Posts Tagged ‘texas’

Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976)

Friday, March 28th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: George, Chief Dan | Locke, Sondra | McKinney, Bill | Vernon, John | Trueman, Paula | Bottoms, Sam | Keams, Geraldine | Parfrey, Woodrow | Jameson, Joyce | Wooley, Sheb | Dano, Royal | Clark, Matt | Verros, John | Sampson, Will
Directors: Eastwood, Clint
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Josey Wales is a peaceful farmer in the days near the end of the Civil War. After his home is burned and his family murdered, he hardens into a human bullet - dedicated to destroying the renegades who took his “life.” He joins a band of unreconstructed rebel guerilla fighters who continue to fight the Union - even after the official surrender of the Confederacy - an action which makes them, legally, outlaws. Josey is driven by vengeance, but after a while, that’s not enough. Back before his own personal Holocaust, he had been a builder - of home, family, farm, and life. And no matter how much ice he’s wrapped himself in, down inside there’s still the soul of a living man. While Wales exists, he’s pulled by this hidden yearning to Live. Each day offers him chances to remember, to assuage his yearning, to begin again. And the movie shows us how Josey Wales - a mere seeker of vengeance - learns to live again, rededicated to the values he chose so long ago.

Planet Terror (2007)

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Genres: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: McGowan, Rose | Rodríguez, Freddy | Brolin, Josh | Shelton, Marley | Fahey, Jeff | Biehn, Michael | Rodriguez, Rebel | Willis, Bruce | Andrews, Naveen | Mechoso, Julio Oscar | Ferguson, Stacy | Katt, Nicky | Nguyen, Hung | Conti, Cecilia | Nix, Tommy
Directors: Rodriguez, Robert
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After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called “sickos” threaten to take over the whole town and the world.

In Cold Blood (1967)

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Blake, Robert | Wilson, Scott | Forsythe, John | Stewart, Paul | O'Loughlin, Gerald S. | Corey, Jeff | Gallaudet, John | Flavin, James | McGraw, Charles | Geer, Will | McLiam, John | Storey, Ruth | Currin, Brenda | Hough, Paul | Taylor, Vaughn
Directors: Brooks, Richard
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Truman Capote wrote the ‘non-fiction novel’ from which the film is drawn, using the novelist’s craft to render reality. The reality was that at two a.m. on November 15, 1959 in the rural town of Holcomb, Kansas, the four members of the Clutter family were roused from their sleep, bound and gagged, and then brutally murdered by two unknown assailants. After the latters’ capture, sentencing and imprisonment prior to execution, Capote researched the case thoroughly, spent weeks talking with the prisoners, Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, jurors, police, friends and neighbors, trying to unearth why such a senseless act was committed, and what society’s response might have been.

Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The (2005)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Crime | Drama | Western
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Jones, Tommy Lee | Pepper, Barry | Cedillo, Julio | Yoakam, Dwight | Jones, January | Leo, Melissa | Bauche, Vanessa | Helm, Levon | Rodriguez, Mel | Suárez, Cecilia | Guadalupe, Ignacio | Campero, René | Pareja, Juan Gabriel | Pérez, Hugo | Torres, Angelina
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A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn’s town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.

Astronaut Farmer, The (2006)

Friday, October 19th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Thornton, Billy Bob | Madsen, Virginia | Thieriot, Max | Polish, Jasper | Polish, Logan | Dern, Bruce | Polish, Mark | Gries, Jon | Nelson, Tim Blake | Lopez, Sal | J.K. Simmons | Kiersten Warren | Overton, Rick | Edson, Richard | Eberle, Elise
Directors: Polish, Michael
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Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he’s an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he’s built and wants to take into space. It’s his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel; the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan - it’s post-9/11, after all. His wife is angry when she finds out their bank is initiating foreclosure. Charlie fears failure and decides, precipitously, to launch. Are twenty-first century American dreams just a sign of insanity? Are those who believe in dreamers only fools?

Longest Yard, The (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Cox, Courteney | Schneider, Rob | Fichtner, William | Cromwell, James | Sandler, Adam | Rock, Chris | Reynolds, Burt | Nelly | Irvin, Michael | Williamson, Walter | Goldberg, Bill | Crews, Terry | Sapp, Bob | Turturro, Nicholas | Singh, Dalip | Sebastian, Lobo | Diaz, Joey | Reevis, Steve | Kelly, David Patrick
Directors: Segal, Peter
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Paul “Wrecking” Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul’s athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It’s only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they’re up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.

Border, The (1982)

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Nicholson, Jack | Keitel, Harvey | Perrine, Valerie | Oates, Warren | Carrillo, Elpidia | Wilcox, Shannon | Viescas, Manuel | Morris, Jeff | Gomez, Mike | Blocker, Dirk | Chapman, Lonny | Pickren, Stacey | Levine, Floyd | Jeter, James | Fudge, Alan
Directors: Richardson, Tony
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A border agent involved in drug smuggling decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman’s baby is put up for sale on the black market.

Glory Road (2006)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Lucas, Josh | Luke, Derek | Nichols, Austin | Voight, Jon | Jones, Evan | Kerr, Schin A.S. | McAuley, Alphonso | Brooks, Mehcad | Jones III, Sam | Radcliff, Damaine | Deschanel, Emily | Shearer, Al | West, Red | Weeks, Kip | Eakins, Mitch
Directors: Gartner, James
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40 years ago, Don Haskins went on the recruiting trail to find the best talent in the land, black or white. 7 blacks and 5 whites made up the legendary 1965-66 Texas Western Miners. They were mocked and ridiculed for their showboating and flaunting of black players on the court. Yet, in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, Haskins and his Miners came together as a team united to reach the National Championship game against powerhouse Kentucky.

Hitcher, The (2007)

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Genres: Action | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Howell, C. Thomas | Hauer, Rutger | Leigh, Jennifer Jason | DeMunn, Jeffrey | Jackson, John M. | Bush, Billy Green | Thibeau, Jack | Shimerman, Armin | Davis, Gene | Van Ness, Jon | Darrow, Henry | Epper, Tony | Spratley, Tom | Campbell, Colin
Directors: Harmon, Robert
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A road trip takes a deadly turn when a young couple are tormented by a pyschotic hitchhiker who forces them to face their fears head-on.

Secondhand Lions (2003)

Friday, August 24th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Caine, Michael | Duvall, Robert | Osment, Haley Joel | Sedgwick, Kyra | Katt, Nicky | Lucas, Josh | O'Neill, Michael | O'Connell, Deirdre | Balfour, Eric | Kane, Christian | Haberer, Kevin | Vaugier, Emmanuelle | Ozturk, Adam | Stone, Jennifer | Musso, Mitchel
Directors: McCanlies, Tim
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13 year old Walter has had a hard life, with his no good floozy of a mother getting together with many equally despicable men. Before going on yet another husband-hunting trip, she drops him off at the house of his great-uncles Hub and Garth. They disappeared for quite a while in their youth, and are rumored to have acquired a great fortune, which Walter’s mother hopes to get her hands on if he can ingratiate himself enough to the two cantankerous men. Though reluctant to put up with him at first, Hub and Garth grow to accept Walter, and even tell him fantastic stories of what they were up to while they went missing. When his mother returns, Walter must take charge of his own life, and decide what he’s going to do with it.