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Tag: drama

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EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE

The world is not just about what you know, it’s about looking around to better understand what you don’t.

Posted on February 6, 2012February 11, 2012
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MARGIN CALL

Sometimes you watch a movie and you say “Yeah, I can see why that got an Oscar nomination. This was one of those times.

Posted on February 5, 2012February 10, 2012
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK

Turn the lamp down low and prepare for a truly macabre tale.

Posted on February 3, 2012February 8, 2012
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WARRIOR

What happens when Baz and Bane play brothers who are both MMA fighters? Exactly what you’d guess would happen.

Posted on January 29, 2012February 2, 2012
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A SEPARATION

Believe it or not, the separation is just the start of the troubles in this intimate story from Iran.

Posted on January 26, 2012January 30, 2012
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HAYWIRE

Soderbergh finds that he has a eye for action, and that Gina Carano is worth keeping an eye on to provide the action.

Posted on January 22, 2012January 27, 2012
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CAFE DE FLORE

Just how much do you get to choose the songs that make up the soundtrack of your life?

Posted on January 15, 2012January 20, 2012
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Fly By Night (PROMETHEUS Trailer)

Nearly 35 years later, they still can’t hear you scream…

Posted on January 11, 2012August 13, 2015
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MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

Marilyn charms us all – every moment that she is on, and curiously more so when she’s not.

Posted on January 9, 2012January 14, 2012
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WE BOUGHT A ZOO

It’s amazing what people will do in the hopes of finding answers.

Posted on January 8, 2012January 12, 2012
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS

The world’s greatest detective has picked his violin back up, and is ready to play us another song.

Posted on December 27, 2011December 17, 2012
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WAR HORSE

The “Movie About a Horse” is About More Than Just a Horse

Posted on December 26, 2011December 31, 2011

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