Posts Tagged ‘school’

Speed Racer (2008)

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Family | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Hirsch, Emile | Elia, Nicholas | Ricci, Christina | Goodman, John | Holroyd, Melissa | Sarandon, Susan | Fox, Matthew | Winter, Ariel | Porter, Scott | Fürmann, Benno | Ganziano, Gian | Fernandez, Peter | Friedman, Harvey | Roundtree, Richard | Ueda, Sadao
Directors: Wachowski, Andy
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Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won’t drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family’s business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival-the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother’s life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.

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.

Dark Water (2005)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Connelly, Jennifer | Reilly, John | Roth, Tim | Scott, Dougray | Postlethwaite, Pete | Manheim, Camryn | Gade, Ariel | Haney-Jardine, Perla | Monk, Debra | Emond, Linda | Buell, Bill | Horne, J.R. | Löwensohn, Elina | Belle, Warren | Sealy-Smith, Alison
Directors: Salles, Walter
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Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she’s determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment—dilapidated, cramped, and worn—seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia’s world: no matter what it is that’s out there, she’ll stop at nothing to find it.

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.

Kidulthood (2006)

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Ameen, Aml | Clarke, Noel | Deacon, Adam | Oyeniran, Femi | Ajala, David | Angol, Richard | Burroughs, Tom | Callis, Sam | Da Costa, Stephen | Dantzic, Toby | Deley, Ortis | Hanson, Alexander | Hoult, Nicholas | Hunjan, Sushil | Cornell, John
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A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.

V for Vendetta (2005)

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Portman, Natalie | Weaving, Hugo | Rea, Stephen | Fry, Stephen | Hurt, John | Pigott-Smith, Tim | Graves, Rupert | Allam, Roger | Miles, Ben | Cusack, Sinéad | Wightman, Natasha | Standing, John | Marsan, Eddie | Ashborn, Clive | Field-Rayner, Emma
Directors: McTeigue, James
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The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that’s a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman) from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally.

Hard Rain (1998)

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Denmark | France | Japan | New Zealand | UK | USA
Actors: Freeman, Morgan | Slater, Christian | Quaid, Randy | Asner, Edward | Goorjian, Michael A. | Florek, Dann | Harris, Ricky | Rolston, Mark | Murnik, Peter | Duvall, Wayne | Dysart, Richard | Baker, Ray | Patterson, Jay | Monks, Michael | Bryce, Mackenzie
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Heavy Rainfall causes a Indiana river to swell and flood the town. All inhabitants are forced by public services to leave instantly. Tom and his uncle Charlie work for a money transport firm and their assignment is to evacuate all cash from the banks along the flooding river. So, their truck is loaded with about three million Dollars. Hank tries to prevent further flooding, as he’s the guy responsible for the dam up the river, but he has to open one gate in order to save the old dam from breaking. Only the police under the Sheriff’s leadership stay in town to prevent looting. As the water level rises, Tom and Charlie’s Truck gets stuck in the flooded road. This is the moment, Jim, an elderly thief, and his gang have been waiting for. In an attempt to get the money from the truck, Charlie gets shot and Tom swims off to save the cash bags. While trying to hide, he meets Karen, who resisted to leave the old church she has been restoring for eight months. She thinks he is a looter, and calls the cops to bring him in. But as the Sheriff finds out about that much cash in a situation like this, he radios his old pal Hank, up at the dam…

Weird Science (1985)

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Hall, Anthony Michael | Mitchell-Smith, Ilan | Paxton, Bill | Downey Jr., Robert | Rusler, Robert | Wells, Vernon | Leach, Britt | Berryman, Michael | Barry, Ivor | Kapelos, John | Scott, Fred D. | Townsend Jr., Vince | Williams, Chino 'Fats' | Langham, Wallace | Timko, Johnny
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Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Thier desperation to be liked leads them to “create” a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, who’s purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. On their road to become accepted they encounter many hilarious obstacles which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness.

Covenant, The (2006)

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Genres: Action | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Strait, Steven | Stan, Sebastian | Kitsch, Taylor | Crawford, Chace | Hemingway, Toby | Schmid, Kyle | McHattie, Stephen | Welsh, Kenneth | Baril, Christian | Burns, Rob | Crooks, Robert | Crowder, Steven | Day, Larry | DeFilippo, Vito | Deveau, Jonathan
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In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families of powerful witches commit to a covenant of silence to protect themselves against the witch hunters, but one of the families transgress their pact and is banished from their lands. Along the centuries, the power and the covenant are transmitted through their descendants and when the eldest son is eighteen years old, he ascends to a higher power. However, the use of magic addicts and if used in excess, ages the warlock. In the present days, four wizards teenage friends are in high school and their leader Caleb Danvers is close to his eighteenth birthday and consequently to ascend. He has just met Sarah Wenham and they are dating, when the appearance of darkling and supernatural dreams haunt the group. Sooner they find an evil warlock, descendant of the fifth ancient family that wants to strip Caleb’s power.

Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A (1985)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Patton, Mark | Myers, Kim | Rusler, Robert | Gulager, Clu | Lange, Hope | Bell, Marshall | Fee, Melinda O. | McFadden, Tom | Walsh, Sydney | Englund, Robert | Blackoff, Edward | Clark, Christie | Ward, Lyman | Bruce, Donna | Sprager, Hart
Directors: Sholder, Jack
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A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy’s sweetheart can master her fear.