Movies Releasing: the Week of July 15, 2005 |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
DVD Release Date : November 08, 2005 |
Réalisateur : Tim Burton. |
Starring : Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, David Kelly, Noah Taylor, James Fox, Missi Pyle, Christopher Lee. |
Runtime : 116 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.chocolatefactorymovie.com/ |
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Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring story. |
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Wedding Crashers |
DVD Release Date : January 03, 2006 |
Réalisateur : David Dobkin. |
Starring : Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Christopher Walken, Will Ferrell. |
Runtime : 120 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Romance. |
Official Website : http://www.theweddingcrashers.com/ |
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Two of comedy's hottest stars - Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson - team up for the first time in "Wedding Crashers," a fast-paced comedy of love turned upside down. Vaughn and Wilson star as a pair of divorce mediators who spend their weekends crashing weddings in a search for Ms. Right...for a night. But when one of them falls for the engaged daughter (Rachel McAdams) of an influential and eccentric politician (Christopher Walken) at the social event of the year, they get roped into spending a wild weekend at the family’s palatial waterfront estate and quickly find themselves in over their heads. |
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Happy Endings |
DVD Release Date : November 15, 2005 |
Réalisateur : Don Roos. |
Starring : Tom Arnold, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Clarke, Steve Coogan, Laura Dern, Lisa Kudrow, Jason Ritter, David Sutcliffe, Maggie Gyllenhaal. |
Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : Not Available |
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Mamie is being blackmailed. This filmmaker named Nick claims to know Mamie's son – the one she gave up for adoption – but Nick won't introduce her to him unless he can film the reunion. Enter Javier, Mamie's massage therapist boyfriend, who convinces Nick to film him instead. Now they're all making a movie about massage. And 'happy endings'... Charley has a longtime boyfriend named Gil. Their best friends, Pam and Diane, once tried using Gil as a sperm donor. They said his sperm didn't take, but Charley thinks those selfish, control-freak lesbians are lying. Pam and Diane's two-year-old son looks exactly like Gil. And it's time to set the record straight... Jude is pissed. Not at anyone in particular. Just in general. When her cousin kicks her out of the house, Jude shacks up with Otis, who's still trying to convince his father, Frank, that he's straight. Frank's a widower. And he's rich. So Jude decides to sleep with him, too. Really. The last thing she expected was to fall in love... |
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The Warrior |
Réalisateur : Asif Kapadia. |
Starring : Irfan Khan, Puru Chibber, Aino Annuddin, Manoj Mishra. |
Genre : Action, Adventure. |
Official Website : http://www.miramax.com/thewarrior/ |
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Winner of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, "The Warrior" is the tale of a local enforcer for a rich Indian warlord who renounces his life of violence and then becomes the prey of his murderous former colleagues. The film follows the hero's journey from the deserts of Rajasthan through the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas. Asif Kapadia, winner of the BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer, makes his directorial debut with this visually captivating, highly acclaimed production. |
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Memories of Murder |
DVD Release Date : ( France : February 24, 2005 ) |
Réalisateur : Joon-ho Bong. |
Starring : Kang-ho Song, Kim Sang-kyung, Hee-Bong Byun, Eric Tsang. |
Runtime : 130 minutes. Genre : Crime. |
Official Website : http://www.palmpictures.com/videos/memoriesofmurder.html |
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Based on a true story, "Memories of Murder" is a Korean suspense thriller offering an unusual fusion of death and laughter, while recollecting truly nightmarish events.
This is a true story.
In a small town outside Seoul, over the course of six years, 10 women were raped and murdered in a 2km radius. Korean society's first serial killer took the lives of 10 victims, ranging from a 71 year-old grandmother to a 13 year old schoolgirl.
As time went on, the methods of the killer grew more bold and well-planned. One victim was stabbed 19 times in the chest, while another victim was found with nine pieces of a peach embedded inside her.
Other than the victims, the killer left not a single shred of evidence. Over 3,000 suspects were interrogated. At least 300,000 police took part in the massive investigation. But not a single person was indicted for the crimes.
This is a story about the detectives.
At a time in Korea when a murder investigation only meant grilling those who... |
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