Posts Tagged ‘action-heroine’

Modesty Blaise (1966)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Vitti, Monica | Stamp, Terence | Dirk Bogarde | Andrews, Harry | Craig, Michael | Revill, Clive | Knox, Alexander | Falk, Rossella | Gabel, Scilla | Chow, Michael | Melia, Joe | Urzì, Saro | Aumont, Tina | MacGreevy, Oliver
Directors: Losey, Joseph
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Great Britain is giving 50 million pounds worth of diamonds to a Middle East sheik in return for oil concessions. There are rumors of a plot by arch-criminal Gabriel (Dirk Bogarde) to steal the diamonds, so the Secret Service Chief (Harry Andrews) seeks the help of sexy spy Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti), who brings along her sidekick Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp).

Ultraviolet (2006)

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Genres: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jovovich, Milla | Bright, Cameron | Chinlund, Nick | Andrieu, Sebastien | Martin, Ida | Fichtner, William | Collier, David | O'Rorke, Kieran | Mesch, Digger | Martin, Ryan | Calcote, Steven | Mamood-Vega, Ricardo | Smith, Mike | Cullen, Clay | Caputo, Jennifer
Directors: Wimmer, Kurt
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Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence, and as they are set apart from “normal” and “healthy” humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the “diseased” population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected beautiful woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.

Resident Evil (2002)

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Genres: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: France | Germany | UK
Actors: Pasquale Aleardi | Jovovich, Milla | Rodriguez, Michelle | Mabius, Eric | Purefoy, James | Crewes, Martin | Salmon, Colin | McCluskey, Ryan | Pearce, Oscar | Ové, Indra | Bolt, Anna | May, Joseph | Tannion, Robert | Makatsch, Heike | Butler, Jaymes | Billington, Stephen
Directors: Anderson, Paul W.S.
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Something rotten is brewing beneath the industrial mecca known as Raccoon City. Unknown to its millions of residents, a huge underground bioengineering facility known as The Hive has accidentally unleashed the deadly and mutating T-virus, killing all of its employees. To contain the leak, the governing supercomputer, Red Queen, has sealed all entrances and exits. Now a team of highly-trained super commandos including Rain, Alice and Matt must race to penetrate The Hive in order to isolate the T-virus before it overwhelms humanity. To do so, they must get past the Red Queen’s deadly defenses, face the flesh-eating undead employees, fight killer mutant dogs and battle The Licker, a genetically mutated savage beast whose strength increases with each of its slain victims.

Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996)

Friday, July 4th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jackson, Samuel L. | Bierko, Craig | Tom Amandes | Cox, Brian | Malahide, Patrick | Morse, David | McKenna, Joseph | Warry-Smith, Dan | Linn, Rex | North, Alan | Hodge, Edwin | MacDonald, Bill | Moore, Frank | Spradlin, G.D. | McPherson, Graham
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Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent. Her old chums in the Chapter are now out to kill her so she enlists the help of a cheap detective named Mitch. As Samantha remembers more and more of her previous life, she becomes deadlier and more resourceful. Both Mitch and Charly proceed to do the killing thing, the bleeding thing and the shooting thing.

Catwoman (2004)

Friday, February 15th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Fantasy
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Berry, Halle | Bratt, Benjamin | Stone, Sharon | Wilson, Lambert | Conroy, Frances | Borstein, Alex | Massee, Michael | Mann, Byron | Smith, Kim | Heyerdahl, Christopher | Wingfield, Peter | McKenzie, Berend | Nelson-Murray, Chase | Petruzzelli, Manny | Reiner, Harley
Directors: Pitof
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Catwoman is the story of shy, sensitive artist Patience Philips (Halle Berry), a woman who can’t seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a mammoth cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product. When Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What happens next changes Patience forever. In a mystical twist of fate, she is transformed into a woman with the strength, speed, agility and ultra-keen senses of a cat. With her newfound prowess and feline intuition, Patience becomes Catwoman, a sleek and stealthy creature balancing on the thin line between good and bad. Like any wildcat, she’s dangerous, elusive and untamed. Her adventures are complicated by a burgeoning relationship with Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt), a cop who has fallen for Patience but cannot shake his fascination with the mysterious Catwoman, who appears to be responsible for a string of crime sprees plaguing the city.

