Sabtu, 07 November 2009
Ong Bak 2
Action
Asia / English
Tiang (Tony Jaa) is the son of a nobleman named Lord Sihadecho who is brutally killed in ancient Thailand. The much resistant young Tiang aspires to be like his dad when he grows up. Tiang manages to escape close death when he is rescued by a warrior named Cher Nung (Sorapong Chatree). Intrigue by the young Tiang, Chernang decides to take the brave young Tiang under his wings upon seeing his physical potential. Tiang intensify his training skills and abilities under the watchful eye of Chernang who now regards him as his son. He grows up wanting to avenge his father's murderer whom Tiang believes is Rajasena Lord (Sarunyu Wongkrachang). However, his attempt to kill the powerful Lord has failed when a battalion of his loyal army protects him. A shocking twist of event occurs when Tiang learns the truth about his father's real murderer.
Ong Bak
Adventure, Action, Martial Arts
USA / English
Ong-Bak features some of the best martial arts action you will ever see. Ting (Tony Jaa) in the lead role strikes many vicious blows to the henchmen of an evil business man who has defiled his villages Buddha statue, The Ong-Bak in this classic tale of righteous fury. Jaa’s mastery of the Muay Thai martial art really shines through. As Ting hunts down the villain of the tale he is assisted by bumbling companion Humlae (Petchtai Wongkamlao). Humlae plays out a Thai morality tale, and reminds the viewer to honor the village where they came from. Needless to say Humlae comes through for the Ong-Bak in the end.
One Way
Drama, Thriller, Crime
USA / English
Eddie Schneider (Til Schweiger) enjoys the life of a highly successful executive in advertising. Eddie is so legendary that he even has the boss's daughter, Judy Birk (Stephanie Von Pfetten), as his fiancee. Unfortunately for Eddie, there is another side to him, one that he has kept hidden and fought with. This other side is an addiction to sex that he satiates with countless affairs. When a friend at work, Angelina (Lauren Lee Smith), is raped by Judy's brother Anthony (Sebastian Roberts) Eddie is blackmailed into testifying on Anthony's behalf. Afraid of losing the life he has built he helps Anthony, which leads to Angelina attempting suicide. She is saved by a mysterious guardian angel known as the General (Michael Clarke Duncan), and with his help begins to orchestrate her revenge against Anthony and Eddie.
One Night With The King
Drama
USA / English
“One Night with the King” is a 2006 movie based on the book “Hadassah: One Night with the King” by Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen. It is about the Old Testament story of a Jewish woman named Esther (Tiffany Dupont) who asks King Xerxes (Luke Goss) to help save the Jewish people from genocide. King Xerxes makes Esther his wife and queen after meeting virgins for several months. The king’s prime minister makes a plan to exterminate all of the Jews after Esther’s uncle, Mordecai, shows respect to only his God and not the king. One night Esther requests a banquet with the king and his prime minister to ask them to stop the plan.
One Last Dance
Comedy, Romance, Action
Asia / English
Hitman T's (Francis Ng) mission is to kill the men responsible for kidnapping the triad leader's (Harvey Keitel) son. At the same time, he is also approached by the police chief (Ti Lung) to assist in nabbing the triads. During the mission, T falls for Mae (Vivian Hsu), the sister of a triad member, and finds himself in a dilemma. When the police chief investigates the murders, the labyrinthine plot slowly unfolds...
Once
Drama, Music, Romance
USA / English
An unnamed Czech immigrant girl (Markéta Irglová) has a broken vacuum cleaner. She goes looking for someone to repair the problem, and finds a busking apprentice known only as Guy (Glen Hansard) instead. He, or rather his father the master repairman, quickly gets the problem taken care of. However, Guy and Girl quickly discover a common bond in music. He plays an acoustic guitar on the verge of turning to dust, and she pianos borrowed from the nearby music store. The not quite love affair is displayed logically as the duo write, hire a backing band, and eventually record a series of compositions. There is no happily ever after though, as previous relationships continue pulling at the duo through the bittersweet resolution.
