Posts Tagged ‘argument’

*batteries not included (1987)

Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Cronyn, Hume | Tandy, Jessica | McRae, Frank | Peña, Elizabeth | Carmine, Michael | Boutsikaris, Dennis | Aldredge, Tom | Hoffman, Jane | DiSanti, John | Pankow, John | Dixon, MacIntyre | Greene, Michael | Belack, Doris | Schaal, Wendy | Santana, José Angel
Directors: Robbins, Matthew
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A group of tenants in an apartment block are being forced to move out so that it can be demolished. The tenants are reluctant to move, so the developers hire a local gang to ‘persuade’ them to leave. Fortunately, visiting alien mechanical life-forms come to town. When they befriend the tenants, the aliens use their extraterrestrial abilities to defeat the developers.

Ref, The (1994)

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Leary, Denis | Davis, Judy | Spacey, Kevin | Steinmiller Jr., Robert J. | Johns, Glynis | Barry, Raymond J. | Bright, Richard | Baranski, Christine | LeFevre, Adam | Nicoll, Phillip | Raab, Ellie | Raymond, Bill | Scurti, John | Turner, Jim | Ade, Herbie
Directors: Demme, Ted
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Denis Leary plays an unfortunate cat burglar, who is abandonded by his partner in the middle of a heist, and is forced to take an irritating Connecticut couple (Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis) hostage. He soon finds that he took more than he bargained for when the couple’s blackmailing son and despicable in-laws step into the picture. Before long they’re driving him nuts with their petty bickering and family problems. The only way for him to survive is to be their referee and resolve their differences, before he can be nabbed by the police.

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Breslin, Abigail | Kinnear, Greg | Dano, Paul | Arkin, Alan | Collette, Toni | Carell, Steve | Turtletaub, Marc | Talley, Jill | Canela, Brenda | Mechoso, Julio Oscar | Loring, Chuck | Shilton, Justin | Thomson, Gordon | Parker, Steven Christopher | Cranston, Bryan
Directors: Dayton, Jonathan
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The Hoover family is the dictionary definition for the word “dysfunctional”. The dad Richard is a man who gives lectures on winners and losers, the wife is Sheryl, a chain-smoking, frazzled wife and working mother whose idea of a home cooked meal frequently consists of a bucket of chicken. Her gay brother Frank recently attempted suicide. The grandpa is Edwin, a drug addict. The son is Dwayne a rebel who has vowed not to talk until he gets into the Air Force. And then there is Olive, a seven-year old girl who dreams of going to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. So what happens when they do?

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ledger, Heath | Gyllenhaal, Jake | Quaid, Randy | Hathaway, Anne | Williams, Michelle | Planche, Valerie | Beckel, Graham | Harbour, David | Mara, Kate | Maxwell, Roberta | McRobbie, Peter | Faris, Anna | Cardellini, Linda | Campbell, Scott Michael | Trimble, David
Directors: Lee, Ang
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A raw, powerful story of two young men, a Wyoming ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, who meet in the summer of 1963 sheepherding in the harsh, high grasslands of contemporary Wyoming and form an unorthodox yet life-long bond—by turns ecstatic, bitter and conflicted.

P2 (2007)

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bentley, Wes | Nichols, Rachel | Jones, Jamie | Lee, Paul Sun-Hyung | Reynolds, Simon | Williams, Philip | Edwards, Miranda | Grace Lynn Kung | Moore, Stephanie
Directors: Khalfoun, Franck
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The story centers on a corporate climber who gets stuck working late on Christmas Eve and finds herself the target of an unhinged security guard. With no help in sight, the woman must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive.

Oxygen (1999)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Tierney, Maura | Brody, Adrien | Naughton, James | Robins, Laila | Kinney, Terry | Calderon, Paul | Baker, Dylan | Krupa, Olek | Faison, Frankie | Stimac, Slavko | Henderson, Michael | Shepard, Robert | Perez, Eddie | Canfield, Gene | Quinn, Christopher J.
Directors: Shepard, Richard
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A masochistic cop (Maura Tierney), who hides her predilection from her cop husband (Terry Kinney), gets involved in pursuing a kidnapper nicknamed Harry for Harry Houdini (Adrien Brody), who has kidnapped a rich woman (Laila Robins) and has buried her somewhere in Manhattan while demanding a ransom from her tycoon husband (James Naughton). Failure to pay the ransom within 24 hours will lead the kidnapper to abandoning the woman. Dylan Baker also appears as the fed that is assigned to the case.

