Posts Tagged ‘1940s’

Schindler’s List (1993)

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Liam Neeson | Ben Kingsley | Ralph Fiennes | Caroline Goodall | Jonathan Sagall | Embeth Davidtz | Malgoscha Gebel | Shmuel Levy | Mark Ivanir | Béatrice Macola | Andrzej Seweryn | Friedrich von Thun | Krzysztof Luft | Harry Nehring | Norbert Weisser
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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“Schindler’s List” is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

The Time Machine (1960)

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Rod Taylor | Alan Young | Yvette Mimieux | Sebastian Cabot | Tom Helmore | Whit Bissell | Doris Lloyd | Bob Barran | Paul Frees | James Skelly | Josephine Powell
Directors: George Pal
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From the book by H.G. Wells, a scientist and tinkerer builds a time machine and uses it to explore the distant future where there are two races, a mild gentle race, and a cannibalistic one living underground. His machine is stolen by the underground race and he must risk being captured (and eaten) to return to his own time.

Hannibal Rising (2007)

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Czech Republic | France | Italy | UK
Actors: Aaran Thomas | Gaspard Ulliel | Li Gong | Helena-Lia Tachovská | Richard Leaf | Dominic West | Rhys Ifans | Michele Wade | Richard Brake | Martin Hub | Kevin McKidd | Ingeborga Dapkunaite | Joerg Stadler | Stephen Walters | Ivan Marevich
Directors: Peter Webber
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Based on Thomas Harris’ book of the same name, this prequel shows a young Hannibal Lecter in three different phases of his life from childhood in Lithuania to his ten years in England up to his time in Russia before his capture by FBI agent Will Graham in Red Dragon.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Rutger Hauer | Julia Roberts | Jennifer Rae Westley | Dick Clark | Sam Rockwell | Michelle Sweeney | Drew Barrymore | Chelsea Ceci | Brad Pitt | Matt Damon | Michael Cera | Aimee Rose Ambroziak | Isabelle Blais | Melissa Carter | Jennifer Hall | Ilona Elkin | Sean Tucker | Jaye P. Morgan | Maggie Gyllenhaal | David Julian Hirsh
Directors: George Clooney
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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” is the story of a legendary showman’s double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

The Way We Were (1973)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Barbra Streisand | Robert Redford | Bradford Dillman | Lois Chiles | Patrick O'Neal | Viveca Lindfors | Allyn Ann McLerie | Murray Hamilton | Herb Edelman | Diana Ewing | Sally Kirkland | Marcia Mae Jones | Don Keefer | George Gaynes | Eric Boles
Directors: Sydney Pollack
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Katie and Hubbell are students in the same college but with very different lives. She is a communist compromised against the civil war in Spain and the rise of Hitler in Europe, and has to work to pay her studies. He is more interested in sports a and sceptic about politics. However, Katie is impressed by his charm and she still is when they meet some years after.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)

Monday, May 4th, 2009
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Actors: Jon Voight | Ellen Burstyn | Jeff Daniels | Dagmara Dominczyk | Steven Grayhm | Michael Imperioli | Callum Keith Rennie | Rebecca Jenkins | Callahan Brebner | Nicaela Weigel | Shelbie Weigel | Darcy Cadman | Tim O'Halloran | Zak Santiago | Emy Aneke
Directors: Lloyd Kramer
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Eddie is the responsible for the maintenance of the Ruby Pier amusement park and a veteran of World War II. While trying to save a five year old girl from an accident with ride that is falling after rupturing the wire, Eddie dies. He awakes in Heaven, and the Blue Man explains him that he will have a journey meeting five people in their heavens that will show the importance of his life before he goes to the next level.

Valkyrie (2008)

Monday, April 27th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Tom Cruise | Manfred-Anton Algrang | David Bamber | Matthias Freihof | Andy Gatjen | Christian Oliver | Christopher Karl Hemeyer | Carice van Houten | Eddie Izzard | Justus Kammerer | Thomas Kretschmann | Bill Nighy | Florian Panzner | Halina Reijn | Terence Stamp
Directors: Bryan Singer
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Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Denzel Washington | Tom Sizemore | Jennifer Beals | Don Cheadle | Maury Chaykin | Terry Kinney | Mel Winkler | Albert Hall | Lisa Nicole Carson | Jernard Burks | David Wolos-Fonteno | John Roselius | Beau Starr | Steven Randazzo | Scott Lincoln
Directors: Carl Franklin
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It is 1948 in LA and Ezikeal “Easy” Rawlins, an African-American World War II veteran, is looking for work. At his friend’s bar, he is introduced to a white man, DeWitt Albright, who is looking for someone to help him find a missing white woman assumed to be hiding somewhere in LA’s Black community. This woman, Daphane Monet, happens to be the fiancée of a wealthy “blue blood,” Todd Carter, who is currently the favorite in the city’s mayoralty race. Daphane Monet is known to frequent the Black jazz clubs in LA. Easy, innocently, accepts Albright’s offer; however, he quickly finds himself amidst murder, crooked cops, ruthless politicians, and brutalizing hoodlums. This is a Chandler-esque “who-done-it” with an African-American theme.

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Monday, April 20th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ben Johnson | Andrew Prine | Dawn Wells | Jimmy Clem | Jim Citty | Robert Aquino | Cindy Butler | Christine Ellsworth | Earl E. Smith | Steve Lyons | Joe Catalanotto | Roy Lee Brown | Mike Hackworth | Misty West
Directors: Charles B. Pierce
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Set in the late 40’s the residents of Texarkana, Texas are left terrorized by a mysterious hooded killer who is stalking victims during the evening and leaving the local police at a loss.

League of Their Own, A (1992)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Hanks | Geena Davis | Madonna | Lori Petty | Jon Lovitz | David Strathairn | Garry Marshall | Bill Pullman | Megan Cavanagh | Rosie O'Donnell | Tracy Reiner | Bitty Schram | Don S. Davis | Renée Coleman
Directors: Penny Marshall
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In the farm of Oregon Dottie Henson and Kit Keller are working on the farm. Sisters that do love each other, except when it comes to baseball. Kit wants to play in the league but is upset to hear that it is Dottie who is chosen to play for the AAPGL. (All American Pro Girls League) Dottie refuses to play unless Kit can come along. AAPGL was only made because of the World War II and all of the man were in the war. Along the way to the stadium they meet Marla Hooch who is a great hitter, but to most people not the prettiest girl. When they are going to try out they meet Doris and Mae because Doris threw a baseball at Dottie who caught it impressing Doris. They girls find out their new manager is Jimmy Dugan. Jimmy Dugan drinks a lot and is the worst manager until Dottie get through to him and he becomes a better person. Miss Cuthbert makes sure the rules are followed, no boys, no drinking or smoking until Mae poisons her meal. The girls go to party and Marla who had been overlooked a lot is noticed by a guy named Nelson. Dottie’s husband Bob is in the army and when news comes that a man in the army has been killed it turns out to be Betty Spaghetti. After awhile, Kit feels that once again like at home she is behind Dottie’s shadow. Dottie notices it to and asks to be transferred to another team. Of course Mr. Lovitz doesn’t want the best player to be transferred so he has Kit transferred to Racine. Kit feels that Dottie did this on purpose. Kit plays for the Racine while Dottie plays for Rockford. In the final scene Dottie is crashed into by Kit and she drops the ball, letting Racine win, making Kit have her own stardom instead of being in Dottie’s shadow. The girls have a reunion and they remember the fun they had together.


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