Movies Releasing: the Week of December 24, 2004 |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera |
DVD Release Date : May 03, 2005 |
Réalisateur : Joel Schumacher. |
Starring : Gerard Butler, Alan Cumming, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Miranda Richardson. |
Runtime : 140 minutes. Genre : Drama, Musical. |
Official Website : http://www.phantomthemovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
"Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera" tells the story of a disfigured musical genius (Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine (Rossum), the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents. |
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Darkness |
Réalisateur : Jaume Balagueró. |
Starring : Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini, Fele Martinez. |
Genre : Fantasy, Horror, Mystery. |
Official Website : http://movies.fantasticfactory.com/darkness/ |
Plot Summary : |
Three weeks ago, just before the lunar eclipse, American teenager Regina (Anna Paquin) and her family moved into a charming old house in the remote Spanish countryside. Since then, nothing has been the same. Day by day, a strange force seems to be pulling the family apart and Regina is the only one brave enough to search for answers. But she is about to discover the answers to all her questions lie deep within the walls of their new home. Something has been waiting here for her family's arrival. Something ancient and wicked. Something looking for retribution. A force as bottomless and hungry as the dark itself. Now, darkness is closing in on Regina's family, and she’s their only chance for survival. |
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Flight of the Phoenix |
DVD Release Date : ( France : March 08, 2006 ) |
Réalisateur : John Moore. |
Starring : Dennis Quaid, Jacob Vargas, Giovanni Ribisi, Tony Curran, Tyrese Gibson. |
Runtime : 113 minutes. Genre : Action, Adventure. |
Official Website : http://www.flightofthephoenix.com/ |
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An action-adventure in which a group of air crash survivors - cast-offs from society who will never be missed - are stranded in the Mongolian desert with no hope of rescue. As they attempt to build a new plane from the wreckage of the old one, in hopes of flying back to civilization, they experience a rebirth of their own. |
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Meet the Fockers |
DVD Release Date : ( France : August 23, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Jay Roach. |
Starring : Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner. |
Runtime : 116 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.meetthefockers.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Now that Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is "in" with his soon-to-be in-laws, Jack (Robert De Niro) and Dina (Blythe Danner) Byrnes, it looks like smooth sailing for him and his fiancée, Pam (Terri Polo). But that's before Pam's parents meet Greg's parents, Bernie and Roz Focker (Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand). The hyper-relaxed Fockers and the tightly-wound Byrneses are woefully mismatched from the start, and no matter how hard Greg and Pam try, there is just no bringing their families together-which all adds up to a disastrously funny time of "getting to know you." |
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
DVD Release Date : ( France : September 09, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Wes Anderson. |
Starring : Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum. |
Runtime : 118 minutes. Genre : Adventure, Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.lifeaquatic.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Eccentric oceanographer Steve Zissou (Murray) and his motley crew - Team Zissou - find themselves in troubled waters when they attempt to track down the mysterious "jaguar shark" that ate his partner while filming a documentary of their latest adventure. Zissou must also contend with a beautiful journalist (Blanchett) assigned to write a profile, and a new member of the team who might possibly be his long-lost son (Wilson). |
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Hotel Rwanda |
DVD Release Date : April 12, 2005 |
Réalisateur : Terry George. |
Starring : Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Sophie Okonedo, Antonio David Lyons. |
Runtime : 120 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.hotelrwanda.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
Ten years ago, as the country of Rwanda descended into madness, one man made a promise to protect the family he loved – and ended up finding the courage to save over 1200 people. "Hotel Rwanda" tells the inspiring story of real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), a hotel manager in Rwanda who used his courage and cunning to shelter over a thousand refugees from certain death. While the rest of the world closed its eyes, Paul opened his heart and proved that one good man can make a difference. |
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Fat Albert |
DVD Release Date : ( France : March 22, 2006 ) |
Réalisateur : Joel Zwick. |
Starring : Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, William H. Cosby, Robert Downey Jr., Omari Grandberry, Raven-Symone ,Jermaine Williams. |
Runtime : 93 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.fatalbertthemovie.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
"Hey, Hey, Hey." Bill Cosby's hugely popular character, "Fat Albert," comes to the big screen as a live action / animated, big-event feature film. The 'Fat Albert' movie is based on Cosby's stand-up comedy monologues about his childhood, centered around a group of adolescents growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood. A generation grew up on "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids," which enjoyed one of the longest runs in Saturday morning cartoon history, airing 1972-79. "The New Fat Albert Show" ran 1979-84. |
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The Woodsman |
Réalisateur : Nicole Kassell. |
Starring : Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve ,Mos Def, David Alan Grier, Benjamin Bratt. |
Runtime : 87 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.thewoodsmanfilm.com/ |
Plot Summary : |
A pedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life. |
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