Archive for January, 2004
Cinderella Story, A
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| Taglines: | 1: Once upon a time… can happen any time. |
| Plot Summary: | Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Sam Martin is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school’s Halloween dance. |
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
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| Taglines: | 1: Join the Resistance 2: The Battle for Tomorrow is About to Begin… 3: The world will tremble. 4: Who will save us? 5: Without Warning. Without Mercy. |
| Plot Summary: | Set in New York City circa 1939, the film centers on a reporter who notices that the world’s scientists are disappearing. Teamed with a skilled pilot and an adventurous colleague, it’s up to her to thwart the plans of a mad scientist bent on world domination. |
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Alamo, The
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| Taglines: | 1: Ordinary men. Extraordinary heroes. 2: Remember the Alamo 3: Remember… 4: Stand your ground. 5: You will never forget |
| Plot Summary: | Historical drama detailing the 1835-36 Texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the Alamo (February 23-March 6, 1836) where 183 Texans (American-born Texans) and Tejanos (Mexican-born Texans) commanded by Colonel Travis, along with Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie, were besieged in an abandoned mission outside San Antonio by a Mexican army of nearly 2,000 men under the personal command of the dictator of Mexico, General Santa Anna, as well as detailing the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) where General Sam Houston’s rag-tag army of Texans took on and defeated Santa Anna’s army which led to the indepedence of Texas. |
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Madhouse
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| Taglines: | 1: Let the insanity begin. |
| Plot Summary: | The psychiatric intern Clark Stevens (Joshua Leonanrd) comes to Cunningham Hall, a mental healthy facility administrated by Dr. Franks (Lance Henriksen), for a training period before his graduation in medical college. He gets close to the resident Sara (Jordan Ladd) and to Ben London, a dangerous patient lodged in cell 44 in the basement of the clinic. Clark becomes intrigued with a boy, who seems to be a ghost, and finds that Dr. Franks does not use real medication in the patients. A further investigation shows hidden dark secrets in the clinic. |
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Ladder 49
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| Taglines: | 1: A bond forged by fire is never broken. 2: Everything they know. All that they love. Is what they risk every day. 3: The fire starts this fall. 4: Their greatest challenge lies in rescuing one of their own |
| Plot Summary: | Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy (Travolta), probationary firefighter Jack Morrison (Phoenix) matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he’s made have put him in harm’s way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. |
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Shrek 2
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| Taglines: | 1: In summer 2004, they’re back for more…. 2: Not so far, far away… 3: Once upon another time… |
| Plot Summary: | The film picks up right where the first movie ended… Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find a letter from Fiona’s parents inviting the newlyweds over for dinner. The only problem is that they have no idea that their daughter is now an ogre. |
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Little Black Book
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| Taglines: | 1: Have you ever been tempted to look inside his… 2: You always think you’re the first one. (France) |
| Plot Summary: | Stacy Holt, an associate producer for a daytime talk show, is confounded by her boyfriend Derek’s unwillingness to talk about his previous relationships. Egged on by her co-worker Barb, Stacy sneaks a look at his personal digital organizer, scores the names and numbers of his exes, and sets up interviews with them—all in an effort to get closer to her man. Her plan starts to unravel, however, when she becomes friends with one of the women. |
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Whole Ten Yards, The
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| Taglines: | 1: They missed each other. This time, their aim is better. |
| Plot Summary: | Thanks to falsified dental records supplied by his former neighbor Nicholas Oz Oseransky, retired hitman Jimmy The Tulip Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past unexpectedly shows up on Jimmy and Jill’s doorstep: it’s Oz, and he’s begging them to help him rescue his wife from the Hungarian mob. To complicate matters even further, the men, who are out to get Oz, are led by Lazlo Gogolak, a childhood rival of Jimmy’s and another notorious hitman. Oz, Jimmy and Jill will have to go the whole nine yards—and then some—to manage the mounting Mafioso mayhem. |
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Toolbox Murders
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| Taglines: | 1: Another legacy begins. 2: Every year, thousands of people come to Los Angeles to pursue their dreams. Some succeed. Some go home. And some just disapear. 3: If you lived here, you’d be dead by now. |
| Plot Summary: | In Hollywood, the young teacher Nell (Angela Bettis) and her husband, the resident Steven Barrows (Brent Roam), move to an old building called Lusman Arms. Some sixty years ago, the place was glamorous, but presently is completely decadent, inclusive many dwellers have disappeared along the years. While her husband is working in the hospital, the lonely Nell hears some weird noises and becomes afraid of the place. While jogging, she is introduced and becomes close to her neighbor Julia Cunningham (Juliet Landau) and they schedule a hike together on the next day. Julia never shows up, and Nell looks for her in the building, finding a hiding block behind the wall, where an evil being, which was born from death, lives with many dead bodies. |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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| Taglines: | 1: Cast Your Spell In IMAX 2: Character will be tested 3: Darkness will descend 4: Everything will change 5: Have you seen this wizard? Approach with extreme caution! Do not attempt to use magic against this man! 6: Mysteries will unfold 7: Secrets will be revealed 8: Something wicked this way comes. 9: The time has come |
| Plot Summary: | It’s Harry’s 3rd Year at Hogwarts, not only does he have a new “Defense against the Dark-Arts” teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards Prison, is coming after Harry. |
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