Thursday 4 December 2014

Sinister

  1. True-crime writer Ellison Oswald (Ethan Hawke) is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.
  2. Initial release: October 5, 2012 (Republic of Ireland)
  3. Director: Scott Derrickson
  4. Running time: 110 minutes
  5. Music composed by: Christopher Young
  6. Screenplay: C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson







Possession

  1. Jess (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Ryan (Michael Landes) seem to have a perfect life, marred only by the presence of Ryan's thuggish brother, Roman (Lee Pace). After the two brothers are involved in a terrible car crash, Roman awakes from his coma first and claims to be Ryan. Though she is skeptical at first, Jess begins to believe that her husband really is trapped in his brother's body.
  2. Initial release: May 17, 2008
  3. Directors: Simon Sandquist, Joel Bergvall
  4. Running time: 86 minutes
  5. Screenplay: Won-mi Byun, Song Min-ho, Michael Petroni
  6. Music composed by: Andreas Alfredsson, Cristian Sandquist







Perfect Sense

  1. A chef (Ewan McGregor) and a scientist (Eva Green) fall in love amid a plague that robs people of their senses.
  2. Initial release: August 26, 2011 (Turkey)
  3. Director: David Mackenzie
  4. Running time: 92 minutes
  5. Music composed by: Max Richter
  6. Initial DVD release: January 19, 2012 (Brazil)







Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  1. The checkered past of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) catches up to him when he encounters Angelica (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful pirate that Jack once loved then left. Angelica forces him to accompany her to the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the notorious Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Accompanied by a zombie crew, the trio sets sail to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. However, Jack's rival, Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), also seeks the fountain, as does a ship from Spain.
  2. Initial release: May 20, 2011 (USA)
  3. Director: Rob Marshall
  4. Prequel: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  5. Sequel: Pirates of the Caribbean 5
  6. Music composed by: Hans Zimmer







Kick-Ass 2

  1. Dave (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), aka Kick-Ass, and Mindy (Chloë Grace Moretz), aka Hit Girl, are trying to live as normal teenagers and briefly form a crime-fighting team. After Mindy is busted and forced to retire as Hit Girl, Dave joins a group of amateur superheroes led by Col. Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), a reformed mobster. Just as Dave and company start to make a real difference on the streets, the villain formerly known as Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) rears his head yet again.
  2. Initial release: August 14, 2013 (Republic of Ireland,Philippines, United Kingdom)
  3. Director: Jeff Wadlow
  4. Running time: 103 minutes
  5. Music composed by: Henry Jackman
  6. Screenplay: Jeff Wadlow







Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

  1. While still a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire's bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by Henry (Dominic Cooper), a charismatic vampire hunter who instructs Abe in the fine art of dispatching bloodsuckers. Abe (Benjamin Walker) continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last stand against the ultimate vampire foe (Rufus Sewell) on the eve of the Civil War's defining battle.
  2. Initial release: June 18, 2012 (USA)
  3. Director: Timur Bekmambetov
  4. Budget: 69 million USD
  5. Initial DVD release: October 23, 2012 (USA)
  6. Producers: Timur Bekmambetov, Tim Burton, Jim Lemley







Hick

  1. A pistol-packing teen (Chloe Grace Moretz) meets an unstable rebel (Eddie Redmayne) and a cocaine-snorting drifter (Blake Lively) as she hitchhikes her way out West.
  2. Initial release: May 11, 2012 (USA)
  3. Director: Derick Martini
  4. Music composed by: Larry Campbell
  5. Story by: Andrea Portes
  6. Screenplay: Derick Martini, Andrea Portes






The Rum Diary

  1. As the Eisenhower era draws to a close, journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) decides he's had enough of New York and takes a job in Puerto Rico. There, he becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the fiancee of a shady businessman named Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart), who wants to turn the pristine island into a capitalist's paradise. Recruited by Sanderson to write an article that praises an unsavory deal, Paul must decide if he will use his talents to help Sanderson, or bring him down.
  2. Initial release: October 28, 2011 (USA)
  3. Director: Bruce Robinson
  4. Music composed by: Christopher Young
  5. Screenplay: Bruce Robinson
  6. Genres: Romance Film, Comedy, Thriller, Adventure Film, Drama, Action Film







The Lone Ranger

  1. In 1933 a boy discovers an ancient Native American in a sideshow carnival tent. The Indian is Tonto (Johnny Depp), the old companion of John Reid (Armie Hammer), a lawman more famously known as the Lone Ranger. With this opportunity to set the record straight about his and Reid's adventures, Tonto recalls the day in 1869 when he first encountered the man who would be his trusted friend and tells of their teamwork bringing down Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner) and other Old West outlaws.
  2. Initial release: June 22, 2013 (Italy)
  3. Director: Gore Verbinski
  4. Running time: 149 minutes
  5. Music composed by: Hans Zimmer
  6. Initial DVD release: December 17, 2013 (USA)