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<i>Skyfall</i> is the twenty-third in the <i>James Bond</i> series of spy films, produced by Eon Productions and distributed by MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sonypr_2-0"></sup> It features Daniel Craig's third performance as James Bond, and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the film's antagonist. The film was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan.</div>
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The film centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6; it transpires that the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 operative Raoul Silva to humiliate, discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him. The film sees the return of two recurring characters after an absence of two films: Q, played by Ben Whishaw; and Eve Moneypenny, played by Naomie Harris. <i>Skyfall</i> is the last film of the series for Judi Dench, who played M; a role which she had played in the previous six films. The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes' character, Gareth Mallory.</div>
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Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Quantum of Solace">Quantum of Solace</a></i>
in 2008. Development was suspended when MGM encountered financial
troubles, and did not resume until December 2010; during this time,
Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant. The original
screenwriter, Peter Morgan,
left the project during the suspension. When production resumed, Logan,
Purvis and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the
script. Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the
United Kingdom, China and Turkey.</div>
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<i>Skyfall</i> premiered on 23 October 2012,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"></sup> and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"></sup> and in the United States on 8 November 2012. It was the first <i>James Bond</i> film to be screened in IMAX venues, although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-off_release_5-0"></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IMAX_2_6-0"></sup> The film's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the <i>James Bond</i> series, which began with <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Dr. No (film)">Dr. No</a></i> in 1962.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"></sup> <i>Skyfall</i>
was positively received by critics and at the box office, grossing over
$805 million worldwide, and became the highest-grossing film in the <i>James Bond</i> series.</div>
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In Istanbul, MI6 agents James Bond and Eve chase the mercenary Patrice, who has stolen a computer hard drive containing details of undercover agents placed in terrorist organisations by NATO
states. Patrice wounds Bond in the shoulder and, as the two men fight
atop a train, Eve accidentally shoots Bond, allowing Patrice to escape.
Bond falls into a river and goes missing, presumed dead.</div>
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After this debacle, Intelligence and Security Committee Chairman Gareth Mallory pressures the head of MI6, M, to retire. On M's return from the meeting, MI6's servers are breached and M receives a taunting message via computer moments before the offices
explode, killing a number of employees. MI6 relocates to its emergency
offices underground. Bond, having used his supposed death to retire,
learns of the attack and returns to London. Although he fails a series
of physical and psychological examinations, M approves his return to the
field nonetheless. Shrapnel taken from a shoulder wound helps identify Patrice, and intelligence places him in Shanghai,
where he is planning an assassination. Bond is ordered to identify
Patrice's employer, recover the stolen hard drive and kill Patrice.</div>
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After Patrice kills his target, he and Bond fight. Patrice falls to
his death before Bond can learn of his employer. Searching Patrice's
equipment, Bond finds a gambling chip intended as payment for the assassination, which leads him to a casino in Macau.
Bond approaches Sévérine, whom he witnessed as an accomplice in the
assassination, and asks to meet her employer. She warns him that he is
about to be killed, but promises to help him if he will kill her
employer. Bond defeats his attackers and joins Sévérine on her boat.
They travel to an abandoned island off the coast of Macau, where they
are taken prisoner by the crew and delivered to Sévérine's employer,
Raoul Silva. A former MI6 agent who had previously worked under M, Silva
has turned to cyberterrorism, orchestrating the attacks on MI6. Silva
kills Sévérine, but Bond overpowers his guards and captures Silva for extraordinary rendition to Britain.</div>
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At MI6's underground headquarters, Q
attempts to decrypt Silva's laptop, but inadvertently enables it to
access the MI6 systems, allowing Silva to escape from MI6 custody.
Realising Silva's capture was part of a plan to confront and kill M,
Bond gives chase through the tunnel network under London. Silva attacks M
during a public inquiry
into her handling of the stolen hard drive. Bond arrives in time to
join Mallory and Eve in repelling Silva's attack, and M is hurried from
the building by her aide, Bill Tanner.
Bond drives M to Skyfall, his family estate and childhood home in
Scotland. Laying a trap, he instructs Q to leave an electronic trail for
Silva to follow, a decision Mallory supports.</div>
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Bond and M are met by Kincade, the Skyfall gamekeeper. The trio are only lightly armed, but they improvise a series of booby traps
throughout the house. When Silva's men arrive, Bond, M and Kincade
fight off the first assault, although M is wounded. Silva arrives by
helicopter with a second wave, and Bond sends M and Kincade off through a
secret tunnel at the back of a priest hole to a chapel on the grounds. The second assault uses firepower from the helicopter, and Silva throws incendiary grenades
into the building. Bond detonates gas canisters with a stick of
dynamite and retreats down the same tunnel as M and Kincade. The
resulting blast causes the helicopter to crash, destroying the house and
killing most of Silva's men. Silva spots Kincade's torch beam, follows
Kincade and M to the chapel, and forces his gun into M's hand, begging
her to kill them both. Bond, having been delayed fighting Silva's
henchmen, arrives and kills Silva, but M succumbs to her earlier wound
and dies. Following M's funeral, Eve—formally introducing herself to
Bond as Eve Moneypenny—retires from field work to become secretary for the new head of MI6, Mallory, who assumes the title of M.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-35407980230122646762012-11-28T20:04:00.000-08:002012-12-04T20:14:03.888-08:00Rise of the Guardians(2012)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i>Rise of the Guardians</i> is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy-adventure film based on William Joyce's <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="The Guardians of Childhood">The Guardians of Childhood</a></i> book series and <i>The Man in the Moon</i> short film by Joyce and Reel FX. Peter Ramsey directed the film, while Joyce and Guillermo del Toro were executive producers. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on November 21, 2012 and received mixed to positive critical reception.</div>
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Set about 200 years after the book series, the film tells a story about the Guardians (North or Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Bunnymund or the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman), who enlist Jack Frost to stop Pitch from engulfing the world in darkness. It features the voices of Chris Pine (Jack Frost), Alec Baldwin (Santa Claus), Hugh Jackman (The Easter Bunny), Isla Fisher (The Tooth Fairy) and Jude Law (Pitch).</div>
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The spirit of winter, Jack Frost (Chris Pine), describes how he came to be hundreds of years ago, lifted from the ice by the Man in the Moon, and has been invisible ever since because people don't believe in him. At the North Pole, North, better known as Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), is alerted that Pitch, the Bogeyman (Jude Law), has returned and is threatening childhood with fear. After summoning fellow Guardians the Tooth Fairy (Tooth) (Isla Fisher), the Easter Bunny (E. Aster Bunnymund) (Hugh Jackman) and the Sandman
(Sandy), North learns from the Man in the Moon that they are to induct
Jack as their new member. Jack is brought to North's headquarters and
they attempt to swear him in. Jack, frustrated by centuries of isolation
caused by children's disbelief in him, declines to join. Regardless,
North persuades him to cooperate for now by explaining their mission and
the looming threat of Pitch.</div>
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At Tooth's castle, the team discovers that Pitch has attacked, taken all
the children's teeth, the childhood memories stored in them, and all
but one of Tooth's baby fairies, Baby Tooth, whom Jack saves. Pitch
declares his intention to destroy children's faith in the Guardians in
revenge for his own disbelieved-in state, beginning with Tooth, who
immediately begins weakening as children stop believing in her. To avert
this, the Guardians perform her teeth-collection themselves for the
interim, with a promise to find Jack's teeth to recover his previous
life's memories. A young boy named Jamie is delighted to discover them
in his room, as he believes in all of them except Jack, which renders
Jack still invisible. Pitch learns of the Guardians' resistance and
attacks Jack and Sandy; despite Jack's great efforts to save him, Sandy
is overwhelmed by Pitch and seemingly destroyed. </div>
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The dejected Guardians next rally by helping Bunnymund prepare his eggs for Easter
to keep children's belief strong. Although slightly complicated by the
intrusion of Jamie's toddler sister, Sophie, the operation goes smoothly
through to the distribution stage. Jack takes Sophie home, and
discovers the entrance to Pitch's headquarters, where Tooth's baby
fairies and the teeth are being held. Pitch urges him to step aside as a
neutral party with the promise of his teeth's memories. Jack refuses,
and Pitch attacks Bunnymund's domain, ruining the Easter-egg
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The Guardians' spirit broken, a despondent Jack departs in disgrace to Antarctica.
There, Pitch tempts him to join forces, but Jack again refuses, as he
wants to be loved, not feared. In response, Pitch reveals he has
Baby-Tooth, and threatens to kill her unless Jack relinquishes the
source of his power, his staff. Jack submits, but Pitch reneges and the
resulting fight leaves Jack trapped in a crevasse with Baby-Tooth while
Pitch breaks his staff. To counter Jack's despair, Baby-Tooth convinces
Jack to unlocks his memories, which reveal he was a mortal boy who died
saving his sister from falling through ice, and because of that heroism
was changed into a winter spirit and chosen as a Guardian by the Man in
the Moon.</div>
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child left: Jamie. Jack races to the boy and not only confirms Jamie's
faith in the Guardians, but also instills a belief in Jack Frost,
enabling Jamie to finally see him. The diminished and weakened Guardians
arrive to join him as they confront Pitch, while Jamie gathers his
friends to support them. Pitch's seemingly overwhelming power of
nightmare proves no match against the children's faith, which restores
the Guardians' full power to battle the villain. Sandman is resurrected
by this belief, and joins the fight, leaving Pitch defeated and
children's faith restored, as well as in Jack Frost. Pitch is taken down
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1383005476" title="Potsdam-Babelsberg"></a>.Cloud Atlas is a 2012 German Historical Drama, Romance, Mystery, Comedy, Science fiction and post-apocalyptic film written and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer. It was adapted from the 2004 novel by David Mitchell. The project had difficulty securing financial support during its four-year development, but was eventually produced with a $102 million budget provided by independent sources, making Cloud Atlas one of the most expensive independent films of all time. Featuring an ensemble cast to enact the film's multiple storylines, production began in September 2011 at Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany</div>
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The film premiered on September 9, 2012, at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LAtimes_10-0"><span></span></sup> and was released on October 26, 2012 in conventional and IMAX cinemas.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><span></span><span></span></sup></div>
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The film was pre-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
that had a first round of votes which resulted in 10 films. All members
of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view ten-minute
excerpts from each of the ten short-listed films on Thursday, January 3,
2013. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate five
of these films for final Oscar consideration<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Atlas_%28film%29#cite_note-12"><span></span></a></sup>.</div>
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The film consists of six interrelated and interwoven stories that take the viewer from the South Pacific in the nineteenth century to a distant, post-apocalyptic
future. Unlike the original novel, the film is structured, according to
novelist David Mitchell, "as a sort of pointillist mosaic: We stay in
each of the six worlds just long enough for the hook to be sunk in, and
from then on the film darts from world to world at the speed of a
plate-spinner, revisiting each narrative for long enough to propel it
forward."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><span></span><span></span></sup></div>
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The six stories are:</div>
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<li>South Pacific Ocean, 1849. Adam Ewing, an American lawyer from San Francisco during the California Gold Rush, has come to the Chatham Islands
to conclude a business arrangement with Reverend Gilles Horrox for his
father-in-law, Haskell Moore. He witnesses the whipping of a Moriori
slave, Autua, who stows away on Ewing's ship, and convinces Ewing to
keep him hidden, then to advocate for him to join the crew as a freeman.
Meanwhile, Dr. Henry Goose slowly poisons Ewing, claiming it to be the
cure for a parasitic worm, aiming to steal Ewing's valuables. When Goose
attempts to administer the fatal dose, Autua saves Ewing. Returning to
America, Ewing and his wife, Tilda, denounce her father's complicity in
slavery.</li>
<li>Cambridge, England and Edinburgh, Scotland, 1936. Robert Frobisher, a young English musician who is bisexual, finds work as an amanuensis to famous composer Vyvyan Ayrs, allowing Frobisher the time and inspiration to compose his own masterpiece, "The Cloud Atlas Sextet".
Ayrs wishes to take credit for the piece, and threatens to expose
Frobisher's scandalous background if he does not comply. Ayrs is shot by
Frobisher in a confrontation between them, and Frobisher flees to a
hotel. There, he finishes his masterpiece and shoots himself only
moments before his lover Rufus Sixsmith arrives to save him.</li>
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<li>San Francisco, California, 1973.
Luisa Rey is a journalist who by chance meets an older Sixsmith, now a
nuclear physicist. Sixsmith tips off Rey to a conspiracy regarding the
safety of a new nuclear reactor, but is killed by hitman Bill Smoke
before he can give her the report that proves it. Isaac Sachs, another
employee at the power plant who seems to find her familiar, also gives
her the information, but he is killed by Smoke, who runs Rey's car off a
bridge. With help from the plant's head of security, Joe Napier, she
evades another attempt against her life, that results in Smoke's death,
and exposes the plot to use a nuclear accident for the benefit of oil
companies.</li>
<li>United Kingdom, 2012.
Timothy Cavendish, a 65-year-old publisher, has a windfall when Dermott
Hoggins, the gangster author whose book he has published, infamously
murders a critic and is sent to jail. When the author's associates
threaten Cavendish's life to get his share of the profits, Cavendish
turns to his brother Denholme for help. The brother tricks him into
hiding out in a nursing home, where he is held against his will and
treated poorly by the tyrannical Nurse Noakes. Cavendish and a few of
his fellow "inmates" then plot a successful escape.</li>
<li>Neo Seoul, (Korea), 2144. Sonmi-451, a genetically-engineered fabricant (clone)
server at a fast-food restaurant, is interviewed before her execution.
She recounts how she was released from her compliant life of servitude
by Hae-Joo Chang, a member of the local Resistance, and other rebels.
They reveal to her that fabricants like her are "recycled" into food for
future fabricants, and hold off a brutal armed assault as she
broadcasts this information to the world before her capture.</li>
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<li>The Hawaiian Islands on post-apocalyptic Earth (dated "106 winters after "The Fall", identified as 2321), a tribesman named Zachry lives a primitive life after most of humanity has died during "The Fall"
and is plagued by visions of his people's perception of the devil, "Old
Georgie", a representation of his guilt for not interfering in the
murder of his brother-in-law, Adam, at the hands of the Kona Chief,
leader of a tribe of vicious cannibals. He is visited by Meronym, a
member of the "Prescients", the last remnants of a
technologically-advanced civilization. In exchange for saving his young
niece from a venomous bite, Zachry agrees to guide Meronym into the
mountains in search of Cloud Atlas, an outpost station where she is able
to send a message to people who have left Earth and now live on other
planets. After returning, Zachry discovers the murder of his tribe at
the hands of the Kona. After killing the Kona Chief and a number of his
tribesmen, Zachry and his niece join Meronym and the Prescients in a
journey to a new world.</li>
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A seventh time period, several decades after the Hawaiian one, is
featured in the film's prologue and epilogue. In the prologue, a lone,
elderly Zachry delivers a monologue, and his location is not revealed.
In the epilogue, Zachry is revealed to have been telling these stories
to his numerous grandchildren, with two moons in the night sky and Earth
visible as a pale blue dot. Meronym emerges from their home and they embrace.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-5323785376781416222012-09-03T04:13:00.000-07:002012-12-05T04:21:41.024-08:00The Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man is a 2012 American superhero film directed by Marc Webb, based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It is a reboot of the Spider-Man film series, portraying the character's origin story and his development into a superhero while a high school student. The film stars Andrew Garfield in the title role, with Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors.<br />Development of the film began with the cancellation of Spider-Man 4 in 2010, ending director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film series that had starred Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco. Opting to reboot the franchise with the same production team, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a July 2012 release date for The Amazing Spider-Man. James Vanderbilt was hired to write the script while Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves helped fine-tune it. Pre-production involved auditioning many actors for the roles of Parker and Stacy. New designs were introduced from the comics such as artificial web-shooters. Using Red Digital Cinema Camera Company's RED Epic camera, principal photography started in December 2010 in Los Angeles before moving to New York City. The film entered post-production in April 2011. 3ality Technica provided 3D image processing, Sony Imageworks handled CGI and James Horner composed the film score.<br /><br />
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Sony Entertainment built a promotional website, released three trailers and launched a viral marketing campaign, among other moves. Tie-ins included a video game by Beenox. The film premiered on June 30 in Tokyo and was released in the United States on July 3 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D. Critical reaction was mostly positive, with a 73% "certified fresh" score from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The film was also a box office success, becoming the 45th highest-grossing film of all time and the fifth highest-grossing film
of the year. The first of at least two sequels is scheduled for release
on May 2, 2014, with director Marc Webb and actor Andrew Garfield set
to return.</div>
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As a child, Peter Parker discovers his father Richard's study has been ransacked. His father gathers concealed documents before Peter's parents take him to stay with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben. His parents leave, but are later killed in a plane crash.<br />As a teenager, Peter is a student at Midtown Science High School, where he is bullied by Flash Thompson, and is romantically interested in the beautiful Gwen Stacy, the daughter of police captain George Stacy. At home, Peter discovers his father's documents, and learns he had been working with scientist Dr. Curt Connors at Oscorp to combine human and animal DNA to cure illnesses. Peter sneaks into Oscorp to meet Connors, who is pressured by his superior Dr. Ratha to complete his serum, and cure the terminally ill head of Oscorp Norman Osborn. Connors wants the cure himself to restore his missing arm. Meanwhile, Peter breaks into a lab where a "biocable"-a high strength strand of webbing-is created by genetically modified spiders, one of which bites him. During a subway ride home, a fight reveals that he has developed superhuman speed, strength, the ability to stick to surfaces, and a heightened sense of danger.</div>
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Peter finds an algorithm in his father's documents and gives it to
Connors−the missing key to his serum. In school, Peter damages school
property during a confrontation with Flash and Ben is forced to work
late so that he can pick up Peter. Ben tells Peter to escort May home
that night. Peter ignores Ben in favor of helping Connors test their
serum on a three-legged mouse. After he returns home, Peter argues with
Ben about not picking up May, and Peter leaves. At a grocery store, the
clerk rudely refuses to let Peter buy a drink, and when a thief steals
money from the register, Peter lets the thief escape. Ben, searching the
streets for Peter, confronts the thief, but is shot and killed. Peter
responds to the gunshot and finds Ben's body. After seeing a police
sketch of the suspect, Peter realizes it was the thief he let go.</div>
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Peter hunts the killer, taking out other criminals as a result and
attracting police attention for his vigilante actions. During one
confrontation he falls into an abandoned gym, where a luchador-wrestling
poster inspires him to create a mask to hide his identity. He creates a
costume for himself with a spandex suit, and builds wrist-mounted
mechanical devices that shoot biocable strands. Peter, who, after going
to Gwen's house for a dinner "date" with her family, later reveals he is
the vigilante to Gwen and they kiss.</div>
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Seeing that the test mouse has regrown its missing limb using lizard
DNA, Ratha demands human trials begin immediately. Connors refuses to
risk innocent lives and is fired. Desperate, Connors tests the serum on
himself and his missing arm regenerates. He learns that Ratha is going
to test the serum on human subjects and goes to stop him, but his body
begins to mutate. By the time he finds Ratha on the Williamsburg Bridge
Connors has transformed into a large Lizard creature, tossing cars,
including Ratha's, over the side of the bridge. Peter, now calling
himself Spider-Man, manages to save Ratha and other civilians. Connors
retreats into the sewer and reverts to human form.</div>
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Peter later meets Connors in his office and suspects he is the
Lizard, and later unsuccessfully confronts Connors' Lizard form in the
sewers, leaving behind his camera. Connors learns Peter's identity via
the name on the camera and pursues him to Midtown Science High School
where they fight. In response, the police start a manhunt for both
Spider-Man and Lizard. Connors heads to Oscorp, intending to disperse
his serum across the city and make everyone into lizards, while Gwen
develops an antidote in Oscorp's lab. The police corner Spider-Man and
Captain Stacy discovers that he is Peter, but lets him escape to go save
Gwen. With the help of the father of a boy he rescued earlier,
Spider-Man reaches Oscorp in time. Spider-Man manages to replace
Connors' serum with the antidote, reverting Connors to human form, but
not before Connors mortally wounds Captain Stacy. Spider-Man nearly
falls to his death, but Connors saves him. Before his death, Captain
Stacy makes Peter promise to stay away from Gwen for her safety. He
initially keeps the promise, but later admits to Gwen that failed
promises are the best kind.</div>
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In a post-credits scene,
Connors, in a dark prison cell, is confronted by a man in the shadows
who asks if Connors told Peter the truth about his father. Connors
replies, "No", and demands Peter be left alone before the man
disappears.</div>
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<i>Snow White and the Huntsman</i> is a 2012 British/American fantasy film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The film is directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, and Hossein Amini, starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, and Bob Hoskins (in his last role).</div>
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Snow White is the Princess of Tabor, daughter of King Magnus and Queen
Eleanor. After his wife's death, King Magnus marries the beautiful
Ravenna after rescuing her from the Dark Army, an invading force of
glass soldiers. Ravenna, who is in fact a powerful sorceress and the
Dark Army's master, kills Magnus on their wedding night after noting
that men like him exploit the beauty of women and discard them. As
Ravenna usurps
control of the entire kingdom, Duke Hammond escapes the castle with his
son William, but is unable to rescue Snow White, who is captured by
Ravenna's brother Finn. Snow White is then locked away in the north
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Tabor is left in ruins under Ravenna's rule as she periodically drains
the youth from young women in order to maintain a spell once cast by her
mother which allows her to keep her beauty. When Snow White comes of
age, Ravenna learns from her Magic Mirror that Snow White is destined to
destroy her unless Ravenna consumes the young girl's heart, which will
make her immortal. Ravenna orders Finn to bring her Snow White, but she
escapes into the Dark Forest, where Ravenna has no power. Eric the
Huntsman, a widower who has survived the Dark Forest, is brought to
Ravenna, who orders him to lead Finn in pursuit of Snow White. In
exchange, she promises to revive his deceased wife, Sarah. Duke Hammond
learns that Snow White is alive and has fled into the Dark Forest.
William, Snow White's childhood friend, later infiltrates Finn's band as
a bowman to find her.</div>
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The Huntsman tracks down Snow White in the Dark Forest but refuses to
hand her over until he knows Ravenna will keep her word. When Finn
admits that Ravenna cannot resurrect the dead, the Huntsman helps Snow
White to escape, promising to escort her to Duke Hammond's castle in
exchange for a reward of gold. The two leave the Dark Forest, escape the
troll and pass through a fishing village where all the women have
disfigured themselves in order to escape Ravenna, and where he learns
Snow White's true identity. He then leaves her in the care of the women
but returns when he sees the village being burned down by Finn's men.
