The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

PG-13 | 1 hr 50 mins | Sci-Fi, Remake Movie
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Synopsis:
Renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu, who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helen’s control treat the extraterrestrial as a hostile and deny his request to address the world’s leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob quickly discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim that he is “a friend to the Earth.” Now Helen must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that mankind is worth saving--but it may be too late. The process has begun.

Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler

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Milk

R | 2 hr 8 mins | Historical, Biopic, Period, Political Movie
Stories about California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone.
Synopsis:
Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk’s actions speak even louder than his gift of gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk’s political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Sean Penn, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Stephen Spinella, Eric Stoltz

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Frost/Nixon

R | 2 hr 2 mins | Drama, Historical, Adaptation, Political movie
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Synopsis:
For three years after the forced from office, Richard Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, underhanded former commander in the head agreed to sit for an interview, including all the questions of time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended the president. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting a televised David Frost faith, and wish to easily outmaneuver rollicking performance of the UK and secure a place in the hearts and minds of the United States. Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Is Nixon to avoid the question of their role in one of the country's biggest disgraces? Frost or will condemn critics and bravely demand accountability from those who want to build a career from obstruction? During their encounter, each person will reveal their own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity; finally taking the posturing in the actual truth

Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell

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Nobel Son

R | 1 hr 47 mins | Comedy, Drama, Thriller Movie
The son of a Novel Prize-nominated professor is kidnapped the day before the professor is due to receive his prize.
Synopsis:
Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He's struggling to finish his PHD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a renowned forensic psychiatrist, now have the ill-fortune of living with a man-eating monster whose philandering ways have gotten less and less discreet. As if Barkley's world is not bad enough, on the eve of his father receiving the Nobel, Barkley is kidnapped and the end requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel prize money. Needless to say, Eli refuses to pay it and so starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge. In the words of Michel de Montaigne, the 16th century philosopher: "There is more barbarity in eating a man alive than in eating him dead."

Director: Randall Miller
Starring: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku, Danny DeVito

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Cadillac Records

R | 1 hr 48 mins | Drama, Biopic, Period, Music Movie
The rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James, and Chuck Berry.

Synopsis:
The rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.

Director: Darnell Martin
Starring: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def

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