Category: Drama
Posted on August 5, 2011 |
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
In 1953, a time when women's roles were rigidly defined, free-spirited, novice art history professor Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts) begins teaching at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College–which despite its academic reputation, is an environment where success is measured by 'how well' the students marry. Encouraging these women to strive for a more enlightened future, Watson challenges the administration and inspires her students to look beyond the image of what is, and consider the possibilities of what could be–contrary to popular belief.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Juliet Stevenson, Dominic West
Director: Mike Newell
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Posted on August 5, 2011 |
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Romance
Based on the true-life exploits of notorious Depression-era bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, Bonnie and Clyde is recognized as one of the most violent films to come out of mainstream Hollywood. Bonnie is bored with life and wants a change. She gets her chance when she meets a charming young drifter by the name of Clyde Barrow. Clyde has dreams of a life of crime that will free him from the hardships of the Depression. The two fall in love and begin a crime spree that extends from Oklahoma to Texas. They rob small banks with skill and panache, soon becoming minor celebrities known across the country. People are proud to have been held up by Bonnie and Clyde; to their victims, the duo is doing what nobody else has the guts to do. To the law, the two are evil bank robbers who deserve to be gunned down where they stand.
Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons
Director: Arthur Penn
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Posted on August 5, 2011 |
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House of Flying Daggers / Shi mian mai fu (2004)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Mei is an exotic, beautiful blind dancer, associated with a dangerous revolutionary gang, known as the House of Flying Daggers. Captured by officers of the decadent Tang Dynasty, Mei finds herself both threatened – and attracted – to the most unusual circumstances. Here, her heart and loyalties battle each other, amid warriors in the treetops and dazzling combat – the likes of which have never before been seen!
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Dandan Song
Director: Yimou Zhang
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Posted on August 5, 2011 |
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Help Me Eros / Bang bang wo ai shen (2007)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Ah Jie lost everything in the stock market due to a severe economic crisis. He spends his days in his sealed apartment, smoking joints and looking after the marijuana plants that he secretly grows in his wardrobe. In desperation, he calls a suicide helpline and gets to know Chyi, whose sweet and gentle voice causes him to fall in love with his fantasized image of her. He tries to ask her out but is repeatedly rejected. He begins projecting his fantasy of Chyi on Shin, the new girl working at the betel nut stall downstairs. Shin is always sexily dressed in order to lure male customers. Ah Jie becomes closer to her and soon the two of them sink into a world of erotic and psychedelic pleasures. At the same time, Ah Jie begins to stalk Chyi
Starring: Kang-sheng Lee, Jane Liao, Dennis Nieh, Ivy Yi
Director: Kang-sheng Lee
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Posted on August 5, 2011 |
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Zatôichi / Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi (2003)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Music
Zatoichi is a 19th century blind nomad who makes his living as a gambler and masseur. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master swordsman gifted with a lightning-fast draw and breathtaking precision. While wandering, Zatoichi discovers a remote mountain village at the mercy of Ginzo, a ruthless gang-leader. Ginzo disposes of anyone who gets in his way, especially after hiring the mighty samurai ronin, Hattori, as a bodyguard. After a raucous night of gambling in town, Zatoichi encounters a pair of geishas–as dangerous as they are beautiful–who've come to avenge their parents' murder. As the paths of these and other colorful characters intertwine, Ginzo's henchmen are soon after Zatoichi. With his legendary cane sword at his side, the stage is set for a riveting showdown.
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Okusa, Yui Natsukawa, Guadalcanal Taka
Director: Takeshi Kitano
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Posted on August 4, 2011 |
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test. In truth, looks are deceiving, and this picture-perfect woman has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her youth. Embarking on a bittersweet journey of self-discovery, accompanied by a new, strange and soulful acquaintance, Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden resentment of her seemingly perfect life in order to find her true sense of self.
Starring: Robin Wright Penn, Mike Binder, Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder, Blake Lively, Maria Bello
Director: Rebecca Miller
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Posted on August 4, 2011 |
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Finding Neverland (2004)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Set in London in 1904, the film follows J.M. Barrie's creative journey to bring Peter Pan to life, from his first inspiration for the story up until the play's premiere at the Duke of York's Theatre – a night that will change not only Barrie's own life, but the lives of everyone close to him. David Magee's screenplay is based on the play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan," written by Allen Knee.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Marc Forster
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Courage Under Fire (1996)
Action | Drama | Mystery | War
When Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is asked to review the posthumous candidacy of the first woman (Meg Ryan) to receive a medal of honor, he finds himself plunged into an apparent cover-up surrounding the actions that led to her death. As he struggles to uncover the truth, he also finds himself forced to confront his own tormenting demons. Matt Damon co-stars in this powerful and provocative drama.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon
Director: Edward Zwick
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Posted on August 4, 2011 |
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The Scam (2009)
Action | Crime | Drama
A group of brokers stumble onto a gangster-manipulated stock and descend into distrust and betrayal.