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Adventure, Thriller, Romance, Action
USA / English
On a winding road high above the beaches of Portugal James Bond (George Lazanby) comes across beautiful Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo, also known as Tracy Draco (Diana Rigg), and prevents her from drowning herself in the sea. Later encounters show that they are two of a kind, equally attractive, smart, lusty, and dangerous. Tracy’s father, Corsican crime-lord Marc-Ange Draco (Gabriele Falco) asks Bond to marry Tracy to protect her. In return he offers help in hunting down their mutual enemy, Ernst Blofeld (Telly Savalas). Bond refuses at first but, in true Bond tradition, continues to romance the girl. Bond resigns from MI6 in a fury when taken off the job of hunting down Blofeld officially and returns to Tracy so the two can set off to bring Blofeld down privately. Eventually he falls in love and Tracy accepts his proposal. Bond uncovers Blofeld’s current dastardly plan to force the world to capitulate to his demands or face barrage of deadly viral agents that will sterilize the world’s crops and herds. 007 seems to bring him down in typical action-film fashion, but not all is as it seems, and Blofeld gets his revenge on Bond in the end.
Oliver Twist
Drama, Family
USA / English
It is Oliver Twist’s (Barney Clark) ninth birthday. Where boys in better circumstances would get a gift Oliver is dispatched to a workhouse. This is a cruel step down from the unpleasant orphanage he has called home his whole life. At the workhouse Oliver is tricked by the other boys into asking for a second helping. His act is interpreted as defiance and for his sins Oliver is loaned out to a cruel undertaker from whose establishment he flees. After an exhausting seven day walk Oliver reaches London where he runs across the delightfully skilled pickpocket the Artful Dodger (Harry Eden). The Dodger works for Fagin (Ben Kingsley), an elderly crook who trains young boys to steal for him. Oliver is welcomed into the gang and promptly put to work. He shows little aptitude for the job and is caught by his wealthy victim, Mr. Brownlow (Edward Hardwicke). Mr. Brownlow takes pity on Oliver and invites him home. But Fagin doesn’t want to let Oliver slip out of his grasp and sends his henchman Bill Sykes (Jamie Foreman) to kidnap Oliver and steal the elegant treasures of the Brownlow house.
Octopussy
Adventure, Thriller, Action
USA / English
The story opens when Agent 009 agent dies with a fake Faberge egg. To find out the truth, MI6 sends Bond (Roger Moore) to investigate whether Russia is involved, as the real egg is part of the Russian National treasure. He follows an Afghan prince, Kamal Khan (Louis Jordan) to determine who is behind the smuggling of Soviet treasure to the west. He encounters and romances Octopussy (Maud Adams) who is the leader of a band of women identified by a special tatoo of an octopus. Bond finds out that a renegade Soviet General is behind the smuggling and tries to stop both Kamal and the General with the help of Octopussy. Octopussy who at first was working with Kamal is betrayed and is given a nuclear bomb instead of the usual canister of jewels. It is set to go off during the circus show at an US Air Force Base, to create an incident that General Orlov can take advantage of. Again Bond saves the day, gets the girl and gets the bad guys with surprising help from (catch the movie to find out who).
Ocean's Thirteen
Comedy, Crime
USA / English
"Ocean's Thirteen" starts with all crew members gathered in hospital around Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) who suffered heart attack. A flashback in Reuben's head shows crew members the reason beyond the heart attack which he suffered. There was a meeting between Reuben and Willy Bank on the construction site of their new hotel. After Reubens finished some deals with Bank, Bank changed his mind and decided not to invest into their partnership, their hotel. This shocked Reubens and was a reason for his heart attack. Now, four weeks later, crew members hear his story and decide to take revenge on Willy Bank by ruining his hotel "The Bank" on the night when the ohotel officialy opens.
Ocean's Twelve
Comedy, Crime, Action
USA / English
"Ocean's Twelve" is the follow to the movie "Ocean's Eleven." In the first movie, a crew of thieves steal millions of dollars from a major Las Vegas casino. In this movie, the casino operator Terry Benedict, played by Andy Garcia, tracks down the thieves and demands repayment. Daniel Ocean, portrayed by George Clooney, reassembles his ten fellow thieves to figure out a way to pay Benedict back. They decide to pull some heists in Europe. While pulling a job, the crew discovers they have a rival thief who has set them up. A side story in this movie is the ongoing attempt to mend a broken relationship between a crew member, Rusty Ryan played by Brad Pitt, and Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones). There are many plot twists and turns before the crew decides they need to increase their numbers by one. They decide to get Tess Ocean, played by Julia Roberts, involved and thus become "Ocean's Twelve".