Snow White and the Huntsman eventually meet a band of dwarves — Beith,
Muir, Quert, Coll, Duir, Gort, Nion, and Gus. Muir discovers that Snow
White is the only person who can defeat Ravenna and end her reign.</div>
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As they travel through a fairy sanctuary, the group is attacked by
Finn's men, resulting in Gus' death. The Huntsman kills Finn after
learning he abetted in the murder of his wife. William reveals himself
and helps defeat the soldiers before joining the others in their journey
to Hammond's castle.</div>
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Ravenna disguises herself as William and tempts Snow White into
eating a poisoned apple, but is forced to flee when the Huntsman and
William discover her. William kisses Snow White — whom he believes to be
dead — without seeing that she has shed a solitary tear. She is taken
to Hammond's castle. As she lies in repose, the Huntsman professes his
regret for not saving Snow White, who reminds him of his wife, and
kisses her, breaking the spell; she awakens after a second tear has
fallen. Snow White then takes command of the Duke's army and leads them
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The Dwarves infiltrate Tabor through the sewers and open the gates,
which allows the Duke's army to invade the castle. Snow White confronts
Ravenna, but is overpowered. Ravenna is about to kill Snow White and
consume her heart when she uses one of the moves Eric taught her on
Ravenna and successfully kills her in the end, telling her that she
cannot have her heart. Duke Hammond's army is victorious.</div>
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The kingdom is once again in order and peace as Snow White becomes
Queen and in the end, Snow White and Eric share meaningful glances,
indicating a possible romantic end for Snow White and the Huntsman Eric.</div>
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<i>The Dark Knight Rises</i> is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan and the story with David S. Goyer. Featuring the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the third and final installment in Nolan's <i>Batman</i> film trilogy, and it is the sequel to <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Batman Begins">Batman Begins</a></i> (2005) and <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="The Dark Knight (film)">The Dark Knight</a></i> (2008). Christian Bale reprises the lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with a returning cast of Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as James Gordon, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, and Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane. The film introduces two main characters to Nolan's series: Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), a cat burglar whose appearance in Gotham City sets in motion a chain of events that leads Batman to come out of retirement; and Bane (Tom Hardy), a mercenary whose objective is to destroy Gotham.</div>
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Christopher Nolan was initially hesitant about returning to the series
for a second time, but agreed to come back after developing a story with
his brother and Goyer that he felt would conclude the series on a
satisfactory note.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Development8_4-0"><span></span></sup> Nolan drew inspiration from Bane's comic book debut in the 1993 <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Batman: Knightfall">Knightfall</a></i> storyline, the 1986 series <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="The Dark Knight Returns">The Dark Knight Returns</a></i>, and the 1999 storyline <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="No Man's Land (comics)">No Man's Land</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ComicST_5-0"><span></span></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ComicClues_6-0"><span></span></sup> Filming took place in various locations, including Jodhpur, London, Nottingham, Glasgow, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, and Pittsburgh. Nolan utilized IMAX
cameras for much of the filming to optimize the quality of the picture,
including the first six minutes of the film. A variation of the Batplane termed "The Bat", an underground prison set, and a new Batcave set were created specifically for the film. As with <i>The Dark Knight</i>, viral marketing
campaigns began early during production to help promotion. When filming
concluded, Warner Bros. refocused its campaign; developing promotional
websites, releasing the first six minutes of the film and theatrical
trailers, sending random pieces of information regarding the film's plot
to various companies.</div>
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<i>The Dark Knight Rises</i> premiered in New York City on July 16, 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-world_premiere_7-0"><span></span></sup> The film was released in Australia and New Zealand on July 19, 2012,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ozrelease_8-0"><span></span></sup> and in North America and the United Kingdom on July 20, 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Itzkoff_9-0"><span></span></sup> The film received positive reviews and has grossed over $1.08 billion worldwide. <i>The Dark Knight Rises</i> is currently the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time, the second-highest-grossing film of 2012, and the second highest grossing superhero film of all time.</div>
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Eight years after the death of Harvey Dent, the Gotham City Police Department has nearly eradicated organized crime with powers granted by the Dent Act, legislation inspired by Dent. Batman has disappeared, with Bruce Wayne becoming a recluse. Feeling guilty over his role in the cover-up of Dent's crimes, Police Commissioner James Gordon
writes a resignation speech confessing the truth, but decides that the
city is not ready to hear it. While pursuing criminals in the sewers,
Gordon is captured and his speech is taken by a terrorist named Bane. Gordon escapes and is found by John Blake, a patrol officer who has deduced Batman's true identity. </div>
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Wayne Enterprises is nearly bankrupt after Bruce invested in board member Miranda Tate's nuclear fusion project, only to shut it down after discovering the reactor core could be weaponized. Alfred Pennyworth, concerned that Bruce has not moved on from being Batman, reveals to Bruce that Rachel Dawes
had intended to marry Dent before she died. Upon learning this, Bruce
angrily dismisses Alfred. Meanwhile, Bane attacks the Gotham Stock
Exchange and bankrupts Bruce using fingerprints obtained by cat burglar Selina Kyle.
Fearing that his business rival John Daggett, who employed Bane to aid
in a hostile takeover, would gain access to the reactor, Bruce asks Tate
to take control of Wayne Enterprises.</div>
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Batman asks Selina to lead him to Bane, but Selina double-crosses
him, leading him into a trap. Bane reveals that he knows Batman's true
identity and intends to fulfill Ra's al Ghul's mission to destroy Gotham.
Bane then cripples Batman and sends him to a foreign prison where
escape is virtually impossible, telling him that he will torture the
entire city of Gotham. While there, the inmates relate to Bruce the
story of Ra's al Ghul's child, who was born in the prison and is the
only person known to have escaped; Bruce deduces that the child is Bane.
Meanwhile, using explosive concrete laid by Daggett's construction
crews, Bane traps most of Gotham's police force underground and cuts
Gotham off from the rest of the world, using the now weaponized reactor
core to hold the city hostage. Bane reveals the cover-up of Dent's
crimes and releases the prisoners of Blackgate Penitentiary under the pretense of starting a revolution. The wealthy and powerful are dragged from their homes and given show trials, presided over by Dr. Jonathan Crane, where the "convicted" die no matter the sentence.</div>
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Bruce spends months recuperating and retraining himself. He escapes from the prison and enlists Selina, Blake, Tate, Gordon and Lucius Fox
to help liberate Gotham and stop the bomb from detonating. During a
confrontation between the police and Bane's forces, Batman fights and
subdues Bane by damaging his mask. Tate comes to Bane's aid and stabs
Batman, revealing herself to be Ra's al Ghul's daughter Talia.
It was she who escaped the prison as a child, aided by fellow prisoner
Bane. She plans to complete her father's work by detonating the bomb and
destroying Gotham. After Talia leaves, Bane is killed by Selina on the Batpod,
while Gordon blocks the bomb's ability to be remotely detonated. Batman
gives chase, attempting to force Talia to drive the bomb to the reactor
where it can be stabilized. Talia's truck crashes, and she remotely
floods the reactor chamber, before succumbing to her wounds. Batman
realizes that the only way to stop it is to use The Bat,
an aircraft developed by Fox, to haul the bomb away from Gotham. He
flies the bomb out over the bay, where it detonates. In the aftermath,
Batman is praised as a hero, while Bruce is assumed dead after the
revolution. After Bruce's funeral, Wayne Manor
is left to the city to become an orphanage, and Bruce's remaining
estate is left to Alfred. Fox discovers that Bruce had previously fixed
the Bat's on-board autopilot system, and Gordon finds the Bat-Signal refurnished. Alfred witnesses Bruce and Selina together in Florence. Blake, who resigns from the police force, inherits the Batcave.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-60006064417810600752012-06-25T02:40:00.000-07:002012-12-05T02:46:08.728-08:00Magic Mike<div style="text-align: justify;">
<i>Magic Mike</i> is a 2012 comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh, and starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey. The plot revolves around Adam, a nineteen-year-old who enters the world of male stripping, guided by Mike Lane, who has been in the business for six years.</div>
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The film is loosely based on the experiences of Tatum, who was a nineteen-year-old stripper in Tampa, Florida. <i>Magic Mike</i> was primarily filmed in Los Angeles and in Tampa. It premiered as the closing film for the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24, 2012 and was widely released by Warner Bros. on June 29, 2012. The film received positive reviews upon its release and was a box-office success.</div>
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Mike Lane (Channing Tatum)
has big dreams but pays his bills through a series of odd jobs, most
notably performing as the star stripper at Xquisite Strip Club. The club
is owned by Dallas, (Matthew McConaughey) who has dreams of creating an "empire" of strip clubs.</div>
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Mike soon meets nineteen-year-old Adam (Alex Pettyfer)
who has recently been fired from his construction job. Mike takes Adam
under his wing and encourages him to begin stripping at Xquisite. Mike
is introduced to Adam's sister Brooke (Cody Horn). Despite his on again off again relationship with a woman named Joanna (Olivia Munn), Mike finds himself attracted to Brooke and promises to look after Adam.</div>
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Adam falls further into the excessive lifestyle of the Xquisite dancers,
using drugs and having sexual encounters with many clients. When Dallas
announces he has a plan to move their act to Miami,
Mike confides in Brooke that he is tiring of the lifestyle and wants to
get a small business loan to pursue his dream of opening a custom
furniture business. The bank declines his loan application and Mike
realizes that he has to stay in the business to continue to pay his
bills. Mike later attends a hurricane party at Dallas' house, where Adam becomes part of a scheme created by Tobias (Gabriel Iglesias),
Xquisite's DJ, to sell drugs to Xquisite's clients, and is eventually
given a package of ecstasy. Adam begins using drugs regularly, and Mike
notices more of Adam's reckless behavior, to the chagrin of Brooke who
is relying on Mike to protect him. </div>
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A few days later, Mike and Adam perform for a private party at a
sorority house, and Adam brings the package of drugs with him. At the
party a girl was given an ecstasy pill by Adam, causing a brawl between
Adam and the girl's boyfriend. Mike and Adam are forced to flee the
scene. Later, at Xquisite, Dallas is infuriated to learn Mike didn't
collect payment for the private show before the fight occurred. Also,
Tobias becomes dismayed when he discovers that Adam had left the package
of drugs, worth $1,000 in all, at the sorority.</div>
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After that night's show at the club is finished, Mike and Adam take
drugs and go to a club. Adam winds up vomiting and passing out, with
Brooke finding him on the floor the next morning. Brooke angrily
confronts Mike and accuses him of failing to protect her brother (as he
had promised) and ends her friendship with him. Later on, Tobias'
suppliers break into Mike's house looking for Adam. Realizing Adam lied
to him about the drugs' worth, Mike gives them $10,000 (most of his life
savings) to pay Adam's debt, unbeknownst to Brooke. Later, during the
dancers' final performance at Xquisite, Mike decides he's had enough,
knowing that Dallas has no loyalty to any of them and is driven by
greed. Pretending he needs to use the restroom, he leaves through the
club's exit and drives away to end up at Brooke's apartment, where he
tells her he is through with stripping.</div>
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After realizing Magic Mike isn't coming back, Dallas invites Adam to
replace Mike as the frontman of the dancers. Brooke then tells Mike that
after he left her apartment earlier, Adam called her to tell her that
Mike had paid off the drug dealers for him. They forgive each other,
admit their mutual attraction, and decide to begin their relationship
anew.</div>
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<i>Prometheus</i> is a 2012 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron. The story is set in the late 21st century and centers on the crew of the spaceship <i>Prometheus</i>
as they follow a star map discovered among the artifacts of several
ancient Earth cultures. The crew, seeking the origins of humanity,
arrive on a distant world and discover a threat that could cause the
extinction of the human race.</div>
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Development of the film began in the early 2000s as a fifth installment in the <i>Alien</i> franchise. Scott and director James Cameron developed ideas for a film that would serve as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science fiction horror film <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Alien (film)">Alien</a></i>. By 2003, the development of <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Alien vs. Predator (film)">Alien vs. Predator</a></i>
took precedence, and the project remained dormant until 2009 when Scott
again showed interest. Spaihts wrote a script for a prequel to the
events of the <i>Alien</i> films, but Scott opted for a different
direction to avoid repeating cues from those films. In late 2010,
Lindelof joined the project to rewrite Spaihts's script, and he and
Scott developed a story that precedes the story of <i>Alien</i> but is not directly connected to that franchise. According to Scott, although the film shares "strands of <i>Alien</i><span style="padding-left: 0.1em;">'</span>s DNA, so to speak", and takes place in the same universe, <i>Prometheus</i> explores its own mythology and ideas.</div>
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<i>Prometheus</i> entered production in April 2010, with extensive
design phases during which the technology and creatures which the film
required were developed. Principal photography began in March 2011, with an estimated US$120–130 million budget. The project was shot using 3D
cameras throughout, almost entirely on practical sets, and on location
in England, Iceland, Spain, and Scotland. It was promoted with a
marketing campaign that included viral activities on the web. Three
videos featuring the film's leading actors in character, which expanded
on elements of the fictional universe, were released and met with a
generally positive reception and awards. <i>Prometheus</i> was released
on June 1, 2012 in the United Kingdom and on June 8, 2012 in North
America. It grossed over $400 million worldwide. Reviews praised both
the film's visual aesthetic design, and the acting, most notably
Fassbender's performance as the android David. However, the plot drew a
mixed response from critics, who criticized plot elements that remained
unresolved or </div>
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As a hovering spacecraft departs an Earth-like world, a humanoid
alien drinks a dark bubbling liquid, then starts to disintegrate. The
alien's remains cascade into a waterfall. His DNA triggers a biogenetic reaction.</div>
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In 2089, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discover a star map
in Scotland that matches others from several unconnected ancient
cultures. They interpret this as an invitation from humanity's
forerunners, the "Engineers". Peter Weyland, the elderly CEO of Weyland
Corporation, funds an expedition to follow the map to the distant moon
LV-223 aboard the scientific vessel <i>Prometheus</i>. The ship's crew travels in stasis while the android
David monitors their voyage. Arriving in 2093, they are informed of
their mission to find the Engineers. Mission director Meredith Vickers
orders the crew to avoid making contact without her permission.</div>
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The <i>Prometheus</i> lands near a large artificial structure, which a
team explores. Inside they find numerous stone cylinders, a large,
monolithic statue of a humanoid head, and the decapitated corpse of a
large alien, thought to be an Engineer. They find other bodies and
presume the species is extinct. David secretly takes a cylinder, while
the remaining ones begin leaking a dark liquid. A rapidly approaching
storm forces the crew to return to <i>Prometheus</i>; Shaw takes the
Engineer's head. Crew members Millburn and Fifield are left stranded in
the structure. In the ship's lab, the Engineer's DNA is found to match
that of humans. David investigates the cylinder and the dark liquid
inside. He then intentionally taints a drink with the substance and
gives it to an unsuspecting Holloway. Shortly after, Shaw and Holloway
have sex.</div>
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Inside the structure, a snake-like creature kills Millburn, and sprays a
corrosive fluid that melts Fifield's helmet. Fifield falls face-first
into a puddle of dark liquid. When the crew return, they find Millburn's
corpse. David separately discovers a control room containing a
surviving Engineer in stasis, and a star map highlighting Earth.
Meanwhile, Holloway sickens rapidly. He is rushed back to <i>Prometheus</i>,
but Vickers refuses to let him aboard, and at his urging, burns him to
death with a flamethrower. Later, a medical scan reveals that Shaw,
despite being sterile,
is pregnant. Fearing the worst, she uses an automated surgery table to
extract a squid-like creature from her abdomen. Shaw then discovers that
Weyland has been in stasis aboard <i>Prometheus</i>. He explains that
he wants to ask the Engineers to prevent his death from old age. As
Weyland prepares to leave for the structure, Vickers addresses him as
"Father". </div>
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A mutated Fifield attacks the <i>Prometheus</i><span style="padding-left: 0.1em;">'</span>s hangar bay and kills several crew members before he is killed. The <i>Prometheus</i><span style="padding-left: 0.1em;">'</span>s
captain, Janek, speculates that the structure was an Engineer military
installation that lost control of a virulent biological weapon, the dark
liquid. He also determines that the structure houses a spacecraft.
Weyland and a team return to the structure. David wakes the Engineer
from stasis and speaks to him. The Engineer responds by decapitating
David and killing Weyland and his team. Shaw escapes from the spacecraft
as the Engineer activates it. Shaw warns Janek that the Engineer is
planning to release the liquid on Earth and convinces Janek to stop the
spacecraft. Janek ejects the lifeboat and rams <i>Prometheus</i> into
the alien craft, while Vickers escapes in an escape pod. The Engineer's
disabled spacecraft crashes onto the ground; its wreckage crushes
Vickers. Shaw goes to the lifeboat and finds her alien offspring is
alive and has grown to gigantic size. David's still-active head warns
Shaw that the Engineer has survived. The Engineer forces open the
lifeboat's airlock and attacks Shaw, who releases her alien offspring
onto the Engineer; it thrusts a tentacle down the Engineer's throat,
subduing him. Shaw recovers David's remains, and with his help, launches
another Engineer spacecraft. She intends to reach the Engineers'
homeworld in an attempt to understand why they wanted to destroy
humanity.</div>
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In the lifeboat, an alien creature bursts out of the Engineer's chest.</div>
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<i>Marvel's The Avengers</i><span></span><span></span> (classified as <i>Marvel Avengers Assemble</i> in the UK and Ireland),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBFC_1-1"><span></span><span></span></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IFCO_5-0"><span></span><span></span></sup> or simply <i>The Avengers</i>, is a 2012 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is scripted and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson. In <i>The Avengers</i>, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive brother Loki from subjugating Earth.</div>
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Development of <i>The Avengers</i> began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the film <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Iron Man (film)">Iron Man</a></i> in May 2008, Marvel announced that <i>The Avengers</i>
would be released in July 2011. With the signing of Johansson in March
2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on
board in April 2010 and rewrote the screenplay originally written by Zak Penn. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.</div>
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<i>The Avengers</i> premiered on April 11, 2012, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. The film received positive reviews from most film critics and set or tied numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in North America and the fastest film to gross $1 billion. <i>The Avengers</i> grossed $1.51 billion worldwide, and became the third highest-grossing film of all time. The film was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 25, 2012. A sequel to be written and directed by Whedon is scheduled for release on May 1, 2015.</div>
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The Asgardian Loki encounters the Other, the leader of an extraterrestrial race known as the Chitauri. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract, a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Loki a Chitauri army with which he can subjugate the Earth. Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and his lieutenant Agent Maria Hill
arrive at a remote research facility during an evacuation, where
physicist Dr. Erik Selvig is leading a research team experimenting on
the Tesseract. Agent Phil Coulson
explains that the object has begun radiating an unusual form of energy.
The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a portal, allowing Loki to
reach Earth. Loki takes the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and several agents, including Clint Barton, to aid him in his getaway.</div>
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In response to the attack, Fury reactivates the "Avengers Initiative". Agent Natasha Romanoff is sent to Calcutta to recruit Dr. Bruce Banner to trace the Tesseract through its gamma radiation emissions. Coulson visits Tony Stark to have him review Selvig's research, and Fury approaches Steve Rogers with an assignment to retrieve the Tesseract. While Barton steals iridium needed to stabilize the Tesseract's power, Loki causes a distraction in Stuttgart
leading to a confrontation with Rogers, Stark, and Romanoff that ends
with Loki's surrender. While Loki is being escorted to S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor,
his adoptive brother, arrives and frees him hoping to convince him to
abandon his plan and return to Asgard. After a confrontation with Stark
and Rogers, Thor agrees to take Loki to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s flying aircraft
carrier, the Helicarrier. There Loki is imprisoned while scientists Banner and Stark attempt to locate the Tesseract.</div>
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The Avengers become divided, both over how to approach Loki and the
revelation that S.H.I.E.L.D. plans to harness the Tesseract to develop
weapons as a deterrent
against hostile extra-terrestrials. As the group argues, Barton and
Loki's other possessed agents attack the Helicarrier, disabling its
engines in flight and causing Banner to transform into the Hulk. Stark
and Rogers try to restart the damaged engine, and Thor attempts to stop
the Hulk's rampage. Romanoff fights Barton, and knocks him unconscious,
breaking Loki's mind control. Loki escapes after killing Coulson and
ejecting Thor from the airship, while the Hulk falls to the ground after
attacking a S.H.I.E.L.D. fighter jet. Fury uses Coulson's death to
motivate the Avengers into working as a team. Stark and Rogers realize
that simply defeating them will not be enough for Loki; he needs to
overpower them publicly to validate himself as ruler of Earth. Loki uses
the Tesseract, in conjunction with a device Selvig built, to open a
portal above Stark Tower to the Chitauri fleet in space, launching his invasion.</div>
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The Avengers rally in defense of New York City,
the portal's location, but quickly realize they will be overwhelmed as
wave after wave of Chitauri descend upon Earth. Rogers, Stark, and Thor
evacuate civilians with assistance from Barton, while Banner transforms
back into the Hulk and goes after Loki, eventually beating him into
submission. Romanoff makes her way to the portal, where Selvig, freed of
Loki's control, reveals that Loki's scepter can be used to close the
portal. Meanwhile, Fury's superiors attempt to end the invasion by
launching a nuclear missile at Manhattan. Stark intercepts the missile
and takes it through the portal toward the Chitauri fleet. The missile
detonates, destroying the invaders' mothership and leaving their forces
disabled on Earth. Stark's suit runs out of power and he falls back
through the portal, but the Hulk saves him from crashing to the ground.
Romanoff deactivates the portal to prevent further invasion. In the
aftermath, Thor returns Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard. Fury expresses
confidence that the Avengers will return if and when they are needed.</div>
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In the first of two post-credits scenes, the Other confers with his master about the attack on Earth and humanity's resistance; in the second, the Avengers eat in silence at a shawarma restaurant.</div>
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<i>The Hunger Games</i> is a 2012 American science fiction film directed by Gary Ross, based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. The film was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Donald Sutherland.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TobyJones_5-0"><span></span><span></span></sup><br />The story takes place in a dystopianpost-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem,
where boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 must participate in
the Hunger Games, a televised annual event in which the "tributes" are
required to fight to the death until there is one remaining victor. The
protagonist, Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence), volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the games. Joined by her district's male tribute Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson), Katniss travels to the Capitol to train for the Hunger Games under the guidance of former victor Haymitch Abernathy (Harrelson).</div>
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The film was released on March 21, 2012, in France<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><span></span></sup> and in the US on March 23, 2012,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><span></span><span></span></sup> in both conventional theaters and digital IMAX theaters.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><span></span><span></span></sup>
Japan received it last, on September 28. When the film released, it set
records for opening day ($67.3 million) and opening weekend for a
non-sequel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-non-sequel_9-0"><span></span><span></span></sup>
At the time of its release, the film's opening weekend gross
($152.5 million) was the third-largest of any movie in North America.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10"><span></span><span></span></sup> It is the first film since <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Avatar (2009 film)">Avatar</a></i> to remain in first place at the North American box office for four consecutive weekends.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-boxofficemojo1_11-0"><span></span><span></span></sup> The movie was a massive box-office success by grossing $685 million worldwide against its budget of $78 million.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BOM_4-1"><span></span><span></span></sup> It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 18, 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-lionsgateshopdvd_12-0"><span></span><span></span></sup></div>
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<i>The Hunger Games</i> received positive reviews, with praise for
its themes and messages, as well as Lawrence's performance as Katniss.
