Cadillac Records

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(2008)

Genre: Biography/Drama

Director: Darnell Martin

Writer: Darnell Martin

Producers: Scott Cameron, Petra Hoebel, Beyoncé Knowles, Andrew Lack, Marc Levin, Sofia Sondervan

Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Adrien Brody
• Jeffrey Wright
• Beyoncé Knowles
• Cedric the Entertainer
• Gabrielle Union
• Columbus Short
• Mos Def

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Angels in America

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(2003)

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Genre: Drama

Director: Mike Nichols

Writer: Tony Kushner

Producers: Cary Brokaw, Celia D. Costas, Michael Haley, Mike Nichols, Marco Valerio Pugini

Synopsis: Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Al Pacino
• Meryl Streep
• Patrick Wilson
• Emma Thompson
• Jeffrey Wright
• James Cromwell
• Mary-Louise Parker
• Ben Shenkman

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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 (2011)

Genre: Drama

Director: Stephen Daldry

Writers: Eric Roth, Jonathan Safran Foer

Producers: Eli Bush, Celia D. Costas, Tarik Karam, Scott Rudin, Nora Skinner

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Synopsis: Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him. -- (Written by Warner Bros)

Cast:

• Thomas Horn
• Tom Hanks
• Sandra Bullock
• John Goodman
• Viola Davis
• Jeffrey Wright

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The Ides of March

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(2011)

Genre: Drama

Director: George Clooney

Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon

Producers: George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Guy East, Barbara A. Hall, Grant Heslov, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Randy Manis, Brian Oliver, Stephen Pevner, Ari Daniel Pinchot, Jonathan Rubenstein, Matthew Salloway, Nigel Sinclair, Todd Thompson, Tyler Thompson, Nina Wolarsky

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Synopsis: An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Ryan Gosling
• George Clooney
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Paul Giamatti
• Evan Rachel Wood
• Marisa Tomei
• Max Minghella
• Jennifer Ehle
• Jeffrey Wright

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Short Review: A little slow at the beginning, but when the tension started, I couldn't look away.

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(2011)

Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller

Director: Duncan Jones

Writer: Ben Ripley

Synopsis: An action thriller centered on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Michelle Monaghan
• Vera Farmiga
• Jeffrey Wright

 

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