Movies I Watched in January 2013
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- DirectorAlan AldaStarsAlan AldaMichael CaineMichelle PfeifferAfter selling the rights of his book to a movie production company, a writer finds himself fighting the many egos and varying views around him.9/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because Bob Hoskins and Michelle Pfeiffer were in it.
- DirectorGavin WildingStarsRon SilverLiane BalabanDrew LacheyA high school girl gets nightmares and sleepwalks from watching horror movies. Her dad bans them but she's addicted and sneaks out to watch The Wisher. The horror becomes real.10/10. First time viewing. I bought the DVD blindly and I actually watched it twice.
- DirectorSyd MacartneyStarsTruan MunroNic KnightKaren SaltPrince Horace is the spoiled and arrogant heir to the throne whose continual pranks are designed to get his distant father's attention. Young Jemmy is a desperate streetwise orphan trying to survive with his sister.10/10. Repeat viewing. I recently got the DVD.
- DirectorKelvin TongStarsAlessandra De RossiHuifang HongBenny Soh"Every year, for thirty days during the lunar seventh month, the Chinese believe that the gates of hell are thrown open. Vengeful spirits or hungry ghosts wander among the living, seeking revenge and justice before the gates of hell are closed again for another year." The eighteen years old Rosa Dimaano arrives in Singapore from Philippines to give support to her family working as a maid in the house of the artists of a Chinese opera troupe Mr. and Mrs. Teo on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. She is welcomed by the family and introduced to their friends and their retarded son Ah-Soon. Later, Mrs. Teo advises her about their beliefs and how the dead should be respected and honored along the seventh month. However, Rosa sweeps their offer on the sidewalk breaking a basic rule and offending the spirits, and she is haunted by ghosts everywhere. When Ah-Soon calls her Esther Santos and she finds some belongings of the unknown Esther in the house, she discloses a dark and scary secret about the past of her masters.10/10. Repeat viewing. I recently got the DVD.
- DirectorMan-dae BongStarsAh-yung AhnGyu-ryun AhnYoo Da-inThe daughter of a plastic surgeon experiences strange events that seem to be connected her childhood.10/10. Repeat viewing. I recently got the DVD.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegateSteve CarellIn the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.7 or 8/10. First time viewing. I watched this with my mom.
- DirectorMike FiggisStarsDennis QuaidSharon StoneStephen DorffA family relocates from the city to a dilapidated house in the country that was once a grand estate. As they begin renovations, they discover their new home harbors a secret and may not be completely free of its former inhabitant.6/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because it's a horror movie.
- DirectorJon KeeyesStarsDominique SwainMehmet GünsürUdo KierIn a big American city, the serial killer The Picasso Killer is terrorizing the dwellers and the police department does not have lead to find him. The bartender Christie Wallace dreams on moving to the countryside with her six year-old daughter Zoe to have a peaceful life far from the violence of the city. Late night of Christmas Eve, Christie leaves the Tides Bar where she works and walks back home. In an alley, she sees a woman dying covered on blood and The Picasso Killer sees Christie and chases her. She runs to a commercial building where the night watchman Wade is reluctant to open the door and does not give credit to Christie. She calls the police and Detectives Stefan Kerchek and Lawrence Kellog attend the call. When Christie tells that she can recognize the infamous serial-killer, there is a blackout, the phones are dead and the detectives cannot call the precinct. They lock the building waiting for reinforcement but sooner they find that The Picasso Killer has broken in the building and their lives are in danger.10/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because it's a horror movie.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsAnthony HopkinsJoan AllenPowers BootheA biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.610. First time viewing. I watched this, because Bob Hoskins was in it.
- DirectorTom BerryStarsShelley HackJack LangedijkKim CoatesAlone, unarmed, and blind, a beautiful young woman awakes to a deadly terror. The abandoned country inn where she is spending the night has become a way station for three psychopathic killers.9/10, First time viewing. I recently got the DVD (It came with Bone Daddy (1998).
- DirectorMario AzzopardiStarsRutger HauerBarbara WilliamsR.H. ThomsonWhen a pathologist-turned-author publishes a novel about the true case of a serial killer still at large, he inadvertently inspires the murderer to kill again.10/10. Repeat viewing. I recently got the DVD.
