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Movies Releasing: the Week of August 06, 2004 |
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Code 46 |
DVD Release Date : December 28, 2004 |
Réalisateur : Michael Winterbottom. |
Starring : Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Jeanne Balibar, Togo Igawa, Essie Davis, Nina Fogg, Bruno Lastra. |
Runtime : 92 minutes. Genre : Drama, Romance, Science fiction. |
Official Website : http://www.mgm.com/ua/code46/ |
Plot Summary : |
"Code 46" is a love story set in an eerily possible near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papelles," a special travel insurance. Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles whose lives are severely restricted. William (Robbins) is a family man who works as an insurance investigator. When his company sends him to another city to solve a case of fake papelles, he meets a woman named Maria (Morton). Although he knows she has been creating the forgeries, he falls completely in love with her. He hides her crime and they have a wild, passionate affair that can only last as long as his papelles: 24 hours. Back home, William is obsessed with the memory of Maria. He tries to see her but is refused the necessary papers to travel. Desperate, he uses one of the fake papelles he kept from his investigation. He eventually tracks her dow... |
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Collateral |
DVD Release Date : ( France : March 31, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Michael Mann. |
Starring : Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett, Bruce McGill, Mark Ruffalo. |
Runtime : 120 minutes. Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.collateral-themovie.com/ |
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Foxx plays a Los Angeles cab driver forced to serve as a chauffeur to a contract killer (Cruise) on a string of hits. Ruffalo will star as a detective on the trail of Cruise's character. |
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Thunderbirds |
Réalisateur : Jonathan Frakes. |
Starring : Bill Paxton, Sophia Myles, Ben Kingsley, Brady Corbet, Ron Cook. |
Genre : Action, Comedy, Science fiction. |
Official Website : http://www.thunderbirdsmovie.com/ |
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When dangerous situations exceed the limitations or ordinary military and international security forces, the world calls upon the high-tech assistance of International Rescue--a mysterious band of fearless adventurers and their fleet of awesome, imaginatively engineered vehicles known as: Thunderbirds! Hidden from the world, Tracy Island, a lush patch of land situated in the remote waters of the South Pacific, is home to brilliant entrepreneur and former astronaut Jeff Tracy (Paxton) and his five sons. It is also the headquarters of Tracy's top-secret organization, International Rescue - and it is under siege. Master criminal The Hood (Kingsley) has breached island security, intent on commandeering International Rescue's fleet of five highly advanced rescue vehicles, each designed to accomplish a specific task. Deploying Jeff and his four eldest sons on a mission, The Hood finds his plans obstructed by Jeff's youngest son Alan (Corbet), who will do anything to save the Tracy family and... |
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Little Black Book |
DVD Release Date : ( France : August 10, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Nick Hurran. |
Starring : Brittany Murphy, Kathy Bates, Holly Hunter, Julianne Nicholson, Ron Livingston. |
Runtime : 105 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Romance. |
Official Website : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/littleblackbook/ |
Plot Summary : |
In "Little Black Book," Stacy Holt (Murphy), an associate producer for daytime talk show hostess Kippie Kann (Bates), is frustrated when her boyfriend Derek (Livingston) refuses to discuss his past relationships. With the encouragement of her co-worker Barb (Hunter), she delves into his Palm to learn about his ex-girlfriends. Using the show as a ruse and Barb as her guide, Stacy interviews and befriends them, only to discover that the past, in a few instances, is rather present. A modern day immorality tale of snooping in the electronic age, "Little Black Book" asks the question: have you ever been tempted to go where you shouldn't, and look inside his little black book? |
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Stander |
Réalisateur : Bronwen Hughes. |
Starring : Thomas Jane, Ashley Taylor, David O'Hara, Dexter Fletcher, Deborah Unger, Marius Weyers. |
Genre : Drama, Crime. |
Official Website : http://www.standerfilm.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
"Stander" is based on the true story of André Stander, a South African homicide/robbery police captain who became one of the most notorious bank robbers in the country. After participating in the brutal killing in a riot in the line of duty, Stander decided to defy the very system he was part of, and set off on an audacious crime spree; robbing banks during his lunch hour then returning to the scene of the crime to lead the investigation. Finally, caught by the same police force he worked with, he was jailed and, subsequently befriended Allan Heyl and Lee McCall. After a daring jailbreak, the 'Stander Gang' committed a large number of robberies, which grew increasingly bold over time. In the eyes of the public, their blatant disregard for authority made them South Africa's most popular anti-heroes. In reality, however, Stander and his gang were the most wanted men in the country. |
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Open Water |
DVD Release Date : ( France : May 11, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Chris Kentis. |
Starring : Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Estelle Lau, Michael E. Williamson, Cristina Zenaro, John Charles. |
Runtime : 80 minutes. Genre : Drama, Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.openwatermovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Based on true events, "Open Water" follows an American couple, Daniel and Susan, (Travis and Ryan) on an island holiday. Upon arrival at their hotel, we learn that Daniel and Susan's relationship is under strain from their workaholic lifestyles, and they need a vacation even more than they realized. The next morning, the loving and rested couple, certified scuba divers, board a local dive boat for an underwater tour of the reef. The boat is crowded with other vacationers, and due to a series of innocent miscommunications and a distracted crew, the couple is, after only 40 minutes or so underwater, accidentally left behind. What follows is the story of their ordeal: cold, alone and miles from land, the couple is adrift in shark-infested waters. |
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Saints and Soldiers |
Réalisateur : Ryan Little. |
Starring : Corbin Allred, Larry Bagby, Kirby Heyborne, Alexander Polinsky, Chris Clark, Curt Dousett. |
Genre : Drama, War. |
Official Website : http://www.saintsandsoldiers.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Based on actual World War II events, "Saints and Soldiers" tells the dramatic story of four Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines after escaping the Malmedy Massacre. Led by a tormented sharpshooter known as "Deacon," they must traverse a frigid German wilderness teeming with German troops to smuggle critical intelligence back to Allied territory. |
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