Posts Tagged ‘punishment’

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.

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.

Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: McDowell, Malcolm | Magee, Patrick | Bates, Michael | Clarke, Warren | Clive, John | Corri, Adrienne | Duering, Carl | Farrell, Paul | Francis, Clive | Gover, Michael | Karlin, Miriam | Marcus, James | Morris, Aubrey | Quigley, Godfrey | Raynor, Sheila
Directors: Kubrick, Stanley
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In a futuristic Britain, a gang of teenagers go on the rampage every night, beating and raping helpless victims. After one of the boys quells an uprising in the gang, they knock him out and leave him for the police to find. He agrees to try “aversion therapy” to shorten his jail sentence. When he is eventually let out, he hates violence, but the rest of his gang members are still after him.

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Chow, Yun-Fat | Gong, Li | Chou, Jay | Liu, Ye | Ni, Dahong | Qin, Junjie | Li, Man | Chen, Jin
Directors: Zhang, Yimou
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China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor’s daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress’s health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor’s family from the Palace to a remote area. While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi (Chen Jin) are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai’s loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace.

Mission, The (1986)

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: UK
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Irons, Jeremy | McAnally, Ray | Quinn, Aidan | Lunghi, Cherie | Pickup, Ronald | Low, Chuck | Neeson, Liam | Moya, Bercelio | Ismare, Sigifredo | Ontiveros, Asuncion | Moya, Alejandrino | Berrigan, Daniel | Gray, Rolf | Guerrero, Álvaro
Directors: Joffé, Roland
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Father Gabriel ascends the mountains of Brazil to bring christianity to the natives. He is successful and brings about a golden age among them. Mendoza, a slaver, kills his brother in a fit of rage, and only Fr. Gabriel’s guidance prevents his suicide. Gabriel brings Mendoza to work at his mission with the natives, and Mendoza finds peace and asks to become a priest. The church , under pressure, cedes the land to the Portuguese which will allow slavers in again. Mendoza breaks his vows and organizes the natives to resist while Gabriel warns him to help them as a priest.

Passion of the Christ, The (2004)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Rosalinda Celentano | Rubini, Sergio | Caviezel, James | Morgenstern, Maia | Jivkov, Hristo | De Vito, Francesco | Bellucci, Monica | Sbragia, Mattia | Bertorelli, Toni | Lionello, Luca | Shopov, Hristo | Gerini, Claudia | Sartor, Fabio | Ferro, Giacinto | Mincer, Olek | Mokhtari, Sheila | Allocca, Lucio
Directors: Gibson, Mel
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The Passion of The Christ focusses on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth’s life. The film begins in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus has gone to pray after sitting the Last Supper. Jesus must resist the temptations of Satan. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, Jesus is then arrested and taken within the city walls of Jerusalem where leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy and his trial results in a condemnation to death.