Posts Tagged ‘impostor’

The Cable Guy (1996)

Friday, July 10th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jim Carrey | Matthew Broderick | Leslie Mann | Jack Black | George Segal | Diane Baker | Eric Roberts | Janeane Garofalo | Andy Dick | Harry O'Reilly | David Cross | Amy Stiller | Owen Wilson | Keith Gibbs
Directors: Ben Stiller
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Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip’s line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven’s best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven’s life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star for murdering his brother.

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.

Cry Freedom (1987)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: UK
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Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper Daily Dispatch in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Steve Biko. But after having met him for the first time, he changes his views. They meet several times, and this means that Woods and his family get attention from the security police. When Steve Biko dies in police custody, he writes a book about Biko. The only way to get it published is for Woods himself to illegally escape the country.

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Eddie Murphy | Lane Smith | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Joe Don Baker | Victoria Rowell | Grant Shaud | Kevin McCarthy | Charles S. Dutton | Victor Rivers | Chi McBride | Sonny Jim Gaines | Noble Willingham | Gary Frank | Daniel Benzali | Cynthia Harris
Directors: Jonathan Lynn
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A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists. But soon he learns the nature of the game and decides to fight back the only way he knows how, with a con.

Opportunity Knocks (1990)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Dana Carvey | Robert Loggia | Todd Graff | Julia Campbell | Milo O'Shea | James Tolkan | Doris Belack | Sally Gracie | Mike Bacarella | John M. Watson Sr. | Beatrice Fredman | Thomas McElroy | Jack McLaughlin-Gray | Gene Honda
Directors: Donald Petrie
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Eddie and Lou are a couple of two-bit con men on the lam from a loan shark. They hide out in someone’s house and they hear on the answering machine that (A) the owner of the house is out of the country for a month or two and (B) the housesitter supposed to watch the house for the absent owner won’t be able to watch the house due to a new job in another part of the country. This provides for a pretty nifty arrangement for Eddie and Lou…until the relatives of the house owner drop by to visit. Eddie quickly adopts the guise of the person supposedly housesitting for the owner, and the shenanigans start from there.

The 10th Kingdom (2000)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Kimberly Williams | Scott Cohen | John Larroquette | Dianne Wiest | Camryn Manheim | Ann-Margret | Ed O'Neill | Rutger Hauer | Dawnn Lewis | Hugh O'Gorman | Daniel Lapaine | Jeremiah Birkett | Warwick Davis | Kim Thomson | Lucy Whybrow
Directors: Herbert Wise | David Carson
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Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White’s grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself from prison, and turns the prince into a golden retriever. Wendel, by means of a magic mirror, escapes into a hitherto-unknown Tenth Kingdom (modern day New York City) and meets Virginia and her father Tony. Pursued by trolls, cops, and a wolf in man’s form, the three blunder back into the Nine Kingdoms and begin their adventures to restore Wendel to his human form and throne, and find the magic mirror that will take Tony and Virginia back home, all the while unknowing that Virginia already has a connection to the Nine Kingdoms that may prove deadly before we reach Happily Ever After.

The 10th Kingdom (2000)

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Kimberly Williams | Scott Cohen | John Larroquette | Dianne Wiest | Camryn Manheim | Ann-Margret | Ed O'Neill | Rutger Hauer | Dawnn Lewis | Hugh O'Gorman | Daniel Lapaine | Jeremiah Birkett | Warwick Davis | Kim Thomson | Lucy Whybrow
Directors: Herbert Wise | David Carson
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Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White’s grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself from prison, and turns the prince into a golden retriever. Wendel, by means of a magic mirror, escapes into a hitherto-unknown Tenth Kingdom (modern day New York City) and meets Virginia and her father Tony. Pursued by trolls, cops, and a wolf in man’s form, the three blunder back into the Nine Kingdoms and begin their adventures to restore Wendel to his human form and throne, and find the magic mirror that will take Tony and Virginia back home, all the while unknowing that Virginia already has a connection to the Nine Kingdoms that may prove deadly before we reach Happily Ever After.

