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Friday, November 9, 2012

In Theaters: SKYFALL and LINCOLN

Skyfall


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Official Synopsis: In SKYFALL, Bond’s loyalty to M (JUDI DENCH) is tested as her past returns to haunt her. 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. When Bond’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (RALPH FIENNES), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows – aided only by field agent, Eve (NAOMIE HARRIS) – following a trail to the mysterious Silva (JAVIER BARDEM), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Ola Rapace.

Director: Sam Mendes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime

Running Time: 143 min.

Rating: PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking.

Critical Response:
  • Rottentomatoes: 93% (188 fresh, 15 rotten, score: 8.3/10).
  • Metacritic: 81 out of 100 (36 positive, 7 mixed, 0 negative).



Lincoln


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Official Synopsis: Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln", a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.


Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Bruce McGill, Tim Blake Nelson, Jared Harris, David Strathairn,

Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Drama, History, Biography

Running Time: 120 min.

Rating: PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language.

Critical Response:
  • Rottentomatoes: 92% (70 fresh, 6 rotten, score: 8.0/10).
  • Metacritic: 88 out of 100 (28 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).




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