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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Monday, November 17th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Ben Barnes | Georgie Henley | Skandar Keynes | William Moseley | Anna Popplewell | Sergio Castellitto | Peter Dinklage | Warwick Davis | Vincent Grass | Pierfrancesco Favino | Cornell John | Damián Alcázar | Alicia Borrachero | Simón Andreu | Predrag Bjelac
Directors: Andrew Adamson
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A year after their first adventure in Narnia, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are pulled back in by Susan’s magic horn. They find that hundreds of years have passed, and Narnia is now ruled by the bloodthirsty General Miraz, uncle to the true heir, Prince Caspian, now in exile. Now the children must find Caspian and help him depose Miraz…but how will they get home after it’s done?

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Bud Abbott | Lou Costello | Mari Blanchard | Robert Paige | Horace McMahon | Martha Hyer | Jack Kruschen | Joe Kirk | Jean Willes | Anita Ekberg | James Flavin | Jackie Loughery | Ruth Hampton | Valerie Jackson | Renate Hoy
Directors: Charles Lamont
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Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women, men having been banished.

Willow (1988)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Patricia Hayes | Warwick Davis | Val Kilmer | Joanne Whaley | Jean Marsh | Billy Barty
Directors: Ron Howard
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Willow, a small farmer/apprentice magician, meets Madmartigan, a great swordsman, and together they journey through a war-torn land of magic and monsters, to save a baby princess from death at the hands of an evil queen.

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Music | Romance
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Michael Paré | Marina Orsini | Bernie Coulson | Matthew Laurance | Michael Rhoades | Anthony Sherwood | Mark Holmes | David Matheson | Paul Markle | Kate Lynch | Harvey Atkin | Vlasta Vrana | Larry King | Bo Diddley | Martha Quinn
Directors: Jean-Claude Lord
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In the sixties, Eddie and the cruisers was the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up. Only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in Montreal. His love of music forces him to create a new band which will have to struggle with its anonymity.

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Helen Mirren | Katie Holmes | Jeffrey Tambor | Barry Watson | Marisa Coughlan | Liz Stauber | Michael McKean | Molly Ringwald | Vivica A. Fox | John Patrick White | Robert Gant | Marissa Jaret Winokur | Cameron Glenar | Alan Heitz | Brian Klugman
Directors: Kevin Williamson
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Leigh Ann Watson is a teenage student at Grandsboro High. An “A” in history would make her valedictorian and get her a scholarship to Harvard. When she turns in her history project, a 365 day diary of a girl accused in the Salem witch trials, a 6 month effort, she receives a “C” from history teacher Mrs. Tingle, the meanest teacher at Grandsboro High. This gives an opportunity for Marybeth Carter, a rival student, to achieve an “A” and become valedictorian. As Leigh Ann tries to catch up doing extra credit by setting up graduation seating with her best friend, Jo Lynn, history class failure Luke Churner, enters with Mrs. Tingle’s final exam cheat sheet. Leigh Ann is caught with it and Mrs. Tingle threatens to tell the Principal about it. The result would have been expulsion, so the trio of teenagers attempt to regain Leigh Ann’s innocence by reasoning with Mrs. Tingle. When their attempt fails, they attack Mrs. Tingle and tie her to her bed. Is there a possible way to prove Leigh Ann innocent?

Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Jami Gertz | Daryl Hannah | Garry Marshall | Jeremy Piven | Doris Roberts | Daryl Sabara | Larry Miller | Cheryl Hines | Richard Benjamin | Marc John Jefferies | Tom Hines | Carter Jenkins | Sandra Taylor | Miranda Cosgrove | Brittany Robertson
Directors: Scott Marshall
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In toney Brentwood, Benjamin Fiedler prepares for his bar mitzvah; trouble is, he understands neither its meaning nor the Hebrew, and his parents (particularly his successful-agent father) are planning the most lavish party possible. Benjamin wants his dad to give him some space, so he gets an idea: to invite his grandfather, who left the family years ago and for whom Benjamin’s dad has an intense dislike, to come two weeks early. Thanks in part to grandpa - and to the immediate family’s love - Benjamin may have a shot at figuring out what it means to be a man.

Tinker Bell (2008)

Monday, November 10th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Jeff Bennett | Jesse McCartney | Rob Paulsen | Richard Portnow | Steve Valentine | Pamela Adlon | Gail Borges | Kristin Chenoweth | Jane Horrocks | Anjelica Huston | Kathy Najimy | Raven-Symoné | Mae Whitman | America Young
Directors: Bradley Raymond
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Though Tinker Bell might have played second fiddle to Peter Pan and Captain Hook in Disney’s 1953 classic, the beloved fairy gets top billing—and a speaking role—with this animated adventure. In TINKER BELL, young audiences can journey to Pixie Hollow, the home of the fairies in Never Land. The spirited sprite is joined by a number of her magical friends: Iridessa the light fairy, Rosetta the garden fairy, Fawn the animal fairy, Silvermist the water fairy, and Clank and Bobbie the tinker fairies. Fans of the Disney Princess series will find much to like in this offering that introduces characters that children can identify with. Like other Disney films, TINKER BELL boasts beautiful CG animation and a number of celebrity voices.

Get Smart (2008)

Friday, November 7th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve Carell | Anne Hathaway | Dwayne Johnson | Alan Arkin | Terence Stamp | David Aranovich | William Charlton | Terry Crews | Ken Davitian | Tom Everett | Fred Fein | Matt Gallini | Brad Grunberg | David Koechner | Bernie Kopell
Directors: Peter Segal
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Bungling secret agent Maxwell Smart, also known as Agent 86 for CONTROL, is on a mission to battle the forces of their evil crime nemesis known as KAOS with his more-competent partner Agent 99, (whose real name is never revealed) at his side. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreams of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart will do whatever it takes to thwart the latest plot for world domination by KAOS.

Carlito’s Way (1993)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | Sean Penn | Penelope Ann Miller | John Leguizamo | Ingrid Rogers | Luis Guzmán | James Rebhorn | Joseph Siravo | Viggo Mortensen | Richard Foronjy | Jorge Porcel | Frank Minucci | Adrian Pasdar | John Ortiz | Ángel Salazar
Directors: Brian De Palma
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Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However, Carlito’s associates cannot seem to leave him in peace…his nephew involves him a pool-room gunfight, his lawyer asks him for “favours” which spiral out of control, and even an old friend (now a wheelchair bound paraplegic) tries to get him into trouble with the law. Carlito decides to make a run for Florida and the promise of a new life, but has one final dramatic escape to make from some hoods who believe (wrongly) that he was behind the murder of their boss.

Iris (2001)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Kate Winslet | Hugh Bonneville | Judi Dench | Jim Broadbent | Eleanor Bron | Angela Morant | Penelope Wilton | Siobhan Hayes | Juliet Aubrey | Joan Bakewell | Nancy Carroll | Kris Marshall | Tom Mannion | Derek Hutchinson | Samuel West
Directors: Richard Eyre
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A moving and tender depiction of the novelist Iris Murdoch’s descent into Alzheimer’s Disease, covering the period from just before her marriage to intellectual John Bayley until her death. The film is based on the two books by John Bayley (Iris, Iris & The Friends).