"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.
Hatchet II is a follow up to the 2007 original Hatchet. After being stranded in the wilderness and fending off swamp monsters Marybeth (Danielle Harris) manages to get away from the disgusting killer Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder). Once she returns home she learns she has ties to the hatchet carrying psycho and feels she must return to Louisiana with an army of many to seek revenge on the killer Victor and salvage as many of her families bodies as she can. Hatchet II is sure to bring you as much gore and blood as the original.
It's Kind of a Funny Story is about Craig (Keir Gilchrist), a 16 year old that is clinically depressed. After getting completely stressed out, he voluntarily checks himself into a psychiatric facility, but once he gets there he realizes there is no youth wing. If he wants to stay he must be amongst the adults. However, once there he is befriended by another patient Bobby (Zach Galifianakis), who is more like a mentor to Craig. It is then that he starts to learn how to deal with life's many pressures that he will face throughout his time. It's Kind of a Funny Story is a teen drama that delivers a good story.
Freakonomics is a 2010 documentary movie shot in style of "Capitalizm: A love story" and "Zeitgeist". The film is loosely based on a book of the same name written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. The idea behind the book was that statistics can be used to disguise what you have always believed to be true. This same theory has been presented by six known documentarians in Freakonomics. Each director has a different style, which proves to be both informative and entertaining. It is sure to be anything but the common stereotype of boring that documentaries usually get. Freakonomics is definitely worth watching and will dispel many myths believed today.
Created by Hanna-Barbera in 1958, Yogi Bear now features in 3D animation film in 2010. Watch the story of two friends: Yogi Bear (voice of Dan Aykroyd) and Boo Boo (voice of Justin Timberlake) struggling for their home, The Jellystone Park, which experiences not the best times now... The visitors' stream reduces constantly, and the bankruptcy looms on the horizon. At this crucial moment Yogi Bear (voice of Dan Aykroyd) and his friend Boo Boo (voice of Justin Timberlake) enter into open confrontation with the greedy Mayor Brown (Andrew Daly), who instead of taking some actions to attract visitors to the Jellystone Park, intends to cut all the trees and sell the land, to evict all of its inhabitants. To save the Jellystone Park from the evil Mayor's plans friends decide to unite with their former arch-enemy Ranger Smith, who turns to their side after falling in love with Rachel (played by Anna Faris), nature documentary filmmaker sympathizing unenviable fate of animals inhabiting Jellystone Park. However, it is not an easy task to save the Park, and friends are set off in all serious with the some daring Plan. Their wild idea to kidnap a rare and dangerous Frog-Mouthed Turtle finds the support from another character Ranger Jones (played by TJ Miller). Together they make "impossible things - possible" and you laughing "all way long" on their incredible antics. Generally "Yogi Bear" is a great animated comedy to be watched and enjoyed by the whole family. Children will be filled with laughter watching inimitable tricks animated characters, and adults will find a lot of fun in the sometimes ambiguous situations which Ranger Smith and his newly formed passion Rachel, falls in. No doubt "Yogi Bear" is both an amazing cartoon and a sitcom all-in-one, which will please both adults and children alike. And there is another thing which is interesting to think about; as it was said by Yogi Bear movie director Erick Brevig "I have kids, and I remember the characters from when I was young. I really wanted this to be a movie that doesn't make parents feel like they've been marginalized by changing the characters, and trying to make them hip and different from who they are"…
The Tourist movie is a thriller starring Johnny Depp as Frank Taylor, an American tourist and Angelina Jolie as Elise Ward, an English woman with a colourful past. Frank meets Elise while on vacation in Italy trying to mend his wounded heart and quickly tries to pursue a relationship with her. Only Elise has other motives for her supposed accidental meeting with Frank, but will Frank learn the truth before he gets in too deep or will it be too late. The Tourist movie will give you insight into how people responded when they learn they are being played like pieces on a game board.
The Fighter movie is based on a true story about professional boxer "Irish" Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his amazing climb to the top to become the lightweight champion. He overcame all odds after many back-to-back losses and couldn't have done it without his loyal brother by his side Dicky (Christian Bale). A former boxer that almost died in the ring due to drugs turned trainer, Dicky stood by his brother and helped him rebound from the bottom ranks and soar to the top. Without the guidance of his brother, "Irish" Micky Ward would never have become the fighter that he did and reach his dreams.
Due Date is Todd Phillips comedy movie, released in 2010. In the Due Date film it's the second time, when Robert Downey Jr and Michelle Monaghan played together (the first one was in the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" movie). And, it was the second time whan Jamie Foxx and Downey Jr. play in the same film (the first one was in the "Soloist" movie). Due Date is based on Juliette Lewis' novel. It follows two people: an extreme nervous man Peter Highman (Robert Downey, Jr.), who is about to become a father and a cheerful actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis), who go on a trip to the country with him just to see the birth of his friend's child.Throughout the trip, Zach commits folly after folly, and spends most money on joints. He is even falling asleep while driving which resulting the Peter broke his arm. In Texas Zach and Peter receive the help of a friend of Darryl Peter (Jamie Foxx) which ending in the arrest of Peter and Zach and the question arise: do they have any chances to catch the due date?"
Although the actual characters and specific events are fictional, The Experiment movie is based on a real experiment with the same idea. The intention is to see if certain characteristics of both guards and prisoners cause the prison environment to be more abusive. They hire 26 to stay for two weeks in a mock prison and they are divided in two; the guards and the prisoners. Rules are set and they are told to abide by them, because if one messes up, they all suffer. That means no one gets paid. Suddenly things take a sudden turn for the worst, when the men playing the guards let the power go to their heads and the so-called prisoners start to fight back. What happens when the warden tries to stop the experiment that he started?
Walt Disney Productions has made yet another action filled cartoon sure to keep you laughing the whole way through. Tangled movie tells the story of Rapunzel as a teenager, who finally escapes the walls of her tower to follow her heart. After being locked away for most of her life, she just can't take it anymore. So when a handsome bandit passes by, Rapunzel is in love and chases after him. However, she must keep her royal background under wraps while they try to avoid her captor and avoid getting tangled in even more of a mess. Will Rapunzel finally be free and happy with her new love or will her captor lock her away again?
Horror-genre master, Wes Craven is back, and so is the Ripper in the My Soul To Take movie. The 3-D horror flick is the first film Wes Craven has entirely written and directed by himself ever since 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare movie. My Soul To Take movie revives the legend of the infamous serial killer, the Ripper. After being missing-in-action for sixteen years, the Ripper is back to avenge his death. He seeks new blood and is out to put a bloody end to the lives of the seven children that were born in the faraway town of Riverton on the night of his death.