Like the novel, the film has attracted criticism for its similarities to
other works, such as the Japanese novel <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="Battle Royale">Battle Royale</a>,</i> its film adaptation, and the Shirley Jackson short story "The Lottery." Collins' novel and screenplay draw on sources of inspiration such as the myth of Theseus, Roman gladiatorial games, reality television, and the desensitization of viewers to media coverage of real-life tragedy and war,
not to think as just an audience member, "Because those are real people
on the screen, and they’re not going away when the commercials start to
roll."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games_%28film%29#cite_note-13"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></div>
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The nation of Panem
consists of a wealthy Capitol and twelve poorer districts. As
punishment for a past rebellion, each district must provide a boy and
girl ("tributes") between the ages of 12 and 18 selected by lottery (the
"Reaping") for the annual Hunger Games. The tributes must fight to the
death in an arena and the sole survivor is rewarded with fame and
wealth. In her first Reaping, 12-year-old Primrose Everdeen is chosen from District 12. Her older sister Katniss volunteers to take her place. Peeta Mellark, a baker's son who once gave Katniss bread when she was starving, is the other District 12 tribute.</div>
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Katniss and Peeta are taken to the Capitol, accompanied by their
frequently drunk mentor and past victor, Haymitch Abernathy. He warns
them about the "Career" tributes who train intensively at special
academies and almost always win.</div>
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During a TV interview with Caesar Flickerman, Peeta unexpectedly
reveals his love for Katniss. She is outraged, believing it to be a ploy
to gain audience support, as "sponsors" may provide in-Games gifts of
food, medicine and tools. However, she discovers Peeta meant what he
said.</div>
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The televised Games begin with half of the tributes killed in the
first few minutes; Katniss barely survives ignoring Haymitch's advice to
run away from the melee over the tempting supplies and weapons strewn
in front of a structure called the Cornucopia. Peeta forms an uneasy
alliance with the four Careers. They later find Katniss and corner her
up a tree. Rue, hiding in a nearby tree, draws her attention to a
poisonous tracker jacker
nest. Katniss drops it on her sleeping besiegers. They all scatter,
except for Glimmer, who is killed by the insects. Hallucinating due to
tracker jacker venom, Katniss is warned to run away by Peeta. Rue cares
for Katniss until she recovers.</div>
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Meanwhile, the alliance has gathered up all the supplies. Katniss has
Rue draw them off, then destroys the stockpile by setting off the mines
planted around it. Furious, Cato kills the boy assigned to guard it.
Katniss frees Rue from a trap, then dodges a spear thrown by Marvel; it
strikes Rue. Katniss kills Marvel, then comforts the dying Rue with a
song. Afterward, she gathers and arranges flowers around the body. When
this is televised, it sparks a riot in Rue's District 11. Panem
President Snow summons Seneca Crane, the Gamemaker, to express his
displeasure at the way the Games are turning out.</div>
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Since Katniss and Peeta have been portrayed as "star-crossed lovers",
Haymitch convinces Crane to make a rule change to avoid further unrest.
It is announced that tributes from the same district can win as a pair.
Upon hearing this, Katniss searches for Peeta and finds him with an
infected sword wound in the leg. She pretends to be deeply in love with
him and gains a sponsor's gift of soup. An announcer proclaims a feast,
where the thing each survivor needs most will be provided. Peeta begs
her not to risk getting him medicine. Katniss promises not to go, but
after he falls asleep, she heads to the feast. Clove ambushes her, pins
her, and gloats. Thresh, the other District 11 tribute, kills Clove
after overhearing her tormenting Katniss about killing Rue. He spares
Katniss in Rue's memory. The medicine works, keeping Peeta mobile.</div>
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Foxface, the girl from District 5, dies from eating nightlock berries
she stole from Peeta; neither knew they are poisonous. Without warning,
Crane darkens the arena and unleashes a pack of hound-like creatures to
speed things up. They kill Thresh. Katniss and Peeta flee to the roof
of the Cornucopia, where they have to fight Cato. Katniss wounds Cato
with an arrow and Peeta hurls him to the creatures below. Katniss shoots
Cato to spare him a prolonged death. With Peeta and Katniss apparently
victorious, the rule change allowing two winners is suddenly revoked.
Peeta tells Katniss to shoot him. Instead, she gives him half of the
nightlock. Before they can commit suicide, they are hastily proclaimed
the victors of the 74th Hunger Games.</div>
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Haymitch warns Katniss that she has made powerful enemies with her
display of defiance. She and Peeta return home, while Crane is locked in
a room with a bowl of nightlock berries, and President Snow ponders the
situation.</div>
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<i>The Expendables 2</i> is a 2012 American ensemble action film directed by Simon West, written by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone and based on a story by Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and Wenk. Brian Tyler returned to score the film. It is a sequel to the 2010 action film <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7016188048094235647" title="The Expendables (2010 film)">The Expendables</a></i>, and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The story follows the mercenary group known as "the Expendables" as
they undertake a seemingly-simple mission which evolves into a quest for
revenge against rival mercenary Jean Vilain, who murdered one of their
own and threatens the world with a deadly weapon.</div>
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Principal photography took place over 14 weeks (beginning in
September 2011) on an estimated $100 million budget. Film locations
included Bulgaria, Hong Kong and New Orleans. Controversy arose over the accidental death of a stuntman and environmental damage caused during filming in Bulgaria.</div>
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The film was released in Europe on August 16, 2012 and in North America the following day. <i>The Expendables 2</i>
grossed over $300 million worldwide, with its greatest success outside
North America. Critics generally considered the film an improvement over
its predecessor (citing an increased use of humor and action scenes),
but its plot and dialogue received negative reviews. A tie-in
downloadable video game was released on July 31, 2012 as a prequel to
the events of the film. A sequel, tentatively titled <i>The Expendables 3</i>, is in production as of November 2012. </div>
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The Expendables—leader Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), knife
specialist Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), hand-to-hand combat specialist
Yin Yang (Jet Li), heavy-weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Terry Crews),
demolitions expert Toll Road (Randy Couture), the unstable Gunner Jensen
(Dolph Lundgren), and sniper Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) (the team's
newest recruit, and Ross' protégé)—are deployed to Nepal
to rescue Dr. Zhou, a hostage. They also rescue the captured mercenary
Trench (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Ross' rival. Yang leaves the group to
escort Zhou back to China.</div>
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After returning to New Orleans, Billy tells Ross that he intends to
retire at the end of the month and live with his girlfriend Sophia.
Later, Ross is forced to accept a mission from CIA operative Mr. Church
(Bruce Willis) to retrieve an item from a downed airplane in Albania.
Church sends technical expert Maggie Chan (Yu Nan) with the team. In
Albania the Expendables retrieve the item, but are then ambushed by
international criminal and arms dealer Jean Vilain (Jean-Claude Van
Damme), his right-hand man Hector (Scott Adkins) and his mercenary group
(the Sangs), who have captured Billy. Vilain demands the item in
exchange for Billy's life. The team gives up the item, but Vilain stabs
Billy through the heart and flees with the Sangs by helicopter. Ross
recovers a note for Sophia from Billy's body; the team buries their
fallen comrade, swearing revenge on Vilain.</div>
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Maggie tells them that the item is a computer, with the location of five tons of refined plutonium abandoned in a mine by the Soviet Union after the Cold War.
Vilain intends to retrieve the plutonium and sell it. The Expendables
are able to weakly track the computer's signal and follow Vilain, who
leads them to Bulgaria
where they stay overnight at an abandoned Russian military base. Next
morning, the team is ambushed by the Sangs and a tank. After the
Expendables run out of ammunition, they are saved by Booker (Chuck
Norris) (Ross' old friend), who quickly eliminates both the Sangs and
the tank. Before he departs, Booker informs the group of a nearby
village whose residents dislike Vilain. Meanwhile, Hector and Vilain dig
up the plutonium and begin collecting it. </div>
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In the village, the Expendables find several armed female villagers
guarding their children from Vilain's forces. The local inhabitants are
taken and put to work as slaves in the mine, never returning, and the
women plead for the Expendables' help. The Sangs arrive for more
villagers, but are ambushed by the Expendables and killed. After
locating Vilain and the mine, the team assaults the area with their
plane before deliberately crashing into the mine. The team saves the
enslaved miners from execution, but Vilain and Hector escape with the
plutonium. Vilain remotely detonates explosive charges in the mine; it
collapses, trapping the miners and the Expendables.</div>
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Church and Trench arrive, freeing the miners and the team, and join
the Expendables to pursue Vilain. The group intercepts Vilain and his
men at an airport as he prepares to leave by plane. Joined again by
Booker, the Expendables, Trench and Church engage the Sangs in battle.
Christmas decapitates Hector, while Ross and Vilain fight hand-to-hand. Ross defeats Vilain, stabbing him and avenging Billy.</div>
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In the aftermath, Ross is given an old Antonov An-2biplane
by Church; Church, Maggie, Booker and Trench then leave the team. In
France, Sophia (Nikolette Noel) discovers a box on her doorstep with a
large sum of money and Billy's letter. As the Expendables depart in the
plane, they propose a final toast to Billy.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-13373068403559820582012-01-30T17:39:00.000-08:002012-12-05T18:14:45.680-08:00The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn – Part 2) is a 2012 American romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. The second part of a two-part film forms the fifth and final installment in the series The Twilight Saga, and is the conclusion of the 2011 film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. All three main cast members, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprise their roles, with Mackenzie Foy portraying Renesmee. Part 2 was released on November 16, 2012, and was released by Lionsgate in the United States, in consequence of the merger between Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment.</div>
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Bella awakens from her transformation from human to vampire, not only keenly aware of her new abilities, but also of changes within the coven as Jacob has imprinted on her child, Renesmee. It appears Charlie
(Bella's father) has been attempting to contact the Cullens for updates
on Bella's illness. They intend to tell him she didn't survive, which
requires that they move out of Forks, Washington to protect their
identities. Jacob, desperate not to lose Renesmee, tells Charlie that
his daughter is in fact alive and well, and transforms into a werewolf
before Charlie to demonstrate the Bella has had to change in order to
survive (although not into a werewolf).</div>
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Several months pass uneventfully, with Carlisle monitoring Renesmee's rapid growth. On an outing in the woods, a bitter Irina
sees Renesmee from a distance, as the girl levitates to catch a
snowflake from a great height. Because of this, Irina believes Renesmee
to be an "immortal child" (a major violation of the Volturi laws, as
immortal children are changed too young to be taught or controlled), and
immediately goes to the Volturi to report the Cullen coven. The
ever-vigilant Alice
has a vision that the Volturi are coming after Renesmee and warns the
rest of the Cullens. Shortly afterward, Alice disappears with Jasper, leaving behind a short goodbye note.</div>
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As the Volturi gather their army, the Cullens gather witnesses to
attest to Renesmee's natural childbirth and half-human parentage.
Although initially appalled and reluctant to associate themselves with
an immortal child, many of the Cullen's friends realize this is not the
case and side with them upon meeting Renesmee. In their preparations for
the Volturi's arrival, it is discovered that Bella has a special
ability: a powerful mental shield, which she can extend to protect
others, with practice.</div>
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As some of their potential witnesses are attacked and prevented from
coming to support the Cullens, Carlisle and Edward finally face the
reality that they may have to fight the Volturi despite their efforts to
do otherwise. Some witnesses hesitate, but ultimately agree to stand
with them in battle.</div>
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The Volturi arrive, led by Aro,
who is eager to obtain the gifted members of the Cullen coven as part
of his guard. Although Aro is persuaded that Renesmee is not an immortal
child, he still insists she poses a risk. Alice and Jasper appear to
attest to the existence of other children like Renesmee. After showing
Aro a vision of the future, Alice realizes that he will not change his
decision. Chaos breaks out and a battle ensues. Both sides undergo heavy
casualties, with Aro and most of the Volturi dying. However, the battle
is revealed to be Alice's vision, which would come to pass if Aro
continued his pursuit of Renesmee. Two more witnesses then arrive: a
fully grown vampire-human hybrid and his aunt, proving Renesmee is not a
threat. For the sake of self-preservation, Aro orders his guards to
retreat.<br />Back at the Cullen home, Alice gives us a glimpse into the future:
Edward and Bella together with Jacob and a fully matured Renesmee.
Edward reads Alice's mind and feels happy that Renesmee has Jacob to
protect her. Alone in the meadow, Bella finally allows Edward a peek
into her thoughts and as the final lines of the novel read, "And then we
continued blissfully into this small but perfect piece of our forever."</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-58314769208146250552011-10-18T18:48:00.000-07:002011-10-18T18:53:41.826-07:00Real Steel<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Real Steel</i> is a 2011 American science fiction film starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy. The film is based on the 1956 short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson, though Levy placed the film in U.S. state fairs and other "old-fashioned" Americana settings. <i>Real Steel</i> was in development for several years before production began on June 11, 2010. Filming took place primarily in the U.S. state of Michigan. Animatronic robots were built for the film, and motion capture technology was used to depict the brawling of computer-generated robots and animatronics. <i>Real Steel</i> was publicly released in Australia on <span style="white-space:nowrap;">October 6</span>, 2011 and in the United States and Canada on <span style="white-space:nowrap;">October 7</span>, 2011 to mixed to positive reviews. It was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWn23bUfEvMEoRnukY1bXakzpXiFg1uCA7nxqbuzzDYA2GIAniOzZn_Dn3hxSrQ2GbY4crn0hYEtTLdoSqfR6bUh42817eEjA9dh3KxoEOdtwxwdTLWwbzDolxGXT_1R8pXjmAGxMHgVG/s1600/Real+Steel+2011+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWn23bUfEvMEoRnukY1bXakzpXiFg1uCA7nxqbuzzDYA2GIAniOzZn_Dn3hxSrQ2GbY4crn0hYEtTLdoSqfR6bUh42817eEjA9dh3KxoEOdtwxwdTLWwbzDolxGXT_1R8pXjmAGxMHgVG/s200/Real+Steel+2011+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665014974610174354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7Azn-Z-9fjWRLqQ6-g_QE34e0h7G3iKSeayfMbLpBb6rbY5ogJq1K8Q3xKl_IvDQBY6YzeNaCx3fWjl9C8XzZhWEwvsMg2yNIg_AcxZFTYocRUjWRjMqG2rLZL0Bz85b1CyVUFdQa526/s1600/Real+Steel+2011+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7Azn-Z-9fjWRLqQ6-g_QE34e0h7G3iKSeayfMbLpBb6rbY5ogJq1K8Q3xKl_IvDQBY6YzeNaCx3fWjl9C8XzZhWEwvsMg2yNIg_AcxZFTYocRUjWRjMqG2rLZL0Bz85b1CyVUFdQa526/s200/Real+Steel+2011+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665014968423107922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">In 2020, humans have been replaced by robots in boxing. Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) is a former boxer who attempts to get money in illegal boxing matches between robots to pay his debts to loan sharks. During a fight, Charlie's robot, Ambush, is destroyed by Black Thunder, a bull belonging to Ricky (Kevin Durand). Having made a bet that Ambush would win, Charlie now owes Ricky $20,000, which he doesn't pay before leaving.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Charlie is informed his ex-girlfriend has died, and he has to attend a meeting to decide the fate of his preteen son Max (Dakota Goyo). Max's aunt Debra (Hope Davis) and uncle Marvin (James Rebhorn) want full custody, and Charlie gives it to them in exchange for $100,000 from Marvin, $50,000 of it in advance, on the condition that Charlie takes care of Max for three months, while Marvin and Debra are away on a second honeymoon.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIAyqSrnCTAeLiWOFBAWFnHwSwTllhtBTFWtCAGrZrEELS6QIOx_FI9-Ii4frYyjotY6txCvI7jxJyZdvpF2xLJY3qN6joRvekVWmBl4a-BR-CDyb8kmRyQizXJEPwxfIpXm2l_uljMYA/s1600/Real+Steel+2011+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIAyqSrnCTAeLiWOFBAWFnHwSwTllhtBTFWtCAGrZrEELS6QIOx_FI9-Ii4frYyjotY6txCvI7jxJyZdvpF2xLJY3qN6joRvekVWmBl4a-BR-CDyb8kmRyQizXJEPwxfIpXm2l_uljMYA/s200/Real+Steel+2011+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665014977698685330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWICFME3MuJaHD9j3ptVnDOBSnLv6coVzqgVVRW1leOmQ9W_L8DsIiX3qzbzJA01tBM15xNEXU7r2jfJH3jPGLgcp5ft2lPTWUVuFNi9VqsACwDR1V2NR6lZaLY_VLdnd9nDb2Ut1XIXb/s1600/Real+Steel+2011+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWICFME3MuJaHD9j3ptVnDOBSnLv6coVzqgVVRW1leOmQ9W_L8DsIiX3qzbzJA01tBM15xNEXU7r2jfJH3jPGLgcp5ft2lPTWUVuFNi9VqsACwDR1V2NR6lZaLY_VLdnd9nDb2Ut1XIXb/s200/Real+Steel+2011+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665015085480248466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Charlie and Max meet with Charlie's friend Bailey Tallet (Evangeline Lilly), who runs the boxing gym of her deceased father, Charlie's old coach. There, Charlie buys a secondhand WRB league robot, the once-famous Noisy Boy, and arranges for it to fight the illegal circuit's champion, Midas, at a venue belonging to his friend Finn (Anthony Mackie). Partly due to his inexperience with Noisy Boy's combinations, Charlie ends up losing control of Noisy Boy and Midas destroys it.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Charlie breaks into a junkyard with Max to steal scraps that he can use to put a new robot together. There, Max falls over a ledge, where he is saved from doom after being snagged by a lodged and buried robot arm. After Charlie pulls him back up, Max uncovers the entire robot, called Atom. On Max's insistence, Charlie takes it back to Bailey's gym, where they discover Atom is an obsolete Generation-2 sparring bot built in 2014. Atom has been designed to sustain massive damage, but is unable to deal out much damage itself. Max convinces Charlie to get Atom a fight, and upgrades it to take vocal commands using spare parts from Noisy Boy and Ambush.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B_awWqincK2XZQr9K9jTjnL4tBJZFle1RdB_QCxI53hGs4q69T_UtM7_5Oz4BvQLkhCfWrD_ANLzxdphqKZ5m2t0uZld_qFUq2EH0_KUaXfpRkBDIzf7_Ckp9dQv057_pyQAzOEez_Hq/s1600/Real+Steel+2011+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B_awWqincK2XZQr9K9jTjnL4tBJZFle1RdB_QCxI53hGs4q69T_UtM7_5Oz4BvQLkhCfWrD_ANLzxdphqKZ5m2t0uZld_qFUq2EH0_KUaXfpRkBDIzf7_Ckp9dQv057_pyQAzOEez_Hq/s200/Real+Steel+2011+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665014968374414338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ89E0RwN277CkvV-yMTPXI78rUvvuRd6Uyz9OEclc5z2lJcXBciCZP6XpxobwDRrHhRWrSWdkWHZZzXxevHqVtw0ZZ6rmlx-aBO2nVC36WXi2bdllZi_o9HebhMFZLhwMdnzBClXA5CXz/s1600/Real+Steel+2011+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ89E0RwN277CkvV-yMTPXI78rUvvuRd6Uyz9OEclc5z2lJcXBciCZP6XpxobwDRrHhRWrSWdkWHZZzXxevHqVtw0ZZ6rmlx-aBO2nVC36WXi2bdllZi_o9HebhMFZLhwMdnzBClXA5CXz/s200/Real+Steel+2011+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665014981802887010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Charlie and Max take Atom to fight an unsanctioned outdoor match against a robot called Metro, and Atom wins, earning back some of Charlie's money. Atom's string of subsequent wins and high speed humanoid boxing maneuvers which are rarely seen from a robot, attracts the attention of a promoter from the World Robot Boxing league (WRB), who offers Atom a professional fight against a robot called Twin Cities. Charlie accepts, and Atom wins again, thanks to Charlie's knowledge of boxing, which allows him to locate a design flaw in Twin Cities. Taking advantage of Atom's subsequent novelty attention, Max challenges WRB champion Zeus, designed by arrogant genius Tak Mashido (Karl Yune) and sponsored by rich Russian Farra Lemcova (Olga Fonda), who accepts, but first tries to buy the upstart Atom.