Archive for May, 2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Title: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Director:Shawn Levy
Writers (WGA):Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon
Release Date:26 May 2009 (China)
Genre:Action | Adventure | Comedy
Tagline:When the lights go off the battle is on.
Plot:Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by [...]

Outrage

Title: Outrage
Director: Kirby Dick
Stars: Barney Frank
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
The Plot: Kirby Dick focuses his camera on closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.
THE BUZZ: Linking you all to Out’s interview with Kirby Dick feels appropriate since, once upon a time — before the aforementioned mag looked and smelled like the men’s department at [...]

Little Ashes

Title: Little Ashes
Director: Paul Morrison
Stars: Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty
Studio: Regent Releasing
The Plot: Salvador Dalí (Pattinson), Federico Garcia Lorca (Beltrán), and Luis Buñuel (McNulty) meet at university in circa-1922 Madrid. Together, they form the city’s first ultra-modern group while trying to realize their individual artistic dreams.
THE BUZZ: What a more-awesome world this would [...]

Rudo y Cursi

Title: Rudo y Cursi
Director: Carlos Cuarón
Stars: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
The Plot: A chance encounter with a talent scout affords half-brothers Tato (Bernal) and Beto (Luna) the opportunity to play professional soccer in Mexico City. The catch: the scout can only bring one of the boys, which kickstarts an intense sibling rivalry, [...]

Next Day Air

Title: Next Day Air
Director: Benny Boom
Stars: Mos Def, Mike Epps, Donald Faison
Studio: Summit Entertainment
The Plot: When a delivery man (Faison) leaves a package containing bricks of cocaine at the wrong address, it sets into motion a battle of wills and wits between the dealer, the intended recipients, and the people who have the drugs and [...]

Star Trek

Title: Star Trek
Director: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg
Studio: Paramount Pictures
The Plot: The origin story of Captain James T. Kirk, Spock and the crew of the USS Enterprise before they had boldly gone where no man had gone before.
THE BUZZ: One look (okay maybe two) at the trailer and it’s safe to [...]