Sabtu, 21 November 2009
The Guardian
Adventure, Action
USA / English
The Guardian stars Kevin Costner as Ben Randall and Ashton Kutcher as Jake Fischer in the world of Coast Guard Rescue Swimming. After losing his crew in a fatal crash, Ben is sent to teach at “A” School for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Ben immerses himself in teaching, transforming the program with his out of the box training style. Ben takes Jake under his wing and trains him to be the best. After graduation, Jake follows Randall to Alaska, where they face the mortal dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns the true meaning of the Coast Guard motto; ”So Others May Live”
The Grey Zone
Drama, War
USA / English
During World War II, Josef Mengele worked as a doctor in concentration camps, performing terrible acts of torture on innocent people in the name of science. Besides the physical torture, Nazis established terrible forms of mental trauma in the prisoners. One of these efforts was the Sonderkommandos, a group of Jewish prisoners who helped the Nazis exterminate Jews in exchange for a few more months of life. Dr. Miklos Nyiszli (Allan Corduner) was a Sonderkommando, and the head pathologist at Auschwitz. The Sonderkommandos worked together to organize an armed revolt against their captors, the only one of its kind at Auschwitz. Just before the uprising, one of the groups finds a girl who had survived the gas chamber. They desperately try to save her at the risk of endangering the uprising. Can they risk the chance of saving one life versus saving thousands?
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Drama, Sports, History
USA / English
This is the inspiring story about the triumph of young Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf) who dares to enter a professional level golf competition only to amaze everybody with his talent. Being a person coming from the middle class of society, he dares to dream of victory and from this desire comes a passionate display of feelings, strength and determination. Because nobody believes in his ability to win he is being laughed at first, but when he starts to win match after match, his soon to be opponents become envious and even try to intimidate him during the competition. All these maneuvers are eventually unable to stop Francis from winning the competition, and in the end he even manages to beat two of the best golf players in the world.
The Great Escape
Adventure, War
USA / English
This is a true story. During WWII, the Nazis combed their POW camps and extracted the best escape artists, sending them to a maximum-security camp called "Stalag Luft". Here, the prisoners were encouraged to quietly wait out the war, expending their energy on recreational activities provided to them instead of escaping. However, these born escape artists (mostly British and some American officers) cannot help themselves. Almost immediately they begin to hatch a colossal escape plan that will free more men in a single night than has ever been done before. This movie chronicles the incredible planning, detail, and determination that went into this complicated escape. It also follows each man involved in the plan from its inception to the outcome of their great escape.
The Goonies
Comedy, Adventure, Family, Thriller
USA / English
Mikey Walsh (Sean Astin) and his family as well as his friends' families are being forced to move from their homes. He, his brother Brand (Josh Brolin) and his friends (who call themselves "The Goonies") discover an old pirate's treasure map in the attic of Mikey's house and decide to go on one last adventure together in an attempt that just maybe they can find something that will prevent them from losing their homes and each other. On the way, they encounter a family of criminals (Anne Ramsey, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Davi) who also are in search of the buried treasure and it's a race among various traps and secrets that will determine who gets there first.
The Good Shepherd
Drama, Thriller, Romance
USA / English
Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) enters the mysterious world of clandestine operations. He becomes a member of the CIA after his acute mind; spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values render him a perfect candidate for a career in intelligence. After Yale and becoming a member of the Skull and Bones fraternity he mixes with future prominent and world leaders. He is later trained by the British while a member of the OSS and eventually is one of the original members of the CIA when it is formed. Edward is a quiet American whose job of keep the United States safe from attacks his top priority. However everything turns on its head when he has to choose between the Agency or his family.
The Good Night
Comedy, Drama, Romance
USA / English
The movie revolves around Gary Shaller (Martin Freeman) who was earlier a pop star and presently he writes jingles for commercial purpose. He is very depressed as his life is going nowhere. His career is in very bad shape and his urge for achieving something in life is in vain. His suffering increases as he sees his friend Paul (Simon Pegg) progressing each day. His personal life is also as bad as his professional life. Gary’s wife Dora (Gwyneth Paltrow) is making him mad and their relationship is struggling every day. However his life takes a turn and he meets Anna (Penelope Cruz). she is refreshingly beautiful and witty. After seeing Anna, Gary feels that his dream girl has arrived in his life. However Gary is in great problem as he can see Anna only in his dreams. So he works hard to make his dream a complete example of a perfect relationship and in course of these events he encounters certain unusual characters which give him a ray of hope and a new direction for a satisfying life.
