Posts Tagged ‘coming-of-age’

American Pie Presents Band Camp (2005)

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Levy, Eugene | Hilgenbrink, Tad | Kebbel, Arielle | Earles, Jason | Lightning, Crystle | Lee, Jun Hee | Barr, Matt | Owen, Chris | Mayhew, Lauren C. | Little, Angela | Veltri, Rachel | Allen, Ginger Lynn | Stack, Timothy | Howard, Russell | Alapont, Carla
Directors: Rash, Steve
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All the original characters have moved on, except there will be a cameo by Sherman. Stifler’s little brother Matt, wants to join his brother’s business (Stifler has hit it big producing Girls Gone Wild videos) and after everything Matt has heard from Jim’s bandgeek wife Michelle, he plans to go back to band camp and make a video of his own…. Bandies Gone Wild

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Music
Countries: UK
Actors: Shepherd, Steve John | Waters, Ben | Newman, Alec | Ejiofor, Chiwetel | Smith, Anjela Lauren | Melanie Gutteridge | Mackenzie, Georgia | Eyo, Alicia | Annobil-Dodoo, Freddie | Armstrong, Alun | Beevers, Geoffrey | Bentley, Annette | Blundell, John | Blythe, Debbi | Collins, Karl
Directors: Strickland, John
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Six London school-leavers attempt to make it in the world, balancing the challenge of trying to make a name for themselves in the music industry against the pressures and tragedies of everyday life.

This Is England (2006)

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Turgoose, Thomas | Graham, Stephen | Hartley, Jo | Shim, Andrew | McClure, Vicky | Gilgun, Joseph | Hanson, Rosamund | Ellis, Andrew | Benson, Perry | Newton, George | Harper, Frank | O'Connell, Jack | Dosanjh, Kriss | Hardcastle, Kieran | Cresswell, Chanel
Directors: Meadows, Shane
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Roland Rat, Margaret Thatcher; Rubik’s Cubes, the Royal Wedding; aerobics, skinheads… It’s 1983, and the schools are breaking up for summer. Shaun is 12 and a bit of a loner, growing up with his mum in a grim coastal town, his dad killed fighting in the Falklands War. On his way home from school where he’s been tormented all day for wearing flares, he runs into a group of skinheads, who against expectations turn out to be friendly and take him under their wing. Soon Shaun discovers parties, girls and snappy dressing, and finds some role models in Woody, Milky and the rest of the gang. But when an older, overtly racist skinhead returns home from prison, the easy camaraderie of the group is broken, and Shaun is drawn into much more uncomfortable territory. Based largely on his own experience as a youngster, this is Shane Meadows’ most mature and fully realised film. Handling the complexities of masculinity, violence and race with sensitivity and a lightness of touch, it’s hard to imagine a film that would better capture the mood of the time, or that could have any greater an understanding of the allure of being part of a gang.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: Hong Kong | USA
Actors: Turco, Paige | Caso, Mark | Warner, David | Sisti, Michelan | Tilden, Leif | Scott, Kenn | Clash, Kevin | Reyes Jr., Ernie | Chau, François | Obata, Toshirô | Serra, Raymond | Ginther, Mark | Bryant, Kurt | Nash, Kevin | Amodei, Joseph
Directors: Pressman, Michael
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The turtles find out where the Ooze, the substance which made them mutate, came from. Unfortunately Shredder learns about it too, and uses it to enhance himself. So the turtles have to prove again who’s the better ninja fighter.

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Hutcherson, Josh | Robb, AnnaSophia | Deschanel, Zooey | Patrick, Robert | Madison, Bailee | Butler, Kate | Wood, Devon | Fenton, Emma | Brannigan, Grace | Gaines, Latham | McIntosh, Judy | Aldersley, Patricia | Clinton, Lauren | Kircher, Isabelle Rose | Wakefield, Cameron
Directors: Csupo, Gabor
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Fifth grader Jesse Aaron’s hopes of becoming the fastest runner in his class are dashed when new girl Leslie Burke outruns everybody, including him. However, Jess and Leslie soon begin a friendship, and create a magical kingdom in the forest, where the two of them reign together as king and queen.

