Posts Tagged ‘1990s’

Alpha Dog (2006)

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Willis, Bruce | Barry, Matthew | Hirsch, Emile | Vargas, Fernando | Kartheiser, Vincent | Timberlake, Justin | Hatosy, Shawn | Wahlquist, Heather | Solowitz, Alex | Vigil, Alec | Stanton, Harry Dean | Cassavetes, Frank | Dubos, Nicole | Rice, Regina | Nativo, Laura
Directors: Cassavetes, Nick
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In 1999, in Claremont, California, the violent Jake Mazursky owes US$ 1,200.00 to the coward drug dealer Johnny Truelove, who is son of the powerful criminal Sonny Truelove. They fight and start a personal war, with Jake breaking into the house of Johnny with his friends, stealing the TV and leaving excrement in the living room. Johnny kidnaps Jake’s fifteen year old brother Zach Mazurka, who has just had an argument with his parents, and brings him to the upper class house of his friend Frankie Ballenbacher. Along a couple of days, Zach meets the friends of Frankie, goes to parties, drinks boozes, smokes pot and has sex with other teenagers. When Johnny realizes that kidnapping means life sentence, he asks the servile scum Elvis Schmidt to kill the boy.

Bordertown (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Lopez, Jennifer | Banderas, Antonio | del Castillo, Kate | Norman, John | Alvarez, Irineo | Barela, Richard | Batinkoff, Randall | Botto, Juan Diego | Cedillo, Julio | Colon, Dave | Gonzales Falcon, Peter | Juanes | Rivera, Rene | Sheen, Martin | Talley, Chris
Directors: Nava, Gregory
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Lauren (Jennifer Lopez), an impassioned American reporter for the Chicago Sentinel heads to Juarez, a Mexican bordertown, in order to investigate a series of mysterious slayings involving young factory women from all over Mexico. As she discovers hundreds of victims, she gains the trust of local factory workers but falls into danger.

Karla (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Prepon, Laura | Collins, Misha | Bauchau, Patrick | Jacobs, Emilie | Boyd, Alex | White, Carole Ita | Manners, Fiona | Hoffman, Shawn | Lieberman, Adam | Hayres, Cherilyn | Duffy, William | Lemelle, Tanya | Shawkat, Tony | Swieconek, Kristen | James, Cole
Directors: Bender, Joel
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Based on real events, Paul Bernardo (Collins) and his wife, Karla Homolka (Prepon), kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

Eight Below (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Walker, Paul | Greenwood, Bruce | Bloodgood, Moon | Biggs, Jason | Plunkett, Gerard | Schellenberg, August | Crewson, Wendy | Metz, Belinda | Levins, Connor Christopher | Fraser, Duncan | Ziskie, Dan | Simms, Michael David | Bacon, Daniel | Sadiq, Laara | Stewart, Malcolm
Directors: Marshall, Frank
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In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren (Bruce Greenwood), the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd (Paul Walker) has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission while his dogs fight for survival.

Queen, The (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: France | Italy | UK
Actors: Mirren, Helen | Cromwell, James | Jennings, Alex | Allam, Roger | Syms, Sylvia | McMullan, Tim | Soans, Robin | Peploe, Lola | Reith, Douglas | Henderson, Joyce | Laffan, Pat | Hadingue, Amanda | McGlynn, John | O'Brien, Gray | MacLennan, Dolina
Directors: Frears, Stephen
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The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public’s demand for an overt display of mourning.

Blood Diamond (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Hounsou, Djimon | Connelly, Jennifer | Kuypers, Kagiso | Vosloo, Arnold | Coleman, Antony | Mabhena, Benu | Lukola, Anointing | Harewood, David | Wallace, Basil | Mistry, Jimi | Sheen, Michael | Weyers, Marius | Collins, Stephen | Mwine, Ntare
Directors: Zwick, Edward
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Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990’s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - an ex Mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon’s family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

Freedom Writers (2007)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Swank, Hilary | Dempsey, Patrick | Glenn, Scott | Staunton, Imelda | Hernandez, April L. | Mario | Herrera, Kristin | Ngan, Jacklyn | Montalvo, Sergio | Finn, Jason | Wyatt, Deance | Smith, Vanetta | Chavarria, Gabriel | Parrish, Hunter | García, Antonio
Directors: LaGravenese, Richard
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A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Mr. 3000 (2004)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Mac, Bernie | Angela Bassett | Rispoli, Michael | White, Brian J. | Dale, Ian Anthony | Jones, Evan | Nolasco, Amaury | Whitfield, Dondre | Sorvino, Paul | Billings, Earl | Noth, Chris | Brown Jr., Neil | Brooks, Scott Martin | Komenich, Rich | Devey, David
Directors: Stone III, Charles
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Stan Ross was a baseball superstar who turned his back on the game years ago when he finally hit 3,000 hits. Years later, he’s now a successful, self-made entrepreneur whose many businesses revolve around his title: Mr. 3000. But a clerical error has proven that Stan is just short three hits of his spectacular hit record. Now, with time on his side and the potential to be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Stan must return back to the game and get back his title. But things have changed with age, and as Stan finds out, it’s not too easy to get back into the game when he hasn’t played for years, and he’s nearing 50.

Dark Blue (2002)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Russell, Kurt | Speedman, Scott | Michele, Michael | Gleeson, Brendan | Rhames, Ving | Kurupt | Mihok, Dash | Banks, Jonathan | Davidovich, Lolita | Alexander, Khandi | Lee, Dana | Way, Chapman Russell | Hinkle, Marin | Williams, Jim Cody | Casados, Eloy
Directors: Shelton, Ron
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Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, Dark Blue is a dramatic thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots. In this racially-charged climate,the LAPD’s elite Special Investigations Squad (SIS) is assigned a high-profile quadruple homicide. As they work the case, veteran detective Eldon Perry, known for his tough street tactics and fiery temper, tutors SIS rookie Bobby Keough in the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Holland, the only man in the department willing to stand up to the SIS, threatens to end Perry’s brand of singlehanded “justice” on the Los Angeles streets. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., Perry and Keough must track down cold-blooded killers and face their own demons, which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue.

Party Monster (2003)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Countries: Netherlands | USA
Actors: Green, Seth | Culkin, Macaulay | Scarwid, Diana | Sevigny, Chloë | Woolley, Dillon | Manson, Marilyn | McDermott, Dylan | Kirshner, Mia | Valderrama, Wilmer | Kriss, Elliot | Lyonne, Natasha | Franzese, Daniel | Dardaris, Janis | Cruz, Wilson | Perez, Manny
Directors: Bailey, Fenton | Barbato, Randy
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Set in the New York club scene of the late 1980’s thru the 1990’s, a tale which chronicles the rise and fall of club-kid promoter ‘Michael Alig’ (qv), a party organizer, whose extravagant life was sent spiralling downward when he boasted on television that he had killed his friend, roommate, and drug dealer, Angel Melendez. Originally from Indiana, Alig moved to New York, and came to be an underground legend, known for his excessive drug use and outrageous behavior in the club world. At his peak, he had his own record label, and magazine, and hosted Disco 2000, one of the biggest club nights in New York in the ’90s. He was doing a lot of drugs, and as his addiction got worse, his party themes became darker and more twisted. Alig’s saga reached its tragic crescendo when he viciously murdered his drug dealer, Angel, by injecting him with Drano and throwing him in the East River. The power he wielded on the club scene made him feel untouchable, so he didn’t hestitate to boast of the murder. The press thought it was a publicity stunt—until Angel’s body washed ashore.