The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

Thursday, November 27th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure
Countries: UK | USA
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” The Man Who Would Be King” is about two ambitious ex-soldiers stationed in India who set out to become the rulers of an entire country. After finishing their tour of duty in India, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan have decided that India is “too small for the likes of them,” so they decide to bribe a local ruler and extort money from him, in order to buy twenty Martini rifles, which they will use to take over villages in Kafristan. They face many challenges and perils along the way, including difficult terrain, hostile natives, freezing temperatures, and an avalanche high in the mountains. They eventually come to a small village, Urheb, where they meet Ootah and Billy Fish, an Indian who speaks English; he then becomes their translator. They then train the natives of this village to use the rifles, and soon conquer village after village. During a battle, Daniel is struck by an arrow that seemingly sticks out of his chest. The ignorant natives believe that he must be a God for not having died, and fall down and begin worshiping him. Daniel and Peachy decide that it would be easier for a “God ” to take over the country, so they pretend that Daniel is a god, the son of Alexander the Great who has returned after 2200 years to again rule Kafristan. The entire country celebrated the return of their new ruler, the Son of Segunda (”Alexander”). As a token of their admiration, the holiest of holy men gives Daniel all of the gold and riches left by Alexander in 328 B.C. It is enough to make them the richest men in the world . . . All goes well until Daniel’s ego and greed gets the best of him. He asks Peachy to bow when he walks in front of him. He later tells Peachy that he has decided to stay, and now believes that he is the son of Alexander ( ‘in spirit, anyways”), and that to fulfill his destiny, he will marry Roxanne, like his “father” Alexander did before him. The Kafiri’s believe that a mortal cannot marry a God, but Daniel goes ahead anyway. Peachy was set to leave with his share of the treasure, but Daniel convinced him to stay ” for old time’s sake” for the wedding. At the ceremony, Roxanne, believing that she would soon die, bites Daniel, drawing blood. The entire crowd realizes that since Danny is bleeding, that he is a man, not a God, and that he has been deceiving them the entire time. Peachy grabs Daniel and they run off with their twenty soldiers, shooting at the crowd of monks who set out to kill them. They are eventually captured, and Daniel is forced to walk out on a rope bridge. The monks cut the ropes, and Daniel bravely falls to his death. Peachy is later crucified; when they come to see him the next day, he is still alive, and they say that it is a miracle that he lived and they cut him down. He eventually climbs down into the valley and retrieves Danny’s head, still wearing the crown. He brings it back to Rudyard Kipling, a writer for the Northern Star, as proof that Daniel accomplished his goal, and became the King of Kafristan. Themes developed in the story: 1. ambition 2. friendship 3. taking risks 4. perseverance (not giving up) 5. power 6. honor and dignity

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio | Tom Hanks | Christopher Walken | Martin Sheen | Nathalie Baye | Amy Adams | James Brolin | Brian Howe | Frank John Hughes | Steve Eastin | Chris Ellis | John Finn | Jennifer Garner | Nancy Lenehan | Ellen Pompeo
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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An FBI agent tracks down and catches a young con artist who successfully impersonated an airline pilot, doctor, assistant attorney general and history professor, cashing more than $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in 26 countries.

Knight’s Tale, A (2001)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Heath Ledger | Rufus Sewell | Shannyn Sossamon | Paul Bettany | Laura Fraser | Mark Addy | Alan Tudyk | B?r?nice Bejo | Scott Handy | James Purefoy | Leagh Conwell | Christopher Cazenove | Steve O'Donnell | Jonathan Slinger | Nick Brimble
Directors: Brian Helgeland
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Inspired by “The Canterbury Tales,” as well as the story of Ulrich von Lichtenstein, this is the story of William, a young squire with a gift for jousting. After his master dies suddenly, the squire hits the road with his cohorts Roland and Wat. On the journey, they stumble across an unknown writer, Chaucer. William, lacking a proper pedigree, convinces Chaucer to forge genealogy documents that will pass him off as a knight. With his newly-minted history in hand, the young man sets out to prove himself a worthy knight at the country’s jousting competition, and finds romance along the way.