PICK OF THE WEEK
Where the Wild Things Are
Seems like we've been waiting for this movie forever! Critics are giving Spike Jonze's heartfelt adaptation good reviews, saying it is a fiercely innovative film with surprising texture and nuance.
Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to…
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Bronson
Critics are giving
Bronson great reviews, saying it's a fast, ferocious, wickedly funny portrait of one man's acceptance of his bone-deep animalism.
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 sawed-off shotgun…
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9
Critics are giving
9 mixed reviews, saying it offers deliriously dark visuals and inventive sound effects - but the story lets the CGI work down.
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small…
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The Final Destination
We're super excited and proud to see one our very own Met members star in the latest
Final Destination movie. The beautiful and sweet Haley Webb (above) contacted us a few months to let us know that she was a big fan of theMET. Naturally, we were very honored, and have been super anxious…
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Added by Eugene on August 27, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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PICK OF THE WEEK
Thirst
I've been waiting for this one!
Thirst is getting great reviews, with critics saying it's a smart and exotic piece of film-making from one of Asia's leading commercial talents and a quality example of an Asian director exploring a classic genre.
Sang-hyun is a priest who cherishes life; so…
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In the Loop
Critics are giving
In the Loop rave reviews, saying it's the funniest and smartest political comedy to come along in ages.
Though the American president and the British prime minister are itching to attack, a top U.S. general (James Gandolfini) and the British Secretary of State for…
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Added by Eugene on July 23, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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Public Enemies
This weekend's movie pick is totally gangster! In Michael Mann's latest flick, Johhny Depp stars as legendary John Dillinger, while Christian Bale plays FBI agent Melvin Purvis.
Critics are giving the film mixed reviews, saying it is a competent and technically impressive gangster flick with…
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PICK OF THE WEEK
The Hurt Locker
Critics are giving
The Hurt Locker great reviews saying that it is a well-acted, intensely shot, action filled war epic, and is thus far the best of the recent dramatizations of the Iraq War.
The… Continue
Added by Eugene on June 25, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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$9.99
Critics are giving
$9.99 good reviews saying it's an oddly compelling stop action animation film which provides a glimpse into the meaning of life in the adventures of a group of urban dwellers.
Based on the Short Stories of Etgar Keret,
$9.99 is a stop motion animated feature which…
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Moon
Critics are giving
Moon great reviews, saying it is an intelligent, evocative and deceptively low-key sci-fi adventure.
It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of…
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Earth
Critics say that
Earth is spectacularly photographed, gracefully edited, and effectively demonstrates the effects of climate change. Narrated by James Earl Jones, this documentary from Disneynature follows the path of the sun as it explores our world.
Earth focuses on a trio of animal mothers and…
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State of Play
Critics say
State of Play is a taut, well-acted political thriller that overcomes some unsubtle plot twists with an intelligent script and swift direction. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams star…
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PICK OF THE WEEK
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
This weekend's movie pick is pure Rock n' Roll! Critics say that
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a touching, uplifting and inspirational rockumentary about an aging metal band, both hilarious and heart-warming in equal measure. At 14, Toronto school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb…
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PICK OF THE WEEK
Coraline
You may be surprised that this is my pick of the week. Thing is,
Coraline is getting rave reviews with critics saying the animation is just plain jaw-dropping and the movie is nothing short of magical. Based on Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling book,
Coraline is the first 3D, high-definition stop-motion animated feature which features spectacular CG effects. A young girl…
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Hunger
This movie from first time Director Steve McQueen looks pretty intense. Bobby Sands and several other detained Irish Republican Army members in the early 1980s were determined to live in a Northern Ireland free from British rule. In prison, Sands and other IRA members at first protest by refusing to wear the standard prison garb, but soon, they take their protest dangerously further. Critics are…
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Australia
Pack your bags! Let's go see some Kangaroos! This flick takes place in northern Australia before World War II. Nicole Kidman steams up the screen with Hugh Jackman as they attempt to save her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience…
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Added by Eugene on November 28, 2008 at 11:30am —
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THE PICK OF THE WEEK
Let the Right One In
A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of…
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THE PICK OF THE WEEK
W.
Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers through…
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Added by Eugene on October 16, 2008 at 9:00am —
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AN OLD SCHOOL WESTERN I'M FINALLY EXCITED ABOUT
Appaloosa
Based on Robert B. Parker's novel, Appaloosa follows a pair of lawmen (played by Harris and Viggo Mortensen) who must unite over their town's crisis as they're divided over their mutual love of a woman (Renée Zellweger) -©Warner Bros.
THE MORAL DRAMA THAT HAS… Continue
Added by Eugene on October 2, 2008 at 9:00am —
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THE MIND-NUMBING ACTION THRILLER OF THE WEEK
Eagle Eye
Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations – using the…
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Added by Eugene on September 25, 2008 at 10:00am —
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THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING: 10/16/09
