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I Robot

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:57:58 GMT

While investigating the apparent suicide of a renowned robot designer, a robo-phobic police detective teams with a robo-psychologist and a protoype robot with human emotions to thwart a worldwide revolution designed to overthrow human rule.

Starring

Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride

Directed By

Alex Proyas

Released

2004

Duration

150 minutes

Underworld

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:57:34 GMT

A stylish, suspenseful action thriller that depicts a world populated by a secretive clan of modern, sophisticated Vampires whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street toughs.

Starring

Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy

Directed By

Len Wiseman

Released

2003

Duration

160 minutes

Wicker Park

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:11:12 GMT

Wicker Park is an intense psychological drama about a man caught in an obsessive search for a woman he fell deeply in love with - a woman who then vanished without a trace.

Starring

Josh Harnett, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard, Christopher Cousins

Directed By

Paul Mcguigan

Released

2004

Duration

140 minutes

Telling Lies

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:36:57 GMT

"Vincent" is invented by Faith and Eve to win back Faith's ex-boyfriend, a perfect poly for jealously. Until Detective Maggie Thomas arrests Faith for his murder. Faith claims "Vincent' was made up by Eve and he isn't real.

Starring

Melanie Brown, Jason Flemyng, Kelly Stables, Jenna Harrison, Lee Alliston

Directed By

Antara Bhardwaj

Released

2008

Duration

140 minutes

He Was A Quiet Man

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:36:46 GMT

A troubled loner, Bob Maconel, imagines blowing up the tower in Los Angeles where he works. He takes a revolver to his office intent on killing colleagues, and then himself.

Starring

Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H Macy, Michael Deluise, Jamison Jones

Directed By

Frank A. Cappello

Released

2007

Duration

150 minutes

The Cave

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:35:57 GMT

A pack of American dive explorers are hired to investigate an underground cave system. They arrive in Romania to begin their exploration inside the caves, but they are not alone.

Starring

Cole Hauser, Eddie Cibrian, Morris Chestnut, Lena Headley, Piper Perabo

Directed By

Bruce Hunt

Released

2005

Duration

150 minutes

Addams Family

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:35:41 GMT

When long-lost Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) reappears after twenty-five years in the Bermuda Triangle, Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) plan a celebration to wake the dead. But Wednesday (Christina Ricci) barely has time to warm up her electric chair before Thing points out Fester's uncommonly "normal" behavior. Could this Fester be a fake, part of an evil scheme to raid the Addams fortune?

Starring

Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd

Directed By

Barry Sonnenfeld

Released

1991

Duration

135 minutes

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:35:05 GMT

In the most famous horror story of all time, young Victor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh, who also directed) leaves Geneva for the university, leaving behind his adopted sister Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), with whom he is wildly in love. Inspired by the sinister Professor Waldman (John Cleese), Victor becomes obsessed and reclusive as he experiments with the possibilities of man-made creation. But one night, as his Creature (Robert De Niro) struggles to life, Victor realizes too late the full horror of what he has done, and vainly tries to destroy his abominable creation. Alone, despised and driven by a rage born of emotional agony, the Creature sets off to find his maker, and so begins the nightmare that will engulf Victor Frankenstein and all those he loves. 1994.

Starring

Robert Deniro, Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh

Directed By

Kenneth Branagh

Released

1994

Duration

180 minutes

Spending New Year's Day With Brad

Kage — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:03:00 GMT

Brad Pitt. The name conjures an image of grown women reduced to giggling schoolgirls and a seemingly never-ending web of Hollywood gossip (has he married Angie yet?), but no one can deny that the man’s got talent. With appearances in over 65 films and television series to date, and a career spanning over 25 years, there’s a lot more to be said about the undisputed “Sexiest Man Alive” than just his manly good looks. My favourite Brad-infused films are the ones that call on Mr. Pitt’s abilities to play dark and troubled characters facing the complexities of life, or rather, life in the grips of death.

