Archive for October, 2004

Ray

Ray
“Ray” is the never-before-told, musical biographical drama of American legend Ray Charles. 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 in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the So [...] »

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Enduring Love
At the center of ENDURING LOVE`s relentless sense of mystery and suspense are three all too familiar elements from life in today`s mercurial world: a sudden, life-changing catastrophe, a loving relationship in crisis, and the threat of obsession. Joe Rose (Daniel Craig) experiences all three of these, sparked by one extraordinary, fateful moment ? and is dropped into the vortex of a powerful questio [...] »

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Saw

Saw
Two strangers awaken, chained side-by-side to the wall of a filthy bathroom. Neither knows how they came to this awful predicament, nor what might await them. But the man lying on the floor and missing part of his head might be a clue. Soon, they’ll discover they are the latest victims of a maniac who makes his own amusement by pitting two strangers in gory, life-and-death situations. [...] »

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Happy Hour
“Happy Hour” is the story of Tully (LaPaglia), a classic alcoholic New Yorker who has given up on life and has surrendered to his addiction. Along the way to a certain grave he unexpectedly finds true friendship in drinking buddy Levine (Stoltz) and true love in schoolteacher Natalie (Feeney). With a last flame of desire for that thing called life, Tully overcomes his own fears of failure and steps [...] »

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Surviving Christmas
Facing another Christmas alone, Drew Latham (Affleck) decides to go back to his idyllic childhood home to spend the holidays with family. There is, however, one problem: the people living there now are not Drew`s family. Nevertheless, Drew has his mind set on an old-fashioned family Christmas, and the fact that the “family” in question, the Valcos, are complete strangers, isn`t about to put a crimp [...] »

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Primer
At night and on weekends, four men in a suburban garage have built a cottage industry of error-checking devices. But, they know that there is something more. There is some idea, some mechanism, some accidental side effect that is standing between them and a pure leap of innovation. And so, through trial and error they are building the device that is missing most. The story of “Primer” is what happen [...] »

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Lightning In A Bottle
On February 7, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City`s Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion — the blues. Shared with thousands of fans in attendance, legendary performers from roots, rock, jazz and rap joined forces for a once-in-a-lifetime ?Salute To The Blues? benefit concert whose proceeds [...] »

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The Machinist
This is no place to be hallucinating, but Trevor Reznik cannot necessarily trust his own bleary eyes anymore. When he meets a new worker at the shop, the brutal-looking, bald-headed Ivan (John Sharian), the man appears to come and go at will. It is while staring at his frightening new acquaintance, that Trevor makes an unforgivable mistake, resulting in a gruesome accident befalling his co-worker Mi [...] »

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Sideways
Writer-director Alexander Payne`s fourth feature film (following CITIZEN RUTH, ELECTION and ABOUT SCHMIDT) starts with two old friends setting off on a wine-tasting road trip . . . only to veer dizzily into a wry exploration of the vicissitudes of love and friendship, the damnable persistence of loneliness and dreams and the enduring war between Pinot and Cabernet.

The misadventures begin [...] »

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The Grudge
In Sam Raimi and Columbia Pictures` powerful thriller The Grudge, based on the Japanese blockbuster JU-ON: THE GRUDGE, the normal fa?ade of a modest house in Tokyo belies the hidden terror within. It is possessed by a violent plague that destroys the lives of everyone who enters. Known as ?The Grudge,? this curse causes its victims to die in the grip of a powerful rage. Those who are fatally affli [...] »

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The Dust Factory
“The Dust Factory” is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives. It`s the story of Ryan Flynn (Ryan Kelley), a wondrous young boy who hasn’t spoken since witnessing his father’s death at the age of nine. Now thirteen, Ryan has a near fatal accident when he falls from a bridge and is magically transported to a fantas [...] »

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The Final Cut
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Welcome to the Zoe Tech Family. You have made an important decision ? you have purchased a Zoe Implant for your unborn child. What does this mean? Immortality. Our patented Zoe Chip will be placed in your child`s brain at birth to record everything that happens in his or her life. No longer do our cherished moments have to fade and disappear over time…


A Zoe Chip i [...] »

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Eulogy
When three generations of a deliciously dysfunctional family gather to bury the family patriarch, the beloved granddaughter of the deceased is given the task of delivering the eulogy. In the days leading up to the funeral, family secrets are revealed, old grudges resurface and the household erupts with renewed vigor. A wickedly irreverent comedy, Eulogy is ultimately a heartwarming portrait of a hou [...] »

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