"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.
The Pirates! Band of Misfits is yet another animated film with 3-D action and plenty of familiar voices from top notch actors that the kids will love. Around Christmas is always a favorite time of year for family oriented films and this year there are a lot of them! In "The Pirates" we see the Pirate Captain with a mission in mind to out do their rivals who are Black Bellamy and also Cutlass Liz. They are in the competition for an award for Pirate of the Year. Along the way the Captain hand crew travel from the shore on Blood Island deep into the fog bound streets of old Victorian London.his is stop motion buy still has plenty of computer graphics that do a lot for the visual elements such as rolling sea and spectacular scenery. The CG technology allows for more visual and expanded scenery plus adding that old wooden boat that could not possibly actually float in real time. But it's fun!oices include Hugh Grant as Pirate Captain, Cutlass Liza is voiced by Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven is the voice of Black Bellamy, and as Queen Victoria we hear Imelda Staunton. All come together to create a family fun movie for the holidays!
What do The A-Team, Charlie's Angels, Dragnet, Dukes of Hazzard, Richie Rich, Sex and the City, Get Smart, Jackass: The Movie all have in common? They have crossed over from television series to feature length movie. While some have been more successful than others, each can claim its own piece of the entertainment market.OX networks 21 Jump Street was a novel concept that involved teenage looking "cops" who could penetrate the high schools and search out drug dealers and others who attempt to corrupt teenagers back in the 80's and still do even today! Original stars from the 80's version of Jump Street included Johnny Depp, Richard Grieco, Peter DeLouise, and Holly Robinson Peete who each have since had successful careers. The new version stars Jonah Hill (Moneyball, Get Him to the Greek) as Schmidt and Channing Tatum (Haywire, The Dilemma) as Jenko. Both young men look younger than their years and with less than perfect reputations find they have the opportunity to make up for their past by becoming police officers and fighting perps that would lead teens into drugs and corruption. In other words just like the 80's version but with different players.
The star of such exciting action packed films as The Expendables, The Mechanic, and Killer Elite knows how to mesmerize audiences who come to see plenty of action! In Safe we find he is now an ex cop who had been working on becoming a serious fighter and has only succeeded in becoming a second rate one in the mixed martial arts MMA leagues. Surprising to find him playing a former member of law enforcement but the brawls, guns that never seem to run out of bullets, and seemingly painless jumps through windows are all there just like previous roles he's played. This time around he needs to rescue a Chinese girl who has been kidnapped.long with Statham are Chris Sarandon (The Chosen One, The Dead Will Tell), Robert Burke (Miracle at St. Anna, Good Night and Good Luck), and Catherine Chen (Chez N'Ham). Between the crooked New York City policemen and both the Russian and Chinese mafias there is plenty of reason to fear for the 12 year old girl everybody seems to be after. It's up to Jason Statham's character to rescue the girl and save the day.
Animated feature film Brave is the latest 3D flick to come from the Disney stables and it appears to be a winner! True to legend there are curses and witches who bestow them on the innocent. When Princess Merida, who is a skilled archer, defied an ancient custom she found out how badly her actions were taken when the lords of the land unleashed a beastly curse on her. When Merida consults with an old wise woman she advises her by granting an ill fated wish that brings on a beastly curse. Now Merida must find a way to remove her curse and it will take bravery on her part to convince the wicked old witch to take it back. Along the way she encounters such characters as Lord Dingwall (Robbie Contrane from the Harry Potter series), and Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd from Made of Honor, Hannibal Rising). Her parents King Fergus (Billy Connolly from Billy Connolly's Route 66, Gulliver's Travels) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson from Sense and Sensibility, Howard's End) know their daughter to be impetuous but also brave and skilled as an archer so they allow her to live her own life and travel down her own chosen path as she learns about the rewards of bravery.
When three seniors from high school decide to throw a birthday party they plan on doing it up big! A super party that will help them make a name for themselves and as the night's activities progress things definitely take a turn for the worse when word gets out that a great party is the place to be! Project X has received an R rating because of lots of scenes involving teen age drinking, drugs, nudity, foul language, mayhem and just plain old reckless behavior. een age parties are one thing but when they get out of hand as this one does, it becomes a disaster for the house where they party and the hosts who cannot control the out of bounds mayhem. When police arrive the fighting really begins and the must call in the riot police!tarring as Thomas is Thomas Mann (The Middle, iCarly), Jonathan Daniel Brown (Blind on Blind, Pretend Time) is J.B., and Nichole Bloom (Carpool, Everyday) plays the part of Nicole. All cute young teens that deserve better than this crude movie!
