Movies
The Swarm
ITS A DISASTER! Deadly African bees threaten a hive of stars including Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Fred MacMurray and Henry Fonda in this classic written by Stirling Silliphant (The Towering Inferno,
Sound of My Voice
OTTAWA PREMIERE | OFFICIAL SELECTION, SUNDANCE 2011 Two documentary filmmakers go a bit too far undercover when they investigate a cult whose founder (co-writer Brit Marling, Another Earth) claims to be from the future in this impressive debut feature [that] creates a palpable vibe of uneasiness and uncertainty. (Austin Chronicle)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
ITS A DISASTER! An asteroid streaks toward Earth, ruining Steve Carells marriage but throwing him into a potentially romantic situation with Keira Knightley in this neo-disaster flick from the writer of Nick and Noras Infinite Playlist.
Rhinestone
SATURDAY NIGHT SINEMA | FREE FOR MEMBERS If anyone can turn obnoxious New York cabbie Nick (Sylvester Stallone) into a successful country singer, its Dolly Parton. But thats still a big if. (This is the movie that Stallone turned down both Romancing the Stone and Beverly Hills Cop to make.)
Masters of the Universe
According to director Goddard, production company Cannon (best known for the Breakin films and Death Wish sequels) wasnt too big on concepts like spending money or budgeting adequate time (AV Club) for this Dolph-powered He-Man adaptation, but like the old Eternian saying goes, Live the journey, for every destination is
The Intouchables
After hes paralyzed in an accident, millionaire Philippe (François Cluzet) hires ex-con Driss (Senegalese actor Omar Sy, whose performance won him the César (French Oscar)) as his live-in caregiver. Together, Sy and Cluzet demolish stereotypes about race and social class by finding a common humanity in their characters. (Rolling Stone)
The Hindenburg
ITS A DISASTER! The promise of a peaceful zeppelin cruise goes up in flames for George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning and Rene Auberjonois in this based-on-a-true-disaster movie from Robert Wise (West Side Story, Star Trek: The Motion Picture).
Earthquake
ITS A DISASTER! The big one finally hits Los Angeles, shaking up the lives of Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene and Geneviève Bujold, destroying Richard (Shaft) Roundtrees motorcycle stunt track, and spilling Walter Matthaus drink. Cowritten by Mario Puzo (The Godfather)
The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen disappears into another character this time, Middle-Eastern dictator Hafez Aladeen, supreme leader of the Republic of Wadiya who finds himself stranded in New York, where his authority is far from absolute.
Cosmopolis
Cronenbergs adaptation of Don DeLillos novel about a young billionaire taking an apocalyptic limo ride across Manhattan is a weird, heady and entrancing portrait of individual alienation in a super-rich, corporate world where money, sex, love, happiness and death are rapidly losing all meaning. (Time Out London) (In other words,