Posts Tagged ‘friendship’

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Cleese, John | Rickman, Alan | Grint, Rupert | Watson, Emma | Radcliffe, Daniel | Smith, Maggie | Coltrane, Robbie | Triplets, Saunders | Harris, Richard | Shaw, Fiona | Melling, Harry | Griffiths, Richard | Deadman, Derek | Hart, Ian | Borowiecki, Ben | Davis, Warwick | Troyer, Verne | Hurt, John | Bremmer, Richard
Directors: Columbus, Chris
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series based off the novels by J.K. Rowling. It is the tale of Harry Potter, an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is snatched away from his mundane existence by Hagrid, the grounds keeper for Hogwarts, and quickly thrown into a world completely foreign to both him and the viewer. Famous for an incident that happened at his birth, Harry makes friends easily at his new school. He soon finds, however, that the wizarding world is far more dangerous for him than he would have imagined, and he quickly learns that not all wizards are ones to be trusted.

Bronx Tale, A (1993)

Monday, September 29th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Palminteri, Chazz | Brancato, Lillo | Capra, Francis | Hicks, Taral | Narducci, Kathrine | Caserta, Clem | Sauchelli Jr., Alfred | Pietrangolare, Frank | Pesci, Joe | D'Andrea, Robert | Montanaro, Eddie | Fischer, Fred | Salerno, Dave | D'Onofrio, Joe
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Gangster Sonny is the big man in Calogero’s Bronx neighborhood. A shooting witnessed by Calogero is the starting point of a lasting bond between the gangster and the small boy. Father (bus driver Lorenzo), however, disap- proves. Calogero grows up under the wings of both men, torn between his own natural honesty and his fascination with Sonny. C’s neighborhood cronies get involved in theft, use of guns, racial fights. When C meets girl, things don’t become easier. C’s leap to manhood is marked by tragedy, but also by his recognition of the many faces of love.

Must Love Dogs (2005)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Lane, Diane | Cusack, John | Perkins, Elizabeth | Plummer, Christopher | Mulroney, Dermot | Channing, Stockard | Hillis, Ali | Henke, Brad William | Gonzalo, Julie | Howerton, Glenn | Shenkman, Ben | Spiro, Jordana | Trutner, Kirk | Webster, Victor | Spound, Michael
Directors: Goldberg, Gary David
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The preschool teacher Sarah (Diane Lane) divorced from her beloved husband eight moths ago, but she is still very vulnerable and alone. Her family presses her to find a new Mr. Right, and her sister Carol (Elizabeth Perkins) puts her profile on the site PerfectMatch.com. She has blind dates with odd guys, but she particularly likes Jake (John Cusack), who divorced three months ago and still misses his former wife. Jake likes her too, but Sarah has one night stand with Bob (Dermot Mulroney), the father of one of her students, and Jake gives-up on her. Later Sarah finds that Jake is her perfect match.

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Friday, September 5th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance
Countries: Germany | Ireland | UK | USA
Actors: Cleese, John | Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Bates, Kathy | Chan, Jackie | Coogan, Steve | Fyfe, Robert | Broadbent, Jim | McNeice, Ian | Ryall, David | Hammond, Roger | Godley, Adam | Mok, Karen | Cooper, Howard | Hinchcliffe, Daniel | Teufel, Wolfram | Strauss, Tom | West, Kit | Bremner, Ewen
Directors: Coraci, Frank
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Based on the classic novel by Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days (2003) stars Jackie Chan as Passepartout. As an adventurer, Passepartout ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman, Phileas Fogg (played by Steve Coogan) on a daring mission to journey around the world. Fogg has wagered with members of his London club that he can traverse the world in 80 days. Along the way, they encounter many interesting 19th Century figures and have many exciting and suspenseful situations in their voyage around the world.

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Williams, Robin | Leonard, Robert Sean | Hawke, Ethan | Charles, Josh | Hansen, Gale | Kussman, Dylan | Ruggiero, Allelon | Waterston, James | Lloyd, Norman | Smith, Kurtwood | Belver, Carla | Pownall, Leon | Martin, George | Aufiery, Joe | Carey, Matt
Directors: Weir, Peter
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Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.

