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An Evening with 'Il Divo': Live in Barcelona (2009)
Music
Comprised of Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, American tenor David Miller and French crooner Sébastien Izambard, the cosmopolitan vocal ensemble Il Divo earned a widespread and devoted following of fans from all over the world, with its soft, easy listening-style pop. That group headlines this 2009 concert film; selections include "Unbreak My Heart," "Amazing Grace," "Nights in White Satin" and many more.
Starring: Il Divo
Director: Nick Wickham
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds
Director: Tomas Alfredson
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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The Golden Compass (2007)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy
In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world – and all those beyond – is threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter (Nicole Kidman). With the help of Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig) and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary quest that celebrates friendship and courage against all odds. Based on author Philip Pullman's bestselling and award-winning novel, The Golden Compass tells the first story in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green
Director: Chris Weitz
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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Ultraviolet (2006)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), Cameron Bright (X-Men 3), Nick Chinlund (The Legend of Zorro) and William Fichtner (The Longest Yard) star in this story of a woman caught in a futuristic civil war between the government and a subculture of disease modified humans in whom speed, strength and intelligence are magnified. In the film, she must fend off the human government to protect a young boy who has been marked for death.
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu, William Fichtner
Director: Kurt Wimmer
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011)
Horror
"Hong Kong Ghost Stories" is a two-part horror movie directed by Jing Wong and Patrick Kong. First part is a tale about spooky and unexplained incidents in a school and second part brings the story of ghostly encounters by a group of friends on vacation.
Starring: Chrissie Chow, Chung Him Law, Jennifer Tse, Hee Ching Paw, Ka-Yan Leung, Asami Konno, Timmy Hung, Kristal Tin, Sammy Leung
Director: Patrick Kong, Jing Wong
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Tags: Asami Konno, Chrissie Chow, Chung Him Law, Hee Ching Paw, Jennifer Tse, Jing Wong, Ka-Yan Leung, Kristal Tin, Patrick Kong, Sammy Leung, Timmy Hung
Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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The Double (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Story kicks off with the mysterious murder of a senator bearing the marks of a Soviet assassin, who was long thought to be dead. To hunt down the killer, a retired CIA operative, who spent his career going toe-to-toe with his Soviet nemesis, is teamed with a young FBI agent.
Starring: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen, Stephen Moyer, Odette Annable, Stana Katic
Director: Michael Brandt
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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Gantz II: Perfect Answer / Gantz: Kôhen (2011)
Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Kei, the college boy, has become a stern warrior in the service of Gantz, a black sphere that brought him and Masaru inexplicably back to life after a fatal encounter with an oncoming subway train. He and others among the newly dead accumulate points by killing aliens on missions assigned to them by Gantz. With 100 points, they can either escape their limbo and lose all memory of their time there or return another person to life.
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Director: Shinsuke Sato
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary detective to life as he has never been portrayed before. Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes. Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood. Kelly Reilly will play Watson's love interest, Mary.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong
Director: Guy Ritchie
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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Workaholics (TV Series 2010- )
Comedy
From the minds of the hilarious and irreverent Internet sketch group Mail Order Comedy, "Workaholics" is a workplace comedy featuring three friends who work together from 9 to 5 and live together from 5 to 9. Dress codes, deadlines and rising before noon are not things these guys are used to. Their brains are stuck on college cruise control and now they're trapped in an office environment with "grown ups." Together they're a three man spring break, they do their jobs and sometimes they even do them well, but they show up late, leave drunk, play pranks on one another and bend all the rules. They live for the day… even if they don't know what day it is.
Starring: Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine
Creator: Dominic Russo, Kyle Newacheck, Connor Pritchard, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Leverage (TV Series 2008-2012)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
"Get ready to get even." Meet Nathan Ford, a former insurance investigator who spent his professional career dedicated to the company that he recovered millions in stolen goods for. This same insurance company would refuse a medical claim for his son that would take the life of the innocent child. Unemployed and teetering on the edge, Nate is approached about a Robin Hood-like scheme. He enlists the help of the best thieves and grifters in the business, and with their help, he steals from the rich and gives to the poor to help balance the crooks in high power positions. He and his team help provide… leverage. Leverage is produced by Electric Entertainment.
