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worth the popcornworth the popcornThe daily blog about movies worth your popcorn. Casual Monday, Indie Tuesday, Documentary Wednesday, Asian Thursday, Pink Popcorn Friday, Cinema Saturday and Preview Sunday. A movie every day! Articles
Horton Hears a Who!
2008-03-22 01:58:00 There’s sound coming from a speck. Horton is sure of it. Meanwhile, the people in Whoville are experiencing mayor earthquakes. And this is when the Mayor of Whoville finds out they are living on that tiny speck in a different world. No one believes him, except Horton, who told it himself of course. Together they ...
Something?s Gotta Give
2008-03-21 02:41:00 Harry Sanborn just loves dating younger women and the way this is making him feel; charming, irresistible and young. Sometimes a little bit too young? When making love with his 30 years younger girlfriend Marin, he suffers a heart attack. And since they were spending the weekend in her mother?s beach house, he has to stay ... More About: Give , Gotta
Happiness (Haengbok)
2008-03-20 02:59:00 When Young-su realizes his alcoholism is getting seriously out of hand, he moves to a sanatorium to treat his illness. Forgetting his partying lifestyle, he meets a girl and they eventually decide to move to a quiet place together. But the longer Young-su lives in this deserted place, the more he starts to long for ... More About: Happiness
My Flesh and Blood
2008-03-19 04:20:00 Somehow, Susan Tom ended up adopting 11 special needs children. In this documentary we observe her and the children for one year. What follows, is a touching but honest story about the family. Some are sick, very sick. Some are angry about their past and they certainly don’t like each other all the time. But ... More About: Blood
Cashback
2008-03-18 02:53:00 Ben is left heartbroken after he and his girlfriend Suzy break up. Something happens in his body and now he is unable to sleep. To do something useful with all the additional hours he gets, he takes a night job at the local supermarket. This is where he meets some new friends, who all have ... More About: Cashback
The Talented Mr. Ripley
2008-03-17 01:49:00 Tom Ripley meets the wealthy father of Dicky Greenleaf. He wants his playboy son to come back from Italy and gives Tom $1,000 for doing so. But when Tom gets there, he falls in love with Dicky and his wife Marge. Actually, he gets obsessed and eventually just wants to become Dicky Greenleaf. And Dicky ...
Righteous Kill
2008-03-16 01:01:00 No, this isn’t a picture of two old pals sharing some tunes. It’s the new collaboration of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the crime drama ‘Righteous Kill ’. The story revolves around David Fisk and Thomas Cowan, two veteran cops ready for retirement. Forced to work together, they have to track down a serial killer, ...
A post writers? strike drought?
2008-03-15 01:03:00 Is it even possible? A movie drought? In the games industry it?s quite common. Development cycles of 2 years are normal. So during the holidays there?s a flush of good games and in the new year there can be a drought for a couple of months. More About: Post , Writers , Strike , Drought
There?s Something About Mary
2008-03-14 02:00:00 After Mary decides to ask Ted to the prom as her date, Ted starts to develop a major crush on Mary. Unfortunately he gets into a really awkward accident, that involves a painful zipper experience, and therefore isn?t able to take Mary to the prom. Thirteen years later he realizes he still has a crush ...
Spirited Away Rerun
2008-03-13 06:16:00 It was one of those exiting days. At that time, I was one of those nerdy collectors (now I’m just nerdy). From Japan, one of the crowns on my DVD gift set collection would come in. The Spirited Away Limited Collector’s Edition. Numbered and everything! Little did I know, I would sell it the following ...
Salesman
2008-03-12 05:08:00 As common as telesales is today, door-to-door sales was in the sixties. We follow four men trying to make a buck selling a very expensive bible. Most of the people are polite and take them in for a coffee. And that’s when the salesmen use all of their tricks and tiring techniques to sell these ... More About: Salesman
Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters)
2008-03-11 04:06:00 Salomon lives a life of wealth making fake bills and billets. But when the Nazis take over Germany, he gets send to a concentration camp and is left with nothing but a striped suit. He understands that his only skill to survive is making counterfeit bills. And when he gets the chance to produce them ...