Starring: Ho-geun Bae, Seon-ho Choi, Seong-yeong Han
Director: Ho-jae Lee
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Posted on August 3, 2011 |
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The Patriot (2000)
Action | Drama | War
In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel, to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his family's freedom and his country's independence, Martin discovers the pain of betrayal, the redemption of revenge and the passion of love.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Posted on August 1, 2011 |
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Drama | History | War
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
Starring: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend
Director: Mark Herman
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Matrimony / The Matrimony / Xin zhong you gui (2007)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
A woman finds the key to a room in the attic that her husband forbids her from entering. When she opens the door, she is confronted with the haunting existence of the woman her husband refuses to forget.
Starring: Bingbing Fan, Leon Lai, Rene Liu, Songzi Xu
Director: Hua-Tao Teng
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Rambo / Rambo IV (2008)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
When a group of missionary aid workers in Myanmar disappear into the vast green inferno, vigilante Vietnam War veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) leaves his job as a Salween River boatman behind to accompany a group of mercenaries on a daring rescue mission. It's been twenty years since Rambo helped mujahedeen rebels fend off Soviet invaders in Afghanistan, and these days the former soldier lives a simple life in northern Thailand. But it's time now for Rambo to take up arms once more and mete out his own, unique, brand of justice.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish
Director: Sylvester Stallone
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Rambo III / Rambo: First Blood Part III (1988)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
When Col. Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) is captured during a top-secret mission in Afghanistan, Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) erupts into a one-man firestorm to rescue his former commanding officer and decimate the enemy. this intense, heart-pounding adventure boasts unrelenting action and suspense from start to finish.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge, Kurtwood Smith, Spiros Focas
Director: Peter MacDonald
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Posted on August 1, 2011 |
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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Ex-Green Beret and Vietnam vet John Rambo is sent on assignment back to Southeast Asia to uncover evidence of still missing POWs, and ends up with his hands full when he comes up against Vietnamese soldiers still guarding the camps, the Russian military that oversees them, and the American State department officials who apparently sent him there fully knowing that he'd be taking on a doomed mission.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Julia Nickson, Steven Berkoff
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
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First Blood / Rambo: First Blood (1982)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
He never fought a battle he couldn't win. Academy Award-nominee Sylvester Stallone stars as war hero, ex-green Beret John Rambo in the one that started it all! First Blood is an explosive action-thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final, powerful frame.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso, Jack Starrett
Director: Ted Kotcheff
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Posted on July 31, 2011 |
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Monamour (2005)
Drama
Dario is a little publisher from Milano. He is joining the Mantova Festival Letteratura (Book fair) 2004. Marta, his unsatisfied wife, accompanies him. Leon is a French designer-photographer. While Dario is busy with his own business, Marta take a visit to the celebrated Palazzo Te; here under Giulio Romano's fresco representing Jupiter's erected penis she meets Leon. Immediately they become lovers and spend the entire book exhibitions' days making love almost everywhere. This liaison will have soon effects also on the regular one between Marta and Dario.
Starring: Anna Jimskaia, Riccardo Marino, Max Parodi
Director: Tinto Brass
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Posted on July 30, 2011 |
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Coco Before Chanel / Coco avant Chanel (2009)
Biography | Drama
This is the story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who begins her life as a headstrong orphan, and through an extraordinary journey becomes the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Alessandro Nivola
Director: Anne Fontaine
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Tags: Alessandro Nivola, Anne Fontaine, Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Emmanuelle Devos, Marie Gillain
Posted on July 30, 2011 |
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The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
The story is set in 1979 when, before retiring, an aging Michael Corleone tries to go legitimate by entering respectable real estate and communications deals, but is slowly drawn back into the world of organized crime against his will.
Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Posted on July 30, 2011 |
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Continuing saga of the Corleone family as they move to Nevada and make the casino business their major income source under the leadership of the increasingly paranoid and malevolent Michael, whose reign as the "Don" is juxtaposed against the parallel tale of his father's escape from Sicily as a young boy and his subsequent rise to power in New York's Lower East Side during the turn-of-the-century.
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, John Cazale
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Tags: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Francis Ford Coppola, John Cazale, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