Sky High (2005)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Angarano, Michael | Russell, Kurt | Preston, Kelly | Panabaker, Danielle | Wynne, Christopher | Heffernan, Kevin | Daniels, Dee Jay | Vitz, Kelly | Berman, Loren | Braun, Nicholas | Malika | Khadijah | Sandvig, Jake | Harris, Will | Winstead, Mary Elizabeth
Directors: Mitchell, Mike
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It all begins at a secret school in the clouds like none on earth: Sky High, the first and only high school for kids with super-human powers going through crime-fighting puberty. At Sky High, the student body throw flames with their footballs, study Villainy with their Chemistry and are divided into Heroes and Sidekicks instead of jocks and geeks. It’s an out-of-this-world yet completely recognizable place where cool gadgetry, rampant bravery and awe-inspiring magical skills mix it up with parental battles, peer pressure and dating trouble—with explosively fun results. This year’s class features some of the best, brightest and most powerfully gifted super-teens ever assembled. And then there’s Will Stronghold. When you’re the son of the world’s most legendary super heroes, The Commander and Jetstream, people expect you to live up to the family name The problem is that Will is starting with no superpowers of his own and, worst of all, instead of joining the ranks of the Hero class, he finds himself relegated to being a Sidekick. Now he must somehow survive his freshman year while dealing with an overbearing gym coach, a bully with super speed and a dangerous rebel with a grudge (and the ability to shoot fire from his hands)—not to mention the usual angst, parental expectations and girl problems that accompany teenage life. But when an evil villain threatens his family, friends and the very sanctity of Sky High, Will must use his newfound superpowers to save the day and prove himself a Hero worthy of the family tradition.

Painted Veil, The (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: China | USA
Actors: Watts, Naomi | Norton, Edward | Schreiber, Liev | Jones, Toby | Rigg, Diana | Howland, Juliet | Wong Chau-Sang, Anthony | Steed, Maggie | Laurence, Lorraine | Lee, Johnny | Feng, Li | Meiduo, Gesang | David, Alan | Voller, Lucy | Rennick, Ian
Directors: Curran, John
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This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed too. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discover’s Kitty’s infidelity with one dashing and witty Diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amidst the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it’s too late?

Barnyard (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: James, Kevin | Cox, Courteney | Elliott, Sam | Glover, Danny | Sykes, Wanda | MacDowell, Andie | Koechner, David | Garcia, Jeffrey | Clarke, Cam | Paulsen, Rob | Insana, Tino | Irrera, Dom | Bullock, S. Scott | John DiMaggio | LaMarche, Maurice
Directors: Oedekerk, Steve
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Young Guns II (1990)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Estevez, Emilio | Sutherland, Kiefer | Phillips, Lou Diamond | Slater, Christian | Petersen, William | Ruck, Alan | Call, R.D. | Coburn, James | Getty, Balthazar | Kehoe, Jack | Knepper, Robert | Kurlander, Tom | Mortensen, Viggo | Rippy, Leon | Walter, Tracey
Directors: Murphy, Geoff
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The movie begins with the aging Brushy Bill Roberts narrating his story to a young historian. His claim? He claims that he is the famous outlaw William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid, who was supposedly shot and killed by Patrick Floyd Garrett in 1881. The old man gives a very convincing story on how he and Garrett, along with Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh, Chavez y Chavez, Doc Skurlock, and a few others led the outlaw life and avoided the law, as they were wanted men. Garrett, a friend of Billy’s, was paid by John Chisum, a cattle king, to eliminate Billy the Kid. So, Garrett and Ashmun Upson set out on a journey to find Billy the Kid.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Wilder, Gene | Albertson, Jack | Ostrum, Peter | Kinnear, Roy | Cole, Julie Dawn | Stone, Leonard | Nickerson, Denise | Denney, Nora | Themmen, Paris | Reit, Ursula | Bollner, Michael | Sowle, Diana | Woods, Aubrey | Battley, David | Meisner, Günter
Directors: Stuart, Mel
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Charlie Bucket, a poor boy who is barely able to support his family, is fortunate to be chosen as one of the 5 people to go inside the most popular and powerful chocalate factory in the world: The Willy Wonka Chocalate Factory. But a stranger, named Arthur Slugworth, tempts the kids to steal a piece of candy and give it to him. In exchange, he will make them rich. Willy Wonka, played by ‘Gene Wilder’(qv), soon introduces them to the factory, and starts the grand tour around the factory. Once inside, the 5 winners start to run amuck. One by one, the 5 kids start to disappear, until it is only Charlie that remains. At this point, Wonka starts to ignore Charlie, and then tells him why: because Charlie and Grandpa Joe, played by ‘Jack Albertson’ (qv), drank some forbidden product without permission. Will Charlie turn against Wonka? Or will he discover that he was wrong and make up what he has done?