"Bull Durham" is a 1988 sports romantic comedy film directed by Ron Shelton. The story revolves around the world of minor league baseball and follows the lives of three main characters: Crash Davis, a veteran catcher; "Nuke" LaLoosh, a talented but inexperienced pitcher; and Annie Savoy, a passionate baseball groupie who chooses one player each season to mentor.
As the baseball season progresses, Crash takes Nuke under his wing, teaching him not just about the game but also about life and love. Meanwhile, Annie finds herself caught in a love triangle between Crash and Nuke, leading to amusing and heartfelt moments of romance and rivalry.
The film explores themes of love, loyalty, and the pursuit of dreams. It has been praised for its witty dialogue, authentic portrayal of the baseball world, and the chemistry between the lead actors. "Bull Durham" is often considered one of the best sports films ever made and has become a cult classic. It stars Kevin Costner as Crash Davis, Tim Robbins as "Nuke" LaLoosh, and Susan Sarandon as Annie Savoy.
When single dad Benjamin Mee decides to purchase a zoo and then move his whole family there to live he thinks he's fulfilling a lifelong dream. The scene is Dartmoor's Zoological Park, complete with some 200 animals that are not only exotic but about to be destroyed because of the expense involved in caring for them. The dilapidated park lies in the English countryside and this seems the ideal place for the Mee family to join forces and make a difference in the world around them. Directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry MaGuire, Almost Famous) and starring Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan) as the father Benjamin Mee, Colin Ford (Supernatural, Smallville) is son Dylan Mee, Maggie Elizabeth Jones plays young Rosie Mee, and Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Spider-Man 3) is the elder Mee, Duncan.e Bought a Zoo looks to be an outstanding family film! Based on a true story, the animals along with the dilapidated Dartmoor Zoological Park will be the true star of the movie.lso starring are Scarlett Johansson (The Black Dahlia, The Nanny Diaries) is Kelly Foster and Elle Fanning (younger sister to Dakota Fanning and seen in Super 8, The Nutcracker in 3D).
Those adorable though sometimes ornery Chipmunks, Alvin, Theodore, and Simon return to the big screen just in time for a Christmas romp that takes them to a tropical island. The paradise they encounter is accidental when they wind up going overboard while on a cruise ship. Seems the ever busy chipmunks were playing around while on board and before they knew what happened, they found themselves deserted on an island. But the island turns out to be anything but deserted! Directed by Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo) and the writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger put together an uproariously funny animated flick here that also stars the voices of Justin Long gives the voice of Alvin in this and several other Chipmunk movies plus Going The Distance as an actor), Jesse McCartney in a repeat role as the voice of Theodore (also as an actor in TV series Greek and Young Justice). Simon comes to life with the voice of Matthew Gray Gubler (he again gave voice to other Chipmunk movies plus TV series Criminal Minds as an actor). As always, these are fun filled romps that always entertain kids of all ages!
With the old inn about to close its door for the final time Luke and Claire are determined to prove the place is haunted. So they go ghost hunting but some disturbing events scare them to the bones. The terrifying results of their investigation come to life in the form of past guests returning for a final stay. Written and directed by Ti West, highly respected for his work on The House of the Devil and Trigger Man, also acting in several of his movies. The story is "edge of your seat" scary and will keep audiences caught up all the way through.ara Paxton (Superhero Movie, The Last House on the Left) plays desk clerk Claire, Luke, another desk clerk at the inn is played by Pat Healy from Harmony and Me, Spooner. Kelly McGillis from Top Gun and At First Sight plays Leanne Rease-Jones and the old man is played by George Riddle (Flannel Pajamas, The Superagent). If you like to be scared and kept that way until films end, check this one out!
A romantic comedy with some serious implications is what the Big Miracle is all about and who doesn't want to see the planet's species all survive? Whales have been getting poor treatment for centuries now and with many species down to but a few, they may soon be gone for good. Enter the government worker and a non profit aid worker that are determined to help however they can. Then add romance and a bit of comedy and you have a great movie! They find three huge California gray whales that have traveled up to the Arctic Circle and become trapped when ice closed in on them, leaving them in a hole with no escape. ilmed over a ten week period in Anchorage, Alaska the story is based on a book by Tom Rose titled Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event. tars Drew Barrymore (Boys on the Side, The Wedding Singer) as Rachel Kramer and John Krasinski (It's Complicated, Leatherheads) is Adam Carlson are the determined pair who try to save the whales. Others in this entertaining and fun film include Ted Danson, Stephen Root, Kathy Baker, and Kristen Bell.
When Wilee, a bicycle messenger delivery guy takes on his latest job and picks up an envelope that is of special interest to a certain dirty cop, he finds himself being pursued around Manhattan. What can there be in that envelope that has the cop so intensely chasing the cyclist? And reality came in the form of a bike accident when the star of Premium Rush crashed into the back of a New York taxi while filming. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Wilee) reportedly slashed his arm and needed some 31 stitches from the accident.ilmed in New York City, the view from a bicyclist's perspective is entertaining and often amusing making the big apple city one of the stars of this film! Joseph Gordon-Levitt is probably best known for his work on TV series Third Rock From the Sun in the late 1990's and more recently in the feature film Inception. Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Boardwalk Empire) is the dirty cop, Bobby. Vanessa is a fellow bicycle messenger and played by Dania Ramirez (Entourage, The Sopranos). Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch, Grownups) is Nima.
