Posts Tagged ‘fishing’

Jaws (1975)

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Scheider, Roy | Shaw, Robert | Dreyfuss, Richard | Gary, Lorraine | Hamilton, Murray | Gottlieb, Carl | Kramer, Jeffrey | Backlinie, Susan | Filley, Jonathan | Rebello, Chris | Mello, Jay | Fierro, Lee | Voorhees, Jeffrey | Kingsbury, Craig | Nevin, Dr. Robert
Directors: Spielberg, Steven
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Martin Brody is the new police chief of Amity, an island resort town somewhere in New England. He has a wife named Ellen, and two sons named Michael and Sean. On a Summer morning, Brody is called to the beach, where the mangled body of Summer vacationer Chrissie Watkins has washed ashore. The medical examiner tells Brody that it could have been a shark that killed Watkins. Mayor Larry Vaughn, who is desperate to not lose the money that will be brought in by 4th of July tourists, wants Brody to say Watkins’s death was caused by a motorboat propeller instead of a shark, because the thought of a shark in Amity’s waters would drive tourists away from Amity. It looks like Vaughn is a mayor who puts money ahead of people’s lives. Shark expert Matt Hooper believes Watkins was killed by a shark. Hooper is proven right a few days later, when Alex Kintner is killed by the shark that killed Watkins. Looking for the quickest solution, Vaughn tells all of the local fishermen to let him know if they see the shark. A shark hunter named Quint offers to find the shark and kill it, but Vaughn thinks Quint’s price of $10,000 is too high. When a tiger shark is killed and hauled in by a couple of boaters, Vaughn hastily says that the shark crisis is over, but Hooper says the shark that’s been killing people a huge great white shark is still in Amity’s waters, but Vaughn leaves the beaches opened because all he cares about is the 4th of July tourist money. On the 4th of July, Vaughn encourages people to swim at the beach, and Hooper is proven right again when the shark kills a man, biting the man’s leg off. Michael, who was in the water at the time of the attack, is taken to the hospital, where he’s treated for shock after watching the shark kill the guy. Brody asks Vaughn to hire Quint to find the shark. Because his own kids were at that beach too, Vaughn agrees to hire Quint to find the shark. Quint, Hooper, and Brody are sent out to sea in Quint’s boat, the Orca, ready to do whatever it takes to find the shark.

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.

Jacknife (1989)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Baker, Kathy | Harris, Ed | Shelton, Sloane | Ivar Brogger | Arkin, Michael | Isbell, Tom | Taylor, Kirk | Lund, Jordan | Dutton, Charles S. | Ramsay, Bruce | Gilsig, Jessalyn | Gerdes, George | Pais, Josh | Dellar, Lois
Directors: Jones, David Hugh
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A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.

Weight of Water, The (2000)

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Genres: Thriller
Countries: Canada | France | USA
Actors: Hinds, Ciarán | Donat, Richard | Polley, Sarah | Thomsen, Ulrich | Berthelsen, Anders W. | Rutten, Joseph | Walf, John | Cartlidge, Katrin | Shaw, Vinessa | Curry, Adam | McCormack, Catherine | Penn, Sean | Lucas, Josh | Hurley, Elizabeth | Maclaren, John
Directors: Bigelow, Kathryn
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A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness. The plot weaves between the narrative of the eyewitness and Jean’s private struggle with jealousies and suspicions as her marriage teeters.

Godzilla (1998)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Broderick, Matthew | Reno, Jean | Pitillo, Maria | Azaria, Hank | Dunn, Kevin | Lerner, Michael | Shearer, Harry | Field, Arabella | Lewis, Vicki | Savant, Doug | Danare, Malcolm | Goldman, Lorry | Aubert, Christian | Bergeron, Philippe | Bruynbroek, Frank
Directors: Emmerich, Roland
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Following the French atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific, an unknown creature is spotted passing eastward through the Panama Canal. Scientist Niko Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard has been created by the explosions. Godzilla then makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city. Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military to fight the monster, will it be enough to save the people of New York?

Big Momma’s House (2000)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Lawrence, Martin | Long, Nia | Giamatti, Paul | Washington, Jascha | Howard, Terrence | Anderson, Anthony | Mitchell, Ella | Wright, Carl | Applegate, Phyllis | DuPois, Starletta | Holmes, Jessie Mae | Prescott, Nicole | Spencer, Octavia | Arnold, Tichina | Cedric the Entertainer
Directors: Gosnell, Raja
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FBI agent Malcolm Turner is known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm’s latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he’s assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who’s about to be visited by Sherry. It’s a simple plan, but there’s one big problem: Unbeknownst to Sherry, Big Momma has unexpectedly left town. So Malcolm, decides to impersonate the cantankerous Southern granny. Using a few tricks of disguise, he completely transforms himself into Big Momma, even taking on the corpulent septuagenarian’s everyday routine-from cooking soul food to delivering babies to “testifying” at the local church. In the mean time, Malcolm starts falling for Sherry, who may or may not be hiding some stolen cash. Now, Malcolm/Big Momma must somehow find a way to nab his criminal and the girl.

Cookie’s Fortune (1999)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Close, Glenn | Moore, Julianne | Tyler, Liv | O'Donnell, Chris | Neal, Patricia | Beatty, Ned | Vance, Courtney B. | Moffat, Donald | Lovett, Lyle | Darst, Danny | Malloy, Matt | Mell, Randle | Nash, Niecy | Thomas, Rufus
Directors: Altman, Robert
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Cookie’s Fortune unfolds over an eventful Easter weekend in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The town residents are peaceful, kind folk–with the exception of Camille Dixon (Glenn Close)–a pushy theatre director with an incredibly shy younger sister, Cora (Julianne Moore), whose estranged daughter Emma (Liv Tyler) has just returned to town. On the heels of her latest play, Camille is shocked to discover that her Aunt Jewel Mae “Cookie” Orcutt (Patricia Neal) has committed suicide. Terrified at the thought of how this will tarnish the family name, she eats the suicide note to make it look like a burglary. This set-up leads the police to one main suspect, Willis Richland (Charles S. Dutton), who also happens to be Cookie’s best friend. Although the rest of the town is convinced Willis didn’t commit the crime, an outside investigator (Courtney B. Vance) isn’t so sure. As Easter Sunday and opening night of the play arrive, the truth comes out, revealing more secrets than anyone could have possibly imagined. Director Altman tells his story at a leisurely pace, beautifully recreating the eccentricities of small town life in this sweet-natured tale.

Perfect Storm, The (2000)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Clooney, George | Wahlberg, Mark | Reilly, John C. | Lane, Diane | Fichtner, William | Gunton, Bob | Allen, Karen | Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth | Payne, Allen | Hawkes, John | McDonald, Christopher | Mihok, Dash | Hopkins, Josh | Ironside, Michael | Jones, Cherry
Directors: Petersen, Wolfgang
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In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure.

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: Germany | New Zealand | USA
Actors: Mortensen, Viggo | McKellen, Ian | Wood, Elijah | Appleby, Noel | Astin, Alexandra | Astin, Sean | Aston, David | Bach, John | Bean, Sean | Blanchett, Cate | Bloom, Orlando | Boyd, Billy | Brophy, Sadwyn | Browning, Alistair | Csokas, Marton | Edge, Richard | Fitch, Jason | Hill, Bernard
Directors: Jackson, Peter
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While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship aid Rohan & Gondor in a great battle in the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith and the Black Gates as Sauron wages his last war against Middle-Earth.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: Germany | New Zealand | USA
Actors: Wood, Elijah | McKellen, Ian | Tyler, Liv | Mortensen, Viggo | Astin, Sean | Blanchett, Cate | Rhys-Davies, John | Hill, Bernard | Lee, Christopher | Boyd, Billy | Monaghan, Dominic | Bloom, Orlando | Weaving, Hugo | Otto, Miranda | Wenham, David
Directors: Jackson, Peter
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Sauron’s forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman’s army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron’s troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin.