5/4/2009
This comedy profiles one man's journey back to ping-pong glory.
Balls of Fury is a comedic romp about the world of ping-pong and an underground criminal enterprise.Randy Daytona, played by Dan Fogler, is a washed-up former Olympic ping-pong player, working in a dinner theater. He is recruited by FBI Agent Rodriguez, played by George Lopez, to infiltrate the...
5/4/2009
This fact-based drama is about the trial of a woman accused of torturing a girl in her care.
An American Crime is a film based on the case of Gertrude Baniszewski, a woman who was convicted of torturing and murdering a girl in her care.Two girls, Jenny and Sylvia Likens, played by Hayley McFarland and Ellen Page respectively, are left with Gertrude Baniszewski, played by Catherine Keener,...
5/4/2009
Action hero John Rambo is back in the newest addition to the longstanding franchise.
Rambo is the most recent film in the famous action franchise and is set decades after the conclusion of the last film.While living in Thailand, John Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone, is approached by a group of missionaries, wanting Rambo to take them upriver into Burma, controlled by an...
5/4/2009
This screwball comedy starring George Clooney, pays tribute to the early days of football.
Leatherheads is a film paying homage to the beginnings of the game of football. It focuses on one man's attempts to try to save the league.Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly (played by George Clooney), is the captain of the fictional Duluth Bulldogs. Connelly, to help try and save the struggling football...
5/4/2009
A pandemic sweeps over the East Coast, causing people to kill themselves.
The Happening is a terrifying film about a strange pandemic, which seizes the East Coast, causing people to kill themselves.High school science teacher Elliot Moore (played by Mark Wahlberg), hears of a pandemic in New York and decides to head to Harrisburg with his wife (Zooey Deschanel) and his...
5/4/2009
This comedy focuses on two soul singers traveling cross-country while reconciling their differences.
Soul Men is a great comedy about the reunion of two formerly estranged soul singers, and the bond that forms between them.Soul singers, Louis Hinds (played by Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd Henderson (Bernie Mac), reunite after more than two decades of not speaking to one another, travel cross-...
5/3/2009
Radiodread is an album from the reggae group Easy Star All-Stars. This album is a re-recording of Radiohead's album, OK Computer, with two new tracks added."Let Down" is the best track on the album. Toots & the Maytals act as guest stars on the song. The reggae and dub influence on the song, in...
5/3/2009
Hoots and Hellmouth is the self-titled debut album from roots rockers Hoots and Hellmouth."Want On Nothing," a fast-paced, tent revival-sounding song, starts off this album with great energy. This song sets the tone for the rest of the album, letting the listener know they're in for a toe-tapping...
5/3/2009
Dark Was the Night is a two-disc compilation album, released by the Red Hot Organization to raise money for AIDS research."So Far Around the Bend" by the National, is a great track. The combination of Matt Berninger's deep, almost monotone voice, and the composition and arrangement of Nico Muhly...
5/3/2009
The Second Gleam is the most recent release from Southern punk-bluegrass group, the Avett Brothers."Tear Down the House" starts off the album, and gives the listener a taste of what they're in for. It is a beautiful song about a man reflecting on how nothing lasts forever. He laments this as well...
