Author: coolpapae
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The Other Guys is Ferrell and Wahlberg on a trip
The Other Guys – 2010 Directed by Adam McKay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Eva Mendes, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Rob Riggle, Damon Wayans, Jr. with Narration by Ice-T Written by Adam McKay and Chris Henchy About midway through The Other Guys, detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz…
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The Office: Episode 56 – Local Ad
The Writer – B.J. Novak Director – Jason Reitman A brief synopsis – Michael is appalled at the corner the branch is painted into for the local ad spot for the branch. As a result, he challenges David Wallace (over Ryan’s objections) to give him one day to come up with a spot by the next morning. …
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The Office: Episode 55 – Money
The Writer – Paul Lieberstein Director – Paul Lieberstein A brief synopsis – Due to Jan’s spending and lack of job prospects, Michael is in a money crunch. He has sold one of the cars and picked up a second job. It is beginning to affect his managerial duties. Kelly and Darryl are moving forward…
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If you love your daughter(s), you’ll love Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus – 2010 Directed by Elizabeth Allen Starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Josh Duhamel, Ginnifer Goodwin, Hutch Dano, Sandra Oh Written by Laurie Craid, Nick Pustay from the series of books by Beverly Cleary First thing’s first: this movie should just be called Ramona, as it takes many of…
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The Office: Episode 54 – The Launch Party
The Writer – Jennifer Celotta Director – Ken Whittingham A brief synopsis – Ryan is launching the Dunder Mifflin Infinity website and Michael thinks that he is invited to attend in person. He gets about half way there with Jim when it is revealed that his invitation says it’s for the online party. Dwight, meanwhile,…
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Inception plants the idea of perfection
Inception -2010 Written and Directed by Chris Nolan Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Lukas Haas, Dileep Rao, Michael Caine, Tom Berenger, Pete Postlethwaite In all the films I have seen in my life, maybe three made me feel like I needed to be an adult…
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Twilight: Eclipse story is good, action better, head shots a little close
Twilight: Eclipse Director David Slade Starring Robert Pattison, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Bryce Dallas Howard, Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellen Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer There’s a point in Eclipse, the third movie in…
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The Office: Episode 53 – Dunder Mifflin Infinity
The Writers – Michael Schur Director – Craig Zisk A brief synopsis – Ryan is the new Jan, well, sort of…and he has a bunch of new ideas. Foremost among them is Dunder Mifflin Infinity, which is their new online website. The result has the older members of the office feeling a bit outdated. Pam…
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Knight and Day is Cruise at his frenetic best and Diaz ain’t bad either
Knight and Day -2010 Director James Mangold Starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Dano, Maggie Grace, Marc Blucas, Viola Davis, Jordi Molla Screenplay Patrick O’Neill and about 11 others From out of development hell, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz play what is essentially a North by Northwest with Diaz in the Cary Grant role…
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Baruchel makes The Sorcerer’s Apprentice a worthy subject
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 2010 Directed By John Turtletaub Starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Alice Krige, Monica Bellucci, Teresa Palmer Screenplay by Matt Lopez, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal very loosely based on the poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There is a point just past half way of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice when the young…
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