Posts Tagged ‘soccer’

Football Factory, The (2004)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Dyer, Danny | Harper, Frank | Hassan, Tamer | Manookian, Roland | Maskell, Neil | Sutton, Dudley | Foreman, Jamie | Denham, Tony | McNab, Calum | Junkin, John | Linfield, Sophie | Tointon, Kara | Hallak, Michele | Naylor, Daniel | Egan, Alison
Directors: Love, Nick
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The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they’re not good enough and using thier fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together. Shot in documentery style with the energy and vibrancy of handheld, The Football Factory is frightingly real yet full of painful humour as the four characters extreme thoughts and actions unfold before us.

Kung fu (2004)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy
Countries: China | Hong Kong
Actors: Chow, Stephen | Feng, Xiaogang | Yuen, Wah | Zhi Hua, Dong | Chan, Kwok Kuen | Lam, Chi Chung | Yuen, Qiu | Tin, Kai Man | Jia, Kang Xi | Fung, Stephen | Huang, Sheng Yi | Lam, Suet | Yuen, Cheung-Yan | Chiu, Chi Ling | Xing, Yu
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Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious “Axe Gang.” Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Princess Diaries, The (2001)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Andrews, Julie | Hathaway, Anne | Elizondo, Hector | Matarazzo, Heather | Moore, Mandy | Goodall, Caroline | Schwartzman, Robert | von Detten, Erik | Flueger, Patrick | O'Bryan, Sean | Oh, Sandra | Marshall, Kathleen | Burbano, Mindy | Smith, Kimleigh | Garrison, Beth Anne
Directors: Marshall, Garry
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A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne. While Mia makes up her mind, she’s pressed into taking princess lessons from her grandmother.

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: Canada | Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Ford, Harrison | Spruell, Sam | Stebbings, Peter | Camargo, Christian | Podhora, Roman | Redford, Sam | Nicolson, Steve | Neeson, Liam | Issyanov, Ravil | Woodward, Tim | Shrapnel, Lex | Benson, Shaun | Holden-Reid, Kristen | Chepovetsky, Dmitry | Redman, Christopher | Runyan, Tygh
Directors: Bigelow, Kathryn
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The story of USSR’s first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine’s crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.

Game of Their Lives, The (2005)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Drama | History | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Butler, Gerard | Bentley, Wes | Jenik, Richard | Rodan, Jay | Mandylor, Louis | Jean-Louis, Jimmy | Bryan, Zachery Ty | Vargas, Nelson | Rhys-Davies, John | Rossdale, Gavin | Bertrand, Maria | Kinney, Terry | Erker, Joe
Directors: Anspaugh, David
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In 1950, few soccer players in the United States played the game with any particular degree of expertise. Most Americans had heard about the soccer only by hearsay, even though it was the world’s most popular sport, and when the United States was invited to compete in the World Cup in Brazil, the country turned out to have no soccer team to call their own. The U.S. set out to recruit players in the soccer breeding ground of St. Louis, Missouri, where they found a group of young friends with almost absolute lack of an appropriate experience, only an unabashed love of the game.

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Fox, Michael J. | Davis, Geena | Laurie, Hugh | Lipnicki, Jonathan | Hoelck, Anna | Hoelck, Ashley | Lane, Nathan | Griffith, Melanie | Woods, James | Zahn, Steve | Jefferies, Marc John | Massagli, Angelo | Doughan, Jim | Garrett, Brad | McCarty, Conan
Directors: Minkoff, Rob
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Stuart’s mother is being over-protective of him, especially when he narrowly escapes injury in a soccer game. His big brother George has also made a new friend, Will, so Stuart is feeing lonely. Stuart rescues a canary, Margalo, from a falcon; she moves in with the Littles. One day, Margalo is nowhere to be found, so Stuart and Snowbell set out across the city to find her while George covers for Stuart (the first time he’s had to lie).

Trainspotting (1996)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: McGregor, Ewan | Bremner, Ewen | Miller, Jonny Lee | McKidd, Kevin | Carlyle, Robert | Macdonald, Kelly | Mullan, Peter | Cosmo, James | Nicholas, Eileen | Vidler, Susan | Lynch, Pauline | Henderson, Shirley | McQuarrie, Stuart | Welsh, Irvine | Winton, Dale
Directors: Boyle, Danny
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A wild, freeform, Rabelaisian trip through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how the latter affects his relationship with family and friends: Sean Connery wannabe Sick Boy, dimbulb Spud, psycho Begbie, 14-year-old girlfriend Diane, and clean-cut athlete Tommy, who’s never touched drugs but can’t help being curious about them…

Pacifier, The (2005)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Family | Thriller
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Diesel, Vin | Graham, Lauren | Ford, Faith | Snow, Brittany | Thieriot, Max | Potter, Chris | Kane, Carol | Garrett, Brad | York, Morgan | Hoover, Kegan | Hoover, Logan | Vink, Bo | Vink, Luke | Donovan, Tate | Thompson, Scott
Directors: Shankman, Adam
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The film is the story of an undercover agent who, after failing to protect an important government scientist, learns the man’s family is in danger. In an effort to redeem himself, he agrees to take care of the man’s children only to discover that child care is his toughest mission yet.

She’s the Man (2006)

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
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Directors: Fickman, Andy
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Here’s the thing Viola’s soccer team at Cornwall got cut so she wanted to join the boys team, but they did not allow. So she thought “If you can’t join them, beat them”. And so she does, she disguises herself as her twin brother Sebastian, and goes out for the Illyria Boys Soccer Team. But she didn’t plan falling in love with her roommate Duke. But the thing is Duke has his eye on Olivia. The thing that makes matters worse Olivia starts to fall for Sebastian who actually is a girl and she/he has a sensitive side. If things couldn’t get more problematical the real Sebastian (who is in London working on his music) comes home early. He arrives on campus and has no clue that he was replaced by his twin sister.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport
Countries: Germany | UK
Actors: Nagra, Parminder | Knightley, Keira | Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan | Kher, Anupam | Panjabi, Archie | Lewis, Shaznay | Harper, Frank | Stevenson, Juliet | Khan, Shaheen | Chana, Ameet | Shah, Pooja | Virk, Paven | Kalidas, Preeya | Farley, Trey | Chaudhry, Saraj
Directors: Chadha, Gurinder
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A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women’s football, from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional soccer. Heart-stopping talent doesn’t seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti.