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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Thomas, Henry | Wallace-Stone, Dee | MacNaughton, Robert | Barrymore, Drew | Coyote, Peter | Martel, K.C. | Frye, Sean | Howell, C. Thomas | O'Dell, David M. | Swingler, Richard | Toth, Frank | Barton, Robert | Darrell, Michael | Berkson, David | Carlberg, David
Directors: Spielberg, Steven
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While visiting the Earth at Night, a group of alien botanists is discovered and disturbed by an approaching human task force. Because of the more than hasty take-off, one of the visitors is left behind. The little alien finds himself all alone on a very strange planet. Fortunately, the extra-terrestrial soon finds a friend and emotional companion in 10-year-old Elliot, who discovered him looking for food in his family’s garden shed. While E.T. slowly gets acquainted with Elliot’s brother Michael, his sister Gertie as well as with Earth customs, members of the task force work day and night to track down the whereabouts of Earth’s first visitor from Outer Space. The wish to go home again is strong in E.T., and after being able to communicate with Elliot and the others, E.T. starts building an improvised device to send a message home for his folks to come and pick him up. But before long, E.T. gets seriously sick, and because of his special connection to Elliot, the young boy suffers, too. The situation gets critical when the task force finally intervenes. By then, all help may already be too late, and there’s no alien spaceship in sight.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport
Countries: Germany | UK
Actors: Nagra, Parminder | Knightley, Keira | Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan | Kher, Anupam | Panjabi, Archie | Lewis, Shaznay | Harper, Frank | Stevenson, Juliet | Khan, Shaheen | Chana, Ameet | Shah, Pooja | Virk, Paven | Kalidas, Preeya | Farley, Trey | Chaudhry, Saraj
Directors: Chadha, Gurinder
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A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women’s football, from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional soccer. Heart-stopping talent doesn’t seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti.

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Clooney, George | Birt, Cecelia Ann | Nolan, Paul L. | Florence, Carol | Galinski, Lori | Mac, Bernie | Pitt, Brad | Gantt, Mark | Perez, Timothy Paul | Gould, Elliott | Patton, Frank | Affleck, Casey | Caan, Scott | Jemison, Eddie | Hernandez, Jorge R.
Directors: Soderbergh, Steven
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A gangster by the name of Danny Ocean (George Clooney) rounds up a gang of associates to stage heists of three major Las Vegas casino’s (Bellagio, The Mirage, and the MGM Grand) simultaneously during a popular boxing event.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Nicholson, Jack | Fletcher, Louise | Redfield, William | Berryman, Michael | Brocco, Peter | Brooks, Dean R. | Brown, Alonzo | Crothers, Scatman | Cumbuka, Mwako | DeVito, Danny | Duell, William | Elic, Josip | Fendors, Lan
Directors: Forman, Milos
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McMurphy, a man with several assault convictions to his name, finds himself in jail once again. This time, the charge is statutory rape when it turns out that his girlfriend had lied about being eighteen, and was, in fact, fifteen (or, as McMurphy puts it, “fifteen going on thirty-five”). Rather than spend his time in jail, he convinces the guards that he’s crazy enough to need psychiatric care and is sent to a hospital. He fits in frighteningly well, and his different point of view actually begins to cause some of the patients to progress. Nurse Ratched becomes his personal cross to bear as his resistance to the hospital routine gets on her nerves.