Posts Tagged ‘escape’

Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Holden, William | Hawkins, Jack | Guinness, Alec | Hayakawa, Sessue | Donald, James | Horne, Geoffrey | Morell, André | Williams, Peter | Boxer, John | Herbert, Percy | Goodwin, Harold | Sears, Ann | Okawa, Heihachiro | Katsumoto, Keiichiro | Chakrabandhu, M.R.B.
Directors: Lean, David
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The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of the Japanese commandant Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). He is an honorable but arrogant man, who is slowly revealed to be a deluded obsessive. He convinces himself that the bridge is a monument to British character, but actually is a monument to himself, and his insistence on its construction becomes a subtle form of collaboration with the enemy. Unknown to him, the Allies have sent a mission into the jungle, led by Warden (Jack Hawkins) and an American, Shears (William Holden), to blow up the bridge.

One, The (2001)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Li, Jet | Gugino, Carla | Lindo, Delroy | Statham, Jason | Morrison, James | Bruno, Dylan | Steinmetz, Richard | Rankin, Steve | Smallwood, Tucker | Harris, Harriet Sansom | Keats, David | Norris, Dean | Zimmerman, Ron | Morgan, Darin | Mark Borchardt
Directors: Wong, James
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This movie postulates what if there is more than one universe. And that all of these universes are held together by one single stream of energy and that energy is equally distributed to every living in each universe and if one of these beings die, that energy is reallocated equally to each other surviving member. And with each allocation, a person becomes stronger. Now one universe has master the ability of crossing into another universe, and a man named Shulaw who believes that if he can kill all of his counterparts, he will become invincible, but there are those who believe that it might have detrimental effects, so try and stop him. Unfortunately, he just has one more person to kill, Gabe Law, but the officers follow Shulaw but Shulaw has committed some crimes and Gabe is accused and is wanted. But Gabe discovers that he has changed and only wants to kill Shulaw not realizing what could happen.

Deep Rising (1998)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Williams, Treat | Janssen, Famke | Heald, Anthony | O'Connor, Kevin J. | Studi, Wes | O'Connor, Derrick | Flemyng, Jason | Curtis, Cliff | Powell, Clifton | Goddard, Trevor | Hounsou, Djimon | Damon, Una | Curtis, Clint | Takeuchi, Warren | Banks, Linden
Directors: Sommers, Stephen
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A gang of jewel thieves board an empty luxury liner in the South Seas to find that the crew and passengers have been killed by a monster that kills its victims and sucks the water from their bodies that looks like a mix of a giant squid and the monster from “Aliens”.

African Queen, The (1951)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Bogart, Humphrey | Hepburn, Katharine | Morley, Robert | Bull, Peter | Bikel, Theodore | Gotell, Walter | Swanwick, Peter | Marner, Richard | John, Errol | Onn, Gerald | von Kotze, John
Directors: Huston, John
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At the start of World War 1, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies to villages in East Africa. When the Rev. Samuel Sayer dies, Charlie agrees to take Sayers’ sister, Rose, back to civilization. taking on the Germans at the same time.

Captivity (2007)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Thriller
Countries: Russia | USA
Actors: Cuthbert, Elisha | Gillies, Daniel | Vince, Pruitt Taylor | Alonso, Laz | Harney, Michael | Ryan, Rebekah | Maples, Michael | Runcorn, Elijah | Thorne, Remy | Negron, Olivia | Olson, Chrysta
Directors: Joffé, Roland
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Top cover girl and fashion model, Jennifer Tree (ELISHA CUTHBERT) has it all - beauty, fame, money and power. Her face appears on covers of hundreds of magazines. At the top of her game, Jennifer is America’s sweetheart. She is loved and adored and sought after. Everyone wants her. But someone out there has been watching and waiting. Someone wants her in the worst way. Out alone at a charity event in Soho, Jennifer is drugged and taken. Held captive in a cell, Jennifer is subjected to a series of terrifying, life-threatening tortures that could only be conceived by a twisted, sadistic mind. Inspired by the fact that over 850,000 people are reported missing every year in the United States, many of whom are never seen again, CAPTIVITY, follows the story of one woman who is abducted and tortured, held against her will in a place where days turn into weeks. Her will to escape and survive is challenged every moment by a maniac’s desire to demoralize innocent victims and play out his sick game that has been played many times before Jennifer was taken. A combination of SAW and HOSTEL meets SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, CAPTIVITY is a psychological thriller/horror film that shows us the true terror of the crimes of abduction and confinement that are committed every day by serial killers and psychopaths at large. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Roland Joffe (THE KILLING FIELDS, THE MISSION), CAPTIVITY delves deeply into the minds of both captor and victim with a fresh and terrifying view of this epidemic horror. Being released this summer in theatres nation-wide, CAPTIVITY has been called one of the most controversial films of the year. It’s a disturbing and raw, yet classy and thought provoking film which will leave you terrified, and looking over your shoulder as you leave the theatre wondering if you could be next.

