A German biography about the Russian novelist Count Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer) that follows that last year of his life and relationship with his wife (Helen Mirren). Leo Tolstoy has conflicting opinions with his wife on issues including religion and how he should handle his writings and will. He would like to publish his writings, but his family fears, if he does this, they will be left with nothing after his death. His secretary VAlentin Bulgakov (James McAvoy) tries to assist both sides of the family to come to an agreement.
Showing posts with label Romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Romance. Show all posts
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Last Station (2009)
Love Happens (2009)
Having lost his own wife in a senseless car crash, Dr. Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart) uses his skills to become a best-selling author who helps others cope with the death of a loved one. He has a sleazy agent and manager named Lane (Dan Fogler) who books him in Seattle where his dead wife once lived and forces Burke to deal with all the reminders of her absence. It sends him into a funk, unable to cope, but he does meet Eloise Chandler (Jennifer Aniston), a forty-something florist with whom he has a fling. After meeting his dead wife’s father (Martin Sheen), Burke feels he may be able to let go of the past, symbolized by his wife’s pet parrot, and truly love with a free-spirited and ageless woman.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Malice in Wonderland (2009) Dvdrip
Alice (Maggie Grace) is an American law student studying in London. One day she is knocked down by a black cab, and she wakes up in a mysterious world known only as Wonderland. She is led through this odd world by cab driver Whitey (Danny Dyer). Throughout her journey she meets a variety of individuals; some good, and some quite sinister. In order to escape this world and return home, Alice must figure out who she is and where she is from before it's too late. As things continue in Wonderland, Alice continues to learn new things, discover hidden secrets, and learn a lot about life in general.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Date Night (2010)
Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire Foster (Tina Fey) are a loving couple and have two kinds. They try dating each other every week though it does not add any romance to their life due to both of them being exhausted and burdened. After the divorce of two of their friends, Brad (Mark Ruffalo) and Haley (Kristen Wiig), they are scared about their marriage and future. Phil decides to add romance to their life by going to Manhattan’s hottest new restaurant for their date. However, they do not have reservation and thus enter the restaurant as the Tripplehorns who had a reservation but did not come. The Tripplehorns turn out to be thieves who have police after them. Now Phil and Claire have to save their lives along with their marriage. However, they eventually discover their love for each other.
Adventureland (2009)
Adventureland is the story of James (Jesse Eisenberg), a young man whose life does not show much promise following his graduation from Oberlin College. His college girlfriend has dumped him, his parents have refused to finance his dream trip to Europe, and he is unable to go to graduate school. His only option becomes moving back in with his parents and taking a job at a theme park called Adventureland. What starts off as an awful job becomes an adventure itself. James ends up meeting a bunch of quirky characters including the manager Bobby (Bill Hader) and his wife Paulette (Kristen Wiig), a slacker handyman named Connell (Ryan Reynolds), and a beautiful college student (Kristen Stewart). By the end of the experience, James will have found love, learned lessons about life, and finally found the direction he needs to go forward in life.
She's Out of My League (2010)
Ordinary and pedestrian Kirk (Jay Baruchel) is an airport security worker, whose social network more or less is a group of dull guys he works with. When he comes to the rescue of a beautiful young woman named Molly (Alice Eve) while she is in airport distress, he becomes smitten. Finding and returning her cell phone opens up a possible dating relationship. His friends like Jack (Mike Vogel) and Stainer (T.J. Miller) feel he has gone above his station, even though he has failed with a girl Marnie (Lindsay Sloane) who was on his level. Molly may have jettisoned the usual scale, having found a simple and funny fellow preferable to an egotistical one. Kirk plans to try his luck.
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
On a quiet day in a small Louisiana town, young Martine (Kristen Stewart) takes a chance and jumps into a car with Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), a young man who made eyes at her across the diner earlier in the day. The two set out on a road trip: destination unknown. Not long into their journey, they come across Brett (William Hurt), a humble and quiet man who was just released from prison. They invite Brett to join them, and the three set off down the road, unsure of where they're going or what they will do when they get there. Along the way, the unlikely trio will get to know one another better and may just learn a few things about themselves.
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