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge
Creator: John Rogers, Chris Downey
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Gasland (2010)
Documentary
It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to tap into a reservoir dubbed the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas." Halliburton developed a way to get the gas out of the ground-a hydraulic drilling process called "fracking"-and suddenly America finds itself on the precipice of becoming an energy superpower.
Starring: Josh Fox, Dick Cheney, Pete Seeger, Richard Nixon
Director: Josh Fox
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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The Matador (2005)
Comedy | Crime | Drama
When a traveling salesman, Danny Wright, accidentally meets up with Julian Noble, a hit man, at a Mexico City bar, their subsequent evening together intertwines their lives in an unexpected, but lasting bond.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis
Director: Richard Shepard
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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The Elephant Man (1980)
Biography | Drama | History
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller
Director: David Lynch
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Hostel: Part II (2007)
Horror | Thriller
Three young students from the U.S. taking classes in Rome set off for a weekend trip when they run into a beautiful model from one of their art classes. Also on her way to an exotic destination, the gorgeous European invites the coeds to come along, assuring them they will be able to relax and rejuvenate. Will the girls find the oasis they are looking for? Or are they poised to become victims for hire, pawns in the fantasies of the sick and privileged from around the world who secretly travel here to savor more grisly pursuits?
Starring: Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, Richard Burgi
Director: Eli Roth
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Hostel (2005)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Paxton and Josh, two college friends, are lured by a fellow traveler to what's described as a nirvana for American backpackers – a particular hostel in an out-of-the-way Slovakian town stocked with Eastern European women as desperate as they are gorgeous. The two friends arrive and soon easily pair off with exotic beauties Natalya and Svetlana. In fact, too easily… Initially distracted by the good time they're having, the two Americans quickly find themselves trapped in an increasingly sinister situation that they will discover is as wide and as deep as the darkest, sickest recess of human nature itself – if they survive.
Starring: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson
Director: Eli Roth
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Biography | Drama | History
Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Queen Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II — with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada — determined to restore England to Catholicism. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Sir Walter Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her love, Elizabeth encourages her favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess, to befriend Raleigh to keep him near. But this strategy forces Elizabeth to observe their growing intimacy. As she charts her course abroad, her trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham, continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home — and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth's own cousin Mary Stuart, he unknowingly sets England up for destruction.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Mollà, Aimee King
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Elizabeth (1998)
Biography | Drama | History
This is the England of 1554, but the veneer of traditional English composure and dignity has been stripped away. The British populace is in turmoil. Fearing a challenge to her throne, Queen Mary I imprisons her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth Tudor (The daughter of King Henry VII and Anne Boleyn), in the Tower of London. But, in 1558, when "Bloody Mary" dies, Elizabeth is swept onto the throne and, at the age of 25, is crowned Queen of England. In order to survive, let alone to rule, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas: the Court is rife with intrigue; military strategists are risking the lives of young Englishmen; religious leaders at home and abroad place no faith in her; and the man she loves might not be worthy of her trust. The male-dominated ruling class would appear to have the advantage, but intelligent Elizabeth will deploy whatever means necessary to keep, or take what's rightfully hers.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, John Gielgud, Richard Attenborough
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Adventure | Drama | War
In the first year of the German occupation of France, Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to perform swift, shocking acts of retribution. Later known to their enemy as "the basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark on a mission to take down the leaders of the Third Reich. Fates converge at the Paris cinema, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Ray (2004)
Biography | Drama | Music
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business.
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix
Director: Taylor Hackford
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Posted on January 16, 2012 |
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The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2012 (TV 2012)
Awards
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Clive Owen, Rob Lowe, Freida Pinto, Melissa McCarthy
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