Posts Tagged ‘london-england’

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.

Children of Men (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan | UK | USA
Actors: Yacuzzi, Juan Gabriel | Hussain, Michelle | Curling, Rob | Chevalier, Jon | Davies, Rita | Fenton, Kim | Gilbert, Chris | Hawthorne, Phoebe | Howard, Rebecca | White, Atalanta | Woodbridge, Laurence | Owen, Clive | McErlane, Maria | Haughey, Michael | Sharma, Paul
Directors: Cuarón, Alfonso
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With this dystopian world ravished by war, paranoia and the frustrations of Man the Orwellian vision of Nineteen Eighty-Four, the totalitarian future is now complete and amongst us. With female fertility becoming obsolete, Man cannot reproduce, and no child has been born on the face of the planet for eighteen years. Man, and his future, is dying. Soon he shall be extinct. Theo, the beaten, downtrodden and middle-aged ex-political activist will, unwittingly, become involved in a war of an underground revolt. Here he is active once more, in the perilous journey across England’s Home Counties, with a young girl, Kee, who, to Theo’s bewilderment is pregnant. The first pregnant woman for more than eighteen years. This secret must be protected, at all cost, and mother and child must flee to the mysterious and enigmatic Human Project, across the seas. Their flight is a constant fight for survival. Who can be trusted? Who can keep a secret?

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.

Omen, The (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bjelac, Predrag | Sabatini, Carlo | Svarc, Bohumil | Schreiber, Liev | Lombardo Radice, Giovanni | Zikova, Baby | Morvas, Baby | Muller, Baby | Litera, Baby | Stiles, Julia | Wooler, Tomas | Sallas, Rafael | Cupp, Marshall | Hindy, Martin | Davey-Fitzpatrick, Seamus
Directors: Moore, John
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When the Vatican observatory priest sees the appearance of a comet, the Church is sure that it confirms the eve of the Armageddon. Meanwhile, the USA President’s godson Robert Thorn is informed in the maternity in Rome by Father Spiletto that his wife Katherine has just lost her baby and she had troubles with her uterus and would not have another pregnancy. Spiletto suggests Robert that another just born child that lost her mother could be the substituted for his son, and Robert accepts the child and gives the name of Damien. Robert is promoted to ambassador in London after a tragic accident. When Damien’s nanny commits suicide in his birthday party, a substitute, Mrs. Baylock, comes to work and live with the family. Along the years, Katherine realizes that Damien is evil, while Robert is contacted by Father Brennan, who tells him that Damien is the son of devil. When the priest dies in a bizarre accident, the photographer Keith Jennings shows evidences to Robert that the boy is the Antichrist. They travel to the town of Megiddo to learn how the boy can be stopped.

Alien Autopsy (2006)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: Germany | UK
Actors: Donnelly, Declan | McPartlin, Ant | Pullman, Bill | Stanton, Harry Dean | Djalili, Omid | Carr, Jimmy | Blakeley, Mike | Blakeley, Matthew | Shrapnel, John | Threlfall, David | Thomas, Winston | Rouse, Michael | Shaw, Pam | Shoefield, Luke | Metcalfe, Stephanie
Directors: Campbell, Jonny
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Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell incident in 1947.

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.

Return to Never Land (2002)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: Australia | Canada | USA
Actors: Owen, Harriet | Weaver, Blayne | Burton, Corey | Bennett, Jeff | Soucie, Kath | McDonough, Andrew | Rees, Roger | Breslin, Spencer | Pierce, Bradley | Beswick, Quinn | Spann, Aaron | Castellaneta, Dan | Cummings, Jim | Paulsen, Rob | Revill, Clive
Directors: Budd, Robin
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The classic tale of ‘Peter Pan’ continues in Disney’s sequel ‘Return to Never Land’. In a world besieged by World War II, Wendy, now grown up, tries to give her own children hope by telling them of her magical experiences with Peter Pan in Never Land. However, Jane, Wendy’s 12-year-old daughter, sees it all as make believe and refuses to believe in the tales. That is, until the villainous Captain Hook mistakes her for Wendy and abducts her to Never Land in an attempt to lure and capture Peter Pan. Peter Pan’s quest to return Jane safely home is jeopardized until she can begin to believe in the magic of imagination.

About a Boy (2002)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: France | Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Grant, Hugh | Hoult, Nicholas | Collette, Toni | Weisz, Rachel | Small, Sharon | Cook, Madison | Cook, Jordan | Hutchison, Nicholas | Speechley, Ryan | Speechley, Joseph | Tena, Natalia | Kennington, Laura | Swaby, Tanika | McNicholl, Peter | Webster, Christopher
Directors: Weitz, Chris | Weitz, Paul
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Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment. But Will’s hope of a continued bachelorhood is interrupted when he meets 12-year old Marcus, in many ways his complete opposite.

Match Point (2005)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Luxembourg | UK
Actors: Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan | Armstrong, Alexander | Kaye, Paul | Goode, Matthew | Cox, Brian | Wilton, Penelope | Mortimer, Emily | Kelly, Janis | Oke, Alan | Gatiss, Mark | Johansson, Scarlett | Kunz, Simon | Streatfield, Geoffrey | Hegarty, Mary | Fortune, John
Directors: Allen, Woody
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Chris Wilton is a former tennis pro, looking to find work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a well-off pretty boy. Tom’s sister Chloe falls in love with Chris but Chris has his eyes on Tom’s fiancée, the luscious Nola. Both Chris and Nola know it’s wrong but what could be more right than love? Chris tries to juggle both women but at some point, he must choose between them…

007 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Lazenby, George | Rigg, Diana | Savalas, Telly | Ferzetti, Gabriele | Steppat, Ilse | Maxwell, Lois | Baker, George | Lee, Bernard | Horsfall, Bernard | Llewelyn, Desmond | Borionko, Yuri | North, Virginia | Cheshire, Geoffrey | Allen, Irvin | Mountain, Terence
Directors: Hunt, Peter R.
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Whilst on leave, British agent James Bond prevents a young woman, Tracy Draco, from committing suicide. Her father is the head of a powerful crime syndicate who is impressed by Bond and wants him to protect his daughter by marrying her. In exchange he offers Bond information which will lead 007 to his arch enemy Ernst Blofeld. At first Bond agrees to the deal purely to fulfil his objective to kill Blofeld but later he grows to love Tracy but when the British learn that Blofeld plans to destroy mankind with a deadly virus, 007 is torn between his loyalty to his county and his intent to marry Tracy.