Posts Tagged ‘1950s’

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Hauer, Rutger | Roberts, Julia | Westley, Jennifer Rae | Clark, Dick | Rockwell, Sam | Sweeney, Michelle | Barrymore, Drew | Ceci, Chelsea | Pitt, Brad | Damon, Matt | Cera, Michael | Rose Ambroziak, Aimee | Blais, Isabelle | Carter, Melissa | Hall, Jennifer | Elkin, Ilona | Tucker, Sean | Morgan, Jaye P. | Gyllenhaal, Maggie | Hirsh, David Julian
Directors: Clooney, George
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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” is the story of a legendary showman’s double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

I’m Not There (2007)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Blanchett, Cate | Whishaw, Ben | Bale, Christian | Gere, Richard | Franklin, Marcus Carl | Ledger, Heath | Kristofferson, Kris | Francks, Don | LaFortune, Roc | Day, Larry | Cagelet, Paul | Fortin, Pierre-Alexandre | Havens, Richie | Benskin, Tyrone | Roberts, Kim
Directors: Haynes, Todd
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Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan’s music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the artist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won’t be classified.

Fido (2006)

Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Canada
Actors: Connolly, Billy | Skorzewski, Jan | Moss, Carrie-Anne | Baker, Dylan | Tyell, Kevin | Ray, K'Sun | Czerny, Henry | Nelson, Tim Blake | Bennett, Sonja | Clement, Jennifer | Kepinski, Raphael | Brown, Aaron | Olds, Brandon | Fast, Alexia | Cuffling, Bernard
Directors: Currie, Andrew
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Timmy Robinson’s best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when FIDO eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, “FIDO” will rip your heart out.

Walker, The (2007)

Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Harrelson, Woody | Scott Thomas, Kristin | Bacall, Lauren | Beatty, Ned | Bleibtreu, Moritz | Hurt, Mary Beth | Tomlin, Lily | Dafoe, Willem | Hope, William | Francis, Geff | Hartley, Steven | Hagon, Garrick | Reynolds, Michael J. | Lidkey, Allen | Alexander, Stewart
Directors: Schrader, Paul
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An escort (Harrelson) who caters to Washington D.C.’s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

Deranged (1974)

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Blossom, Roberts | Lee, Cosette | Carlson, Leslie | Warner, Robert | Diamond, Marcia | Smeagle, Brian | Gillen, Arlene | McHeady, Robert | Waldman, Marian | Mather, Jack | Moore, Micki | Orr, Pat
Directors: Gillen, Jeff
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A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies he misses her, so a year later he digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based closely on the true story of Ed Gein.

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Jackson, Samuel L. | Hartnett, Josh | Morris, Kathryn | Goyo, Dakota | Alda, Alan | Nichols, Rachel | Hatcher, Teri | Shaw, Kristen | Sandow, Nick | Paymer, David | Lennix, Harry J. | Coyote, Peter | McDonald, Ryan | Ippolito, Chris | Trenholm, Jameson
Directors: Rod Lurie
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Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett) rescues a homeless man (”Champ”, Jackson) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ’s story and escape the shadow of his father’s success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Pacino, Al | Duvall, Robert | Keaton, Diane | De Niro, Robert | Cazale, John | Shire, Talia | Strasberg, Lee | Gazzo, Michael V. | Spradlin, G.D. | Bright, Richard | Moschin, Gastone | Rosqui, Tom | Kirby, Bruno | Sivero, Frank | De Sapio, Francesca
Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford
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The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Producers, The (2005)

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Lane, Nathan | Broderick, Matthew | Thurman, Uma | Ferrell, Will | Beach, Gary | Bart, Roger | Essell, Eileen | McKean, Michael | Huddleston, David | Monk, Debra | Martin, Andrea | Lovitz, Jon | Dowling, Bryn | Gillentine, Meg | Ligon, Kevin
Directors: Stroman, Susan
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New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he’s visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there’s no accounting for taste…

Porky’s (1982)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Monahan, Dan | Herrier, Mark | Knight, Wyatt | Wilson, Roger | Cyril O'Reilly | Ganios, Tony | Hunter, Kaki | Cattrall, Kim | Parsons, Nancy | Colomby, Scott | Gaines, Boyd | McGrath, Doug | Clark, Susan | Art Hindle | Maunder, Wayne
Directors: Clark, Bob
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The mother (and father) of all Teen Sex Gross Out comedies is set in the 1950’s where there’s only one thing on the male sex’s mind. Well, sex to be correct. We have PEE WEE: the horny toad that is desperate to lose his virginity. TOMMY: the bad boy of the bunch. MEAT: tough jock whose nickname originates from his abnormally large body appendage. MICKEY: a wiseass redneck without a care in all the universe. BRIAN: the smart Jew. And TIM: the racist giving talents of his abusive father. Each one takes a trip to PORKY’S, it’s the most popular strip joint in Florida. But when they try to get in, they’re tricked and humiliated. Returning home, they vow revenge. Following crazy sex jokes like Ms. Balbrick’s famous “Pecker Pull” incident, to the ultimate return fire on a strip club, PORKY’S is and will remain the grandest of all teenage comedies.

Stand by Me (1986)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Wheaton, Wil | River Phoenix | Feldman, Corey | O'Connell, Jerry | Sutherland, Kiefer | Siemaszko, Casey | Riley, Gary | Gregg, Bradley | Oliver, Jason | Bell, Marshall | McCain, Frances Lee | Kirby, Bruce | Bronder, William | Beach, Scott | Dreyfuss, Richard
Directors: Reiner, Rob
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Unable to grasp the fact of his brother’s death, Gordie Lachance feels compelled to travel with three friends to see a dead body that has been found near the railroad tracks.