Geyer Kosinski Movies
- 2011
Russian-born author Ayn Rand's iconic 1957 novel comes to the screen after repeated attempts at a film adaptation in this Lionsgate production. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
The girlfriend of a ruthless drug dealer attempts to strike out on her own, only to find that it isn't easy to shake the grip of the most dangerous man in the city. Kat (Milla Jovovich) is a beautiful bad girl whose hunger for danger has led her down a dark path in life. Despite having her every move dictated by her dope-slinging boyfriend, Big Al (Angus MacFadyen), Kat longs take her fate in her own hands. Now, as Kat begins to make her own deals on the street, Big Al's right-hand man (Stephen Dorff) professes that his feelings for the increasingly independent moll run much deeper than she ever suspected. As tensions flair and jealousy seethes, Kat and her newfound sidekick make a plan to take down Big Al -- and do whatever it takes to claim his valuable territory. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Milla Jovovich
Old School director Todd Phillips takes the reins for an updated remake of the 1960 comedy, this time starring Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder as Roger, a lovelorn meter reader who enrolls in a confidence-building class in order to win the love of his dream girl, and Billy Bob Thornton as Dr. P, the scheming, egomaniacal teacher who has designs of his own for the attractive young female. The rivalry soon spins out of control, as pranks and insults fly fast and furiously in a battle to determine the ultimate "guy's guy." ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, (more)
A washed-up ballplayer is put in charge of a pack of kids scarcely more mature than himself in this remake of the 1976 comedy hit. Morris Buttermaker (Billy Bob Thornton) is a former major league baseball player whose career and life has hit the skids thanks to his overwhelming fondness for booze and women. Needing a break, his lawyer (Marcia Gay Harden) arranges for Buttermaker to take on coaching responsibilities for the Bears, a Little League baseball team comprised of a handful of hapless losers. As Buttermaker tries to groom his young charges into a winning team, he also gives them a glimpse of his hard-living lifestyle while they gear up to take on perennial rivals the Yankees and their arrogant Coach Bullock (Greg Kinnear. The 2005 version of The Bad News Bears was written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who previously scripted another Billy Bob Thornton vehicle, Bad Santa. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, (more)
