Posts Tagged ‘friendship’

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Dench, Judi | Blanchett, Cate | Georgeson, Tom | Maloney, Michael | Scanlan, Joanna | Parkes, Shaun | Kennedy, Emma | Kumar, Syreeta | Simpson, Andrew | Davis, Philip | Nottingham, Wendy | Empson, Tameka | Skinner, Leon | Nighy, Bill | Temple, Juno
Directors: Eyre, Richard
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Barbara Covett is a veteran and cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. She is barely tolerated by her less brilliant and acerbic colleagues who know nothing about her private life which consists mainly of taking care of Portia, her aging cat, and spending countless hours alone. The only means she has found to take the edge off her desperate loneliness is writing in her journal. When Sheba Hart, a younger, attractive woman, joins the faculty as an art teacher, Barbara watches her from afar and has nothing but caustic things to say in her diary about her clothing and her care-free manner. Despite her disdain for this woman, Barbara finds herself reaching out to her. Sheba responds by inviting her to dinner at her house to meet Sheba’s lecturer husband, who is twenty years her senior, and their two children, a sexy and rebellious 16-year-old daughter and a younger boy with Downs Syndrome. Instead of opening herself to these people, Barbara immediately sees them as competition to be beaten in the battle for Sheba’s attention. Later, when Barbara discovers her new friend in a classroom having sex with Steven, a 15-year-old from the school who has artistic talent; she realizes that knowledge of this secret gives her power over Sheba which she can use for her own purposes. Barbara promises to not tell anyone but insists that the affair must end immediately. Sheba says she will but finds herself drawn back to the boy again and again. Sheba seems uneasy with Barbara’s friendship and is appalled when she discovers the older woman might have a sexual interest in her. The tenuous relationship between the two women reaches a crisis point when Barbara’s cat is dying and she asks Sheba to go with her to the vet. She chooses to go with her family to see their son in a play instead. In revenge, Barbara sets in motion the scandal that will rock both their lives in ways they never imagined.

Fearless (1993)

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Bridges, Jeff | Rossellini, Isabella | Perez, Rosie | Hulce, Tom | Turturro, John | Del Toro, Benicio | O'Connell, Deirdre | de Lancie, John | Vrooman, Spencer | Cerny, Daniel | Roberts, Eve | Rose, Robin Pearson | Monk, Debra | Mace, Cynthia | Mell, Randle
Directors: Weir, Peter
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After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike and invulnerable. When psychologist Bill Perlman is unable to help Max, he has Max meet another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who is racked with grief and guilt since her baby died in the crash which she and Max survived.

Score, The (2001)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Norton, Edward | Brando, Marlon | Angela Bassett | Farmer, Gary | Harrold, Jamie | Oz, Frank
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Nick Wells, a professional criminal, decides to leave the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane, running his Montreal jazz club NYC. Soon Max, his good friend and financial partner in the illegal affairs, comes along with an offer Nick can’t refuse: A historical and priceless French sceptre has been discovered while being smuggled into the country. It is now under massive surveillance in the Montreal Customs House, and soon to be returned to France. Nick has to team up with Max’ man inside, the young, talented and aggressive thief Jackie Teller to get the precious item, and suffer no more financial problems ever. Only one question remains: Who will trick whom out of their share?

Stand by Me (1986)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Wheaton, Wil | River Phoenix | Feldman, Corey | O'Connell, Jerry | Sutherland, Kiefer | Siemaszko, Casey | Riley, Gary | Gregg, Bradley | Oliver, Jason | Bell, Marshall | McCain, Frances Lee | Kirby, Bruce | Bronder, William | Beach, Scott | Dreyfuss, Richard
Directors: Reiner, Rob
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Unable to grasp the fact of his brother’s death, Gordie Lachance feels compelled to travel with three friends to see a dead body that has been found near the railroad tracks.

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Pegg, Simon | Freeman, Martin | Nighy, Bill | Popper, Robert | Cornish, Joe | Waitt, Chris | Mason, Eric | Whitelaw, Billie | Frost, Nick | Wight, Peter | Deakin, Julia | Walton, Tom Strode | Woollan, Troy | Lowings, Rory | Bailey, Bill
Directors: Wright, Edgar
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Top London cop, PC Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is good. Too good. And to stop the rest of his team looking bad, he is reassigned to the quiet town of Sandford. He is paired with Danny Butterman (Frost), who countlessly questions him on the action lifestyle. Everything seems quiet for Angel, until two actors are found decapitated. It is address to as an accident, but Angel isn’t going to accept that, especially when more and more people turn up dead. Angel and Danny clash with everyone, whilst trying to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the apparent “acidents”.

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Keitel, Harvey | Roth, Tim | Madsen, Michael | Buscemi, Steve | Penn, Chris | Tierney, Lawrence | Brooks, Randy | Baltz, Kirk | Tarantino, Quentin | Bunker, Edward | Wright, Steven | Turner, Rich | Steen, David | Cosmo, Tony | Polyi, Stevo
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Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss Joe Cabot to carry out a diamond robbery. Right at the outset, they are given false names with an intention that they won’t get too close and concentrate on the job instead. They are completely sure that the robbery is going to be a success. But when the police show up right at the time and the site of the robbery, panic spreads amongst the group members and one of them is killed in the subsequent shootout along with a few policemen and civilians. When the remaining people assemble at the premeditated rendezvous point (a warehouse), they begin to suspect that one of them is an undercover cop.

Man on Fire (2004)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Mexico | UK | USA
Actors: Washington, Denzel | Fanning, Dakota | Anthony, Marc | Mitchell, Radha | Walken, Christopher | Giannini, Giancarlo | Ticotin, Rachel | Ochoa, Jesús | Rourke, Mickey | Peláez, Angelina | Sánchez Parra, Gustavo | Camilo, Gero | Hernández, Rosa María | Del Castillo, Heriberto | Zaragoza, Mario
Directors: Scott, Tony
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A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy’s friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy’s new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping. And no one can stop him.

In the Land of Women (2007)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Anaya, Elena | Brody, Adam | Keel, Kelsey | Savre, Danielle | Mantegna, Gina | Reinis, Rob | Williams, JoBeth | Vega, Makenzie | Stewart, Kristen | Ryan, Meg | Dukakis, Olympia | Milligan, Dustin | Wardle, Graham | Gatien, Elise | Danielle, Christine
Directors: Kasdan, Jon
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His world in complete disorder after his break-up with a famous actress, Carter, a young soft-core porn writer, goes to suburban Detroit to care for his sickly Grandmother and heal his broken heart. Along the way he forms a special bond with the family that lives across from his Grandma, and changes the life of each woman. In the course of this, as is required in every film—and thus the world, he changes his own life as well.

Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Meyer, Breckin | Dillon, Matt | Keaton, Michael | Lohan, Lindsay | Long, Justin | Jill Ritchie | Jimmi Simpson
Directors: Angela Robinson
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Maggie Peyton (Lindsay Lohan), the first Peyton to graduate from college receives a graduation present from her dad (Michael Keaton) and as she’s about to get a 250Z, she instead receives a Volkswagon Bug (Herbie) and Herbie takes her for a ride. Herbie takes her to “Kevins Custom Car Shop” run by her best friend Kevin (Justin Long) where they take Herbie for a test drive and end up at a car show where Herbie beats all-time racer Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon)in an impromptu street race. Trip demands a rematch and attempts to discover the secret behind Herbie. But Magwheels’s biggest challenge isn’t the up and coming Daytona 500, It’s proving to her dad that she’s good enough to be the next great Peyton.

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.