Ocean's Eleven
Comedy, Crime, Action
USA / English
The movie “Ocean’s Eleven” is about a group of criminals and exceptionally skilled people who plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos. The three casinos, the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand, all store their money in one central vault. The group is organized and led by Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt). They recruit nine other people to help them get around the elaborate security mechanisms which guard the central vault. The owner of one of the casinos is the lover of Danny Ocean’s ex-wife (Julia Roberts), which gives him extra motivation to succeed in his plan.
Notorious
Music, Biography
USA / English
Notorious recounts the origins, rise, and ultimately untimely death of Christopher "CJ" Wallace, Jr aka Notorious BIG. From a troubled childhood in a drug filled neighborhood in Brooklyn to a short stay in prison, Christopher had nothing to lose and everything to gain. After a meeting with mega producer Sean ‘Puff Daddy’ Combs (Derek Luke), Christopher realizes that rapping is his calling. All of his successes soon come with devastations as his mother soon becomes ill and his former rapper friend Tupac Shakur (Anthony Mackie) ignites an all out East versus West war which is the direct cause of many unfortunate deaths including their own.
Notes On A Scandal
Drama
USA / English
Notes of a Scandal depicts the story of a new young grade-school teacher, Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett), who is befriended by an older Barbara (Judi Dench). When Sheba starts an affair with a younger student as a way of escape from her older husband (Bill Nighy), she is discovered by Barbara, who promises, as a friend, not to give away her secret if she breaks off the relationship. Eventually, however, Sheba falters, and finds her friendship with Barbara to be increasingly awkward and clausterphobic.
Not Another Teen Movie
Comedy
USA / English
"Not Another Teen Movie" is a spoof comedy drawing its material primarily from the "teen comedy" genre. The plot is an amalgamation of several different teen films, though the storyline is primarily derived from the movie "She's All That". Janey Briggs (Chyler Leigh) is an artistic social outcast from a broken home, and Jake Wyler (Chris Evans) is the most popular, athletic, wealthy boy at school. When Jake makes a bet with his friends, he and Janey begin forming an unlikely relationship in a humorous satire that makes reference to movies ranging from "Better Off Dead" to "The Breakfast Club" , "Clueless", and "Cruel Intentions".
Norbit
Comedy
USA / English
"Norbit" is the story of a painfully shy man, Norbit (Eddie Murphy), who has lived a life of fear. At an early age, he met a domineering girl and has been under her control ever since. The domineering girl is now his fiance, the hugely fat Rasputia (Eddie Murphy). Norbit's life of fear is interrupted, however, when he meets the perfect woman, Kate (Thandie Newton). Now Norbit must scheme a way to get out from under Rasputia's gigantic thumb so that he can finally find happiness with Kate. The film features elaborate makeup effects for Eddie Murphy in his various roles, including Norbit, Rasputia, and the asian Mr. Wong.
No Reservations
Comedy, Romance
USA / English
As the head chef at an expensive restaurant, Kate Armstrong (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is used to getting her way. Her food reflects her lifestyle, where everything is meticulously planned and controlled. However, her life is suddenly turned upside down when her sister is killed in a car accident, leaving her to care for her young niece, Zoe (Abigail Breslin). At the same time that Kate is trying to find a way to work nights while looking after Zoe, a new sous-chef is hired at the restaurant. Nick Palmer (Aaron Eckhart) is young and brash, and is almost the polar opposite of Kate. Nonetheless, when Zoe is brought to the restaurant as an alternative to babysitters, she and Nick hit it off. Despite her initial dislike for Nick, Kate is impressed by his fondness for Zoe, and must wrestle to find her true feelings.
No Country For Old Man
Western, Thriller, Crime
USA / English
No Country for Old Men follows Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) after he stumbles upon a murder scene and a briefcase full of cash while hunting in the Texas desert. He finds several dead Mexicans after what looks like a drug deal gone bad, takes the money and runs. While at the crime scene he finds one Mexican who badly injured and is asking for water. Moss leaves the man to die, but later is overcome with guilt and goes back with water. The Mexican is dead and Moss is spotted by the people who have financed the drug deal. To get their money back they send a ruthless killer to find him. Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) will stop at nothing to find him. The local sheriff, Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) knows that Moss is not really a criminal and tries to find him before Chigurh kills him. Chigurh follows Moss across Texas, into Mexico and back into Texas, killing everyone who gets in his way.
Nitro
Action
USA / French
Max (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge) lives happily with his girlfriend Alice (Myriam Tallard) and their son Theo, his criminal record a thing of the past. His wife winds up in the hospital, and the doctors say she will require a heart transplant or she will die. Max does everything he can to find her an acceptable organ, but he’s failing. His quest forces him back into his life of crime. He meets Morgane (Lucie Laurier), a drag racer who helps him try to find a suitable donor organ. Eventually he finds the perfect heart, but it belongs to one of his enemies. How far will he go to save Alice?
Night Watch
Horror, Mystery
USA / English
Nochnoy Dozor or Night Watch, chronicles the adventures of Night Watch agent Anton Gorodetsky (Konstantin Khabensky) in modern day Moscow. After many centuries of epic battles a treaty has been agreed between the forces of light and dark. Both these sides are composed of Others, with the ability to exist in another dimension, the Twilight, or Gloom. The two leaders have formed watches to patrol the doings of the other side to check that the treaty is kept. Zavulon (Viktor Verzhbitsky) leads the Day Watch, the forces of dark and Gesar (Vladimir Menshov) leads the Night Watch, the forces of light. Gorodetsky is trying to say a young boy Yegor (Dmitry Martynov), from Vampires who are hunting illegally. This boy is potentially an Other of great power, a Magician Beyond Classification, and the side he chooses will have a great effect on the outcome of the eternal battle. Anton also meets Svetlana (Mariya Poroshina), an Other who does not know of her abilities, on whom someone has placed a curse of great power. This curse has formed a vortex, that threatens to brings disaster in the form of a hurricane on the whole of Moscow.
Night At The Museum : Battle of The Smithsonian
Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA / English
Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) gets trapped in the Washington museum when he tries to rescue Jedediah Smith (Owen Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan), who were sent there by accident due to renovations at the Natural History Museum. After the sun sets Larry meets up with exhibits that come to life such as Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams), Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), General Custer (Bill Hader) and even Al Capone (Jon Bernthal). Larry has been through this before, but clearly didn’t learn his lesson the first time.
Night At The Museum
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Action
USA / English
Night at the Museum is an action-adventure movie in which a father, struggling for acceptance by his son, is torn between a dream job as an inventor and finding a dull, steady job. He is pushed to the wire when his ex-wife will not allow him to visit his son unless he finds gainful employment and an acceptable place to live. The downtrodden father then finds a job as a night watchman for the local natural history museum, which definitely seems dull and steady. Things take a surprising turn at night, when things are not as quiet as they seem at the museum. The resulting nightly adventures give plenty of excitement to the man's job, and also provide the promise of gaining his son's trust back.
Cheech & Chong : Nice Dreams
Comedy, Action
USA / English
Cheech (Cheech Marin) and Chong (Tommy Chong) are two stoners who steal a load of a bunch of experimental marijuana from a man who they are house-sitting for. Deciding to get rich quick, the duo decides to sell pot-laced ice cream. Business takes off and soon the two are raking in the dollars. But success comes with a price, namely the side effects of the experimental weed. One man (Stacy Keach) slowly turns into a lizard while the cops try to bust Cheech and Chong. Thus begins a journey filled with the two meeting customers who are even more bizarre than themselves as a result of the weed. This includes a trip to a mental institution where the meet Jimi Hendrix (Michael Winslow), a drug-addled patient (Paul Reubens) and the doctor (Timothy Leary) who give Cheech the keys to the universe.
Next
Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
USA / English
Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) is a Las Vegas entertainer who conceals his unique gift: He can see up to 2 minutes into his own future, and use this knowledge to change it. Learning of his ability, the FBI, led by agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) seeks to recruit him to help avert an upcoming major US terrorist attack. Preferring to avoid interaction with the government due to previous trauma, Johnson is instead more focused on his recurring visions of a beautiful woman who he later meets, Liz (Jessica Biel). The two elements become intertwined, though, as Liz is used by the FBI to secure the co-operation of Johnson. After she is kidnapped by the terrorists, Johnson must use his powers to save Liz, destroy the terrorist cell, and prevent a devastating nuclear explosion.