BloodRayne (2005)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Fantasy | Horror
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Loken, Kristanna | Madsen, Michael | Davis, Matthew | Sanderson, Will | Chaplin, Geraldine | Kier, Udo | Meat Loaf | Paré, Michael | Zane, Billy | Rodriguez, Michelle | Kingsley, Ben | Shahlavi, Darren | Cueto, Esteban | Constantin, Madalina | Nane, Daniela
Directors: Boll, Uwe
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In eighteenth century Romania, Rayne, a dhampir (half-human, half-vampire), prone to fits of blind blood rage but saddled with a compunction for humans, strives to avenge her mother’s rape by her father, Kagan, King of Vampires. Two vampire hunters, Sebastian and Vladimir, from the Brimstone Society persuade her to join their cause.

DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Pressly, Jaime | Valance, Holly | Carter, Sarah | Aoki, Devon | Malthe, Natassia | Roberts, Eric | Marsden, Matthew | White, Brian J. | Chou, Collin | Kosugi, Kane | Boyer, Derek | Crewes, Martin | Howey, Steve | Lin, Song | Liu, Fang
Directors: Yuen, Corey
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A number of fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. They travel to the tournament island by plane, until they have to jump out mid-flight with parachutes, and then have until sundown to reach the main island to be entered into the tournament. Fighters are then pooled against one another in a knock-out style tournament, with the loser of a battle sent home, and the winner progressing to the subsequent round. The plot revolves around four female fighters who begin as rivals, but subsequently find themselves teaming up against another force.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Thurman, Uma | Wilson, Luke | Faris, Anna | Wilson, Rainn | Izzard, Eddie | Savante, Stelio | Iorio, Mike | Consuelos, Mark | Sykes, Wanda | Florence, Margaret Anne | Veronika, Eva | Feeney, Lawrence | Bonacki, Lou | Norris, Jeff | Northrop, Greg
Directors: Reitman, Ivan
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Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) thought his luck had just changed when he start dating Jenny Johnson (Uma Thurman). But what he doesn’t know is he is going out with New York super-hero G-Girl. When he breaks it of with her for his work partner Hannah (Anna Faris) G-Girl makes his life hell.

Batman Returns (1992)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Romance | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Keaton, Michael | DeVito, Danny | Pfeiffer, Michelle | Walken, Christopher | Gough, Michael | Murphy, Michael | Conaway, Cristi | Bryniarski, Andrew | Hingle, Pat | Schiavelli, Vincent | Hooks, Jan | Witting, Steve | Strong, John | Zumwalt, Rick | Katarina, Anna
Directors: Burton, Tim
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Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt to expose Batman in a different light. Earlier however, Selina Kyle, Max’s secretary, is thrown from the top of a building and is transformed into Catwoman - a mysterious figure who has the same personality disorder as Batman. Batman must attempt to clear his name, all the time deciding just what must be done with the Catwoman.

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Diaz, Cameron | Barrymore, Drew | Liu, Lucy | Mac, Bernie | Glover, Crispin | Theroux, Justin | Patrick, Robert | Moore, Demi | Santoro, Rodrigo | LaBeouf, Shia | LeBlanc, Matt | Wilson, Luke | Cleese, John | DuBois, Ja'net | Yuen, Cheung-Yan
Directors: McG
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Natalie, Dylan, and Alex, three glamorous, tough-as-nails, investigative agents - who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency - are sent undercover to retrieve two missing jewelry bands. These are no ordinary wedding rings. They contain valuable information that reveals the new identities of every person in the FBI’s Witness Protection Program. After five of the program’s participants turn up dead, only the Angels can stop the perpetrator, using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts.