Posts Tagged ‘friendship’

The Devil’s Own (1997)

Friday, September 18th, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Brad Pitt | George Hearn | Kelly Singer | Ashley Carin | Paul Ronan | Julia Stiles | Ryan Mitchell | Rubén Blades | Margaret Colin | William Atherton | Simon Jones | Natascha McElhone | Treat Williams | David Wilmot
Directors: Alan J. Pakula
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Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt star in this thriller about an IRA gunman who draws an American family into the corssfire of terrorism. Frankie McGuire (Pitt) is one of the IRA’s deadliest assassins. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O’Meara (Ford), a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie’s real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom’s growing suspicions, force Frankie to choose between the promise of peace of a lifetime of murder.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Western
Countries: Italy | Spain
Actors: Eli Wallach | Clint Eastwood | Lee Van Cleef | Aldo Giuffrè | Luigi Pistilli | Rada Rassimov | Enzo Petito | Claudio Scarchilli | John Bartha | Livio Lorenzon | Antonio Casale | Sandro Scarchilli | Benito Stefanelli | Angelo Novi | Antonio Casas
Directors: Sergio Leone
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The Good is Blondie, a wandering gunman with a strong personal sense of honor. The Bad is Angel Eyes, a sadistic hitman who always hits his mark. The Ugly is Tuco, a Mexican bandit who’s always only looking out for himself. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, they search for a fortune in gold buried in a graveyard. Each knows only a portion of the gold’s exact location, so for the moment they’re dependent on each other. However, none are particularly inclined to share…

Snow Cake (2006)

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Genres: Drama
Countries: Canada | UK
Actors: Alan Rickman | Sigourney Weaver | Carrie-Anne Moss | David Fox | Jayne Eastwood | Emily Hampshire | James Allodi | Johnny Goltz | Robert Smith Jones | Mark McKinney | Callum Keith Rennie | Jackie Brown | Selina Cadell | Nia Rorts | Julie Stewart
Directors: Marc Evans
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Alex Hughes, an ex-convict, is on a road trip to Winnipeg to see an old friend. Along the way, he meets the annoying, but vivacious, Vivienne Freeman who manages to bum a ride with him. Just as he begins to warm to this eccentric girl, Alex’s vehicle is in a serious automobile accident that kills Vivienne. After his meeting with the police, Alex decides to speak with Vivienne’s mother. Upon arrival at her home, Alex discovers that the mother, Linda, is a barely functional autistic who convinces him to stay long to take out the garbage the day after the funeral he agrees to arrange. In those few days, Alex discovers new friends and learns more about the uniqueness of Linda even as he struggles to come to terms with his own grief.

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller | Western
Countries: Italy | Monaco | Spain | West Germany
Actors: Clint Eastwood | Lee Van Cleef | Gian Maria Volonté | Mara Krupp | Luigi Pistilli | Klaus Kinski | Joseph Egger | Panos Papadopulos | Benito Stefanelli | Roberto Camardiel | Aldo Sambrell | Luis Rodríguez | Tomás Blanco | Lorenzo Robledo | Sergio Mendizábal
Directors: Sergio Leone
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Two bounty hunters are after the same man, Indio. At first, they go their own ways, but eventually get together to try and find him. But are they after him for the same reason ?

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Yul Brynner | Eli Wallach | Steve McQueen | Charles Bronson | Robert Vaughn | Brad Dexter | James Coburn | Jorge Martínez de Hoyos | Vladimir Sokoloff | Rosenda Monteros | Rico Alaniz | Pepe Hern | Natividad Vacío | Mario Navarro | Danny Bravo
Directors: John Sturges
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A remake of ”The Seven Samurai”, this American version star Yul Brenner, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, and Robert Vaughn, just to name a few. They are picked to guard a Mexican village from Banditos that come every now and then to take whatever the town has grown since their last visit. When they are hired, they go to the town and teach the villagers how to defend themselves. When the leader of the bandits come ,they fight him and his men off. the second time he comes the villagers give the seven to them, due to a heated argument. The leader of the bandits take their guns and throw them out of town he gives them horses and gives their guns back to them when they are far out of town. The seven decide that they aren’t going to run, and head back to the village for a final showdown.

My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Dan Aykroyd | Kim Basinger | Jon Lovitz | Alyson Hannigan | Joseph Maher | Seth Green | Ann Prentiss | Wesley Mann | Tony Jay | Peter Bromilow | Nina Henderson | Harry Shearer | Adrian Sparks | Juliette Lewis | Tanya Fenmore
Directors: Richard Benjamin
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Widowed astronomer Steven Mills accidentally sends a great surge of energy out into space, threatening life on another world. They respond by dispatching one of their race disguised in deliberately attractive human form (Celeste Martin) to Earth to sort things out, accompanied by a rather less attractive superior (Bag). Steven is indeed attracted, as is his untrustworthy brother, while Celeste becomes increasingly fond of Steven’s young daughter.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Matt Damon | James Cromwell | Daniel Studi | Chopper Bernet | Jeff LeBeau | John Rubano | Richard McGonagle | Matt Levin | Adam Paul | Robert Cait | Charles Napier | Meredith Wells | Zahn McClarnon | Michael Horse | Donald Fullilove
Directors: Kelly Asbury
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As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.

The Polar Express (2004)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Hanks | Leslie Harter Zemeckis | Eddie Deezen | Nona Gaye | Peter Scolari | Brendan King | Andy Pellick | Josh Eli | Mark Mendonca | Rolandas Hendricks | Mark Goodman | Jon Scott | Gregory Gast | Sean Scott | Gordon Hart | Michael Jeter
Directors: Robert Zemeckis
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Santa Claus does not exist. Or does he? For one doubting boy (voice of Daryl Sabara and Tom Hanks), an astonishing event occurs. Late on Christmas Eve night, he lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells from Santa’s sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine’s roar and whistle can be heard outside his window. The conductor (voice of Tom Hanks) invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to the North Pole with many other pajama-clad children. There, he receives an extraordinary gift only those who still believe in Santa can experience.

Going in Style (1979)

Monday, June 29th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: George Burns | Art Carney | Lee Strasberg | Charles Hallahan | Pamela Payton-Wright | Siobhan Keegan | Brian Neville | Constantine Hartofolis | Mary Testa | Jean Shevlin | James Manis | Tito Goya | William Pabst | Christopher Wynkoop | John McComb
Directors: Martin Brest
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Joe, Al, and Willie are three old men who have resigned themselves to dying. One night, Joe hatches a scheme to put a bit of excitement back into their lives: robbing a bank….

Vertigo (1958)

Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: James Stewart | Kim Novak | Barbara Bel Geddes | Tom Helmore | Henry Jones | Raymond Bailey | Ellen Corby | Konstantin Shayne | Lee Patrick | Jack Ano | John Benson | Paul Bryar | Bruno Della Santina | Carlo Dotto
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
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John “Scottie” Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating suicide, because she believes she is possessed by a dead ancestor. Scottie is skeptical, but agrees after he sees the beautiful Madeleine.