Genre: Romantic Comedy with elements of Drama
Studio: Mandate Pictures and Flower Films
Release date: October 2, 2009
(The movie will premiere in UK in 2010)
Tagline: Be your own hero!
Director: Drew Barrymore is a Hollywood actress, who also often works as a producer (for her company Flower Films), writer and is recently choosing projects she will be directing [...]
Another masterpiece by Tim Burton
Genre: Animated Fantasy movie with elements of Musical, for the whole Family
Studio: Touchstone Pictures, reissue – Disney Digital 3 -D
Tagline: Tim Burton’s classic returns in 3-D so real, it’s scary.
Director: Henry Selick is an American artist, who is well known for his work as a writer, producer and director. After collaborating [...]
Mat Damon is the informant!
Genre: Drama, Thriller and a Crime story, with a touch of Comedy
Studio: Groundswell Productions, Participant Media, Section Eight
Release date: September 18, 2009
Tagline: The Informant is based on a tattle – tale.
Director: Steven Soderbergh (Academy Award Winner, for his movie Traffic) is highly critically acclaimed director from America. He is a [...]
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…
Genre: Hilarious Comedy, with a hint of Action
Studio: Legendary Pictures
Release date: June 5, 2009
Tagline: Some guys just can’t handle Vegas!
Director: Brooklyn born artist Todd Phillips is equally successful as a director, writer, producer and (rarely) an actor. He is currently working on a movie Due Date, and his most [...]
BRUCE WILLIS – LAST ACTION HERO
Genre: Action Sci-Fi feature with elements of Thriller and Drama
Studio: Disney and Touchstone Pictures
Release date: September 25, 2009
Tagline: How do you save humanity when the only thing that’s real is you?
Director: Jonathan Mostow is an American director famous for his work in the field of action movies. His trademarks are [...]
11 TOUCHING STORIES ABOUT LOVE AND NEW YORK
Genre: Melodrama, Romance with a hint of Comedy
Studio: Vivendi Entertainment
Release date: October 16, 2009
Tagline: Every moment, another story begins.
Directors: New York I love you, is a movie consisting of eleven short features, directed by various artists, and approximately 10 minutes long. Each director is a very famous name, [...]
Genre: War Drama full of Action and with elements of Dark Comedy.
Tarantino says: “Although this is a war movie, I think it is mainly a spaghetti western”.
Studio: A Band Apart and Zehnte Babelsberg
Release date: Premiered in Cannes
UK release date is August 19, 2009
US release date is August 21, 2009
Tagline: You haven’t seen war until you’ve [...]
Genre: Action movie full of Adventure and Fantasy, for the whole Family
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Release date: July 24, 2009
Tagline: Gadgets, Gizmos, Guinea Pigs – in 3-D.
The World needs bigger heroes!
Director: Hoyt Yeatman is a master of visual effects, and an Academy Award winner (in that field) for the movie Abyss. This [...]
How the biggest style icon was born
Coco Before Chanel original title Coco Avant Chanel
Genre: Biography with elements of Drama
Studio: Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: September 25, 2009
Tagline: Coco Chanel – Before she was France’s famous mademoiselle…
Director: This interesting and touching biopic is directed by Anne Fontaine, who is a famous and critically acclaimed [...]
Bright Star
Genre: Biographic movie, Romantic Melodrama
Studio: Apparition, and Pathe Distribution
Release date: September 18, 2009 (US release date)
November 6, 2009 (UK release date)
Tagline: First Love Burns Brightest!
Director: Jane Campion is an Academy Award winner (for her movie The Piano), and a brilliant portraitist of various human nature’s, stories and destinies. This New Zealand born artist is [...]
Finally a great movie about zombies!
Genre: Action with a touch of Horror and elements of Comedy
Studio: Relativity Media and Pariah Films
Tagline: Nut up or shut up
Director: Ruben Fleischer – the director who worked on Jimmy Kimmel Live show , and previously directed The Girl’s Guitar Club and Gumball 3000: 6 Days in Milan
Co-writers: Paul [...]
