Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Archive for the “Films ’09” category — Page 2
Zombieland (2009)
This place is so dead.
Pirate Radio (2009)
A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960′s.
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
What’s the rumpus?
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France…
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.
District 9 (2009)
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
Paranormal Activity (2007)
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
The Hurt Locker (2008)
You’ll know when you’re in it.
Mind Control: America’s Secret War (2000)
Hear the chilling story of a woman whose entire past was erased by the CIA.
Strip Search (2004)
Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City.
Moon (2009)
Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet’s power problems.
Don’t Fade Away (2009)
A troubled music manager on the edge returns from Los Angeles to North Carolina to care for his sick father.
Bright Star (2009)
The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats’ untimely death at age 25.
Lebanon (2009)
June, 1982 – The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town…
500 Days of Summer (2009)
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn’t.
Inhale (2009)
A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.
Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2008)
Sometimes to fit in you need to stand out.
Up (2009)
By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America.
Public Enemies (2009)
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s