The Good Girl
Comedy, Romance
USA / English
Justine Last (Jennifer Aniston) feels trapped in her small town, her convience-store job and her dull marriage to Phil (John C. Riley). Then, she meets Holden Worther (Jake Gyllenhal), a stock boy who considers himself to be the real-life version of Holden Caufield from "Catcher in the Rye". Justine feels an inexplicable attraction to Holden, many years younger than she, and they begin a passionate love affair. Justine begins to feel alive after many years, until Holden becomes too clingy. He makes plans for them to run away and make a life together. Justine must decide whether to run off with the eccentric Holden or to remain with her boring but devoted husband.
The Good German
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
USA / English
Jake Geismer (George Clooney) is an American war correspondent who once managed a news bureau in Berlin. He is back in town on assignment to cover the 1945 Potsdam Conference where the leaders of the Allied governments are deciding Germany’s fate and carving her up as spoils of war. While in Berlin his driver is Corporal Tully (Tobey Maguire), an open-faced Midwesterner. Jake is not interested in the fact that the angelic seeming Tully is in reality a corrupt black market fence working every angle to make a fortune. But Jake is surprised by Tully’s girlfriend because she is Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett) a girl that Jake once loved and thought he knew. Tully shows up dead with a fortune in his pockets and a bullet in his back but the authorities don’t seem to want to investigate the crime. Jake digs into the mystery only to discover that the answer to every question seems to be Lena.
The Golden Door
Comedy, Romance
USA / English
Sicilian peasant Salvatore yearns for a better life, one he believes exists only in the fabled land known as America where carrots grow taller than men, rivers flow with milk and golden coins rain from the trees. He sells everything he owns to make the trans-Atlantic passage with his two sons and elderly mother. On the perilous steamship crossing, Salvatore meets a mysterious, worldly Englishwoman, Lucy (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and an unexpected romance unfolds. But neither Salvatore nor Lucy is prepared for the arrival at Ellis Island, where families are inspected, interrogated and split apart. They will have to bravely face their personal and collective dilemmas in order to become part of the American dream.
The Godfather Part III
Crime, Drama
USA / English
It's the 1970's, and Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is growing old and tired. As part of his strategy to finally seperate himself from his criminal past, he works with Cardinal Lamberto (Raf Vallone) and financial advisor B. J. Harrison (George Hamilton) to strike a deal to move much of his great wealth to the Vatican bank. But as his daughter Mary (Sophia Coppola) strikes up a romance with up-and-coming family member Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia), his past comes back violently as he finds himself in conflict with young capo Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna) and equally aging Don Altobello (Eli Wallach).
The Girl Next Door
Horror, Thriller
USA / English
This movie is set in the late 1950’s. A teenager named David (Daniel Manche) follows the sad tale of his neighbor, a girl named Megan (Blythe Auffarth). Megan is a delightful girl whose parents are killed in a car crash. She and her younger sister Susan (Madeline Taylor) are adopted by their aunt Ruth (Blanche Baker). Ruth lives with her three sons. She has no husband. Ruth is an alcoholic and begins to abuse the two girls. She allows her sons to join her in abusing the girls. Megan’s calls for help go by unnoticed. The abuse worsens to physical torture and sexual abuse as neighborhood children join in.
The Game Plan
Comedy, Family, Sports
USA / English
Joe Kingman (Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock) is a highly successful football star, he is living a life of fame and fortune. What isn't in his game plan is an eight year old daughter Peyton (Madison Pettis), who he was unaware, but arrives on the scene to throw a wrench in his life. Since he has never known parenthood, and his life is parties and football, he is taken aback. His agent Stella (Kyra Sedgwick) seems even worse then Joe, not having even an inkling of how to parent a child. Meanwhile, Peyton hopes to that Joe will become involved with her ballet teacher Monica Vasquez (Roselyn Sanchez). Through Joe's efforts to come to grips with having a daughter, and how to make her fit in his Game Plan, he learns a great deal about what is important in life.