Baby Mama (2008)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Poehler, Amy | Tina Fey | Kinnear, Greg | Shepard, Dax | Malco, Romany | Weaver, Sigourney | Martin, Steve | Tierney, Maura | Mailer, Stephen | Taylor, Holland | Rebhorn, James | O'Hare, Denis | Collins, Kevin | Forte, Will | Armisen, Fred
Directors: McCullers, Michael
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Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she’s finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough … After learning from the steely head of their surrogacy center that Angie is pregnant, Kate goes into precision nesting mode: reading childcare books, baby-proofing the apartment and researching top pre-schools. But the executive’s well-organized strategy is turned upside down when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object as structured Kate tries to turn vibrant Angie into the perfect expectant mom. In a battle of wills, they will struggle their way through preparation for the baby’s arrival. And in the middle of this tug-of-war, they’ll discover two kinds of family: the one you’re born to and the one you make.

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)

Friday, August 8th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Cumming, Alan | Ventresca, Vincent | Theroux, Justin | Vargas, Jacob | Dickson, Neil | Callahan, E.J. | Phifer, Zack | Goldin, Ricky Paull | Skyler, Robb | D, Deezer | Rogers, Kivi | McGregor, Brian | Wilson, Victor | Keeley, Paul | Pasqualone, Rick
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Romy and Michele are two former schoolmates who have also been roommates for ten years after the time they graduated, and their lives are far from successful, they can’t even get a date. As the 10-year class reunion approaches they try to do something to make an impression on other former schoolmates and finally decide to act as though they are very rich business women who invented Post-Its.

Son of Rambow (2007)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: France | Germany | UK
Actors: Dudgeon, Neil | Milner, Bill | Poulter, Will | Ritter, Paul | Richardson, Taylor | Robinson, Peter | Thrift, Charlie | Sitruk, Jules | Kubrick-Finney, Sam | Clarke, James | Sykes, Eric | Westwick, Ed | Long, Lee | Harvey, Adam Paul | Emirali, Atila
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SON OF RAMBOW is the name of the home movie made by two little boys with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions. Set on a long English summer in the early 80’s, SON OF RAMBOW is a comedy about friendship, faith and the tough business of growing up. We see the story through the eyes of Will, the eldest son of a fatherless Plymouth Brethren family. The Brethren regard themselves as God’s ‘chosen ones’ and their strict moral code means that Will has never been allowed to mix with the other ‘worldlies,’ listen to music or watch TV, until he finds himself caught up in the extraordinary world of Lee Carter, the school terror and maker of bizarre home movies. Carter exposes Will to a pirate copy of Rambo: First Blood and from that moment Will’s mind is blown wide open and he’s easily convinced to be the stuntman in Lee Carters’ diabolical home movie. Will’s imaginative little brain is not only given chance to flourish in the world of film making, but is also very handy when it comes to dreaming up elaborate schemes to keep his partnership with Lee Carter a secret from the Brethren community. Will and Carter’s complete disregard for consequences and innocent ambition means that the process of making their film is a glorious rollercoaster that eventually leads to true friendship. They start to make a name for themselves at school as movie makers but when popularity descends on them in the form of the Pied Piper-esque French exchange student, Didier Revol, their unique friendship and their precious film are pushed, quite literally, to breaking point.

Bella (2006)

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: Mexico | USA
Actors: Verástegui, Eduardo | Perez, Manny | Tirelli, Jaime | Rodriguez, Ramon | Behnken, Lukas | Bucossi, Peter | Castro, David | Chin, Michael | Colon, Dominic | Cooper, Hudson | DeBeech, Doug | Lovelle, Herb | Mosley, Michael | Mylius, Wade | Newman, Stan
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An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multi-million dollar contract when something happens that brings his career to an abrupt end. A waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she’s unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down…until an impetuous action brings them together and turns an ordinary day into an unforgettable experience. Once a famous athlete, and now a cook at his brother’s Mexican restaurant, José has retreated from the world but he recognizes something in Nina, a young waitress, and reaches out to her. In the course of a single day, he not only confronts his past but shows her how the healing power of a family can help her embrace the future.

Made of Honor (2008)

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Dempsey, Patrick | McKidd, Kevin | Hardison, Kadeem | Messina, Chris | Arquette, Richmond | Pollack, Sydney | Sikking, James | Sussman, Kevin | Susser, Craig | Davis, Trip | McCarthy, Eoin | Russell, Clive | Agnew, Iain | Thomson, Grant | Ryan, Marty
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Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He’s a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn’t found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her “maid” of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her.