During the decline of the Iron Curtain, Russian antagonists Komarov (Sebastian Koch) and Chagarin (Sergei Kolesnikov) have organized a plan to steal tens of millions of dollars’ worth of plutonium from the Chernobyl nuclear plant. 27 years later, after Die Hard blew up in …
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It’s A Good Day to Die Hard
Sylvester Stallone and Sung Kang Fight for Justice in Bullet to the Head
Director Walter Hill brings us our next action thriller about a hit man named Jimmy Bobo (Sylvester Stallone) who joins an unlikely alliance with by-the-book detective Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang) to take down the merciless killer of their respective partners. Screenwriter and Oscar nominee …
Guillermo Del Toro’s Latest Horror Flick: Mama
Academy Award nominee Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark) is bringing his latest bloodcurdling thriller, Mama, to theatres this weekend. This haunting film tells the story of two young girls who disappeared into the woods the day their parents …
Gangster Squad: No Names. No Badges. No Mercy
In an attempt to preserve the law in Los Angeles, the members of a gangster squad are secretly assigned the task of taking on the city’s most nefarious crime lord, Mickey Cohen. However, in doing so, they must break the law themselves. Inspired by …
Not Fade Away: A Love Letter to the Music of the Sixties
David Chase brings us a production about an astonishing time in the mid-Sixties when music seemed to be the glue that held the world together in Not Fade Away. Chase explains that the film is about “anybody who has ever had a dream and …
This is 40: Judd Apatow’s Perspective on Handling a Midlife Crisis
We were first introduced to Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) in Knocked Up five years ago. Now, in This is 40, Paul and Leslie reprise their roles as husband and wife as they both approach the milestone of turning 40. In this …
The Hobbit: Peter Jackson Takes Us Back to the Beginning
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson brings the story of a trilogy written by J.R.R. Tolkien to life with, The Hobbit: And Unexpected Journey. In this first film, Bilbo Baggins is swept into an epic quest to repossess the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from …
Hyde Park on Hudson: The Royals Come to Washington
Producer/Director Roger Michell has teamed up with screenwriter Richard Nelson to adapt Nelson’s BBC radio play chronicling the extramarital affair between President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney). In June of 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his …
More Holiday Watchings & Fun Facts
10 Awesome Christmas Movies to Watch This Year It’s everyone’s favorite time of year! The time when it’s finally socially acceptable to listen to Christmas music, watch Christmas movies, and eat obscene amounts of pie. Here are 10 fantastic Christmas stories to watch that …
Red Dawn: The “Wolverines” Fight Back
Director Dan Bradley has created a re-boot of the 1984 cult-classic, Red Dawn. When North Korean paratroopers invade a small city in Washington State, a young group of partisans who named themselves, “The Wolverines,” after their high school mascot, find safety in the surrounding …