Posts Tagged ‘slavery’

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Jones, James Earl | von Sydow, Max | Bergman, Sandahl | Davidson, Ben | Gava, Cassandra | Lopez, Gerry | Mako | Quennessen, Valérie | Smith, William | Barboo, Luis | Columbu, Franco | Foldvary, Leslie | Herman, Gary | Holmey, Erik
Directors: Milius, John
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A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.

Manderlay (2005)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: Denmark | France | Germany | Netherlands | Sweden | UK
Actors: Howard, Bryce Dallas | De Bankolé, Isaach | Glover, Danny | Dafoe, Willem | Abiteboul, Michaël | Bacall, Lauren | Barr, Jean-Marc | Bateman, Geoffrey | Bramly, Virgile | Brinkmann, Ruben | Croll, Doña | Davies, Jeremy | Gideon, Llewella | Hammond, Mona | Ginny Holder
Directors: von Trier, Lars
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In 1933, after leaving Dogville, while traveling with her father (Willem Dafoe) and his gangsters to the south of USA, Grace Margaret Mulligan (Bryce Dallas Howard) sees a slave ready to be punished in a property called Manderlay. The slavery had been abolished seventy years ago, and Grace becomes revolted with the attitude of the owners of Manderlay, keeping slaves in their cotton fields and following predetermined despicable rules called “Mam’s Law”. Grace decides to stay with some gangsters in Manderlay and give notions of democracy to the slaves and to the white family. When harvest time comes, Grace sees the social and economical reality of Manderlay.

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Wahlberg, Mark | Roth, Tim | Bonham Carter, Helena | Duncan, Michael Clarke | Giamatti, Paul | Warren, Estella | Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki | Warner, David | Kristofferson, Kris | Avari, Erick | Elliott, Lucas | Parke, Evan | Shadix, Glenn | Shen, Freda Foh | Ellis, Chris
Directors: Burton, Tim
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It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a “routine” reconnaissance mission. But an aburupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari (Helena Bonham-Carter) and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet’s Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind’s past - and the key to its future.

Prince of Egypt, The (1998)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Kilmer, Val | Fiennes, Ralph | Pfeiffer, Michelle | Bullock, Sandra | Goldblum, Jeff | Glover, Danny | Stewart, Patrick | Mirren, Helen | Martin, Steve | Short, Martin
Directors: Wells, Simon | Chapman, Brenda | Hickner, Steve
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Egypt, eons of years ago: Pharao Seti commands all male hebrew babies to be drowned. A desperate mother places her son in a basket and lets the Hebrew god guide it along its way on the river. The basket is found by the Queen, and Moses is brought up as a brother to the heir of the throne, Ramses. Years later, the brothers, who grew up happily and wealthy, are split by Moses’ recognition of his true heritage and the suppressing system his brother is about to inherit, willing to carry it on. Fleeing from the city in despair, Moses finds himself being called by God. He is given the task of being the messenger in order to free the Hebrews and to lead them into a country where milk and honey flow.

Stargate (1994)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Russell, Kurt | Spader, James | Lindfors, Viveca | Cruz, Alexis | Avital, Mili | Rippy, Leon | Diehl, John | Lauchu, Carlos | Hounsou, Djimon | Avari, Erick | Stewart, French | Loffler, Gianin | Davidson, Jaye | Fields, Christopher John | Webster, Derek
Directors: Emmerich, Roland
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A giant structure found in the desert has studied by various scientist for nearly fifty years and are no where near discovering what it is. Until Daniel jackson, a language expert deciphers and reveals that it’s a Stargate. He also discovers how to make it work. They then learn that it’s some kind interstellar transport device. Now a group of soldiers led by despondent Colonel Jack O’Neill go to the planet, also accompanying them is Jackson, who said that he can reactivate the Stargate to send them back but he forgot to mention that he needs to find the symbols and they can’t find anything, so it appears that they are trapped. And if that isn’t enough, some aliens arrive and capture them and have nefarious plans for Earth.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Neeson, Liam | McGregor, Ewan | Portman, Natalie | Lloyd, Jake | August, Pernilla | Oz, Frank | McDiarmid, Ian | Ford Davies, Oliver | Quarshie, Hugh | Best, Ahmed | Daniels, Anthony | Baker, Kenny | Stamp, Terence | Blessed, Brian | Secombe, Andrew
Directors: Lucas, George
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This First Episode follows the young years of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). The friendship of Obi-wan Kenobi, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn are also central aspects. And the beginning of the rise to power of Senator Palpatine to Emperor.

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.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ford, Harrison | Capshaw, Kate | Quan, Jonathan Ke | Puri, Amrish | Seth, Roshan | Stone, Philip | Chiao, Roy | Yip, David | Young, Rick | Kahjoo, Chua | Ngui, Rex | Tan, Philip | Aykroyd, Dan | Mitamura, Dr. Akio | Yama, Michael
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Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is back in action in the 2nd Indy film. He teams up with a night club singer and a 12 year old named Short Round. They end up in an Indian village, where the people believe evil spirits have taken their children away after a sacred stone was stolen. Indiana agrees to try and retrieve the stone for the villagers.

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Armstrong, Curtis | Chan, Jackie | Wilson, Owen | Liu, Lucy | Merrill, Brandon | Yuan, Roger | Berkeley, Xander | Yu, Rongguang | Cui, Ya Hi | Chen, Eric | Connery, Jason | Goggins, Walton | Dorval, Adrien | Báez, Rafael | Grant, Stacy | Luyben, Kate
Directors: Tom Dey
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A 19th century Western. Chon Wang is a clumsy Imperial Guard to the Emperor of China. When Princess Pei Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden City, Wang feels personally responsible and insists on joining the guards sent to rescue the Princess, who has been whisked away to the United States. In Nevada and hot on the trail of the kidnappers, Wang is separated from the group and soon finds himself an unlikely partner with Roy O’Bannon, a small time robber with delusions of grandeur. Together, the two forge onto one misadventure after another.

Gladiator (2000)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Crowe, Russell | Phoenix, Joaquin | Nielsen, Connie | Reed, Oliver | Harris, Richard | Jacobi, Derek | Hounsou, Djimon | Schofield, David | Shrapnel, John | Arana, Tomas | Moeller, Ralf | Clark, Spencer Treat | Hemmings, David | Flanagan, Tommy | Thorsen, Sven-Ole
Directors: Scott, Ridley
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Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.