Author: Ghost Writer

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Get Low

Get Low tells the story of an old crazy man living in the woods that upon hearing news of someone’s death decides to throw his own funeral party to listen to people telling stories about him.

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For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls is the adaptation from the 1975 stage play by Ntozake Shange titled For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.

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About Her Brother

About Her Brother tells the story of the relationship between Ginko and her little brother Tetsuro, who shows up at his niece Koharu’s wedding, where Tetsuro manages to get pissed drunk and embarrass the whole family.

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Shutter Island

Based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, set in 50s United States, it tells the story of Marshal Teddy Danielsm who is in charge of investigating the disappearance of a murderess. She has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane located on a remote island known as Shutter Island.

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Moon (2009)

The film is an engaging personal dialogue on isolation between Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) and what drove him to take a lonely job on the moon. As the sole caretaker of a mostly automated mining facility which ships the much needed Helium 3 back to Earth, Sam can’t wait to get back home to his wife Tess and their three-year-old daughter, Eve.

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Tea Date

Tea Date is an American/Korean short film starring Mark Barkan and Doona Bae as an English teacher and his Korean student, respectively.

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Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek (2009) is a great action movie worth seeing for it’s humor and smartass dialogue. In fact, the best parts of this Star Trek movie were all the parts that weren’t Star Trek, in so far as it was actually a movie and not another boring T.V. episode.

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Maison en Petits Cubes, La

Tsumiki no Ie, or La Maison en Petits Cubes, is a Japanese animated short, winner of a 2009 Academy Award. It was directed by Kunio Kato, and it tells the story of an old man living in a town flooded by water.

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Brothers Bloom, The

The Brothers Bloom is a one of the funniest, most compelling movies I’ve seen this year. It may even bring you up a bit after brain dead fare such as Terminator Salvation.