ParaNorman is about Norman, a local misunderstood boy who seems able to speak with dead people. He hopes to be helpful by preventing the destruction of his home town. Seems as if zombies, witches, ghosts, and especially some truly moronic adults are affected by a centuries old evil curse and only Norman, the ghost whisperer, can help save the day!ome voices you may recognize in ParaNorman include John Goodman (a crazy townsman named Mr. Prenderghast), Casey Affleck (as a jock named Mitch), Tempestt Bledsoe (is Sheriff Hooper), Jeff Garlin (Perry Babcock), Bernard Hill (as the Judge),Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Alvin a school bully), Elaine Stritch (Grandma), Anna Kendrick (as Anna big sister to Norman), and Tucker Albrizzi (is a chubby friend of Norman).oor misunderstood Norman must overcome the evil that plagues his town so he can save the day! Speaking with the dead and near dead is something Norman knows he can do.
Referencing the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001 and how devastated a young boy was over the death of his beloved father on that day, we find that nine year old Oskar still suffers deeply. This is an unusual youngster due to his many interests and talents. He is a jewelry designer, an amateur inventor, a tambourine playing musician, computer consultant, and loves astrophysics, as well as a pacifist who is in search of a lock, somewhere in New York. The mysterious key was left behind when his father perished on that fateful day. hile it seems somewhat far fetched that this small boy is out wandering the mean streets of New York City all by himself, at all hours of day or night, but we learn his mother is apparently off in a world all her own since the tragedy that befell their family. Oskar befriends older women that are closer to his mother's age and flatters them while trying to kiss them! But the lad is on a mission and determined to find what the key fits.rom a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close stars Thomas Horn, a Teen Jeopardy winner. His father is played by Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Big) and mother's part played by Sandra Bullock (Speed, The Blind Side). Thoroughly entertaining and very thought provoking film.
It takes a magical Bodhi tree to show Jack McCall, a literary agent with a gift for gab, that he talks too much. When Jack's client Dr. Sinja finds his agent has exaggerated details of a literary deal the author/guru plants a Bohdi tree on Jack's property. The tree, a symbol of wisdom and honesty, begins losing its leaves at a rate of one per word issued by Jack McCall. And as Jack is a major talker this causes severe trauma to the magical tree. When Jack learns that he will die after he speaks (and the tree loses) one thousand he finds he is hit with a karmic repercussion that he needs to eliminate. Starring Eddie Murphy (in one of his best roles in years) as Jack McCall, Cliff Curtis as Dr. Sinja, Kerry Washington is Jack's wife, Caroline, and Clark Duke plays his assistant Aaron. ddie Murphy: Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours, Shrek series as voice of the Donkey.liff Curtis: Live Free or Die Hard, The Insider, Six Days Seven Nights.erry Washington: Life is Hot in Cracktown, Lakeview Terrace, The Last King of Scotland.lark Duke: Hot Tub Time Machine, Sex Drive, Kick-Ass.
Denzel Washington is Tobin Frost, the most dangerous CIA renegade in this action packed thriller. After being on the run for the past decade he returns. When the safe house he's staying in is under siege from mercenaries it takes a rookie agent to come to his aid and they escape together. Cape Town in South Africa is where Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has become increasingly frustrated by his inability to get a good directive that will put him in good standing and allow him to prove his worth as an agent. Along comes Tobin Frost, a dangerous man who will become his unwilling ally when they flee from the mercenaries. Now Weston needs to figure out who to trust and who is out to kill the two of them.tars Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, The Proposal) as the CIA rookie Matt Weston, Tobin Frost is portrayed by Oscar winner Denzel Washington (American Gangster, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3), and Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, Higher Ground).
Life on the forth planet from the sun, known as Mars, is adventurous to say the least. John Carter is an epic hero from novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the most beloved and prolific writers of the 20th Century. This movie version has John Carter being transported to what is called Barsoom or Mars and entering conflicts between the planet's nations. There he encounters leaders Tars Tarkas as well as Princess Dejah Thoris as he attempts to save the people of Barsoom. Based on the novel titled A Princess of Mars, John Carter was first published as a serial in magazines back in 1912 before becoming a novel. The lead character, Carter, is a veteran of the Civil War in America and while on Mars he encounters huge green barbarians who are twelve feet tall with six limbs and long dangerous tusks. It is a world that is difficult to survive in and Carter must fight his way back home again if he can.aylor Kitsch of the TV series Friday Night Lights stars as John Carter, Willem Dafoe (Daybreakers, Spider-Man 3) is Tars Tarkas, and Princess Dejah Thoris is played by Lynn Collins (True Blood, Haunted).