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">As they leave the Twin Cities fight, Charlie is attacked by Ricky and his men, who beat him severely, assault Max and steal their money. Feeling guilty, Charlie returns Max to his aunt and uncle so they can protect him, but Bailey convinces him he can be a better father to Max. Debra allows him one more chance, and Charlie takes Max to the Zeus-Atom match. Zeus severely damages Atom — while also getting injured, a first for Zeus. In addition, by the end of the first round, Ricky ends up being led away by Finn and some of his men to pay up and presumably beat him up (earlier, he bet $100,000 that Atom wouldn't last the first round). In the last round of the five-round match, Atom's vocal receptors are damaged, and Atom must fight in shadow-boxing mode, copying Charlie's moves from the aisle. Zeus, now controlled manually by a very furious Tak Mashido, expends energy on pummeling the defensive Atom. After Zeus runs very low on power, Atom begins to heavily damage Zeus, even knocking the seemingly invincible champion down once, but doesn't win before the round ends, and the judges declare a winner on points. They favor Zeus, but his reputation is tarnished, and Atom has become famous as "The People's Champion".</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-36174345978686799132011-10-09T19:28:00.000-07:002011-10-18T19:35:56.602-07:00The Thing<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The Thing</i> is a 2011 science-fiction horror film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., and written by Eric Heisserer and Ronald D. Moore. It is a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by John Carpenter, the plot taking place immediately prior to the events of that film. It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton who are part of a team of Norwegian and American scientists who discover an alien buried deep in the ice of Antarctica, realizing too late that it is still alive, consuming then imitating the team members.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhMYREtaeJHI9mGNTLRapLoJg6w7G4H7opAwrvawwhJZLGYP1VzJgR29i9RicOyDQhq9qnMLm-LZo0ZdRJbB-J__HBFa9rtS6UYMPVP-ovUp-hx7QLktJw7FfVRxgNyprnUJ7louYOQul/s1600/The+Thing+09.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhMYREtaeJHI9mGNTLRapLoJg6w7G4H7opAwrvawwhJZLGYP1VzJgR29i9RicOyDQhq9qnMLm-LZo0ZdRJbB-J__HBFa9rtS6UYMPVP-ovUp-hx7QLktJw7FfVRxgNyprnUJ7louYOQul/s200/The+Thing+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665025476946346690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNNrGWfKYJQRZfK6YLcgVzU7-3i_IbcVtAJp5EYCYqzfjpKGECCZxahIw1mpWxqDJFsNO3SfQXy-rTbRvRA8RcziZPJ5ladIGwhISu7q_jnrIUT5pwnJjbZkxYPbuzdTPVf6_90IxdYhD/s1600/The+Thing+07.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNNrGWfKYJQRZfK6YLcgVzU7-3i_IbcVtAJp5EYCYqzfjpKGECCZxahIw1mpWxqDJFsNO3SfQXy-rTbRvRA8RcziZPJ5ladIGwhISu7q_jnrIUT5pwnJjbZkxYPbuzdTPVf6_90IxdYhD/s200/The+Thing+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665025464489044146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bvODd84POEqUpFNDvPGMpPg1qf5qr-wWLENLOcBBltu5ZVXn5IlDYySSVyZvUU5Lleo4S47uJwu0Xe3hWys3490_ZpvT_KUlA-FvT6mjTOF1ZbXCoY0Cn8Jl4wQf3ZVRpIUOdcCN7r1p/s1600/The+Thing+08.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bvODd84POEqUpFNDvPGMpPg1qf5qr-wWLENLOcBBltu5ZVXn5IlDYySSVyZvUU5Lleo4S47uJwu0Xe3hWys3490_ZpvT_KUlA-FvT6mjTOF1ZbXCoY0Cn8Jl4wQf3ZVRpIUOdcCN7r1p/s200/The+Thing+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665025468582510098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">In 1982, <span class="mw-redirect">paleontologist</span> Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is recruited by scientists Dr. Sander Halversen (Ulrich Thomsen) and his assistant Adam Goodman (Eric Christian Olsen) to join a Norwegian scientific team that has stumbled across a crashed extraterrestrial spaceship buried beneath the ice of Antarctica. They discover the frozen corpse of a creature that seems to have died in the crash 100,000 years ago.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">After the creature is transported back to base in a block of ice, Dr. Sander orders them to conduct an experiment to retrieve a tissue sample, against Kate's protests. Later, while the others celebrate, American helicopter pilot Derek Jameson (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) sees the Thing escape from the block of ice. The team splits up into groups to search for the alien. Olav (Jan Gunnar Røise) and Henrik (Jo Adrian Haavind) discover it hiding under one of the buildings. The Thing grabs Henrik and pulls him into its body. The others converge on the scene and set it and the entire building on fire. In the chaotic aftermath, the lone dog of the team is found dead in a bloody heap in its kennel, a massive hole torn in the wire mesh.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8iyYg9mF8Jz8Nn9PdMIMNgG85533TXFl-YohETZSBeJE64smAvWGq5-0kUeHVklyb9AZvpHgJuany-hzOH2qiSkWUU1eI25lMUfbcnXkQDIVApKVz2PonwZI_lcE4wApcqg-oxVCjH1S/s1600/The+Thing+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8iyYg9mF8Jz8Nn9PdMIMNgG85533TXFl-YohETZSBeJE64smAvWGq5-0kUeHVklyb9AZvpHgJuany-hzOH2qiSkWUU1eI25lMUfbcnXkQDIVApKVz2PonwZI_lcE4wApcqg-oxVCjH1S/s200/The+Thing+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665024942623745954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KcdkOfaPZcBOTLbGzVatAOzOvJrK0-sR5OVp0N0AqrIHLs_iw65U5Dt6RanPl3BYmwfrb0b0YY2ebmditbg74vbJuhbvsd9Fl7jCn2au_izSg4PfkrO_i1sGiZ9NTDxrepIMdSO7hhrK/s1600/The+Thing+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KcdkOfaPZcBOTLbGzVatAOzOvJrK0-sR5OVp0N0AqrIHLs_iw65U5Dt6RanPl3BYmwfrb0b0YY2ebmditbg74vbJuhbvsd9Fl7jCn2au_izSg4PfkrO_i1sGiZ9NTDxrepIMdSO7hhrK/s200/The+Thing+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665024950304616226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">During an autopsy, Kate and Dr. Sander discover that the creature was somehow digesting Henrik's body. Based on an examination of a sample of Henrik's tissue, Kate determines that the cells of the Thing were attaching to, absorbing, and imitating Henrik's cells. Meanwhile, Derek, pilot Sam Carter (Joel Edgerton), Griggs (Paul Braunstein), and Olav prepare to leave the base in the only helicopter to bring back help. Just as they prepare to take off, Kate discovers four bloody, discarded metal tooth fillings and a massive amount of blood on the shower walls and floor. She runs outside to flag down the departing helicopter, fearing that one of the passengers is the Thing. When Carter decides to land, Griggs, who is really one of the Things, transforms and kills Olav, causing the helicopter to spin wildly out of control and crash, presumably killing all onboard.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">In the rec room, Kate tells the other scientists her theory on the nature of the creature: It is perfectly capable of imitating any life form, but cannot imitate inorganic material such as metal, hence why it spit out the tooth fillings. Most of the team members either do not believe her or accuse her of turning them against each other out of paranoia. After everyone else leaves, Juliette (Kim Bubbs) tells Kate that she believes her, and says that she saw Colin (Jonathan Lloyd Walker) leave the shower with some sort of towel or rag. Juliette tells Kate that she knows where they keep the keys to all the vehicles, and that they can take them to prevent anyone else from leaving; however, when the two are alone in the storeroom where the keys are, Juliette transforms and attempts to kill Kate. Kate escapes, running past Karl (Carsten Bjørnlund), who is killed by the Juliette-Thing. Dog handler Lars (Jørgen Langhelle) arrives with a flamethrower and burns the Thing as it assimilates Karl.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVCSzWHWDVSwYant1JIcalS1oIN4jAZ6puRh2jzlM504S2gspisYIsuCpTOgMSL2DpM9kW5qR0iWHBvduFagmobUXfEfJIts8wTxg042UjhqVBmut8l700ko6bJeg18vP2U0ris1YE9Nj/s1600/The+Thing+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVCSzWHWDVSwYant1JIcalS1oIN4jAZ6puRh2jzlM504S2gspisYIsuCpTOgMSL2DpM9kW5qR0iWHBvduFagmobUXfEfJIts8wTxg042UjhqVBmut8l700ko6bJeg18vP2U0ris1YE9Nj/s200/The+Thing+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665024952297823746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqlYlzO5B6BPmsf6vV1Nq_TyU1d6-Lg7Vh9l5RqWvepQW6-ElL8sprOxZxam1l9VnRF6lePJsT0GePPcw1YzqS1NIz5b_Uq-dfPGlPnfb2fGN3nIToBKpV26ECLnIol7U3x-Ula3SUvw_/s1600/The+Thing+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqlYlzO5B6BPmsf6vV1Nq_TyU1d6-Lg7Vh9l5RqWvepQW6-ElL8sprOxZxam1l9VnRF6lePJsT0GePPcw1YzqS1NIz5b_Uq-dfPGlPnfb2fGN3nIToBKpV26ECLnIol7U3x-Ula3SUvw_/s200/The+Thing+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665025462271971650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">As they burn the remains outside, Carter and Derek return, both half-frozen and barely alive. While Peder and Sander both immediately believe that both are Things and should be burned, Kate convinces them to simply lock them in a storage shed until a test can be prepared. Afterward, Adam and Sander are in the lab preparing a potential test, but when both leave for a short while, the lab is suddenly engulfed in flames in an apparent sabotage. Tensions rise as accusations by both the Norwegians and the Americans are made, but Kate proposes another, much simpler test to single out those who might be the Thing from those who aren't. With Peder manning the flamethrower, she uses a flashlight to inspect the teeth of all the other team members to see who has fillings and who doesn't. This test singles out Adam, Dr. Sander, station commander Edvard (Trond Espen Seim), and Colin. Peder sends Lars and Jonas (Kristofer Hivju) out to bring back Carter and Derek, but they have tunneled out the floor of the storage shed and into a neighboring building. While Lars leans in the doorway of the other building, they grab him and pull him inside. Jonas runs back and pleads with Peder to help him rescue Lars, but Kate orders him to guard the prisoners.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">During the argument, Carter and Derek force their way inside, armed with Lars's flamethrower. Edvard repeatedly pushes Peder to burn both of them, assuming that they have killed Lars and deserve retribution. But when Peder takes aim, Derek shoots him three times, puncturing his flamethrower's tank and causing an explosion that kills Peder and renders Edvard unconscious. When Edvard is brought back to the rec room, he transforms into the Thing and kills Jonas, Adam, and Derek while Sander runs off to hide. Colin, Carter, and Kate head off in a group to hunt it down, but Colin is eventually separated from them. The Thing, which is now in the form of a creature with the faces of both Edvard and Adam, finds and kills Dr. Sander. The monster manages to separate Carter from Kate and traps him in the kitchen. Just as it is about to kill him, Kate arrives and torches the monster.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUTaXtBKNEAE9x6umvb7mj07q7ILxzp5TevMkrkJahipGswJSOFGcAazKR0_c7prWNRulS01I29tNTDFpDZ2g5_yyJT45qz2Yu3XTjV862qsACMgb26szOugwhd-MyzCORJU8d8VpeyhY/s1600/The+Thing+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUTaXtBKNEAE9x6umvb7mj07q7ILxzp5TevMkrkJahipGswJSOFGcAazKR0_c7prWNRulS01I29tNTDFpDZ2g5_yyJT45qz2Yu3XTjV862qsACMgb26szOugwhd-MyzCORJU8d8VpeyhY/s200/The+Thing+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665024936146921410" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFfUc6CiN9mQ3HZP37s4FRSIiLUxDq2H6L1TBMoIjcbPj8OE34Aq1Aoijk3TOWvgdJWJfQyzNRmoXQ4Fr9uxHEeKN972hYjC5lIIUPYXAiOApN_ERSHiyfEHdJ5DOcVGUjGwrBJynvbCA/s1600/The+Thing+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFfUc6CiN9mQ3HZP37s4FRSIiLUxDq2H6L1TBMoIjcbPj8OE34Aq1Aoijk3TOWvgdJWJfQyzNRmoXQ4Fr9uxHEeKN972hYjC5lIIUPYXAiOApN_ERSHiyfEHdJ5DOcVGUjGwrBJynvbCA/s200/The+Thing+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665024937054034850" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kate and Carter see the Sander-Thing driving off in one of the Snowcats and give chase in the remaining vehicle. They follow it out to the wreck of its ship, which has been opened up and restarted, slowly preparing to take off. Kate and Carter are separated once again and Kate encounters the Thing. She barely manages to stay out of its reach, and when it finally catches her, she destroys it with a grenade. She and Carter escape and make it back to the Snowcat. As they are preparing to leave, Kate notices that Carter is missing his left ear piercing and determines that he is one of the Things. Despite his protests, she burns him and destroys the Snowcat. Kate slowly climbs into the remaining Snowcat and stares blankly into the night.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The next morning, a Norwegian helicopter pilot, Matias (Ole Martin Aune Nilsen), arrives at the Norwegian camp in a two-man helicopter and finds the facility burning and deserted, as well as the charred remains of the two-faced Thing. It is then revealed that Colin went into the radio room and committed suicide by slitting both of his wrists and his throat with a scalpel. Lars, who has survived hiding in the building where Derek and Carter attacked him, shoots at Matias but recognizes that he is human after checking his fillings. At that moment, the Thing in the form of Lars' dog bolts out of a ruined building and runs away. Lars fires at it, then orders Matias to take off in pursuit. Lars begins shooting at the animal from the helicopter, directly leading into the beginning of John Carpenter's <i>The Thing</i>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-33420904121226383802011-10-07T19:05:00.000-07:002011-10-18T19:09:49.043-07:00Dolphin Tale<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Dolphin Tale</i> is a 2011 family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith from a screenplay by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi starring Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, and Morgan Freeman, and is based on the book of the same name. The film is "inspired by the amazing true story of Winter", a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued in December 2005 off the Florida coast and taken in by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, in the process losing its tail and having to be fitted with a prosthetic one.<span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidouc_dXSN991y7K0nTMwdoHphCqjfo0m2Cy_zXsPx6gVg5wC8VKltmZuz-rkVsK3LrngujnkOzCrVSklyOEHtazu21GJtL6O777cEvL7QksVnP5CLI-D_Sn9yKjp3KPDzIHx0S6IzHCY/s1600/Dolphin+Tale+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidouc_dXSN991y7K0nTMwdoHphCqjfo0m2Cy_zXsPx6gVg5wC8VKltmZuz-rkVsK3LrngujnkOzCrVSklyOEHtazu21GJtL6O777cEvL7QksVnP5CLI-D_Sn9yKjp3KPDzIHx0S6IzHCY/s200/Dolphin+Tale+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665019031716690322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyli9IZKUw8ENTyIDm0RHWvGxiGh1AU7iySOWyb8o_2t_P44vSGoizOn2z7OEJlEiFtAPYGnZrr_I48OhAsIIuIYTwusNW6hXUWed2QKpQNFNRevxv3BVGFZsAqFFGLMDQoMUTMCmapw2x/s1600/Dolphin+Tale+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyli9IZKUw8ENTyIDm0RHWvGxiGh1AU7iySOWyb8o_2t_P44vSGoizOn2z7OEJlEiFtAPYGnZrr_I48OhAsIIuIYTwusNW6hXUWed2QKpQNFNRevxv3BVGFZsAqFFGLMDQoMUTMCmapw2x/s200/Dolphin+Tale+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665019028612081394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The initial scenes of the movie show a school of dolphins in their natural state, followed by a crab fisherman returning a crab trap to the ocean after emptying the trap of its contents. Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) is biking along the beach when a fisherman calls for help after finding an injured bottlenose dolphin tangled in a crab trap. The two call for assistance, and rescue workers from the Clearwater Marine Hospital, run by Dr. Clay Haskett (<span class="mw-redirect">Harry Connick Jr.</span>), take the injured dolphin for treatment. Clay's daughter Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) names the dolphin Winter, as two prior dolphins (Summer and Autumn) were successfully returned to the ocean, and believes that using seasons as names will continue the streak. She allows Sawyer to see Winter; Clay initially does not like the arrangement since Sawyer is not trained in marine animal care; however, after noticing that Winter responds well whenever Sawyer is around, he is allowed to visit. Afterwards Sawyer (who was enrolled in summer school due to him failing or nearly failing all his classes during the year) skips classes to daily visit Winter.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBjbGj_O3FIw5VfSpEvXuJ3KHBNK-H6IdDOej3uiidhfKPMzVIp30gs9yzzXJ3-SIQGHnwEjQxebK9gVbO-E4u-qGGlpsBf2GPBnwvLdWxTdO9fPXDrZ9AptqPz3L7_l0WKt-NBGG94ab/s1600/Dolphin+Tale+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBjbGj_O3FIw5VfSpEvXuJ3KHBNK-H6IdDOej3uiidhfKPMzVIp30gs9yzzXJ3-SIQGHnwEjQxebK9gVbO-E4u-qGGlpsBf2GPBnwvLdWxTdO9fPXDrZ9AptqPz3L7_l0WKt-NBGG94ab/s200/Dolphin+Tale+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665019014619183858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI-xtZAAL2PH2dFaDaKJNLziK6vod98aX1R2Ry6s-h2ibvK0QWS5XBk39NBxNtN0JLWWQnACdKpTFt09oEZjrTQu_GfrAAda7D8mWv1vjqmgzOVZTRPbnoybuk7wJN7ePAzlW6t4rxqZ7/s1600/Dolphin+Tale+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI-xtZAAL2PH2dFaDaKJNLziK6vod98aX1R2Ry6s-h2ibvK0QWS5XBk39NBxNtN0JLWWQnACdKpTFt09oEZjrTQu_GfrAAda7D8mWv1vjqmgzOVZTRPbnoybuk7wJN7ePAzlW6t4rxqZ7/s200/Dolphin+Tale+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665019018180955346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, Winter's tail is irreparably damaged and thus must be amputated. Sawyer's mother Lorraine (Ashley Judd) finds out about Sawyer skipping classes, but after seeing that Sawyer's interaction with Winter has improved his moods and well-being (something Sawyer had not shown since being abandoned by his father who disappeared while going on a visit five years earlier), she withdraws him from summer school and allows him to volunteer at the hospital. Winter learns to swim without a tail by developing a side-to-side motion (like a fish), but after an x-ray Dr. Haskett notices that the unnatural motion is causing stress on her spine; if continued the motion will eventually kill her.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Sawyer's cousin Kyle, a champion swimmer, returns from the military with a damaged right leg from an explosion (later requiring amputation). Sawyer visits him at the local Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he meets Dr. Cameron McCarthy (played by Morgan Freeman) who specializes in prosthetics. Sawyer thinks that a prosthetic tail may be the solution for Winter's future health and asks Dr. McCarthy to assist; he agrees to work on the project during his upcoming vacation, and convinces his prosthetic supplier (Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics, who supplies Winter's real-life tails) to supply the parts at no cost. Dr. McCarthy manufactures a "homemade" model tail while waiting for the real one to arrive; however, Winter destroys it by banging it in the pool.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEv8hNAc9_JpePl0i4fR-zwdUTWxa3FywU0ao-OxXqafPObh_Jfcjbk_3XemPbHjL_8HkwwPR3rfHaN83V94WIJ7IKAI_BacpWnK8loVwPbi8dvDuY5nFjtlAU7x7EbG2gSmj39yuOyTU/s1600/Dolphin+Tale+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEv8hNAc9_JpePl0i4fR-zwdUTWxa3FywU0ao-OxXqafPObh_Jfcjbk_3XemPbHjL_8HkwwPR3rfHaN83V94WIJ7IKAI_BacpWnK8loVwPbi8dvDuY5nFjtlAU7x7EbG2gSmj39yuOyTU/s200/Dolphin+Tale+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665019040695683282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzvBlZW9yx43JPr435QG04fMxHGf6W2y4C7obzSpwbMpI5943Q-MNCo_os9gIrAVA29n8AqYyJV23hASchLgP9Fq6Pi1P1a4BSZS95s5Bqlkz226CTIQLSi3aU5mzkJAFVdt09uhn28rl/s1600/Dolphin+Tale+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzvBlZW9yx43JPr435QG04fMxHGf6W2y4C7obzSpwbMpI5943Q-MNCo_os9gIrAVA29n8AqYyJV23hASchLgP9Fq6Pi1P1a4BSZS95s5Bqlkz226CTIQLSi3aU5mzkJAFVdt09uhn28rl/s200/Dolphin+Tale+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665019178809040594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Shortly thereafter the hospital (already in financial straits) is seriously damaged by "Hurricane LeRoy", whereupon the board of directors agree to close the hospital, sell the land to a real estate developer, and find homes for the other residents (except Winter, who due to her condition is not relocatable and may have to be euthanized). However, after a chance encounter with a mother and daughter (who heard about Winter's story and drove all the way from Atlanta to see her; the daughter is also missing a left leg), Sawyer comes up with a last-chance plan, "Save Winter Day", to save the facility. Dr. Haskett is not sold on the idea, but reconsiders after talking with his father, Reed (Kris Kristofferson). Kyle agrees to a race against Donovan (who followed him at high school and broke nearly all his prior swim records) and enlists a female friend at Bay News 9 to promote the event.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The Hanger-supplied tail finally arrives; however, Winter damages it as well. Sawyer discovers that Winter isn't rejecting the <i>tail</i>; instead, the <i>sock</i> to which the tail is attached is irritating her skin. Dr. McCarthy comes up with an alternative gel-like sock (which he calls "WintersGel", the real-life name of the Hanger product used to attach prosthetic limbs, which was developed during its research with Winter); and finally on Save Winter Day she is able to accept the new sock and tail. At Save Winter Day, Sawyer's teacher gives him credit for his work at the hospital; thus, Sawyer has passed summer school despite not attending formal classes. The fisherman who initially spotted Winter places $40 in the donation jar (saying "we have a history together"). The board learned that the real estate deal closed (thus selling the facility); however, the developer (who attended the event with his grandchildren) agrees to allow the hospital to remain open.