Category: Western
Posted on March 23, 2012 |
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Another Day in Paradise (2008)
Documentary
Another Day in Paradise focuses on three men: A fighter pilot described by his fellow Black Aces as "more of a lover than a warrior", an ordnance seaman who discovered right before he departed that his new girlfriend was pregnant, and a tough talking Marine who loves to salsa dance; just three of the five-thousand people serving on the U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz.
Director: Deborah Dickson
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Posted on March 22, 2012 |
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Boca / Boca do Lixo (2010)
Action | Crime | Drama
Adapted from his autobiography, the film recounts the story of Hiroito, The King of Boca do Lixo (a region in downtown São Paulo of the fifties where various nightclubs, strip joints, prostitution, bars, and drugs can be found). Hiroito was a well born bohemian and at the age of 21 was accused for the murder of his father, who was violently stabbed over 40 times with a razor. Hiroito was not charged, however two months after the death of his father, Hiroito bought two guns and moved to Boca do Lixo and became one of the most dangerous criminals of the region.
Starring: Daniel de Oliveira, Hermila Guedes, Jefferson Brasil, Paulo César Peréio, Milhem Cortaz
Director: Flavio Frederico
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Posted on March 22, 2012 |
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The Quest (1996)
Action | Adventure | Thriller
Chris Dubois, an idealistic street criminal on the run from the police, embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery that spans the globe, from the slums of 1920's New York City to the mysterious Lost City of Tibet, high in the Himalayas. Kidnapped and enslaved by gun smugglers, sold by pirates and thrust into the murky underworld of gambling and kickboxing, Chris' journey takes him to forbidding Muay Thai Island where deadly martial arts are taught, the colonial splendor of British East Asia, the dank back alleys of Bangkok, desolate deserts once trod by the warriors of Genghis Khan and finally, the ancient Lost City.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, Jack McGee, James Remar
Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Posted on March 22, 2012 |
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Born Bad (2011)
Drama | Thriller
The boyfriend from hell here is played by Michael Welch of the Twilight movies, a fact the promotion for this film makes a big deal out of. Even as someone who has seen all of the Twilight movies, I had to visit IMDB to figure out just who the heck Welch played in those films. Turns out he’s one of Bella’s non-vampire/underwearwolf high school buds, the guy in the varsity jacket usually standing next to Nikki Reed in the two or three scenes they appear in per film, usually only getting about that many lines of dialogue as well. Now it’s Welch’s chance to sparkle, and I must say he makes the most of it, though he does come across as more of a hateful punk you just want to see get his ass stomped real good than a terrifying psychopath. He’s like the ultimate frat boy douchebag taken to its logical extreme.
Starring: Meredith Monroe, Bonnie Dennison, Michael Welch, David Chokachi, Parker Coppins, Amanda Ward, Bill Oberst Jr.
Director: Jared Cohn
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Posted on March 22, 2012 |
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The Last Request (2006)
Comedy
Pop's last request is for his sons to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying, Jeff leaves the seminary and encounters crazy women and odd ball characters.
Starring: T.R. Knight, Danny Aiello, Mario Cantone, Vincent Pastore, Joe Piscopo, Frank Vincent, Sabrina Lloyd
Director: John DeBellis
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Posted on March 22, 2012 |
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To the Limit / Am Limit (2007)
Documentary | Sport
Depicts the adventures of two brothers, Alexander and Thomas Huber, who have been searching for their own limits from earliest childhood and share a passion for rock climbing which has propelled them into the first league of sports and Alpine climbers. Their ultimate challenge is to speed climb up the El Capitan, the most dangerous peak in the Yosemite National Park in California.
Starring: Thomas Huber, Alexander Huber, Dean S. Potter, Chongo
Director: Pepe Danquart
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Posted on March 21, 2012 |
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Resistance (2011)
Drama | Thriller
In 1944 a group of women in an isolated Welsh village wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished.
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Michael Sheen, Kimberley Nixon
Director: Amit Gupta
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Posted on March 21, 2012 |
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Comedy | Drama | Family
Based on a true story, Benjamin Mee is a recently-widowed father who moves his family to a beautiful estate miles outside the city. The only catch is that the estate is also a dilapidated zoo replete with 200 animals, and the purchase of the home is conditional on the new owner keeping the zoo and its entire staff. The Mee family subsequently sets out to rebuild and refurbish the zoo to its former glory, making new friends along the way.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon, Thomas Haden Church, Elle Fanning, Angus MacFadyen
Director: Cameron Crowe
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Posted on March 21, 2012 |
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The Sitter (2011)
Comedy
Noah is a suspended college student, living at home with his single mom, who is talked into babysitting the three, young, misfit kids next door. When he's invited that night to have sex by a girl, he decides to take the kids along on the attempted sexual rendezvous, and the night takes a wild and dangerous turn for the worse for which he is totally unprepared.
