Posts Tagged ‘romantic-rivalry’

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mirren, Helen | Holmes, Katie | Tambor, Jeffrey | Watson, Barry | Coughlan, Marisa | Stauber, Liz | McKean, Michael | Ringwald, Molly | Fox, Vivica A. | White, John Patrick | Gant, Robert | Winokur, Marissa Jaret | Glenar, Cameron | Heitz, Alan | Klugman, Brian
Directors: Williamson, Kevin
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Leigh Ann Watson is a teenage student at Grandsboro High. An “A” in history would make her valedictorian and get her a scholarship to Harvard. When she turns in her history project, a 365 day diary of a girl accused in the Salem witch trials, a 6 month effort, she receives a “C” from history teacher Mrs. Tingle, the meanest teacher at Grandsboro High. This gives an opportunity for Marybeth Carter, a rival student, to achieve an “A” and become valedictorian. As Leigh Ann tries to catch up doing extra credit by setting up graduation seating with her best friend, Jo Lynn, history class failure Luke Churner, enters with Mrs. Tingle’s final exam cheat sheet. Leigh Ann is caught with it and Mrs. Tingle threatens to tell the Principal about it. The result would have been expulsion, so the trio of teenagers attempt to regain Leigh Ann’s innocence by reasoning with Mrs. Tingle. When their attempt fails, they attack Mrs. Tingle and tie her to her bed. Is there a possible way to prove Leigh Ann innocent?

Razor’s Edge, The (1946)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Power, Tyrone | Tierney, Gene | Payne, John | Baxter, Anne | Webb, Clifton | Marshall, Herbert | Watson, Lucile | Latimore, Frank | Lanchester, Elsa | Kortner, Fritz | Wengraf, John | Humphreys, Cecil | Pilcer, Harry | Wright Sr., Cobina | Adrian, George
Directors: Goulding, Edmund
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Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who has tried in vain to reignite Larry’s interest in her.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: UK
Actors: Alexander, David | Hinds, Ciarán | Pace, Lee | Payne, Tom | Potter, Tim | Ryan, Matt | Strong, Mark | Zinal, Mo | Mansfield, Chris
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Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.

Notebook, The (2004)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ivey, Tim | Rowlands, Gena | DuPois, Starletta | Garner, James | Thomas, Anthony-Michael Q. | Grady, Ed | Amber, Renée | Echols, Jennifer | Knight, Geoffrey | Connolly, Kevin | Gosling, Ryan | Wahlquist, Heather | McAdams, Rachel | Schaff, Andrew | Shelly, Matt
Directors: Cassavetes, Nick
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An old man in a nursing home reads a story to an old woman each day. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. They met one evening at a carnival many years ago. Allie’s parents separate Noah and Allie. They disapprove of Noah’s lack of wealth, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. In a local newspaper, Noah’s picture catches Allie’s eye. He is standing in front of a fully restored, 200 year old home. The article is filled with praise for his accomplishments. Allie’s heart nearly bursts. The last time she saw this house it was a rotted decaying shamble. She stood enfolded in Noah’s arms in the great entryway and listened to his plans to buy and restore this house. Just the way she wanted it. With her love for Noah still alive, the picture pulls at her heart. She has to go back, see if Noah is okay, and tell him about her marriage. They both think the echo deep in their hearts, the one that has lasted all these years, is not shared by the other. The cry they could not stifle. It wasn’t over for me.

Stardust (2007)

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Cox, Charlie | Danes, Claire | De Niro, Robert | Miller, Sienna | Pfeiffer, Michelle | Flemyng, Jason | Barnes, Ben | Burns, Mark | Buxton, Adam | Cavill, Henry | Curran, Jake | David, Elwin 'Chopper' | Ellis, Frank | Everett, Rupert | Fletcher, Dexter
Directors: Vaughn, Matthew
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“Stardust,” based on the best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Charles Vess, takes audiences on an adventure that begins in a village in England and ends up in a magical world. A young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) tries to win the heart of village beauty Victoria (Sienna Miller) by promising to bring her a falling star. His journey takes him beyond the walls of his village to a mysterious and forbidden land.

When Tristan finds the star, he is stunned to discover that it is, not a lump of meteoric rock, but an angry, injured girl named Yvaine (Claire Danes) – who has no desire to be dragged across the world and presented to anyone’s girlfriend. But Tristan is not the only one seeking the star. A dying king’s (Peter O’Toole) four sons – not to mention the ghosts of their three dead brothers – all need the star as they vie for the throne. Three evil witches, led by the murderous Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer) seek the star’s heart to make them young again.
Tristan and Yvaine are forced to flee together, encountering the captain of a flying pirate ship (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader named Ferdy the Fence (Ricky Gervais) along the way. As they travel Tristan discovers the meaning of true love, but does not realise he’s leading Yvaine into even more danger…

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Milland, Ray | Wayne, John | Goddard, Paulette | Massey, Raymond | Preston, Robert | Overman, Lynne | Hayward, Susan | Bickford, Charles | Hampden, Walter | Beavers, Louise | O'Driscoll, Martha | Risdon, Elisabeth | Hopper, Hedda | Kilian, Victor | Polk, Oscar
Directors: DeMille, Cecil B.
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In 1840, there’s work on the Florida Keys for honest salvagers (like the Claibornes) and outright pirates like King Cutler, who bribes sailors to cause wrecks. When Capt. Stuart’s ship is wrecked, Loxi Claiborne rescues him, falls for him, and travels to Charleston to convince the owners the wreck wasn’t his fault; company lawyer Steve Tolliver returns with them to Key West to investigate. Tolliver and Stuart’s rivalry for Loxi’s hand complicates their swashbuckling adventures in pursuit of Cutler, ending in a trial and a dangerous dive for evidence.

