Posts Tagged ‘military-training’

G.I. Jane (1997)

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Mortensen, Viggo | Stephen Ramsey | Gregg Bello | Vadim, David | Hopkins, Josh | Wilson, Scott | Higgins, John Michael | Morris Chestnun | David, Angel | Boyd Kestner | Bancroft, Anne | Moore, Demi | von Bargen, Daniel | Jenney, Lucinda | Beghe, Jason | Jim Caviezel | Gage, Kevin | Warshofsky, David
Directors: Scott, Ridley
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When a crusading chairperson of the military budget committee pressures the would be Navy secretary to begin full gender integration of the service, he offers the chance for a test case for a female trainee in the elite Navy SEALS commando force. Lt. Jordan O’Niel is given the assignment, but no one expects her to succeed in an inhumanly punishing regime that has a standard 60% dropout rate for men. However, O’Niel is determined to prove everyone wrong.

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.

Blood Diamond (2006)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Hounsou, Djimon | Connelly, Jennifer | Kuypers, Kagiso | Vosloo, Arnold | Coleman, Antony | Mabhena, Benu | Lukola, Anointing | Harewood, David | Wallace, Basil | Mistry, Jimi | Sheen, Michael | Weyers, Marius | Collins, Stephen | Mwine, Ntare
Directors: Zwick, Edward
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Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990’s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - an ex Mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon’s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

Hunted, The (2003)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jones, Tommy Lee | Del Toro, Benicio | Nielsen, Connie | Stefanson, Leslie | Finn, John | Zúñiga, José | Canada, Ron | Pellegrino, Mark | DeCone, Aaron | O'Quinn, Carrick | Chapman, Lonny | Linn, Rex | Velez, Eddie | Boyd, Jenna | Mackenzie, Alexander
Directors: Friedkin, William
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In the green woods of Silver Falls, Oregon, Aaron Hallam, a trained assassin AWOL from the Special Forces, keeps his own brand of wildlife vigil. After Hallam brutally slew four deer hunters in the area, FBI Special Agent Abby Durrell turns to L.T. Bonham— the one man who may be able to stop him. At first L.T. resists the mission. Snug in retirement, he’s closed off to his past, the years he spent in the Special Forces training soldiers to become skilled murderers. But when he realizes that these recent slaying is the work of a man he trained, he feels obligated to stop him. Accepting the assignment under the condition that he works alone, L.T. enters the woods, unarmed—plagued by memories of his best student and riddled with guilt for not responding to Aaron’s tortured letters to him as he began to slip over the edge of sanity. Furious as he is with his former mentor for ignoring his pleas for help, Aaron knows that he and L.T. share a tragic bond that is unbreakable. And, even as they go into their final combat against each other, neither can say with certainty who is the hunted and who is the hunter.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Crowe, Russell | Bettany, Paul | D'Arcy, James | Woodall, Edward | Larkin, Chris | Pirkis, Max | Randall, Jack | Benitz, Max | Ingleby, Lee | Pates, Richard | Pugh, Robert | McCabe, Richard | Mercer, Ian | Dolan, Tony | Threlfall, David
Directors: Weir, Peter
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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Russell Crowe brings great intensity to the role of Captain Jack Aubrey. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story to get to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. Paul Bettany offers a strong performance as the surgeon and naturalist who balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain’s friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together. The horrors of the injuries from the war are frequently implied, but vividly depicted in the reactions of the characters.

Spartan (2004)

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Andrew Davoli | Greif, Stephen | Bell, Kristen | Lauren Bowles | Texada, Tia | Luke, Derek | Kilmer, Val | Campbell, Jeremie | Jennings, Garth | Smith, Lionel Mark | Messner, Johnny | LaCentra, Chris | Magno, Renato | FitzGerald, Mark | Mamet, Tony | Gregg, Clark | Butler, Ron | Culp, Steven | Guastaferro, Vincent
Directors: Mamet, David
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A “lone wolf” U.S. government secret agent, Scott( Kilmer), is assigned the task of rescuing the kidnapped daughter (Bell) of a high ranking government figure, only to discover along the way a larger, more sinister plot.

Valiant (2005)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | War
Countries: UK
Actors: McGregor, Ewan | Gervais, Ricky | Curry, Tim | Broadbent, Jim | Laurie, Hugh | Hurt, John | Torrens, Pip | Mayall, Rik | Williams, Olivia | Ross, Jonathan | Lonsdale, Brian | Roberts, Dan | Schlingmann, Michael | Horgan, Sharon
Directors: Chapman, Gary
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The animated comedy tells the story of a lowly wood pigeon named Valiant, who overcomes his small size to become a hero in Great Britain’s Royal Air Force Homing Pigeon Service during World War II. The RHPS advanced the Allied cause by flying vital messages about enemy movements across the English Channel, whilst evading brutal attacks by the enemy’s Falcon Brigade.

Forrest Gump (1994)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Hanks, Tom | Wright Penn, Robin | Sinise, Gary | Williamson, Mykelti | Field, Sally | Williams, Rebecca | Humphreys, Michael Conner | Herthum, Harold G. | Kelly, George | Penny, Bob | Randall, John | Anderson, Sam | Moorer, Margo | Telech, Ione M. | Seabrook, Christine
Directors: Zemeckis, Robert
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The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950’s through the 1970’s including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he’s too stupid to realize the significance of his actions. Forrest becomes representative of the baby boomer generation having walked through life blindly.