- DirectorRachel TalalayStarsMatt LucasMark GatissLee InglebyRat, Mole and Badger try to curb Mr. Toad's wild ways before he ruins himself and the other animals of the forest.6/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because Bob Hoskins was in it.
- DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsPatrick WymarkMargaret JohnstonJohn StandingFour men who were involved in the investigation of a German millionaire at the end of World War II are found murdered with tiny dolls left next to their corpses.10/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because it's a horror movie.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTeresa WrightJoseph CottenMacdonald CareyA teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.10/10. Repeat viewing. I watched this with my mom.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartJohn DallFarley GrangerTwo men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.7 or 8/10. First time viewing. I watched this with my mom.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim HunterDisturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.6/10. First time viewing.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartWalter HustonTim HoltTwo down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.10/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because I wanted to get the references to this movie that are mentioned in, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994).
- DirectorPaul WeilandStarsBilly CrystalJack PalanceDaniel SternOne year after their first adventure, Mitch Robbins and his friends discover a treasure map that belonged to their late trail guide Curly and they set out to discover its secrets.10/10. Repeat viewing. I recently got the DVD and I actually watched it twice.
- DirectorMike JudgeStarsRon LivingstonJennifer AnistonDavid HermanThree company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.8 or 9/10. Repeat viewing. I recently got the DVD.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsHerbert LomHeather SearsEdward de SouzaAn acid-scarred composer has his dwarf helper bring an opera singer to his London sewer hide-out.10/10. Repeat viewing. I recently got the DVD.
- DirectorCharles LedererStarsLew AyresLaraine DayBasil RathboneAn unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a "lunatic".8 or 9/10. First time viewing.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?10/10. Repeat viewing. I watched this with my mom.
- DirectorNathan GrenoByron HowardStarsMandy MooreZachary LeviDonna MurphyThe magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.8/10. First time viewing. I watched this with my mom.
- DirectorStuart HeislerStarsJack PalanceShelley WintersLori NelsonAfter aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.8/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because Jack Palance was in it.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsRichard WidmarkJack PalanceReginald GardinerA company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.10/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because Jack Palance was in it.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsFrank SinatraDean MartinSammy Davis Jr.Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.9/10. First time viewing. I watched this, so I could watch the rest of the Ocean's Eleven movies.
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsJohn BarrymoreHelen HayesClark GablePolio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes.10/10. First time viewing.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsHumphrey BogartGale PageBilly HalopYouthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.10/10. First time viewing.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.1010. First time viewing. I watched this with my parents in the theater.
- DirectorSean McConvilleStarsBrittany MurphyThora BirchTammy BlanchardA screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.10/10. First time viewing. I watched this, because it's a horror movie.
- DirectorAlan HandleyStarsJudi RolinRoy CastleRobert CooteWhen Alice is lured by the Red King to magically enter her mirror into Looking Glass Land, she meets up with the White Queen and King, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, and Jabberwock for a magical, musical blend of fantasy and fun.10/10. Repeat viewing. I watched this, because I've been watching Jack Palance movies, lately.
- DirectorBob CeaAndrzej KrakowskiJeff MazzolaStarsJamie-Lynn SiglerJohn HensleyAbigail SpencerTwo teens on their way to a backwoods party come across a beautiful young woman having car trouble. Their search for help only gets them lost, deep in the woods, where they meet Forest Ranger Bill with a penchant for scary stories. The campfire flickers long into the night as the ranger uses words to weave his tapestry of terror, filling their young minds with a host of horrific images that will be burned into their consciousnesses long after the fire's last embers have gone out. Insane doctors, Indian ghosts, bad drugs, a deranged handyman with shiny new shears - all that and more awaits anyone brave enough to stay until sunrise... if you live that long!10/10. Repeat viewing.
- DirectorKevin TenneyStarsCandace McKenzieLewis Van BergenIvan GueronA suburban defense lawyer mistakenly gives her troubled daughter, Zoe, a wooden puppet belonging to a deceased serial killer. The toy fills the void of friendship in Zoe's life, but Zoe begins to act increasingly strange and violent.10/10. Repeat viewing.
- DirectorRobin P. MurrayStarsEric RobertsRod SteigerCatherine OxenbergSexuality and serial murder in an American village.10/10. Repeat viewing. I watched this, because I recently got The Flying Dutchman opera CD for Christmas. After listening to it, I knew I had to watch this movie again.