Movies Releasing: the Week of September 29, 2006 |
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |
Réalisateur : Dito Montiel. |
Starring : Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest, Channing Tatum, Eric Roberts. |
Runtime : 98 minutes. Genre : Drama, Crime. |
Official Website : Not Available |
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"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints. |
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The Last King of Scotland |
DVD Release Date : ( France : August 29, 2007 ) |
Réalisateur : Kevin MacDonald. |
Starring : Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson. |
Runtime : 125 minutes. Genre : Drama, History. |
Official Website : (Not English Website) http://www.ledernierroidecosse-lefilm.com/ |
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In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive. |
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The Guardian |
DVD Release Date : January 23, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Andrew Davis. |
Starring : Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Neal McDonough, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown, Brian Geraghty, Sela Ward. |
Runtime : 137 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.guardianmovie.com/ |
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After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), is sent to teach at "A" School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods.
While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake's character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer.
Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns firsthand from Randall, the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice, echoing the Swimmer's motto..."So Others May Live!" |
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Open Season |
DVD Release Date : January 30, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Anthony Stacchi, Jill Culton. |
Starring : Ashton Kutcher, Martin Lawrence, Debra Messing, Gary Sinise. |
Runtime : 90 minutes. Genre : Animation, Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/openseason/ |
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Columbia Pictures Presents Sony Pictures Animation's first full-length feature film, the animated action-adventure comedy "Open Season," in which Boog (Martin Lawrence), a grizzly bear with no survival skills, has his perfect world turned upside-down when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a scrawny, fast-talking wild mule deer. When Elliot convinces Boog to desert his idyllic existence living in a garage decked out with all the comforts of home, and try the "wild" life, things quickly spiral out of control. With open season upon them, and the hunters arriving in force, Elliot must help Boog get in touch with his inner grizzly to unite the woodland creatures and take the forest back!
"Open Season" is based on the humor of cartoonist Steve Moore ("In the Bleachers") who, along with John Carls, serves as executive producer. The film is directed by Roger Allers (director of "The Lion King") and Jill Culton ("Monsters, Inc." and "Toy Story 2") and co-directed by Anthony Stacchi ("Antz"). T... |
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School for Scoundrels |
DVD Release Date : ( France : November 22, 2007 ) |
Réalisateur : Todd Phillips. |
Starring : Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Horatio Sanz, Matt Walsh. |
Runtime : 100 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : (Not English Website) http://www.tfmdistribution.com/schoolforscoundrels/ |
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In "School for Scoundrels," Jon Heder plays Roger, a beleaguered New York City meter maid who is plagued by anxiety and low self-esteem. In order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy, Roger enrolls in a top-secret confidence-building class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton). Aided by his assistant, Lesher (Michael Clarke Duncan), Dr. P uses unorthodox, often dangerous methods, but he guarantees results: Employ his techniques and you will unleash your inner lion.
Surrounded by a band of misfit classmates – Walsh (Matt Walsh), who's dying to move out of mother's basement; Diego (Horatio Sanz), a punching bag for his hen-pecker of a wife; and Eli (Todd Louiso), a shy guy just looking for female companionship – Roger's confidence grows and he makes his way to the head of the class, even finding the courage to ask out his longtime crush, Amanda (Jacinda Barrett). But Roger quickly discovers that star students have a way of catapulting Dr. P's competitive side in... |
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