Movies Releasing: the Week of December 17, 2004 |
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Tha Aviator |
DVD Release Date : ( France : September 08, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Martin Scorsese. |
Starring : Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Barry Pepper, John C. Reilly. |
Runtime : 165 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.aviatormovie.com/ |
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"The Aviator" tells the story of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes (DiCaprio), the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood film mogul famous for romancing some of the world's most beautiful women. The drama recounts the years of his life from the late 1920s through the 1940s, an epoch when Hughes was directing movies and test flying innovative aircraft he designed and created. It also chronicles Hughes' struggle with his physical disabilities and phobias, and his increasingly erratic, obsessive-compulsive behavior that led him ultimately to isolate himself from his associates and withdraw from the world. |
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Imaginary Heroes |
Réalisateur : Dan Harris. |
Starring : Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch, Michelle Williams, Ryan Donowho. |
Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.sonyclassics.com/imaginary/ |
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Starring Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch, and Michelle Williams, "Imaginary Heroes" is a funny and poignant coming of age story in which the façade of an ordinary American family is peeled back to reveal that nothing is as it seems. Tim Travis (Hirsch) is walking through his life like it's a bad dream. His mother Sandy (Weaver) is the master of the Travis house - with a healthy drug habit, a decade long grudge, and a secret that is literally tearing her apart. His father Ben (Daniels) is a shell of the man he once was, crippled by circumstance and blind to the mistakes of his past. But in typical American style, the Travises aren't depressed - they're living their lives in a forlorn haze. As painful revelations are made that threaten to divide the family, moments of laughter and truth provide the salve that ultimately bring them closer together. |
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The Machinist |
DVD Release Date : ( France : October 13, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Brad Anderson. |
Starring : Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, John Sharian, Michael Ironside. |
Runtime : 102 minutes. Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.machinistmovie.com/ |
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Trevor Reznik, a machinist, has lost the ability to sleep. But this is no ordinary insomnia. Trevor has not slept in a year. Fatigue has led to a shocking deterioration of his physical and mental health. Suspicious of his appearance, Trevor's co-workers first shy away from him, then turn against him after he's involved in a shop accident that costs a man his arm. They blame Trevor for the accident. He has become a liability to himself and others, and now they want him out. Plagued with guilt, Trevor's shame becomes suspicion, then paranoia, when it appears his workmates are conspiring to have him fired –- or worse. First he finds cryptic notes left in his apartment. Next he's told that a mysterious co-worker involved in the accident doesn't exist. Are these mysteries part of a plot to drive Trevor mad? Or is it fatigue that's robbing him of his reason? Determined to find an answer, Trevor investigates the strange occurrences that are turning his world into a sleepless nightmare. Yet th... |
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Spanglish |
DVD Release Date : ( France : September 06, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : James L. Brooks. |
Starring : Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Cloris Leachman, Paz Vega, Allen Covert, Ian Hyland, Sarah Steele, Matt Battaglia. |
Runtime : 132 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Romance. |
Official Website : http://www.spanglishmovie.com/ |
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From acclaimed multiple Oscar-winning writer/director/producer James L. Brooks comes the comedy/drama "Spanglish" - a look at cultures colliding as a beautiful native Mexican woman Flor (Vega), the mother of an equally stunning twelve-year old girl, a golden child, becomes the housekeeper for an affluent Los Angeles family (Sandler, Leoni and Bancroft). Of all the horrifying pitfalls she worried about in this new culture, Flor had never fathomed the peril of being truly embraced by an upscale American family. |
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Million Dollar Baby |
DVD Release Date : July 12, 2005 |
Réalisateur : Clint Eastwood. |
Starring : Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. |
Runtime : 132 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://milliondollarbabymovie.warnerbros.com/ |
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In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, boxing trainer Frankie Dunn (Eastwood) has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time – then Maggie Fitzgerald (Swank) walks into his gym. In a life of constant struggle, Maggie's gotten herself this far on raw talent, unshakable focus and a tremendous force of will. But more than anything, she wants someone to believe in her. The last thing Frankie needs is that kind of responsibility – let alone that kind of risk – but won over by Maggie's sheer determination, he begrudgingly agrees to take her on. In turns exasperating and inspiring each other, the two come to discover that they share a common spirit that transcends the pain and loss of their pasts, and they find in each other a sense of family they lost long ago. Yet, they both face a battle that will demand more heart and courage than any they've ever known. |
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