Posts Tagged ‘castle’

Dracula (1979)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Oldman, Gary | Ryder, Winona | Hopkins, Anthony | Reeves, Keanu | Grant, Richard E. | Elwes, Cary | Campbell, Bill | Frost, Sadie | Waits, Tom | Bellucci, Monica | Bercu, Michaela | Kendrick, Florina | Robinson, Jay | Hobson, I.M. | Franks, Laurie
Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford
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When a schooner is wrecked off Whitby the only survivor is Count Dracula who has arrived with large amounts of Transylvanian soil to take up residence in Carfax Abbey. He takes the life or Lucy, who is engaged to Dr. Seward, who runs the local asylum. Lucy’s friend Mina, and her fiancé Jonathan Harker, a solicitor, also make contact with Dracula. But almost immediately, Lucy dies from loss of blood, and just possibly this may not be a coincidence. The group calls on the aid of Prefessor Van Helsing, noted supernatural expert, and together they pursue the vampire.

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Burton, Richard | Eastwood, Clint | Ure, Mary | Wymark, Patrick | Michael Hordern | Houston, Donald | Barkworth, Peter | Squire, William | Beatty, Robert | Williams, Brook | McCarthy, Neil | Ball, Vincent | Diffring, Anton | Mayne, Ferdy | Nesbitt, Derren
Directors: Hutton, Brian G.
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In 1944, an American General is shot down over a heavily defended German fortress and imprisoned within. A rescue attempt is at once launched by British Intellegence, since the General must be liberated before being made to reveal Allied plans for an invasion of France. As the mission unfolds, however, double and triple agents begin to appear in the ranks of the rescue team with the added mystery of an American Lieutenant assigned to the mission for reasons unknown.

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.

Cinderella (1950)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Woods, Ilene | Audley, Eleanor | Felton, Verna | Du Brey, Claire | Williams, Rhoda | MacDonald, James | Stanley, Helene | Van Rooten, Luis | Barclay, Don | Douglas, Mike | Fontaine, John | Keen, Earl | McCauley, Clint | Phipps, William | Woodbury, John
Directors: Geronimi, Clyde
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In a far away, long ago kingdom, Cinderella is living happily with her mother and father until her mother dies. Cinderella’s father remarries a cold, cruel woman who has two daughters, Drizella and Anastasia. When the father dies, Cinderella’s wicked stepmother turns her into a virtual servant in her own house. Meanwhile, across town in the castle, the King determines that his son the Prince should find a suitable bride and provide him with a required number of grandchildren. So the King invites every eligible maiden in the kingdom to a fancy dress ball, where his son will be able to choose his bride. Cinderella has no suitable party dress for a ball, but her friends the mice, lead by Jaques and Gus, and the birds lend a hand in making her one, a dress the evil stepsisters immediately tear apart on the evening of the ball. At this point, enter the Fairy Godmother, the pumpkin carriage, the royal ball, the stroke of midnight, the glass slipper, and the rest, as they say, is fairy tale history.

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Hale, Jennifer | Tress MacNeille | Paulsen, Rob | Burton, Corey | Taylor, Holland | Blakeslee, Susan | Welker, Frank | Barnes, Christopher Daniel | Stojka, Andre | Carter, Carmen | La Piana, Gina | Taylor, Russi | Yezzi, Susan
Directors: Kafka, John
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The movie explores Cinderella’s “happily ever after” life as a princess in 3 stories, with help from the Fairy Godmother. First, Cinderella’s awkward first days at the palace, when she tried so hard to fit in that she forgot to be herself. Second, how Jaq felt so left out that he wished to be a human. Third, how Cinderella taught one of her nasty step-sisters how to smile which leads to her own true love.

Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror
Countries: USA
Actors: Weaver, Sigourney | Neill, Sam | Keena, Monica | Davis, Viola | Bellows, Gil | Glover, Brian | Conrad, David | Brophy, Anthony | Cuka, Frances | Bauer, Chris | Allen, John Edward | Táborský, Miroslav | Tiernan, Andrew | Pringle, Bryan | Wyatt, Dale
Directors: Cohn, Michael
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Based somewhat more authentically on the Grimm Brothers’ story of a young woman who is unliked by her stepmother, the film includes the talking mirror, a poisoned apple, and some ruffian gold (not diamond) miners (and they aren’t dwarfs or cute). It takes place at the time of the Crusades, and depicts the attitudes of the wealthy and the peasant classes toward one another.

Shrek the Third (2007)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Myers, Mike | Murphy, Eddie | Diaz, Cameron | Banderas, Antonio | Andrews, Julie | Cleese, John | Everett, Rupert | Idle, Eric | Timberlake, Justin | Blakeslee, Susan | Cameron, Cody | King, Larry | Knights, Christopher | Krasinski, John | McShane, Ian
Directors: Hui, Raman
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When Fiona’s father and King of Far Far Away passes away, the clumsy Shrek becomes the immediate successor of the throne. However, Shrek decides to find the legitimate heir Artie in a distant kingdom with his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to be able return to his beloved house in the swamp with the pregnant Fiona. Meanwhile, the envious and ambitious Prince Charming joins the villains of the fairytales plotting a coup d’état to become the new king.

Robin Hood (1973)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Bedford, Brian | Ustinov, Peter | Harris, Phil | Terry-Thomas | Evans, Monica | Shelley, Carole | Devine, Andy | Miller, Roger | Buttram, Pat | Lindsey, George | Curtis, Ken | Whitaker, Billy | Laurita, Dana | Whitaker, Dora | Sanders, Richie
Directors: Reitherman, Wolfgang
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Retelling of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Robin Hood is an outlaw who starts to form a gang in Sherwood Forest to fight the injustices of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who levies unpayable taxes upon the people.

Just Married (2003)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Kutcher, Ashton | Murphy, Brittany | Kane, Christian | Moscow, David | Mazur, Monet | Rasche, David | Luckinbill, Thad | Agranov, David | Killam, Taran | Barry, Raymond J. | Toda, Toshi | Gaynes, George | Schina, Massimo | Andrews, Valeria | Thomas, Alex
Directors: Levy, Shawn
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A happy young couple, Sarah and Tom (Brittany Murphy and Ashton Kutcher) marry against the wishes of Sarah’s friends and family and go to Europe for their Honeymoon. Unfortunately for them, Sarah’s parents send Sarah’s ex-boyfriend Peter Prentis (played by Christian Kane) to break up the happy marriage.

007 You Only Live Twice (1967)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Connery, Sean | Wakabayashi, Akiko | Hama, Mie | Tamba, Tetsuro | Shimada, Teru | Dor, Karin | Pleasence, Donald | Lee, Bernard | Maxwell, Lois | Llewelyn, Desmond | Gray, Charles | Chin, Tsai | Fanene Maivia, Peter | Kwouk, Burt | Chow, Michael
Directors: Gilbert, Lewis
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When an American space capsule is swallowed up by what they believe to be a Russian spaceship, World War 3 nearly breaks out. The British Government, however, suspect that other powers are at work as the space craft went down near Japan. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. is the force behind the theft, as James Bond discovers, but its motives are far from clear, and he must first find out where the captured space capsule is held before America and Russia initiate another world war.