Posts Tagged ‘california’

Down in the Valley (2005)

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Norton, Edward | Wood, Evan Rachel | Morse, David | Culkin, Rory | Dern, Bruce | Diehl, John | Lewis, Geoffrey | Peña, Elizabeth | Dennings, Kat | Parrish, Hunter | Aviva | Fors, Aaron | Ashleigh, Heather | Echols, Jennifer | Flores, Cesar
Directors: Jacobson, David
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Tobe is about 16, living with her dad and younger brother in LA’s San Fernando Valley. She invites a gas station attendant named Harlan to come to the beach with her and her friends. He’s from South Dakota, wears a cowboy hat, talks country, and has been a ranch hand. They have a great time, his simple expressions seem like wisdom, he’s attentive and polite, and even though he’s more than twice her age, she wants to spend time with him. When her father objects, she rebels. Harlan, meanwhile, thinks she’s his soul mate, and he starts making plans to get her away from her father. Worlds are set to collide, but which ones?

Girl Next Door, The (2004)

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Hirsch, Emile | Cuthbert, Elisha | Olyphant, Timothy | Remar, James | Marquette, Chris | Dano, Paul | Bottoms, Timothy | Bullock, Donna | Young, Jacob | Kolodziej, Brian | Irons, Brandon | Swisten, Amanda | Lee, Sung Hi | Lee, Ulysses | Laskaway, Harris
Directors: Greenfield, Luke
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A straight-arrow high-school senior falls in love with the perfect ‘girl-next-door’, only to discover she is a former porn star. He comes to realize that if he wants this very special woman, he better be willing to risk it all and experience a journey for which he never could have prepared.

Italian Job, The (2003)

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Countries: France | UK | USA
Actors: Wahlberg, Mark | Theron, Charlize | Sutherland, Donald | Statham, Jason | Green, Seth | Def, Mos | Norton, Edward | Callegarini, Fausto | Petronelli, Stefano | Scarpa, Fabio | Bonora, Cristiano | Greco, Tiberio | Shubert, Jimmy | Cubilette, Tammi | Portser, Mary
Directors: Gray, F. Gary
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A gang of robbers, lead by career criminal Charlie Croker, create the largest traffic jam in Los Angeles history, giving them time to pull off a theft of gold bullion. They get away in their Mini Coopers, which are small enough to drive on sidewalks so they can make a clean get away before the traffic jam clears.

Peaceful Warrior (2006)

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Sport
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Mechlowicz, Scott | Nolte, Nick | Smart, Amy | DeKay, Tim | Holmes, Ashton | Wesley, Paul | Britt, B.J. | Bruckner, Agnes | Tarantini, Tom | Rosen, Beatrice | Wise, Ray | Caudill, Scott | Prater, Matthew | Conner, Bart | Bradley, Jimmy
Directors: Salva, Victor
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A moving tale about the power of the human spirit, Peaceful Warrior is based on Dan Millman’s perennially best-selling autobiographical novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior. In the film, Scott Mechlowicz plays Dan, a talented-yet-arrogant college gymnast with Olympic dreams and a golden future. The athlete thinks he has it all: bookcases of trophies, endless friends, fast rides and disposable relationships. But all that is about to change. One day, Dan’s world is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger he comes to know as Socrates (Nick Nolte)-a man who holds the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding. After he suffers a debilitating injury, with the mystical help of Socrates and an elusive young woman named Joy (Amy Smart), Dan will grow to realize that strength of spirit is what leads a man to his true greatness. From a screenplay by Kevin Bernhardt, Peaceful Warrior is directed by Victor Salva and produced by Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff, Robin Schorr and David Welch.

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.

King of California (2007)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Mexico | USA
Actors: Douglas, Michael | Wood, Evan Rachel | Burks II, Willis | Chung, Willis | Davis Jr., Greg | Emerick, Gerald | Ho, Victor J. | Kong, Branden Weslee | Kraish, Mousa | Lee, Max | Lieber, Paul | O'Donnell, David J. | Oquendo, Angel | Rothhaar, Will | Sabo, Wes
Directors: Cahill, Mike
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KING OF CALIFORNIA stars Michael Douglas as a fresh-out-of-the-mental institution father, and Evan Rachel Wood as his emancipated teenage daughter, as they venture together on a quest for an ancient Spanish treasure buried beneath their local Costco in this in this darkly funny, exciting and surprisingly hopeful take on the modern family and the American dream.

Of Mice and Men (1992)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Malkovich, John | Walston, Ray | Siemaszko, Casey | Fenn, Sherilyn | Terry, John | Riehle, Richard | Arquette, Alexis | Morton, Joe | Willingham, Noble | D'Angerio, Joe | Milligan, Tuck | Steen, David | Harris, Moira | Boone Junior, Mark
Directors: Sinise, Gary
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Based on John Steinbeck’s 1937 classic tale of two travelling companions, George and Lennie, who wander the country during the Depression, dreaming of a better life for themselves. Then, just as heaven is within their grasp, it is inevitably yanked away. The film follows Steinbeck’s novel closely, exploring questions of strength, weakness, usefulness, reality and utopia, bringing Steinbeck’s California vividly to life.

Lost Boys, The (1987)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Patric, Jason | Haim, Corey | Wiest, Dianne | Hughes, Barnard | Herrmann, Edward | Sutherland, Kiefer | Gertz, Jami | Feldman, Corey | Newlander, Jamison | McCarter, Brooke | Wirth, Billy | Winter, Alex | Corbitt, Chance Michael | Chapman, Alexander Bacon | Morgan, Nori
Directors: Schumacher, Joel
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Financial troubles force a recent divorcee and her teenage sons Mike and Sam to settle down with her father in the California town of Santa Carla. At first, Sam laughs off rumours he hears about vampires who inhabit the small town. But after Mike meets a beautiful girl at the local amusement park, he begins to exhibit the classic signs of vampirism. Fearing for his own safety, Sam recruits two young vampire hunters to save his brother by finding and destroying the head vampire.

Rocky III (1982)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Shire, Talia | Young, Burt | Weathers, Carl | Burgess Meredith | Burton, Tony | Mr. T | Hogan, Hulk | Fried, Ian | Silvani, Al | Taylor, Wally | Hill, Jim | Sherman, Don | James, Dennis | Healy, Jim
Directors: Stallone, Sylvester
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Rocky Balboa (Stallone) has finally beaten Apollo Creed (Weathers), and feels that he has nothing left to achieve. He plans to retire. Boxing brawler Clubber Lang (Mr. T) becomes the Number 1 Contender, and wants his match with Balboa. Rocky is reluctant at first, but finally agrees to take on Clubber Lang. But things go from bad to worse, where Rocky’s manager Micky (Meredith) unfortunately dies. Rocky must now train with his former opponent, Creed. Rocky now not just fighting for the title, but also for the confidence of everyone and especially of all, for Micky.

Zodiac, The (2005)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Chambers, Justin | Tunney, Robin | Culkin, Rory | Mapother, William | Henke, Brad William | Linn, Rex | Hall, Philip Baker | Lindsey, Marty | Bloom, Brian | Irey, Shelby Alexis | Costa, Natassia | Palm, Kris | Dushku, Nate | Chesna, Katelin | Howell, Kathryn
Directors: Bulkley, Alexander
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THE ZODIAC takes a different look at the famous Zodiac Killer case from other screen treatments of the murders. More than a simple crime story, the film is an emotional thriller focusing on the murders’ impact on victims, their families and the wider community. The film follows a police detective and his son who become obsessed with the murders and endanger their family in the process.