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When his brother is brutally murdered, a grieving Brandon (Rudy Youngblood) goes into hiding to evade the reach of a powerful local gangster who's looking for payback. But Brandon's newfound passion -- cage fighting -- could make it tough to keep a low profile. Can a seasoned mixed martial artist (Michael Bisping) help Brandon battle his way back to a life he's proud to be living? Danny Trejo co-stars in this actioner. Preschool-aged viewers will sing and dance to these episodes from the animated series in which ballet-crazy mouse Angelina moves to a new school; learns some jazz, tap and hip-hop dance steps; and makes a few new friends along the way. Based on the beloved books by author Katharine Holabird and artist Helen Craig, these episodes also find Angelina learning valuable lessons, such as the power of cooperation and the importance of being prepared. Middle school isn't all it's cracked up to be for self-described "wimpy kid" Greg Heffley, who discovers a frightening new world teeming with boys who are taller, tougher and hairier than he is -- and decides to document it all in his diary. Directed by Thor Freudenthal, this kid-friendly comedy based on Jeff Kinney's illustrated novel cast its star by asking kids to submit their auditions online. This collection of three themed episodes puts viewers in league with Dora the Explorer's spirited cousin, Diego, and his team of animal rescuers, who spend their time getting creatures of every persuasion out of danger. Whether Diego and the gang are scaling mountaintops or braving the ocean's depths, no environment is off-limits for them: They're the ultimate when it comes to answering critters' cries for help! The "iCarly" gang jumps at the chance to beam a webisode from outer space when a billionaire offers to pony up the cash. But before the teens can blast off, they'll have to pass a series of tests designed to prove their space-worthiness. Other episodes in this collection of bizarre adventures find Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) and her friends hunting down Bigfoot, and Sam (Jennette McCurdy) unveiling a surprising secret. Frustrated that his new wife (Bijou Phillips) still hasn't slept with him, Danny (Christopher Masterson) has a fling with his sexy sister-in-law (Lauren German). When major regret creeps in, Danny tries to save his marriage and erase his guilt by finding a guy to bed his bride and thus even the score. This ribald comedy from director Daryl Goldberg co-stars Danny Masterson, Samm Levine and Patrick Warburton. An annual Caribbean retreat turns into a week of life-altering revelations when four couples bust their relationships wide open in filmmaker Tyler Perry's take on modern love, devotion, unfaithfulness and forgiveness. Angela (Tasha Smith) can't trust sportscaster Marcus (Michael Jai White) anymore, Sheila's (Jill Scott) ex (Richard T. Jones) toys with her new marriage and more. Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba, Lamman Rucker and Sharon Leal also star. With her dad descending into an Alzheimer's haze and a junkie for a brother-in-law, happily married Olive (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) decides that the answer to life's problems is a baby -- too bad her spouse (Cy Carter) doesn't agree. But with the missus poking holes in her diaphragm and hubby spiking her coffee with birth control pills, love may not conquer all in this Slamdance Film Festival award winner. Jimmi Simpson and Charlie Day also star. Loosely based on the facts surrounding Britain's notorious Yorkshire Ripper case, this grim thriller, Part 1 in the television adaptation of David Peace's novels, uncovers rampant police and civil corruption in mid-1970s Northern England. Girls are disappearing, the Yorkshire community is abuzz with gossip and fear, and a young reporter (Andrew Garfield) is suspicious when a mentally handicapped immigrant is fingered for the heinous crimes. After six years of vicious unsolved murders, Manchester policeman Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine) arrives in West Yorkshire to supervise the Yorkshire Ripper investigation, along with a copycat killer case, in this second installment of the Red Riding trilogy. Meanwhile, he must also deal with local police corruption and his struggle to remain faithful to his wife while working closely with his ex, fellow investigator Helen Marshall (Maxine Peake). When the current case of a missing 10-year-old becomes linked to the abduction and murder of Clare Kemplay in 1974, investigators torture the man who found Clare's body in an effort to learn more in this final installment of the Red Riding trilogy. Meanwhile, solicitor John Piggott's (Mark Addy) conversations with the man found guilty of the old abduction points to a wrongful conviction and a search for the real murderer. On April 30, 1944, Lena Baker shot and killed the man who had served as her employer, abuser and sexual partner for the past three years. She