Synopsis:
Children of Men envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world’s youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction.

Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo (Owen) as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth’s survival. When the planet’s last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain peril.

Directed and co-written by acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu mamá también), Children of Men also stars Julianne Moore as the leader of an underground opposition group and Michael Caine as Jasper.

Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Oana Pellea, Claire-Hope Ashitey ; Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón

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In theaters December 25, 2006

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If you are living in the Los Angeles area, you might want to check out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screening of Aliens.

Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets for this event are available at the Academy during regular business hours, by mail (HTML or PDF format), or on the night of the screening, if still available. Please note, we do not take phone reservations or any credit cards. If ordering by mail, please remember to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope along with your personal check made out to THE ACADEMY FOUNDATION. On the day of the event, doors open at 6:30 p.m. All seating is unreserved.

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Alien Warrior 16-inch Fully Poseable Model Kit – Hot Toys

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Christopher Vlaun Collection, home theater loungers now available at All Movie Replicas.

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• Vlaun Collection Barcelona Leather Home Theater Lounger
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The Bride of Frankenstein Figure
Premium Format Universal Monster Figures

“I want friend like me.”
-Frankenstein

On April 22nd, 1935 James Whale’s immortal masterwork, The Bride of Frankenstein, thrilled and terrified horror fans and innocent theater-goers for the very first time. Though the monster’s mate and title character, played by Elsa Lanchester, had less than five minutes of screen time, her look was so iconic, and her impact so great, that she instantly became one of classic horror’s most recognizable characters. The Bride of Frankenstein, with her trademark lightning streaked hair, was immediately embraced as a beloved silver screen legend.

The artists at Sideshow Collectibles have lovingly brought new life to the silver screen siren as a Premium Format figure. Dressed in a flowing cloth shroud, the Bride Premium Format Figure was designed to capture the tragic creature as both the beautiful and grotesque that she represents. Her delicate but unsettling beauty has been reproduced in every detail, from the bandages covering her patchwork female form to the locks of her boldly shocked hair. The body of the figure is cast in high quality polystone, and the entire figure is hand-painted to exacting standards. Complete with an environmental display base, the Bride of Frankenstein Premium Format figure is ready to join your horror collection!

Artist(s): The Sideshow Collectibles Figure Design & Development Team

Product Type: Premium Format Figure
Product Size: 18.25″ H (464mm) x 8″ W (203mm) x 8″ D (203mm)
Est. Box Size: 24.25″ H (616mm) x 11.75″ W (298mm) x 11.5″ D (11.5mm)
Est. Product Ship Weight: 15.00 lbs (6.48 kg)

The Bride of Frankenstein Premium Format Figure – $247.00

Ships the 2nd Quarter of 2007

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The Nativity Story infuses the story of Jesus’ with humanity. Read on:

There are two kinds of religious epics at Christmas: the old-fashioned, overblown, cast-of-thousands camp classics (“Oh Moses, Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool” — Anne Baxter as Nefretiri in The Ten Commandments) and the modern, grittier recreation that comes with the kind of political and racial subtext that made The Passion of the Christ such a controversial hit.

The new epic is reverent and literal. In Mel Gibson’s vision, it’s also brutal and flirts with racism; in Catherine Hardwicke’s The Nativity Story, it’s historical and flirts only with sanctimony.

Hardwicke, of course, has the easier job. The Nativity Story, which tells of the birth of Christ, has no anti-Semitic undertones. Its Mary and Joseph are both Jewish, living in a Jewish community. The villain is King Herod, a bad guy who has no anti-defamation league to stand up for him. There is even some humour in the movie, courtesy of the three wise men, who are treated with the patronizing affection we reserve for ancient exotics and precocious children.

The Nativity Story is, in many ways, the ultimate Christmas movie. It seems aimed mostly at Hollywood’s newest audience, evangelicals, fundamentalists and also ordinary church-goers who feel left out of the usual menu of sex, violence and ironic dismissal of their religion. It strips the Christmas message of its tinsel and twinkling lights, although it adds a few curlicues of its own: the scene where Jesus is born in Bethlehem is orchestrated to the familiar choir of heavenly voices and 1,000 strings and illuminated by a star that looks like it was borrowed from a gala movie opening. The result is a tableau of kneeling shepherds, wide-eyed wise men and innocent farm animals that wouldn’t be out of place at a school pageant.

The story starts with Herod — driven to mad paranoia by the prophecy of a Messiah who will overthrow his rule — sending his men to Bethlehem to kill all the male children. It then goes back a year to Nazareth, where we meet Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes from Whale Rider), who is betrothed to Joseph (Oscar Isaac), but becomes impregnated by a miracle from God. This causes a scandal that brings her dangerously close to being stoned to death, but Joseph believes her, and the two journey to Bethlehem for the birth.

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In theaters, December 1, 2006

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Turistas is a good screamfest. Read on:

John Stockwell’s Turistas is an utterly efficient little scream machine about unauthorized human organ donations in beautiful Brazil.

Apart from acres of gorgeous seascape, pristine beaches, jungle canopies and firm young flesh, Stockwell’s tidy exercise in horror, gore and suspense is also notable for being the first U.S. film shot entirely in that country. The Brazilian tourism industry must be so pleased.

“So you speak Spanish,” dim young thing Bea (Olivia Wilde) says to fellow traveller Pru (Melissa George) after their bus has broken down in the absolute middle of nowhere.

“Actually, they speak Portuguese,” Pru explains. As if this is going to help matters.

Given the genre, Turistas’ set-up, delivery and denouement are absolutely predictable. Think of this as Hostel Lite.

Lovely arrogant kids from countries that speak English are stranded in a foreign country with nothing to rely upon but their lack of instincts.

One bad thing leads to another and they find themselves trudging through the forest to a destination that is bent on depriving them of their livers, kidneys and lives. A few of the pluckier will survive.

In this, Turistas succeeds with remorseless vigour and no lack of skill. Whatever else he may do well, like shoot water, Stockwell has an unerring eye for framing almost naked post-adolescent bodies (see his guilty pleasures Into the Blue and Blue Crush). There’s something hormonally intoxicating about seeing these kids discovering an idyllic seaside hideaway, peeling off what little of their clothing remains and frolicking amid the waves and bemused natives.

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In theaters, December 1, 2006

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