127 Hours
Synopsis: There is no force more powerful than the will to live From Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) comes the powerfully uplifting true story of one man’s struggle […]
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City Slickers
Synopsis: Comic genius Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally) stars in this hilarious film about cowboys, careers and mid-life crises. Co-starring Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance in an Academy […]
Habibi
Habibi, by Craig Thompson 9.25 Honestly, I wouldn’t have read ‘Habibi’ if I hadn’t already been immensely impressed by Craig Thompson’s potential, via ‘Blankets‘; nothing about the title or the […]
Away We Go
Synopsis: John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live) star in the heartfelt film that explores the comedic twists and turns in one couple’s journey across contemporary America. […]
Smokey and the Bandit II
Synopsis: Jump in and buckle up for a wild ride in the fast lane of laughter as Burt Reynolds and Sally Field team up again to take on Jackie Gleason […]
Easy Rider
Synopsis: Experience the real, uncensored ’60s counterculture in this compelling mixture of drugs, sex and armchair politics. Academy Award – winner Jack Nicholson (Best Actor, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s […]
Lost in America
Synopsis: Stalled in his company’s pecking order, ad man David Howard (Albert Brooks) failed to land the Senior VP slot he wanted. He quits, convinces wife Linda (Julie Hagerty) to […]
Vegas Vacation
Synopsis: This Time the Griswolds Are on a Roll. When Clark Griswold puts his mind to something, we soon realize he hasn’t got one. Still, nothing stops him when the […]
To Rome With Love
Synopsis: TO ROME WITH LOVE is a kaleidoscopic comedy movie set in one of the world’s most enchanting cities. The film brings us into contact with a well-known American architect […]
Passenger Side
Synopsis: On the morning of his thirty-seventh birthday Michael Brown (Adam Scott) receives a telephone call from his estranged brother Tobey (Joel Bissonnette), which sends the two off on a […]
Stand by Me
Synopsis: In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends — sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough-guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry O’Connell) — […]
Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan
Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan, by Zeb Wells and Seth Fisher 8.25 ‘Big in Japan!’ is a book that I picked up from my local library’s bookstore as a […]
Smokey and the Bandit
Synopsis: Reynolds is the Bandit, a king-of-the-road trucker hero who accepts the ultimate challenge: pick up a truckload of Coors beer in Texarkana–the closest place it can be legally sold–and […]
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