Archive for June, 2008

Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A (1985)

Monday, June 30th, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Patton, Mark | Myers, Kim | Rusler, Robert | Gulager, Clu | Lange, Hope | Bell, Marshall | Fee, Melinda O. | McFadden, Tom | Walsh, Sydney | Englund, Robert | Blackoff, Edward | Clark, Christie | Ward, Lyman | Bruce, Donna | Sprager, Hart
Directors: Sholder, Jack
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A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy’s sweetheart can master her fear.

Man in the Iron Mask, The (1998)

Monday, June 30th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: France | UK | USA
Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Irons, Jeremy | Malkovich, John | Depardieu, Gérard | Byrne, Gabriel | Parillaud, Anne | Godrèche, Judith | Atterton, Edward | Sarsgaard, Peter | Laurie, Hugh | Lowe, David | Boucher, Brigitte | Jocelyn, Matthew | Belly, Karine | Guttierez, Emmanuel
Directors: Wallace, Randall
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In 1638 Queen Anne of France gives Birth to a boy, who will inherit the throne one day. But, only known to few, there is a twin brother born minutes later. 22 years later, King Louis XIV rules the country of France, but due to his lifestyle and the costs of war, people are forced to suffer hunger and poverty. Of the Musketeers, who had served his father Louis XIII faithfully, only one is still on the king’s side: D’Artagnan, the Capitain of the king’s guards. His three companions Aramis, Athos and Porthos have retired into civil life long ago. One day on a royal party, the young and unliked king gets a crush on Christine. This young lady is the fiancé of soldier Raoul, the son of Athos. Without further ado, the king has Raoul recruited and sent to war, so that he himself can take care of her. Soon Raoul dies in combat and the king has him out of the way. But Athos, Aramis and Porthos think of a plan to take revenge on the king. Aramis points out that there is a man in an iron mask in a very secure prison, and that this man’s existance can solve all present problems. So they free the king’s hidden twin brother, and tell him who he is, as he of course feels free of guilt and has no idea whatsoever why he was imprisoned for 6 years with this mask forged around his head. The plan now is to replace the evil king with his brother at a masquerade party held soon. Only D’Artagnan still is guarding the king and so he has to turn against his old friends…

How High (2001)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Jones, Jeffrey | Man, Method | Redman | Babatundé, Obba | Epps, Mike | Willard, Fred
Directors: Dylan, Jesse
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Two guys by the name of Silas and Jamal decided to one day smoke something magical, which eventually helps them to ace their college entrance exam. This eventually lands them in Harvard, where they’re surrounded by the world of Ivy Leaguers. Although their new lifestyle is much different from back home, they kept on having fun until their supernatural smoke runs out. Now, they are on their own and they have to rely on each other to survive.

Secret Garden, The (1993)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Family
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Maberly, Kate | Prowse, Heydon | Knott, Andrew | Smith, Maggie | Crossley, Laura | Lynch, John | Sparrow, Walter | Jacob, Irène | Baker, Frank | Hill, Valerie | Pickering, Andrea | Moreton, Peter | Spreckley, Arthur | Bruce, Colin | Singh, Parsan
Directors: Holland, Agnieszka
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After losing her self-indulging parents in an earthquake, a bitter young girl named Mary Lennox is sent to live in England with her reclusive Uncle. Eventually she discovers her bedridden cousin and a ’secret garden’ that once belonged to her deceased aunt. With the help of her cousin, the kindly Dikon, and a little ‘magic’, can Mary find a way to bring love back to her family?

Jungle Book, The (1994)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Family | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Lee, Jason Scott | Elwes, Cary | Headey, Lena | Neill, Sam | Cleese, John | Flemyng, Jason | Kalipha, Stefan | Donachie, Ron | Agarwal, Anirudh | Tahir, Faran | Naegeli, Sean | Wolff, Joanna | Walker, Liza | Robertson, Rachel | Morse, Natalie
Directors: Sommers, Stephen
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A faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of Mowgoli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself re-united with his childhood love Kitty and back in the “civilization” of Colonial India which he finds far less civilized then his jungle haunts. The search for a lost treasure shows who the truly civilized members of society are.

Romper Stomper (1992)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama
Countries: Australia
Actors: Crowe, Russell | Daniel Pollock | McKenzie, Jacqueline | Alex Scott | Wright, Jeffrey
Directors:
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Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins’ merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?

Teen Wolf (1985)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Fox, Michael J. | Hampton, James | Ursitti, Susan | Levine, Jerry | Adler, Matt | Griffin, Lorie | McKrell, Jim | Arnold, Mark | Tarses, Jay | Holton, Mark | Paulin, Scott | Gorcey, Elizabeth | Manos, Melanie | Savant, Doug | Zucker, Charles
Directors: Daniel, Rod
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Teen discovers that puberty for him means he turns into a werewolf. One of the beneficial side effects is that it also turns him into a top-notch basketball player. But will his notoriety cost him his friends and can he find true love?

Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama
Countries: Hong Kong
Actors: Yen, Donnie | Nicholas Tse | Yue, Shawn | Dong, Jie | Li, Xiao Ran | Yuen, Wah | Chen, Kuan Tai | Sze, Vincent | Yuen, Tommy | Yu-Sum, Sam Chan | Lam, Alan | Lam, Nick | Tang, Sheren | Kang, Yu | Yin, Sit Lap
Directors: Yip, Wilson
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Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.

Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998)

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Leis, Dan | Rudulph, Ken | Harlan, Dan | McChord, Hugh | Johnson, Kurt | Allen, Mark S. | Benedict, Kellee | Maas, Mike | Fenske, Nick | Priolo, Mark | Fowler, Andrew | Gómez, Gloria | Arreola, Josephine | Booth, Dave
Directors: Carnahan, Joe
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Slick-talking Bob and Sid run a bankrupt used-car lot. They used to work for Danny Woo, whose lot next door is the most successful one in Needles. Danny’s still their friend, and what with his sick wife, Bob and Sid agree to cover for him during an IRS investigation into his finances. Meanwhile, a series of murders and an FBI investigation focus on a Pontiac convertible with a mysterious cargo originating in the Andes. Bob and Sid’s shady supplier offers them $250,000 to stash the car on their lot for a couple days; Bob’s reluctant, but Sid sees this as their ticket out. They say yes, then try to run a double cross on the Pontiac’s mysterious and ruthless owner.

Get Shorty (1995)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Gandolfini, James | Linda Hart | Sandoval, Miguel | Ferrero, Martin | Lindo, Delroy | Travolta, John | DeVito, Danny | Farina, Dennis | Russo, Rene | Paymer, David | Gries, Jon
Directors: Sonnenfeld, Barry
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Some guys get all the luck, whether they like it or not. Chili Palmer (John Travolta) happens to be in Hollywood collecting a gambling debt when he’s struck by lightning (not literally). Called a natural for the movie business, he’s snagged up by a producer. The rest is history.