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Apocalypto (2006)Mel Gibson's Apocalypto
From Mel Gibson comes the thrilling historical epic Apocalypto. This intense, nonstop action-adventure transports you to an ancient Central American civilization, for an experience unlike anything you've ever known. In the twilight of the mysterious Mayan culture, young Jaguar Paw is captured and taken to the great Mayan City, where he faces a harrowing end. Driven by the power of his love for his wife and son, he makes an adrenaline-soaked, heart-racing escape to rescue them and ultimately save his way of life. Filled with unrelenting action and stunning cinematography, Apcalypto is an enthralling and unforgettable film experience. - Director:
- Mel Gibson
- Cast:
- Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo, Dalia Hernández
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The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)We Pointed 'Em North
Restless teen Ben Mockridge (Gary Grimes) eagerly signs on to be an assistant on a cattle drive headed by the gruff Frank Culpepper (Billy "Green" Bush). Setting out from his California farm, Ben works for the cynical cook (Raymond Guth) and is given menial tasks, soon realising that a cowboy's life is not the romantic adventure he had imagined. On the long trail to Colorado, he experiences tedious hard work, as well as danger and, ultimately, devastating violence. - Director:
- Dick Richards
- Cast:
- Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew
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In her remarkable portrayal that won her the 1974 Best Actress Academy Award, Ellen Burstyn stars as widow Alice Hyatt, travelling in a packed station wagon with her son along a bumpy road to a new life. With Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, director Martin Scorsese is as much at home in the semi-rural Southwest as he is in the urban environs of his signature movies. He guides the "live a little, learn a lot" of Alice's odyssey with affection unmarred by sentiment and draws pitch-perfect performances from co-stars Kris Kristofferson, Alfred Lutter, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Vic Tayback and Oscar nominee Diane Ladd. It's a slice of life as real, funny and thought-provoking as any you've ever seen. Or lived. - Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Mia Bendixsen
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Michael Cochran (Kevin Costner) has just left the Navy after 12 years. He's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez (Anthony Quinn), a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez' wife Mireya (Madeleine Stowe). Their attraction to each other is undeniable, but Cochran is aware that Mendez is a powerful, vindictive and a very possessive man who does not tolerate betrayal. - Director:
- Tony Scott
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe
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Dust is an epic 'eastern' that spans centuries, countries and lifetimes: at the turn of the last century in the American West, two brothers fall in love with the same woman. Lilith chooses the younger brother, Elijah. The embittered Luke travels alone to Europe. His demons drive him to Macedonia where he becomes a ruthless mercenary fighting amongst the vicious local gangs. However, the revolution takes on a personal face when pregnant Neda saves dying Luke. 100 years later, in new York City, a desperate robber, Edge tries to part an elderly woman from her life savings. But Angela won't give up her hoard of ancient gold coins until he's listened to her story of two brothers who fell for the same woman a long time ago in the Wild West. - Director:
- Milcho Manchevski
- Cast:
- Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham, Adrian Lester
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No-nonsense combat veteran Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) and his newly-instated first officer Ron Hunter (Danzel Washington) are caught in the middle of a global crisis. On board a nuclear submarine, they're heading for Russia where radical nationalists are threatening to start World War III. But when they receive an unverified message to launch their missiles, Ramsey and Hunter clash over the validity of the orders. With nuclear holocaust close at hand, mutiny erupts on the sub - pitting the entire crew against each other in a showdown that will decide the fate of the world. - Director:
- Tony Scott
- Cast:
- Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven
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Blast from the Past (1999)Mi novio atómico
'Blast from the Past' is a romantic comedy featuring two children of the nuclear age - one a modern L.A. woman; the other an innocent young man cocooned since 1962 in a bomb shelter. Adam (Brendan Fraser) the son of brilliant scientist Calvin Webber (Christopher Walker) and perfect suburban wife (Sissy Spacek) was born in his family's elaborately engineered steel bunker, after they mistook a plane crash in their backyard for a nuclear attack. Eve, (Alicia Silverstone) however, grew up in a rapidly changing LA and her life has been a series of dead-end jobs, shallow boyfriends and dashed hopes. When the time-triggered shelter finally opens, Adam bumps smack into Eve. At first she can't believe this guy who says "Ma'am", and has never seen a colour television, is for real. But Eve watches Adam approach the world with wide eyes and finds herself falling..in love? - Director:
- Hugh Wilson
- Cast:
- Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken
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It Couldn't Happen Here (1988)Pet Shop Boys: It Couldn't Happen Here / A Hard Day's Shopping