claimed self-defense; the state cried murder, and sentenced her to death. This film tells her story. Tichina Arnold stars as Baker, the only woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia -- only to be pardoned decades later -- in this drama written and directed by Ralph Wilcox. There's no more room in the closet for successful TV actor Den Jorgensen (Travis Michael Holder) and his young disabled boyfriend, Colin (John Brotherton), when 16-year-old homophobe David (Luke Eberl) shows up on their doorstep, announcing that he's Den's long-lost son. Holder co-wrote the script with director Jerry Turner, based on an acclaimed stage play about truth, lies and tangled family ties. Sweet Justine (Tuppence Middleton) starts hanging out with hunky Alexis (Dimitri Leonidas), only to learn that he and his cool pals share a dark secret that led to the suicide of unpopular classmate Darren (Calvin Dean). Now, Darren is back from the grave, and it's his turn to torment his tormentors. Hell hath no fury like an asthmatic nerd scorned in this scary British teen horror, also starring Alex Pettyfer and April Pearson. When a crew of drug-dealing gang members takes the life of his only friend, Leonard (David Bradley), retired Marine and widower Harry Brown (Michael Caine) decides to take the law into his own hands -- but his old-school training might be overmatched. Helmed by first-time feature director Daniel Barber, this gritty vigilante thriller set in England also stars Emily Mortimer, Iain Glen, Jack O'Connell, Ben Drew, Joseph Gilgun and Liam Cunningham. Even in a postapocalyptic future in which Earth has been colonized by aliens, humans need hearts to live, so when an orphan boy's sister needs a new one, he'll go to just about any length to get it in this "illustrated film" from Matt Pizzolo. The first in a three-episode series based on the director's comic book of the same name, the film mixes original artwork from the comic with elements of anime, radio drama and video games. Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell and Rich "Ace" Franklin butt heads and come to blows in this Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts extravaganza filmed live inside the General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Other highlights on the fight card include match-ups between Croatia's Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic and the United States' Patrick Barry, and Brazil's Paulo Thiago and Denmark's Martin Kampmann. Julia McKenzie returns for another season as Miss Marple, author Agatha Christie's beloved amateur detective whose advanced age belies the cunning powers of observation and deduction that help her identify even the wiliest killers. This season, Miss Marple investigates the poisoning of a woman at a Hollywood party; the shooting of an Austrian nobleman at a posh English estate; and the curious case of a woman frightened to death by her wallpaper. Tireless matriarch Nora Walker (played by Sally Field, who won an Emmy for the role) leads her affluent progeny through more triumphs, tragedies and surprises in the fourth season of this classy ABC soap opera. A whole new round of professional and personal dramas unfold for Justin (Dave Annable), Kitty (Calista Flockhart), Tommy (Balthazar Getty), Sarah (Rachel Griffiths), Julia (Sarah Jane Morris), Rebecca (Emily VanCamp) and Saul (Ron Rifkin). Two-time Golden Globe Award winner Hugh Laurie returns for a sixth season of this Emmy-winning drama series as Dr. Greg House, the brilliant yet incorrigible MD who heads up the team of infectious disease specialists at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital. Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer also return as the irascible House's team of skilled diagnosticians. Going deep undercover to protect U.S. interests, the Los Angeles Office of Special Projects Division of NCIS is composed of a tight-knit group of agents who rely on high-tech gear and one another to take down threats to national security. Lara Macy (Louise Lombard) leads a crack team that includes "G" Callen (Chris O'Donnell), who changes identities like other people change their underwear, and ex-Navy SEAL Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) in this CBS drama. When struggling single mom Sarah Braverman (Lauren Graham) moves back home to Berkeley, Calif., with her two surly teens in tow, she reunites with her three adult siblings who are also confronting the challenges of parenthood in the new millennium. Even Sarah's own parents are discovering that the job never ends. Peter Krause, Monica Potter and Craig T. Nelson co-star in this dramatic series based on Ron Howard's hit 1989 film of the same name. In the second season of this hit series set in California, Charlie Hunnam returns as Jax Teller, a father torn between devotion to his young child and loyalty to his vigilante biker gang, the Sons of Anarchy. As Jax's parents (Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman) lead the gang deeper into violence, the club encounters new foes, including white supremacist Ethan Zobelle (Adam Arkin) and deadly rival A.J. Weston (Henry Rollins). Patricia Heaton stars in this sitcom as Frankie Heck, a middle-aged, middle-class mom who's just trying to hold it together as she raises three kids with her husband (Neil Flynn) in Orson, Ind., smack in the center of America's heartland. Between dealing with teen Axel's (Charlie McDermott) surliness and daughter Sue's (Eden Sher) klutziness, she must also keep a close eye on eccentric 7-year-old Brick's (Atticus Shaffer) active imagination. Elena (Nina Dobrev) falls for two brothers and discovers that they share an ancient secret: Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) are vampires who've been fighting for centuries and are now battling to gain control of Elena's town -- and her soul. Soon, Elena learns about their deadly needs and the secret that sparked their bitter blood feud in this supernatural series based on the popular novels by L.J. Smith. |
2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio team up for a fourth time for this adaptation of Shutter Island, a novel by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River). The film opens in 1954 as World War II veteran and current federal marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner, Chuck (Mark Ruffalo), ferry to Shutter Island, a water-bound mental hospital housing the criminally insane. They have been asked to investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), a patient admitted to the asylum after she... [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm In a post-apocalyptic America where the once-picturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man (Denzel Washington) fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo Albert and Allen Hughes (From Hell and Dead Presidents). Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, and Ray Stevenson co-star in the Warner Bros. production. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan team up for the Warner Bros. police buddy movie Cop Out in this Kevin Smith-directed production. From a script by Robb and Mark Cullen, the story centers around police detectives Jimmy (Willis), a no-B.S. divorced dad, and Paul (Morgan), a crazy-talking loose cannon. Despite nine years as partners, the two lawmen can still sometimes seem like polar opposites -- especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay... [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm His relationship with his father strained in the wake of a family tragedy, rebellious New Yorker Tyler (Robert Pattinson) finds love with the one girl who understands him. Tyler wasn't looking for love, but that's exactly what he found when he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin). Enchanted by her beauty and inspired by her spirit, Tyler finds that his strange life suddenly makes sense when he's around Ally. As their relationship grows, Tyler learns to live his life with passion, and value the little things. When buried... [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm The 1981 mythological fantasy adventure Clash of the Titans is resurrected in this remake from Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier. Discovered at sea as an infant by a weary fisherman, demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) grows up with no real knowledge of his celestial origins until his watchful guardian, Io (Gemma Arterton), informs him that he is the offspring of Zeus (Liam Neeson). When Zeus' brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes) casually wipes out Perseus' family, the grieving son vows to show the gods just... [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm Hapless bounty hunter Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler) jumps for joy at the prospect of tracking down his bail-skipping ex-wife, Nicole Hurley (Jennifer Aniston), but gets a hard dose of reality when the job proves tougher than anticipated. Every time Milo gets close to resourceful reporter Nicole, she gives him the slip. A high-profile murder has been committed, and Nicole is determined to stay out of jail long enough to crack the case. And she must be getting close, because now someone is trying to take them both... [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm This action comedy tells the tale of mild-mannered married couple Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire (Tina Fey), who fear their relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, they impetuously steal a dinner reservation, which leads to a case of mistaken identity. Turns out the reservation was for a pair of thieves, and now a number of unsavory characters want Phil and Claire killed. If they can survive a wacky life-threatening night, they may just rediscover the passion missing from... [more] 2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters
have walked out of the pages of high school student Percy Jackson's Greek
