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Clash of the Titans
By Mark Eastwood
Release Date: April 1, 2010 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Louis Leterrier Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Danny Huston, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Jason Flemyng, Alexa Davalos, Izabella Miko, Nicholas Hoult, Pete Postlethwaite Genre: Action, Fantasy MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for fantasy action violence, some frightening images and brief sensuality)
Official Website: Clash-of-the-Titans.com
Plot Summary: In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could
destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.
When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors
Strong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz Genre: Action, Adventure MPAA Rating: R (for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug use - some involving children)
Winner of Six Oscars Including Best Picture.
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n this months first ever film review in the new Orbit, we look at the much- hyped film The Hurt Locker which has just won the Oscar for Best Picture. Is this yet another Oscar-winning film which you watch and wonder just what all the fuss was about?
Interestingly The Hurt Locker was up
against a major commercial success in Avatar, now the highest-grossing film of all-time. By contrast The Hurt Locker is the lowest- grossing best picture winner of all time costing just 11 million dollars.
As well as best picture, The Hurt Locker won Oscars for best director (Kathryn Bigelow), best original screenplay, sound editing, sound mixing and film editing.
The film stars Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce
and Ralph Fiennes and is based on the personal war-time experiences of a journalist who travelled with a bomb squad.
Set in Iraq we see the conflict in the Middle East from the eyes of the soldiers. An elite bomb disposal team cruise the streets of Baghdad with the constant threat of death from incoming bombs, sharp-shooting snipers and roadside bombs.
There is absolutely no margin of error and every second spent dismantling a bomb is another second spent flirting with death. Now, as three fearless bomb experts take on the most dangerous job in Baghdad, it is only a matter of time before one of them gets sent to ‘the hurt locker’. In my (humble) opinion The Hurt Locker quite rightly has attracted huge attention and although there are some other great films released this year, I can’t argue with the award. Right from the stunning opening scene you are involved in a supreme, tense and gripping piece of drama.
So should The Hurt Locker have won the Oscar for best picture or do you think there were far better films that went unrecognised? Well you decide.
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APRIL 2010
Release Date: April 9, 2010 (limited)
Studio: Abramorama
Director: Tom DiCillo
Genre: Documentary Official Website: WhenYoureStrangemovie.com
Plot Summary: “When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors” uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock quartet and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of its music and legacy. Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history and the first feature documentary about them.
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he film reveals a intimate perspective on the creative chemistry between drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison -- four brilliant artists, who made The Doors one of America’s most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between the band’s 1965 formation and Morrison’s 1971 death, “When You’re Strange” follows the band from the corridors of UCLA’s film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas. “When You’re Strange” captures the zeitgeist and fraction of an era while providing insight into who The Doors were, what they became and what they meant to our culture. The Doors sold more than 80 million albums and continue to sell more than one million albums a year to this day.
KICK ASS
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Matthew Vaughn Starring: Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mark
Official Website: IAm-KickAss.com
Plot Summary: “Kick-Ass” tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name -- Kick-Ass -- assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There’s only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers.
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is life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, is hunted by assorted violent and unpleasant characters, and meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes, including an 11-year- old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Cage).
“Kick-Ass” is based on the groundbreaking, best-selling comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
Boogie Woogie
Release Date: April 23, 2010 (limited) Studio: IFC Films Director: Duncan Ward Starring: Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Lee, Gillian Anderson, Heather Graham, Joanna Lumley, Jaime Winstone, Amanda Seyfried, Alan Cumming, Charlotte Rampling, Gemma Atkinson
Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: Not Available Official Website: IFCFilms.com
Plot Summary: A star-studded comedy of manners set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene, “Boogie Woogie” casts an eye over the appetites and morality of some of its major players. Dealers, collectors, artists, wannabees vie with each other in a world in which success and downfall rest on a thin edge.
We have added these teasers in, of Movies on the way. We are
films@theorbit.biz and send us a pic of yourself and, hopefully, we will publish it for you. Here at The Orbit, we are massive film buffs and hope to see these soon and will review them next month, but heres a quick
suggestion of a DVD to get... ‘I Love You man’ VERY FUNNY..
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