USA movies

Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Elfman, Danny | Sarandon, Chris | O'Hara, Catherine | Hickey, William | Shadix, Glenn | Reubens, Paul | Page, Ken | Ivory, Ed | McBride, Susan | Durst, Debi | Proops, Greg | Katz, Kerry | Crenshaw, Randy | Ball, Sherwood | Twillie, Carmen
Directors: Selick, Henry
Download: DVD 

Bored and unhappy with the life of being “The Pumpkin King” Jack Skellington of Halloween Town, Jack sets out to find something exciting. Jack discovers “Christmas Town” and takes it upon himself to take over the duties of Santa to deliver toys across the world to children.

Michael (1996)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Travolta, John | MacDowell, Andie | Hurt, William | Hoskins, Bob | Pastorelli, Robert | Stapleton, Jean | Garr, Teri | Langham, Wallace | Adams, Joey Lauren | Gugino, Carla | Hodges, Tom | Burns, Catherine Lloyd | Schiff, Richard | Trillin, Calvin | Lee Jr., Donald J.
Directors: Ephron, Nora
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Frank Quinlan and Huey Driscoll, two reporters from a Chicago-based tabloid, along with Dorothy Winters, an ‘angel expert’, are asked to travel to rural Iowa to investigate a claim from an old woman that she shares her house with a real, live archangel named Michael. Upon arrival, they see that her claims are true - but Michael is not what they expected: he smokes, drinks beer, has a very active libido and has a rather colourful vocabulary. In fact, they would never believe it were it not for the two feathery wings protruding from his back. Michael agrees to travel to Chicago with the threesome, but what they don’t realise is that the journey they are about to undertake will change their lives forever.

Klute (1971)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Fonda, Jane | Sutherland, Donald | Cioffi, Charles | Scheider, Roy | Tristan, Dorothy | Gam, Rita | George, Nathan | Nathan, Vivian | Strassberg, Morris | Snider, Barry | Murray, Betty | White, Jane | Stoler, Shirley | Milli, Robert | Holland, Anthony
Directors: Pakula, Alan J.
Download: DivX iPod 

After a businessman disappears the FBI draw a blank except for some unpleasant letters he wrote to a call-girl. His small-town friend John Klute travels to the big city to seek her out. At first their relationship is wary, and she sees him as just another guy to manipulate. But someone may already be stalking her, and as Klute’s activities add to the danger a bond of sorts starts to grow.

Killing Me Softly (2002)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Hart, Ian | McElhone, Natascha | Fiennes, Joseph | Graham, Heather | Thomsen, Ulrich | Jason Hughes
Directors: Chen Kaige
Download: DivX iPod 

A London website designer ops out of her comfortable but ordinary relationship with a nice boyfriend when she forms a dangerously obsessive bond with a handsome, mysterious mountaineer, who turns out to have some secrets.

East of Eden (1955)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Harris, Julie | Dean, James | Massey, Raymond | Ives, Burl | Davalos, Richard | Van Fleet, Jo | Dekker, Albert | Smith, Lois | Gordon, Harold | Dennis, Nick | Abbas, Abdullah | Arias, José | Brooks, Joe | Carey, Timothy | Carr, Jack
Directors: Kazan, Elia
Download: DivX iPod 

Cal Trask is a particularly unhappy young man. He sees himself as the black sheep of the family and is always competing with his brother Aron, who seems to be perfect in almost every way. Aron is also their father’s favorite and Cal desperately wants his father’s love and affection. It’s the period leading up to America’s entry into World War I and these are tumultuous times. After his father loses most of his fortune trying to ship refrigerated lettuce to New York, Cal decides to speculate on a crop of beans and makes a small fortune but he soon realizes that he can’t buy his father’s loves either. Cal’s discovery that his mother is alive - he and Aron were told that she had died - and that she is a madam leads to a final, tragic result for all three of the Trask men.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Stewart, James | Reed, Donna | Barrymore, Lionel | Mitchell, Thomas | Travers, Henry | Bondi, Beulah | Faylen, Frank | Bond, Ward | Grahame, Gloria | Warner, H.B. | Albertson, Frank | Karns, Todd | Hinds, Samuel S. | Treen, Mary | Patton, Virginia
Directors: Capra, Frank
Download: DivX iPod 

