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Tuesday Couch Potatoes: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

My enchanted movie pick for this week is Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. My kids  like this movie because it has a good storyline and they are fond of Greek Mythology. Storyline When his lightning bolt is stolen, Zeus accuses Poseidon’s son Percy Jackson and gives Poseidon fourteen days to return it, otherwise he…

TCP: The Polar Express

My Santa Movie entry this week: The Polar Express shown in 2004. Storyline This is the story of a young hero boy on Christmas Eve who boards on a powerful magical train that’s headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus‘s home. What unfolds is an an adventure which follows a doubting boy, who takes…

TCP: One Hour Photo

This week’s TCP theme features the versatile actor Robin Williams. I picked One Hour Photo for my entry. Williams portrays an offbeat character in this movie which is a far cry from the usual role he usually play. Find out more about this movie through this storyline I borrowed from imdb.com. Storyline Middle aged Sy…

TCP: Lorenzo’s Oil

My favorite Susan Sarandon movie is Lorenzo’s Oil. Lorenzo’s Oil is a 1992 drama film directed by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, two parents in a relentless search for a cure for their son Lorenzo’s adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). The film was nominated for two Academy Awards. wikipedia…

TCP: Seven

It’s not really my favorite movie, but it has the component of suspense and thriller that satisfies my interest for movies of the same theme. Plot summary: This thriller portrays the exploits of a deranged serial-killer. His twisted agenda involves choosing seven victims who represent egregious examples of transgressions of each of the Seven Deadly…

Jose Rizal

José Rizal is a 1998 award winning Filipino film biopic directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It was GMA Films’ entry to the 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival. It is touted as one of the biggest films ever made in the history of Philippine cinema with a record-breaking P80-million budget despite the fact that historical films are…

Unthinkable

“Unthinkable” is the latest movie that hubby and I watched over the weekend. It’s a psychological thriller film that caused my chest to feel heavy! Synopsis: The story of a white american muslim, who claims to have planted three nuclear bombs in large cities of the US, threatening to kill millions. He is interrogated and…