The Fountain
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance
USA / English
"The Fountain" threads three stories together to get at a central theme: that life is not worth living if it is spent trying to avoid death. Tom (Hugh Jackman) is a conquistador, a genetic cancer scientist, and finally an interstellar astronaut trying to keep his lover, Izze (Rachel Weisz) alive. As he searches for the Biblical Tree of Life during the Spanish Inquisition, the cure for cancer, and finally, the Holy Aztec Star of the Underworld, Tom comes to realize a fundamental truth about futility, and about death. Tom faces challenges not only from Izze, but also from the scientists around him and his own personal doubts. The plot jumps many times, but the union of the three stories illuminates the struggle and excitement of approaching death with new vision.
The Flying Scotsman
Drama
USA / English
With a failing bicycle business and a wife and child, Graeme Obree (Jonny Lee Miller), comes up with the idea to break the one hour bicycle record. He is inspired by his friend Douglas Baxter (Brian Cox) he fashions a bike out of used parts laying around his shop including an old washing machine. He names his bike ‘Old Faithful’. He tries and fails to set his record yet attempts to try again. This time he has success. However, his title claim is short-lived as a rival breaks the record one week later. Not to be deterred, Obree tries again and again succeeds to claim the record. Throughout his experience, Obree remembers back to his childhood which is scared by bullying and a rough family. These events haunt him as an adult and he battles depression that will eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt.
The Flock
Thriller, Crime, Action
USA / English
Richard Gere and Clare Danes star as Errol Babbage and Allison Lowry, both federal agents, in this taut psychological thriller. The main storyline is that a young girl goes missing and Babbage is certain that the perpetrator is a known sex offender that he has had prior encounters with in his job. Babbage becomes increasingly obsessed with the missing girl and with pinning down his suspect, aware that if he is correct in his suspicions then the girl’s life is in grave danger. The relationship between Babbage and his trainee (agent Lowry) develops and as well as the danger to the missing girl, Lowry becomes drawn into Babbage’s investigations and is ultimately herself put at risk in this high tension drama.
The Family Man
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
USA / English
Jack Campbell (Nicholas Cage) has it all. He is a successful workaholic stockbroker in New York City. He has a posh high-rise apartment, a nice car, tons of money, noncommittal relationships with beautiful women, and all the fine food and wine he could want. On Christmas Eve Jack is still working, and he gets a message from his secretary that his old college girlfriend Kate (Tea Leoni) called. Jack and Kate were engaged in college, but he chose his career over her. After throwing away her number thinking it's better to leave the past alone, Jack goes to sleep and wakes up living the life he would have had if he'd chosen Kate over his career. They are a working middle-class couple with two kids and a minivan: they don't enjoy the high life but they have an incredibly happy life. When he wakes up from this alternate life and finds himself back in his high-rise apartment, Jack is suddenly unsatisfied with his current life. He races to find Kate before it's too late to see if she will give him a second chance at the life they could have had together.
The Escapist
Thriller, Action
USA / English
Frank Perry (Brian Cox) is about to serve his twelve years in imprisonment when he is convicted to a life sentence with no hope of parole. When he receives a letter stating that his estranged daughter is critically ill due to overdose, he quickly plans an escape to try to make pauce and be there for here. His ingenious plan consists of a group of dysfunctional prisoners whose names are Brodie (Liam Cunningham), Lenny Drake (Joseph Fiennes), Viv Batista (Seu Jorge) as well as a young prisoner named James Lacey (Dominic Cooper). The escape plan is in jeopardy when personalities among the prisoners conflict with one another, but at the same time they all have to be united in order to be a free man once again.
The Dukes Of Hazzard The Beginning
Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA / English
In a prequel to the original TV series, we meet Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke (Jonathan Bennett, Randy Wayne, and April Scott) as teenagers. Bo and Luke have been in legal trouble back home and are exiled to live with moonshiner Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson) as their parole. Daisy, lusting after a bartender Hughie(Todd Grinnell) , creates the “daisy dukes” and gains a job as a waitress. Meanwhile, Boss Hogg (Chris McDonald) is envious of Jesse’s fine still and declares Hazzard County dry with a $25,000 reward for uncovering a bootlegging operation. He’s already blackmailed Uncle Jesse who must try to sell enough “shine” to pay him off or lose his home. The “General Lee” is created to be a vehicle fast enough to make the deliveries to sell the hootch. Hughie turns out to be Boss Hogg’s nephew and uses secrets she tells him to have Jesse arrested. The young Dukes learn of this and turn the tables and catch Hughie selling moonshine, get the reward, and buy back Uncle Jesse’s farm. The uncle is freed, but Hogg ends up being elected County Commissioner and pardons himself for all his crimes.