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The ending shows scenes from Winter's actual rescue in December 2005, several of the prosthetic tails that Winter has worn, and scenes from real amputees who have visited Winter at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-70801936618965846532011-09-27T19:12:00.000-07:002011-10-18T19:20:02.157-07:00The Ides of March<div style="text-align: justify;">Mike Morris, the governor of Pennsylvania in “The Ides of March,” is an image of the liberal heart’s desire, and not only because he is played by George Clooney. Morris, who keeps his cool while inflaming the passions of Democratic primary voters, is a committed environmentalist and a forthright secularist who sidesteps questions about his faith by professing that his religion is the United States Constitution. He is against war and in favor of jobs, though the economy figures much less in his fictitious campaign than it will in the real one just around the corner. <br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEBPhftIb0sMqAi12UrnPBcQwBhO8mWAGedUnYIOMSnMDfEUSVZTqp5cTdlgQ8ME76SaYM-RLC7mpWgGLFtTg4Dq79FUroKAyobFZhpUVQFm8EhWcbZ3Xm0xns3SlU49PS1rPZSte8k9E/s1600/The+Ides+of+March+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEBPhftIb0sMqAi12UrnPBcQwBhO8mWAGedUnYIOMSnMDfEUSVZTqp5cTdlgQ8ME76SaYM-RLC7mpWgGLFtTg4Dq79FUroKAyobFZhpUVQFm8EhWcbZ3Xm0xns3SlU49PS1rPZSte8k9E/s200/The+Ides+of+March+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021089288846898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eIrMLr0VdirHtHP2PIm7Rv5k82_lqVurVb9y4mZeTE7kvh0iJNIW4fhP5I9Ps2IrWHh5wYyzYwluEJJkKouOyswt89_q60JIX7m0vXdXd8BtbnpDTlhGNwTKj5VPCmmyCWE1mN7EPHaO/s1600/The+Ides+of+March+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eIrMLr0VdirHtHP2PIm7Rv5k82_lqVurVb9y4mZeTE7kvh0iJNIW4fhP5I9Ps2IrWHh5wYyzYwluEJJkKouOyswt89_q60JIX7m0vXdXd8BtbnpDTlhGNwTKj5VPCmmyCWE1mN7EPHaO/s200/The+Ides+of+March+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021076274201778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"> In spite of Morris’s party affiliation and expressed positions — which are tailored to sound both vague and provocative — “The Ides of March” is not an ideological fairy tale. It is easy enough, while watching Morris in action, to substitute a different set of talking points and imagine the governor as a Republican dream candidate, smoothly defending low taxes and traditional values in the same seductive whisper. (Who is the right-wing George Clooney? Is Tom Selleck still available?) </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"> But it is difficult, really, to connect this fable to the world it pretends to represent. Whatever happens in 2012, within either party or in the contest between them, it seems fair to say that quite a lot will be at stake. That is not the case in “The Ides of March,” which is less an allegory of the American political process than a busy, foggy, mildly entertaining antidote to it. </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E4wEfuFbIiDhLoCFW1fRYfdrgxV9AuueYyZG4NOIWZ2tyWnnJ_PgNh-_OdYL5JrQL6eXbbgjdP2E4OXwGZ6g5n9QPLC__g4TDii6dg19iEffir0_Scsy5444UDJ-4iZnlGLBweYpW86S/s1600/The+Ides+of+March+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E4wEfuFbIiDhLoCFW1fRYfdrgxV9AuueYyZG4NOIWZ2tyWnnJ_PgNh-_OdYL5JrQL6eXbbgjdP2E4OXwGZ6g5n9QPLC__g4TDii6dg19iEffir0_Scsy5444UDJ-4iZnlGLBweYpW86S/s200/The+Ides+of+March+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021069948610930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdU2oPDdqiAtAUeOfFbx45l9SYOXdwTp2T27hGf4PLWNGLs0ApBkJk5UnjPR3RllDVZxIxSRtNWUPEx8VgSJYWdKwGLVgnh5htwafJt23ypggRETKZcvHk3WNg8KErRWx64xem0insmqm/s1600/The+Ides+of+March+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdU2oPDdqiAtAUeOfFbx45l9SYOXdwTp2T27hGf4PLWNGLs0ApBkJk5UnjPR3RllDVZxIxSRtNWUPEx8VgSJYWdKwGLVgnh5htwafJt23ypggRETKZcvHk3WNg8KErRWx64xem0insmqm/s200/The+Ides+of+March+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021075239691970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"> Morris, locked in a battle for the nomination with a colorless (and barely seen) Senator Pullman (Michael Mantell), is a bit of a cipher, or perhaps a symbol. He stands for an ideal of political charisma that the film, directed by Mr. Clooney and based on the play “Farragut North” by Beau Willimon, sets out to tarnish. And yet it seems doubtful, after more than a decade of scandal, acrimony and bare-knuckled media brawling, that this noble fantasy exists anywhere but in the minds of writers and actors who look back fondly on the glorious make-believe administrations of Henry Fonda and Martin Sheen. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"> “You stay in this business long enough, you get jaded and cynical,” one campaign staffer says to another. “The Ides of March” sets out first to rebut this bit of conventional wisdom, then to reaffirm it. It is in large part the tale of a professional politico’s loss of innocence. Not Morris’s, but that of Stephen Meyers, a young hotshot on the governor’s campaign staff who is played, with sad-eyed intensity, by Ryan Gosling. His prodigious talents are mentioned rather than shown, but we can accept that he is both a dazzling tactical brain and, what’s more, a true believer, working for Morris because he thinks Morris is the last, best hope for America. </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWnqeYdvbH7Np91F-M2mCVRUEn4KAz4VP6NCQ_TnappKmsCw_ZFJ17SwiDiVmUNMjOF93rZow27WqRNMnYptDvs5EaXHAzjC0aXSzfVos6PfezDkLk_b8kXJnWxccC6ZJ4DvcyrLwlxE8/s1600/The+Ides+of+March+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWnqeYdvbH7Np91F-M2mCVRUEn4KAz4VP6NCQ_TnappKmsCw_ZFJ17SwiDiVmUNMjOF93rZow27WqRNMnYptDvs5EaXHAzjC0aXSzfVos6PfezDkLk_b8kXJnWxccC6ZJ4DvcyrLwlxE8/s200/The+Ides+of+March+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021109428609298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpoL408jqNF-tzuQ70Tt_y4YimtGirwAqFkGIY3hkYBtrNI7MbmhtBAKuuhzBFIzlYN7TLJYqPmPLe9C1YvyYJUVHaXpAoyWdGr1ce9-tVyW0hutKOjVQGBP79wQn3A7ioNqPZ5cXojEx/s1600/The+Ides+of+March+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpoL408jqNF-tzuQ70Tt_y4YimtGirwAqFkGIY3hkYBtrNI7MbmhtBAKuuhzBFIzlYN7TLJYqPmPLe9C1YvyYJUVHaXpAoyWdGr1ce9-tVyW0hutKOjVQGBP79wQn3A7ioNqPZ5cXojEx/s200/The+Ides+of+March+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021261476914306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;" num="5" key="SbiGt"> Stephen’s boss is Paul Zara (Philip Seymour Hoffman), whose counterpart in the Pullman campaign is Tom Duffy, played by Paul Giamatti. “The Ides of March” feels most alive and truest to its ostensible subject when these two soft-bellied, sharp-tongued schlubs do battle, with the angelic Stephen in the middle. Hovering around him like a crow circling carrion is Marisa Tomei as Ida Horowicz, a New York Times reporter who might be the only journalist covering the campaign or at least the only one with a speaking part in the movie. (Go team!) </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" num="6" key="BwpAtS"> But what political drama there is in this film — will Morris win the Ohio primary? Will his staff cut a deal with a vain and imperious North Carolina senator (Jeffrey Wright)? — is scaffolding rather than substance. As the Shakespearean title suggests, “The Ides of March” has loftier, less time-bound matters on its mind: the nature of honor, the price of loyalty, the ways that a man’s actions are a measure of his character. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" num="7" key="TtsSah"> These themes, swathed in Alexandre Desplat’s dark-hued score and Phedon Papamichael’s chocolate-and-burgundy cinematography, come into relief as Stephen encounters turbulence in his career and his personal life. He stumbles into a professional flirtation with Duffy, and almost simultaneously into some hot campaign sex with Molly Stearns (Evan Rachel Wood), a young woman who is — no points for guessing right — an intern. She also has a powerful daddy and a secret in her past that has the potential to send Stephen’s career and the Morris campaign into a tailspin. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" num="8" key="MChBtp"> Mr. Clooney handles the plot complications with elegant dexterity. As an actor, he works best in long, understated scenes that allow him to play with nuances of charm and menace, so it is not surprising that, as a director, he gives the rest of the cast room to work. But the parts of “The Ides of March” — quiet scenes between Mr. Gosling and Ms. Wood; swirling, Sorkinesque exchanges of banter; any time Ms. Tomei or Max Minghella (as a campaign worker grooming himself to be the next Stephen Meyers) are in the room — are greater than the whole. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" num="9" key="StfIao"> Somehow, the film is missing both adrenaline and gravity, notwithstanding some frantic early moments and a late swerve toward tragedy. It makes its points carefully and unimpeachably but does not bring much in the way of insight or risk. Powerful men often treat women as sexual playthings. Reporters do not always get things right. Politicians sometimes lie. If any of that sounds like news to you, then you may well find “The Ides of March” downright electrifying. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-3915000930787315822011-09-15T05:41:00.000-07:002011-09-15T05:47:26.349-07:00Captain America : The First Avenger<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Captain America: The First Avenger</i> is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It is the fifth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci. The film tells the story of Steve Rogers, a sickly man from Brooklyn who is transformed into super soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Captain America must stop Red Skull, Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of a mysterious organization that intends to use a tesseract energy-source for world domination.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMpbpBRWsTO-mukJWGP1GqCZj_SSCG71C_dLpozNMseqhRag5oQgUxmNPbCt4JNxDlmLcqg5WtsS7Sj-SLNcQowqefSkCBcqzVnS2PHpNdlvi1dAkBX_ZM-yUSFK34R8W03jwOyC4SKB0/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMpbpBRWsTO-mukJWGP1GqCZj_SSCG71C_dLpozNMseqhRag5oQgUxmNPbCt4JNxDlmLcqg5WtsS7Sj-SLNcQowqefSkCBcqzVnS2PHpNdlvi1dAkBX_ZM-yUSFK34R8W03jwOyC4SKB0/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566315586121938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwShOyg8cTYiKdhtrL7c_rHcJpnp2x6ObJVNI5TSolTR4b2eRg2C6tz9lFQ_r8Zx0ti5qQjIMzKklaV7zv1UnBUxkn8cFvsdnUsEd_Fs8YZQnUCbrXL4quVznKA7qGXQ1cEKaFxf532FM8/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwShOyg8cTYiKdhtrL7c_rHcJpnp2x6ObJVNI5TSolTR4b2eRg2C6tz9lFQ_r8Zx0ti5qQjIMzKklaV7zv1UnBUxkn8cFvsdnUsEd_Fs8YZQnUCbrXL4quVznKA7qGXQ1cEKaFxf532FM8/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566479231283682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Captain America: The First Avenger</i> began as a concept in 1997, and was scheduled to be distributed by Artisan Entertainment. However, a lawsuit, not settled until September 2003, disrupted the project. After Marvel Studios received a grant from Merrill Lynch, the project was set up at Paramount Pictures. Directors Jon Favreau and Louis Leterrier were interested in directing the project before Johnston was approached in 2008. The principal characters were cast between March and June 2010. Production of <i>Captain America: The First Avenger</i> began in June 2010, and filming took place in London, Manchester and Liverpool in the United Kingdom, and Los Angeles in the United States. The film was converted to <span class="mw-redirect">3D</span> in post-production.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvec3RjDXSsVlb9Il9giMADVpE1K80dPzpqr-q-RvKdd9GcIPijmwvJhcrBFVhInw4yhUpp4xsEb2hFxqfG8Hrs6vH_g-5gv0ODVvxFRPa4Jcbzxlh2yAyshG_zAV_YwVycLceQe6SSjPA/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvec3RjDXSsVlb9Il9giMADVpE1K80dPzpqr-q-RvKdd9GcIPijmwvJhcrBFVhInw4yhUpp4xsEb2hFxqfG8Hrs6vH_g-5gv0ODVvxFRPa4Jcbzxlh2yAyshG_zAV_YwVycLceQe6SSjPA/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566431111455154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Urkd_13OuACOaBxtK499XaM-aWBBEWgI0Ac1athDlWkMlxEsFJjVPwEiPaZlyoGfWSuXURDnkRzR_l9IxQS8BTrKjwLg1G8P4Ic8s6vvUqj5hBUrBa1IZa4ytutlWDi70ySkexYO9V7o/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Urkd_13OuACOaBxtK499XaM-aWBBEWgI0Ac1athDlWkMlxEsFJjVPwEiPaZlyoGfWSuXURDnkRzR_l9IxQS8BTrKjwLg1G8P4Ic8s6vvUqj5hBUrBa1IZa4ytutlWDi70ySkexYO9V7o/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566392830878770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><i>Captain America: The First Avenger</i> premiered in Hollywood on July 19, 2011, and was released in the United States on July 22, 2011. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing an estimated $348.5 million worldwide as of September 2011.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kO_SoKD4B4AbBB1uvtu4-Z02QCz77uOLdgv0gEyQl5wePWL1S83ciF4QZC5WPvARdWqLUWeU3GXLFGspyYMu1mZCkv61e0OH5tPt8TBl5kvFSy80AIPgcmW_rHI89dG9wgnibdft9j_s/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+07.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kO_SoKD4B4AbBB1uvtu4-Z02QCz77uOLdgv0gEyQl5wePWL1S83ciF4QZC5WPvARdWqLUWeU3GXLFGspyYMu1mZCkv61e0OH5tPt8TBl5kvFSy80AIPgcmW_rHI89dG9wgnibdft9j_s/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566525938587042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMaifTHXYItyN42nptAut84P9WNvFyZaoXLskbUn6XufNy7t6tgl9WklSy21TodUJ4pd-6JUcWp9B1BgMQTC_648F6TRNNIftJLq23Dxdu8ENJfElKb1AV8CXpiNKh5Seb1oePsLcGG6z/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMaifTHXYItyN42nptAut84P9WNvFyZaoXLskbUn6XufNy7t6tgl9WklSy21TodUJ4pd-6JUcWp9B1BgMQTC_648F6TRNNIftJLq23Dxdu8ENJfElKb1AV8CXpiNKh5Seb1oePsLcGG6z/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566355267482722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In the present day, scientists in the Arctic uncover a circular object with a red, white and blue motif. In March 1942, Nazi officer Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving) and his men invade Tønsberg, Norway, to steal a mysterious tesseract possessing untold powers. In New York City, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is rejected for World War II military duty due to various health and physical issues. While attending an exhibition of future technologies with his friend Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Rogers again attempts to enlist. Having overheard Rogers' conversation with Barnes about wanting to help in the war, Dr. <span class="mw-redirect">Abraham Erskine</span> (Stanley Tucci) allows Rogers to enlist. He is recruited as part of a "super-soldier" experiment under Erskine, Colonel Chester Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones), and British agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). Phillips is unconvinced of Erskine's claims that Rogers is the right person for the procedure but relents after seeing Rogers commit an act of self-sacrificing bravery. The night before the treatment, Erskine reveals to Rogers that Schmidt underwent an imperfect version of the treatment, and suffered side-effects.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAv02eil_FQ2Ooz4HNO6-MR3IS-KP7LXsbSVvvfZ38K_S1xHLKQgUsizOrCd62y9Bb7JEpgWl9t_S2BJQ8G7fJdSVl92MVu4jz_WwIHPqp4XhkUgIN5Z8MD6ZvjC_7QCL93pjXdwXOTiS/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAv02eil_FQ2Ooz4HNO6-MR3IS-KP7LXsbSVvvfZ38K_S1xHLKQgUsizOrCd62y9Bb7JEpgWl9t_S2BJQ8G7fJdSVl92MVu4jz_WwIHPqp4XhkUgIN5Z8MD6ZvjC_7QCL93pjXdwXOTiS/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566273750327282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaAhplk7yvYHQDlw8hGkLwixJFpNIc2k2_xVS40bVEzDFSPJ2IG792yNdbtVcVliHksRP4Sqs7vyFWXWHjOnIZT_eaSDlI4yV7VtOizfuwrxG0AaQlQC4RjFq9nJW58-XaBAa1Lf3Ca7E/s1600/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+08.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaAhplk7yvYHQDlw8hGkLwixJFpNIc2k2_xVS40bVEzDFSPJ2IG792yNdbtVcVliHksRP4Sqs7vyFWXWHjOnIZT_eaSDlI4yV7VtOizfuwrxG0AaQlQC4RjFq9nJW58-XaBAa1Lf3Ca7E/s200/Captain+America+The+First+Avenger+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652566567419441010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">In Europe, Schmidt and Dr. Arnim Zola (Toby Jones) successfully harness the energies of the tesseract, intending to use the power to fuel Zola's inventions. Schmidt, having discovered Erskine's location, dispatches an assassin to kill him. In America, Erskine subjects Rogers to the super-soldier treatment, injecting him with a special serum and dosing him with "vita-rays". After Rogers emerges from the experiment taller and muscular, one of the attendees kills Erskine, revealing himself as Schmidt's assassin, <span class="mw-redirect">Heinz Kruger</span> (Richard Armitage). Rogers pursues and captures Kruger but the assassin commits suicide via cyanide capsule before he can be interrogated.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">With Erskine dead and the super-soldier formula lost, U.S. Senator Brandt (Michael Brandon) has Rogers tour the nation in a colorful costume as "Captain America" to promote war bonds rather than allow scientists to study him and attempt to rediscover Erskine's formula. In Italy 1943, while on tour performing for active servicemen, Rogers learns that Barnes' unit was lost in battle against Schmidt's forces. Refusing to believe that Barnes is dead, Rogers mounts a solo rescue attempt with Carter and Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) flying him behind enemy lines. Rogers infiltrates the fortress belonging to Schmidt's <span class="mw-redirect">HYDRA</span> organization, freeing Barnes and the other captured soldiers. Rogers confronts Schmidt who reveals his face to be a mask, removing it to display the red, skull-like face that earned him the sobriquet, the Red Skull. Schmidt escapes and Rogers returns to base with the freed soldiers.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-77845598052299912082011-08-28T22:52:00.000-07:002011-10-18T23:04:20.784-07:00Abduction<p style="text-align: justify;">Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) is a teenager who lives with his parents, Kevin (Jason Isaacs) and Mara (Maria Bello). He has a recurring nightmare, and consults a psychiatrist, Dr. Geraldine Bennett (Sigourney Weaver) to discover why.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">One day, Nathan is partnered with his neighbor and longtime crush Karen Murphy (Lily Collins) on a school assignment about missing children. Karen finds a website that shows how the children would look like as adults, and Nathan discovers that a young boy named Steven Price would look exactly like him, when Price got older. Searching in his basement, he finds the same shirt that Steven is wearing in the picture and realizes that he and Steven are the same person.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZcPA-9QJXyw9NJT53gsYG26bT3tcGOQ8Q8fVG4K82VilZii79yiw-xOZiP3vvsiOmPNuj5NnSq8ilxWO39dJrDh9g9bSnwxbOsug0RE0mfWB9NwL5fB7CZnhirWLkcubX3CTdRFEMiUH/s1600/Abduction+07.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZcPA-9QJXyw9NJT53gsYG26bT3tcGOQ8Q8fVG4K82VilZii79yiw-xOZiP3vvsiOmPNuj5NnSq8ilxWO39dJrDh9g9bSnwxbOsug0RE0mfWB9NwL5fB7CZnhirWLkcubX3CTdRFEMiUH/s200/Abduction+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665079003889385106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSBpAcgqH2enVETve9YtCrVM4_l_DmpPDzpsADs4R49Nea4s3tBq32gT5BIYFYti32a7dXv7uJFpe5DrCNbpLEvO8RHjINBqs40wubdfiHm4hKUScPoSuofnvRm8i5xMH4wvYjIu1h6w0/s1600/Abduction+06.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSBpAcgqH2enVETve9YtCrVM4_l_DmpPDzpsADs4R49Nea4s3tBq32gT5BIYFYti32a7dXv7uJFpe5DrCNbpLEvO8RHjINBqs40wubdfiHm4hKUScPoSuofnvRm8i5xMH4wvYjIu1h6w0/s200/Abduction+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665079004288412962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1DgEbt3MY_g3hxyQZk-ugTfvccKXXF2Ke3DgzXybmvP5MYOwXIwdM5w08GB-vH9ywsqn78zL-OmWxCMW9DSiGX7-FyuCxymgdC3tipS8dR69rtd-yA4cBWI7yG-yRqqjufCF0k-gXp07/s1600/Abduction+05.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1DgEbt3MY_g3hxyQZk-ugTfvccKXXF2Ke3DgzXybmvP5MYOwXIwdM5w08GB-vH9ywsqn78zL-OmWxCMW9DSiGX7-FyuCxymgdC3tipS8dR69rtd-yA4cBWI7yG-yRqqjufCF0k-gXp07/s200/Abduction+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665078807533681234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Nathan calls the website's owner, unaware that he is a Russian terrorist. The man reports back to his commander, Viktor Kozlow (Michael Nyqvist), who deploys two agents to Nathan's house. They attack Nathan's parents, who tell him to run before being murdered and the house is destroyed. Nathan and Karen escape and attempt to call the police, but the call is intercepted by CIA operative Frank Burton (Alfred Molina), who tells Nathan that he's in danger and sends a team to pick him up.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Before the team arrives, Dr. Bennett appears and tells Nathan that Burton can't be trusted. She reveals that Nathan's biological father, Martin, is a CIA agent who stole a list from Kozlow with the names of corrupt CIA operatives and that Kozlow created the website in order to locate Nathan and use him as leverage to force Martin to return the list. Kozlow's men appear, having intercepted Nathan's call. Bennett tells Nathan to run away and head for a safe house in Arlington, Virginia. Karen decides to go with Nathan. Before they leave, Bennett tells him he can only trust his father and a man called Paul Rasen, and blows up her car to facilitate both their escape and her own.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg393oRl4jbpAI9BmcoflXBWXbosD4tnpfQBulx1VWr6qFl8xhVyN1yOdV42riH7CQZiqpuUhP4Eu9J2jdJ0i7f037TwoV3_2DLZkAgSx5JHfveLVBp5lichVTgXyHqH1O_ZIT_OGjLiq/s1600/Abduction+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg393oRl4jbpAI9BmcoflXBWXbosD4tnpfQBulx1VWr6qFl8xhVyN1yOdV42riH7CQZiqpuUhP4Eu9J2jdJ0i7f037TwoV3_2DLZkAgSx5JHfveLVBp5lichVTgXyHqH1O_ZIT_OGjLiq/s200/Abduction+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665078796893875298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_LVumOQ48_FQAif-557FIjHI59lufAmGmLzmxTu4h6WUH1D5n61WJKDRAF0eXlG4wh3zREqYRtuNsbvH9W2X0pND9CT5q0m8VbU-H0BN0p_Jx7ue_0smSTDhZxfQJ45vh6dPqVYYm4zL/s1600/Abduction+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_LVumOQ48_FQAif-557FIjHI59lufAmGmLzmxTu4h6WUH1D5n61WJKDRAF0eXlG4wh3zREqYRtuNsbvH9W2X0pND9CT5q0m8VbU-H0BN0p_Jx7ue_0smSTDhZxfQJ45vh6dPqVYYm4zL/s200/Abduction+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665078800878095650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Nathan and Karen arrive at the safe house, where Nathan finds Martin's cellphone as well as an address and photo of his biological mother, Lorna Price. They discover that she is dead. Nathan visits her grave and notices fresh flowers, so Karen asks the caretaker about recent visitors. He reveals that the last visitor was Paul Rasen from Nebraska.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Nathan and Karen head to Nebraska on a train; Kozlow's right-hand man follows them. When Karen leaves to get food, he kidnaps her and attempts to capture Nathan, but Nathan overpowers him and throws him off the train. Karen escapes and reunites with Nathan. They leave when the train stops in response to Kozlow's agent's death. Nathan takes Kozlow's agent's phone during the fight.