Posts Tagged ‘sibling-rivalry’

Other Boleyn Girl, The (2008)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Drama | History | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Bana, Eric | Sturgess, Jim | Rylance, Mark | Morrissey, David | Cumberbatch, Benedict | Coleman, Oliver | Redmayne, Eddie | Cox, Tom | Smiley, Michael | Mitchell, Iain | Garfield, Andrew | Jones, Lewis | Galloway, Corinne | Allen, Alfie | Wallis, Bill
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A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family’s blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Pacino, Al | Duvall, Robert | Keaton, Diane | De Niro, Robert | Cazale, John | Shire, Talia | Strasberg, Lee | Gazzo, Michael V. | Spradlin, G.D. | Bright, Richard | Moschin, Gastone | Rosqui, Tom | Kirby, Bruno | Sivero, Frank | De Sapio, Francesca
Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford
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The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Money Train (1995)

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Snipes, Wesley | Harrelson, Woody | Lopez, Jennifer | Blake, Robert | Cooper, Chris | Grifasi, Joe | Sowers, Scott | Sudduth, Skipp | Laresca, Vincent | Vasquez, Nelson | Patrick, Vincent | Turturro, Aida | Guess, Alvaleta | Pastore, Vincent | Tawil, David
Directors: Ruben, Joseph
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Two foster brothers (Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes) work as transit cops. While one’s life is as good as it gets, the other’s is a pit. After losing his job, getting dumped by his brother, and getting the crap kicked out of him by a loan shark for the umpteenth time, He implements his plan to steal the “money train,” a train carrying the New York Subway’s weekly revenue. But when things go awry, will his brother be able to save him in time?

TMNT (2007)

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: Hong Kong | USA
Actors: Evans, Chris | Gellar, Sarah Michelle | Mako | Smith, Kevin | Stewart, Patrick | Fishburne, Laurence | Zhang, Ziyi | Whitfield, Mitchell | Taylor, James Arnold | Kelley, Mikey | North, Nolan | John DiMaggio | Mattioli, Paula | Richardson, Kevin Michael | Tatasciore, Fred
Directors: Munroe, Kevin
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Strange events are occurring in New York City, and the Turtles are needed more than ever, but Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo have become lost and directionless. With the city at stake, it’s up to Leonardo and Zen Master Splinter to restore unity and ninja discipline to the Turtles.

Gattaca (1997)

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Hawke, Ethan | Thurman, Uma | Gore Vidal | Berkeley, Xander | Brook, Jayne | Koteas, Elias | Rudolph, Maya | Damon, Una | Dennehy, Elizabeth | Underwood, Blair | Gamble, Mason | Nielson, Vincent | Christ, Chad | Scott, William Lee | Graham, Clarence
Directors: Niccol, Andrew
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Gattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm in the future. During this time society analyzes your DNA and determines where you belong in life. Ethan Hawke’s character was born with a congenital heart condition which would cast him out of getting a chance to travel in space. So in turn he assumes the identity of an athlete who has genes that would allow him to achieve his dream of space travel.

Bee Season (2005)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Gere, Richard | Binoche, Juliette | Cross, Flora | Minghella, Max | Bosworth, Kate | Fischer, Corey | Zuckerman, Sam | Mankin, Joan | Mackenzie, Piers | Holt, Lorri | Leonard, Brian | McGraw, Kathy | Evans, John | Mullally, Alisha | Charles, Olivia
Directors: McGehee, Scott | Siegel, David
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11-year-old Eliza Naumann comes from an odd family; they all divert their emotional frustrations into secret channels. When Eliza unexpectedly begins winning spelling bees, what had been a stable dynamic within the family becomes disrupted; long held secrets emerge, and a latent spiritual yearning is awakened in her withdrawn father Saul and compulsive mother Miriam. As Eliza moves closer and closer to the national spelling bee, the Naumann family finds itself in a spiral of surprising discovery and jarring uncertainty…

Prince of Egypt, The (1998)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Kilmer, Val | Fiennes, Ralph | Pfeiffer, Michelle | Bullock, Sandra | Goldblum, Jeff | Glover, Danny | Stewart, Patrick | Mirren, Helen | Martin, Steve | Short, Martin
Directors: Wells, Simon | Chapman, Brenda | Hickner, Steve
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Egypt, eons of years ago: Pharao Seti commands all male hebrew babies to be drowned. A desperate mother places her son in a basket and lets the Hebrew god guide it along its way on the river. The basket is found by the Queen, and Moses is brought up as a brother to the heir of the throne, Ramses. Years later, the brothers, who grew up happily and wealthy, are split by Moses’ recognition of his true heritage and the suppressing system his brother is about to inherit, willing to carry it on. Fleeing from the city in despair, Moses finds himself being called by God. He is given the task of being the messenger in order to free the Hebrews and to lead them into a country where milk and honey flow.

Thousand Acres, A (1997)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Lange, Jessica | Pfeiffer, Michelle | Leigh, Jennifer Jason | Robards, Jason | Firth, Colin | Carradine, Keith | Anderson, Kevin | Hingle, Pat | Pitoniak, Anne | Lynch, John Carroll | Ruginis, Vyto | Williams, Michelle | Moss, Elisabeth | Toler, Ray | Tigar, Kenneth
Directors: Moorhouse, Jocelyn
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A THOUSAND ACRES is a drama about an American family who meets with tragedy on their land. It is the story of a father, his daughters, and their husbands, and their passion to subdue the history of their land and its stories.

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Bobo, Jonah | Hutcherson, Josh | Shepard, Dax | Stewart, Kristen | Robbins, Tim | Oz, Frank | Alexander, John | Mears, Derek | Tait, Douglas | Bucaro III, Joe | Wolfe, Jeff
Directors: Favreau, Jon
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Danny and Walter are two brothers who barely get along even while driving their parents to distraction as their older sister tries to ignore them. Despite their squabbling, the brothers manage cooperate enough to play an old mechanical board game named Zathura. However, after their first move, they find that the game has apparently flung them, their sister and their entire house into outer space. Furthermore, the brothers surmise the only way to return home is to finish the game. However with almost every move, new dangers arise as the siblings find themselves learning to cooperate in ways they never expected as they realize what they mean to each other.

Godfather, The (1972)

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Brando, Marlon | Pacino, Al | Caan, James | Castellano, Richard S. | Duvall, Robert | Hayden, Sterling | Conte, Richard | Lettieri, Al | Keaton, Diane | Vigoda, Abe | Shire, Talia | Russo, Gianni | Marley, John | Bond, Rudy
Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford
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The story begins as “Don” Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia “family”, oversees his daughter’s wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father’s business. Through Michael’s life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don’t want to follow the old ways and look out for community and “family”. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don’s influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don’s fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family.