Posts Tagged ‘corporal-punishment’

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Williams, Robin | Leonard, Robert Sean | Hawke, Ethan | Charles, Josh | Hansen, Gale | Kussman, Dylan | Ruggiero, Allelon | Waterston, James | Lloyd, Norman | Smith, Kurtwood | Belver, Carla | Pownall, Leon | Martin, George | Aufiery, Joe | Carey, Matt
Directors: Weir, Peter
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Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.

Joe the King (1999)

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Tambakis, Peter Anthony | Feretic, Travis J. | Styx, Benjamin | Kilmer, Val | Bergenstock, Rob | Fleiss, Noah | Bright, Richard | Leguizamo, John | Taylor, Michael | Whaley, Robert | Ligosh, Max | Costa, James | Levine, Craig | De Felitta, Raymond | McNamara, Jack
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A destitute 14 year old (Noah Fleiss) struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother’s (Karen Young) hands, harsher abuse at his father’s (Val Kilmer), and a growing separation from his slightly older brother (Max Ligosh). Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to pay off some of his father’s debts and to replace his mother’s records that his father smashed in a fit of temper, Joe gets no thanks…

Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A (1985)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Patton, Mark | Myers, Kim | Rusler, Robert | Gulager, Clu | Lange, Hope | Bell, Marshall | Fee, Melinda O. | McFadden, Tom | Walsh, Sydney | Englund, Robert | Blackoff, Edward | Clark, Christie | Ward, Lyman | Bruce, Donna | Sprager, Hart
Directors: Sholder, Jack
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A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy’s sweetheart can master her fear.

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: UK
Actors: Palance, Jack | Terry, John | Bresslaw, Bernard | Charleson, Ray | O'Farrell, Peter | Sheppard, William Morgan | Quinn, Patricia | Campbell, Cheryl | Crosbie, Annette | MacColl, Catriona | Briant, Shane | Andrews, Harry | Benjamin, Christopher | Kinnear, Roy | Magee, Patrick
Directors: Marcel, Terry
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Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the “mind-sword” and recruiting a motley band of warriors: a giant, a dwarf, a one-armed man with a machine-crossbow and an elf with the fastest bow in the land; Hawk leads the battle against Voltan to free the land from the forces of evil and avenge his loved ones.

Basketball Diaries, The (1995)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Bracco, Lorraine | Sokol, Marilyn | Madio, James | McGaw, Patrick | Wahlberg, Mark | Cooper, Roy | Kirby, Bruno | Papiris, Jimmy | Gaetani, Nick | Chaplin, Alexander | Jorgensen, Ben | Mostel, Josh | Lewis, Juliette | Imperioli, Michael
Directors: Kalvert, Scott
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Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll’s epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim’s life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach (”Swifty”) who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin — all of these begin to encroach on young Jim’s dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother’s mounting concern for her son. He can’t go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim “picked up a game” now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.

Papillon (1973)

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: McQueen, Steve | Hoffman, Dustin | Jory, Victor | Gordon, Don | Zerbe, Anthony | Deman, Robert | Parfrey, Woodrow | Mumy, Bill | Coulouris, George | Assan, Ratna | Smithers, William | Avery, Val | Sierra, Gregory | Tayback, Vic | Watson, Mills
Directors: Schaffner, Franklin J.
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Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for ‘butterfly’ (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in ‘Guiane’ (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.

Glory (1989)

Friday, February 8th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Broderick, Matthew | Washington, Denzel | Elwes, Cary | Freeman, Morgan | Kennedy, Jihmi | Braugher, Andre | Finn, John | Leitch, Donovan | Cullum, JD | North, Alan | Gunton, Bob | De Young, Cliff | Baskous, Christian | Lee, RonReaco | Sanders, Jay O.
Directors: Zwick, Edward
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Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.

Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Holden, William | Hawkins, Jack | Guinness, Alec | Hayakawa, Sessue | Donald, James | Horne, Geoffrey | Morell, André | Williams, Peter | Boxer, John | Herbert, Percy | Goodwin, Harold | Sears, Ann | Okawa, Heihachiro | Katsumoto, Keiichiro | Chakrabandhu, M.R.B.
Directors: Lean, David
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The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of the Japanese commandant Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). He is an honorable but arrogant man, who is slowly revealed to be a deluded obsessive. He convinces himself that the bridge is a monument to British character, but actually is a monument to himself, and his insistence on its construction becomes a subtle form of collaboration with the enemy. Unknown to him, the Allies have sent a mission into the jungle, led by Warden (Jack Hawkins) and an American, Shears (William Holden), to blow up the bridge.

Lord of the Flies (1990)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Getty, Balthazar | Furrh, Chris | Pipoly, Danuel | Dale, James Badge | Taft, Andrew | Taft, Edward | Rule, Gary | Wells, Terry | MacDonald, Braden | Burgin, Angus | Zentz, Martin | Jacobs, Brian | Amabile, Vincent | Weinstein, David | Bell, Chuck
Directors: Hook, Harry
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Adapted from William Golding’s novel of the same name, this is the story of a group of military school boys who become stranded on an island. They are, however, not alone. To begin with their commander is dragged from the water by Ralph. It is after the commander becomes feverish and delusional that he runs away and the boys develop their own society, with frightening and powerful consequences.

Murder in the First (1995)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Slater, Christian | Bacon, Kevin | Oldman, Gary | Davidtz, Embeth | Macy, William H. | Tobolowsky, Stephen | Dourif, Brad | Ermey, R. Lee | Kirshner, Mia | Slack, Ben | Gierasch, Stefan | Sedgwick, Kyra | Bookston, Alex | Allan, Richie | Ritts, Herb
Directors: Rocco, Marc
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Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) was convicted for stealing 5$ from post office and sent to Alcatraz, the most secured jail for the most dangerous criminals. After a futile escape mission he was sent to dungeon and got out as a murderer after thousand days, though maximum 19 days in dungeon is the official punishment was allowed. He became scared and confused savage and killed one of the prisoners. It was a sure to lose case and so James Stamphill (Christian Slater), a fresh law graduate was appointed as his lawyer. But rest is history! Based on a true story, Murder in the first is a masterpiece by Marc Rocco shows how the dungeon of Alcatraz was shut down for ever!