New Police Story
Action, Martial Arts
USA / English
The story revolves around an officer Wing (Jackie Chan) working in the Hong Kong Police department. He is after a criminal gang which is headed by Joe. However in the course of events the police team led by Wing is targeted by the criminal gang and all his team mates are killed. Wing considers him responsible for this happening. This guilt drives himself into crazy and he indulges into drinking. However a young man pretending to be wing’s subordinate in the case motivates him so that he can come back to normal life. Wing is back on track and is on his adventurous mission to face his enemy. He is determined to take revenge from the person who killed his team mates and also to remove evil from this world.
New In Town
Comedy, Romance
USA / English
Lucy Hill (Renee Zellweger) is a big time business woman in Miami. She is in love with all things material and her corporate climbing job. Knowing a promotion is soon to come, she takes the chance to reorganize a manufacturing plant in the middle of nowhere. After a cold greeting from the town, icy roads, and bitter cold weather, she warms up to her new town and eventually finds herself accepted by her new friends. When Lucy finds out that her company wants to shut the factory down, she has to choose between her life dream and her friends and new found love.
Never Say Never Again
Adventure, Thriller, Action
USA / English
James Bond (Sean Connery) is stabbed to death by a kidnapped girl with Stockholm Syndrome but it is all a training exercise and Bond is not really dead just out of shape. Sent to a spa by a disapproving M (Edward Fox) to get his edge back Bond meets the beautiful Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera) posing as a nurse to American Air Force pilot Jack Petachi (Gavan O'Herlihy). All is not as it seems for the pair are working for SPECTRE and Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Max von Sydow). Petachi has had a retinal transplant so he can infiltrate American security to arm and steal two nuclear missiles which Blofeld plans to use to extort billions of dollars from world governments. Assigned to find the missiles Bond interviews Domino Petachi (Kim Basinger), the pilot’s sister, on the incredible yacht of her lover Maximillian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer) who also works for SPECTRE. The investigation leads Bond to the Bahamas where Domino and Fatima vie for his attention and he attempts to unravel and foil Largo and Blofeld’s fiendish plans.
Nativity Story
Drama, Family
USA / English
This film is a dramatic recounting of the story of the events leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ. The film follows Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Joseph (Oscar Isaac) as they make their way across the desert in search of a safe haven for Mary to give birth to their child, while avoiding the dangerous King Herod (Ciarán Hinds), a tyrant bent on destroying the infant. The story that appears is a familliar one, with the manger birth and the visit from the wise men. The film focuses strongly on Mary's trials, as she worries for her son and for herself. Also portrayed are some of Mary's family members including her mother Anna (Hiam Abbass) and cousin Elizabeth (Shoreh Aghdashloo).
Jumat, 06 November 2009
National Treasure
Adventure, Mystery, Action
USA / English
Treasure hunter, Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) continues his family's obsession with finding the treasure of the Knights Templar. Their treasure is hidden somewhere in the united states, by the country's founding fathers. Gates has to decipher clues left by the founding fathers which have been left on the very symbols of the country. The various clues lead him the the Declaration of Independence, on which the most important clue is hidden. Gates has to devise a plan to steal the Declaration before it falls into the wrong hands.
National Lampoon Senior Trip
Comedy
USA / English
Mark "Dags" D'agastino (Jeremy Renner) and Reggie Barry (Rob Moore) are friends and two of the most popular kids in school, who are much more interested in partying than in studying. When they are caught skipping school and planning a party at Principal Moss' (Matt Frewer) house, they are thrown in detention. As part of the punishment in detention, they are asked to write a letter to the President about the flaws in the current educational system. They get smart girl Lisa (Fiona Loewi) to write it, and the President likes it so much, he invites them to come to Washington. Along with Principal Moss and teacher Miss Milford (Valerie Mahaffey) and a big group of students, they set out for Washington D. C. What twists and turns will accompany this group on their travels?
