Posts Tagged ‘cover-up’

Wag the Dog (1997)

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Dustin Hoffman | Robert De Niro | Anne Heche | Denis Leary | Willie Nelson | Andrea Martin | Kirsten Dunst | William H. Macy | John Michael Higgins | Suzie Plakson | Woody Harrelson | Michael Belson | Suzanne Cryer | Jason Cottle | David Koechner
Directors: Barry Levinson
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After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisors (DeNiro) contacts a top Hollywood producer (Hoffman) in order to manufacture a war in Albania that the president can heroically end, all through mass media.

Insomnia (2002)

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | Martin Donovan | Robin Williams | Oliver 'Ole' Zemen | Hilary Swank | Paul Dooley | Nicky Katt | Larry Holden | Jay Brazeau | Lorne Cardinal | James Hutson | Andrew Campbell | Paula Shaw | Crystal Lowe | Tasha Simms
Directors: Christopher Nolan
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Sent from the city to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaska town, a police detective (Pacino) accidentally shoots his own partner while trying to apprehend a suspect. Instead of admitting his guilt, the detective is given an unexpected alibi, but this “solution” only multiplies the emotional complexity and guilt over his partner’s death. He’s also still got a murder to solve, in addition to the blackmail and framing of an innocent bystander being orchestrated by the man they were chasing. There’s also a local detective (Swank) who is conducting her own personal investigation… of his partner’s death. Will it all come crashing down on him?

From Hell (2001)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Genres: Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Johnny Depp | Heather Graham | Ian Holm | Robbie Coltrane | Ian Richardson | Jason Flemyng | Katrin Cartlidge | Terence Harvey | Susan Lynch | Paul Rhys | Lesley Sharp | Estelle Skornik | Nicholas McGaughey | Annabelle Apsion | Joanna Page
Directors: Albert Hughes
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The infamous Jack the Ripper case set in London of 1888. The Ripper has been running amok in the Whitechapel district murdering and dissecting prostitutes. Scotland Yard Inspector Fred Abberline, aided by his partner, Peter Godley, are on the case to figure out who this serial killer is and why he is killing these women in such a brutal manner. Abberline is an opium addict and when “chasing the dragon” he is able to have visions of the future, a certain psychic ability that allows him to solve cases. As Abberline and Godley investigate the crimes, they become acquainted with the prostitutes who were friends and colleagues of the victims. Abberline begins to fall in love with Mary Kelly, one of the prostitutes, or as the nobles called them “unfortunates”, being hunted down by Jack the Ripper. Abberline digs deeper and deeper into the conspiracy and attempts to solve the case before Mary Kelly is the next victim.

Very Bad Things (1998)

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jon Favreau | Leland Orser | Cameron Diaz | Christian Slater | Rob Brownstein | Jeremy Piven | Daniel Stern | Jeanne Tripplehorn | Joey Zimmerman | Tyler Cole Malinger | Kobé Tai | Russell B. McKenzie | Pancho Demmings | Blake Gibbons | Angelo Di Mascio Jr.
Directors: Peter Berg
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A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party.. only things go wrong and a woman is killed. Soon, the bodies are piling up and the friends find themselves turning against one another as the coverup builds.

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994)

Monday, March 30th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Horror
Countries: USA
Actors: Renée Zellweger | Matthew McConaughey | Robert Jacks | Tonie Perensky | Joe Stevens | Lisa Marie Newmyer | John Harrison | Tyler Cone | James Gale | Chris Kilgore | Vince Brock | Susan Loughran | David Laurence | Grayson Victor Schirmacher | Jeanette Wiggins
Directors: Kim Henkel
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A group of prom-going teens take a fatal detour into the Texas woods and get into an accidental car crash. Stranded with no place to go, they seek help in Darla, a seemingly innocent insurance agent whose office is located near by. After Darla calls for help, they set out back to the scene of the crash, and are found and terrorized by Leatherface, his crazy brother, Vilmer, and are taken to an old farmhouse where they meet the rest of the cannibalistic clan.

The Constant Gardener (2005)

Friday, March 6th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK
Actors: Ralph Fiennes | Rachel Weisz | Hubert Koundé | Danny Huston | Daniele Harford | Packson Ngugi | Damaris Itenyo Agweyu | Bernard Otieno Oduor | Gerard McSorley | Bill Nighy | Keith Pearson | John Sibi-Okumu | Donald Sumpter | Archie Panjabi | Nick Reding
Directors: Fernando Meirelles
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British diplomat Justin Quayle meets the impulsive activist Tessa, marries her quickly at her behest and takes her on diplomatic mission in Kenya. When Tessa is brutally murdered, Justin decides to investigate her death against the strong wish of his superiors to let the matter quietly disappear. He discovers a powerful mystery involving the members of the British High Commission and the not-so-savory business practices of the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. In the process of learning the secrets of his powerful enemies, Justin must learn all of his wife’s many secrets as well.

Killing Me Softly (2002)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Ian Hart | Natascha McElhone | Joseph Fiennes | Heather Graham | Ulrich Thomsen | Jason Hughes
Directors: Chen Kaige
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A London website designer ops out of her comfortable but ordinary relationship with a nice boyfriend when she forms a dangerously obsessive bond with a handsome, mysterious mountaineer, who turns out to have some secrets.

Deliverance (1972)

Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jon Voight | Burt Reynolds | Ned Beatty | Ronny Cox | Ed Ramey | Billy Redden | Seamon Glass | Randall Deal | Bill McKinney | Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward | Lewis Crone | Ken Keener | Johnny Popwell | John Fowler | Kathy Rickman
Directors: John Boorman
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Based on James Dickey’s novel, this film tells the story of an ill-fated canoe trip in deep backwoods America, where the people are as scary as the country is beautiful.

Absolute Power (1997)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
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Luther Whitney is a professional thief, who only works occasionally. He is planning what is suppose to be his last job, and everything is going smoothly until some come in before he can leave. He hides in a secret room and from behind a one-way mirror sees that it’s the wife of the owner of the house he is robbing and another man. They are fooling around when the guy decides to liven things up by striking her, she get away but he corners her, she then grabs a letter opener and is about to stab him when he cries out for help when two men come in and shoot her dead. It seems that the man is Alan Richmond, the President of the United States and the two men are the secret service agents assigned to him. Later, a woman, Gloria Russell, who is his Chief of Staff enters and upon learning of what has happened, decides to cover it up and make it appear that she was killed by a burglar. After sanitizing the room, they are about to leave but they forget the letter opener, Whitney comes out of the room and takes it and makes his getaway but when they returned for the letter opener they discover Whitney and chase him but he gets away. The police investigate the murder and there are so many inconsistencies, which makes the investigator, Seth Frank suspect that something is going on. Frank then discovers that Whitney is a possible suspect but the only thing is that he doesn’t believe that Whitney is a killer. Whitney tries to leave town but when he learns just how corrupt and amoral Richmond is he decides to play mind games with him and the others. Richmond, at the same time, tells them that Whitney must be silenced permanently.

Hellboy (2004)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Ron Perlman | John Hurt | Selma Blair | Rupert Evans | Karel Roden | Jeffrey Tambor | Doug Jones | Brian Steele | Ladislav Beran | Biddy Hodson | Corey Johnson | Kevin Trainor | Brian Caspe | James Babson | Stephen Fisher
Directors: Guillermo del Toro
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In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.