2008 – MovieLog

Semi-Pro (2008)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:59:14 +0000

Three men, three dreams. It’s 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon’s American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he’s played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence Coffee Brown dreams of stardom: he’s the Tropics’ best player, but he’s a hotdog who doesn’t value teamwork. When the trio learns that a merger is in the works that won’t include the Tropics, they pull the team together to try to achieve the impossible. Can dreams come true in Flint?

The Greatest Fro on Earth

Kent Alterman

United States

5.8

IMDb

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Mamma Mia! (2008)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:59:10 +0000

Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep), who was once the lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her back-up singers, Rosie Mulligan (Dame Julie Walters) and Tanya Wilkinson (Christine Baranski).

This summer Take a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget

Phyllida Lloyd

USA

6.4

IMDb

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X Files: I Want To Believe, The (2008)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:55:21 +0000

Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) worked at the F.B.I. as partners, a bond between them that led to them becoming lovers. But now they’re out of the F.B.I. and have begun new careers. Scully works as a staff physician at a Catholic hospital. Her focus these days is on a young boy with an incurable brain disease. Administration wants to give up on him. Scully, who feels a special bond with the boy, does not. Meanwhile, Mulder’s focus is on clipping newspaper articles, throwing pencils into his ceiling and writing about the paranormal. Scully and Mulder are brought together as partners again when a special case requires Mulder’s expertise, and Scully is prevailed upon to convince him to help. The case involves a pedophile priest who claims he is having psychic visions regarding the whereabouts of a missing F.B.I. Agent.

It’s time for Mulder and Scully to believe

Chris Carter

USA

5.9

IMDb

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Last Temptation In Thailand, The (2008)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:55:11 +0000

Hit the road on a romantic quest for paradise lost on a mesmerizing journey through idyllic islands, ancient temples and the pulsating nightlife in Thailand on a modern day odyssey through sex, love and even a brush with the ultimate truth.

Looking for paradise lost, the Last Temptation in Thailand is a mesmerizing odyssey through ancient temples, idyllic islands and enticing dark-eyed ladies of eve in a very sexy, way off the beaten track road movie.

Gary Schmad

USA

IMDb

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