Napoleon Dynamite
Comedy
USA / English
Meet Napoleon Dynamite (John Heder), a high school student in the rural town of Preston Idaho. He has big red hair, wears moon boots to school, and replies to almost anything with dorky one-liners. Most days, Napoleon spends working on drawings of magical beasts. He lives with his Grandma and his brother Kip (Aaron Ruell), who spends most of the day in chat rooms trying to meet his soul mate. When Grandma leaves, she calls in Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) to stay with them. Uncle Rico is still reliving his glory days as a high school football player who just missed the state championships. He and Kip set up a door-to-door Tupperware selling operation during Uncle Rico's visit. Napoleon is a bit of an outsider, but quickly makes friends with his shy neighbor Deb and an exchange student at school named Pedro (Efren Ramirez). When Pedro decides to run for class president against the most popular girl at school, Napoleon ends up coming through to save the day.
Nancy Drew
Adventure, Family, Thriller, Crime
USA / English
Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts) and her father (Tate Donovan) go to Los Angeles on buisness and rent a house where murdered movie star, Dehlia Draycott (Laura Harring) had lived. Nancy's father prohibits Nancy from doing any more sleuthing and suggests she act like a normal teenager. At her new school, Nancy is labeled as an outcast and picked on by her classmates. Since she can't fit in, Nancy reverts to solving the murder of Dehlia. Through careful investigation Nancy starts to put the pieces together and solve the murder. However, someone isn't too happy that she's on the case. Nancy receives multiple threats. But she still doesn't let that stop her. Nancy continues with her work along with the help of her friends Corky (Josh Flitter) and Ned (Max Thieriot) to find out what really happened to Dehlia Draycott.
Naked Gun 33 1/3
Comedy, Crime, Action
USA / English
Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is retiring after he marries his beloved Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley). His life is now, for change very peaceful and tranquil, a regular family life. But, his wife is desperate for a baby and he for his exciting job. He gets a call from his former boss, Captain Ed Hocken (George Kennedy) and his former partner Nordberg (O.J. Simpson) to help them out. His assignment is to go undercover in the state prison Statesville and to make friends with a top terrorist Rocco (Fred Ward), and to try to find out what is his next target. His wife is so disappointed when he accepts this assignment and she has to choose whether she'll stay with him or leave him. In the meantime, Frank and Rocco become good friends and they escape together and working on a plan to set the bomb at the Academy awards ceremony...
Naked Gun 2 1/2
Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Action
USA / English
Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer (Richard Griffiths) is very respected scientist who has a new discovery. He plans to announce to the world that he discovered the new source of energy that can be used in the future. But, this doesn't impress the traditional oil, coil and nuclear energy moguls at all. One of the industrials and king of the oil, Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet), kidnaps Dr. Meinheimer and replaces him with a decoy who is going to have a more favourable report. It is Lt. Frank Drebin's (Leslie Nielsen) assignment to rescue Dr. Meinheimer and to save the world from the evil industrial. Jane (Priscilla Presley), the doctor's secretary helps Frank fight the terrorists and they are reviving passionate love affair they used to have in past.
Naked Gun
Comedy, Thriller, Crime
USA / English
Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielson) is a bumbling and clumsy Lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department. Frank returns home to Los Angeles from a vacation he was taking in Beirut and he discovers that his best friend and partner, Detective Nordberg (O. J. Simpson) was shot multiple times in an undercover sting. While Nordberg is in a coma in the hospital the investigation begins to lead Frank to a respected local businessman who is named Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban). Through his unusual investigation methods Frank meets and falls in love with an employee of Ludwig named Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley). With her help Frank uncovers a plot by Ludwig to assassinate Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, which he must attempt to stop.
Nailed
Horror
USA / English
Breaking in was easy...but breaking out is a killer.
Two hoodlums on the lam seek refuge in what they think is an abandoned house. But once inside, they find a sickly man whose "caretaker" appears to be the house itself! Now the two intruders are dying to escape to jail to get away from the house's sinister, horrific clutches in this psychotic, pounding nail-biter that will shock you to your core!
Nacho Libre
Comedy, Sports
USA / English
A hilarious comedy based on the world of Mexican professional wrestling known as Lucha Libre, Nacho Libre stars Jack Black as a young priest who's real desire has always been to be a professional wrestler. Growing up as an orphan in a remote Mexican monastery Ignacio (Black) desires to do more and be more than he is, he also has a great desire to help the orphans around him to a better life. Feeling frustrated at his situation and his options he befriends a young local man whom he nicknames Esqueleto. The resulting friendship and partnership as professional wrestlers pits them against an array of odd and funny wrestling pairs. In the end Ignacio's main desire wins him over and after being outcast for a time comes back to take on the Lucha Libre champion in a hilarious ride.
Kamis, 05 November 2009
Public Enemies
Crime, History, Biography
USA / English
John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) stages a clever prison-break to free his crew of fellow bank-robbers and starts to break into a few more banks. At the same time, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) declares America's first way on crime, and appoints super-agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) as the man responsible for tracking down Dillinger. Dillinger gets captured but breaks out of his Indiana prison in a very daring fashion, frustrating Purvis and the FBI.
Mystic River
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
USA / English
Dave Boyle (Time Robbins), Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon) and Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn) are childhood friends from a blue-collar Boston neighborhood. One day, in the summer of 1975, Dave Boyle was kidnapped and molested for several days. Now the three boys are all grown up. Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is the father of three children, Katie, Nadine and Sara. And Dave is still trying to come to terms with what happened to him as a child and protecting his son from any harm. When Katie Markum (Emmy Rossum) is murdered, Sean is assigned the case. Jimmy swears to find the killer before the cops and take care of situation himself. And Dave ends up being a suspect. Now Sean has to solve a murder involving both his best friends from childhood before Jimmy does something he'll regret.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
USA / English
"My Super Ex-Girlfriend" is about a super heroine and her relationship with an average Joe. Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman) falls in love with Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson). Their relationship progresses to a level Matt doesn't like, and decides to call it quits with Jenny. Here's the problem: How do you cope with a superhero trying to get revenge? And how do you hide a budding relationship with your co-worker, Hannah Lewis (Anna Faris)? This romantic comedy explores the possibilities.
My Sassy Girl
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Asia / English
While travelling by train YeoKyun-woo (Tae-hyun Cha) meets a girl (Gianna Jun). He gets ashamed because all the passengers think this drunk girl is his girlfriend, but he decides to help her and takes her to a motel. After that he starts feeling responsible for the unnamed girl, so he starts hanging out with her. He ignores her abusive personality and all the weird situations he gets in when he is with her.
My Life In Ruins
Comedy
USA / English
Georgia (Nia Vardalos) has come to Greece to pursue a man. A few years later, she's is alone and aimless there. Finally, she, being an ardent lover of history, finds job as a tour guide. But she soon gets bored, and has lost her "kefi". When tight-lipped Poupi (Alexis Georgoulis) assumes the place of the regular driver, the weary Georgia thinks that she is the most unlucky. However, exceeding the desire of Georgia, the latest batch of tourists is more active and she manages to form a real link with a widower, Irv (Richard Dreyfuss), who projects a happy face though his wife is dead. With the help from Irv, Georgia understands that true love may be nearer than she believes.
My Cousin Vinny
Comedy, Crime
USA / English
Two young boys from the north find themselves in a small town in rural Alabama accused of a crime they didn't commit. Stan (Mitchell Whitfield) and Bill (Ralph Machio) cannot afford the expensive attorney they will need to be cleared of these charges, so Bill's family sends his Cousin Vinny Gambini (Joe Pesci) to defend them. Vinny, who has not ever been able to pass the bar, and his long time fiance Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) find themselves in the foreign land of the south trying to defend the boys. The transition from New York city boy to Southern Gentleman Lawyer doesn't come easy for Vinny but he gives it his best shot. Hilarity is found around every corner in this classic comedy.
My Blueberry Nights
Romance
USA / English
Jeremy (Jude Law) owns a café in New York City, which is frequented by Elizabeth (Norah Jones). Elizabeth finds out that her boyfriend has eaten in the restaurant with another woman, so she dumps him. Meanwhile, she strikes up a friendship with Jeremy, and it seems the two are falling for each other. Elizabeth moves to Tennessee, where she begins working and saving money for a car, sending postcards to Jeremy without revealing where she is. In Tennessee, she meets several interesting people, including policeman Arnie (David Strathairn) and his wife sue Lynne (Rachel Weisz), who struggle with their relationship and finally come to a devastating end. Leslie (Natalie Portman) borrows Elizabeth’s savings, but gambles them away, giving her car to Elizabeth so the two can drive back to New York. When will Elizabeth realize she belongs in New York with Jeremy?
