Posts Tagged ‘corporal-punishment’

Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982)

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Richard Gere | Debra Winger | David Keith | Robert Loggia | Lisa Blount | Lisa Eilbacher | Louis Gossett Jr. | Tony Plana | Harold Sylvester | David Caruso | Victor French | Grace Zabriskie | Tommy Petersen | Mara Scott-Wood | David Greenfield
Directors: Taylor Hackford
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Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Sgt. Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond family and must decide what it is he wants to do with his life.

The Last Castle (2001)

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: James Gandolfini | Delroy Lindo | Robert Redford | Mark Ruffalo | Steve Burton | Clifton Collins
Directors: Rod Lurie
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When three star General Irwin is transferred to a maximum security military prison, its warden, Colonel Winter, can’t hide his admiration towards the highly decorated and experienced soldier. Irwin has been stripped of his rank for disobedience in a mission, but not of fame. Colonel Winter, who runs the prison with an iron fist, deeply admires the General, but works with completely different methods in order to keep up discipline. After a short while, Irwin can feel Winter’s unjust treatment of the inmates. He decides to teach Winter a lesson by taking over command of the facility and thus depriving him of his smug attitude. When Winter decides to participate in what he still thinks of as a game, it may already be too late to win.

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Robin Williams | Robert Sean Leonard | Ethan Hawke | Josh Charles | Gale Hansen | Dylan Kussman | Allelon Ruggiero | James Waterston | Norman Lloyd | Kurtwood Smith | Carla Belver | Leon Pownall | George Martin | Joe Aufiery | Matt Carey
Directors: Peter Weir
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Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.

Joe the King (1999)

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Peter Anthony Tambakis | Travis J. Feretic | Benjamin Styx | Val Kilmer | Rob Bergenstock | Noah Fleiss | Richard Bright | John Leguizamo | Michael Taylor | Robert Whaley | Max Ligosh | James Costa | Craig Levine | Raymond De Felitta | Jack McNamara
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A destitute 14 year old (Noah Fleiss) struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother’s (Karen Young) hands, harsher abuse at his father’s (Val Kilmer), and a growing separation from his slightly older brother (Max Ligosh). Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to pay off some of his father’s debts and to replace his mother’s records that his father smashed in a fit of temper, Joe gets no thanks…

Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A (1985)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mark Patton | Kim Myers | Robert Rusler | Clu Gulager | Hope Lange | Marshall Bell | Melinda O. Fee | Tom McFadden | Sydney Walsh | Robert Englund | Edward Blackoff | Christie Clark | Lyman Ward | Donna Bruce | Hart Sprager
Directors: Jack Sholder
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A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy’s sweetheart can master her fear.

Papillon (1973)

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve McQueen | Dustin Hoffman | Victor Jory | Don Gordon | Anthony Zerbe | Robert Deman | Woodrow Parfrey | Bill Mumy | George Coulouris | Ratna Assan | William Smithers | Val Avery | Gregory Sierra | Vic Tayback | Mills Watson
Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
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Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for ‘butterfly’ (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in ‘Guiane’ (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.

Glory (1989)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Matthew Broderick | Denzel Washington | Cary Elwes | Morgan Freeman | Jihmi Kennedy | Andre Braugher | John Finn | Donovan Leitch | JD Cullum | Alan North | Bob Gunton | Cliff De Young | Christian Baskous | RonReaco Lee | Jay O. Sanders
Directors: Edward Zwick
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Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: William Holden | Jack Hawkins | Alec Guinness | Sessue Hayakawa | James Donald | Geoffrey Horne | André Morell | Peter Williams | John Boxer | Percy Herbert | Harold Goodwin | Ann Sears | Heihachiro Okawa | Keiichiro Katsumoto | M.R.B. Chakrabandhu
Directors: David Lean
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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.

Lord of the Flies (1990)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Balthazar Getty | Chris Furrh | Danuel Pipoly | James Badge Dale | Andrew Taft | Edward Taft | Gary Rule | Terry Wells | Braden MacDonald | Angus Burgin | Martin Zentz | Brian Jacobs | Vincent Amabile | David Weinstein | Chuck Bell
Directors: Harry Hook
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Adapted from William Golding’s novel of the same name, this is the story of a group of military school boys who become stranded on an island. They are, however, not alone. To begin with their commander is dragged from the water by Ralph. It is after the commander becomes feverish and delusional that he runs away and the boys develop their own society, with frightening and powerful consequences.

Murder in the First (1995)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Christian Slater | Kevin Bacon | Gary Oldman | Embeth Davidtz | William H. Macy | Stephen Tobolowsky | Brad Dourif | R. Lee Ermey | Mia Kirshner | Ben Slack | Stefan Gierasch | Kyra Sedgwick | Alex Bookston | Richie Allan | Herb Ritts
Directors: Marc Rocco
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Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) was convicted for stealing 5$ from post office and sent to Alcatraz, the most secured jail for the most dangerous criminals. After a futile escape mission he was sent to dungeon and got out as a murderer after thousand days, though maximum 19 days in dungeon is the official punishment was allowed. He became scared and confused savage and killed one of the prisoners. It was a sure to lose case and so James Stamphill (Christian Slater), a fresh law graduate was appointed as his lawyer. But rest is history! Based on a true story, Murder in the first is a masterpiece by Marc Rocco shows how the dungeon of Alcatraz was shut down for ever!