we own the night

James Gray

Crime Drama

2007

Joaquin Phoenix Eva Mendes

Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden name, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. you should see this cause is a around good movie i mean you lean alot from it. family comes first. why kill for your family? whos the bad guy?

Leprechaun In The Hood

Year: 2008

Genre: Action, Comedy, and Horror

Director: Rob Spera

Screenwriter: Doug Hall

Starring: Warwick Davis and Ice T

I recommend students to see this if you haven't already seen it because its funny to see people test a little green man. Another reason why i recommend this movie because i would like people to see that males thats in the hood has something that makes them scared. LOL!!! Word advise, don't mess with anybody gold.

1. Is there really gold at the end of the rainbow?

2. How does the director make up an character like this one?

i am sam

Year: 2001

Genre: Drama

Director: Jessie Nelson

Screenwriter: Jessie Nelson & Kristine Johnson

starring: Dakota Fanning & Sean Penn

My classmates should see this movie because it is a great movie that is about a mentaly retarted man who is fighting for his daughter it is a heart warming movie and i think a lot of people could relate to this move in some way.

have you seen any other movies that fall in to THIS movie gerne?

have u seen milk by sean penn?

The Orphanage

Year: 2007
Genre: Horror, Drama
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Screenwriter: Sergio G. Sanchez
Starring: Belen Rudea and Fernando Cayo

I would recommend this movie for anyone who loves suspense horror films because it was really scary and unpredictable. I would also recommend it because it is not like most horror films because there isn't a lot of blood and it relies more on suspense and creepy little kids with bags on their heads.

First question: This movie is in Spanish with English subtitles; do you think having to read subtitles takes away some of the suspense of the film? Second question: Which is more scary, movies with more surprise or movies with more suspense?

Enchanted

Year: 2007

Genre: Family/Musical/Disney

Director: Kevin Lima

Screenwriter: Bill Kelly

Starring: Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey

I remember seeing this movie with a couple of my friends, all of them avid musical haters. Yes, it's a Disney movie. Yes, there are some singing woodland creatures. Hell, there's even a poisoned apple! Despite everything working against it, the movie was actually a success. It hit on enough levels for almost everyone to enjoy it. It had the Princess and Prince element for the little kiddies, Patrick Dempsey for the cougars, Amy Adams for the fathers that got dragged there by their daughters, and the absolute absurdity of being in New York (and no one thinking twice about anything) for everyone else.

But, even though I enjoyed the movie, not everyone will like it. Not everyone finds Adams' bubbly personality welcoming or happy. Not everyone can stand a movie where Idina Menzel is cast aside for the short redhead that seems to have the IQ of a house plant. Nor can every audience bear to listen as Central Park bursts into song about not neglecting your significant other.

Now, what are you favorite Disney movies? Is there anything you would have changed about them?

Psycholicious!!

Year: 1960

Genre: Suspense Thriller/ Slasher

Director: Hitchcock

Screenwriter: Joseph Stefano

Psycho.. The MOST famous Slasher movie of all times!!! Psycho started it all; you like your Jason movies? >>Psycho started it<<>>PSYCHO<< ... Psycho started the era of the slasher movies. This movie is super good!! I would highly reccomend it! First, there is no better place to find the most amazing fake stabbings.. it goes to show you that even NOT multi-billion dollar movies, with NOT the best effects can be suspensfull.. The second reason i reccomed this movie is, because this movie made history! If you can't sit through a black and white movie.. LET ALONE one as amazing as Psycho... you don't deserve to be a movie watcher!!

First question i have for you is, if it wasn't for this, would you have even heard about this movie?

and the Second one is, if you have seen Psycho, what elements from it do you see in your everyday suspense/slasher movie today?

Mr. Deeds

Year: 2002

Genre: Romantic comedy

Director: Steven Brill

Screenwriter: Clarence Budington Kelland and Robert Riskin

Starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder

I think that the students in this class would enjoy this movie because of the implicit meaning; money isn't everything. Another reason students should see this movie is because Adam Sandler is a beast.

1.What movies have you seen that Adam Sandler has starred in?

2. Have you ever seen a movie with a moral meaning?

Watchmen strikes it BIG

Year: 2009

Genre: action

Director: Zack Snyder

Screenwriters: David Hayter and Alex Tse

First off, just let me say that this movie was AMAZING!!! the way that they made the characters look, and who they got to play them was just perfect! I would really and truly tell everyone to see this movie! First reason, they got the characters and their personalities down. The seconreason i would tell people to see it, is because this movie is SO jam pact and filled with action, you won't be disappointed!

I give this movie a 20 out of 10!!!!

Frost/Nixon

Year: 2008
Genre: Biopic/Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan
Starring: Michael Sheen & Frank Langella

One reason it fits into its genre: The two main characters (David Frost, a famous journalist, and Richard Nixon, the infamous president he managed to interview about the Watergate scandal) are indeed real historical figures and we do find out a lot about their lives and personalities during the period following Nixon's resignation from the office of the presidency. This makes it very much a Biopic.

One reason it does not fit into its genre: The movie by no means fits into the usual Biopic format, which traditionally means to show us the entire lifespan (or the majority) of a famous figure from the past. Frost/Nixon focuses solely on a a matter of months leading up to Nixon's most famous interview (and the interview itself). It is also very much a standard drama because of the tension and verbal fights that the two characters get into.

Two questions: 1) What other Biopics have you seen that only focus on one period in the famous person's life? Why not show us the entire life? 2) Director Ron Howard has made other movies based on real life events but aren't the traditional Biopic, such as Apollo 13. Can you think of other films based on real EVENTS, not focusing on a particular person?

I am Legend

Year: 2007

Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Francis Lawrence

Screenwritter: Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman

Starring: Will Smith and Alice Braga





Questions:

What did you like and/or dislike about this movie?

Have you seen any other movies with a similar plot?