Posts Tagged ‘beatnik’

I’m Not There (2007)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Blanchett, Cate | Whishaw, Ben | Bale, Christian | Gere, Richard | Franklin, Marcus Carl | Ledger, Heath | Kristofferson, Kris | Francks, Don | LaFortune, Roc | Day, Larry | Cagelet, Paul | Fortin, Pierre-Alexandre | Havens, Richie | Benskin, Tyrone | Roberts, Kim
Directors: Haynes, Todd
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Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan’s music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the artist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won’t be classified.

Funny Face (1957)

Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Hepburn, Audrey | Astaire, Fred | Thompson, Kay | Auclair, Michel | Flemyng, Robert | Dovima | Parker, Suzy | Hartnett, Sunny | Del Val, Jean | Gibson, Virginia | England, Sue | Lee, Ruta | Gerry, Alex | Castiglioni, Iphigenie | Booth, Nesdon
Directors: Donen, Stanley
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Fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore. When the photo session is over the store is left in a shambles, much to salesgirl Jo Stockton’s (Audrey Hepburn) dismay. Avery stays behind to help her clean up. Later, he examines the photos taken there and sees Jo in the background of one shot. He is intrigued by her unique appearance, as is Maggie Prescott (Kay Thompson), the editor of a leading fashion magazine. They offer Jo a modeling contract, which she reluctantly accepts only because it includes a trip to Paris. Eventually, her snobbish attitude toward the job softens, and Jo begins to enjoy the work and the company of her handsome photographer.

Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994)

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Robbins, Tim | Leigh, Jennifer Jason | Newman, Paul | Durning, Charles | Mahoney, John | True-Frost, Jim | Cobbs, Bill | Campbell, Bruce | Bugin, Harry | Seitz, John | Grifasi, Joe | Brocksmith, Roy | Wylie, John | Hobson, I.M. | Allen, Gary
Directors: Coen, Joel | Coen, Ethan
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When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries.

Iron Giant, The (1999)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Aniston, Jennifer | Connick Jr., Harry | Diesel, Vin | Gammon, James | Leachman, Cloris | McDonald, Christopher | Mahoney, John | Marienthal, Eli | Walsh, M. Emmet | Bergman, Mary Kay | Johnston, Ollie | Angel, Jack | Bird, Michael | Borisoff, Devon Cole | Bumpass, Rodger
Directors: Bird, Brad
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“Iron Giant” is based upon the 1968 story,’Iron Man,’ by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes. The film is about a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens a small town in Maine in 1958, only to find a friend named, Hogarth, that ultimately finds its humanity and saving the towns people of their fears and prejudices.