Posts Tagged ‘carnival’

The Spider Woman (1944)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Basil Rathbone | Nigel Bruce | Gale Sondergaard | Dennis Hoey | Vernon Downing | Alec Craig | Arthur Hohl | Mary Gordon | Teddy Infuhr | Wilson Benge | John Burton | Harry Cording | Stanley Logan | John Roche | John Rogers
Directors: Roy William Neill
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Alarmed by a series of baffling suicides of prominent gamblers popularly dubbed “The Pajama Murders” by the newspapers, Holmes fakes his own death and assumes the identity of Rajni Singh, a retired Indian military man with a paralyzed arm. After losing a large sum in a casino and writing a bad check to cover his losses, he appears to try to take his own life. He is prevented by the mysterious and sophisticated Andrea Spedding with an offer of a loan with his life insurance policy as collateral. Shortly thereafter, there is an attempt on his life with a rare but deadly spider with the only other clue a child’s footprint. A resurfaced Holmes consults arachniolgists in an effort to solve the mystery.

The Notebook (2004)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Tim Ivey | Gena Rowlands | Starletta DuPois | James Garner | Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas | Ed Grady | Renée Amber | Jennifer Echols | Geoffrey Knight | Kevin Connolly | Ryan Gosling | Heather Wahlquist | Rachel McAdams | Andrew Schaff | Matt Shelly
Directors: Nick Cassavetes
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An old man in a nursing home reads a story to an old woman each day. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. They met one evening at a carnival many years ago. Allie’s parents separate Noah and Allie. They disapprove of Noah’s lack of wealth, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. In a local newspaper, Noah’s picture catches Allie’s eye. He is standing in front of a fully restored, 200 year old home. The article is filled with praise for his accomplishments. Allie’s heart nearly bursts. The last time she saw this house it was a rotted decaying shamble. She stood enfolded in Noah’s arms in the great entryway and listened to his plans to buy and restore this house. Just the way she wanted it. With her love for Noah still alive, the picture pulls at her heart. She has to go back, see if Noah is okay, and tell him about her marriage. They both think the echo deep in their hearts, the one that has lasted all these years, is not shared by the other. The cry they could not stifle. It wasn’t over for me.

Ghost Rider (2007)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Fantasy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Matt Long | Raquel Alessi | Brett Cullen | Peter Fonda | Nicolas Cage | Donal Logue | Tony Ghosthawk | Hugh Sexton | Marcus Jones | Matt Norman | Lawrence Cameron Steele | Wes Bentley | Eddie Baroo | Jessica Napier | Laurence Breuls
Directors: Mark Steven Johnson
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In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze sells his soul to Mephistopheles and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson, the love of his life. Years later, Johnny’s path crosses again with Roxanne, now a reporter, and also with Mephistopheles, who offers to release Johnny’s soul if Johnny becomes the fabled, fiery Ghost Rider, a supernatural agent of vengeance and justice. Mephistopheles charges Johnny with defeating the despicable Blackheart, Mephistopheles’s nemesis and son, who plans to displace his father and create a new hell even more terrible than the old one.

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Dan Castellaneta | Julie Kavner | Nancy Cartwright | Yeardley Smith | Hank Azaria | Harry Shearer | Albert Brooks | Kelsey Grammer | Joe Mantegna | Karl Wiedergott | Erin Brockovich-Ellis | Minnie Driver | Pamela Hayden | Tress MacNeille | Maggie Roswell
Directors: David Silverman
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Homer adopts a pig who’s run away from Krusty Burger after Krusty tried to have him slaughtered, naming the pig “Spider Pig.” At the same time, the lake is protected after the audience sink the barge Green Day are on with garbage after they mention the environment. Meanwhile, Spider Pig’s waste has filled up a silo in just 2 days, apparently with Homer’s help. Homer can’t get to the dump quickly so dumps the silo in the lake, polluting it. Russ Cargill, the villainous boss of the EPA, gives Arnold Schwarzenegger 5 options, forcing him to choose 4 (which is, unfortunately, to destroy Springfield) and putting a dome over Springfield to prevent evacuation. Homer, however, has escaped, along with his family. Can he stop the evil Cargill from annihilating his home town, and his family, who have been forced to return to Springfield?

Young Adam (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Ewan McGregor | Tilda Swinton | Peter Mullan | Emily Mortimer | Jack McElhone | Therese Bradley | Ewan Stewart | Stuart McQuarrie | Pauline Turner | Alan Cooke | Rory McCann | Ian Hanmore | Andrew Neil | Arnold Brown | Meg Fraser
Directors: David Mackenzie
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Joe, a rootless young drifter, finds work on a barge travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh, owned by Les and his wife Ella. One afternoon they discover the corpse of a young woman floating in the water. Accident? Suicide? Murder? As the police investigate and suspect is arrested, we discover that Joe knows more than he is letting on. Gradually we learn of Joe’s past relationship with the dead woman. Meanwhile an unspoken attraction develops between Joe and Ella, heightening the claustrophobic tensions in the confined space of the barge.