The classic story of Snow White always had a darker side, lurking in the shadows. This theatrical release, scheduled for mid 2012, will not be one for the very young. Nor is it the traditional story of beauty versus evil. This time around it's going to be a bumpy ride for the beautiful young woman as she finds herself hunted by a Huntsman who will die if he doesn't find and kill Snow White. There is also the traditional evil queen who must eat the heart of Snow White in order to become immortal. The fight is on for who is the fairest of them all!hris Hemsworth (Thor, 2009's Star Trek) is the Huntsman who must find Snow White to save his own life. Kristen Stewart won the highly coveted role of Snow White. She has been recently seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Eclipse. The role of the evilest queen we've ever seen in a fairy tale classic is played by Charlize Theron of Monster, The Cider House Rules. This is not your classic fairytale romantic children's story. It is dark and dangerous!
When Jimmy, a 45 year old "roadie" who has been with the Blue Oyster Cult, an 80's hair band is cast off by the band, he returns to his home town and to see his mother. Jimmy has not seen his mother since he was back to attend his father's funeral. Now he hopes to live with his mother in the very house and neighborhood he grew up in. But much has changed while he's been away, especially the neighborhood (Forest Hills, Queens in New York) which is now considered somewhat of a slum. It's difficult and sometimes even impossible to go back home again and Jimmy finds his old stomping grounds have gone to seed while he was away for all those years when old buddies take him on a tour.immy testagross is played by Ron Eldard (House of Sand and Fog, ER), Bobby Cannavale (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Fast Food Nation) is Bobby, Nikki Stevens is played by Jill Hennessey (Crossing Jordan, Wild Hogs), Jimmy's Mom is played by Lois Smith (True Blood, Desperate Housewives), and Don Miller is portrayed by David Margulies (The Sopranos, Canterbury's Law).
The great Truffula Forest is in danger of going the way of the great rain forests because of a greedy creature that calls himself a Once-ler. Seems that these magnificent trees can be used for making garments that the Once-ler declares are something "everyone needs" and he goes about making lots and lots of them. With the help of his entire family, who he calls in to help, the trees are cut down one after another. The Lorax is an interesting character that emerged from the stump of the first tree the Once-ler cut down and begs him to leave the trees alone. But greed spurs on the garment maker who only sees the forest and not the trees as individuals. factory and big business are what it's all about and the Truffula trees are being chopped down rapidly. Soon the Bar-ba-loots, who are forest inhabitants who see the Truffula trees as a source of food, are faced with a food shortage and suffering grave diseases. The Lorax sends them away to find some other source of food and begs the Once-ler to quit cutting down the Truffula trees. As told by the reader (a young boy) it's a message about greed and how it affects each of us in different ways.
A woman in Italy comes to believe her own mother is responsible for the deaths of three people. She was apparently insane and the savage murders were the result of her own exorcism. Now the daughter sets out to find out why and how her mother became so "possessed" that she could kill. Now that she has herself become involved in a series of exorcisms, she tries to learn all she can while discovering the story behind her mother's apparent mental breakdown. A Baja resort, now abandoned is the property of a drug dealer who stashed a large amount of cocaine there somewhere. Paranoid over his "stash" being found, he decides to hire a scientist who can make up a horrifying monster as guardian of his drugs. The drug stash has been secure for years until lately when people are found to be approaching the area for no apparent reason. Why do they go there? And who will find the drugs first? Starring Fernanda Andrade (The Mentalist, Sons of Anarchy), Evan Helmuth (Love's Christmas Journey, Mr. Woodcock), and Simon Quarterman (EastEnders, Perfect Strangers), The Devil Inside is truly creepy!
Arthur Kipps is a young attorney attempting to settle the affairs of Alice Drablow, recently deceased when he discovers strange things have been happening to the children of that community. Apparently someone killed several of them, all at the same time. A woman dressed in black attire walks in the area and whenever she is seen, a child is sure to die.his Woman in Black lost her own son Nathanial, who drown. Now she seeks revenge over his loss and can be seen walking, dressed in black with a black veil covering her face, which as eye sockets eaten out by scavengers. Arthur has a son (in London) who is now in danger from the Woman in Black's vengeance.ith the locals in an uproar, Arthur digs up Nathaniel's body and reburies it with his mother's body in hopes that peace will be restored. This causes the Woman in Black to go after Arthur's own son, Edward.aniel Radcliffe (title character in The Harry Potter series) is Arthur Kipps, Liz White (Life on Mars, The Fixer) is Jennet Humfrye, the Woman in Black, and Sophie Stuckey (Summer in Transylvania, My Life in Ruins) is Stella Kipps.