“Perhaps there is truth in this illusion.”
The Scoop: 2006 PG-13, directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Bie
Tagline: Nothing is what it seems
Summary Capsule: Ed Norton grows a neato beard and uses it to seduce the finacee of the Crown Prince of Austria. Oh, and there’s something about making ghosts appear in there, too.
No school like the old school.”
The Scoop: 2004 PG, directed by Brad Bird and starring Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, and Jason Lee
Tagline: Save The Day
Summary Capsules: More than a decade after superheroes went into hiding to avoid litigation and public condemnation, one super-powered family is forced to save the world and in doing so teach us all what it means to be a superhero.
“If I could go back in time, I’d meet Snoopy.”
The Scoop: 2001 PG-13, directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, and starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, and Alan Cumming
Tagline: Here kitty, kitty, kitty…
Summary Capsule: Josie and the girls kick evil ass and play kick ass music. God bless America!
“And if your hands were metal, that would mean something.”
The Scoop: 1996 PG-13, directed by Jim Mallon and starring Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, and Kevin Murphy
Tagline: Every year Hollywood makes hundreds of movies. This is one of them.
Summary Capsule: Mike, Crow, and Tom ridicule and survive the classic B-movie “This Island Earth”
“Hello, my freaky darlings.”
The Scoop: 2003 PG-13, directed by Stephen Norrington and starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shaw, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Richard Roxburgh.
Tagline: Prepare for the extraordinary.
Summary Capsule: Characters from Victorian literature team up to save the world. Read the rest of this entry »
“I would be happy to partake of your pecan pie”
The Scoop: 1989 R, directed by Rob Reiner and starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, and Carrie Fisher
Tagline: Can two friends sleep together and still love each other in the morning?
Summary Capsule: Guy and gal buck the natural order of things by becoming friends first
“We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we really are”
The Scoop: 2000 R, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano
Tagline: Some memories are best forgotten
Summary Capsule: Man unravels a murder mystery in backwards time
“Women don’t like to be referred to as fat mammals”
The Scoop: 1999 R, directed by Jay Roach and starring Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, and Mary McCormack
Tagline: A Small Town on the Outskirts of Greatness
Summary Capsule: Mountain men take on city boys in the grudge match of the century… don’t forget to back the toasty undies!
“If it was forty below and that button meant the difference between a long satisfying life and a cold horrible death from hypothermia, I still wouldn’t give you the satisfaction! Skate!”
The Scoop: 1992 PG, directed by directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, and Roy Dotrice
Tagline: The King of the Rink is about to meet America’s Ice Queen.
Summary Capsule: To win an Olympic medal, two stubborn polar opposites must skate without quite killing each other. Romantic tension ensues.
“A musical version of Julius Ceasar… the worst idea I’ve heard since New Coke.”
The Scoop: 1998 R, directed by Robert Meyer Burnett and starring Rafer Weigel, Eric McCormack and William Shatner
Tagline: Only one man in the Universe can get them on the right Trek…
Summary Capsule: Trekkies grow up, love a little, and never let go of the legend
