Posts Tagged ‘1940s’

Valkyrie (2008)

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Cruise, Tom | Algrang, Manfred-Anton | Bamber, David | Freihof, Matthias | Gatjen, Andy | Oliver, Christian | Hemeyer, Christopher Karl | van Houten, Carice | Izzard, Eddie | Kammerer, Justus | Kretschmann, Thomas | Nighy, Bill | Panzner, Florian | Reijn, Halina | Stamp, Terence
Directors: Singer, Bryan
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Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Hannibal Rising (2007)

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Czech Republic | France | Italy | UK
Actors: Thomas, Aaran | Ulliel, Gaspard | Gong, Li | Tachovská, Helena-Lia | Leaf, Richard | West, Dominic | Ifans, Rhys | Wade, Michele | Brake, Richard | Hub, Martin | McKidd, Kevin | Dapkunaite, Ingeborga | Stadler, Joerg | Walters, Stephen | Marevich, Ivan
Directors: Webber, Peter
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Based on Thomas Harris’ book of the same name, this prequel shows a young Hannibal Lecter in three different phases of his life from childhood in Lithuania to his ten years in England up to his time in Russia before his capture by FBI agent Will Graham in Red Dragon.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Hauer, Rutger | Roberts, Julia | Westley, Jennifer Rae | Clark, Dick | Rockwell, Sam | Sweeney, Michelle | Barrymore, Drew | Ceci, Chelsea | Pitt, Brad | Damon, Matt | Cera, Michael | Rose Ambroziak, Aimee | Blais, Isabelle | Carter, Melissa | Hall, Jennifer | Elkin, Ilona | Tucker, Sean | Morgan, Jaye P. | Gyllenhaal, Maggie | Hirsh, David Julian
Directors: Clooney, George
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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” is the story of a legendary showman’s double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

League of Their Own, A (1992)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Hanks, Tom | Davis, Geena | Madonna | Petty, Lori | Lovitz, Jon | Strathairn, David | Marshall, Garry | Pullman, Bill | Cavanagh, Megan | O'Donnell, Rosie | Reiner, Tracy | Schram, Bitty | Davis, Don S. | Coleman, Renée
Directors: Marshall, Penny
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In the farm of Oregon Dottie Henson and Kit Keller are working on the farm. Sisters that do love each other, except when it comes to baseball. Kit wants to play in the league but is upset to hear that it is Dottie who is chosen to play for the AAPGL. (All American Pro Girls League) Dottie refuses to play unless Kit can come along. AAPGL was only made because of the World War II and all of the man were in the war. Along the way to the stadium they meet Marla Hooch who is a great hitter, but to most people not the prettiest girl. When they are going to try out they meet Doris and Mae because Doris threw a baseball at Dottie who caught it impressing Doris. They girls find out their new manager is Jimmy Dugan. Jimmy Dugan drinks a lot and is the worst manager until Dottie get through to him and he becomes a better person. Miss Cuthbert makes sure the rules are followed, no boys, no drinking or smoking until Mae poisons her meal. The girls go to party and Marla who had been overlooked a lot is noticed by a guy named Nelson. Dottie’s husband Bob is in the army and when news comes that a man in the army has been killed it turns out to be Betty Spaghetti. After awhile, Kit feels that once again like at home she is behind Dottie’s shadow. Dottie notices it to and asks to be transferred to another team. Of course Mr. Lovitz doesn’t want the best player to be transferred so he has Kit transferred to Racine. Kit feels that Dottie did this on purpose. Kit plays for the Racine while Dottie plays for Rockford. In the final scene Dottie is crashed into by Kit and she drops the ball, letting Racine win, making Kit have her own stardom instead of being in Dottie’s shadow. The girls have a reunion and they remember the fun they had together.

Australia (2008)

Friday, February 20th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Drama | War | Western
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Brown, Bryan | Gulpilil, David | Jackman, Hugh | Koman, Jacek | Mendelsohn, Ben | Otto, Barry | Thompson, Jack | Walters, Brandon | Wenham, David | Davis, Essie | Kidman, Nicole
Directors: Luhrmann, Baz
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Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

Monday, January 26th, 2009
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller | War
Countries: Italy | USA
Actors: Luke, Derek | Ealy, Michael | Alonso, Laz | Miller, Omar Benson | Favino, Pierfrancesco | Cervi, Valentina | Sciabordi, Matteo | Turturro, John | Gordon-Levitt, Joseph | Leguizamo, John | Washington, Kerry | Sweeney, D.B. | Burke, Robert John | Hardwick, Omari | Antonutti, Omero
Directors: Lee, Spike
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Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.

