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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: France | UK | USA
Actors: Cage, Nicolas | Shue, Elisabeth | Sands, Julian | Lewis, Richard | Weber, Steven | Adams, Kim | Procter, Emily | Regen, Stuart | Golino, Valeria | Beckel, Graham | Henderson, Al | Bhatia, Shashi | Lowell, Carey | Lange, Anne | Kopache, Thomas
Directors: Figgis, Mike
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Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Quaid, Dennis | Gyllenhaal, Jake | Rossum, Emmy | Mihok, Dash | Sanders, Jay O. | Ward, Sela | Nichols, Austin | Smith, Arjay | Tomita, Tamlyn | Roiz, Sasha | Holm, Ian | Sharara, Nassim | Alacchi, Carl | Welsh, Kenneth | Samah, Michael A.
Directors: Emmerich, Roland
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This movie takes a big-budget, special-effects-filled look at what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and disaster, including multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age. At the center of the story is a paleoclimatologist (a scientist who studies the ways weather patterns changed in the past), Professor Jack Hall (Quaid), who tries to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam (Gyllenhaal), who was in New York City as part of a scholastic competition, when the city was overwhelmed by the chilling beginnings of the new Ice Age. In addition to all of the other challenges Dr. Hall faces, he’s also going against the flow as humanity races south to warmer climes, and he’s nearly the only one going north…

Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Chan, Jackie | Tucker, Chris | Lone, John | Zhang, Ziyi | Sanchez, Roselyn | Yulin, Harris | King, Alan | Tsang, Kenneth | Lo Cicero, Lisa | Melancon, Meiling | Q, Maggie | Chan, Patricia | Coloma, Gelbert | Lin, Lucy | Lu, Cindy
Directors: Ratner, Brett
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It’s vacation time for Det. James Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot by L.A. crime boss Steven Reign and Triad Ricky Tan, an ex-cop who played a mysterious part in the death of Det. Lee’s father. Throw in a power struggle between Tan and the gorgeous but dangerous Hu Li and the boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella. Then again, it may turn up more excitement than Carter was looking for during his vacation.

Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Gertz, Jami | Hannah, Daryl | Marshall, Garry | Piven, Jeremy | Roberts, Doris | Sabara, Daryl | Miller, Larry | Hines, Cheryl | Benjamin, Richard | Jefferies, Marc John | Hines, Tom | Jenkins, Carter | Taylor, Sandra | Cosgrove, Miranda | Robertson, Brittany
Directors: Marshall, Scott
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In toney Brentwood, Benjamin Fiedler prepares for his bar mitzvah; trouble is, he understands neither its meaning nor the Hebrew, and his parents (particularly his successful-agent father) are planning the most lavish party possible. Benjamin wants his dad to give him some space, so he gets an idea: to invite his grandfather, who left the family years ago and for whom Benjamin’s dad has an intense dislike, to come two weeks early. Thanks in part to grandpa - and to the immediate family’s love - Benjamin may have a shot at figuring out what it means to be a man.

Commando (1985)

Friday, October 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Chong, Rae Dawn | Hedaya, Dan | Wells, Vernon | Olson, James | Kelly, David Patrick | Milano, Alyssa | Duke, Bill | Snyder, Drew | Wyatt, Sharon | Delano, Michael | Minor, Bob | Adams, Michael | Cervantes, Gary | Juliano, Lenny
Directors: Lester, Mark L.
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A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix’ friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix’ unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand.

Must Love Dogs (2005)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Lane, Diane | Cusack, John | Perkins, Elizabeth | Plummer, Christopher | Mulroney, Dermot | Channing, Stockard | Hillis, Ali | Henke, Brad William | Gonzalo, Julie | Howerton, Glenn | Shenkman, Ben | Spiro, Jordana | Trutner, Kirk | Webster, Victor | Spound, Michael
Directors: Goldberg, Gary David
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The preschool teacher Sarah (Diane Lane) divorced from her beloved husband eight moths ago, but she is still very vulnerable and alone. Her family presses her to find a new Mr. Right, and her sister Carol (Elizabeth Perkins) puts her profile on the site PerfectMatch.com. She has blind dates with odd guys, but she particularly likes Jake (John Cusack), who divorced three months ago and still misses his former wife. Jake likes her too, but Sarah has one night stand with Bob (Dermot Mulroney), the father of one of her students, and Jake gives-up on her. Later Sarah finds that Jake is her perfect match.

Iron Man (2008)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Downey Jr., Robert | Howard, Terrence | Bridges, Jeff | Paltrow, Gwyneth | Bibb, Leslie | Toub, Shaun | Tahir, Faran | Badreya, Sayed | Smitrovich, Bill | Gregg, Clark | Guinee, Tim | Lyman, Will | Khan, Marco | Foster, Kevin | Noel, Garret
Directors: Favreau, Jon
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Tony Stark is the complete playboy who also happens to be an engineering genius. While in Afghanistan demonstrating a new missile he’s captured and wounded. His captors want him to assemble a missile for them but instead he creates an armored suit and a means to prevent his death from the shrapnel left in his chest by the attack. He uses the armored suit to escape. Back in the U.S. he announces his company will cease making weapons and he begins work on an updated armored suit only to find that Obadiah Stane, his second in command at Stark industries has been selling Stark weapons to the insurgents. He uses his new suit to return to Afghanistan to destroy the arms and then to stop Shane from misusing his research.

Redbelt (2008)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Addiss, Jeffrey | Alfieri, Joseph | Allen, Tim | Barcellos, Douglas | Bator, Craig Collington | Cable, Matt | Canfield, Ryan Everett | Cantillo, Jose Pablo | Couture, Randy | DeCastro, Steve | Ejiofor, Chiwetel | Fair, Justin | Farrell, Scott | Fitzgerald, Hugh | Goldberg, Mike
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A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

I Am Sam (2001)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Penn, Sean | Schiff, Richard | Silverman, Brad | Rosenberg, Joseph | DeSantis, Stanley | Hutchison, Doug | Jenkins, Ken | Lucero, Mason | Paulin, Scott | Cooper, Bobby | Silver, Michael B. | Bebak, Chase MacKenzie | Weigel, Rafer | Spiner, Brent | Schwartz, David Nathan
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Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches age 7 herself, Sam’s limitations start to become a problem at school; she’s intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison into taking his case pro bono. In the process, he teaches her a great deal about love, and whether it’s really all you need.

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Cumming, Alan | Ventresca, Vincent | Theroux, Justin | Vargas, Jacob | Dickson, Neil | Callahan, E.J. | Phifer, Zack | Goldin, Ricky Paull | Skyler, Robb | D, Deezer | Rogers, Kivi | McGregor, Brian | Wilson, Victor | Keeley, Paul | Pasqualone, Rick
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Romy and Michele are two former schoolmates who have also been roommates for ten years after the time they graduated, and their lives are far from successful, they can’t even get a date. As the 10-year class reunion approaches they try to do something to make an impression on other former schoolmates and finally decide to act as though they are very rich business women who invented Post-Its.