Christina Aguilera makes her dramatic feature debut as Ali, a small-town singer who takes her shot at stardom performing at a neo-burlesque nightclub in Los Angeles. Situated in a regal old theater that’s still dazzling despite having fallen into disrepair, The Burlesque Lounge is the kind of club where legends are born. When club owner Tess (Cher) hires charismatic Ali as a cocktail waitress, the ambitious big-city newcomer goes to great lengths to make a good impression. Taken under the wing of a friendly featured dancer (Julianne Hough), Ali quickly realizes that not everyone is quite as nice when she forms a friendship with bartender/aspiring musician Jack (Cam Gigandet) and incurs the wrath of the club’s cattiest showgirl (Kristen Bell). After making her leap to the stage with a little help from a sympathetic stage manager (Stanley Tucci) and the club’s playfully androgynous host (Alan Cumming), Ali becomes the star attraction at The Burlesque Lounge, and the crowds start packing in. Later, a wealthy businessman (Eric Dane) makes a bid for the club while trying to charm the talented young performer straight into his arms.
Release Date: Nov 24, 2010
Rated: Sexual content including several suggestive dance routines, partial nudity, language and some thematic material
Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.
Genres: Drama
Cast:Cher, Cam Gigandet, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Alan Cumming.
His wife convicted of a murder she swears she did not commit, a college professor plots to break her out of prison in this thriller starring Russell Crowe and Liam Neeson. John Brennan (Crowe) and his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) we’re happily married and raising a family when their lives fell apart in the blink of an eye. Lara has been charged with murder, and despite every effort to prove her innocence, the judge sentences her to an extended prison sentence. Meanwhile, on the outside, John files multiple appeals while struggling to raise their children and maintain his career. Lara’s future starts to look especially grim, however, after the final appeal is rejected, and she admits that she’d rather commit suicide than spend the rest of her life behind bars. Determined to save his wife after the justice system fails her, John seeks the advice of an ex-convict (Liam Neeson) who staged his own daring prison escape in order to draw up an airtight plan. Later, John prepares to put his life on the line for the woman he loves, and sets the plan into motion with the knowledge that one false move could be his last.
Release Date: Nov 19, 2010
Rated: For violence, drug material, language, some sexuality and thematic elements
Runtime: 2 hr. 2 min.
Genres: Drama
Director:Paul Haggis
Cast:Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Brian Dennehy, Olivia Wilde.
The first installment of the two-film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows follows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) as they search for the pieces of Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) soul that he extracted from his being and hid in obscure locations both far and wide. If the trio is unable to locate and destroy them all, Voldemort will remain immortal. Despite their long friendship, a combination of dark forces, romantic tensions, and long-held secrets threaten to sabotage the mission.
Release Date: Nov 19, 2010
Rated: For some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images
Runtime: 2 hr. 27 min.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Director:David Yates
Cast:Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes.
An ex-convict seeks revenge for his brother’s death in this action-packed revenge thriller starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Ten years ago, Driver (Johnson) was part of a bank heist gone horribly awry. In the chaos of the botched robbery, his brother wound up dead. Now Driver is a free man, and he’s determined to punish the men who killed his brother. But settling the score won’t be easy, because despite being just a few days shy of retirement, a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) isn’t about to let a massacre take place on his watch, and a hotshot hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) has Driver locked in his sights. Unfortunately for Driver, the closer he gets to his targets, the more he puts himself at risk. Later, just as Driver starts to think he’s gotten everyone on his list, he discovers that one name seems to be missing.
Release Date: Nov 24, 2010
Rated: Strong violence, some drug use and language
Runtime: 1 hr. 35 min.
Genres: Action/Adventure
Director:George Tillman, Jr.
Cast:Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Moon Bloodgood, Maggie Grace.
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