Posts Tagged ‘journalism’

Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Van Damme, Jean-Claude | White, Michael Jai | Berkeley, Xander | Justin Lazard | von Bargen, Daniel | Black, James | Goldberg, Bill | Anderson, Brent | Hinkley, Brent | Watson, Woody | Williamson, Sam | Culberson, Dion | Berry, Josh | Dalton, Mark | Hamilton, Roger
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Universal Soldier II continues the story of Luc Deveraux, who has survived his experiences as a Universal Soldier, recovered, and is now working as a technical expert on a government project to revive and improve the Universal Soldier training program. When S.E.T.H., the supercomputer controlling the Soldiers, goes haywire and takes over, Luc is the only one who can battle this elite team of deadly, near-perfect warriors.

Roger & Me (1989)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA
Actors: Blanchard, James | Bond, James | Boone, Pat | Eubanks, Bob | Hamper, Ben | Jackson, Timothy | Kay, Tom | Koppel, Ted | Lennox, Correy | MacDonald, Brian | Rather, Dan | Reagan, Ronald | Ross, Fred | Sawdon, Richard Earl
Directors: Moore, Michael
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A documentary about the closure of General Motors’ plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

Superman II (1980)

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi
Countries: UK
Actors: Hackman, Gene | Reeve, Christopher | Beatty, Ned | Cooper, Jackie | Douglas, Sarah | Kidder, Margot | O'Halloran, Jack | Perrine, Valerie | York, Susannah | James, Clifton | Marshall, E.G. | McClure, Marc | Stamp, Terence | Willoughby, Leueen | Pappas, Robin
Directors: Donner, Richard
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This time, the Man of Steel has his hands full with a trio of super-powered villains who escape from their Phantom Zone prison (remember the weird flying diamond-shaped mirror that scooped them up from the planet Krypton?) and land on Earth, where all three have powers to rival Superman’s own. How does it all come out? With a fabulous duel above the streets of Metropolis, and a startling plot twist that neatly ties in Superman’s explosive past. Arch-criminal Lex Luthor plays both ends gleefully against the middle in hopes of a modest reward: Australia.

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Jackson, Samuel L. | Hartnett, Josh | Morris, Kathryn | Goyo, Dakota | Alda, Alan | Nichols, Rachel | Hatcher, Teri | Shaw, Kristen | Sandow, Nick | Paymer, David | Lennix, Harry J. | Coyote, Peter | McDonald, Ryan | Ippolito, Chris | Trenholm, Jameson
Directors: Rod Lurie
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Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett) rescues a homeless man (”Champ”, Jackson) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ’s story and escape the shadow of his father’s success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

To Die For (1995)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Kidman, Nicole | Dillon, Matt | Phoenix, Joaquin | Affleck, Casey | Douglas, Illeana | Folland, Alison | Hedaya, Dan | Knight, Wayne | Smith, Kurtwood | Taylor, Holland | Traylor, Susan | Tucci, Maria | Hopper, Tim | Rispoli, Michael | Henry, Buck
Directors: Van Sant, Gus
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Suzanne Stone (Maretto) knows exactly what she wants. She wants to be a television newscaster and she is willing to do ANYTHING to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Ferrell, Will | Applegate, Christina | Rudd, Paul | Carell, Steve | Koechner, David | Willard, Fred | Parnell, Chris | Hahn, Kathryn | Armisen, Fred | Rogen, Seth | Tompkins, Paul F. | Trejo, Danny | Robinson, Scot | Roberts, Ian | Donavan, Darcy
Directors: McKay, Adam
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Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) is the top-rated anchorman in San Diego in the ’70s. When feminism marches into the newsroom in the form of ambitious newswoman Veronica Corningstone (Applegate), Ron is willing to play along at first-as long as Veronica stays in her place, covering cat fashion shows, cooking, and other “female” interests. But when Veronica refuses to settle for being eye candy and steps behind the news desk, it’s more than a battle between two perfectly coiffed anchor-persons… it’s war.

Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Streep, Meryl | Hathaway, Anne | Blunt, Emily | Tucci, Stanley | Baker, Simon | Grenier, Adrian | Thoms, Tracie | Sommer, Rich | Sunjata, Daniel | Grant, David Marshall | Naughton, James | Feldman, Tibor | Mader, Rebecca | Hoyos, Jimena | Bündchen, Gisele
Directors: Frankel, David
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Miranda Priestley, of “Runway” magazine tears up the landscape as a demanding fashion editor. She is a terror to everyone who is around her as is quickly depicted in the opening scenes of the movie. Her first assistant strives to please her and tries to emulate her, but one can sense that she is not quite as hard as she tries to put on. Into this mix comes a young woman who knows nothing of the fashion industry, has never read the magazine, and doesn’t know who Miranda Priestley is. She only sees this as a stepping stone to another journalism position. Showing no fashion sense and immediately scorned by everyone, Miranda nonetheless hires her as the second assistant. When Miranda demands that she obtain the next unpublished Harry Potter manuscript, you can sense that she is trying to force her to quit, but it makes the young woman dig in to please her boss. With the help of one of the magazine’s fashion editors, she gets a complete makeover and a new security. However, with her new appearance and the demands placed on her, she starts to lose her friends, family and her live-in boy friend. As she is whisked away to Paris with Miranda and faces all of the glamor that could be hers, including a flashy if not artificial freelance journalist, she is forced to make the decision of where she wants to be in her life.

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Drama | History
Countries: USA
Actors: Strathairn, David | Downey Jr., Robert | Clarkson, Patricia | Wise, Ray | Langella, Frank | Daniels, Jeff | Clooney, George | Donovan, Tate | McCarthy, Thomas | Ross, Matt | Diamond, Reed | Burke, Robert John | Heslov, Grant | Borstein, Alex | Abdoo, Rose
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In the early 1950’s, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator ‘Joseph McCarthy (II)’ (qv) of Wisconsin. However, CBS reporter ‘Edward R. Murrow (I)’ (qv) and his producer ‘Fred W. Friendly’ (qv) decided to take a stand and challenge McCarthy and expose him for the fear monger he was. However, their actions took a great personal toll on both men, but they stood by their convictions and helped to bring down one of the most controversial senators in American history.

Superman Returns (2006)

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Routh, Brandon | Bosworth, Kate | Spacey, Kevin | Marsden, James | Posey, Parker | Langella, Frank | Huntington, Sam | Saint, Eva Marie | Brando, Marlon | Penn, Kal | Leabu, Tristan Lake | Fabrizio, David | Roberts, Ian | Stone, Vincent | Larson, Jack
Directors: Singer, Bryan
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After eliminating General Zod & the other Kryptonian arch-villains, Ursa & Non, Superman leaves Earth to try to find his former home world of Krypton after astronomers have supposedly found it. When he finds nothing but remnants, he returns home to Earth - to find out that Lois Lane is engaged to a relative of his boss, and that Lex Luthor is at it again - after swindling an elderly, terminally ill woman. The psychopathic Luthor, whose plans to destroy California failed because of Superman’s heroics, vows vengeance against the Man of Steel and contrives a new sinister plot - using the crystals of Krypton to build a continent that will wipe out most of North America! Embedded in the continent’s structure is Kryptonite - the lethal substance that is Superman’s only weakness. Upon learning of Luthro’s sinister scheme, Superman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic Luthor before millions - possibly billions - are killed.

No Man’s Land (2001)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Genres: Drama | War
Countries: Belgium | Bosnia-Herzegovina | France | Italy | Slovenia | UK
Actors: Djuric, Branko | Bitorajac, Rene | Sovagovic, Filip | Siatidis, Georges | Valcke, Serge-Henri | Kremer, Sacha | Eloy, Alain | Nadarevic, Mustafa | Diklic, Bogdan | Callow, Simon | Cartlidge, Katrin | Ribic, Tanja | Zavrsan, Branko | Utjesanovic, Djuro | Tanovic, Mirza
Directors: Tanovic, Danis
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After various skirmishes, two wounded soldiers, one Bosnian and one Serb, confront each other in a trench in the no man’s land between their lines. They wait for dark, trading insults and even finding some common ground; sometimes one has the gun, sometimes the other, sometimes both. Things get complicated when another wounded Bosnian comes to, but can’t move because a bouncing mine is beneath him. The two men cooperate to wave white flags, their lines call the UN (whose high command tries not to help), an English reporter shows up, a French sergeant shows courage, and the three men in no man’s land may or may not find a way to all get along.