Starring: Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, J.B. Smoove
Director: David Gordon Green
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Posted on March 21, 2012 |
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Drama | Romance
What's Eating Gibert Grape is a beautifully shot movie of tenderness, caring and self-awareness that is set amongst the fictional working class one street town Endora. Centred around the Grape family Ellen and Amy and their two brothers Arnie and Gilbert, who, along with their morbidly obese widowed mother Bonnie Grape are striving to survive and coexist with the absence of a father figure, low wage work and seventeen-year-old Arnie's severe mental condition. It is in this awkward and extremely one sided affair that the unfortunate Gilbert has to constantly, while working for the town's slowly dying Convenience Store, take care of his younger brother Arnie. Gilbert's life, his future, is thwarted he know this, but it is in this Guardian Angel that his love and bond for Arnie cannot, and will not, be let go.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis
Director: Lasse Hallström
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Posted on March 21, 2012 |
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Five Corners (1987)
Drama | Romance
Set in 1964 in a lower middle-class New York neighborhood, Heinz has just been released from prison but is still obsessed with Linda. She turns for help to Harry, an ex-boyfriend who has recently taken up the cause of non-violence. But Harry soon finds himself in a morally compromising situation where violence is the only solution.
Starring: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro
Director: Tony Bill
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Posted on March 21, 2012 |
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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)
Action | Comedy | Horror
After witnessing the brutal murder of his family, Jack Brooks is left with an unquenchable fury that he is constantly fighting to control. Now working as a local plumber and struggling in a relationship with his girlfriend Eve, Jack's life has become a downward spiral. One night, Jack attempts to fix Professor Crowley's old, rusted pipes, but unknowingly awakens an ancient evil. Lured by this demonic power, Professor Crowley discovers a monstrous black heart that quickly forces its way inside of him. Possessed by the heart now beating in his chest, the Professor starts a slow, gruesome transformation. It is at this moment that Jack realizes he can't run from his past, and quickly discovers the true purpose of his inner rage.
Starring: Robert Englund, Trevor Matthews, Rachel Skarsten, David Fox, Daniel Kash
Director: Jon Knautz
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Posted on March 21, 2012 |
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The Battle for Marjah (2010)
Documentary
On February 13, 2010, American-led coalition forces launched the biggest military operation since the beginning of the Afghanistan War. Their target was the town of Marjah, a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan. There, the Marines had four tasks: remove the Taliban, hold all ground seized, build infrastructure and governance, and transfer control to Afghan security forces. In this powerful account, award-winning journalist Ben Anderson tells the story of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, and its commanding officer, Captain Ryan Sparks. At the battle's outset, Sparks and the 272 men of Bravo are flown 12 miles and dropped into the center of Marjah, where the Taliban lie in wait. For the young Marines, their first task begins. Embedded with Bravo Company, Anderson provides an intimate and sobering look at the realities of counterinsurgency warfare.
Director: Anthony Wonke
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
Adventure | Drama | Mystery
Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Viola Davis, Max von Sydow, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Caldwell
Director: Stephen Daldry
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
Drama | Romance | War
Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, and Ajla, a Bosnian held captive in the camp he oversees, knew each other before the war, and could have found love with each other. But as the armed conflict takes hold of their lives, their relationship grows darker, their motives and connection to one another ambiguous, their allegiances uncertain.
Starring: Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija, Nikola Djuricko, Dzana Pinjo
Director: Angelina Jolie
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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Take Shelter (2011)
Drama | Thriller
Curtis LaForche lives in a small Ohio town with his wife Samantha and six-year-old daughter Hannah, who is deaf. Curtis makes a modest living as a crew chief for a sand-mining company. Samantha is a stay-at-home mother and part-time seamstress who supplements their income by selling handmade wares at the flea market each weekend. Money is tight, and navigating Hannah's healthcare and special needs…
Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham
Director: Jeff Nichols
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Drama
A depiction of Christ's life including a vision of what his life might have been like had he not been crucified.
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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The Lion of Judah (2011)
Animation
Follow the adventures of a bold lamb (Judah) and his stable friends as they try to avoid the sacrificial alter the week preceding the crucifixion of Christ. It is a heart-warming account of the Easter story as seen through the eyes of a lovable pig (Horace), a faint-hearted horse (Monty), a pedantic rat (Slink), a rambling rooster (Drake), a motherly cow (Esmay) and a downtrodden donkey (Jack). This magnificent period piece with its epic sets is a roller coaster ride of emotions. Enveloped in humor, this quest follows the animals from the stable in Bethlehem to the great temple in Jerusalem and onto the hillside of Calvary as these unlikely heroes try to save their friend.
Starring: Michael Madsen, Ernest Borgnine, Leon Clingman, Georgina Cordova, Scott Eastwood
Director: Deryck Broom, Roger Hawkins
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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Juno (2007)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Juno (Ellen Page) is a teen facing an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera). With the help of her best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner), longing to adopt. Though she faces some tough decisions, Juno flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.
Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney
Director: Jason Reitman
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Posted on March 19, 2012 |
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The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Horror | Sci-Fi
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Starring: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringelson
Director: Brett Leonard
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