Movie Notes: Bigger, Stronger, Faster

June 21st, 2008

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Chris Bell and brothers Mark and Mike idolized Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hulk Hogan while growing up. Now body builders in their thirties, two have dabbled in steroids, while Chris has avoided them. This documentary is his attempt to understand what makes athletes bend the rules and even cheat in their quest for physical success.

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Movie Notes: Into The Wild

June 20th, 2008

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Recent college graduate and dreamer Christopher McCandless abandons his family for an extended walkabout of the American West. Intending to rely on no-one except himself and nature, he treks into to the Alaskan wilderness alone for the adventure of a lifetime. Based on a true story.

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Movie Notes: A Fistful Of Dollars

June 7th, 2008

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The “Man With No Name” (Clint Eastwood) wanders into a chaotic western town where two rival gangs live in uneasy balance. The lone cowboy enacts his own brand of outlaw justice.

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Movie Notes: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

May 28th, 2008

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After eluding Shanghai gangsters, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), nightclub singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw), and Short Round (Jonathan Ke Quan) find themselves in India as prisoners of the mysterious Temple Of Doom.

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Movie Notes: Rocky II

May 26th, 2008

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After his exhibition match against heavy weight champ Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) marries Adrian (Talia Shire) and tries to retire from boxing, but finds the return to his hardscrabble life difficult. After the birth of his son, Rocky is taunted into a rematch with Apollo Creed.

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Movie Notes: King Of Kong

May 21st, 2008

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Tall, bearded, and dorky Billy Mitchell is the reigning video game champ. Suburban introvert Steve Wiebe plays Donkey Kong in his basement to where he may break Mitchell’s record to become the new King of Kong.

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Movie Notes: The Aviator

May 13th, 2008

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Biopic of Howard Hughes, the reclusive airline tycoon, who moves from early failure to success while morphing into an obsessive-compulsive, paranoid recluse.

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Movie Notes: Sunshine

May 9th, 2008

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The spaceship Icarus II is on a mission to drop a huge bomb into a faltering sun, reigniting it to warm the frozen earth.

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Movie Notes: 2 Days In Paris

May 7th, 2008

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Marion (Julie Delpy) brings her New Yorker boyfriend Jack (Adam Goldberg) to Paris to meet her parents and rekindle their relationship. Cultural differences, Jack’s neuroses, and Marion’s various past lovers make this goal difficult.

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Movie Notes: Superbad

May 5th, 2008

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Two sex-obsessed, loser high-school seniors try to score booze for a party. Hilarity ensues.

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