mythology texts and into his life. And they're not happy: Zeus' lightning bolt
has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Even more troubling is the
sudden disappearance of Percy's mother. As Percy adapts to his newly discovered
status as a demi-god (his father is Poseidon), he finds himself caught between
the battling titans of Mt. Olympus. He... [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm Sahara director Breck Eisner teams with screenwriters Ray Wright (Pulse) and Scott Kosar (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) to give George A. Romero's underrated 1973 shocker a shiny new makeover in this update starring Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell. Perform a Google search on "small-town America," and eventually you'll stumble across Ogden Marsh, a picturesque hamlet situated a safe distance from the nearest big city, and full of friendly faces. The citizens of Ogden Marsh are happy, albeit unremarkable... [more]2 Sep 2010 at 2:42pm Adapted from Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book of the same name, director Matthew Vaughn's (Layer Cake) vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an average New York teenager who decides to don a costume and fight crime. Comic book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) may not have good coordination or special powers, but that doesn't mean he isn't a fully capable crime fighter. After purchasing a flashy wet suit on the Internet, Dave starts busting up baddies with nothing but brute force. He calls himself... [more] |
1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am ![]() Oliver Stone opened fire on the greed decade of the 1980s with this morality tale set on Wall Street. It stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious rookie stockbroker from a blue-collar background who is mesmerized by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Mephistophelean superbroker who specializes in corporate takeovers. Despite his initial resistance to Bud's entreaties, Gekko finally takes on the eager beaver as his protégé, schooling him in the kind of slash-and-burn maneuvers that have taken Gekko to the top. This style is far more attractive to Fox than the more prosaic but principled approach to investing preached by veteran Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook). And, at first, it's impossible to dispute his preference; as Bud's life moves into the fast lane, he quickly acquires an upscale apartment and a girlfriend to match, interior designer Darien (Darryl Hannah). But when Gekko demands that Bud not only break the law but directly undermine his union-leader father, Carl (Martin Sheen), and jeopardize the jobs and lives of his friends and family, he realizes that the cost of success might be more than he's willing to pay. WALL STREET is a riveting, testosterone-fueled tour of the Street's upper echelons, featuring standout performances by Michael Douglas and Martin Sheen. (2 hrs. 6 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am No description available (1 hr. 40 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am The modern Christmas classic is brought to life in this stop-motion animated feature. Rudolph is shunned by the other reindeer because of his strange red nose. Rudolph and Herbie the Elf decide to run away and wind up having a series of adventures, meeting the Abominable Snowman and making their way through the Land of Misfit Toys before coming back in time to help Santa on Christmas Eve. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am After a car accident in which his father was killed, Billy travels with his mother to a new town in Vermont. There Billy has trouble fitting in at his new school, but when he rescues a pregnant pony, things take a turn for the mysterious as the newborn foal turns out to be a unicorn. A heartwarming fable for the whole family. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am In this animated holiday story, a small boy asks Santa for a robotic dinosaur, and is shocked to find a petrified dinosaur egg on Christmas morning. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am A raunchy, irreverent comedy classic released in the early 80s to set the tone for all other teen flicks of that era, PORKY'S takes a look at the sex lives of a group of teenage boys in 1950s Florida in all their obsessive, unfulfilled glory. Pee Wee, the main character in this group of six Angel Beach high schoolers, is so named for the size of his appendage; nonetheless, he wants nothing more than to lose his virginity. All six spend most of their time devising easy ways to score and spying on coeds in the shower, taking breaks only to insult their large dictator-like teacher, Ms. Ballbricker, and play pranks on each other. They devise a plan to take a trip to a divey strip club in the Everglades called Porky's, where they are sure to get some action; unfortunately, owner Porky doesn't much care for the underage likes of them, and after humiliating them and stealing