Posts Tagged ‘town’

Pollyanna (2003)

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Burton, Amanda | Cranham, Kenneth | Terry, Georgina | Gillett, Aden | Ferris, Pam | Ashfield, Kate | Bell, Tom | Ellis, Tom | Bamber, David | Thornton, Ben | Flynn, Judy | Walker, Amanda | Duffett, Nicola | Carey, Jan | Nash, Jane
Directors: Harding, Sarah
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Pollyanna is a young orphan with a positive, cheerful personality who comes to live with her wealthy, embittered, spinster aunt. She introduces everyone to her preacher father’s favorite “Glad Game” and ends up transforming not only her aunt’s life but the entire town. When the selfless, caring Pollyanna is severely injured in an accident, her spirits dip uncharacteristically, and the townsfolk rally around to help her regain her perspective, to rejoice in God and look for the good.

Garden State (2004)

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Graymez, Kenneth | Wolfe, George C. | Lysy, Austin | Gilbert, Gary | Flint, Jill | Holm, Ian | Sarsgaard, Peter | Alex Burns | Hoffman, Jackie | Weston, Michael | Carley, Christopher | Riesco, Armando | Ferguson, Amy | LaFache, Trisha
Directors: Braff, Zach
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Andrew Largeman shuffled through life in a lithium-induced coma until his mother’s death inspired a vacation from the pills to see what might happen. A moderately successful TV actor living in Los Angeles, “Large” hasn’t been home to the Garden State in nine years. But even with 3,000 miles between them, he’s been unable to escape his domineering father Gideon and the silencing effect he’s had on his son from afar. Stunned to find himself in his hometown after such a long absence, Large finds old acquaintances around every corner living quite unique lives as gravediggers, fast food knights and the panderers of pyramid schemes. Meanwhile, at home, he does his best to avoid a long-simmering but inevitable confrontation with his father. By a twist of fate, Large meets Sam, a girl who is everything he isn’t. A blast of color, hope and quirks, Sam becomes a sidekick who refuses to ride in his sidecar. Her warmth and fearlessness give Large the courage to open his heart to the joy and pain of the infinite abyss that is life.

Jindabyne (2006)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Australia
Actors: Linney, Laura | Byrne, Gabriel | Haywood, Chris | Furness, Deborra-Lee | Howard, John | Purcell, Leah | Yiakmis, Stelios | Lazzaro, Eva | Rees-Wemyss, Sean | Garner, Alice | Stone, Simon | Lucas, Betty | Barker, Stephen | Cullen, Max | Tingwell, Charles 'Bud'
Directors: Lawrence, Ray
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Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. Stewart’s wife Claire is the last to find out. Deeply disturbed by her husband’s action, her faith in her relationship with Stewart is shaken to the core. She wants to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination to help the victim’s family Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with Stewart and their young son hangs in the balance. The story of a murder and a marriage. A powerful and original film about the things that haunt us.

Slither (2006)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Fillion, Nathan | Banks, Elizabeth | Henry, Gregg | Rooker, Michael | Thompson, Don | Saulnier, Tania | Radley, Xantha | Milligan, Dustin | Sutherland, Haig | Copping, Jennifer | Ludwig, Zak | Kirkpatrick, Kathryn | James, Brenda | Gale, Lorena | Anderson, Bart
Directors: Gunn, James
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In this blend of the B movie classic The Blob (1958) and some Romero’s zombies film, a meteorite collides in a small town. Grant finds it, and is infected by a parasite worm, which installs in his brain and causes him a creepy transformation into a monster. Starla, his wife, and Bill, a policeman, will try to stop him and the plague of worms generated by the creature.

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.

Village, The (2004)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Howard, Bryce Dallas | Phoenix, Joaquin | Brody, Adrien | Hurt, William | Weaver, Sigourney | Gleeson, Brendan | Jones, Cherry | Weston, Celia | Jones, John Christopher | Collison, Frank | Atkinson, Jayne | Greer, Judy | Kranz, Fran | Pitt, Michael | Eisenberg, Jesse
Directors: Shyamalan, M. Night
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In a quiet, isolated village in olde Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods: the townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays true for many years, but when Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from the towns beyond the wood, the pact is challenged. Animal carcasses, devoid of fur, begin to appear around the village, causing the council of elders to fear for the safety of the village, the pact, and so much more.

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Ricci, Christina | Richardson, Miranda | Gambon, Michael | Van Dien, Casper | Jones, Jeffrey | Lee, Christopher | Griffiths, Richard | McDiarmid, Ian | Gough, Michael | Pickering, Marc | Marie, Lisa | Waddington, Steven | Walken, Christopher | Skinner, Claire
Directors: Burton, Tim
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The classic story of “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” is brought to life by the gothic film maker Tim Burton. Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane, and to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) he will have to brave the nearby woods, even though several decapitated bodies have been found. And then the legend of the axe wielding headless horsemen come together to make this movie.