The Great Buck Howard

Director:

Sean McGinly

Writer:

Sean McGinly

Starring:

Colin Hanks
John Malkovich
Emily Blunt
Tom Hanks
Steve Zahn

Rating:

PG

Quotes:

No this way Mr.Howard.
You are practically an embryo!
Sir, I can please have my money. It is in your left pocket.

The Great Buck Howard starring “Colin Hanks’, as Troy Gabel a college student looking for more out of life. He has always wanted to be something exciting , not the typical ordinary lawyer that his parents always wanted him to be . He discovers one day while sitting at law school that he is not happy with where his life is going, or its direction. Instantly he decides to turn his life around, to be someone who is happy about what they are doing with their life. More then just doing what is expected of you to live through life and survive. After quitting law school and lying to his parents, he decides he wants to be a writer. Realizing that being a writer is not exactly the most profitable profession out there, he looks for a job to pay for the meaningless bills, such as rent, food, clothes, and transportation.

While looking in the want-ads one day he stumbles upon an ad for help in the entertainment business. Troy thinks this is just the thing he needs to spice up his boring life of monotony . Adding that spark of excitement and adventure that he is looking for to add to his life. So he calls up to arrange an interview for the job interview. He is told to go to a dark bar to be interviewed for the position. When he gets there he is introduced to a extremely charismatic man , with one heck of a handshake Buck Howard “John Malkovich”. They run through the requirements for the job and are pretty much looking for a personal assistant that will help Mr. Howard in everything he does on the road. Buck Howard is not your average ordinary guy, he is an entertainer, who’s whole act is being a mentalist. Displaying psychic skills to leave his crowd in a state of wonder and amazement. Troy decides that this is the job that will suit him for the time being, or be the job that changes his whole life upside down.

Based on the experience of working with a real entertainer “The Amazing Kreskin”, a magician that amazed the crowds for years. John Malkovich puts on a outstanding performance as Buck Howard playing an uptight, egotistical perfectionist, that loves what he does for a living. Sparking that need in his on the road manger Troy Gabel. Making him realize that you can love what you do, and still live your life to the fullest. Not the greatest movie in the world but entertaining none the least. Worth seeing I would say at the theater, seeing John Malkovich take over this role on the screen, living the part. He is definitely one of the best actors in Hollywood and it shows. An interesting story that might inspire you to follow your dreams and take a chance on what really moves your soul.

(Låt den rätte komma in)

Director:

Tomas Alfredson

Writer:

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Starring:

KÃ¥re Hedebrant
Lina Leandersson
Henrik Dahl    
Per Ragnar
Karin Bergquist
Peter Carlberg
Ika Nord

Let the Right one in great movie. It is about a twelve year old boy named Oskar “KÃ¥re Hedebrant” who lives in a building complex in Sweden . He is tormented and not the most popular kid at school, picked on by the bullies. Actually quite a few bullies. Well one day after coming home from school he goes outside to relieve some of the tension from the school day. By picking at the tree in front with his pocket knife talking to himself, about what he wants to say to the bullies, “Squeal, piggy squeal”. Then meets his new next door neighbor standing above him . up on the jungle gym. A young brunette girl that has just moved in next door. He is in so need of a friend that , that he makes a point to meet this girl outside every night and slowly they become best of friends. Yet, the young girl “Lina Leandersson” has a very big secret that is hard to keep, even from his new friend Oskar.

The movie is a very quiet film. The director “Tomas Alfredson” really want people to pay attention to what is going on screen with the subtleties of the scenery. The acting by KÃ¥re Hedebrant and Eli “Lina Leandersson” is actually very well done.  KÃ¥re Hedebrant could not do a better job playing a shy twelve year old boy. Let the Right One In does have its gory scenes. Especially the hospital scene is a bit shocking, to see how her father hurts himself. Otherwise, done in tasteful way compared to all horror films that I have seen. The photography actually does bring you into the cold winter of Sweden . Especially with the feeling of the coldness and stillness of the night in winter, along with the beautiful soft classical music playing, every now and then.

I wouldn’t really call this your typical vampire movie or even a horror film. The reason being this is a story about friendship and love at a young age. Yes Lina Leandersson is a vampire but, they are really just two kids that find eachother and end up being best of friends. A great movie and should do better in the theater that it probably will. Hats off to Tomas Alfredson, and hope to see more of his work in the future. Absolutly a chilling tail, of where you can find love and friendship in the strangest places.

Directors:

Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath

Voices:

Ben Stiller
Chris Rock
David Schwimmer
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sacha Baron Cohen
Cedric the Entertainer
Andy Richter
Bernie Mac
Alec Baldwin
Sherri Shepherd
Will i Am

Quote:

OK fine, you get paternity leave.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is the latest sequel to the original first film Madagascar. The penguins have found a way with help from the other animals, to repair the plane and make a trip back to New York. However, the penguins are not the best airplane mechanics . The plane has to make an emergency landing and not to far from where they started . That is right, they crash land in Africa . Alex the Lion and all his friends discover the fact that they are not the only Lion,Hippo, Zebra and Giraffe around, in Africa and learn about the life they have missed being in the New York Zoo. In the meantime, the penguins get back to square one, with their hilarious antics and jokes; start to get back to work on repairing the airplane, still trying to make that final voyage home, along with the help of the aristocratic monkeys.  They soon stumble upon an oasis, not far from where they crash landed . In spite of all the beauty that surrounds them in Africa; Alex the Lion is reunited with his long lost parents that he can barely remember. Alex learns what it takes to be a Lion out of New York city and tries to live up to his father’s expectations.

The sequel to Madagascar was about the same , well a touch more adult humor than the first one. I enjoyed it thoroughly but, the only wish I had was that they did another “Move it, Move it.” dance scene. The only real chance they give you is in the ending credits, which was horribly interrupted by an usher, telling us how to exit the theater. Still my favorite character that makes me laugh the most is King Julien, the crazy lemur they met in Madagascar. Don’t get me wrong the penguins are funny but, every time that crazy acting lemur jumps onto the scene, I always end up laughing. Maybe, its just because he always thinks he is in control of the situation and everyone around him. Although I have never been a fan of sequels this movie meets my expectations for a continuation of Madagascar. A whole list of well known actors doing the voices, it is one of Bernie Mac’s last works by the way. Without a doubt, this a great film for the whole family and everyone will enjoy it. Lastly, we will all have to wait for Madagascar 3, which will come out, years from now, with a release date of 2011. Hopefully they can make it to New York next time.

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