Archive for January, 2008

Crying Freeman (1995)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Countries: Canada | France | Japan | USA
Actors: Mann, Byron | Dacascos, Mark | Julie Condra | Chong, Rae Dawn | Kato, Masaya | Yoko Shimada
Directors: Gans, Christophe
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A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader. They soon realise the fatal mistake of underestimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman.

Rules of Attraction, The (2002)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Sossamon, Shannyn | James Van Der Beek | Ian Somerhalder | Bosworth, Kate | Biel, Jessica | Pardue, Kip
Directors: Avary, Roger
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Camden College. Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek) is the younger brother of depraved Wall Street broker Patrick Bateman. He’s also a drug dealer who owes a lot of money to “fellow” dealer Rupert Guest (Clifton Collins, Jr.), as well as a well-known womanizer, for he sleeps with nearly half of the female population on campus. Lauren Hynde (Shannyn Sossamon) is, technically, a virgin. She’s saving herself for her shallow boyfriend, Victor Johnson (Kip Pardue), who’s left the States to backpack across Europe. Her slutty roommate, Lara (Jessica Biel), has the hots for Victor as well. Paul Denton (Ian Somerhalder), who used to date Lauren, is openly bisexual and attracted to Mitchell Allen (Thomas Ian Nicholas), who’s dating Candice (Clare Kramer) to prove to Paul that he’s not gay. Sean loves Lauren. Paul loves Sean. And Lauren may love Sean.

Dragonheart (1996)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Connery, Sean | Quaid, Dennis | Christie, Julie | Thewlis, David | Postlethwaite, Pete | Meyer, Dina | Isaacs, Jason | Thompson, Brian | Oakes, Lee | Christian, Wolf | O'Neill, Terry | Vejmelková, Eva | Bahúl, Milan | Hric, Peter | Kovacicova, Sandra | Cohen, Kyle | Baker, Thom
Directors: Cohen, Rob
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Set in the 10th Century, a man (Bowen) teams up with the last dragon to remind the people of a long lost code of honor, and inspire them to fight for their freedom from a tyrannical king.

Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Shalhoub, Tony | Davidtz, Embeth | Lillard, Matthew | Elizabeth, Shannon | Roberts, Alec | Bourne, JR | Rah Digga | Abraham, F. Murray | Harrison, Matthew | Rupp, Jacob | Crestejo, Mike | Culp, Aubrey | Andre, Charles | Speidel, Mikhael | Wesley, Daniel
Directors: Beck, Steve
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Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus’s estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby’s Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine “designed by the devil and powered by the dead” to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

28 Days Later… (2002)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Palmer, Alex | De Stoppani, Bindu | Hiltunen, Jukka | Schneider, David | Murphy, Cillian | Sedgwick, Toby | Harris, Naomie | Huntley, Noah | Dunne, Christopher | Hitching, Emma | Delamere, Alexander | McGarrity, Kim | Gleeson, Brendan | Burns, Megan | Hackney, Justin
Directors: Boyle, Danny
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A powerful virus escapes from a British research facility. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds, the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future, little realising that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them.

Cube (1997)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Canada
Actors: de Boer, Nicole | Guadagni, Nicky | Hewlett, David | Miller, Andrew | Richings, Julian | Robson, Wayne | Wint, Maurice Dean
Directors: Natali, Vincenzo
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Six different people, each from a very different walk of life, awaken to find themselves inside a giant cube with thousands of possible rooms. Each has a skill that becomes clear when they must band together to get out: a cop, a math whiz, a building designer, a doctor, an escape master, and a disabled man. Each plays a part in their thrilling quest to find answers as to why they’ve been imprisoned.

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Murphy, Eddie | Reinhold, Judge | Ashton, John | Prochnow, Jürgen | Cox, Ronny | Nielsen, Brigitte | Garfield, Allen | Stockwell, Dean | Reiser, Paul | Hill, Gilbert R. | Guilfoyle, Paul | Ridgely, Robert | O'Connor, Brian | Adair, Alice | Butler, Eugene
Directors: Scott, Tony
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A series of strange robberies brings Axel Foley back to Beverly Hills to help his two fellow cops solve the case. All the familiar faces of the first film are back…

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Clooney, George | Zeta-Jones, Catherine | Rush, Geoffrey | Cedric the Entertainer | Herrmann, Edward | Adelstein, Paul | Jenkins, Richard | Thornton, Billy Bob | Duffy, Julia | Hadary, Jonathan | Aldredge, Tom | Travis, Stacey | Kyle, Jack | Keyes, Irwin | Drake, Judith
Directors: Coen, Joel | Coen, Ethan
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Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney has everything—and in some cases, two of everything. Despite his impressive client list, a formidable win record, the respect of his peers and an ironclad contract (the Massey pre-nup) named after him, he’s reached a crossroads in his life. Sated on success, boredom has set in and he’s looking for new challenges. All that changes when Miles meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth. Marylin is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer and habitual philanderer. With the help of hard charging private investigator Gus Petch, she has Rex nailed and is looking forward to the financial independence a successful divorce will bring. But thanks to Miles’ considerable skills, she ends up with nothing. Not to be outdone, Marylin schemes to get even and as part of her plan, quickly marries oil tycoon Howard Doyle. Miles and his unflappable associate, Wrigley, unwittingly dig themselves in deeper and deeper as they go head-to-head with Marylin. Underhanded tactics, deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marylin and Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes.

District 13 (2004)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: France
Actors: Raffaelli, Cyril | Belle, David | D'Amario, Tony | Naceri, Bibi | Verissimo, Dany | Chattot, François | Woirion, Nicolas | Olivier, Patrick | Guesmi, Samir | Gadner, Jérôme | Boucekhine, Tarik | Jean, Grégory | Zavatta, Warren | Dorol, Dominique | Berthillot, Ludovic
Directors: Morel, Pierre
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In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris, France are literally walled off and among the worst is District B13. Controlled by the ruthless crime lord, Taha, a young righteous punk named Leïto is determined to bring him down. When the boss retaliates by kidnapping his sister, Lola, a rescue attempt by Leïto is destroyed by betrayal that gets him arrested and Lola kept in the clutches in Taha. Six months later, a crackerjack undercover cop named Damien is given a urgent mission: a neutron bomb has been stolen by Taha in District B13 which has an automatic timer function engaged and set to detonate in less than 24 hours. Now with time running out, Damien and Leïto must work together to find and stop the bomb, but there is far more to this crisis than any of the field players realize.

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Davidtz, Embeth | Blackman, Honor | Zellweger, Renée | Jones, Gemma | Imrie, Celia | Faulkner, James | Broadbent, Jim | Firth, Colin | May, Charmian | Grant, Hugh | Brooke, Paul | Montagu, Felicity | Henderson, Shirley | Phillips, Sally | Callis, James | Caine, Charlie | Marks, Gareth
Directors: Maguire, Sharon
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Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her many imperfections. As a New Year’s Resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss (Hugh Grant) takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones and the ups and downs of their ill-fated relationship prove hilarious and touching at once. Thrown into the mix are Bridget’s band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance (Colin Firth) who Bridget cannot seem to stop running into or help finding quietly attractive.