Lars and the Real Girl
2008-03-10 01:30:00 Lars is an introvert young man, living in the modified garage of his married brother. He holds back from any contact and can’t even handle being touched by friends or family. One day, one of his cubicle colleagues tells him about a place where you can buy a real size doll. While Lars doesn’t seem ... More About: Girl , Real , Lars
Smart People
2008-03-09 02:44:00 Trying to jump a fence at the car impound lot didn’t exactly work out for literature professor Lawrence. It not only gave him a nice concussion, but also the pleasure of not being able to drive himself. Luckily, his lowlife adopted brother Chuck is here to move in and become his chauffeur. Being a nice ... More About: People , Smart
Smart People
2008-03-09 02:44:00 Trying to jump a fence at the car impound lot didn’t exactly work out for literature professor Lawrence. It not only gave him a nice concussion, but also the pleasure of not being able to drive himself. Luckily, his lowlife adopted brother Chuck is here to move in and become his chauffeur. Being a nice ... More About: People , Smart
Persepolis
2008-03-08 01:41:00 Marjane is a proud little girl, trying to understand what’s going on in the 1970’s Iran. Screaming “Down with the Shah!”, she stamps trough the room trying to make a statement. But as a teenager she finds out the Islamic fundamentalists, which have taken over her country, aren’t doing any better. Ridiculing all their new ... More About: Persepolis
Persepolis
2008-03-08 01:41:00 Marjane is a proud little girl, trying to understand what’s going on in the 1970’s Iran. Screaming “Down with the Shah!”, she stamps trough the room trying to make a statement. But as a teenager she finds out the Islamic fundamentalists, which have taken over her country, aren’t doing any better. Ridiculing all their new ... More About: Persepolis
27 Dresses
2008-03-07 01:52:00 Being totally obsessed with weddings, Jane has already been a bridesmaid for 27 times. Whenever someone?s asking her to be the maid of honour, she just can?t say no. After a night running from one wedding to another, she is picking up her sister, Tess, from the airport. That night Jane has a party from ... More About: Dresses
27 Dresses
2008-03-07 01:52:00 Being totally obsessed with weddings, Jane has already been a bridesmaid for 27 times. Whenever someone?s asking her to be the maid of honour, she just can?t say no. After a night running from one wedding to another, she is picking up her sister, Tess, from the airport. That night Jane has a party from ... More About: Dresses
February Top 10!
2008-03-06 01:06:00 As you might have noticed February 2008 is over, and this means it’s time for a little top 10! We’ve been doing this for a little over a month now and what a fun time it has been. Thanks everybody for visiting, taking the polls and leaving your kind comments. It has been fun to ...
February Top 10!
2008-03-06 01:06:00 As you might have noticed February 2008 is over, and this means it’s time for a little top 10! We’ve been doing this for a little over a month now and what a fun time it has been. Thanks everybody for visiting, taking the polls and leaving your kind comments. It has been fun to ...
Crazy Love
2008-03-05 03:15:00 In the late fifties, Burt and Linda started something that would end in ‘crazy love’. Burt wasn’t handsome, but he was a very wealthy attorney. He owned a club and was exiting to Linda. What she didn’t know is, that Burt already was married and had a disabled daughter. She broke up after she found ... More About: Love , Crazy
Crazy Love
2008-03-05 03:15:00 In the late fifties, Burt and Linda started something that would end in ‘crazy love’. Burt wasn’t handsome, but he was a very wealthy attorney. He owned a club and was exiting to Linda. What she didn’t know is, that Burt already was married and had a disabled daughter. She broke up after she found ... More About: Love , Crazy
The Station Agent
2008-03-04 04:03:00 Fin, born with dwarfism, always tried to live a nice and quiet life. And when his friend dies and he inherits an abandoned train depot in New Jersey, he decides to move there. Without much interest to meet new people, he just can’t avoid the contact with some of the people in his new town. ... More About: Agent , Station
The Station Agent
2008-03-04 04:03:00 Fin, born with dwarfism, always tried to live a nice and quiet life. And when his friend dies and he inherits an abandoned train depot in New Jersey, he decides to move there. Without much interest to meet new people, he just can’t avoid the contact with some of the people in his new town. ... More About: Agent , Station
Ice Age
2008-03-03 05:37:00 We’re staying in the feel good genre for a day, tomorrow is Indie Tuesday after all: While the world is going into an ice age, Sid, a constant babbling sloth, gets left behind for the migration. Luckily his uplifting spirit helps him to get in contact with Manny, a grumpy mammoth with no interest in Sid ...
Ice Age
2008-03-03 05:37:00 We’re staying in the feel good genre for a day, tomorrow is Indie Tuesday after all: While the world is going into an ice age, Sid, a constant babbling sloth, gets left behind for the migration. Luckily his uplifting spirit helps him to get in contact with Manny, a grumpy mammoth with no interest in Sid ...
Sex and the City: The Movie
2008-03-02 00:18:00 A couple of weeks ago I already introduced the Sex and the City movie to all of you. But now it is time for an update, because there is a new trailer and with that some new information about the movie. For those of you who want it to be a complete surprise, I won?t ... More About: Movie , The Movie
Sex and the City: The Movie
2008-03-02 00:18:00 A couple of weeks ago I already introduced the Sex and the City movie to all of you. But now it is time for an update, because there is a new trailer and with that some new information about the movie. For those of you who want it to be a complete surprise, I won?t ... More About: Movie , The Movie
The Kite Runner
More articles from this author:2008-03-01 02:47:00 The Kite Runner is about two boys growing up together in Afghanistan. The boys are best friends and always hang out together. Hassan, son of a servant, is very loyal to his friend Amir, son of a wealthy man. One day, an incident occurs which will change their friendship drastically. Then, when war breaks out, ... More About: Kite Runner , The Kite Runner 1, 2, 3, 4 |
