Archive for August, 2005

The Constant Gardener
Based on the best-selling John le Carr? novel and from the Academy Award-nominated director of “City of God.” In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered. Tessa’s companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa’s widower, th [...] »

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Dirty Deeds
An “American Pie”-like teen comedy in which a high school senior tries to become the first student ever to complete the Dirty Deeds, an outrageous series of challenges that must be completed between dusk and dawn on the Friday night of Homecoming Weekend. [...] »

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Undiscovered
Set in the world of up-and-coming artists, WANNABE is a heartfelt and comic film that tells the story of an aspiring model who falls in love with a struggling musician when they suddenly cross paths on a NY subway train. Having achieved success as a NY model, Brier (James) decides to move to L.A. to launch an acting career. With the support of her acerbic agent and sometimes surrogate mom, Carrie (F [...] »

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The Memory Of A Killer
When a key civil servant is murdered, the Antwerp police force puts its top crime investigators on the case: Vincke (Koen De Bouw) and Verstuyft (Werner De Smedt). The trail leads to hitman Angelo Ledda (Jan Decleir). Showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s, Ledda finds it increasingly difficult to carry out assignments. When he realizes that he is being used in a political power game, he decides to bite t [...] »

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The Cave
Deep in the Romanian forest, a team of scientists stumbles upon the ruins of a 13th century Abbey. On further inspection, they make a startling discovery - the Abbey is built over the entrance to a giant underground cave system. Local biologists belive the cave could be home to an undiscovered eco-system, so they hire a group of American cave-explorers to help them investigate its depths.

Jac [...] »

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The Brothers Grimm

“The Brothers Grimm,” from director Terry Gilliam (”Brazil,” “The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen”), stars Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, the legendary brothers who gave us our favorite fairy tales. The film follows them on an enchanted adventure set in a world of heroes and villains, witches and trolls, undying evil and true love, - a realm the two storytellers though [...] »

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The Baxter

And no one’s ever been more of a Baxter than tax accountant Elliot Sherman. Nice but safe, Elliot has been left at the proverbial “altar” more times than once. From high school to college to business school, Elliot always finds himself on the losing end of the love triangle.

After swearing off relationships once and for all, Elliot decides to take the plunge one last time when he meets his [...] »

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Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
As the film opens, a radio announcer reads a foreboding message sent in by the deaf mute Ryu, an intense young man who has a dead end job in a smelting factory. Ryu idolizes his sister who is in urgent need of a kidney transplant. When he is fired from his job and is tricked out of his savings by organ traffickers, his trashy loud-mouthed girlfriend Yeong-mi suggests kidnapping his boss’s daughter [...] »

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Red Eye
From director Wes Craven (the “Scream” franchise) comes “Red Eye,” a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet.

Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying.

Moments after takeoff, Lisa’s seatmate, Jackson (Cillian Murphy), menacingly reveals the real reason he’s on board: He is an operative in [...] »

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Now & Forever
John Myron (Adam Beach) and Angela Wilson (Mia Kirshner) discover each other amidst a backdrop of clashing cultures to form a powerful bond. One tragic night, John rescues Angela from a wicked act of betrayal. Faced with its aftermath, Angela flees town, unaware that she has put into motion a dramatic and intense string of events that will forever change the course of their lives. Harboring a secret [...] »

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The 40 Year Old Virgin
40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) has done quite a few things in his life. He’s got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a proud collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, a nice attitude. But there’s just one little thing he hasn’t quite gotten around to doing yet–something most people have done by his age. Done a lot. Andy’s [...] »

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Valiant
During World War II, England communicated with the French Resistance and Allied troops in Europe using the Royal Pigeon Service, using carrier pigeons that went through a rigorous training regimen. This is the story of Valiant, a comically clumsy misfit of a (wood) pigeon who sneaks his way into the Royal Pigeon Service, eager to contribute his efforts to the needs of his country, even though he i [...] »

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Cello
A whole family is murdered - The father, two young daughters, the father’s sister and the housemaid are killed brutally, all in different times and places. The only survivor, the wife and mother of the family has witnessed them all. However, as if she has been captivated, Mi-ju merely repeats, “I didn’t …kill them!”
HONG Mi-ju was a cellist with a promising future. Yet, She decides to teach [...] »

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