the Mind’s Chew Toy

Give your brain something to chew on.

Articles tagged with Nicole Kidman 5 entries

Poster Image courtesy of MovieGoods

★★☆☆☆ The Golden Compass (2007)

Plot: In an alternative world, Lyra (Richards), a 12-year-old girl, starts out trying to rescue a friend who’s been kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as the Gobblers - and winds up on an epic quest to save not only her world, but ours as well. Based on the novel by Philip Pullman.

 

★☆☆☆☆ The Invasion (2007)

Plot: A mysterious epidemic begins plaguing the world, altering the behavior of humans, but leaving them physically unchanged. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Kidman) discovers the epidemic’s origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion. Based on the novel ‘The Body Snatchers’ by Jack Finney.

 

★★★½☆ Happy Feet (2006)

Plot: Mumbles (Wood) is different from the other Emperor penguins in Antarctica. While they sing their heartsong to each other, he tap dances. When he is forced out of his home for being different, he sets out to find the reason behind why more and more fish are disappearing each year. Animated.

 
Poster Image courtesy of MovieGoods

★★★☆☆ The Stepford Wives (2004)

Plot: Joanne (Kidman) is a successful hihg-powered network president - until a tragic mishap causes her to lose her job. Trying to rebuild their marriage, Joanne and her husband Walter (Broderick) decide to move to the country - to the nice town of Stepford. The longer Joanne stays, however, the more she begins to suspect something isn’t quite right with the women of Stepford…A remake of the 1975 film, based on the book by Ira Levin.

 
Poster Image courtesy of MovieGoods

★★★★☆ Moulin Rouge (2001)

Plot: Paris, 1899. While trying to convince the owner of the Moulin Rouge to put on a play he is writing, Christian (McGregor) meets courtesan Satine (Kidman), who he falls for immediately. While Satine and Christian struggle to keep their love a secret, a Duke (Roxburgh) - who is financing the play and wants Satine for himself - becomes more suspicious…

 
  
     
  • Sponsors

    Apple Store
    The Popcorn Factory