The Duchess
Romance, History
USA / English
Georgiana (Keira Knightley) is going to get married to the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes) and become a duchess. Her mother, Lady Spencer (Charlotte Rampling), has arranged this marriage. The Duke turns out to be unloving and cruel; all he wants from Georgiana is a boy to carry on his legacy. Georgiana then makes friends with Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell), whose spouse won’t let her see her kids. Bess moves in and the Duke takes her as his mistress. She needs him to help her gain access to her children again. Georgiana, in the meantime, has an affair with Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper).
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Drama, Biography
USA / English
In the mid-1990s this movie tells the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathiew Amalric). Bauby is the editor of Elle magazine in France, he suddenly suffers a stroke at the age of 45, leaving his entire body paralyzed except for his left eye. Using his left eye to communicate through blinks, Bauby tells the story of his life and what life is now like for him as an immobile man. Assisting Bauby to tell his story is a speech therapist (Marie-Josée Croze) who assists Bauby in communicating more than just 'yes' or 'no' answers through his blinks. An editor (Anne Consigny) helps Bauby write a novel about his interior thoughts through a grueling process whereby he has to blink most of the alphabet to write his work. Bauby also sees his relationship with the mother of his three children, Celine (Emmanuelle Seigner), change as she stays by his side through most of this difficult time.
The Devil Wear Prada
Comedy, Drama
USA / English
"The Devil Wears Prada" tells the story of Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). She has recently graduated from college with a degree in journalism and heads to New York City to find a job. She lands one, as the assistant of uberboss Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the editor of a major fashion magazine. Andy is clueless about fashion and struggles to fit in the workplace. In addition, Miranda works her for hours and accomplish seemingly impossible tasks, like getting a copy of the final Harry Potter novel for her children. Andy starts to fit in at work and begins to like work but it leads her to miss important events with her boyfriend and other close friends.
Jumat, 20 November 2009
The Dead Girl
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
USA / English
The movie shares the lives of those who come into contact with the dead girl from the movie’s title. Arden (Toni Collete) discovers the body, bringing unwanted attention to the property she lives on with her ailing mother (Piper Laurie). It also brings some wanted attention from the townspeople, including Rudy (Giovanni Ribisi). The coroner, Leah (Rose Byrne), next comes into contact with the body, and believes it could be someone close to her family. Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt) hears about the body, and believes it could be connected to her husband. Melora (Marcia Gay Harden) is a mother looking for her daughter, and meets a possible friend, the streetwalker Rosetta (Kerry Washington). Finally, we meet Krista (Brittany Murphy), and learn what events led to her death.
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
USA / English
Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) and her stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith) live together with the dad and husband passed away. She is a scientist that works at a university and this was what got her invovled in the biggest thing she's ever been a part of. One night, while Helen and her son are about to have dinner, the police are at the door with news of her being taken away. Confused, she and her son go to see what the point of all this was. Soon, they all realize their fate. Scientists of all types are also taken from their homes and workplaces because the US needs all the best of minds to find a solution to the problem ahead. The problem: a huge ufo is heading towards Earth and moving at an alarming speed which cannot be stopped in time for the people of the city to evacuate. So really they are planning for the aftermath. Once the scientists think about it, they realize the world is in danger, not just the city. Soon, the object nears, but slows to a stop. A strange alien called Klaatu (Keaunu Reeves) being comes from the bright lights with hand out. Seeming friendly, the military of the US shoots anyway. Klaatu is taken into surgery and soons gets better. He tells the people of the US their plans and that we are too destructive for us to be here for we shall be the ruin of the planet. After he unleashes tiny bugs to eventually kill all the people, the alien realizes that only at the brink of break, do civilzations show their true colors and changes happen.