Grease (1978)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: John Travolta | Olivia Newton-John | Stockard Channing | Jeff Conaway | Barry Pearl | Michael Tucci | Kelly Ward | Didi Conn | Jamie Donnelly | Dinah Manoff | Eve Arden | Frankie Avalon | Joan Blondell | Edd Byrnes | Sid Caesar
Directors: Randal Kleiser
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What, you haven’t seen it? Danny is the ‘coolest’ of the T Birds, a group of High School guys, they hang out with the Pink Ladies. Danny met Sandy during the summer holiday and now she’s moved to the area and to his school, Rydell High. Sandy doesn’t fit in with the ‘cool’ scene, and the Pink ladies, “Look at me I’m Sandra Dee, Blessed with my virginity” sings Rizzo, the Pink Ladies leader. A rival gang Scorpians want to race the T Birds car (”Go Greased Lightening …”). Also there’s a National Dance TV show coming to Rydall High … There are a couple of rival suitors to Sandy and Danny, to liven the relationship up. And ‘oh yes’ - Graduation.

Cursed (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Portia de Rossi | Mya | Shannon Elizabeth | Solar | Daniel Edward Mora | Kristina Anapau | Jesse Eisenberg | Milo Ventimiglia | Jonny Acker | Eric Ladin | Christina Ricci | Joshua Jackson | Derek Mears | Nick Offerman | Michael Rosenbaum
Directors: Wes Craven
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Ellie has been taking care of her younger brother Jimmy since their parents death. One night after picking him up from a party they are involved in a car accident on Mullholland Drive. While trying to rescue a woman from the other car a creature attacks and kills her, also injuring both Ellie and Jimmy. After some research Jimmy realizes the creature could only have been a werewolf.

Casanova (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Heath Ledger | Sienna Miller | Jeremy Irons | Oliver Platt | Lena Olin | Omid Djalili | Stephen Greif | Ken Stott | Helen McCrory | Leigh Lawson | Tim McInnerny | Charlie Cox | Natalie Dormer | Philip Davis | Paddy Ward
Directors: Lasse Hallström
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Casanova is love with Francesca, who thinks he is a friend of himself even though he is engaged Victoria, who is the love of Giovanni, Francessca’s brother. Francessca is betrothed to Paprizzio who thinks Casanova is the feminist writer Guardi, who is really Francessca’s nomme de plume. Amidst all these secret identities and misunderstandings, the Catholic Church sends Pucci to bring Casanova and Guardi to trial for heresy.

Original Sin (2001)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Antonio Banderas | Angelina Jolie | Thomas Jane | Jack Thompson | Gregory Itzin | Allison Mackie | Joan Pringle | Cordelia Richards | James Haven | Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Mario Iván Martínez | Harry Porter | Fernando Torre Laphame | Shaula Vega | Lisa Owen
Directors: Michael Cristofer
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Can love release our true self? A wealthy Cuban coffee exporter, Luis Vargas, advertises for a US wife; Julia Russell, from Delaware, sends her photograph, but the woman who steps off the ship is much lovelier. Luis marries her immediately and gives in to love. But Julia may not be who she claims: first a private eye shows up on behalf of Julia’s sister, then the sister herself. By now, Luis has given has wife access to bank accounts, and when she runs with his cash, he pursues her, with the help of Downs, the P.I., perhaps to kill her. Pursuit may be part of a con game as well, and Julia’s past explains some, if not all, of what remains of the story. A priest hears her confession.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: Czech Republic | Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Sean Connery | Naseeruddin Shah | Peta Wilson | Tony Curran | Stuart Townsend | Shane West | Jason Flemyng | Richard Roxburgh | Max Ryan | Tom Goodman-Hill | David Hemmings | Terry O'Neill | Rudolf Pellar | Robert Willox | Robert Orr
Directors: Stephen Norrington
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Renowned adventurer Allan Quatermain (Connery) leads a team of extraordinary figures with legendary powers to battle the technological terror of a madman known as “The Fantom.” This “League” comprises seafarer/inventor Captain Nemo (Shah), vampiress Mina Harker (Wilson), an invisible man named Rodney Skinner (Curran), American secret service agent Tom Sawyer (West), the ageless and invincible Dorian Gray (Townsend), and the dangerous split personality of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Flemyng).