Scarface (1983)

Genre: Crime/Drama/Action/Thriller/HistoryStarring: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfieffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Paul ShenarIn 1980, Fidel Castro opened his ports to allow Cubans to visit their relatives in USA. He secretly also allowed 25,000 Cuban criminals to land on American soil. Tony Montana (Pacino) was one of the 25,000....

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For Your Consideration 2010

Anybody who knows me, knows that I will take any opportunity to make a new mix CD. This would explain how I'm well past ten years of compilations entitled, "For Your Consideration". This particular mix gets made every year around this time to coincide with the Oscars and features music from the movies of the year prior. I try to include...

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Teen Patti (2010)

Genre: Crime/Drama/ThrillerStarring: Amitabh Bachchan, R.Madhavan, Ben Kingsley, Dhruv Ganesh, Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher, Vaibhav Talwar, Raima Sen, Boman Irani (voice)Many people told me that this movie is going to be an Indian remake of the Hollywood hit, 21. I begged to differ and it is a big relief to say that I was correct, well...

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Shearing the Oscars: Best Screenplay

Looking for some light reading this weekend? Black Sheep has managed to dig up half of the Oscar-nominated screenplays on the web and would love to share those links with you right now. Yes, reading the screenplay doesn't really give you an edge when it comes to deciding who should win but it is a nice little treat. The Writers Guild of...

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THE MESSENGER

Written by Alessandro Camon and Oren MovermanDirected by Oren MovermanStarring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Samantha MortonDale Martin: Why are you here? Why aren’t you dead?THE MESSENGER opens on an eye. This is an eye that has clearly been through difficult terrain and has seen its fair share of unnecessary horror. Its sadness and...

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Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)

Genre: Drama/Adventure/ComedyStarring: Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Maribel VerduEnglish Title: And Your Mother Too. In Mexico, two good friends, Julio (Bernal) and Tenoch (Luna) are complete casanovas who simply go about spending their fathers' money. Their girlfriends have gone for a trip to Italy and the boys intend to make the most...

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Best of Black Sheep: FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Written by Wes Anderson and Noah BaumbachDirected by Wes AndersonVoices by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman and Bill MurrayMr Fox: This is going to be a total cluster-cuss for everybody.Let me just get this out of the way; Wes Anderson’s FANTASTIC MR. FOX is certainly aptly titled as the perfect word to describe it is simply,...

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Stormbreaker (2006)

Genre: Action/AdventureStarring: Alex Pettyfur, Bill Nighy, Alicia Silverstone, Sophie Okonedo, Mickey RourkeAn MI6 agent is spying on a multi-millionaire who is planning to launch a supercomputer in every school in England. He is killed while he is on mission and his nephew Alex (Pettyfur) is assigned the job. Alex secretly underwent training...

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Best of Black Sheep: CORALINE

Written and Directed by Henry SelickVoices by Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French and Ian McShaneCoraline Jones: How can you walk away from something and then come towards it?Cat: Walk around the world.Coraline Jones: Small world.I am not now nor have I ever been a ten-year-old girl. As a result, it is not so easy...

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The Young Victoria (2009)

Genre: History/Biography/Drama/RomanceStarring: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Mark StrongQueen Victoria (Blunt) Queen of England during the 1800's was the longest reigning British Sovereign till date. She took the throne at a mere 18 years of age amidst speculation of her abilities as to rule as Queen. King...

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Blu-Tuesday: February 23

It is a busy day for both Blu-Ray and DVD today. There are some excellent releases, some that just look horrible and some other releases that I can confirm actually are horrible. With so many titles to look at, we best get to it.THE INFORMANT!I love Steven Soderbergh. THE INFORMANT! was his second release from last year, after the summer...

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Genre: War/Drama/Action/HistoryStarring: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Melanie Laurent, Daniel BruhlDuring the Second World War, the Jews oppressed the Nazi's and were receiving aide from the Allies, notably the French and the Americans. The Inglorious Basterds, headed by Lt. Aldo Raine (Pitt) are an infamous gang of Jew's who were...

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Public Enemies (2009)

Genre: Crime/Drama/Romance/Action/Thriller/Biography/HistoryStarring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion CotillardIn the 1930's, crime in America was an all-time high. Chicago boasted of housing the maximum number of criminals in the entire country. Public Enemy No.1, John Dillinger (Depp) and his gang went around robbing banks and soon...

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Best of Black Sheep: UP

Written by Pete Docter and Bob PetersonDirected by Pete DocterVoices by Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer and Jordan NagaiCharles Muntz: Adventure is out there!On paper, Pixar’s tenth feature film, UP!, doesn’t make a lot of sense. A 78-year-old grump of a man named Mr. Frederickson (voiced by Ed Asner) fills thousands of balloons in the home...

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My Name Is Khan (2010)

Genre: Drama/RomanceStarring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Soniya Jehan, Yuvaan MakarThe world is composed of two types of people. Good and Bad. Discriminating on any other lines of race or colour is not accepted. Rizwan Khan (Khan) is an Indian born follower of Islam who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome. The colour yellow and loud...

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Shearing the Oscars: Animated Feature

This is a big year for the Animated Feature Oscar. For the first year since it originated in 2001, there were enough films released in the Academy calendar year to warrant expanding the number of nominees from the usual three to the maximum five. With Pixar's UP leading the category as the frontrunner, the expansion might not lead to an...

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SHUTTER ISLAND

Written by Laeta KalogridisDirected by Martin ScorceseStarring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer and Ben KingsleyWarden: If I were to sink my teeth into your eye right now, would you be able to stop me before going blind?From the moment this ominous ferry emerges from the thick fog to bring Federal Marshalls,...

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The Hurt Locker (2008)

Genre: Drama/War/Action/HistoryStarring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian GeragthyBaghdad, Iraq, the US Army has infiltrated the middle-east country to search for its dictator, Saddam Hussain. The Explosive Ordnance Unit (EOD) of the US Army is responsible for patrolling the streets and diffusing any bomb they come across. The Bravo company...

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