In Tim Burton’s re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.
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Having seen the movie in 2D, there was moments where the focus [...]
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Alice in Wonderland
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From Paris With Love
A personal aide to U.S. Ambassador in France, James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers – August Rush, The Tudors) has an enviable life in Paris and a beautiful French girlfriend, but his real passion is his side job as a low-level operative for the CIA. All James wants is to become a bona [...]
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The Wolfman
A remake of the 1941 horror film and set in Victorian-era Great Britain, The Wolfman is the story of Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro – Che, The Usual Suspects) a Shakespearean actor and nobleman, who is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins – The [...]
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Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The first film in a series of adventure and fantasy books authored by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief tells the story of Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman, Gamer), a twelve year old boy diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) who finds out that he is the son of the Greek god [...]
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Bitch Slap
Film number 18 in my 365 Film Challenge is perhaps the least likely to win any awards at any time in the near future, except perhaps a Razzie. In short, here’s the plot: Three bad girls travel to a remote desert hideaway to steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin. That’s [...]
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Fantatastic Mr. Fox
Based on the children’s story by Roald Dahl, this stop-motion film is unmistakeably styled in Wes Anderson’s dry yet illustrative aesthetic. I remember having read the story as a child and enjoying the hijinx that ensued between all the animals and the farmers. And having enjoyed most of Anderson’s films including [...]
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Doubt
The latest movie in my 365 list was written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, who also wrote and directed Joe Versus the Volcano; Doubt however, was definitely no Joe. And that, is a good thing because whereas Joe was an eccentric, if not cult-ish, comedy, Doubt was a drama that tugged at the fears [...]
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The 365 Films in 365 Days Challenge
People who know me know that I watch a lot of movies, and as a matter of fact some of my friends only call me when there’s some sort of movie related question to be answered. After little thought, I would tell people I had watched 500 movies in 2009; maybe 50 of those were [...]