LET’S PLAY
Genre: Animated movie full of Adventure; excellent Comedy for the whole Family
Studio: Pixar Animation Studios
Release date: June 18, 2009
Tagline: No toy gets left behind
Writers: John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton were in charge of treatment, and screenplay was written and developed by Michael Arndt. Talented Mr. Arndt won Academy Award and BAFTA for his previous [...]
Sometimes lying is the answer
Genre: Romantic Comedy, the one that will actually make you laugh
Studio: Media Rights Capital and Radar Pictures
Release date: October 2, 2009
Tagline: In a world where everyone can only tell the truth – this guy can lie
Co-directors and co-writers: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Mr. Gervais is one of the most critically [...]
Pure action is back
Genre: Action movie with a touch of Crime and Thriller, and elements of Drama
Studio: Stage 6 Films
Release date: November 13, 2009.
Director and writer: Troy Duffy – American writer, actor and director is a creator of The Boondock Saints, original movie from 1999. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is the [...]
Death returns to Haddonfield
Genre: Horror movie with elements of Thriller and Action
Studio: Dimension Films
Tagline: Family is forever
Director: Rob Zombie is musician and front man of a popular heavy metal group called White Zombie. Solo or with his band, he has been working on movie soundtracks for more than 15 years. Since 2000, Rob Zombie is [...]
KEEP YOUR HANDS OF THE HAIR
Genre: Documentary movie with a Comedy written all over
Studio: Roadside Attractions and Kinosmith
Tagline: Daddy, how come I don’t have a good hair?
Director: Jeff Stilson (winner of Primetime Emmys for The Osbournes and The Chris Rock Show).He was a writer, producer, director and even actor in critically acclaimed shows like: Da [...]
Animated fun for the whole family
Genre: Animated family movie, Comedy, Action
Studio: Sony Pictures Animation
Book: This animated movie is based on a popular book for children “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” by Judi Barrett, with original illustrations by Ron Barrett
Directors and screenplay writers: Phil Lord and Chris Miller stand behind this entertaining movie as both [...]
THE PAINFUL TRUTH
Genre: Documentary (with a touch of bitterness) and Drama
Studio: Dog eat Dog Films and Weinstein Company
Release date: October 2, 2009
Tagline: What happens when Wall Street tanks and the government bails?
Director and writer: Notorious Michael Moore, the man who brought Bowling for Columbine, Sicko, and Fahrenheit 9/11 to us, has created another documentary masterpiece. [...]
Explore, Learn, Live and love
Genre: Drama with a hint of Romance, Period Piece set in the 1960s
Studio: Koch Entertainment (for United Kingdom) and Sony Pictures Classics (for USA)
Tagline: Sometimes an education isn’t by the book
Director: Lone Scherfig, famous female director from Denmark. She is also a writer and has won (so far) more than 20 [...]
COHEN BROTHERS ARE BACK, BETTER THAN EVER!
Genre: Drama with a touch of Dark Comedy
Studio: Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Mike Zoss Productions, Studio Canal
Release date: October 2, 2009
Co-directors and co-writers: This highly anticipated movie is co-written and co-directed by Hollywood’s power duo – brothers Ethan and Joel Cohen. These two Academy Award winners are the [...]
This year’s highly anticipated horror movie “The Stepfather” is actually a remake of a popular thriller/horror from 1987, originally directed by Joseph Ruben. This comes as no surprise if you follow the movie industry nowadays, because this year is certainly the year of remakes, in all genres.
This new, modern version of “The Stepfather” is directed [...]
Thanks to the “Twilight Saga” and “True Blood”, vampires became the most popular TV/movie characters in the modern pop culture. “Cirque du Freak: Vampire’s Assistant” is riding that wave successfully presenting another side of the life of a vampire.
“Cirque du Freak: Vampire’s Assistant” is the movie adaptation of the book (first one from the [...]
“Astro Boy” (Tetsuwan Atomu) is originally a manga animated series, created by Osamu Tezuka, from Japan, and it was first published back in 1952.
New “Astro Boy” was produced by famous Imagi Animated Studio, and it has been “in development” for over 3 years, before it was completed. Brilliant producers Maryann Garger and Pilar Flynn knew [...]
