Single Serving Cinema

Another season done! We wrap up in our usual fashion by comparing our rankings of the taglines from this year's movies. 
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In Inception, a skilled thief who steals corporate secrets through dream-sharing technology is offered a chance at redemption by performing the seemingly impossible task of planting an idea into a target's subconscious rather than extracting it.

Inception was released on July 16, 2010, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine, and was directed by Christopher Nolan.
Links:
Interview with Josh Safdie on Marty Supreme, (The Big Picture)
 The Inception Sound EVERYWHERE NOW
Recommendations:
Tim: Paprika (Kon, 2006)
Tay: Looper (Johnson, 2012)
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In Die Hard, a New York cop must single-handedly battle a group of terrorists who have seized a Los Angeles skyscraper and taken hostages during a Christmas Eve party, including his estranged wife.

Die Hard was released on July 15, 1988, and stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, and Reginald VelJohnson, and was directed by John McTiernan.

Recommendations:
Tim: Police Story (Chan, 1985)
Tay: Behind Enemy Lines (Moore, 2001)
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During Christmas break, a group of sorority sisters at Pi Kappa Sigma begin receiving disturbing obscene phone calls from an unknown stranger. As the festive season continues, the mysterious caller's threats escalate from harassment to deadly violence.

Black Christmas was released on October 11, 1974, and stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, and John Saxon, and was directed by Bob Clark.

Links:
"Recreating New York with Stanley Kubrick"
Treevenge
The Fear
Whistle and I'll Come To You
Recommendations:
Tim: A Christmas Story (Clark, 1984)
Tay: Treevenge (Eisner, 2008)
Kurt: "SCTV Staff Christmas Party" / A Ghost Story for Christmas
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In Pan's Labyrinth, a young girl seeks her mythical royal heritage in a magical labyrinth during the Spanish Civil War.

Starring Ivana Baquero, Sergi López and Doug Jones and directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth was released December 29, 2006.
Links:
Listers
Recommendations:
Tim: The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
Tay: Fantastic Planet (Laloux, 1973)
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