Posts Tagged ‘fairy-tale’

Shrek (2001)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Mike Myers | Eddie Murphy | Cameron Diaz | John Lithgow | Vincent Cassel | Peter Dennis | Clive Pearse | Jim Cummings | Bobby Block | Chris Miller | Cody Cameron | Kathleen Freeman | Michael Galasso | Christopher Knights | Simon J. Smith
Directors: Andrew Adamson | Vicky Jenson
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Shrek is a big ogre who lives alone in the woods, feared from all the people in the land of Duloc. When Lord Farquaad, the ruler of Duloc, exiles all the fairy-tale beings in the woods, Shrek looses his peaceful life and his home becomes a refugees camp. So, he sets to find Lord Farquaad and convince him to take the fairy-tale beings back where they belong, and leave him alone. Lord Farquaad accepts, under one condition. Shrek must first go and find the beautiful young princess Fiona, who will become Farquaad’s bride. So, the big Ogre begins his quest, along with his newfound donkey friend…

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Johnny Depp | Winona Ryder | Dianne Wiest | Anthony Michael Hall | Kathy Baker | Robert Oliveri | Conchata Ferrell | Caroline Aaron | Dick Anthony Williams | O-Lan Jones | Vincent Price | Alan Arkin | Susan Blommaert | Linda Perri | John Davidson
Directors: Tim Burton
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A modern day fairy tale which tells the story of Edward, the man created by an inventor, who died before finishing him and left Edward with scissors where he should have hands. One day when the local “Avon” representative calls at the historic mansion where Edward has been living alone, she takes him home to stay with her family. He has to adapt to the new life and environment that he isn’t used to. Soon he shows a talent in cutting hair and hedges, and wins every body’s heart. But life isn’t always so sweet…

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Tim Robbins | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Paul Newman | Charles Durning | John Mahoney | Jim True-Frost | Bill Cobbs | Bruce Campbell | Harry Bugin | John Seitz | Joe Grifasi | Roy Brocksmith | John Wylie | I.M. Hobson | Gary Allen
Directors: Joel Coen | Ethan Coen
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When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Henry Thomas | Dee Wallace-Stone | Robert MacNaughton | Drew Barrymore | Peter Coyote | K.C. Martel | Sean Frye | C. Thomas Howell | David M. O'Dell | Richard Swingler | Frank Toth | Robert Barton | Michael Darrell | David Berkson | David Carlberg
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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While visiting the Earth at Night, a group of alien botanists is discovered and disturbed by an approaching human task force. Because of the more than hasty take-off, one of the visitors is left behind. The little alien finds himself all alone on a very strange planet. Fortunately, the extra-terrestrial soon finds a friend and emotional companion in 10-year-old Elliot, who discovered him looking for food in his family’s garden shed. While E.T. slowly gets acquainted with Elliot’s brother Michael, his sister Gertie as well as with Earth customs, members of the task force work day and night to track down the whereabouts of Earth’s first visitor from Outer Space. The wish to go home again is strong in E.T., and after being able to communicate with Elliot and the others, E.T. starts building an improvised device to send a message home for his folks to come and pick him up. But before long, E.T. gets seriously sick, and because of his special connection to Elliot, the young boy suffers, too. The situation gets critical when the task force finally intervenes. By then, all help may already be too late, and there’s no alien spaceship in sight.

Hoodwinked! (2005)

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Glenn Close | Anne Hathaway | James Belushi | Patrick Warburton | Anthony Anderson | David Ogden Stiers | Xzibit | Chazz Palminteri | Andy Dick | Cory Edwards | Todd Edwards | Tye Edwards | Benjy Gaither | Joshua J. Greene | Ken Marino
Directors: Tony Leech
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The “Little Red Hiding Hood” fairytale gets an imaginative update. After The Wolf (Patrick Warburton) is found at Granny’s charged with an intent to eat an investigation starts up by Nick Fippers (David Odgen Stiers). Red (Anne Hathaway), The Wolf (Warburton), The Woodsman (Jim Beluchi) and Granny (Glenn Close) give their stories, Flippers and Cheif Grizzly (Xzibit) and the rest of the police try to find out who is the Goodie Bandit. Bill: Anthony Anderson, Twitchy: Cory Edwards, Boingo: Andy Dick.

Big Fish (2003)

Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Ewan McGregor | Albert Finney | Billy Crudup | Jessica Lange | Helena Bonham Carter | Alison Lohman | Robert Guillaume | Marion Cotillard | Matthew McGrory | David Denman | Missi Pyle | Loudon Wainwright III | Ada Tai | Arlene Tai | Steve Buscemi
Directors: Tim Burton
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The story revolves around a dying father and his son, who is trying to learn more about his dad by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years. The son winds up re-creating his father’s elusive life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales, the son begins to understand his father’s great feats and his great failings.

Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Brendan Gleeson | Haley Joel Osment | Frances O'Connor | Sam Robards | Jake Thomas | Jude Law | William Hurt | Ken Leung | Clark Gregg | Kevin Sussman | Tom Gallop | Eugene Osment | April Grace | Matt Winston | Sabrina Grdevich | Theo Greenly
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting raise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching to the point of creating realistic robots (called mechas) to serve him. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David, an artificial kid which is the first to have real feelings, especially a never-ending love for his “mother”, Monica. Monica is the woman who adopted him as a substitute for her real son, who remains in cryo-stasis, stricken by an incurable disease. David is living happily with Monica and her husband, but when their real son returns home after a cure is discovered, his life changes dramatically. A futuristic adaptation of the tale of Pinocchio, with David being the “fake” boy who desperately wants to become “real”.

Cinderella Story, A (2004)

Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Family | Romance
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Hilary Duff | Jennifer Coolidge | Chad Michael Murray | Dan Byrd | Regina King | Julie Gonzalo | Lin Shaye | Madeline Zima | Andrea Avery | Mary Pat Gleason | Paul Rodriguez | Whip Hubley | Kevin Kilner | Erica Hubbard | Simon Helberg
Directors: Mark Rosman
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Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Sam Martin is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school’s Halloween dance.