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0xSIo2c_B_L0LE-8DT78UQyhPXGDAYDEaJXmdot3_z5LJ1bkzBo37oZhK8BSKgsj4AxQ4Al2RmKKg58G4EU-UwY9TVVJkZrl6z2lL-daz1i7fOwDAKSrBt7YjjM447AeScBLWjc0MPTe/s1600/Abduction+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0xSIo2c_B_L0LE-8DT78UQyhPXGDAYDEaJXmdot3_z5LJ1bkzBo37oZhK8BSKgsj4AxQ4Al2RmKKg58G4EU-UwY9TVVJkZrl6z2lL-daz1i7fOwDAKSrBt7YjjM447AeScBLWjc0MPTe/s200/Abduction+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665078793878102306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWy8A_Z3n5y6KVqCXFZ92GLeWihBcnnq2B67I17xHlwiRHAAk7nm3Ocw34HCLgSV-KFEWvGeg4006QnME_x6b59NCisBnS-3t4ndNwuhRu3mA7JWsUGPYyeNAbCMC65vNNmyIuiL15gRC/s1600/Abduction+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWy8A_Z3n5y6KVqCXFZ92GLeWihBcnnq2B67I17xHlwiRHAAk7nm3Ocw34HCLgSV-KFEWvGeg4006QnME_x6b59NCisBnS-3t4ndNwuhRu3mA7JWsUGPYyeNAbCMC65vNNmyIuiL15gRC/s200/Abduction+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665078782623226098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Burton and his men find and convince the two that they want to help. They stop at a diner, where Burton tells Nathan about the list. Nathan checks Martin's phone and finds the list, which contains Burton's name. Before Burton can react, Kozlow's men attack the diner and kill several of Burton's men. Nathan and Karen escape while Burton and his partner kill Kozlow's men.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Kozlow's right-hand man's cellphone rings and Nathan answers it. Kozlow reveals that he has planned to kidnap Karen's parents and will kill them if Nathan doesn't give him the list. Nathan agrees, but says that he'll choose the place of the exchange. Kozlow agrees. Nathan realizes that his nightmares are due to repressed memories of Lorna being murdered by Kozlow while trying to protect him.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Nathan decides to give Kozlow the list at a Pirates baseball game, and reveals to Karen that he actually intends to kill Kozlow. Nathan receives a call from Martin (who is also at the stadium) who tells him not to give Kazlow the list. Nathan ignores his advice, and tries to shoot Kozlow, who steals the gun and tries to force Nathan to give him the list. Burton's men, stationed all over the stadium, open fire as Nathan escapes, with Kozlow in pursuit.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Martin calls Nathan and tells him to lure Kozlow to an open area. Nathan does so, and, as Kozlow prepares to kill Nathan, Martin (Dermot Mulroney) kills Kozlow with a sniper shot fired from a nearby building. Burton's men appear and capture Nathan. On their way to CIA headquarters, Burton attempts to decrypt Martin's cellphone. However, his superiors reveal that Martin has warned them that Burton would attempt this in order to remove his own name, and Burton is detained.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Martin calls Nathan one last time and apologizes for everything. He says that he'll always be watching over Nathan, who reunites with Karen and Bennett, who tells him that she has arranged for him to live with her until he graduates, at which point he can move out to attend college. Nathan thanks her and leaves with Karen for a date in the empty stadium.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-18210051776386070112011-08-17T20:35:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:43:50.257-07:00Contagion<p style="text-align: justify;">The film follows several interacting plotlines, with no single protagonist, over the course of several weeks from the initial outbreak and attempts to contain it, to panic and decay of social order, and, finally, to the introduction of a vaccine.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns from a business trip to Hong Kong, after briefly stopping in Chicago to cheat on her husband with an old flame. Two days later, she collapses with severe <span class="mw-redirect">seizures</span> in her suburban Minneapolis home. Her husband, Mitch Emhoff (Matt Damon), rushes her to the hospital, but she dies from an unknown disease. Mitch returns home and finds that his stepson, Clark, has also died from similar symptoms. Mitch is put in isolation but turns out to be immune to the disease. He and his daughter attempt to flee the city, but a quarantine has been imposed, and they are forced to return to their home to face a decaying social order and rampant looting of stores and homes. Mitch struggles to give his daughter, who has a lengthy wait for a vaccination and is thus quarantined to their house, a sense of normality while trying to come to terms with his own loss. For prom night, he decorates the living room and invites his daughter's boyfriend, who got vaccinated in the meantime.</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9bzZ4wYQUk8eSQuJ78SxbvDOtxeRDiEBBAI4LQRe2LpUQVG6G5x_5qPywO4z0-ngeKM7Adb8ZN6oBy_YKAef-cb1Mtc4udR2i1ylaaibKuhUbpJJ5i4I1pfZFiVg8ATvZ-ZRlH4nkIgw/s1600/Contagion+09.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9bzZ4wYQUk8eSQuJ78SxbvDOtxeRDiEBBAI4LQRe2LpUQVG6G5x_5qPywO4z0-ngeKM7Adb8ZN6oBy_YKAef-cb1Mtc4udR2i1ylaaibKuhUbpJJ5i4I1pfZFiVg8ATvZ-ZRlH4nkIgw/s200/Contagion+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042835026475506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvX3QWYod8eeQ7ozFoHUvC604I70E86Bxn7aSWDolBnHWCSSkdxleb3v9HTITTxYEXuGRGirFYu9xzrWWQxXQMvRtwvYyOVdvbYyHkBfDcb48ImKS4j-K-sRBUHP_exJKfxZt2-FurXKE/s1600/Contagion+07.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvX3QWYod8eeQ7ozFoHUvC604I70E86Bxn7aSWDolBnHWCSSkdxleb3v9HTITTxYEXuGRGirFYu9xzrWWQxXQMvRtwvYyOVdvbYyHkBfDcb48ImKS4j-K-sRBUHP_exJKfxZt2-FurXKE/s200/Contagion+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042816246457602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDNG4Zl16ffvjoaUUUyOi1K5-lzZEFoGWbRjE_OmIyIWgnJpHWTvpvlE8qQ3e_bSLroz7YgwOAKepQ3IOpIOm5X6CyC6rwLf7BwdUJfn9uB31oprlG0SnVy5AlknIJYZueep_4pNELboW/s1600/Contagion+08.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDNG4Zl16ffvjoaUUUyOi1K5-lzZEFoGWbRjE_OmIyIWgnJpHWTvpvlE8qQ3e_bSLroz7YgwOAKepQ3IOpIOm5X6CyC6rwLf7BwdUJfn9uB31oprlG0SnVy5AlknIJYZueep_4pNELboW/s200/Contagion+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042831269041090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In Atlanta, representatives from the <span class="mw-redirect">Department of Homeland Security</span> meet with Dr. Ellis Cheever (Laurence Fishburne) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and express fears that the disease is a <span class="mw-redirect">bioweapon</span> intended to cause terror over the Thanksgiving weekend. Cheever sends Dr. Erin Mears (Kate Winslet), an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, to Minneapolis to begin the investigation and traceback. Dr. Mears has to negotiate with local bureaucrats reluctant to commit resources and becomes infected with the disease while staying at her hotel. The Minnesota National Guard arrives to quarantine the city, and a badly deteriorating Dr. Mears is moved to the field medical station she helped set up, where she later dies.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEMjsf0O8PbcgZdPl4bfHly5xgBzZRVbTxjPKk1aioHELxPtm52AEZwLC3-SSk2A_r-9nk-8f-nPVc9Leva-TLUJFM9olnL_PCsFZXfe-E1Z8vV9sCFXwVWafVNyohooAsx0_E-HLCN-9/s1600/Contagion+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEMjsf0O8PbcgZdPl4bfHly5xgBzZRVbTxjPKk1aioHELxPtm52AEZwLC3-SSk2A_r-9nk-8f-nPVc9Leva-TLUJFM9olnL_PCsFZXfe-E1Z8vV9sCFXwVWafVNyohooAsx0_E-HLCN-9/s200/Contagion+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042814812618130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikchsFyNVopagEG4tMgfWFsi9iI8y9dYnI51RXk1LJQko2_OktCNtU-oE6C-7mkfc3Ey8Zc9JGPwGG4exK-cV75pAa_P_T0ERxQJgHa2RcZCR9nDIHiUGLK6WUxMDqESnEVnkcYgfL_GTw/s1600/Contagion+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikchsFyNVopagEG4tMgfWFsi9iI8y9dYnI51RXk1LJQko2_OktCNtU-oE6C-7mkfc3Ey8Zc9JGPwGG4exK-cV75pAa_P_T0ERxQJgHa2RcZCR9nDIHiUGLK6WUxMDqESnEVnkcYgfL_GTw/s200/Contagion+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042622484657730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Investigations into cures via treatment protocols or vaccines initially prove fruitless as scientists cannot find a cell line to culture the MEV-1 virus. Professor Ian Sussman (Elliott Gould) violates orders from CDC scientist Dr. Ally Hextall (Jennifer Ehle) to destroy his samples and identifies a line of bat cells that will support research of a vaccine. At the CDC, Dr. Hextall uses this breakthrough to begin to characterize the properties of the virus, which turns out to have a mix of genetic material from bat and pig viruses and appears to spread via fomites with a basic reproduction number of two.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFkmR7tRlUJCa0-BAgozzbOP_5-ebKVJx1RNw26ahEZMc42jHN10USIArUJ4f_U490MPI3N8b1qgT8UCjVN9ka5V8yatIvT-oxALCrCcmjAq1n0U54VqmIvOmJiKkR8x1zFCfmtS7XymW/s1600/Contagion+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFkmR7tRlUJCa0-BAgozzbOP_5-ebKVJx1RNw26ahEZMc42jHN10USIArUJ4f_U490MPI3N8b1qgT8UCjVN9ka5V8yatIvT-oxALCrCcmjAq1n0U54VqmIvOmJiKkR8x1zFCfmtS7XymW/s200/Contagion+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042621307983602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7UtWo9a622v00f4Br0TtrM1LoU1I077orwlbT4VAWX6ndtSLe1mdQuD_zlRUChFgAXj8zQryzSzty6_umKfT_l-GtCgzscXOL97Kg9SzxOdoaYNvRcbO0U85Q0vBHoN3Mo-5LThS8BEZ/s1600/Contagion+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7UtWo9a622v00f4Br0TtrM1LoU1I077orwlbT4VAWX6ndtSLe1mdQuD_zlRUChFgAXj8zQryzSzty6_umKfT_l-GtCgzscXOL97Kg9SzxOdoaYNvRcbO0U85Q0vBHoN3Mo-5LThS8BEZ/s200/Contagion+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042612134012002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">A conspiratorially-minded freelance journalist named Alan Krumwiede (Jude Law) posts video blogs, claiming that he has recovered from his sickness using a <span class="mw-redirect">homeopathic</span> cure based on <i>forsythia</i>. Panicked people attempting to obtain forsythia overwhelm pharmacies and also accelerate the contagion as infected and healthy people congregate. Krumwiede leaps to national attention and, during a television interview, accuses Dr. Cheever of informing friends and family to leave Chicago before a quarantine is imposed. It is later revealed Krumwiede was never sick but was attempting to boost demand on behalf of investors in the companies producing and distributing the treatment.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Hextall identifies a potential vaccine, using an attenuated (live) virus. Because of the difficulties of human subjects testing, she follows the precedent of other vaccine researchers and inoculates herself first. Hextall visits her gravely-ill father in the hospital to expose herself to the virus and test the vaccine. Production of the vaccine is rapidly ramped up, and the CDC awards vaccinations via a random lottery based on birth dates for one full year until every survivor is vaccinated. Dr. Cheever, remorseful about the deaths that his delayed action indirectly caused, gave his fast-tracked vaccination to the son of a janitor (John Hawkes) he works with at the disease center.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPGOT2qLV8BnRH6mizPCR5q6VEu6jE7-8DuCeZcV2bYHSVXmmscYi_Elyn0oXu7B1Z5KIOhRTm9RzAcUCB4b8MRoJv7SwHJXl51RlWSNxIpkCcFf3JEKsorq3V0PDSYtW-bccm2nLm8Ei/s1600/Contagion+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPGOT2qLV8BnRH6mizPCR5q6VEu6jE7-8DuCeZcV2bYHSVXmmscYi_Elyn0oXu7B1Z5KIOhRTm9RzAcUCB4b8MRoJv7SwHJXl51RlWSNxIpkCcFf3JEKsorq3V0PDSYtW-bccm2nLm8Ei/s200/Contagion+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042613238841826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-WYeFCY1OHAkdUr_m0SGjhetABrGH-9oKzYcLWB0bsaAwopMJLY6wAEylpxxJk7P1OwFAs1pG7K1utxqzsaf6eO_7wrx9vJgCaes0_d2B80SsAxATNUSlGEsF78pwdinGM2LnlioOD1U/s1600/Contagion+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-WYeFCY1OHAkdUr_m0SGjhetABrGH-9oKzYcLWB0bsaAwopMJLY6wAEylpxxJk7P1OwFAs1pG7K1utxqzsaf6eO_7wrx9vJgCaes0_d2B80SsAxATNUSlGEsF78pwdinGM2LnlioOD1U/s200/Contagion+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665042623610558674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Leonora Orantes (Marion Cotillard) is a World Health Organization epidemiologist who traveled to Hong Kong to find out where the sickness originated. While there, she identifies Emhoff as patient zero. Epidemiologist Sun Feng (Chin Han) kidnapps Orantes to use her as leverage to obtain the first vaccines for his village. After the vaccines arrive, Feng exchanges Orantes for the vaccines, which turn out to be placebos. Orantes rushes to notify the villagers.<br /><br />The film concludes by showing how the virus originated. Emhoff's Minneapolis-based mining corporation is actively clearing jungle, and a bulldozer knocks over a palm tree in which bats were nesting. They fly out, and one bat, the vector, lands on a banana plant, eating a chunk of banana. Not having its tree to return to, the bat flies to a nearby hog building, where it drops the banana into a pig sty, where a pig eats it. The pig is then sold and slaughtered and is shown being prepared by a chef in the Macau casino Beth Emhoff was in. The chef smears the pig's blood on his apron but does not wash his hands before shaking Beth's hand, thereby infecting her with the disease.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-49018244228365106922011-08-15T05:55:00.000-07:002011-09-15T06:07:36.731-07:00Colombiana<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Colombiana</i> is a 2011 French-American action film co-written (with Robert Mark Kamen) and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton. The film stars <span class="mw-redirect">Zoë Saldana</span> and Michael Vartan.<sup id="cite_ref-hollywoodreporter_3-0" class="reference"><span></span><span></span></sup> The film was released in France on 27 July 2011; in the USA on 26 August 2011 and in the UK on 9 September 2011.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eoQYismNghCBIhw_y7qtDHwCT_e3EVYC6n3yyPmIVTRDlbSmffvadULMiFYLrcsso_JHWBaraxjP58bucTjO4bqrHkX-Fw-GZ-tH5l_EO977Ac8LMLPx2sAtoOlH8UcHFW5AwpVg9FnF/s1600/Colombiana+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eoQYismNghCBIhw_y7qtDHwCT_e3EVYC6n3yyPmIVTRDlbSmffvadULMiFYLrcsso_JHWBaraxjP58bucTjO4bqrHkX-Fw-GZ-tH5l_EO977Ac8LMLPx2sAtoOlH8UcHFW5AwpVg9FnF/s200/Colombiana+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652571803390776066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mZFKDRhg-YlzJRKLpolGs6vh74LdmEj00mG-jPybHYi9EFpM_DghiU_pvzNluZ-IF4csH5uT0eX0tnrHAfbt_SJvBiVYJVaoJblzciXo7jGzv3DqjYPq0CFm-CPP_IZGeo-A1FI1RkxZ/s1600/Colombiana+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mZFKDRhg-YlzJRKLpolGs6vh74LdmEj00mG-jPybHYi9EFpM_DghiU_pvzNluZ-IF4csH5uT0eX0tnrHAfbt_SJvBiVYJVaoJblzciXo7jGzv3DqjYPq0CFm-CPP_IZGeo-A1FI1RkxZ/s200/Colombiana+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652571762539523282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The film begins in Bogota, where Cataleya's father, Fabio, is having a secret meeting with Marcos, a drug lord to pay off his remaining debt. Once the meeting is over. Fabio, however, learns that Marcos is putting a hit out on him and his family for a valuable item he holds and that Marcos wants.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Fabio rushes home and warns Alicia, his wife, that Marcos is coming after them. While Alicia packs some of their belongings, Fabio hands Cataleya an address book, which should lead her to an airport security office, just in case. Fabio hands Cataleya the item that Marco wants, telling her not to lose it and to give it to the Ambassador so that she can get a US passport. He also tells Cataylea to meet up with her uncle, who will take care of her. His last words to Catayela is, "Never Forget Where You Came From."</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Soon, Marcos and his goon squad arrive at Fabio's residence. Emilio, Alicia and Cataleya try to escape, but the house is surrounded. Before the gun fight begins, Fabio has Alicia grab his gun from the bedroom and Fabio kisses Cataleya one last time. Marcos gives his men the go ahead and the gunfight commence. Fabio grabs his gun and Alicia grabs a double barrel shotgun. The parents have Cataleya sit on the kitchen table and to not move . . . no matter what . . . knowing the men aren't going to harm her . . . they want Fabio and Alicia. Cataleya witnesses both her parents gunned down quickly. She sits there, terrified, but not making a single sound.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kwu3Oh9DByNelkew0fhzpniNPu-F19-3l6jXhYJC11FHkaEeTMAfNorENsXEjr85JpvZJq03Q9C7beHOMJkexDbwY7D6ZGycEKOmyMLDrf9VmqkRdq_yuMu3gjvE6HVbH21YYGUZZkSA/s1600/Colombiana+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kwu3Oh9DByNelkew0fhzpniNPu-F19-3l6jXhYJC11FHkaEeTMAfNorENsXEjr85JpvZJq03Q9C7beHOMJkexDbwY7D6ZGycEKOmyMLDrf9VmqkRdq_yuMu3gjvE6HVbH21YYGUZZkSA/s200/Colombiana+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652571681368140322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOoZtmAWpkyDBeSel42Q4o8js-KNuLXWK2yLbdsbCRq6yS-5IiQmAlNWHLEjuhy0_swfs97EG1jNWpNCqZoSwfv1-Y1jWyHefOtLZ3xrNVka8Vs8jlPTfDo8X3snkjJ69wwimDor-wEUy/s1600/Colombiana+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOoZtmAWpkyDBeSel42Q4o8js-KNuLXWK2yLbdsbCRq6yS-5IiQmAlNWHLEjuhy0_swfs97EG1jNWpNCqZoSwfv1-Y1jWyHefOtLZ3xrNVka8Vs8jlPTfDo8X3snkjJ69wwimDor-wEUy/s200/Colombiana+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652571598719653490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Marcos locates Cataleya and tells her that he's a good man and he killed her father because he betrayed him. Marcos knows that Cataleya knows the whereabouts of the unknown item and offers to let her go unharmed if she gets him want he wants. Cataleya, with her hands underneath the table, takes out a kitchen knife and stabs Marcos in the hand with it. She runs through the street of Bogota and is able to slip away by going inside the water sewer.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">She then uses the address book her father gave her and goes to the Ambassador's office. Cataleya vomits out the valuable information Marcos was looking for, which she swallowed before entering the water sewer. In exchange for this, they give her a US passport and she takes the first flight to America. At the airport, Department of Social Services guides Cataleya. Cataleya pretends to want to use the bathroom and escapes to her uncle, Emilio. Upon meeting her uncle in a hide-out, they embrace each other with tears rolling down from their eyes in remembrance of Cataleya's loss.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kwOJyX9KbYDrgfx1mZQqPEKrSccLFKaCCEYk6dDcx2QEuCd6V7pdHLs-MOEFCAkd6kKfB9XYLO-ZdHzYrrrhfJsUWGJY8LhQLBf4_Q7lHX9zrs4FoFkawwQMNuaMwdOsBBpzQve83GDG/s1600/Colombiana+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kwOJyX9KbYDrgfx1mZQqPEKrSccLFKaCCEYk6dDcx2QEuCd6V7pdHLs-MOEFCAkd6kKfB9XYLO-ZdHzYrrrhfJsUWGJY8LhQLBf4_Q7lHX9zrs4FoFkawwQMNuaMwdOsBBpzQve83GDG/s200/Colombiana+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652571475869541234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaw8GJrCa5KHsT6pUNFLUN3pEHs_jmAqYBIGRnHVZMZpxbQx5o3T6iLF6Ep5kFnvY1GgPraCRkitIuHnhFSwbiXNTXkjsgDxzhQC1fgpGaEi0OXdZvtmqlpZi4S0H3ItXzjVv39aGBN2QL/s1600/Colombiana+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaw8GJrCa5KHsT6pUNFLUN3pEHs_jmAqYBIGRnHVZMZpxbQx5o3T6iLF6Ep5kFnvY1GgPraCRkitIuHnhFSwbiXNTXkjsgDxzhQC1fgpGaEi0OXdZvtmqlpZi4S0H3ItXzjVv39aGBN2QL/s200/Colombiana+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652571353508717522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>The next day, Catayela and her Uncle talk about Catayela's dreams. Catalyea, at first, wanted to be a designer artist. But because of her parents' death, Cataleya presents a strange request to her uncle; she wants him to help her become a killer. At first her uncle disregards the idea and enrolls her to a public school.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Catayela berates her uncle for not taking her seriously and says if he won't teach her how to be a killer, she'll find someone else to. Her uncle shows Catayela a demonstration by pulling out his Beretta and firing at a random driver, who slams into a water hydrate. Catayela's uncle tells her if she wants to be a killer, she has to be smart, be psychological, know your surroundings, otherwise, he says, she'll end up dead within 3 years. He makes her a deal. She goes to school, he teaches her how to be an assassin.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">15 years later Cateleya works for her uncle as a hit man. She knows how to get in and out without being detected, has amazing fighting skills and is good with any weapon. She leads a quiet double life with an artist boyfriend,</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">She begins to leave marks on her victims, in hopes it would draw the gangster that killed her parents. Then an FBI agent begins to close in on her.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-1416298400033866212011-08-07T20:08:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:16:25.124-07:00The Smurfs<div style="text-align: justify;">The Smurfs get ready for the <span class="mw-redirect">Blue Moon</span> Festival. In his home, Papa Smurf sees a vision of the Smurfs in cages, Clumsy Smurf holding a dragon wand, and Gargamel being powerful. He refuses to allow Clumsy to pick Smurf Roots, but Clumsy disobeys Papa Smurf and does it anyway. However, Gargamel and Azrael see him and follow him into the village. The Smurfs all flee, and Clumsy runs into a forbidden cave. Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Grouchy, Brainy and Gutsy notice this and hurry after him. They find him at the edge of a cliff, and while trying to help him up, they are sucked into a gigantic vortex, leading to New York City. Patrick and Grace, a married and expectant couple and their <span class="mw-redirect">Basset hound</span> Elway, befriend them and allow them to stay in their apartment.</div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0S9JXyHQq5UsJwv20vI1ASKsHIP2maGM_SBjQIxdmiTuIa6ksb5zg60aT-LsJAjiGF6vgP_7aENEG5wuV0V7gZXhrVGpgzrKqwZv2NwoXdYhKMfhCN6ShRS3opD0n1K1Wu1Vuezm1ziz/s1600/The+Smurfs+07.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0S9JXyHQq5UsJwv20vI1ASKsHIP2maGM_SBjQIxdmiTuIa6ksb5zg60aT-LsJAjiGF6vgP_7aENEG5wuV0V7gZXhrVGpgzrKqwZv2NwoXdYhKMfhCN6ShRS3opD0n1K1Wu1Vuezm1ziz/s200/The+Smurfs+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035366631353298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtZCMCVl25q2IpB7qcya1Uhk1KKH-DM1dSHt-_Qx2pqonb5T1GfnqdkitxhoQQfz2MLaWH3zUSt3TsvgOdxGZ8NomPHG1NyeSIVkYsCUEHn7wyrdzGo5IQKRZ9yxOjCk4hoR3ZIrRJZgv/s1600/The+Smurfs+08.