The Dark Knight
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
USA / English
Gotham City needs a superhero. There are corrupt police officers, the mob overrunning the city, and worst of all, The Joker (Heath Ledger). Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) helps put many of these criminals away, but Gotham just worsens as the chaos inflicted by the Joker worsens. So, Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) comes to save the day, but it is not as easy as it seems. Batman will not reveal who he is, and the Joker will keep killing until he does. A love triangle of sorts also forms between Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent, and Dent's girlfriend, Rachel. This sets up one of the most personal attacks by the Joker, and pushes Batman to the brink of insanity.
The Seeker : The Dark Is Rising
Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
USA / English
The movie spins around the young boy, Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) who is a day away from celebrating his fourteenth birthday and also, Christmas is close to Will's birthday. On his birthday, two strange farmers come to meet him and present him a Christmas tree and predict bad weather. That was the day where, Will comes to know that he is the last of the old ones, Miss. Greythorne (Frances Conroy), the local mistress of the manor and her assistant, Merriman Lyon (Ian McShane) and the two farmers, who are fighting against The Dark and henceforth serving The Light. On the same day, Will was forcefully dragged on an evil white horse, by The Rider (Christopher Eccleston), from whom Will comes to know that in five days time the power of the evil, The Dark will rise. Will, the seventh son of seventh son, last of the old ones to be born, has the responsibility to save the world from the rising evil.
The Darjeeling Limited
Comedy, Adventure
USA / English
Three estranged brothers take a trip together in an effort to grow closer. It’s been a year since the sudden death of their father, and none of the Whitman brothers have been in contact, each quite involved with his own life. Peter’s (Adrien Brody) wife is about to give birth. Francis (Owen Wilson) had a recent brush with death after a car accident that nearly killed him. Jack’s (Jason Schwartzman) girlfriend is two-timing him and toying with him. Francis invites his brothers on a train trip aboard the Darjeeling Limited, what he hopes to be a spiritual quest through India. The brothers try to reconnect, but they just end up arguing with each other. Finally, Francis confesses that the real purpose of the trip is to visit their mother Patricia (Anjelica Huston) in a convent in the Himalayas. Peter and Jack, who do not like this idea, want to go home, but the three brothers are kicked off the train for a number of offenses, and they find themselves stranded with a lot of luggage. Unfortunate events facilitate a bond between the three and prompt them to continue to the convent and their mother.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Fantasy, Romance, Mystery
USA / English
Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is born as an old man. Queenie (Taraji P. Henson) takes him in as her own. He ages in reverse. In Queenie’s nursing home, one of the residents has a grandchild called Daisy (Cate Blanchett), whom he meets and befriends. They fall in love eventually. However, at one point he also carries on an affair with Elizabeth Abbott (Tilda Swinton), who is married. He tends to act passively while Daisy is more aggressive. Benjamin’s unusual life is shown as he becomes a sailor and also a lover of motorcycles. Benjamin’s life is recorded in a diary, which Daisy’s daughter Caroline (Julia Ormond) reads to her when Daisy is near the end of her life.
The Cradle
Thriller
USA / English
The Cradle is a suspenseful movie. Frank (Lucas Haas) and Julie (Emily Hampshire) have a newborn baby named Sam (Ellisa Madeline Marks). They decide to move to a remote country house for a new beginning. There is immediate friction between Frank and Julie about the move. Julie is not happy about moving to the country house. She also has a strained relationship with baby Sam. Frank tries to be supportive of Julie with her issues, but his resentment and anxiety grow the longer they stay in the house. In the first day in the house, there is a storm that takes out the power and the roads are blocked so they can't leave to get help. Frank decides to wander around the property and comes upon another house. He investigates and finds an old woman living there named Helen (Amanda Smith). She is very hostile towards Frank. She wants nothing to do with him and warns him to stay away. Meanwhile, Frank is having strange visions in the house and his anxiety about baby Sam being hurt is overwhelming him. Julie becomes more and more distant and despondent. He tries to enlist Helen to help again and again knowing she is the only one who can help. Although he didn't receive the help he wanted, the help he received will haunt and torture him forever.
