Movies Releasing: the Week of October 19, 2007 |
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August Rush |
Réalisateur : Kirsten Sheridan. |
Starring : Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler. |
Runtime : 113 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.augustrushmovie.com/ |
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"August Rush" tells the story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger (Robin Williams), August (Freddie Highmore) uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. |
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Gone Baby Gone |
DVD Release Date : ( France : June 26, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : Ben Affleck. |
Starring : Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris. |
Runtime : 115 minutes. Genre : Drama, Crime. |
Official Website : http://www.gonebabygone-themovie.com/ |
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"Gone Baby Gone" is Ben Affleck's directorial debut and is based on the novel from the acclaimed author of "Mystic River." It is an intense look inside an ongoing investigation about the mysterious disappearance of a little girl. Two young private detectives (Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan) are hired to take a closer look at the case and soon discover that nothing is what it seems. Ultimately, they will have to risk everything -- their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives -- to find a little girl-lost. The film also stars Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") and Academy Award Nominee Ed Harris ("Pollack"). |
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The Ten Commandments |
Réalisateur : Bill Boyce, John Stronach. |
Starring : Ben Kingsley, Christian Slater, Alfred Molina, Elliott Gould. |
Genre : Animation. |
Official Website : http://www.epicstoriesofthebible.com/ |
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Condemned to die by Pharaoh while just a baby, Hebrew Moses is set adrift on the River Nile by his mother and his sister. Rescued by the daughter of Pharaoh, he grows up thinking he's an Egyptian prince.
Eventually exiled from Egypt when he is exposed as a Jew, he is touched by God, and told that he will lead his enslaved Chosen People to the Promised Land. With the hand of God firmly on his shoulder, and with faith as his only weapon, Moses performs miracles, casts down plagues, evades a pursuing Egyptian army, parts the Red Sea and, after forty years of leading the Hebrew Chosen Ones to the Promised Land, is embraced by God and led to a better place.
What makes this version of "The Ten Commandments" unique is that it highlights Moses' family, both real and extended, on this long journey.
Filled with high adventure, the miraculous, and a gentle sense of humor, "The Ten Commandments" showcases Moses, the reluctant prophet, who was the only man in Biblical history to see the face of ... |
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The Comebacks |
DVD Release Date : ( France : May 06, 2009 ) |
Réalisateur : Tom Brady. |
Starring : Brooke Nevin, Carl Weathers, David Koechner, Jackie Long, Jesse Garcia, Matthew Lawrence. |
Runtime : 88 minutes. Genre : Comedy. |
Official Website : http://www.foxatomic.com/comebacks/ |
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A hilarious comedy that spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made, "The Comebacks" tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, of course, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all - redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finds that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"! |
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O Jerusalem |
DVD Release Date : ( France : May 16, 2007 ) |
Réalisateur : Elie Chouraqui. |
Starring : Saïd Taghmaoui, JJ Feild, Maria Papas, Patrick Bruel, Mel Raido, Ian Holm, Tom Conti, Tovah Feldshuh. |
Runtime : 128 minutes. Genre : Drama. |
Official Website : http://www.ojerusalemthemovie.com/ |
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"O Jerusalem" meticulously re-creates the historic struggle surrounding the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. At the center of these events are two young, American friends - one Jewish, the other Arab. The film is told from the alternating viewpoints of the Jews, Arabs and Brits, all of whom collide in their fight for the control of Jerusalem while bringing to the forefront themes of courage, terrorism, deprivation, politics and a strong sense of morality. Their involvement takes them from the streets of New York to The Holy Land, where they risk their lives – making incredible sacrifices along the way – to fight for what they believe in, as the city of their dreams teeters on the brink of destruction. Based on historical accounts from the best-selling novel Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. |
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Rendition |
DVD Release Date : ( France : October 01, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : Gavin Hood. |
Starring : Alan Arkin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Saarsgard, Reese Witherspoon. |
Runtime : 122 minutes. Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.renditionmovie.com/ |
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Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard and Alan Arkin star in "Rendition," a thriller from director Gavin Hood ("Tsotsi"). Witherspoon stars as the American wife of an Egyptian-born chemical engineer who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington. The woman desperately tries to track her husband down, while a CIA analyst (Gyllenhaal) at a secret detention facility outside the U.S. is forced to question his assignment as he becomes party to the man's unorthodox interrogation. |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas |
DVD Release Date : ( France : May 03, 2001 ) |
Réalisateur : Henry Selick. |
Starring : Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page. |
Runtime : 75 minutes. Genre : Animation. |
Official Website : http://www.nightmare3dmovie.com/ |
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A holiday tradition continues this Halloween when Tim Burton's classic, "The Nightmare Before Christmas," makes a return to the big screen in stunning Disney Digital 3D. The dazzling new make-over of the musical-fantasy was led by the film's original filmmaking team of Academy Award® nominated writer/producer Tim Burton ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Corpse Bride") and director Henry Selick ("James and the Giant Peach") as well as the talented technical wizards at Industrial Light + Magic in collaboration with In-Three, Inc." Audiences will get closer than ever to Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington (voice of Chris Sarandon), as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally (voice of Catherine O'Hara), a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters - Lock, Shock, and Barrel - to help him kidnap Santa Claus. Jack eventually realizes his mistake but has to contend with the evil Oogie Bo... |
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Wristcutters: A Love Story |
Réalisateur : Goran Dukic. |
Starring : Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits, John Hawkes, Will Arnett, Leslie Bibb, Abraham Benrubi, Mark Boone Junio. |
Runtime : 91 minutes. Genre : Drama, Fantasy. |
Official Website : http://www.wristcutters.com/ |
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From the moment Zia (Patrick Fugit) cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely uplifting, darkly comic tale about a journey through the hereafter. This is a world where everyone still bears the scars earned from the manner in which they "offed" while the everyday reality is a twisted mirror image of our own mortal world.
When Zia begins his search for his long lost love, he encounters a variety of memorable individuals, be it a disillusioned suicide bomber or an angel in disguise. But it is in Eugene (Shea Whigham), an inscrutable Russian musician, and Mikal (Shannyn Sossamon), an accidental tourist, that he finds his closest friends. This trio of lost souls forms an uncommon bond as they set out on a journey across the afterlife in search of what they could not find in their previous lives. |
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Reservation Road |
DVD Release Date : ( France : August 20, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : Terry George. |
Starring : Elle Fanning, Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Mira Sorvino. |
Genre : Drama, Thriller. |
Official Website : Not Available |
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Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by John Burnham Schwartz, this is the compelling new dramatic thriller from two-time Academy Award-nominated writer/director Terry George ("Hotel Rwanda"). A tale of anger, revenge, and great courage, the film follows two fathers as their families and lives converge. On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner (two-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix), his wife Grace (Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly), and their daughter Emma (Elle Fanning) are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh (Sean Curley) is playing cello – beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road. There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever. On a warm September evening, law associate Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) and his 11-year-old son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) are attending a baseball game. Thei... |
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30 Days of Night |
DVD Release Date : ( France : July 09, 2008 ) |
Réalisateur : David Slade. |
Starring : Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Manu Bennett. |
Runtime : 105 minutes. Genre : Horror, Thriller. |
Official Website : http://www.30daysofnight.com/ |
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Producer Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man") brings audiences the terrifying thriller "30 Days of Night," set in the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, in the extreme northern hemisphere, which is plunged into complete darkness annually for an entire month. When most of the inhabitants head south for the winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloodthirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the town's residents. As the night wears on, Barrow's Sheriff Eben (Josh Hartnett), his estranged wife Stella (Melissa George), and an ever-shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight. |
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