Posts Tagged ‘recluse’

Nim’s Island (2008)

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Butler, Gerard | Carman, Michael | Brady, Mark | Simcoe, Anthony | Baker, Christopher | Joyce, Maddison | Callan, Peter | Butler, Russell | Gibson, Colin | Probets, Bryan | Nason, Andrew | Bellette, Tony | Dornan, Jeff | Laga'aia, Jay | Walton, John
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A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she’s reading. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world’s greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim’s father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim’s Island.

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ferrell, Will | Latifah, Queen | Grosz, Peter | Adams, Ricky | Stolte, Christian | Hughes, Denise | Roeder, Peggy | Ho, Tonray | Hale, Tony | Dick, William | Gyllenhaal, Maggie | Rhodes, Danny | Young, Helen | Pompeii, David | Washington, Linara
Directors: Forster, Marc
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For twelve years, the methodic IRF agent Harold Crick has had a routine lonely life guided by his wristwatch. However, one day he hears the narration of his life in off, telling that he is going to die pretty soon. Meanwhile, he audits Ana Pascal, the owner of a bakery that is in debt with the IRF, and falls in love for her. Harold is advised by Professor Jules Hilbert to change his monotonous lifestyle while he tries to find Karen Eiffel, the author of the story of his life, who is researching means of killing the character, and convince her to change the ending of the story.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Wilder, Gene | Albertson, Jack | Ostrum, Peter | Kinnear, Roy | Cole, Julie Dawn | Stone, Leonard | Nickerson, Denise | Denney, Nora | Themmen, Paris | Reit, Ursula | Bollner, Michael | Sowle, Diana | Woods, Aubrey | Battley, David | Meisner, Günter
Directors: Stuart, Mel
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Charlie Bucket, a poor boy who is barely able to support his family, is fortunate to be chosen as one of the 5 people to go inside the most popular and powerful chocalate factory in the world: The Willy Wonka Chocalate Factory. But a stranger, named Arthur Slugworth, tempts the kids to steal a piece of candy and give it to him. In exchange, he will make them rich. Willy Wonka, played by ‘Gene Wilder’(qv), soon introduces them to the factory, and starts the grand tour around the factory. Once inside, the 5 winners start to run amuck. One by one, the 5 kids start to disappear, until it is only Charlie that remains. At this point, Wonka starts to ignore Charlie, and then tells him why: because Charlie and Grandpa Joe, played by ‘Jack Albertson’ (qv), drank some forbidden product without permission. Will Charlie turn against Wonka? Or will he discover that he was wrong and make up what he has done?

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Carrey, Jim | Momsen, Taylor | Tambor, Jeffrey | Baranski, Christine | Irwin, Bill | Shannon, Molly | Howard, Clint | Evans, Josh Ryan | Sterling, Mindy | Winfree, Rachel | Howard, Rance | Howard, Jeremy | Thyne, T.J. | Kohl, Lacey | Pionilla, Nadja
Directors: Howard, Ron
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Based on the book by the famous Dr. Seuss. Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Who’s, an almost mutated sort of munchkinlike people. All the Who’s love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos which he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try befriend the Grinch.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Highmore, Freddie | Kelly, David Patrick | Bonham Carter, Helena | Taylor, Noah | Pyle, Missi | Fox, James | Roy, Deep | Lee, Christopher | Godley, Adam | Troegner, Franziska | Robb, AnnaSophia | Winter, Julia | Fry, Jordan | Wiegratz, Philip
Directors: Burton, Tim
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Charlie Bucket comes from a poor family, and spends most of his time dreaming about the chocolate that he loves but usually can’t afford. Things change when Willy Wonka, head of the very popular Wonka Chocolate empire, announces a contest in which five gold tickets have been hidden in chocolate bars and sent throughout the country. The kids who find the tickets will be taken on a tour of Wonka’s chocolate factory and get a special glimpse of the wonders within. Charlie miraculously finds a ticket, along with four other children much naughtier than him. The tour of the factory will hold more than a few surprises for this bunch…

Specialist, The (1994)

Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Peru | USA
Actors: Stallone, Sylvester | Stone, Sharon | Woods, James | Steiger, Rod | Roberts, Eric | Sánchez, Mario Ernesto | Doré Jr., Sergio | Randolph, Chase | Bell, Jeana | Bouck, Brittany Paige | Estefan Jr., Emilio | Frazier, LaGaylia | González Cuevas, Ramón | Munafo, Tony | Quinonez, Cheito
Directors: Llosa, Luis
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Ray Quick is an ex-CIA bomb expert now living as an high-tech outsider somewhere in Miami, Florida. May Munro has heard of his skills and tries over and over to convince Ray to bomb the guys who killed her parents once. Ray begins to overshadow May. He is interested in May’s case, but still is of the opinion to never use his skills again. The situation changes dramatically when a former CIA comrade of Ray appears on the scene.