Director: Guy Ritchie
Written by:
Michael Robert Johnson
Anothony Peckham
Tagline:
Nothing Escapes Him
Plot:
After finally catching serial killer and occult “sorcerer” Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with his partner’s new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the dauntless detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic – and the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.
Runtime: 128 min
Award: Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
Director:
Albert Hughes
Allen Hughes
Written by:
Gary Whitta
Tagline:
Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.
Plot:
The world has become a lawless civilization where people must kill or be killed. The barren roads belong to gangs of cutthroats who rob and kill for water, a pair of shoes, a lighter, or just for fun. Eli is a peaceful man who only acts in self defense, and becomes a warrior with unbelievable killing skills when he is challenged. After the war and the “Big Flash”, Eli was guided by a higher power to a hidden book and given the task of protecting the book and taking it to its final destination. Eli guards the book with his life, because he knows that the book is the only hope that humanity has for its future.
Runtime: 118 min
Director: Brian Levant
Written by:
Jonathan Bernstein
James Greer
Tagline:
Spying is easy, babysitting is hard.
Plot:
Former CIA spy Bob Ho (Chan) takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend’s three kids, who haven’t exactly warmed to their mom’s beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob’s longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
Runtime: 92 min
Director:
Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Written by:
Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Tagline:
Vampires are not minority anymore…
Plot:
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Runtime: 98 min
Director: Rick Jacobson
Written by:
Eric Gruendemann
Rick Jacobson
Tagline:
Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go anywhere..
Plot:
When three curvaceous babes arrive at a desert hideaway to steal from an underworld kingpin, things quickly spiral out of control. Allegiances are switched, truths are revealed, criminals are unmasked and nothing is quite what it seems as the fate of the world is precariously balanced among this trio of sexy femmes fatales.
Runtime: 85 min
Director: James Cameron
Written by:
James Cameron
Tagline:
An epic battle for the fate of Pandora at hand…
Plot:
When his brother is killed in battle, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge’s intentions of driving off the native humanoid “Na’vi” in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na’vi people with the use of an “avatar” identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand – and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.
Runtime: 162 min
Award: Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 nominations
Director: Nimród Antal
Written by:
James V. Simpson
Tagline:
They have a plan that’s going to catch EVERYBODY off-guard.
Plot:
A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.
Runtime: 88 min
Director:Stephen Sommers
Written by:
Stuart Beattie & David Elliot & Paul Lovett(screenplay)
Michael Gordon & Stuart Beattie & Stephen Sommers (story)
Tagline:
When All Else Fails, They Don’t
Plot:
The film opens in France, in 1641. The Scotsman Klan McCullen has been accused of selling weaponry to both the Scots and French. Rather than being executed for treason, the jury brands his face with a white-hot mask in order to humiliate him. In the near future, weapons expert James McCullen has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city. His company MARS sells four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads. Duke and Ripcord are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness, who Duke recognized to be his ex-fiancee Ana Lewis. Duke and Ripcord are rescued by Scarlett, Snake Eyes and Heavy Duty. They take the warheads to The Pit, G.I. Joe’s command center in North Africa, and upon arriving rendezvous with General Hawk, the head of the G.I. Joe Team. Hawk takes command of the war-heads and excuses Duke and Ripcord, only to be convinced to have them join his group after Duke reveals that he knows the Baroness.
Runtime: 118 min
Director: Roland Emmerich
Written by:
Roland Emmerich
Harald Kloser
Tagline:
The end is just the beginning.
Plot:
The film begins in year 2009, when there is a huge explosion on the surface of the sun. We then see Adrian Helmsley, an American scientist, traveling to a copper mine in India to meet his friend, who discovered that Earth’s temperature is increasing rapidly. He returns to Washington D.C. and submits a report to his supervisor, who immediately takes him to the president. In 2010, we see the President of the United States tell other heads of state the situation (the world is ending) and we also see billionaires all over the world buying plane tickets for untold sums of money. In 2011 the original of The Mona Lisa in the Louvre is replaced with a decoy, and is sealed away for unknown reasons.
Runtime: 158 min
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by:
Brock Norman Brock (screenplay)
Nicolas Winding Refn (screenplay)
Tagline:
The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.
Plot:
In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and ‘Charles Bronson,’ his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson – a scathing indictment of celebrity culture.
Runtime: 92 min
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