The Covenant
Horror, Thriller
USA / English
Caleb (Steven Strait), Pogue (Taylor Kitsch), Reid (Toby Hemingway), and Tyler (Chace Crawford) have been friends since they were children. Bound together by the special powers they inherited, "The Sons of Ipswich" form an elite group at the private prep school they all attend. Though the temptations to use their powers is great, Caleb attempts to keep his friends from abusing their power but someone has fallen off the "no-magic" wagon. Have one of the four given in to the dark side? Or has the rumored fifth Son of Ipswich returned to wreck havoc on those who cast him out? To save the future, they must battle the past.
The Contractor
Action
USA / English
An ex-contract killer (Wesley Snipes) is called back into duty by his former employer and instructed to eliminate a terrorist in London. After arriving there and following his orders, Snipes finds himself in the middle of a wild car chase where he is the target! Wounded and confused, he is befriended by a feisty 12-year-old girl, Emily (Eliza Bennett) who takes him in unbeknownst to her elderly grandmother. It is up to him now to figure out why he was set up and blamed for the killing of a high-profile policeman. If he can get out alive, he may be able to return to his farmhouse in peaceful Montana. But until then, he will require the help of an unlikely friend.
The Contract
Thriller, Crime
USA / English
Frank Cordell (Morgan Freeman) is an extremely dangerous paid assassin, with a black-list containing names such as the President of the United States. He is eventually caught and has to pay for all his crimes, but manages to escape from police custody taking Ray Keene (John Cusack) as his hostage. It is said that paid assassins have their own code of honour. Cordel is no exception and since when he was arrested, he was on a mission, he is bound to fulfil it. It looks like the only person that can stop him is Keene, and any mistake can be fatal.
The Comebacks
Comedy, Sports
USA / English
Lambeau Fields (David Koechner) comes into the movie having blown every championship shot he has ever had. Now he has one last chance to turn things around. He winds up coaching a football team in Texas. His team is a mess, but he sees talent, particularly in bumbling quarterback Lance Truman (Matthew Lawrence) and me-first wide receiver Trotter (Jackie Long). The team begins to turn things around, even employing the help of the mentally disable boy named IPod (Jermaine Williams). However his dedication to his work is hurting his family; his wife (Melora Hardin) wants to leave, and his daughter (Brooke Nevin) is getting wrapped up with both of the team's star players. Just as it all seems under control, the man who was his mentor (Carl Weathers) turns out to be the enemy, and one final epic battle ensues to decide the championship.
The Cave
Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
USA / English
In the Carpathian Mountains explorers blow up an entrance to a cave hidden under a church, causing a landslide and the explorers become trapped. Cut to the present day, and another expedition being led by Dr. Nicolai is exploring the exact same place. Dr. Nicolai discovers through local folklore that a church was built to seal the cave as a display of God's protective power, and that Templar Knights entered the cave to fight winged demons. When the exploration team gets deep into the cave a monster attacks. The team has to do its utmost to escape and find a way out of the cave.
The Brothers Grimm
Adventure, Horror, Fantasy
USA / English
The Brothers Grimm is an original movie which sheds a unique light on the fairy tales of old. Everything from the beans which grew Jack's Beanstalk to the Gingerbread Man are cast in an entirely new light in this film, which attempts to give a fictional history on the two brothers who wrote most of the stories which frame the Western civilization's childhood experience. The movie is full of action as the two adventuresome brothers travel throughout the lands of Europe encountering amazing creatures and events.
The Brave One
Thriller, Crime, Action
USA / English
One night in New York, a radio host named Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) and her fiancé David (Naveen Andrews) are walking their dog. Suddenly, they are attacked by three criminals. Erica is severely beaten but survives. David was not so lucky. His injuries were fatal. Erica is traumatized by the assault and unhappy with how the police are handling the situation, so she decides to take matters into her own hands. She gets an illegal weapon and starts wandering the streets late at night, searching for the thugs that did this to her. As she wanders, she finds she must use the gun to protect herself from other criminals. Detective Mercer (Terrence Howard) of the NYPD investigates the crimes she has committed without knowing that his friend was the perpetrator. Erica feels she must avenge David’s death by finding the three criminals, but the Detective is beginning to figure out her role in the crimes.
