Lucky You (2007)Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 |
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A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems. |
Movies directed by Curtis Hanson
| Biography: After small films like "The Bedroom Window (1987)", and "The Sweet Kill (1972)", Director Curtis Hanson went on to direct major motion features including "Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)" and "River Wild (1994)". Taking time in between his movies, he also directed Academy Award Winner "L.A. Confidential (1997)". Sticking his sights on another city, Hanson was critically aclaimed for directing Em ... show all |
The River Wild (1994)Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 |
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Gail (Meryl Streep) is a professional at water rafting. She twigs every day, and she is in a very good shape. She takes her family, one day, to a rafting trip down the river, but she has no idea that the planed trip is about to become a nightmare. Two escaping robbers with a handgun, meet the family in the way, and join them to the trip. Only later the Gail realize that their new friends are dangerous criminals, but it’s too late. The two men force them to stay together, and to keep cruising down the river. The family’s life are risked not only by the 2 men, but also by the river which becomes more stormy and wilder. |
L.A. Confidential (1997)Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 |
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1950’s Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime. |
8 Mile (2002)Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 |
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A rap version of “Saturday Night Fever.” B-Rabbit, a wannabe rapper from the wrong side of Detroit’s 8 Mile, has problems: he dumps his girlfriend when she tells him she’s pregnant; to save money to make a demo tape, he moves into his alcoholic mom’s trailer; his job’s a dead end, and he’s just choked at the local head-to-head rap contest. Things improve when he meets Alex - an aspiring model headed for New York - and a fast-talking pal promises to set up the demo. Then new setbacks: Alex isn’t faithful, mom rejects him, rifts surface with his friends, and he’s mugged by rivals. Everything hinges on the next rap showdown at the club. Can B-Rabbit pull truth out of his cap? |
