Archive for October, 2007

Timeline (2003)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Walker, Paul | O'Connor, Frances | Butler, Gerard | Connolly, Billy | Thewlis, David | Friel, Anna | McDonough, Neal | Craven, Matt | Embry, Ethan | Sheen, Michael | Wilson, Lambert | Csokas, Marton | Sutherland, Rossif | Kahan, Steve | La Haye, David
Directors: Donner, Richard
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In the heart of the beautiful and historically rich Dordogne Valley of France, a team of archeology students and their professor diligently work to uncover the ruins of a 14th-century castle. For Professor Edward Johnston, the project is the culmination of a lifelong dream. Aided by assistant professor Andre Marek, his son Chris and students Kate, Stern and François, Johnston has made major strides in unearthing not only La Roque Castle but also a monastery and structures from the surrounding village of Castlegard. But things are about to go haywire… Suspicious of the dig’s benefactor, International Technology Corporation (ITC) and the man who runs it, Robert Doniger, Professor Johnston heads to ITC headquarters in New Mexico to get some answers, and while he’s away, his students discover a chamber that has been sealed for more than 600 years. Marek and Kate descend into the unstable room, and just before a near disastrous cave-in, they make two startling discoveries — a bifocal lens, which couldn’t have been invented before the chamber was sealed, and even more intriguing, a handwritten plea for help dated April 2, 1357…from Professor Johnston! Determined to solve the mystery, the students head for ITC headquarters, where they are stunned to learn of Doniger’s new invention — a machine that can actually transmit three-dimensional objects through space. Although he meant for the device to revolutionize shipping, Doniger inadvertently opened a wormhole that leads directly to the 14th century, and Professor Johnston, who had insisted on experiencing the discovery himself, is now trapped in a vicious French vs. English feudal war! Can Johnston’s loyal students survive one of the most violent battles in world history… and make it back to the 21st century alive?

Magic Roundabout, The (2005)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Paradis, Vanessa | Baker, Tom | Broadbent, Jim | Evans, Lee | Lumley, Joanna | McKellen, Ian | Minogue, Kylie | Nighy, Bill | Williams, Robbie | Winstone, Ray | Loftus, Daniella | Mahmut, Ediz | Hibbert, Jimmy | Galabru, Michel | Boon, Dany | Lemercier, Valérie
Directors: Borthwick, Dave | Duval, Jean | Passingham, Frank
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A group of friends embark on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor — the evil wizard ZeeBadee.

Libertine, The (2004)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Morton, Samantha | Malkovich, John | Townsend, Stanley | Ritter, Paul | Annis, Francesca | Pike, Rosamund | Hollander, Tom | Vegas, Johnny | Coyle, Richard | Sachs, Hugh | Burke, Tom | Friend, Rupert | Davenport, Jack | Jackson, Trudi
Directors: Dunmore, Laurence
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In 1660, with the return of Charles II to the English throne, theater, the visual arts, science and sexual intercourse flourish. Thirteen years later, in the middle of political and economical problems, Charles II asks the return of his friend John Wilmot, aka the second Earl of Rochester, from the exile to London. John is a morally corrupt, drunkard and sexually active cynical poet, and the King asks him to prepare a play for the French ambassador to make him pleased. John meets the aspirant actress Elizabeth Barry in the playhouse and decides to make her a great star. He falls in love for her, and she becomes his mistress; during the presentation to the Frenchman, he falls in disgrace in the court. When he was thirty-three years old, he was dying of syphilis associated to alcoholism and he converted to a religious man.

Kung fu (2004)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Chow, Stephen | Feng, Xiaogang | Yuen, Wah | Zhi Hua, Dong | Chan, Kwok Kuen | Lam, Chi Chung | Yuen, Qiu | Tin, Kai Man | Jia, Kang Xi | Fung, Stephen | Huang, Sheng Yi | Lam, Suet | Yuen, Cheung-Yan | Chiu, Chi Ling | Xing, Yu
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Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious “Axe Gang.” Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

After the Sunset (2004)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Brosnan, Pierce | Hayek, Salma | Harrelson, Woody | Cheadle, Don | Harris, Naomie | Penn, Chris | Williamson, Mykelti | Garity, Troy | Babatundé, Obba | Hornsby, Russell | Linn, Rex | Curtis-Brown, Robert | Moses, Mark | Bowen, Michael | Ledard, Tony
Directors: Ratner, Brett
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After a successful last score, a master thief retires to an island paradise. His lifelong nemesis, a crafty FBI agent, washes ashore to ensure he’s making good on his promise. The pair soon enters into a new game of cat-and-mouse.

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Knightley, Keira | Riley, Talulah | Pike, Rosamund | Malone, Jena | Mulligan, Carey | Sutherland, Donald | Blethyn, Brenda | Blakley, Claudie | Morand, Sylvester | Woods, Simon | Reilly, Kelly | MacFadyen, Matthew | Torrens, Pip | Whiteside, Janet | Matthews, Sinead
Directors: Wright, Joe
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The story is based on Jane Austen’s novel about five sisters - Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia Bennet - in Georgian England. Their lives are turned upside down when a wealthy young man (Mr. Bingley) and his best friend (Mr. Darcy) arrive in their neighborhood.

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Biography | Drama | Sport
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Robinson, John | Hirsch, Emile | De Mornay, Rebecca | Mapother, William | Mechoso, Julio Oscar | Rasuk, Victor | Reed, Nikki | Ledger, Heath | Laresca, Vincent | Zarate, Brian | Schreiber, Pablo | Henson, Elden | Angarano, Michael | Hedberg, Mitch | Nurick, Benjamin
Directors: Hardwicke, Catherine
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A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.

Lord of War (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Cage, Nicolas | Moynahan, Bridget | Leto, Jared | Tukhmanyan, Shake | Nshanian, Jean-Pierre | Burke, Jared | Uys, Eric | Shumbris, David | Morgan, Stewart | Lenz, Jasper | Marx, Kobus | De Abreu, Stephan | Crutchley, Jeremy | Holm, Ian | Finch, Tanya
Directors: Niccol, Andrew
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This film charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. The film also charts his relationship through the years with his younger brother, his marriage to a famous model, his relentless pursuit by a determined federal agent and his inner demons that sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does.

7 Seconds (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Countries: Romania | Switzerland | UK
Actors: Wheeler, Martin | Snipes, Wesley | Outhwaite, Tamzin | Oparei, Deobia | Rylance, Georgina | Lee-Wilson, Pete | Soric, Serge | Ferkin, Elias | Farkas, Bogdan | Cristin, Tomi | Lukis, Adrian | Boxer, Stephen | Pintea, Adrian | Johnson, Corey | Anton, George | Hassan, Tamer
Directors: Fellows, Simon
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When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.

Where the Truth Lies (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Canada | UK
Actors: Bacon, Kevin | Firth, Colin | Lohman, Alison | Hayman, David | Blanchard, Rachel | Chaykin, Maury | Bennett, Sonja | Adams, Kristin | Grover, Deborah | Starr, Beau | Khanjian, Arsinée | Rose, Gabrielle | Don McKellar | Hemblen, David | Moraitis, John
Directors: Egoyan, Atom
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A female journalist tries to uncover the truth behind the breakup, years earlier, of a celebrated comedy team after the duo found a girl dead in their hotel room. Though both had airtight alibis and neither was accused, the incident put an end to their act.