Rescue Dawn (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Bale, Christian | Bell, Marshall | Chau, François | Davies, Jeremy | Gellis, Craig | GQ | Grenier, Zach | Healy, Pat | Huss, Toby | Hutchinson, Bonnie Z. | Jones, Evan | Jusakul, Abhijati 'Meuk' | King, Mr. Tony B. | Manning, Mr. Richard | Melich, Mr. Garrett D.
Directors: Herzog, Werner
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This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler organized a death-defying escape for a small band of POWs, including Duane Martin.

4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Gruffudd, Ioan | Alba, Jessica | Evans, Chris | Chiklis, Michael | Jones, Doug | McMahon, Julian | Washington, Kerry | Garrett, Beau | Benson, Peter | Braugher, Andre | Duffy, Graeme | Fishburne, Laurence | Grover, Fabrice | Menendez, Gonzalo | Cant, Heather
Directors: Story, Tim
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With Von Doom back in his homeland of Latveria the fantastic four have new troubles when Galactus has decided that Earth is his next target. When his henchman, The Silver Surfer, is sent to Earth he discovers that he’s getting more than he bargained for when he encounters the Fantastic Four. But that’s not all when Dr. Doom decides that after two years in the homeland he is ready to return.

Edtv (1999)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: McConaughey, Matthew | Elfman, Jenna | Harrelson, Woody | Kirkland, Sally | Landau, Martin | DeGeneres, Ellen | Reiner, Rob | Hopper, Dennis | Hurley, Elizabeth | Goldberg, Adam | Davis, Viveka | Howard, Clint | Blake, Geoffrey | Boggs, Gail | Byrne, Jenna
Directors: Howard, Ron
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Cynthia, TV producer, has an idea about how to save the station: A normal person’s life should be broadcasted 24 hours a day. “Ed TV” is born the second her eye falls on Ed Pekurny, a sympathetic Joe Sixpack. After the first week on air Eds fame grows and grows, but conflicts break open: His brother Ray publishes a very negative book about Ed, who now dates Ray’s ex; Ed’s parent’s partnership problematics are broadcasted nationwide and a very attractive and seducing model uses innocent Ed to raise her own fame. Also, Ed’s contract proves to be unquittable, so that Ed Pekurny suddenly can see the golden bars around his cage. But in a country that switches the TV set on for breakfast and off for bedtime, nearly everything can happen - and people can be counted on.

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.

Patriot Games (1992)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ford, Harrison | Archer, Anne | Bergin, Patrick | Bean, Sean | Birch, Thora | Fox, James | Jackson, Samuel L. | Walker, Polly | Freeman, J. E. | Jones, James Earl | Harris, Richard | Norton, Alex | Fraser, Hugh | Threlfall, David | Armstrong, Alun
Directors: Noyce, Phillip
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Jack Ryan, the hero of Tom Clancy’s techno-thriller series, returns in the sequel to _The Hunt for Red October_. Ryan is on vacation in England when he spoils an assassination attempt on an important member of the Royal Family. Ryan gets drawn back into the CIA when the same splinter faction of the IRA targets him and his family.