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A GROUP OF KIDS MUST PROTECT THEIR VACATION HOME FROM INVADING ALIENS.
- Cast: Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts, Henry Young, Tim Meadows, Thomas Haden Church
- Director(s): John Schultz
- MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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THIS LIFTS THE VEIL ON OUR NATION'S FOOD INDUSTRY, EXPOSING HOW OUR NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY IS NOW CONTROLLED BY A HANDFUL OF CORPORATIONS THAT OFTEN PUT PROFIT AHEAD OF CONSUMER HEALTH....Read More
- Cast: Eric Schlosser
- Director(s): Robert Kenner
- MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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WHEN DENIS (RUST), THE GEEKIEST GUY IN HIGH SCHOOL, PROCLAIMS HIS LOVE FOR SUPER-POPULAR BETH COOPER DURING DURING HIS VALEDICTORIAN SPEECH , EVERYONE IS SPEECHLESS! BUT THE REAL SHOCK COMES THAT NIGHTWHEN BETH SHOWS UP AT DENIS' HOUSE WITH HER TWO BEST FRIENDS TO SHOW HIM HOW THE COOL KIDS PARTY....Read More
- Cast: Alan Ruck, Cynthia Stevenson, Hayden Panettiere, Devin Drewitz, Samm Levine
- Director(s): Chris Columbus
- MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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ARMED MEN HIJACK A NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY TRAIN, HOLDING THE PASSENGERS HOSTAGE IN RETURN FOR A RANSOM & TURN AN ORDINARY DAY'S WORK FOR DISPATCHER WALTER GARBER INTO A FACE-OFF WITH THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE CRIME....Read More
- Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, John Turturro
- Director(s): Tony Scott
- MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
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The Rise of Cobra is not your grandfather's G.I. Joe. It's more like C.G.I. Joe with explosive special-effects action sequences that provide the film with a surplus of "Boom Boom Pow" (to quote the Black Eyed Peas song that drives the end credits). This blast from the summer past is very much like the metal-munching nano-mite missiles a (literally) mad Doctor (Joseph Gordon-Levitt cashing in some of his indie cred) and McCullen, a Scottish weapons dealer (Christopher Eccleston), threaten to unleash upon the world. It never stops. Ever. The original G.I. Joe action figure was an all-American hero. These Joes are--all together now--"the best of the best," an elite multi-national squad. Two soldiers, Duke (a buff Channing Tatum), an "on the ground, in the fight" kind of guy, and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), his wisecracking best friend, are rescued by the Joes after they are ambushed while transporting the missiles. These are no ordinary Joes. Snake-Eyes (Ray Park) is a silent ninja, Stella (Rachel Nichols) a bodacious brainiac, Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) the imposing weapons specialist, and Breaker (Said Taghamaoui) the techie. They are led by gruff Gen. Hawk (Dennis Quaid), who barks out lines like, "When all else fails, we don't," with polish. Duke and Ripcord are recruited to join the classified unit after Duke discovers that Ana (Sienna Miller), his former fiancée, is in cahoots with McCullen and now sports the sinister moniker the Baroness, not to mention killer cleavage-enhancing latex outfits. This being the first in a budding franchise, there is much backstory to cover. Flashbacks date back to 1641! But the order of the day is underground military command centers, underwater evil lairs, gleaming high-tech weaponry, breakneck chases, and cool gadgets, such as a speed-accelerating hydraulic suit. It's enough to make you want to dust off your original Hasbro action figures or, the studio no doubt hopes, buy the new ones. --Donald Liebenson Stills from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Click for larger image) ...Read More
- Cast: Channing Tatum
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- MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Director Eran Riklis makes his home in Tel Aviv, but his films tend to occupy the borders between nations. Co-written with Suha Arraf, Lemon Tree serves as a companion to their previous collaboration, The Syrian Bride. Hiam Abbass from The Visitor returns as Salma Zidane, a widow who tends the family lemon grove along the Green Line dividing Palestine from the West Bank (Arraf and Abbass are both of Palestinian-Israeli descent). When the Israeli defense minister, Israel Navon (Doron Tavory), and his wife, Mira (Rona Lipaz-Michael), move in next door, his security detail advices him to destroy it since terrorists could use the trees for cover. After Navon conveys his intentions, Salma springs into action, hiring a recently-divorced lawyer, Ziad Daud (Ali Suliman, who co-starred with Abbass in Paradise Now), to take her fight to the courts. Initially, Navon has all the power and Salma has none, but Mira, who also suffers from empty nest syndrome, feels for the lonely woman next door--and Ziad finds her compelling in ways that Salma's Palestinian neighbors finds inappropriate (he's younger and rumors link him to a politician's daughter). Then the media gets wind of the skirmish and paints it as a classic David versus Goliath story, but the Israeli Supreme Court will have the final say. Like the The Syrian Bride, Lemon Tree presents a parable about the Middle East, but the characters feel more like real people than cardboard cut-outs, and Abbass commands the screen with her calm, determined presence. --Kathleen C. Fennessy...Read More
- Cast: Amos Lavie, Makram Khoury, Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Smadar Yaaron
- Director(s): Eran Riklis
- MPAA Rating: Unrated
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