Director Jack Bond (The Blueblack Hussar) originally set out to make an extended pop video based on Pet Shop Boys' 1987 album 'Actually'. What he ended up with was a flamboyantly full-scale feature film that finds Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe embarking on an outstanding musical odyssey from coast to capital, encountering the eccentric likes of screen legends Joss Ackland, Gareth Hunt and Barbara Windsor along the way. Perfect pop surrealism meets road movie to the sound of hits from the duo's fantastic first two studio albums, including all-time classics 'West End Girls', 'It's a Sin' and 'Always on My Mind'. Packed full of iconic tracks, it is a singularly strange, striking and sensational pop musical par excellence. - Director:
- Jack Bond
- Cast:
- Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Joss Ackland
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Michael Jayston (Nicholas II) and Janet Suzman (Alexandra) star in this epic portrayal of the years of corruption, oppression and bloodshed leading up to the Russian Revolution. Born to be one of the world's most powerful men, ruler of millions with an empire that stretched over more than one sixth of the world, Nicholas and his family are doomed to die violently at the hands of his people in revolt. - Director:
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Cast:
- Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble
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Richard Burton stars as Henry VIII in this historical drama, with Genevieve Bujold playing his tragic wife, Anne Boleyn. Amidst the splendour of the Tudor court, Henry and Anne's tempestuous marriage mirrors the political and religious intrigues that threaten to divide the kingdom, as Henry grows ever more desperate for a male heir to continue his line. - Director:
- Charles Jarrott
- Cast:
- Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas
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London crime boss Mick Roman (Gary Webster) is deathly ill, and time is running out to find a successor. His only options are an aging consigliere or an impulsive enforcer, and neither are suitable to take the throne. Meanwhile, chaos reigns over the family who are coping with a paranoid ex-soldier, the return of a rebellious niece, and a drug-fuelled business meeting in Amsterdam. With deceit, ambition and infighting on the rise, this Roman empire may be about to fall. - Director:
- Michael Head
- Cast:
- John Hannah, Charlotte Kirk, Alan Ford
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Accidental Hero (1992)Hero and a Half
Geena Davis is ace reporter Gale Gayley, who literally falls into the story of a lifetime when she's a passenger on a airplane that crashes into a Chicago bridge. In the smoke and darkness, she's saved by a rude, foul-mouthed "hero", who promptly disappears into the night.. leaving only his shoe behind. When Gale's TV Station offers a million dollars to the mystery hero, a gentle Vietnam vet (Andy Garcia) appears to claim the prize - and share it with the city's homeless. But this screwball Cinderella story is complicated by the fact that the real hero is a small-time crook (Hoffman) whom nobody believes. Both men have something heroic inside, as well as something to hide, and it's up to Gale to discover the true meaning of courage. - Director:
- Stephen Frears
- Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia
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Crewman Andrew Braddock (Michael York) survives the wreck of the sailing ship The Lady Vain. After several days at sea in a lifeboat, he reaches the shores of an island governed by the mysterious scientist "Dr. Moreau" (Burt Lancaster). Though welcomed as an honored guest by Moreau, Braddock finds his contact with the natives increasingly disturbing, for they are not like any men he has ever seen before. Eventually, it becomes apparent that these 'men' are, in fact, the hybrid products of Moreau's experiments upon various species of wild animals. Braddock becomes so shocked and curious that Moreau explains to him that he has invented a serum with a genetic human gene that can transform many wild animals into human beings giving them human characteristics. Braddock finds himself threatened by both the 'mammals' and the sinister Moreau, who he suspects has plans to experiment on him. - Director:
- Don Taylor
- Cast:
- Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport
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The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is given a new twist when seen through the innocent eyes of Dr. Jekyll's housemaid, Mary Reilly. Mary (Julia Roberts) is sensitive to the needs and weaknesses of her master, Dr. Henry Jekyll (John Malkovich) and is prepared to do almost anything for him. Her trust is a blessing as the doctor embarks on a new, dangerous experiment - one that will bring about a meeting between Mary and Dr. Jekyll's sinister assistant Mr. Hyde. Although Mary remains devoted to her brilliant but rather reserved employer, she finds herself attracted to the charms of the mysterious Mr. Hyde. Together Mary and Mr. Hyde share a terrible secret that will cast both fear and danger on the Jekyll household. Mary Reilly must confront her own personal demons and dangerous desires if she is to survive and vanquish one of humanity's greatest evils. - Director:
- Stephen Frears
- Cast:
- Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole
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The Pajama Game (1957)Juego de pijamas
Labour and management at the sleeptite Pajama Factory aren't sleeping much lately: a proposed 7 1/2 cent hourly wage increase is why - and a strike may result. But negotiations here involve snappy stars, terrific tunes and dynamic dances as Doris Day, John Raitt and a Broadway-seasoned cast play The Pajama Game. - Director:
- George Abbott
- Cast:
- Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney
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