Tower Heist

Holiday movie season, the gift that keeps on giving

'Tower Heist'
By David Lee, Universal Studios
Nov. 4; Stars: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick

Plot: Thanks to a Ponzi scheme, a Wall Street businessman (Alan Alda) swindles tenants in a high-rise out of a heap of cash, so the building manager (Stiller) enlists a thief (Murphy) to help him steal it back.

Gift: It’s an early Christmas present for the “Occupy Wall Street” types.

Regift: Not counting voicing a donkey in the Shrek films, Murphy hasn’t had a big hit at the box office since 1996’s The Nutty Professor.

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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

Holiday movie season, the gift that keeps on giving

'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas'
By Darren Michaels, Warner Bros. Pictures
Nov. 4; Stars: Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris

Plot: Those slider-eating stoners are back for round 3, which finds the buds estranged after their last adventure. When Kumar (Penn) accidentally sets fire to the family Christmas tree of his pal (Cho), they go seeking the perfect one, running into assorted high jinks and, of course, Harris.

Gift: Harris playing an insane version of himself is always a hoot.

Regift: How many movie-goers still care about this duo seven years after they went to White Castle?

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The Son of No One

Holiday movie season, the gift that keeps on giving

'The Son of No One'
By Phil Caruso, Anchor Bay Films

Nov.4; Stars: Channing Tatum, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino

Plot: A young cop (Tatum) protecting and serving in his old neighborhood finds his and his family’s lives at stake when he becomes embroiled in a drama involving possible police corruption and a case from 1986.

Gift: Writer-director Montiel has a penchant for stories of gritty street life — he also did The Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.

Regift: Even with Pacino and Ray Liotta chewing up scenery, the movie reportedly bombed at Sundance earlier this year.

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http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Holiday-movie-season,-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/

Immortals: Athena and Ares

Isabel Lucas (Athena) and Daniel Shaman (Ares) stars in Relativity Media’s IMMORTALS.

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Immortals (2011)

Immortals (2011)

Immortals is a 2011 3D fantasy action film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. The film also stars Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Stephen Dorff, Alan Van Sprang, Isabel Lucas, and John Hurt. The film was previously named Dawn of War and War of the Gods before being officially named Immortals, and is loosely based on the Greek myths of Theseus and the Minotaur and the Titanomachy. It was released in 2D and in 3-D (using the Real D 3D and Digital 3D formats) on November 11, 2011 by Universal Pictures and Relativity Media.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortals_(2011_film)