One Night at McCool’s (2001)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Dillon, Matt | Smith, Mary Jo | Douglas, Michael | Reiser, Paul | McEntire, Reba | Goodman, John | Jenkins, Richard | Martin, Sandy | Tyler, Liv | Clay, Andrew Dice | Sarabia, Ric | De Zarn, Tim | Leo Rossi | Neukirch, Rob | Bendewald, Andrea
Directors: Zwart, Harald
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After another hard night at McCool’s, bartender Randy runs into Jewel. The seductive lady seems to have evaded a rape pretty closely, and when the man comes back, she puts a bullet in his head. After all these events (and others), Randy takes Jewel home, and the two become a couple. Yet Jewel begins to develop into a very demanding girlfriend and drives Randy into committing crimes for her and her elaborate lifestyle. Randy’s cousin Carl is driven crazy by Randy’s incredibly sexy girl as well as the investigating officer, Detective Dehling.

Notebook, The (2004)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ivey, Tim | Rowlands, Gena | DuPois, Starletta | Garner, James | Thomas, Anthony-Michael Q. | Grady, Ed | Amber, Renée | Echols, Jennifer | Knight, Geoffrey | Connolly, Kevin | Gosling, Ryan | Wahlquist, Heather | McAdams, Rachel | Schaff, Andrew | Shelly, Matt
Directors: Cassavetes, Nick
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An old man in a nursing home reads a story to an old woman each day. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. They met one evening at a carnival many years ago. Allie’s parents separate Noah and Allie. They disapprove of Noah’s lack of wealth, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. In a local newspaper, Noah’s picture catches Allie’s eye. He is standing in front of a fully restored, 200 year old home. The article is filled with praise for his accomplishments. Allie’s heart nearly bursts. The last time she saw this house it was a rotted decaying shamble. She stood enfolded in Noah’s arms in the great entryway and listened to his plans to buy and restore this house. Just the way she wanted it. With her love for Noah still alive, the picture pulls at her heart. She has to go back, see if Noah is okay, and tell him about her marriage. They both think the echo deep in their hearts, the one that has lasted all these years, is not shared by the other. The cry they could not stifle. It wasn’t over for me.

My Little Eye (2002)

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Canada | France | UK | USA
Actors: Johnson, Sean Cw | Lemche, Kris | O'Reilly, Stephen | Regan, Laura | Sky, Jennifer | Cooper, Bradley | Mennell, Nick
Directors: Evans, Marc
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Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras. Each has their reason for wanting to be there - fame, money, adventure. The prize - $1 million. The rules - if one person leaves, everyone loses. It becomes the ultimate morality test. When Danny’s beloved grandfather dies, does his greed overcome his love? When the skittish Emma finds blood on her pillow why does she still stay behind? And what dark secret does the house harbour that leaves them feeling as though they’re being watched by more than just a million pairs of eyes?

Down to You (2000)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Prinze Jr., Freddie | Stiles, Julia | Blair, Selma | Hatosy, Shawn | Orth, Zak | Kutcher, Ashton | Dawson, Rosario | Winkler, Henry | Arnaz, Lucie | German, Lauren | Harding, Zay | Hunter, Chloe | Barfield, Amanda | Green, Granger | Stevenson, Joseff
Directors: Isacsson, Kris
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Imogen and Al meet at college in New York City when she’s a frosh and he’s a sophomore. She’s a talented artist; he wants to be a chef, following in his father’s footsteps. They fall in love, she picks a song for them, they make love. But she fears losing her youth, committing too soon, having a child before she’s ready. He’s worried that this may be an illusion, not true love. She sleeps with someone else; he’s hurt; the relationship ruptures. She leaves for San Francisco; he goes into an alcohol-assisted depression. He even drinks her shampoo, hoping to cure his obsession. Can anything help him recover?