Cry Danger (1951)

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Film-Noir
Countries: USA
Actors: Powell, Dick | Fleming, Rhonda | Erdman, Richard | Conrad, William | Toomey, Regis | Porter, Jean | Adler, Jay | Banks, Joan | Saunders, Gloria | Averback, Hy | McEvoy, Renny | Lubin, Lou | Burt, Benny | Bice, Robert | Brooks, Ralph
Directors: Parrish, Robert
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“Rocky” Mulloy is framed for a murder and a holdup he didn’t commit and pulls a five year stretch in prison. He is finally pardoned when a friend returns from overseas to corroborate his testimony in court. “Rocky” then goes hunting for the real culprits so this his prison buddy, believed to be innocent, can also be pardoned. Nancy Morgan, wife of his friend, falls in love with him along the way, and he also has a few bullets fired at him by an oily character. “Rocky” finds the guilty party in a place he didn’t think about looking.

Gandhi (1982)

Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | History
Countries: India | UK
Actors: Kingsley, Ben | Bergen, Candice | Fox, Edward | Gielgud, John | Howard, Trevor | Mills, John | Sheen, Martin | Charleson, Ian | Fugard, Athol | Halmer, Günther Maria | Jaffrey, Saeed | James, Geraldine | Padamsee, Alyque | Puri, Amrish | Seth, Roshan
Directors: Attenborough, Richard
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When ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ (qv) first set foot in British India, he had already been to Britain and South Africa, and had created quite a stir for the betterment of the people. But in India, he realized that he had first to live the life of a peasant to understand what it is to be an Indian. This resolve will lead him to shed his westerners clothing, and don a simple loincloth, be subjected to racial slurs from none other than Winston Churchill (Half naked Indian Fakir); Mobilize awareness of local industry and less dependence on imported clothing and material; the historic dandee march for withdrawal of the salt tax; a fast unto death to stop the virtual slaughter of British troops by irate Indian mobs; and be imprisoned several times. His resolve was to work with stalwarts such as Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Sardar Valabhbhai Patel, Professor Gokhale, J.B. Kripalani, Maulana Azad, and Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru to ensure first of all to get the British to quit India, and then run an Indian Government under the Congress party. Gandhi will soon realize that it is not enough to be just an Indian, for India has many facets - Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, and Christian. The British relied on these many facets as an excuse for their continuance as they wanted to ensure that the minorities are not oppressed by the Hindu majority. Concerned over the inroads made by Gandhi to unite the Hindus, Muslims, and all others under a common umbrella, the British invited Jinnah for talks, and it is here that a seed was laid for a separate country called Pakistan. When Gandhi came to know about this, he pleaded with Jinnah to unite the Muslims, even take over as the first Prime Minister with his choice of Muslim candidates for Parliament, but separatist Jinnah had already made his mind. The World Wars of 1914 and 1944 having taken it’s toll on Europe and Britain in particular, the weary British finally decided to leave India in 1947 - not the India they had conquered - but an India that was ready to be divided in East Pakistan and West Pakistan. Now after the much awaited independence was the real test for Gandhi - a test that will make him or break him - as he started a fast unto death to try and stop the violence that was threatening to break out into a civil war, not realizing that he had indirectly fanned Hindu extremism, which would later be called the Shiv Sena, into taking the matter directly in their hands to ensure that Muslims are kept out of their Hindustan forever.

Raging Bull (1980)

Friday, December 12th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Moriarty, Cathy | Pesci, Joe | Vincent, Frank | Colasanto, Nicholas | Saldana, Theresa | Gallo, Mario | Adonis, Frank | Bono, Joseph | Topham, Frank | Flax, Lori Anne | Scorsese, Charles | Dunphy, Don | Hanrahan, Bill | Bennett, Rita
Directors: Scorsese, Martin
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When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family’s love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it’s his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone.

Martin and Lewis (2002)

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Genres: Biography | Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Hayes, Sean | Northam, Jeremy | Cale, Paula | Manninen, Sarah | Levering, Kate | McCord, Scott | Brinder, Steve | Shekter, Rhona | Dunn, Conrad | Lake, Bill | Nappo, Tony | Eisner, David | Tager, Aron | Morelli, Robert | Parilo, Markus
Directors: Gray, John
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Even at the start of his singing career, Dean Martin is an impressive gentleman, big, tall, hansom, exquisitely dressed, fitting his nightingale voice and naturally classy appeal, even though his womanizing costs him enough in alimony to declare bankruptcy. Jerry Lewis on the other hand is an unsightly schmuck, whose buffoon version of stand-up comedy is an agent’s nightmare. When he accepts playing MC in a show with Dean, he tries interacting with him, and they hit gold judging by the audience’s reactions. Initially Dean wants to walk off and stay a solo act, but success as a duo is irresistible, and they rocket together, even in Hollywood. However in time they fall out of friendship as their characters and lifestyle clash, and Dean still dreams of solo success.


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