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IHM Staff Pick – May 20, 2010: “Death Sentence”
Death Sentence (2007)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund
Directed by: James Wan
Genres: Action, Thriller
Rating: R
If you’re looking for a good action film to watch this weekend, Death Sentence is one of my personal favorites.
I know what you’re thinking: A movie starring Kevin Bacon as an action hero badass? John Goodman… in a movie? This can’t be [...]
IHM Staff Pick – May 6, 2010: “The Mist”
The Mist (2007)
Starring: Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Nathan Gamble, Toby Jones
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Genres: Thriller, sci-fi, horror
Rating: R
If you’re in the mood for a horror / sci-fi thriller this weekend, The Mist is certainly an excellent choice. Based on Stephen King’s novella of the same name, The Mist presents a brutal cinematic adventure that will [...]
IHM Staff Pick – April 22, 2010: “Requiem for a Dream”
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Starring: Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Every week, Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto) steals his own mother’s television set and sells it to a pawn broker so he can get enough cash to score some coke. Yet his mother loves him, despite what her son [...]
LOTR Giveaway: Bring Middle Earth to your home
[UPDATE: Contest extended until Wednesday, April 14th at 9p.m. EST]
One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all
and deck your bedroom with all kinds of awesome Lord of the Rings loot.
The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy is now available for download on iTunes. The entire trilogy [...]
IHM Staff Pick – April 8, 2010: "Peter and Vandy"
Peter and Vandy (2009)
Starring:Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler
Directed by: Jay DiPietro
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Rating: Not rated
Jay DiPietros first film, Peter and Vandy, is a love story that is told out of chronological order. Peter meets Vandy in Manhattan, and the plot compares their romantic beginnings with the average, struggling couple they inevitably become. This film does a fantastic job [...]
IHM Staff Pick – March 25, 2010: "Wristcutters: A Love Story"
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits
Directed by: Goran Dukic
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: R
For our staff pick this week, IHM presents Wristcutters: A Love Story, a romantic comedy that hardly follows the traditional elements of the genre. You won’t find a sappy love story supplemented by whimsical moments of comedic situations [...]
IHM Staff Pick – March 12, 2010: "Adaptation"
Adaptation (2002)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Nicolas Cage is the kind of actor that is present in movies that you either love or hate. Adaptation is one of his movies that you will enjoy.
Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is a screenwriter who is an awkward individual with no sense [...]
New Release Review: "The Crazies"
Review: The Crazies (2010)
7 / 10 stars
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson
Rating: R
Zombie movies are a dime a dozen these days. There is a plethora of films in which the walking dead return to munch on the living, and it’s a rare occasion when a horror flick of this type stands out [...]
IHM Staff Pick – Feb. 25, 2010: "Once"
Once (2006)
Starring: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
Directed by: John Carney
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Rating: R
Once is a low budget independent Irish film written and directed by John Carney. Set in Dublin, it tells the story of an unnamed busker (Glen Hansard) and an immigrant woman (Markéta Irglová) who begin to fall for one another. The two write, [...]
New Thursday Feature – IHM Staff Picks
IHM Staff Comes to the Rescue!
As the weekend approaches, you’re bound to be haunted by one extremely important question: What movie(s) am I going to watch?
Ever stroll through the local video store in hopes of finding the perfect film, but instead leave with a handful of garbage and a bag of Swedish Fish? We’ve all [...]
Trailer: "Kick-Ass" Red Band Trailer
Director Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Stardust) is back, bringing his upcoming film Kick-Ass to the big screen. Recently released on Myspace, this red band trailer is well worth the watch. The trailer contains a good bit of cursing, comedy and people getting beat up. You’ll immediately recognize some of the actors: Christopher Mintz-Plasse [...]
DVD Review: Fame (1980) on Blu-ray
Fame (1980) on Blu-Ray
Warner Brothers Entertainment
Runtime: 133 minutes
Rating: ‘R’
Starring: Irene Cara, Maureen Teefy, Barry Miller, Paul McCrane
Director: Alan Parker
DVD Release Date: January 26, 2010
If you’re sick of seeing modernized dance flicks such as Step Up (2006) and Stomp the Yard (2007) that seemingly plague theaters each year, then the [...]
DVD Review: Southland Season One
Southland Season One Review
by Ryan Taljonick
Warner Brothers Television
Starring: Kevin Alejandro, Michael Cudlitz, Ben McKenzie, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King
Writer Ann Biderman’s Southland is a new police drama television series that is unlike any other – and that’s a good thing. Personally, I’m not a fan of police shows. There are a plethora of different police [...]
DVD Reviews: TopGear Seasons 11 and 12
TopGear (Seasons 11 and 12)
Warner Brothers Entertainment
If you’re big into luxury vehicles, then you have undoubtedly heard of the popular BBC series TopGear. Jeremy Clarkson and his co-hosts, Richard Hammond and James May, present the pros and cons of luxury vehicles as well as some “average” cars. These hour-long episodes include plenty of playful bantering [...]
DVD Review: Chuck Season 2
Chuck (Season 2)
Warner Brothers Entertainment
Starring: Zachary Levi (Chuck), Yvonne Strahovski (Sarah), Joshua Gomez (Morgan), Adam Baldwin (John Casey)
Everyone’s favorite nerd-turned-spy is available again on DVD with the deluxe six-disc season two box set. The season two set contains 22 episodes filled with action, hot scantily-clad women, and enough nerd culture references to make an eleven [...]