The Bourne Ultimatum
Thriller, Mystery
USA / English
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) continues his mission to recover information about his past. He travels from Paris to Turin to London to Morocco to track down sources of information about a secret CIA operation named 'Blackbriar'. All the while, Bourne's informants and sources are being hunted down and killed by a CIA team lead by Noah Vosen (David Strathairn). A game of cat and mouse ensues, with Jason Bourne inching closer and closer to the truth. Eventually, Bourne meets up with Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) and together they uncover the truth about his past with the help of some one from the inside, Pamela Landy (Joan Allen).
The Blues Brothers
Comedy, Musical, Action
USA / English
Elwood Blues (Dan Akroyd) picks up his brother Jake (John Belushi) when he is released from prison. They return to the orphanage where they were raised and are told by Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman), that they need to raise money to pay the property taxes for the orphanage or it will be closed. While there, they also visit with Curtis the janitor (Cab Calloway), the man who inspired their love of the blues. He sends them out and they attend a church where the Reverend Cleophus James (James Brown) is preaching and Jake is inspired with an idea to raise the money for the orphanage, putting their Blues Brothers band back together for a big show. Along their journey they run into Ray (Ray Charles), Mrs. Murphy (Aretha Franklin), a Nazi (Henry Gibson), the Good Ole Boys band and their leader Tucker McElroy (Charles Napier), officer Burton Mercer (John Candy), and Jakes jilted girlfriend (Carrie Fisher). All this leads to the ultimate fundraiser and "encore".
The Blue Lagoon
Drama, Adventure, Romance
USA / English
When Emmeline, a young girl (Brooke Shields,) and Richard, a young boy (Christopher Atkins), are marooned on a deserted tropical island, they are cared for by Paddy (Leo McKern ),the ship's cook, who is the only other survivor of their ship. He teaches them basic modes of survival but soon dies. The children are left to fend for themselves. They learn how to forage for food and how to avoid island dangers, such as poison berries and the side of the island from which emanates the sound of ominous drumming. As the children mature, they develop a sexual attraction and consumate the relationship. Emmeline becomes pregnant and Richard delivers their baby boy, whom they name Paddy. There are many adventures and perils in their family life, which conclude dramatically and mysteriously.
The Black Dahlia
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
USA / English
Staged in 1940s Los Angeles, two detectives, Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart), are enjoying financial and professional success at the police academy. Stumbling upon a decapitated woman along the side of a road, they are faced with the murder mystery, the Black Dahlia. Lee grows highly obsessed with the missing woman, Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner), only catching faint glimpses of her in seedy interviews and film footage. His obsession wedges the marriage between himself and lover Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson). Kay attaches herself to Bucky out of fear and confusion as secrets begin to unfold all around them. Looted monies, prostitution, explicit pornography, drugs, and crime all around, Bucky must find his way through the twisted tale before he too is consumed by it.
The Aviator
Drama, Action, Biography
USA / English
"The Aviator" is a fascinating account of the life of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. His various successes and failures in a wide array of endeavors makes for an inspirational and interesting saga of a mysterious figure mostly known these days for the strange behavior he displayed in his later years. The film highlights his earlier genius which made him an American legend and a figure bigger than life. It also reveals the destructive progression of a compulsive disorder and the very sad circumstances that can result from such a disease if left untreated.
Texas Chainsaw Beginning
Horror, Thriller
USA / English
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" is the prequel to a story that is familiar to many of us. This film gives the backstory to the villain many know simply as Leatherface, who first terrified moviegoers over 30 years ago. Beginning with his birth, "The Beginning" gives us some insight into the family that molded this hideous creature to become the killing machine we have become so familiar with. The story also follows a pair of young couples on a road trip. The boys are on their way to serve in Vietnam, and their girlfriends are along for the ride. When their vehicle meets with disaster, and they find themselves in need of the local sherriff's aid, the terror begins.
Terror Firmer
Horror
USA / English
A dedicated film crew is hard at work on a schlocky movie when a serial killer strikes. Only the crew can track him down. Typical Troma horror fun, plus self-referential movie in-jokes, including the Toxic Avenger and Sgt. Kabukiman. Inspired by director Kaufman's book "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger".
