Movies Releasing: the Week of September 22, 2006 |
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All the King's Men |
DVD Release Date : ( France : May 10, 2007 ) |
Réalisateur : Steven Zaillian. |
Starring : Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, Anthony Hopkins. |
Runtime : 135 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/allthekingsmen/ |
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Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "All the King's Men" tells the story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. |
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The Science of Sleep |
DVD Release Date : February 06, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Michel Gondry. |
Starring : Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Jean-Michel Bernard, Emma de Caunes, Inigo Lezzi, Stéphane Metzger, Miou-Miou ,Aurélia Petit, Pierre Vaneck. |
Runtime : 105 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. |
Official Website : http://wip.warnerbros.com/index.html?site=scienceofsleep |
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In director Michel Gondry's, "The Science of Sleep," life seems to be looking up for shy and withdrawn Stephane (Gael García Bernal) when he is coaxed to return to his childhood home with the promise of a job...in the mundane world of copy setting. Wildly creative, his fanciful and sometimes disturbing dream life constantly threatens to usurp his waking world. Stephane is quickly drawn to his neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) whose imagination easily matches his own. As their relationship blossoms, the confidence Stephane exudes in his dreams begins bleeding over into his real life.
Unable to bear the prospect of a waking world without Stephanie's love, and with no satisfying solutions coming out of his dream world, Stephane faces a dilemma he may not be able to depend on the science of sleep to help him solve. |
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Flyboys |
DVD Release Date : January 30, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Tony Bill. |
Starring : James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, David Ellison, Mac McDonald, Tchéky Karyo, Ian Rose. |
Runtime : 139 minutes. Genre : War. |
Official Website : http://www.flyboysthemovie.com/ |
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In 1914, "The Great War" - WWI - began in Europe. By 1917, the Allied powers of France, England, Italy and others were on the ropes against the German juggernaut. While millions of young men were dying overseas, arguing that the freedom of others was none of its business, America chose...at first...not to fight.
Some altruistic young Americans disagreed. They volunteered to fight alongside their counterparts in France; some in the infantry, some in the Ambulance Corps. A handful of others had a different idea: they decided to learn how to fly. The first of them - a squadron of only 38 - became known as the Lafayette Escadrille. In time, America joined their cause. The Escadrille pilots became legendary. Flyboys is inspired by their story.
Forced to abandon his family's ranch, Blaine Rawlings finds his future in a newsreel chronicling the adventures of young aviators in France. At a small train station in rural Nebraska, William Jensen promises to make his family proud. In New York, s... |
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Jet Li's Fearless |
DVD Release Date : December 19, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Ronny Yu. |
Starring : Jet Li, Betty Sun, Dong Yong, Shidou Nakamura, Michelle Yeoh, Masato Harada, Nathan Jones. |
Runtime : 104 minutes. Genre : Kung-fu. |
Official Website : http://www.fearlessthemovie.com/ |
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Superstar Jet Li headlines this action-packed film, his final martial arts epic. The film reteams him with producer Bill Kong ("Hero") and action director and choreographer Yuen Wo Pin ("Unleashed"). Li plays real-life martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia, who became the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced incredible personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness and into history, forever defining himself at a tournament for the honor of his country and the true spirit of martial arts. |
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Bandidas |
DVD Release Date : January 09, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Espen Sandberg, Joachim Roenning. |
Starring : Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam, Joe Reitman. |
Runtime : 95 minutes. Genre : Adventure, Comedy, Western. |
Official Website : (Not English Website) http://www.bandidas-lefilm.com/ |
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A comedy-adventure set in 1888 Mexico, in which two women – one a European-educated sophisticate, the other a rough-and-tumble peasant — reluctantly join forces to fight a ruthless enforcer… by becoming celebrated bank robbers. |
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Jackass : Number Two |
DVD Release Date : December 26, 2006 |
Réalisateur : Jeff Tremaine. |
Starring : Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Stephen Glover, Chris Pontius, Preston Lacy. |
Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.jackassmovie.com/ |
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This sequel to the 2002 hit, based on the infamous MTV series in which Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and company regularly put their health and dignity on the line in an attempt to shock and amuse, gets the old gang back together for another round of gross, alarming, and funny hi-jinks. |
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Renaissance |
DVD Release Date : ( France : September 27, 2006 ) |
Réalisateur : Christian Volckman. |
Starring : Robert Dauney, Crystal Sheperd-Cross, Isabelle Van Waes, Max Hayter, Marco Lorenzini, Jérôme Causse, Jean-François Wolff. |
Runtime : 95 minutes. Genre : Animation. |
Official Website : http://www.renaissance-movie.com/ |
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In 2054, Paris is a labyrinth where all movement is monitored and recorded. Cut off from the world for its own protection, the city has nonetheless continued to expand. Now, 21st century skyscrapers overlay centuries-old architectural masterpieces. And below street level, a sophisticated network of streamlined plazas push up against the city's ancient, deteriorating tunnel systems. Casting a shadow over everything is the city's largest company, Avalon, which insinuates itself into every aspect of contemporary life to sell its primary export – eternal youth and beauty.
When 22-year-old Ilona (Romola Garai), one of Avalon's most promising scientists, is abruptly kidnapped, Avaloncalls on Barthélémy Karas (Daniel Craig), a Paris cop with a hard-fought reputation for finding anyone, no matterwhat sacrifices he has to make along the way. As the trail gets hot, Karas senses he's not the only one looking for thebeautiful enigma, and every witness he digs up seems to turn up dead.
To f... |
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