Here are my top 3 three favourite movies starring Brad flexing his emotional, at times brooding (acting) muscles:

Interview with the Vampire

The year was 1994 and I was sternly warned by my babysitter ‘do NOT tell your mother I let you watch this’. Days (and admittedly a few nightmares) later, I found myself in deep puppy love with the character of Louis de Pointe du Lac, a soulful and sultry young man with an old soul, too sensitive and wise to be living amongst the bleak and bleary 18^th century modern world. Louis desperately hungers for more out of life, which ironically leads him to Lestat, a charismatic and decadent vampire who promises a life of immortality free of pain, loneliness, hunger, disease or any other human affliction. The film follows Louis and Lestat as they terrorize the streets of New Orleans as blood-sucking, soulless vampires. Yet Louis soon finds he’s not cut out for the life of the creature he’s become, and the afflictions of his still remaining human soul become his greatest enemy as he struggles to come to terms with eternal life as a monster. Nearly 20 years later, this film remains among my favourites, expertly delving into the innate human desire for immortality and control over death.

Meet Joe Black

A lighter take on life after death, Meet Joe Black explores the life-affirming aspects of death through the character of death himself as he experiences life through human eyes for the first time. Pitt plays an angel of death, who, after arriving on Earth to deliver a soul to the other side, strikes a deal with a man not yet ready to die: if the angel of death allows the man a few more days to get his affairs in order, the angel can experience what it’s like to be a human being. Ok, the premise sounds cheesy, but Pitt (as the angel of death A.K.A. Joe Black) does a great job at exploring human emotion and experience at its most basic (i.e. tasting peanut butter for the first time – cute!). What we take for granted, Pitt experiences through the eyes of one who is new to it all, aware that he has a very short and finite time on earth. The film is light-hearted yet slightly dark, and will definitely get you thinking about your own life and what you would do in Brad’s (oops, I mean Death’s) shoes.

Fight Club

Ok, so Brad’s character Tyler Durden doesn’t really fit into the brooding, sensitive soul category. However, when it comes to his view on life, he definitely doesn’t put much stock in the materialistic world, believing rather that there’s much to be learned through pain, misfortune and mayhem. Durden is, of all unlikely things, a soap salesman, who meets a depressed business man on a flight. Durden takes himself to bestow his life’s philosophy on his new friend, challenging him to a fight. The young business man and Durden bond through violence, eventually creating an underground club that provides a sort of “support group” to participants. Pitt’s character has a twisted and morbid outlook on life, with the main message being that the only way to evolve and truly know happiness is to hit rock bottom first. This film is cited as one of the most controversial and talked-about films of its time, with a surprise ending that you won’t see coming. Not to be missed!

You can check out these three films, as well as other fantastic Pitt-filled titles including Seven and Twelve Monkeys, on the New Years with Brad Marathon on DUSK – all day long on New Year’s Day. Ring in a new year with an entire day jammed-packed full of films that showcase some of the best of Brad Pitt’s work – and with the hangover you’re likely to have, a little eye candy won’t hurt either. Cheers!

The Clearing

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:15:16 GMT

When a wealthy executive is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held captive in a forest, it is up to his wife to deliver the ransom and free her husband.

Starring

Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, Helen Mirren, Alessandro Nivolo

Directed By

Pieter Jan Brugge

Released

2004

Duration

150 minutes

Cold Creek Manor

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:14:59 GMT

A family moves to an old estate in the country in need of repair. After they move in and begin the renovations they realize their new home harbors secrets, conceals a horrifying past and may be haunted by the ones who once lived there.

Starring

Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Juliette Lewis, Christopher Plummer

Directed By

Mike Figgis

Released

2003

Duration

155 minutes

Spend New Years with Brad

Kyle — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:22:00 GMT

We can't think of a better way to spend New Years with the one and only, Mr. Bradley Pitt. Starting New Years Day at 10:30 am et cure your hangover with back-to-back films starring Brad from some of his earliest projects to some of his most recent.

10:30 am et - Meet Joe Black
On the eve of his 65th birthday, media mogul Bill Parish gets the chance to cut a deal with Death. The Grim Reaper will postpone Parish's death in exchange for a tour of life and the world.

2:15 pm et - Interview with the Vampire
In late 20th-century San Francisco, a 200-year-old vampire tells his story--of desire, love, yearning, grief, terror, ecstasy--to a young reporter, weaving the history that has come to be known as Interview With The Vampire. Based on the blockbuster novel by Anne Rice.

5:00 pm et - Fight Club
Sick of his dead end, white bred existence, Jack encounters an intriguing stranger who alters his relationship with reality

8:00 pm et - Seven
Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, lust—everyone has a sin. For detectives William Somerset and David Mills they live among these sins, everyday, a crumbling city of crime all around them. But nothing can prepare the partners for the killings they are about to experience, all of which begins when they find a morbidly obese man who has died from the forced ingestion of spaghetti. What starts as one bizarre crime turns into a case of serial murders as a predator named John Doe begins to execute victims by paying homage to the "deadly sin" they represent.