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtZCMCVl25q2IpB7qcya1Uhk1KKH-DM1dSHt-_Qx2pqonb5T1GfnqdkitxhoQQfz2MLaWH3zUSt3TsvgOdxGZ8NomPHG1NyeSIVkYsCUEHn7wyrdzGo5IQKRZ9yxOjCk4hoR3ZIrRJZgv/s200/The+Smurfs+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035370773733138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6NXzv2AcRiB4bE7xcdZn_v1YdO2H9jyZD6vCtsMA3wnamJyIxUlRWPaGvXsopGllzoHlnGMSvHcOEsuFlfdXnVtlc0Wdt9eF5Vo2i_LgvZrmNip9D-QbuJTsI5rOMc-4czP690eUd5o9/s1600/The+Smurfs+06.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6NXzv2AcRiB4bE7xcdZn_v1YdO2H9jyZD6vCtsMA3wnamJyIxUlRWPaGvXsopGllzoHlnGMSvHcOEsuFlfdXnVtlc0Wdt9eF5Vo2i_LgvZrmNip9D-QbuJTsI5rOMc-4czP690eUd5o9/s200/The+Smurfs+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035359894968690" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Papa Smurf learns that he will be able to get them all home in a couple nights. But first, he must figure out the spell to do so. Patrick tells them that there is an old book store in the city, and they head there to get a spell book. After lots of searching, they find one of their own comic books, containing the spell. Gargamel hears where they are, so he sneaks into the book store and finds a dragon wand, which he then steals. He uses the dragon wand to abduct Papa Smurf. The Smurfs promise Papa Smurf that they won't try to save him. However, Clumsy stayed behind with Grace and Elway, so he plans a rescue, along with Patrick. The other Smurfs agree to help. Meanwhile, Gargamel is going to remove the "Smurf essence" from Papa Smurf and charge it into the dragon wand, which would make him more powerful than anything else in the world.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64jXhw1LcHBDo1Fk9wBwkOH1DMaYbP1tB6U3qiKNBPmY9Vfu7WlA-HFxMo1hRfrbn5Ehwz-wqUPn_8mVbKdOQbcgELbWt8WEGKfNN4ltJT3MjXs8cbhhkppSLkpQBo_MoT_59phgvWoma/s1600/The+Smurfs+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64jXhw1LcHBDo1Fk9wBwkOH1DMaYbP1tB6U3qiKNBPmY9Vfu7WlA-HFxMo1hRfrbn5Ehwz-wqUPn_8mVbKdOQbcgELbWt8WEGKfNN4ltJT3MjXs8cbhhkppSLkpQBo_MoT_59phgvWoma/s200/The+Smurfs+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035216307928482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PWf52e9jNPEUdwDtujdpA5egB37jh4ey6hBoL7qIqRmW0oNTTo-atEd8zKgIfq2-p1cxm-EoMDWGlismynhs3gs8kIUPoUmZzxg2hsJSi8h4P5FIFNgxeJNxpa1qtsVwAPmoPh8soa0V/s1600/The+Smurfs+09.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PWf52e9jNPEUdwDtujdpA5egB37jh4ey6hBoL7qIqRmW0oNTTo-atEd8zKgIfq2-p1cxm-EoMDWGlismynhs3gs8kIUPoUmZzxg2hsJSi8h4P5FIFNgxeJNxpa1qtsVwAPmoPh8soa0V/s200/The+Smurfs+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035374144323090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Patrick and the Smurfs battle Gargamel while Smurfette fights Azrael and saves Papa Smurf. They, too, join the fight. Also, Brainy reads the spell and opens up the portal, allowing him to go home and round up his friends. Gargamel captures Papa Smurf again and throws him into the air, but Patrick catches him. Right before Gargamel can destroy them both, Gutsy knocks the dragon wand out of his hand. Clumsy tries to catch it, and Papa Smurf believes that he will fail, but, much to everyone's surprise, he manages to catch it. Without his dragon wand, Gargamel is powerless, and Papa Smurf destroys the wand once and for all, and the Smurfs return home safe and sound. Patrick and Grace have a baby boy, whom they name Blue to honor the Smurfs, and the Smurfs rebuild their houses to look like what humans have.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvV01TwLWaoQ5jE_ka6vlQWiG8JC5a56gktOXOS_iP8kYLyNFxmbwjbNBHH1sZt6_g6ZHyZTtuk6Y8d89egC5cEYmXdekxEXqhzWp9CwGhRqyc7DbMf3GyItwL6IMzjAXSGf-rB2wfgAJB/s1600/The+Smurfs+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvV01TwLWaoQ5jE_ka6vlQWiG8JC5a56gktOXOS_iP8kYLyNFxmbwjbNBHH1sZt6_g6ZHyZTtuk6Y8d89egC5cEYmXdekxEXqhzWp9CwGhRqyc7DbMf3GyItwL6IMzjAXSGf-rB2wfgAJB/s200/The+Smurfs+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035207425232466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQYJXzwkWs73VXP9rVCkVIGd7CfXNQ7BrLsBO6WW4UQXdysAYR_dDIiuacYoM3x0ozMcJ21mxy9835acDVVVyT2VIia4nYr8o0-nhhQVHjq8bZjRiXdDn4JWfOsGFsu_xXVxoL5G80haF/s1600/The+Smurfs+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQYJXzwkWs73VXP9rVCkVIGd7CfXNQ7BrLsBO6WW4UQXdysAYR_dDIiuacYoM3x0ozMcJ21mxy9835acDVVVyT2VIia4nYr8o0-nhhQVHjq8bZjRiXdDn4JWfOsGFsu_xXVxoL5G80haF/s200/The+Smurfs+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035212841167282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D family film based on The Smurfs comic book series created by Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned. It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays, and Sofía Vergara. It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation and in The Smurfs trilogy.<sup id="cite_ref-info_2-0" class="reference"><span></span></sup> During early production the film was known as The Smurfs Movie.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">After five years of negotiations, Jordan Kerner bought the rights in 2002 and was in development with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008. Filming began in March 2010 in New York.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO37RYK_GJTvzpH-kLmSB2255NIPq87zyKXzllUYBji6z-Zb9bgwPz5e3KUZU5UIU-SpTMWxZ9-aahqBhWtZeo3RhnskBHIvpHgh_brfrvsT2QBLu9hNBGeo5ED0XU0v21DWght-u0sgZ/s1600/The+Smurfs+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO37RYK_GJTvzpH-kLmSB2255NIPq87zyKXzllUYBji6z-Zb9bgwPz5e3KUZU5UIU-SpTMWxZ9-aahqBhWtZeo3RhnskBHIvpHgh_brfrvsT2QBLu9hNBGeo5ED0XU0v21DWght-u0sgZ/s200/The+Smurfs+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035201217159794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7_o4mG5DkVMRb4J2oYWT8hGb9PgGqSiWOkJ558nBZDxuyX0mWO0d9r72u60KZfA_lmS3_vvztUjxDczZU05CPN-beurD3dOfPTx9YkMiFZk9on755rGEOI-KNRYoRECVCNavgcqmWub0/s1600/The+Smurfs+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7_o4mG5DkVMRb4J2oYWT8hGb9PgGqSiWOkJ558nBZDxuyX0mWO0d9r72u60KZfA_lmS3_vvztUjxDczZU05CPN-beurD3dOfPTx9YkMiFZk9on755rGEOI-KNRYoRECVCNavgcqmWub0/s200/The+Smurfs+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665035196940094498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After having the release date changed three times, Columbia Pictures released <i>The Smurfs</i> on July 29, 2011. Box office analysts initially predicted the film would tie with <i><span class="mw-redirect">Cowboys & Aliens</span></i>, but <i>The Smurfs</i> ultimately came in second grossing $35.6 million against <i>Cowboys & Aliens</i><span style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s $36.4 million. <i>The Smurfs</i> received generally negative reviews from film critics but has been a box office success, and CinemaScore polls showed a positive score from audience voters. <i></i><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-80552750893150765312011-07-24T22:12:00.000-07:002011-07-24T22:28:06.394-07:00Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part2<div style="text-align: justify;">After burying Dobby at the garden of the Shell cottage, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) convinces Griphook to help them get to Lestranges vault in Gringott's, to retrieve one of Voldemort's Horcruxes in exchange for Godric Gryffindor's Sword. Meanwhile, Ollivander, the Wandmaker warns Harry that he won't stand a chance with Voldemort who has the Elder Wand. They arrived in Gringotts, Hermione (Emma Watson) disguised as Bellatrix, using a Polyjuice Potion, Ron (Rupert Grint) disguised as a random wizard while Harry and Griphook go under the Invisibility Cloak.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02GaJYkiEWzonBbF5_J3r2Tn9cvQiLCtgo2lodrCR54Ufiecez7a6ieXOorWCs4X3br1FqbjXQE_MWl-ji-AdnSGX8LLAKYVYWrZdfcrCUVJH0DMHbJtsqe9dIqB6T7i16HzKgTxOqG-V/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+10.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02GaJYkiEWzonBbF5_J3r2Tn9cvQiLCtgo2lodrCR54Ufiecez7a6ieXOorWCs4X3br1FqbjXQE_MWl-ji-AdnSGX8LLAKYVYWrZdfcrCUVJH0DMHbJtsqe9dIqB6T7i16HzKgTxOqG-V/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156584076955410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1aV0e8dRiBAROV_6MD-cJhqjPo9cCZS77WyDCA64Xng7GE8tqCRcyotgSZAX1K7BHBnK33McFl1fbkbmRosp0xwUOPAht9qyygMp4f3XqNtDJNQiDIUkIoMdsC_DApH5DCrqawAHIsVH/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+09.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1aV0e8dRiBAROV_6MD-cJhqjPo9cCZS77WyDCA64Xng7GE8tqCRcyotgSZAX1K7BHBnK33McFl1fbkbmRosp0xwUOPAht9qyygMp4f3XqNtDJNQiDIUkIoMdsC_DApH5DCrqawAHIsVH/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156584387952818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTDieFT_AJToOcsEpAFNx6bLW56Tvll_sUIbWeppTjz-9YkuXzj_HkehfXBb5h4_w6VvhfLd8dyW5dF6QgNm1BoL-tDHSMTL_zIA8iw_TpYK7pJ6WjH92haFmJNChpmlkWGbvSVXb85jJ/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+11.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTDieFT_AJToOcsEpAFNx6bLW56Tvll_sUIbWeppTjz-9YkuXzj_HkehfXBb5h4_w6VvhfLd8dyW5dF6QgNm1BoL-tDHSMTL_zIA8iw_TpYK7pJ6WjH92haFmJNChpmlkWGbvSVXb85jJ/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156661086162098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With the help of Imperius curse, they manage to get to the carts that take them down to the vaults, but when their cover is blown, Gringott's security attacks them. They manage to get to Lestrange's vault and finds the Horcrux, Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, at which Griphook betrays them and flees with the sword yelling "Thieves! Thieves!". Harry grabs the Horcrux and the trio escape using a captive dragon. As they swim ashore of a lake, after jumping off the dragon, Harry has a vision about Voldemort receiving the news that the Horcrux was stolen. Harry sees that Voldemort is angry and scared. Voldemort kills the goblins, including Griphook, that bring him the news. Harry also sees that the next Horcrux is related to Rowena Ravenclaw, and is in Hogwarts castle.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cULAdOwRbvmvndYyBmZiADTnDxfNkH_cB3xfp7JjlDGIfSaZKm4gYii_GeV72h1qh-xxmKs51-lAPCbllR9JmXXw5nSi7s8TyJ-4RCFrY_HC5TOp7Cnso6iMoF9wxl4c3rRLCijvHHEy/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+08.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cULAdOwRbvmvndYyBmZiADTnDxfNkH_cB3xfp7JjlDGIfSaZKm4gYii_GeV72h1qh-xxmKs51-lAPCbllR9JmXXw5nSi7s8TyJ-4RCFrY_HC5TOp7Cnso6iMoF9wxl4c3rRLCijvHHEy/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156580609019522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_abiVwXpqz0zqpCE2ZVgsb4HrAA-Z0LXLRpa-EUzTuM3WWkcnpnVIgrho4NPPWqh9Y6Z_TXs-4rtIrwQ-LfyWk_MRVtKUHAV_xpn0E-yS9RaAg3tjOt2GX9UumRK4K13dDQAXLq-H5yo/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+07.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_abiVwXpqz0zqpCE2ZVgsb4HrAA-Z0LXLRpa-EUzTuM3WWkcnpnVIgrho4NPPWqh9Y6Z_TXs-4rtIrwQ-LfyWk_MRVtKUHAV_xpn0E-yS9RaAg3tjOt2GX9UumRK4K13dDQAXLq-H5yo/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156579143834978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The three Apparate to Hogsmeade in hopes of sneaking into the school but a Caterwauling charm is set off that warns the Death Eater's of the trio's arrival. They are saved by Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus's brother, who Harry has seen through the mirror that he has. The trio use a passageway to Hogwarts provided by Aberforth, with Neville Longbottom leading the way. The group arrives at the Room of Requirement where Dumbledore's Army made a resistance from Snape's regime. As headmaster, Snape has turned Hogwarts into a lifeless prison. Harry confronts him in front of the entire school by saying, "How dare you stand where he stood. Tell them how it happened that night. How you looked him in the eye, a man who trusted you, and killed him" (referring to Albus Dumbledore). Minerva McGonagall intervenes and fights Severus, who flees to his master. Meanwhile, Voldemort has summoned his army and surrounds Hogwarts.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQimwywbpn5LSz4srdQDoUL6cbMRzJh0M6JhirGrWdvJJorqX0fjdDeWzjyjm5NOFXv57xPEhRV-17-ruRviZk134GlyFwyOOb_7LgoESLxa_0qxuivo9-4h7xnAJQuCjOZcr53lkMzYt/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQimwywbpn5LSz4srdQDoUL6cbMRzJh0M6JhirGrWdvJJorqX0fjdDeWzjyjm5NOFXv57xPEhRV-17-ruRviZk134GlyFwyOOb_7LgoESLxa_0qxuivo9-4h7xnAJQuCjOZcr53lkMzYt/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156471025645634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtja-jCEefoJTNe2C785vydyIVX-AaIPjljWWYFRLCQELWxlf4koO2qKLGuCpmSiOL54_QkX4HOxV_epwZGbnc1buzPWpyuFWcJY-SbCVvRxDUUsuGg0ecjKXmblIGqB4G2RHYfOQ7M0nX/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtja-jCEefoJTNe2C785vydyIVX-AaIPjljWWYFRLCQELWxlf4koO2qKLGuCpmSiOL54_QkX4HOxV_epwZGbnc1buzPWpyuFWcJY-SbCVvRxDUUsuGg0ecjKXmblIGqB4G2RHYfOQ7M0nX/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156575617102354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">McGonagall and the other Hogwarts staff made a barrier to keep the school safe from any attack. Hermione and Ron go to the Chamber of Secrets to get a basilisk fang (which can destroy Horcruxes), destroy Hufflepuff's Cup, and share their first kiss. Harry, with the help of Rowena Ravenclaw's ghost daughter, Helena, finds out that the Ravenclaw Diadem was hidden, by Voldemort, in the Room of Requirement. He goes there, but is confronted by Malfoy and friends. When one of Malfoy's cohorts creates an unstoppable fire (and perishes due to it), Harry, Ron and Hermione rush to escape on brooms. They save Malfoy and his other friend on the way. They destroy the diadem using a basilisk fang, and the fire. Voldemort uses the Elder Wand to destroy the shield around Hogwarts. Voldemort and Snape then meet in the boat house, where Voldemort tells Snape that the Elder Wand is not truly his, because he is not the master of it; that Snape is the master of the wand because Snape killed Dumbledore, the previous master. So, Voldemort attacks Snape, and then orders Nagini to kill him.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxSOLZj4vFcgMpQ97hwGek_zWKsSvLvUXmRzCVKBFy6XlLJpld0T1Ik_HpCRXIOpcf9Nt7NgrBQOV71zWfzzIhXiQ_7LVGcvCZWhiF0H_30BkeMIiB_iwdt002M1iKMZOpq4tqH_4GZAI/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxSOLZj4vFcgMpQ97hwGek_zWKsSvLvUXmRzCVKBFy6XlLJpld0T1Ik_HpCRXIOpcf9Nt7NgrBQOV71zWfzzIhXiQ_7LVGcvCZWhiF0H_30BkeMIiB_iwdt002M1iKMZOpq4tqH_4GZAI/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156469034539586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANSeIoIPFzG7vqtPuQMSchyphenhyphenTSkWHW9iSrv_CbTV7ThUnK3pwB3HLlduUGVp6QOHUvmZdlTB8oEzCSrygXnmuYL2wpbqLL4KkiRIQbVle6I1BB0Jwre1qDR_TWoUu3P8o2tCUlaOIU6DtD/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANSeIoIPFzG7vqtPuQMSchyphenhyphenTSkWHW9iSrv_CbTV7ThUnK3pwB3HLlduUGVp6QOHUvmZdlTB8oEzCSrygXnmuYL2wpbqLL4KkiRIQbVle6I1BB0Jwre1qDR_TWoUu3P8o2tCUlaOIU6DtD/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156464611996594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Harry had been looking into Voldemort's mind to see where he was, and so knew that he was in the boathouse. Harry, Ron and Hermione witness all of this, and when Voldemort disapparates, go into the boathouse. Snape cries a tear of memories, and comments on how Harry has his mother's eyes, and dies. Voldemort then speaks into the minds of every person in the area. He commands his forces to retreat so that the fighters at Hogwarts can dispose of their dead with dignity. He then tells Harry that, unless he gives himself up in the Forbidden Forest, Voldemort will kill everyone who stands in his way. Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to the castle and find that Lupin, Tonks, and Fred have all died. Harry goes to the Headmaster's office, where he uses the pensive to view Snape's memories. Harry learns that Snape has been on the good side ever since Voldemort decided to kill Lily Potter (Harry's mother). Snape loved Lily almost his entire life, and promised to do anything for Dumbledore as long as he protected her. Then, when she was murdered, Snape promised to protect Harry in her place. We learn that Dumbledore had told Snape to kill him, as he would die soon anyway. We then learn that Harry is a Horcrux. Voldemort accidentally created one that fateful night at Godric's Hallow. For this reason, Harry must die.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDu0lallvyu878hg_cTuXoA7qihw5pojs5ezU4qmN3NHiBFgHk8NgLo7ScwlWGfJfG4p2Var0_VUoNnN8uINmMfZguygZTIpO75VDNtA-iokzo5oUzNeWU261PM6l9wfCwm4k_qA-BKdQ/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDu0lallvyu878hg_cTuXoA7qihw5pojs5ezU4qmN3NHiBFgHk8NgLo7ScwlWGfJfG4p2Var0_VUoNnN8uINmMfZguygZTIpO75VDNtA-iokzo5oUzNeWU261PM6l9wfCwm4k_qA-BKdQ/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156460449070402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqHUiBLNnuHHBwBbDWGquTIo-01_V5V5GupeAk4rYQhFJZG0nYj3EiUjoAwUuuSe_DuYkVrf65EOjd6Qia-s_6xjEAZmJJqxUX6_oosh7AtWhAICA5-8J7bC6G37BZ-jl0F4Pe2HzMKr7/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqHUiBLNnuHHBwBbDWGquTIo-01_V5V5GupeAk4rYQhFJZG0nYj3EiUjoAwUuuSe_DuYkVrf65EOjd6Qia-s_6xjEAZmJJqxUX6_oosh7AtWhAICA5-8J7bC6G37BZ-jl0F4Pe2HzMKr7/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows+Part2+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633156463622884546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Harry then goes to the Forbidden Forest and opens the snitch (by saying I am ready to die). The Resurrection Stone appears inside the snitch, and Harry uses it to bring back his deceased loved ones. Harry faces Voldemort uses the killing curse to kill Harry.<br /><br />Harry wakes up and talks with Dumbledore in a 'heaven-like" place. They talk a little, and Dumbledore says that Voldemort actually killed the bit of his soul that was in Harry, and not Harry himself. So, Harry decides to go back to the Forbidden Forest (his body was always there, but his consciousness was not).<br /><br />Voldemort has Narcissa Malfoy check if Harry is alive. When she reaches Harry, she finds that he is alive, and asks Harry quietly if Draco is still alive. Harry nods, and she pronounces him dead.<br /><br />Believing that he is truly dead, Voldemort's army marches down to the defenseless Hogwarts while Harry is being carried by the tied Hagrid. Voldemort torments the students and staff as they are now vulnerable and he's ready for anyone who wants to join him. Neville then gives a moving speech in which he says that although Harry is dead, the fight is not over. He then gets the sword of Gryffindor from the sorting hat. Harry reveals himself to be alive and casts a spell to Voldemort and his army. Many of the other Death Eaters flee, including the Malfoy family. Battle ensues inside the castle, and Harry and Voldemort face off and continuously cast spells at each other. On the other hand, Hermione and Ron tries to kill the last Horcrux, Nagini. However, they fail to do so. However, when the snake is about to kill them, Neville kills it by decapitating its head using the sword of Gryffindor.<br /><br />Harry and Voldemort cast spells at each other, and Voldemort's killing curse backfires, and kills him, as the Elder wand flies to Harry. Harry explains to Ron and Hermione that Draco was master of the wand, not Snape, because Draco disarmed Dumbledore before Snape killed him. Then, at Malfoy Manor, Harry disarmed Draco, making Harry the true master of the wand. Harry then snaps the wand in two, and throws it away forever.<br /><br />19 years later, Harry and Ginny are now parents and are guiding Albus Severus Potter and their other children into platform 9 3/4. When Albus is nervous about being sorted into Slytherin, Harry reveals to him that the sorting hat will take your opinion into account. The Potters meet up with Ron and Hermione (who are married) who then watch as their kids ride away on Hogwarts express. <br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-13054881263452135162011-07-01T00:59:00.000-07:002011-07-25T01:04:47.173-07:00Transformers: Dark of the Moon<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Transformers: Dark of the Moon</i> is a 2011 American science fiction-action film. It is the third film of the live-action <i>Transformers</i> film series, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to <i>Transformers</i> and <i>Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen</i> and was released on June 29, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-reldates_1-1" class="reference"><span></span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-datechange_2-1" class="reference"><span></span></sup> The film is presented in regular 2D, <span class="mw-redirect">Real D 3D</span> and <span class="mw-redirect">IMAX 3D</span>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><span></span><span></span></sup> featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 sound.<span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPP0i_2aDogyi-5yqTpki0jbUYA2b9c7q-1cMO4MijyhDK_ZqyKC4t9PcBdKXIyOVvuhxUZYBYx8EJbLdB3j79EmqKOM706NUUpZhmXzsIGY0YzbwBnMDK9jTmexNmRHn802099GNB38JB/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+07.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPP0i_2aDogyi-5yqTpki0jbUYA2b9c7q-1cMO4MijyhDK_ZqyKC4t9PcBdKXIyOVvuhxUZYBYx8EJbLdB3j79EmqKOM706NUUpZhmXzsIGY0YzbwBnMDK9jTmexNmRHn802099GNB38JB/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196986003394130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTkHP87y4UWWLbRPXda6xsDL3hLH-xnbDxI7UyeCKAgNI3SF6b70FmEMMhS1LekmoLjPP1WtNw7GEsI4qzZ5ubEHD_kagq5LskCVIY3g-ipTvuIEVcf-m8H_8CysC-NeTR9uIAhCYo4Y6/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+08.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTkHP87y4UWWLbRPXda6xsDL3hLH-xnbDxI7UyeCKAgNI3SF6b70FmEMMhS1LekmoLjPP1WtNw7GEsI4qzZ5ubEHD_kagq5LskCVIY3g-ipTvuIEVcf-m8H_8CysC-NeTR9uIAhCYo4Y6/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196993015994818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQmdp3yDdd1S3kSPNT-IijCg2xWWtLF1c18y_7o2BnLc99N5f74oOxBGmmYICbXTqixR_9LeUtsDUsJSxw6nX6Q_iZmOazxXlcKKfQoYLEBFOI5CuUDqHn4hpUXhMD334KyUzVtymRTFn/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+09.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQmdp3yDdd1S3kSPNT-IijCg2xWWtLF1c18y_7o2BnLc99N5f74oOxBGmmYICbXTqixR_9LeUtsDUsJSxw6nX6Q_iZmOazxXlcKKfQoYLEBFOI5CuUDqHn4hpUXhMD334KyUzVtymRTFn/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196991599144642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro reprise their starring roles, with Peter Cullen returning as the voice of Optimus Prime and Hugo Weaving returning as the voice of <span class="mw-redirect">Megatron</span>. Kevin Dunn, and Julie White have also reprised their roles as Sam Witwicky's parents. Ehren Kruger, who collaborated in the writing of the second film, was again involved in the writing.