My Blood Valentine
Horror, Thriller, Crime
USA / English
My Bloody Valentine revolves around Tom (Jensen Ackles), Sarah (Jaime King) and Axel (Kerr Smith). Tom returns to his strange hometown where a series of similar murders occurred. Everyone suspected Tom, and Sarah was the only one who believes he’s innocent. Tom tries to convince her that Axel is the killer, while Axel tells her that Tom iss the killer. Axel and Sarah then come to know that Tom was delusional and soon important information gets revealed.
My Best Friend's Girl
Comedy, Romance
USA / English
Dustin (Jason Biggs) is in love with Alexis (Kate Hudson), but Alexis does not feel the same way and only wants to be friends. Lucky for Dustin his best friend, step-cousin, and roommate is Tank (Dane Cook), a man with a hobby for women. Tank dates women and mistreats them so they can see how lucky they are to be with a better man than him. Dustin and Tank decide that the way to convince Alexis that Dustin is the man for her. However, things do not go quite as planned for Dustin, Tank, and Alexis.
My Best Friend
Comedy
USA / English
Francois Coste (Daniel Auteuil) who is an egoistic antique dealer, feels challenged and is determined to prove his business partner named Catherine (Julie Gayet) that he does have a best friend. Catherine believes that Francois does not have a best friend which then drives him to find someone who can be his best friend. Fortunately, Francois meets with a taxi driver named Bruno Bouley (Dany Boon) who happens to be competing for a Master Mind title in a knowledge competition. He then ask Bruno to teach him the secret of friendship. As the story unfolds, Francois later finds out that Bruno is truly a special person who displays an unconditional friendship unlike anyone he has known.
Music & Lyrics
Comedy, Music, Romance
USA / English
Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) used to be in a boy band. Now middle-aged, he plays at county fairs, on the nostalgia circuit. Younger Sophie (Drew Barrymore) waters plants for a living. While she's tending Alex's plants, she hears him struggling to compose a song for Cora Corman (Haley Bennet), a hot girl singer. Sophie adds some lyrics of her own. They're good. Alex pursues her, mostly for her writing ability. He needs this song. Finally they write Cora's song together, a song about getting past fear and opening up to love. It's a success. And they find they've fallen in love. Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) used to be in the 80’s band “PoP!”. Now middle-aged and considered a has-been, he plays at county fairs on the nostalgia circuit. Younger Sophie (Drew Barrymore) is filling in for a friend to water plants for people. While she's tending Alex's plants, she hears him struggling to compose a song for current pop superstar Cora Corman (Haley Bennet). Sophie adds some lyrics of her own...and they're good. Alex begins to pursue her for her writing ability. Sophie agrees to help and they begin to write Cora's song together. Throughout their entire time of song writing and personal discovery, they realize that they are falling in love with each other.
Musa
Adventure, War, Action
USA / English
Through the ages, China has been a land in conflict. These often arise as one family desires the power of the other. The year is 1375 and war ravages the land and the Yuan and Ming Dynasties are battling for supreme power. A group of diplomats is dispatched from the kingdom of Coryo, which is not Korea. Their goal is to negotiate a peace so the land can live in harmony again. Unfortunately, they are viewed as spies by the Mings and sent to a prison camp. On their journey they are ambushed by a Yuan troop. The Coryo warriors survive the battle and begin their long trek home. They find out that the same Yuan troop that ambushed them also has taken a beautiful Ming princess, Bu-yong (Ziyi Zhang) hostage. Unable to leave the young women in danger, the Coryoians hunt down the Yuanians to rescue the princess and restore their good name.
Murder Party
Comedy, Horror
USA / English
Everyone likes a costume party at Halloween, and nerdy Chris (Chris Sharp) is no exception. When he finds an invitation in the gutter, he decides to go to a Murder Party. Looking like a silly member of the cast of Monty Python and the Holy Grail with his homemade costume, he arrives to a shocking discovery. He is the guest of honor, the one to be murdered. Alexander (Alex Barnett) has organized the game to give the winner of the most creative murder an artistic grant of nearly a half-million dollars. Five starving artists have plenty of ideas, but Sky (Skei Saulnier) may be the salvation for Chris once the games begin. Other contestants like Zycho (Bill Tangradi) and Macon (Macon Blair) may have more jealousy against the other competitors than for the hapless victim., tied up while listening to the gory theories about how to kill him.
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