Movies Releasing: the Week of October 20, 2006 |
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The Prestige |
DVD Release Date : February 20, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Christopher Nolan. |
Starring : Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, Piper Perabo, David Bowie. |
Runtime : 128 minutes. Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.prestige-movie.com/ |
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From acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan ("Memento," "Batman Begins"), comes a mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
From the time that they first met as young magicians on the rise, Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) were competitors. However, their friendly competition evolves into a bitter rivalry making them fierce enemies-for-life and consequently jeopardizing the lives of everyone around them. Full of twists and turns, "The Prestige" is set against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century London, the exceptional cast includes two-time Oscar® winner Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson and David Bowie. |
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Flags of Our Fathers |
DVD Release Date : February 06, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Clint Eastwood. |
Starring : Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Paul Walker, Jamie Bell, Barry Pepper, John Benjamin Hickey. |
Runtime : 132 minutes. Genre : Drama, War. |
Official Website : http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/ |
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From Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby," "Unforgiven") comes the World War II drama "Flags of Our Fathers," produced by Eastwood and Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg ("Saving Private Ryan," "Schindler's List").
February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi.
The inspiring photo capturing that moment became a symbol of victory to a nation that had grown weary of war and made instant heroes of the six American soldiers at the base of the flag, some of whom would die soon after, never knowing that they had been immortalized. But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being held up as symbols and did not consider themselves heroes; t... |
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Marie Antoinette |
DVD Release Date : February 13, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Sofia Coppola. |
Starring : Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Molly Shannon, Judy Davis, Steve Coogan, Asia Argento, Marianne Faithful, Aurore Clement, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Mary Nighy. |
Runtime : 123 minutes. Genre : Drama, History. |
Official Website : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/marieantoinette/ |
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Kirsten Dunst portrays the young Austrian princess, who, as a teenager, becomes Queen of France. Jason Schwartzman portrays her indifferent husband Louis XVI. Other members of the ensemble, portraying various members of the elitist court of Versailles include Rip Torn (in the role of King Louis XV), Judy Davis (as the Comtesse de Noailles), Steve Coogan (as Mercy), Asia Argento (playing the Comtesse du Barry), Marianne Faithful (Maria-Teresa), Aurore Clement (Duchesse de Chartres), Molly Shannon (Aunt Victoire) and Shirley Henderson (Aunt Sophie). |
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Flicka |
DVD Release Date : February 06, 2007 |
Réalisateur : Michael Mayer. |
Starring : Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Maria Bello, Ryan Kwanten. |
Runtime : 94 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.flickamovie.com/ |
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A young girl, Katy, adopts a wild mustang she names Flicka, only to see her father sell her now beloved companion. To win back Flicka's freedom, Katy secretly schemes to enter a dangerous wild horse race. |
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Sleeping Dogs Lie |
DVD Release Date : ( France : September 19, 2007 ) |
Réalisateur : Bobcat Goldthwait. |
Starring : Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson, Colby French, Jack Plotnick, Bonita Friedericy, Brian Posehn, Morgan Murphy, Steve Agee. |
Runtime : 87 minutes. Genre : Comedy, Drama. |
Official Website : (Not English Website) http://www.justeunefois-lefilm.com/ |
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Amy (Melinda Page Hamilton) is a seemingly normal young girl, adored by her parents and golden-boy fiancé. Her future looks bright until her fiancé suggests they tell each other their darkest secrets - things they have never told anyone. When Amy finally relents and reveals her secret, everything falls apart. |
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Requiem |
DVD Release Date : ( France : October 04, 2007 ) |
Réalisateur : Hans-Christian Schmid. |
Starring : Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaussner, Imogen Kogge, Anna Blomeier, Nicholas Reinke, Jens Harzer, Walter Schmidinger. |
Runtime : 93 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.requiemthemovie.com/ |
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A small town in the 1970s in southern Germany. Michaela, 21, has grown up in a deeply religious family, with a kind but weak father and a cold-hearted, distant mother. Despite her years-long battle with epilepsy, Michaela burns to leave home and study at the university. There, her first taste of freedom, her budding love for Stefan and her friendship with Hanna crack open the shell of faith and family within which she had always felt secure and protected. The result is a breakdown. Not a normal epileptic attack, but a frightening onrush of grotesque faces and voices. Afraid of being sent back home to her family, Michaela seeks help from a priest who reinforces her conviction that she is possessed. Though Stefan and Hanna entreat her to seek psychiatric help, they are unable to break through the dense religious and moral ties binding Michaela to her family, and leave her to her fate... |
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