside the lovemaking and
just be friends. Tom, a romantic
who's sure Summer is the one
for him, wallows in self pity.
We go back to the early days
and see the relationship begin.
Summer tells him right away
that she doesn't believe in
love. He mopes well past day
100. Then, as day 500 approaches,
they find themselves at a
wedding together. Does the
old flame rekindle? Is Tom
right that destiny controls
love? |
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White
Out
( 15 cert )
A U.S. marshal (Kate Beckinsale),
the only one assigned to Antarctica,
must investigate a murder
there within three days before
the Antarctic winter begins.
She crosses paths with a U.N.
operative (Gabriel Macht),
also investigating the murder.She
must chase down suspects and
find more murders. Early in
the story, Steko is attacked
by the killer and left for
dead in a storm. She saves
herself but loses two fingers
due to severe cold-related
injuries. |
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The
Hurt Locker
( 15 cert )
An intense portrayal of elite
soldiers who have one of the
most dangerous jobs in the
world: disarming bombs in
the heat of combat. When a
new sergeant, James, takes
over a highly trained bomb
disposal team amidst violent
conflict, he surprises his
two subordinates, Sanborn
and Eldridge, by recklessly
plunging them into a deadly
game of urban combat. James
behaves as if he's indifferent
to death. As the men struggle
to control their wild new
leader, the city explodes
into chaos, and James' true
character reveals itself in
a way that will change each
man forever. |
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