10:50 pm et - Twelve Monkeys
A prison inmate from the future is sent back into time to stop a deadly virus from decimating the world's population.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Day After Tomorrow

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:15:09 GMT

When a new global ice-age threatens the world, a climatologist tries to figure out a way to save humanity, and attempts to get to his young son in New York.

Starring

Dennis Quaid,Jake Gyllenhaal,Sela Ward

Directed By

Roland Emmerich

Released

2004

Duration

165 minutes

The Lost Room - Ep. 02

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:19:22 GMT

A mysterious event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into indestructible objects with extraordinary powers.

Starring

Julianna Margulies

Directed By

Craig R. Baxley

Released

2006

Duration

120 minutes

The Fly (1986)

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:46:32 GMT

A scientist on the verge of an important discovery finds himself transforming into a fly when his experiment goes awry. 1986.

Starring

Jeff Goldblum,Geena Davis

Directed By

David Cronenberg

Rating

Duration

150 minutes

Most Haunted Transylvania - Most Haunted Transylvania

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:46:29 GMT

Ghosts, imprisonment, and unexplained death await the team as we journey to Transylvania.

Starring

Directed By

Rating

Supernatural 6 - Ep. 18

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:44:36 GMT

My Heart Will Go On - Castiel tells Sam and Dean that Fate is very upset with the two of them and the only way they can stay alive is to kill her.

Starring

Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki

Directed By

Philip Sgriccia

Released

2005

Duration

60 minutes

Supernatural 6 - Ep. 17

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:44:26 GMT

Frontierland - Sam and Dean are sent back in time to the Wild West so that they can meet Samuel Colt and ask him for his help in defeating Eve.

Starring

Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki

Directed By

Guy Norman Bee

Released

2010

Duration

60 minutes

The Haunting

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:40:07 GMT

When Eleanor, Theo, and Luke decide to take part in a sleep study at a huge mansion they get more than they bargained for when Dr. Marrow tells them of the house's ghostly past and spooky present.

Starring

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson

Directed By

Jon De Bont

Released

1999

Duration

165 minutes

Before and After

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:39:38 GMT

Dr. Carolyn Ryan, her husband Ben and family live in a small, close-knit community that has been rocked by a murder. The only suspect is their teenage son. Now Carolyn and Ben are faced with a gut-wrenching dilemma: risk everything on their son's innocence or protect him from his possible guilt!

Starring

Julianna Margulies, Peter Krause

Directed By

Barbet Schroeder

Released

1996

Duration

150 minutes

The Rich Man's Wife

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:39:27 GMT

When Josie Potenza casually mentions to a stranger that she wishes her husband were dead and he's subsequently gunned down - all the evidence points to Josie! But that's just the beginning of a relentless nightmare in which Josie is terrorized by an obsessed stalker.

Starring

Halle Berry, Peter Greene, Clive Owen

Directed By

Amy Holden Jones

Released

1996

Duration

125 minutes

The Lost Room - Ep. 03

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:38:59 GMT

A mysterious event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into indestructible objects with extraordinary powers.

Starring

Julianna Margulies

Directed By

Craig R. Baxley

Released

2006

Duration

120 minutes

The Lost Room - Ep. 01

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:38:46 GMT

A mysterious event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into indestructible objects with extraordinary powers.

Starring

Julianna Marqulies, Peter Krause

Directed By

Craig R. Baxley

Released

2006

Duration

120 minutes

Supernatural 6 - Ep. 22

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:37:57 GMT

The Man Who Knew Too Much - In the sixth season finale, the wall comes down in Sam's mind...and all hell breaks loose, while Dean and Bobby are powerless to help. The battle for heaven comes to a head.

Starring

Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki

Directed By

Robert Singer

Released

2005

Duration

60 minutes

Supernatural 6 - Ep. 21

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:36:54 GMT

Let It Bleed - Dean's worst nightmare comes true when a demon kidnaps Ben and Lisa to get to him. Consequently, Sam and Dean are forced to joinwith an unlikely ally to free them.

Starring

Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki

Directed By

John F. Showalter

Released

2005

Duration

60 minutes