Terminator 3
Science Fiction, Thriller
USA / English
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" is the third leg in the popular Terminator movie series. It stars Nick Stahl as a grown up John Connor and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who returns as a "good guy" terminator. Arnold's mission this time is to protect both Katherine Brewster and John Connor from a more advanced T-X terminator. Skynet, a computerized defense system, is put in charge of the government military systems. It turns out that Skynet has become self aware and tries to destroy the human race. Since the human race's survival depends on John Connor, the "old" terminator (Arnold) is sent back to shelter both him and Brewster, who will be Connor's future wife. The second T-X terminator is sent back through time in an effort to kill off Connor's future high ranking captains in an effort to gain an advantage in the coming war between humans and machines.
Tenacious D The Pick Of Destiny
Comedy, Music
USA / English
JB leaves the town he was born, Kickapoo and travels to Hollywood to form a great band. He meets a rocker named Kyle who trains him to become a rocker. Just before his final test he discovers that the rocker is a fake. The realise that they both have birthmarks which together spell “Tenacious D” They say that their band is destiny and they both plan to steal the mythical “Pick of Destiny” which the legend proclaims is part of the devils tooth. Whoever uses the pick becomes an instant rock god. A rock legend threw the pick into the audience on one occasion and was caught by an anonymous person called Eddie Van Halen. Tenacious D will do anything to get their hands on the Pick of Destiny which is in a rock Museum where they try to steal it.
Tell No One
Drama, Thriller, Action
USA / English
Alex (François Cluzet) lives a happy life with his wife Margot (Marie-Josée Croze). After a romantic swim in a lake his life is shattered. His wife is murdered. Eight years after the murder the pediatrician Alex is still mourning until he gets a anonymous mail with a video in which he recognizes his wife Margot. The police finds two additional bodies on the murder scene. One of them was Margot’s best friend. When the murder weapon is found in Alex’s apartment the game of deception, lies and danger begins. With the help of a patients father Bruno (Gilles Lellouche) Alexe runs away and hides in the suburb. He gets another message from Margot with an appointment in the Monceau park. Will his wife show up?
Tears Of The Sun
War
USA / English
A small group of American soldiers, lead by Bruce Willis’s character, are supposed to go into an African country and rescue an English doctor that is an American citizen. The rescue occurs while the African country is in the middle of a coup and massive killings are occurring. The doctor refuses to go without several of the patients that she was taking care of. Unbeknownst to the American soldiers one of those people happens to be important to the African group trying to take power. Both groups try to out run each other, as the Americans lead their group to safety across the boarder into another country.
Team America World Police
Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA / English
The four members of Team America are sworn to protect the world from terrorism, but clearly that protection comes with a price. One member is killed as the Team destroys half of Paris and must replace that member because of an impending nuclear strike orchestrated by Kim Jong Il, the leader of North Korea. They find a young actor, Gary Johnston, to go undercover at an arms dealer's hideout in the middle east, and he discovers the plan. Many members of the Film Actor's Guild lead by Alec Baldwin, who disapprove of Team America's tactics, try to thwart them, unknowingly helping Kim Jong Il! In a rousing speech in North Korea, Gary shows the world the evil plan unfolding around them and wins the love of fellow team member Lisa.
T4XI
Comedy, Crime, Action
USA / English
“Taxi 4”, or “T4xi” is the 4th film in the French “Taxi” series. This film tells the story of a Belgian criminal who is being held by police officer Emilien (Frederic Diefenthal) while waiting to be transferred to a prison in Congo. The criminal tricks Emilien and Emilien lets him go. During the climax of the movie, which resembles a scene from “Scarface”, Emilien is fired as a result of the criminal escaping, however his friend Daniel (Samy Naceri), who is a taxi driver, drove the criminal away from the police station because he didn’t realize he was a criminal. Daniel tells Emilien where the villain is hiding and Emilien tells the police commissioner.
Taxi 3
Comedy, Action
USA / English
In this third of the Taxi triology, the protogonist Cohort Emileen (Frédéric Diefenthal) is a cop in the Marseilles Police Department. Emilien is assigned to investigate the mysterious bank robberies by a group who call themselves to be Santa Claus gang. They dress up like Santa Claus while robbing banks. Emileen gets so engrossed in the investigation of this case that he could not even realise that his wife Petra (Emma Sjöberg) is eight months pregnant. In the process of the investigation he takes help of Daniel Morales (Samy Naceri) a taxi driver and his very old friend.
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