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY-M8sfTmozITfqZJsPAPLyJ5Gd7sxTAt7xLnSB0L6xWO_Phqg3r3EihFNCbBEWsJZIyfBm0vWjYPXCOFY_OoFK6zJIxMI42ohem6mS6eeMABy06XQQbX_kYr3dNweu4hBQ3t-TN9qJkd/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY-M8sfTmozITfqZJsPAPLyJ5Gd7sxTAt7xLnSB0L6xWO_Phqg3r3EihFNCbBEWsJZIyfBm0vWjYPXCOFY_OoFK6zJIxMI42ohem6mS6eeMABy06XQQbX_kYr3dNweu4hBQ3t-TN9qJkd/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196750132537474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaerMi_V3mAlcPamx99QWp8fzfB-6Gv-15-fWIob06pSpsQ0sph-Pp3gN6rw0oMt7vdDKpLhQa_2lFnzUOqAXxLLYQ6OOv1l66EgeA8hkvd5QHhhn1eVgPdHRAPysWtgBYHENDoLo_SiZ9/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaerMi_V3mAlcPamx99QWp8fzfB-6Gv-15-fWIob06pSpsQ0sph-Pp3gN6rw0oMt7vdDKpLhQa_2lFnzUOqAXxLLYQ6OOv1l66EgeA8hkvd5QHhhn1eVgPdHRAPysWtgBYHENDoLo_SiZ9/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196755868011458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite having been initially confirmed for the film, and with the film already into principal photography, it was announced that Megan Fox would not be reprising her role from the previous two films. With Fox's character (Mikaela Banes) being dropped, Sam was assigned a new love interest, portrayed by English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Also, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, having written the last two films, did not return for this installment in the series,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><span></span><span></span></sup> which Orci had earlier somewhat anticipated, fearing the duo would "risk getting stale".<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_slCj2VoCJ7IziMALrACjEQ_CECxVyAfomkzYP_pIopEwQEF6XgX1u-azl5to1RuAylV9co8nGN_KPDBINHAGOREJa0Y2KrdHr8wqJOCFEWU2_QMKGI6GpOtKcy2U_jYM2AgLxjbquwF6/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_slCj2VoCJ7IziMALrACjEQ_CECxVyAfomkzYP_pIopEwQEF6XgX1u-azl5to1RuAylV9co8nGN_KPDBINHAGOREJa0Y2KrdHr8wqJOCFEWU2_QMKGI6GpOtKcy2U_jYM2AgLxjbquwF6/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196751350752226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dR0BXxsa77jym6obzoeqR_kQ7xD0YpPjMwRSi6L0qNQ2w_EwEmbh7wHfrb9liat1loYJ_VFQr2kfyKw70fKQ3kBGXZFr7iEz-Hp6QJMPlb6_Rqm32ylVjqJ86rCuJ5BD7ekeArYKFTjc/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dR0BXxsa77jym6obzoeqR_kQ7xD0YpPjMwRSi6L0qNQ2w_EwEmbh7wHfrb9liat1loYJ_VFQr2kfyKw70fKQ3kBGXZFr7iEz-Hp6QJMPlb6_Rqm32ylVjqJ86rCuJ5BD7ekeArYKFTjc/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196745527540018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Bay has stated this would be his last installment in the series.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><span></span><span></span></sup> In May 2011, it was announced that Paramount Pictures had bumped <i>Transformers: Dark of the Moon</i><span style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s release date of July 1, 2011, two days earlier, June 29, in order to receive an early response to footage.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><span></span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><span></span></sup> The film was then released one day earlier, June 28, in select 3D and IMAX theatres, nationwide.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><span></span></sup><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cFTTK_QAtOljPQ-805TDNbxtU5z8zTj4RRaDr2u3Q_ORRQIqQfe5vTNlpvbgDfG8aVmNDCkU02nu_O0XSz7REAtl4KP7l8R48HoJteF_W8bCp60a28-SMC9kZ1lDOCvZGFEqYTwUT2Yf/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cFTTK_QAtOljPQ-805TDNbxtU5z8zTj4RRaDr2u3Q_ORRQIqQfe5vTNlpvbgDfG8aVmNDCkU02nu_O0XSz7REAtl4KP7l8R48HoJteF_W8bCp60a28-SMC9kZ1lDOCvZGFEqYTwUT2Yf/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196981642507218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqApxYlWDxGi2jjjjctL05NZaP3wLRC9sSAk3PiN_h_KiSPUynhH8RDK_JjrjhhVmxsdzgsXZnqAFB_lhjf5jFzQjs_-ORvneW9v-4d8OFoZSOQURTPjTqUvp1dVWZa5jK3i5G407zLrw/s1600/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqApxYlWDxGi2jjjjctL05NZaP3wLRC9sSAk3PiN_h_KiSPUynhH8RDK_JjrjhhVmxsdzgsXZnqAFB_lhjf5jFzQjs_-ORvneW9v-4d8OFoZSOQURTPjTqUvp1dVWZa5jK3i5G407zLrw/s200/Transformers+Dark+of+the+Moon+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633196754270367538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The film is currently the 2nd highest grossing film of 2011 (behind <i><span class="mw-redirect">Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides</span></i>) internationally and is currently the highest grossing film of 2011 domestically. The film also currently stands as the 21st highest-grossing film of all-time.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-12413744681974337612011-06-25T00:35:00.000-07:002011-07-25T00:40:55.522-07:00Kung Fu Panda 2<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Kung Fu Panda 2</i> is a 2011 <span class="mw-redirect">3D</span> American <span class="mw-redirect">computer-animated</span> action comedy-drama film and the sequel to the 2008 film <i>Kung Fu Panda</i>. The cast of the original film reprised their voice roles while the new villain is voiced by Gary Oldman. The film was released on May 26, 2011 in <span class="mw-redirect">Real D 3D</span> and Digital 3D. The film opened to positive reception and became an international success.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRWD_ZnYRPu1-nGDofIRU7aS8E0pUYalHQfifluCfdjt3s1B50it_gJaBd9GIRop-aqtzMYdBRzo4lXJA2fSNR_pM8vdAOc29hIAS1F9c5US0SY7GQgMdZzquyCohOmRuAJCPUY5jk6Na/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+06.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRWD_ZnYRPu1-nGDofIRU7aS8E0pUYalHQfifluCfdjt3s1B50it_gJaBd9GIRop-aqtzMYdBRzo4lXJA2fSNR_pM8vdAOc29hIAS1F9c5US0SY7GQgMdZzquyCohOmRuAJCPUY5jk6Na/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190905949925618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbpPjOx-xwyys8Rub3PvJz4TIA9lYqTFFLsjKDfOyr9qqaTtayCAJOdh7NvNXDfw4WpKb9AorxRGZIgRx4sGnMrT1qTrgrhDOk14wIvvHg6nN1U99wtAHJCRx0uN8WLtk4vL_eocwCacq/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+09.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbpPjOx-xwyys8Rub3PvJz4TIA9lYqTFFLsjKDfOyr9qqaTtayCAJOdh7NvNXDfw4WpKb9AorxRGZIgRx4sGnMrT1qTrgrhDOk14wIvvHg6nN1U99wtAHJCRx0uN8WLtk4vL_eocwCacq/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190911791169554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0btb2J1m1Ci2r2fctf25CrW009IzzMYb9WzZG3wiBIH5fz-p59CeMqOHM_1-04l5FLH88OZ8e95PcnW5Gngu9WbyrHU4OoEHEPnYFGgm6MSkDtCc-r7y9w21sfWkeRq3pQsv4tq8noxR/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+08.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0btb2J1m1Ci2r2fctf25CrW009IzzMYb9WzZG3wiBIH5fz-p59CeMqOHM_1-04l5FLH88OZ8e95PcnW5Gngu9WbyrHU4OoEHEPnYFGgm6MSkDtCc-r7y9w21sfWkeRq3pQsv4tq8noxR/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190910086773986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Long ago, Lord Shen (Gary Oldman), heir of the <span class="mw-redirect">peacock</span> clan that ruled Gongmen City in China, sought to harness the power of <span class="mw-redirect">fireworks</span> as a weapon with which to rule the entire country. When he learned from the court's goat soothsayer (Michelle Yeoh) that "a warrior of black and white" would one day defeat him, Shen assumed she was referring to the giant pandas and had them exterminated to avert the prophecy. Shen's parents were horrified at this atrocity and exiled Shen, who swore revenge.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDzt879mGiyirU8IGNg2p-xlstZyQc_2iJUuOgWHg3Qe9ryCyHZ410YQt1fYJ-fzyftRM0oGZDkNT5lXvMqwsf8gNVudPRcoKFb-co99F0NA0Cco2NWZJxfJFRqJNRAd1I6i7zLSL32bj/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDzt879mGiyirU8IGNg2p-xlstZyQc_2iJUuOgWHg3Qe9ryCyHZ410YQt1fYJ-fzyftRM0oGZDkNT5lXvMqwsf8gNVudPRcoKFb-co99F0NA0Cco2NWZJxfJFRqJNRAd1I6i7zLSL32bj/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190680185510978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF7EenbaOuJBSyqjDuTJQTydaJqZh6XFCk7bEYpqHGgkrcrnrIc7wE2axvChoY4FTtAqmocGaX_JPlqypkTiTBf07y12b75atXWOp6fZNOy2Q6Yxs5m9HW6ic4RnLGyqBsE72f6adixoJ/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF7EenbaOuJBSyqjDuTJQTydaJqZh6XFCk7bEYpqHGgkrcrnrIc7wE2axvChoY4FTtAqmocGaX_JPlqypkTiTBf07y12b75atXWOp6fZNOy2Q6Yxs5m9HW6ic4RnLGyqBsE72f6adixoJ/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190676731035010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Years later, Po (Jack Black) is living his dream as the Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow <span class="mw-redirect">kung fu</span> masters, the Furious Five, but is told by Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) that he has yet to achieve inner peace. While fighting off a pack of wolf bandits who have been stealing refined metal for Lord Shen, Po is distracted by a symbol on the head wolf's (Danny McBride) armor, which causes Po to have a flashback of his mother and allows the wolves to escape. Po asks his goose father, Mr. Ping (James Hong), where he came from, but all Ping can tell him is that he found Po as an infant in a radish crate and adopted him.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii68dnZAhe2iilMLyVxvXoeE1RNJEThBAXMZDhxCdfDzPOnUrqU072X0cMqW4SnSaj2J_bo0CxJD_FNNaP8Sg5cpK6mr3yvmvIVkj8HPN836bMecu-yKVEzO5972APTQcRFuXy9Y7meJdK/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+01.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii68dnZAhe2iilMLyVxvXoeE1RNJEThBAXMZDhxCdfDzPOnUrqU072X0cMqW4SnSaj2J_bo0CxJD_FNNaP8Sg5cpK6mr3yvmvIVkj8HPN836bMecu-yKVEzO5972APTQcRFuXy9Y7meJdK/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190672249545570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8x0LAaWK2kPMoYq-jBEmjEOFqAVnpO6f2icnr_rIzuMDEe_adMmSQAaLTM7MhP4mQKDIc1oCJcF2yl682rTmFIOcEDX58HLmo1EP1r9C5DXUx_P1Z96kxmQWmEYO2ncme5adLyfJKOJF/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8x0LAaWK2kPMoYq-jBEmjEOFqAVnpO6f2icnr_rIzuMDEe_adMmSQAaLTM7MhP4mQKDIc1oCJcF2yl682rTmFIOcEDX58HLmo1EP1r9C5DXUx_P1Z96kxmQWmEYO2ncme5adLyfJKOJF/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190673864282338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Afterward, Shifu receives word that Master Thundering Rhino (Victor Garber), leader of the kung fu council protecting Gongmen City, has been killed by Lord Shen with his newly developed weapon, a cannon, with which he intends to destroy kung fu tradition and conquer China. Po and the Five go to stop him, reaching Gongmen City to find it under the control of Shen's forces. The heroes find two imprisoned council members, Masters Storming Ox (Dennis Haysbert) and Croc (Jean-Claude Van Damme), and ask their help to liberate the city, but both masters cite their helplessness against Shen's weapon and refuse to escape. Po and the Five are then discovered by the wolf leader, who they chase to prevent him from alerting Shen, only to be captured.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yfW4OU9pFqAmtEqMTvqUsnr3kTFMBHmUXwtg9BmVAg2CdjgGrOGlACgr27YnFzTJ5nFE7XzIMLxtucVx-3nM2kX3HvPyW0WhCxWNOVAuCAk3dSn5Z8aFAUE_0nwPh-tThoGLm4AsC7aY/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yfW4OU9pFqAmtEqMTvqUsnr3kTFMBHmUXwtg9BmVAg2CdjgGrOGlACgr27YnFzTJ5nFE7XzIMLxtucVx-3nM2kX3HvPyW0WhCxWNOVAuCAk3dSn5Z8aFAUE_0nwPh-tThoGLm4AsC7aY/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190684344648402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L_mSHHB7LywEBJghMALJuduyU3UThvqP1ur3vOrj1BVJ5uWJt9rArRZZbl0btWghezw52YTgLSZWWbmhwXwWvhwE6JYuVSw1FZM7Z6DZksRf6HKbeQp1j84-faW-xidrWdTwzG5PRhhc/s1600/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+07.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L_mSHHB7LywEBJghMALJuduyU3UThvqP1ur3vOrj1BVJ5uWJt9rArRZZbl0btWghezw52YTgLSZWWbmhwXwWvhwE6JYuVSw1FZM7Z6DZksRf6HKbeQp1j84-faW-xidrWdTwzG5PRhhc/s200/Kung+Fu+Panda+2+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633190905128986898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Upon being brought before Shen in his tower, Po and the Five free themselves and destroy Shen's cannon. However, Po is again distracted by a flashback upon seeing the same symbol as before on Shen's plumage, allowing Shen to escape and destroy the tower with an arsenal of cannons. After escaping, Tigress (Angelina Jolie) confronts Po over his distraction. Po explains that he remembers Shen's presence on the night he was separated from his parents, and wants to question Shen about his past. Though empathetic, Tigress orders him to stay behind for his own safety.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Regardless, Po breaks into Shen's cannon factory to confront Shen, inadvertently foiling the Five's attempts to destroy the factory. Shen claims that Po's parents abandoned him before he blasts Po out of the factory and captures the Five. Po is rescued by the Soothsayer, who has been exiled by Shen to the ruined village where Po was born. Guided by the Soothsayer to embrace his past, Po remembers that when he was young his parents had sacrificed themselves to save him from Shen's forces as they killed every panda and burned down the village, his mother hiding him in a crate before being subdued. Po finds out his past. At this time Po lifts up a broken door and under it is Po's childhood toy. Realizing that he had lived a happy and fulfilling life despite this tragedy, Po attains inner peace. Po is healed back to health by the Soothsayer and continues his journey to stop Lord Shen.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Po returns to Gongmen City to save the captive Five and prevent Shen's conquest of China. During the ensuing battle (in which Ox and Croc participate after being persuaded by Shifu), Po uses his inner peace to enable a kung fu technique that redirects Shen's cannon fire against his own armada and destroys it. Po then urges Shen to let go of his own past, but Shen refuses (he agrees you can choose your own path, but chooses the path of evil) and attacks Po until Shen inadvertently slashes the ropes holding up his last cannon, which falls and crushes him to death. Victorious, Po returns to the Valley of Peace and reunites with Mr. Ping, lovingly declaring him to be his father. At the same time, Po's biological father (Fred Tatasciore) is shown to be living in a far-off hidden village inhabited by surviving pandas, and senses that his son is alive.<br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016188048094235647.post-45510594577156684312011-06-19T21:07:00.000-07:002011-10-18T21:16:05.297-07:00Moneyball<div style="text-align: justify;">Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is upset by his team's loss to the New York Yankees in the 2001 postseason. With the impending departure of star players Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi, and Jason Isringhausen to <span class="mw-redirect">free agency</span>, Beane attempts to devise a strategy for assembling a competitive team for 2002 but struggles to overcome Oakland's limited player payroll. During a visit to the Cleveland Indians, Beane meets Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), a young Yale economics graduate with radical ideas about how to assess players' value. Beane tests Brand's theory by asking whether he would have drafted him, Beane having been a Major League player before becoming general manager. Though scouts considered Beane a phenomenal player, his career in the Major Leagues was disappointing. After some prodding, Brand admits that he would not have drafted him until the ninth round and that Beane would probably have gone to college instead. Sensing opportunity, Beane hires Brand as the Athletics' assistant general manager.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bQnDMq7pFcqi5eiM0PD0D-R055nx3_8clNrY8w6Lvbr5IuGoR-_d23PjBunP4y63Ic1t_CV1Ep67IdoEMdAs1jffUWNx0Q0-gK0QIXE6nYjMqUpMDRqmMYJiogaQZpi9kQNMJnum7qhy/s1600/Moneyball+08.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bQnDMq7pFcqi5eiM0PD0D-R055nx3_8clNrY8w6Lvbr5IuGoR-_d23PjBunP4y63Ic1t_CV1Ep67IdoEMdAs1jffUWNx0Q0-gK0QIXE6nYjMqUpMDRqmMYJiogaQZpi9kQNMJnum7qhy/s200/Moneyball+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665051030483712610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jCF-zk8sqUf78ygN7o9cqFusezGOudJQwJJKwTr1vGY28yvL6P-BgxEWehcgnXAgewI9S8ddnUox4kbkdgfPNRPToyuGiUoTI2rkQdhI18vvqSpiT3hD6k_8UdBd5Jsgz0Jvh0xzqdkv/s1600/Moneyball+09.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jCF-zk8sqUf78ygN7o9cqFusezGOudJQwJJKwTr1vGY28yvL6P-BgxEWehcgnXAgewI9S8ddnUox4kbkdgfPNRPToyuGiUoTI2rkQdhI18vvqSpiT3hD6k_8UdBd5Jsgz0Jvh0xzqdkv/s200/Moneyball+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665051032668920050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWsITf1RMyyxg0wawBkM8WfOSJNAHXA_kcxzH2ZpjQbkr3RyPaCraUuH5X4ywQC8svOCwdX_yCUx78PYcgX8MQfYfmNwWxrFTKjiFZqdKW2H14e7hweD2G5QJEcMtRfsJdP_2vJQ3jlPP/s1600/Moneyball+01.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWsITf1RMyyxg0wawBkM8WfOSJNAHXA_kcxzH2ZpjQbkr3RyPaCraUuH5X4ywQC8svOCwdX_yCUx78PYcgX8MQfYfmNwWxrFTKjiFZqdKW2H14e7hweD2G5QJEcMtRfsJdP_2vJQ3jlPP/s200/Moneyball+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665050695062782690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The team's scouts are first dismissive of and then actively hostile towards Brand's non-traditional sabermetric approach to scouting players. Rather than relying on the scouts' experience and intuition, Brand selects players based almost exclusively on their <span class="mw-redirect">on base percentage</span> (OBP). By finding players with a high OBP but characteristics that lead scouts to dismiss them, Brand assembles a team of undervalued players with far more potential than the A's hamstrung finances would otherwise allow. Despite vehement objections from the scouts, Beane supports Brand's theory and hires the players he selected, such as unorthodox submarine pitcher Chad Bradford (Casey Bond). Following the free agent signings, Beane finds that he also faces opposition from Art Howe (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the Athletics' manager.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OuTAC2aRTCGFWbk68EaA818did3PhCXxKb-Yxpyo2UsLfmSBTKZt87R_M9PzJgKs6Xt2f2RRZWI-i3pJmpbpT0WEuNENCzSsxKRoEbubdj_zm4B0x4zlaw8VKNTjv57clmUWnP0zf4O4/s1600/Moneyball+03.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OuTAC2aRTCGFWbk68EaA818did3PhCXxKb-Yxpyo2UsLfmSBTKZt87R_M9PzJgKs6Xt2f2RRZWI-i3pJmpbpT0WEuNENCzSsxKRoEbubdj_zm4B0x4zlaw8VKNTjv57clmUWnP0zf4O4/s200/Moneyball+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665050704180973090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3uVmf3cAaA07ilb2t5mapVkktOvKlz8Hs18Q4KbA02h5NImGhfyZ-uzfBBeN_CJwQOZtA5RjYP5ugi1M1NFuZm-GNp0D3OmjRPqq48Jn93pY5-5dZrd-02GyF7DPf2B6SinzocMxrqd3/s1600/Moneyball+04.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3uVmf3cAaA07ilb2t5mapVkktOvKlz8Hs18Q4KbA02h5NImGhfyZ-uzfBBeN_CJwQOZtA5RjYP5ugi1M1NFuZm-GNp0D3OmjRPqq48Jn93pY5-5dZrd-02GyF7DPf2B6SinzocMxrqd3/s200/Moneyball+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665050704933843634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Tensions between them already high because of a contract dispute, Howe disregards Beane and Brand's strategy and plays the team in a traditional style despite their unsuitability. Beane is eventually forced to trade away the lone traditional star player (Carlos Peña) to force Howe to use the new recruits.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TOOtkpZxlSGcKArIwFpOZZwggOdvdb0p9nuNfkeX1C9hZjhLXD7dzzJIeLRfcffB4lOKFLRwhPHNXy747PLCrPfJ5mI5hNLeaYDdzQ-9XLsSIkuN5BpirXcmW66_ctAW3z-ioB8FLT1R/s1600/Moneyball+07.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TOOtkpZxlSGcKArIwFpOZZwggOdvdb0p9nuNfkeX1C9hZjhLXD7dzzJIeLRfcffB4lOKFLRwhPHNXy747PLCrPfJ5mI5hNLeaYDdzQ-9XLsSIkuN5BpirXcmW66_ctAW3z-ioB8FLT1R/s200/Moneyball+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665051023732758770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75EVzIROGAUtPat5SaSGaCp-a7ToR7B5aoIN3IcCQYqgBWIvX6B2RG5I1TmJFinQoVcv6mnrfu08S-sKCbq-TK7wiMA1JaYjJ-hAh3Cux_ey7s5al9_1jJNIaWVZVar56E0P1yAl7bQfL/s1600/Moneyball+06.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75EVzIROGAUtPat5SaSGaCp-a7ToR7B5aoIN3IcCQYqgBWIvX6B2RG5I1TmJFinQoVcv6mnrfu08S-sKCbq-TK7wiMA1JaYjJ-hAh3Cux_ey7s5al9_1jJNIaWVZVar56E0P1yAl7bQfL/s200/Moneyball+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665051021424932834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Early in the season, the Athletics fare poorly, leading critics within and outside the team to dismiss the new method as a dismal failure. Beane convinces the owner to stay the course, however, and eventually the team's record begins to improve. Ultimately, the Athletics win an unprecedented twenty consecutive games, setting the American League record. Their streak is capped with a victory over the Kansas City Royals. Like many baseball players, Beane is superstitious and avoids attending or sometimes even following games as they are in progress.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L968qOeg5ibA5-WgzpizyF3yswD8UcIPabSQ2G9gRzwsbLeeXQBE5XtLqBzeUplfuxIdeK26JFPohQTiECwSvITr0-izQrH3kVlnUIAYtQ3tD1o7avk3V-zkVofeV2NNqqJwLRTgpuoH/s1600/Moneyball+02.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1L968qOeg5ibA5-WgzpizyF3yswD8UcIPabSQ2G9gRzwsbLeeXQBE5XtLqBzeUplfuxIdeK26JFPohQTiECwSvITr0-izQrH3kVlnUIAYtQ3tD1o7avk3V-zkVofeV2NNqqJwLRTgpuoH/s200/Moneyball+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665050692559796530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGUhNr3n_SNfVt14Fknp_FJGPEHy7qlQPSDjqObPfSFE2L0cujJcl2ggOJLPnEyG4i2lhd8uf0GaTGNwjPnF0N1RlhrJWbSpH-vY2WlX9eTjEU-9v_lxyzmun584flcrrNJesLg6AOR5W/s1600/Moneyball+05.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGUhNr3n_SNfVt14Fknp_FJGPEHy7qlQPSDjqObPfSFE2L0cujJcl2ggOJLPnEyG4i2lhd8uf0GaTGNwjPnF0N1RlhrJWbSpH-vY2WlX9eTjEU-9v_lxyzmun584flcrrNJesLg6AOR5W/s200/Moneyball+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665050711784542002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">His family convinces him to go to the A's game against the Royals, as Oakland is already leading 11–0 after the third inning and appears set to continue their winning streak. Beane arrives, only to watch the team go to pieces and allow the Royals to even the score. Finally, the A's do clinch the victory with a walk-off home run by one of Brand's picks, Scott Hatteberg. Despite all their success, the A's again lose in the first round of the postseason, this time to the Minnesota Twins. Beane is disappointed, but satisfied at having demonstrated the value of his and Brand's methods. </div><p style="text-align: justify;">In closing, the film notes that Beane passed up the opportunity to become the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, despite an offer which would have made him the highest paid GM in baseball history. Also noted is Boston's World Series victory soon after in 2004, based on the theories that Beane pioneered.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0