Movie Notes: Synedoche, New York

November 15th, 2009

Synedoche, New York

Synopsis

Playwright Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), separated from his wife and daughter and suffering from a mysterious disease, receives a grant which allows him to construct one great play based on his depressing life.

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Movie Notes: Just Friends

November 11th, 2009

Just Friends

Synopsis

Chris (Ryan Reynolds) was a chubby dork in highschool. Ten years later, successful and trimmed down, he returns to his hometown to see if his friendship with Jamie (Amy Smart) could become something more.

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Movie Notes: Death Wish

October 30th, 2009

Death Wish

Synopsis

Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) and wife Joanna (Hope Lange) return to New York following a vacation in Hawaii. Not soon after, Joanna and daughter Carol Anne are brutally attacked in their apartment by three thugs. Traumatized by the experience, Paul goes on a revenge-fueled spree, shooting criminals with a gun he picked up during a business trip to Arizona.

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Movie Notes: Bottle Shock

October 18th, 2009

Bottle Shock

Synopsis

Snooty British wine critic Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) voyages to Napa Valley to find wines for a blind taste test in France, pitting unknown American wines against French vintages. Loosely based on the true story of the 1976 “Judgment of Paris” competition.

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Movie Notes: The Invention Of Lying

October 15th, 2009

The Invention Of Lying

Synopsis

In a boring world where everyone tells the truth, Mark (Ricky Gervais) invents — and tells — the first lie. Hilarity ensues.

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