On Christmas eve, all of the citizens of the small town of Bedford Falls pray to the heavens to help George Bailey. It’s then decided that Clarence, an angel who hasn’t earned his wings, is to help George. Before he does, he should know who George Bailey was. George Bailey grew up in Bedford Falls, a small town where he dreams of leaving it and making his mark on the world. His family’s business is the only thing stands between the good citizens and Mr. Potter, a rich miser who takes sick pleasure in taking from everybody, without even caring how it affects them. George was all set to leave when his father died and had to take care of the business. George would forever be hindered by his plans to leave and thinks that he is nothing but a failure, he decides to kill himself. That’s when Clarence comes in and tries to convince him that he has made something with his life, and that he had a “Wonderful Life”.

Speed (1994)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Action | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Reeves, Keanu | Hopper, Dennis | Bullock, Sandra | Morton, Joe | Daniels, Jeff | Ruck, Alan | Plummer, Glenn | Lineback, Richard | Grant, Beth | James, Hawthorne | Carrasco, Carlos | Kriegel, David | Ohama, Natsuko | Villarreal, Daniel | Gad, Simone
Directors: Bont, Jan de
Download: DivX iPod 

Bomber Terrorist’s (Dennis Hopper) elevator plan backfires, so he rigs a bomb to a LA city bus. The stipulation is: once armed, the bus must stay above 50 mph to keep from exploding. Also if LAPD Officer (Keanu Reeves) tries to unload any passengers off, Payne (Hopper) will detonate it. Joe Morton co-stars as Jack’s (Keanu’s) superior, and Jeff Daniels supports Jack helping him try to defuse the bomb.

What We Do Is Secret (2007)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: West, Shane | Phillips, Bijou | Gonzalez, Rick | Segan, Noah | Holmes, Ashton | Tina Majorino | German, Lauren | O'Donnell, Keir | Roché, Sebastian | Skye, Azura | Leonard, Katharine | Santhon, Rachael | Thom Bishops | Abrams, Noah | Alcock, Gary
Directors: Grossman, Rodger
Download: DivX iPod 

A biopic of punk legend Darby Crash and his band, the Germs.

Daddy’s Little Girls (2007)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Union, Gabrielle | Elba, Idris | Louis Gossett Jr. | Smith, Tasha | Ross, Tracee Ellis | Williams, Malinda | Vaughn, Terri J. | Sturgis, Gary Anthony | Davis, Cassi | McClain, Sierra Aylina | McClain, China Anne | McClain, Lauryn Alisa | Jennings, Juanita | Howell, Maria | Dewberry, Rochelle
Directors: Perry, Tyler
Download: DivX iPod 

A reverse-Cinderella tale centers on a successful attorney (Union) who falls in love with a financially challenged mechanic (Elba) who is a single father of three children. The relationship hits a snag when the mechanics ex-wife comes back into his life and threatens to take away their kids.

Quality of Life (2004)

Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Garrison, Lane | Burnam, Brian | Saguar, Luis | Firgens, Mackenzie | Massey, Tajai | Pitts, Fred | Rolfes, Andrew A. | Weiss, Bryna | Stanley, Ezra | Salvallon, Fred | Chacón, Daniel | Duisenberg, James
Directors: Morgan, Benjamin
Download: DivX iPod 

Meet Michael “Heir” Rosario, the most prolific and talented graffiti writer from the Mission District in San Francisco. At age ten, in a desperate search for fame and identity, Heir began writing his name on surrounding urban landscapes. More than a decade later, Heir has evolved into a brilliant street artist. With the support of his best friend and partner-in-crime, Curtis “Vain” Smith, Heir has covertly decorated the canvases of concrete and steel throughout the Bay Area. However, when Heir and Vain are arrested for painting, their secret identities are revealed and creative outlets abruptly severed. Faced with restitution and the prospect of serving hard time, Heir and Vain struggle to maintain their creative passion. The paths they choose threaten to unravel their lifelong friendship and, ultimately, their lives.