August 2011
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
Starring: Morgan Spurlock
Plot: ”A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.”
Review: Bah, advertising doesn’t work … Ok, someone get me a Coke! (A)
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One Day
Directed by: Lone Scherfig
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson
Plot: ”After spending the night together on the night of their college graduation Dexter and Em are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, sometimes not, on that day.”
Review: The title’s misleading … it feels way longer than...
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Fright Night
Directed by: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette (and yes, David Tennant)
Plot: ”A teenager suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire. Also, yes, his neighbor is a vampire.”
Review: Well, it wasn’t good … but devilishly entertaining. (B)
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50/50
Directed by: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogan, Anna Kendrick
Plot: ”A comedic account of a 27-year-old guy’s cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.”
Review: An unbelievable sleeper indie hit … like Juno but with cancer. (A+)
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The Help
Directed by: Tate Taylor
Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer
Plot: ”A look at what happens when a southern town’s unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship.”
Review: *sobs* Damn you white guilt!(A-)
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