Weather Man, The (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Cage, Nicolas | Caine, Michael | Davis, Hope | de la Peña, Gemmenne | Hoult, Nicholas | Rispoli, Michael | Bellows, Gil | McConnell, Judith | Marrs, Chris | Facklis, Dina | Brooks, DeAnna N.J. | Moody, Sia A. | Van Swearingen, Guy | Pina, Alejandro | Bubala, Jackson
Directors: Verbinski, Gore
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Clever and insightful movie on the subject of growing-up in upper middle class America. Dave Spritz, a weatherman without meteorological qualifications in Chicago, is confronted with his own rage that life hasn’t proceeded as he had planned. A talented man who finds it difficult to see his own talent because he compares himself with his Pulitzer winning, distant father is at a low ebb. Not to mention that “fans” delight in recognizing him on the street and throwing food at him. The other problems in his life, an angry ex-wife, a daughter bullied at school and a son just leaving rehab don’t help. And Spritz would really rather just think about sex. Through finding a hobby, connecting with his dying father and standing by his kids we see the character grow and become a hero.

Edtv (1999)

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: McConaughey, Matthew | Elfman, Jenna | Harrelson, Woody | Kirkland, Sally | Landau, Martin | DeGeneres, Ellen | Reiner, Rob | Hopper, Dennis | Hurley, Elizabeth | Goldberg, Adam | Davis, Viveka | Howard, Clint | Blake, Geoffrey | Boggs, Gail | Byrne, Jenna
Directors: Howard, Ron
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Cynthia, TV producer, has an idea about how to save the station: A normal person’s life should be broadcasted 24 hours a day. “Ed TV” is born the second her eye falls on Ed Pekurny, a sympathetic Joe Sixpack. After the first week on air Eds fame grows and grows, but conflicts break open: His brother Ray publishes a very negative book about Ed, who now dates Ray’s ex; Ed’s parent’s partnership problematics are broadcasted nationwide and a very attractive and seducing model uses innocent Ed to raise her own fame. Also, Ed’s contract proves to be unquittable, so that Ed Pekurny suddenly can see the golden bars around his cage. But in a country that switches the TV set on for breakfast and off for bedtime, nearly everything can happen - and people can be counted on.

Bandits (2001)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Willis, Bruce | Thornton, Billy Bob | Blanchett, Cate | Garity, Troy | O'Byrne, Brian F. | Travis, Stacey | Slayton, Bobby | Jones, January | Skye, Azura | Miley, Peggy | Converse-Roberts, William | Riehle, Richard | Mercurio, Micole | Burkholder, Scott | Burch, Anthony
Directors: Levinson, Barry
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A charismatic convict (Bruce Willis) and a hypochondriac inmate (Billy Bob Thornton) break out of prison in a cement truck and immediately start a bank robbing spree. Becoming known as the “Sleepover Bandits”, the two kidnap bank managers the night before their robbery, spend the night with their families, and then all go to the bank in the morning to get the dough. Using a dim-witted stunt man (Troy Garrity) as their getaway driver and lookout, the three successfully pull off several jobs that gets them recognition on a tv show about America’s criminals. When a bored housewife (Cate Blanchett) with a failing marriage decides to runaway, she ends up in the hands of the criminals. Initially attracted to Willis, she nonetheless also ends up in bed with Thornton and a confused romantic relationship begins. Continuing along with their spree, the bandits hit the wall when the bank managers realize that they are non-violent and therefore no threat to them or their employees. This leads to one more big score at the Alamo Bank, where in the very opening scenes, things appear to go awry.

Click (2006)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Sandler, Adam | Beckinsale, Kate | Walken, Christopher | Cain, Katheryn
Directors: Coraci, Frank
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The architect Michael Newman has a typical middle-class family with his lovely and gorgeous wife Donna and their son Ben and daughter Samantha, and a constant visit of his parents. However, Michael is workaholic and under stress, trying to satisfy his boss with overwork and get a partnership in his company, giving priority to his work and neglecting the family issues. When the tired Michael goes to a department store to buy an universal remote control, he rests on a bed and he meets the weird salesman Morty that offers him a remote control capable of controlling his own universe. Michael uses too much and loses the control of the device, having his own life controlled by the remote control. Then Michael sees the worthwhile parts of his personal life he missed while working, and in the end of his life he lately concludes that the family comes first.