“This is it” is the final tribute to late King of pop – Michael Jackson, one of the most influential figures in the popular show business, and certainly one of the biggest and most talented music icons of all times.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born in America and is considered the most successful pop singers and [...]
If you have been watching MTV when you were younger, or watch it now, if you are a music fan, if you admire a good music video; then you are certainly familiar with the name – Spike Jonze. This American director is a synonym for an excellent video, for a great story, eccentric set design [...]
New York born director Peter Billingsley has been a successful part of the Hollywood establishment since his childhood, gaining success both behind in front of a camera. At first, Billingsley was working as a child actor, and later he decided to try his luck and test his skills as a producer and director. So far [...]
“Law Abiding Citizen” is the latest movie by F. Gary Gray, multi talented African American actor, writer and director. This New York born artist started his career working on movies and music videos parallel, and with an equal success.
His early movie works include Hollywood A-list movie stars like Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey (in [...]
“Amelia” is a true story about a visionary, lover, hero, legend and icon – Amelia Earhart. This long awaited biopic is directed by a cult female director Mira Nair (“Monsoon Rain”) based on an original script by Ronald Bass.
The movie tells us a story about an American icon Amelia Earhart, first female pilot, and the [...]
Horror movies have a solid fan base, all over the world. Every few years, gifted directors find a topic and develop a series of films which follow it, creating a more or less successful franchise horror product. Recently, “Saw” franchise received good reviews and warm reception from the genre admirers, and finally this year the [...]
“Paranormal Activity” is Oren Peli’s directing debut, labelled as the most terrifying movie of the year. It is currently showing all over the world with amazing success (it is even No.1 at the US Box office at the moment).
This movie is glorified among fans of horror movies around the globe, for realism and tension [...]
Genre: Romantic Comedy with elements of Drama
Studio: Mandate Pictures and Flower Films
Release date: October 2, 2009
(The movie will premiere in UK in 2010)
Tagline: Be your own hero!
Writer: The movie Whip It is based on a novel by Shauna Cross, called Derby Girl which became an instant bestseller. Shauna Cross herself is a roller derby athlete, and is writing about people and the lifestyle she knows best. She is also an author of original scenario for this movie, and her current project is development of a movie adaptation of Live Nude Girls Unite.

Cast: Ellen Page, teenage star known for her critically acclaimed role in a blockbuster indie movie Juno, is playing the main character in Whip it – Bliss Cavendar. This talented young actress is already considered one of Hollywood’s rising stars, and has won numerous awards (along with the Academy Award Nomination).
Brilliant actress Marcia Gay Harden (who won an Academy Award for Mystic River) is playing Ellen Page’s characters mother – Brooke Cavendar. This remarkable artist was the perfect choice for this role, and she gave it 110%, like always. You certainly know her from movies: Into the Wild, The Maiden Heist, The Hoax, Home, The Tower, and from the TV series Damages.
Whip It is the movie where you will certainly recognize many more actors. For instance – Drew Barrymore (director) is playing the role of Smashley Simpson. This former child star from ET and Charlie’s Angels is having a small but very interesting role.
It is also interesting to see famous comedian Jimmy Fallon, from Saturday Night Live, playing Hot Tub Jonny Rocket. Another SNL star is casted for Whip It – charming Kristen Wiig, who is portraying the role of Maggie Mayhem.
Plot summary: Bliss Cavendar is a small town girl, living with her parents, and torn between her mother’s passion for beauty pageants and her father’s love for Friday night football. She works as a waitress, along with her best friend Pash, and they are both quite determined to change their current situation and lifestyle. Pash wants to go to college and Bliss decides to attend a Roller Derby event and becomes a Roller derby competitor.
She gathers around a real team, lies about her age and starts training and working hard, to make it in the Roller derby world. On her way to success, she will be disappointed, hurt, inspired, and thrilled, and will keep dreaming of becoming a Roller Derby star. At first, her parents and family will be against this idea, but eventually, she will be determined enough to prove to the world that she will do everything to make it, and to start a new life – the one she really wants.
Recommendation: After Juno and Little Miss Sunshine, indie movies became extremely popular worldwide. This one is no exception. It is a great movie, an inspiring story and a feature you should see. You will be touched, inspired and happy – and that is what movies should do!
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