Posts Tagged ‘bag-over-head’

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.

V for Vendetta (2005)

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Portman, Natalie | Weaving, Hugo | Rea, Stephen | Fry, Stephen | Hurt, John | Pigott-Smith, Tim | Graves, Rupert | Allam, Roger | Miles, Ben | Cusack, Sinéad | Wightman, Natasha | Standing, John | Marsan, Eddie | Ashborn, Clive | Field-Rayner, Emma
Directors: McTeigue, James
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The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that’s a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman) from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally.

Funny Games U.S. (2007)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Austria | France | Germany | Italy | UK | USA
Actors: Roth, Tim | Pitt, Michael | Corbet, Brady | Gearhart, Devon | Gaines, Boyd | LuPone, Robert
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In this exploration of our violent society and how depictions of violence reflect and shape our culture, a middle-class housewife Anna tells the story of how she and her husband George and their 10-year-old son Georgie submitted both physically and mentally to the torture, violence, and death foisted upon them by two young, unexpected, white-gloved visitors at their weekend vacation retreat near a lake.

Signal, The (2007)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Christian, Cheri | McKnight, Chad | Poythress, Scott | Adelman, Jeff | Bach, J. Howard | Bailey, Ben | Bowen, AJ | Burke, Johnny | Bush, Dan | Clifton, John | Closs, Terril A. | Germon, Michael | Hodges, Scott | Holbrook, Mark
Directors: Bruckner, David
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A horror film told in three parts from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission which invades every cell phone, radio and TV, turning people into killers.

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?

We Own the Night (2007)

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Phoenix, Joaquin | Mendes, Eva | Wahlberg, Mark | Duvall, Robert | Veadov, Alex | Colon, Dominic | Hoch, Danny | Taktarov, Oleg | Moshonov, Moni | Corone, Antoni | Walker, Craig | Musante, Tony | D'Onofrio, Joe | Solovey, Yelena | Kiley, Maggie
Directors: Gray, James
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A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hit men.

Hillside Strangler, The (2004)

Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Howell, C. Thomas | Turturro, Nicholas | Lange, Allison | Padilla Sánchez, Marisol | Tisdale, Jennifer | Kent Masters King | Brooks, Aimee | Melnick, Natasha | Whitaker, Damon | Rackley, Brandin | Allegra, Jessica | Witt, Roz | Shaye, Lin | Dickson, Tricia | Rachel, Kylie
Directors: Parello, Chuck
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In the end of the 70’s, the dysfunctional Kenneth Bianchi lives with his mother and is obsessed to join the police force. When his application is refused, his mother sends him to Los Angeles to live with his sadistic cousin Angelo Buono. Kenneth unsuccessfully tries to join LAPD, and Angelo convinces him to start a prostitution business with him. They force two girls from Tucson to work for them, but their competitors destroy their business and steals their money. The frustrated Kenneth and Angelo decide to revenge against a prostitute, and Kenneth strangles her, feeling a great pleasure with her death. The two cousins become addicted in death, initially killing prostitutes and then attacking single women, dumping their bodies on the hill.

Life of David Gale, The (2003)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Winslet, Kate | King, Cleo | Jones, Constance | Spacey, Kevin | Linney, Laura | Ritchey, Lee | Mann, Gabriel | Craven, Matt | Little, Brandy | Waite, Cindy | Beaver, Jim | Rippy, Leon | De Luna, Jesse | Grote, Vernon | Mitra, Rhona
Directors: Parker, Alan
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Dr. David Gale, an advocate of eliminating the death penalty, is falsely accused of rape and murder. Once convicted, he ends up on death row in Texas himself, telling his story to a reporter through a series of flashbacks.

Instinct to Kill (2001)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action
Countries: USA
Actors: Dacascos, Mark | Crider, Missy | Abell, Tim | Hardison, Kadeem | Jacobson, Jill | McBee, Deron | Greene, James | Sarna, Michael J. | McGill, Michael Patrick | Ryan, Tracy | Quinlan, Maeve
Directors: Graef-Marino, Gustavo
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Escaped serial killer James Becket, who killed his own father whose expectations he never fulfilled, but now especially targets his wife Theresa ‘Tess’ and her family, is too good at disguising himself and other deceit for detective Diffs task force. Only one man proves able to fight back in his league: former cop J.T. Dillon, who was already training Tess in self-defense and becomes her lover. Becket decides to find hiding place by kidnapping Diffs wife, and thus enforce a final show-down.

City of Ghosts (2002)

Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Dillon, Matt | Caan, James | McElhone, Natascha | Depardieu, Gérard | Sereyvuth, Kem | Skarsgård, Stellan | Byrne, Rose | Andrews, Shawn | Sankhavesa, Chalee | Curry, Christopher | Campbell, Rob | Merklen, Bernard | Shearer, Jack | Fox, Kirk | Kyoza
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A con man flees to Southeast Asia when an international scam he was involved in goes sour. Suspecting he’s been double-crossed by his long-time mentor, he sets off to Cambodia for his promised cut. What he finds there is a mysterious and hostile environment where even the most polished criminal can end up on deadly ground.