their money, he kicks them out.The boys are deflated, but not for long! What follows is one of the most elaborate and uproarious revenge plots ever committed to film, one that cemented this movie's place within the canon of comedy forever. Director Bob Clark culled his own childhood memories to write the film over a period of 15 years, and the personal quality as well as the elements of racism that were characteristic of post-WWII Florida, lend the film an authenticity that rises above the mere sex comedy. It also stars Kim Cattrall, who went on to star as Samantha in SEX AND THE CITY. (1 hr. 34 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am Nine best friends from high school--who have all taken distinctly different paths in life--reunite at a secluded mountain cabin for what they think is going to be a weekend of sweet memories and laughs. When Emily (Applegate)--the core of the group--reveals a shocking secret, the relaxing get-together takes a decidedly sordid turn. (1 hr. 29 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, and her estranged sister, Angela, the owner of an upscale salon in Beverly Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches decides to attend a celebration for Angela in L.A. The reunion is bittersweet and worsens when Angela finds out that Peaches is on the run from the IRS and has only a few days to pay $50,000 in back taxes. After some hilarious moments and passionate exchanges the two sisters join forces to fight off a pesky rival salon owner Marcella and save Peaches from her troubles by competing for a lucrative cash prize and bragging rights at the city's annual hair show. Hair Show proves that blood and family run thicker than water. (1 hr. 45 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am This Emmy Award-winning television drama tells the story of a group of women prisoners in Auschwitz who survived the gas chambers by playing in a small orchestra. Based on a true story.A powerful adaptation of Holocaust survivor Fania Fanelon's autobiography. Fanelon, a Jewish singer-pianist, was imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. There, she was able to stay alive by becoming a member of the prison's female orchestra. In the process, she struck up a close relationship with Alma Rose, the musical group's leader, as well as the other members of the band. Playing for the Nazis, however, robbed the women of much of their dignity and most of them often questioned whether remaining alive was worth the abuse they constantly suffered. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am Kris Kringle (Mickey Rooney) is a young boy with an immense desire to do good things for others. In his home village of Sombertown, Kris has started a gift factory where he builds toys and gives them to all the local children. But when the evil ruler Burgermeister Meisterburger (Paul Frees) bans toys from the land, Kris is forced to go directly to Mother Nature and beseech her for assistance. With the help of magical elves and several special reindeer, Kris works hard to overcome the Burgermeister and deliver toys to all the children of the world, earning him the name Saint Claus, or Santa Claus. This timeless tale by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin is narrated by Fred Astaire.One of the first Rankin-Bass Christmas specials (it was preceded by THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY in 1968), SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN received acclaim from both children and adults alike and spawned a number of similar films, including THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. The movie's detailed, macabre stop-action puppets and gothic tinge were clearly an influence on Henry Selick and Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and it remains an important animated film to the moviemakers of today. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am After crawling out into the tropical wilds, a tiny boy is raised from infancy by the animals of the jungle and learns their peaceable ways. Now older, he must defend their rainforest home from the encroachment of humans. (1 hr. 28 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am A BASIC INSTINCT style thriller, JUSTICE has Manhattan detective Frank Chaney (Fahey) obsessed with finding the person behind a series of brutal murders. The always alluring Ms. Matlin plays prosecutor Katy Wesson, who quickly becomes both Chaney's lover and his number one suspect. As he tries to get at the truth, his feelings for Wesson make him lose his edge and his grip on the case. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am High-class prostitute Gabrielle (Amick) gets herself arrested in order to blackmail her wealthy and powerful clients, by introducing her list of names into court. The judge (O'Neal) must decide whether to deal the list or make it public and embarrass many of his friends and colleagues. But a series of murders and attacks change the playing field, and soon the list is causing more trouble than Gabrielle had counted on. (1 hr. 33 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am In this dramatic film concerning love, betrayal, and friendship, gospel music plays an integral role. The story of a single mother and a con man who unexpectedly find love, MR. RIGHT NOW has been hailed by prominent African-American critics as a joyful, uplifting must-see. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am Swan, a retired detective (Dennis Hopper), gets a postcard from the Prophet, a serial killer he had tracked down and killed years before. At the same time, new people turn up dead in the same manner as the Prophet's victims. Swan has to learn whether he is being taunted by a copycat killer or if he killed the wrong man all those years ago. A sneaky thriller with a strong performance from Hopper as the threatened cop. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am A smalltown sheriff (Dennis Hopper) and Innkeeper (Mariel Hemingway) unknowingly harbor Maceda, a former FBI informant (Chris Sarandon) who is being hotly pursued by Gere, a bitter agent (Peter Coyote), in order to have him testify against Orosco, a drug kingpin. But when Orosco finds out, he sets out to kill Maceda before Gere finds him, and Maceda finds himself running for his life. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am No description available 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am A lost spaceship packing enough explosive power to destroy the planet hurdles uncontrollably on a catastrophic course toward Earth. Two rag-tag salvage crews race each other and the clock to stop a doomsday mission by the fanatic Goad and prevent the ultimate apocalypse. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am Loosely based on the poem "The Night Before Christmas," this animated story explores the excitement that unexpectedly arises when a homeless mouse family must look for a new place to live. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am A rebellious socialite defies social conventions for a once-in-a-lifetime shot at true love, only to see her hopes for the future shattered after a priceless diamond vanishes into thin air in this romantic drama adapted from a long-lost Tennessee Williams screenplay. Fisher Willow (Bryce Dallas Howard) is the debutant daughter of a wealthy Memphis plantation owner. She harbors a great distain for the narrow-minded elite who seem to worship the ground her father walks on, and takes great delight in shocking and insulting them whenever the opportunity to do so arises. Shortly after returning from studying overseas, Fisher is swept off her feet by lowly farmhand Jimmy Dobyne (Chris Evans), who works on her father's plantation. His father a hopeless alcoholic and his mother having long since lost her mental capacities, Jimmy seems destined to go nowhere in life until Fisher hires him as her escort for the lavish party season and attempts to pass him off as an upper-class suitor in order to placate her spinster aunt Cornelia (Ann-Margret), who's been placed in charge of the family fortune. When one of Cornelia's priceless diamonds suddenly goes missing, a storm of accusations and betrayals begins to brew, effectively threatening to destroy any hopes that Fisher and Jimmy may have had for a happy future together. (1 hr. 42 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am Ivy (Zoe Kazan of REVOLUTIONARY ROAD) returns home to Brooklyn for her summer break from college. She misses her boyfriend, and calls him frequently, but they can't quite seem to connect. She spends a lot of time with her longtime friend, Al (Mark Rendall of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT). Al clearly has a longstanding crush on Ivy, about which he's never done anything, probably out of some combination of fear and respect for their friendship. His confusion is exacerbated when, due to family circumstances, he's forced to stay with Ivy and her mother (Maryann Urbano) during his break from school. As the summer goes on, Ivy deals with her epilepsy and the slow, painful dissolution of her relationship, while Al starts to look for love in other directions. Bradley Rust Gray wrote and directed THE EXPLODING GIRL, while his wife, So Yong Kim, served as a producer. Fans of the Cure will recognize the title as a play on their song "The Exploding Boy," the flip side of "In Between Days," which was the title of Kim's directorial debut, on which Gray served as co-writer and producer. THE EXPLODING GIRL had its North American premiere at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was shown in the World Narrative Competition. (1 hr. 20 min.) 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am No description available 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am No description available 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am No description available 1 Sep 2010 at 3:27am No description available (120 hr.) |
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