Posts Tagged ‘racing’

Naqoyqatsi: Life as War (2002)

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Genres: Documentary | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Troy Aikman | The Beatles | Osama Bin Laden | Marlon Brando | Fidel Castro | Warren Christopher | Bill Clinton | Thomas A. Edison | Albert Einstein | Adolf Hitler | Elton John | Nikita Khrushchev | Martin Luther King | Henry Kissinger | Dalai Lama
Directors: Godfrey Reggio
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In this cinematic concert, mesmerizing images are plucked from everyday reality, then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques. The result is a chronicle of the shift from a world organized by the principles of nature to one dominated by technology, the synthetic and the virtual. Extremes of intimacy and spectacle, tragedy and hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals and music, giving rise to a unique, artistic experience that reflects the vision of a brave new globalized world.

Gallipoli (1981)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Genres: Drama | History | War
Countries: Australia
Actors: Mark Lee | Bill Kerr | Harold Hopkins | Charles Lathalu Yunipingli | Heath Harris | Ron Graham | Gerda Nicolson | Mel Gibson | Robert Grubb | Tim McKenzie | David Argue | Brian Anderson | Reg Evans | Jack Giddy | Dane Peterson
Directors: Peter Weir
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A promising track star’s running career is interrupted by Australia’s entrance into World War I. Archy is an excellent candidate for the Olympics, and coached by his Uncle Jack - “How fast can you run?” “As fast as a leopard!” - he nonetheless abandons his athletic pursuits in order to do the patriotic thing - join up.

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Genres: Drama | History | Sport
Countries: UK
Actors: Nicholas Farrell | Nigel Havers | Ian Charleson | Ben Cross | Daniel Gerroll | Ian Holm | John Gielgud | Lindsay Anderson | Nigel Davenport | Cheryl Campbell | Alice Krige | Dennis Christopher | Brad Davis | Patrick Magee | Peter Egan
Directors: Hugh Hudson
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The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic committee. A compromise is reached when a nobleman allows Eric to compete in his 400 meter slot. Eric and Harold win their respective races and go on to achieve fame as missionary and businessman/athletic advocate, respectively.

Days of Thunder (1990)

Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Romance | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Cruise | Robert Duvall | Nicole Kidman | Randy Quaid | Cary Elwes | Michael Rooker | Fred Dalton Thompson | John C. Reilly | J.C. Quinn | Don Simpson | Caroline Williams | Donna W. Scott | Chris Ellis | Peter Appel | Stephen Michael Ayers
Directors: Tony Scott
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Cole Trickle enters the high-pressure world of Nascar racing. He’s a hot driver with a hot temper, and this attitude gets him into trouble not only with other drivers, but members of his own team as well.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Liam Neeson | Ewan McGregor | Natalie Portman | Jake Lloyd | Pernilla August | Frank Oz | Ian McDiarmid | Oliver Ford Davies | Hugh Quarshie | Ahmed Best | Anthony Daniels | Kenny Baker | Terence Stamp | Brian Blessed | Andrew Secombe
Directors: George Lucas
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This First Episode follows the young years of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). The friendship of Obi-wan Kenobi, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn are also central aspects. And the beginning of the rise to power of Senator Palpatine to Emperor.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Paul Walker | Tyrese Gibson | Eva Mendes | Cole Hauser | Ludacris | Thom Barry | James Remar | Devon Aoki | Amaury Nolasco | Michael Ealy | Jin Auyeung | Edward Finlay | Mark Boone Junior | Matt Gallini | Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez
Directors: John Singleton
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Former cop Brian O’Conner who teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of ‘dirty’ money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone, while actually working with undercover agent Monica Clemente to bring Verone down.

The Great Race (1965)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Musical | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Jack Lemmon | Tony Curtis | Natalie Wood | Peter Falk | Keenan Wynn | Arthur O'Connell | Vivian Vance | Dorothy Provine | Larry Storch | Ross Martin | George Macready | Marvin Kaplan | Hal Smith | Denver Pyle | William Bryant
Directors: Blake Edwards
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Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie’s arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate’s own invention. The Blake Edwards style of slapstick and song originated with this movie. A dedication to Laurel and Hardy appears at the beginning of the film. Edwards’ tribute to Stan and Ollie can be seen most clearly in the interaction between Professor Fate and his cohort Max, as well as in the operatic Pottsdorf pie fight.