Posts Tagged ‘writer’

1776 (1972)

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Family | History | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Daniels, William | Da Silva, Howard | Howard, Ken | Madden, Donald | Cullum, John | Poole, Roy | Ford, David | Holgate, Ron | Middleton, Ray | Hansen, William | Danner, Blythe | Vestoff, Virginia | Bass, Emory | Hill, Ralston | Caine, Howard
Directors: Hunt, Peter H.
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The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence. As George Washington sends depressing messages describing one military disaster after another, the businessmen, landowners and slave holders in Congress all stand in the way of the Declaration, and a single “nay” vote will forever end the question of independence. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants.

Sleuth (1972)

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Genres: Mystery | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Caine, Michael | Law, Jude | Pinter, Harold | Cawthorne, Alec | Channing, Eve
Directors: Branagh, Kenneth
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Milo Tindle and Andrew Wyke have something in common, Andrew’s wife. In an attempt to find a way out of this without costing Andrew a fortune in alimony, he suggests Milo pretend to rob his house and let him claim the insurance on the stolen jewelry. The problem is that they don’t really like each other and each cannot avoid the zinger on the other. The plot has many shifts in which the advantage shifts between Milo and Andrew.

Inkheart (2008)

Friday, March 27th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Fraser, Brendan | Serkis, Andy | Bennett, Eliza | Bettany, Paul | Armourae, Stephen | Bailey, Leeroy | Bond, Adam | Broadbent, Jim | Busson, Mike | Danielewicz, Dominik | Foreman, Jamie | Fuller, Jay | Gavron, Rafi | Godfrey, Mike | Iyan, Toby
Directors: Softley, Iain
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Mo has the special talent to bring characters out of books. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta, two villains, and Dustfinger, a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Meggie discovers the truth and it’s up to her to escape Capricorn’s evil grasp.

Capote (2005)

Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Mickelson, Allie | Stephenson, Kelci | Hoffman, Philip Seymour | Archibald, Craig | Coleman, Bronwen | Shindle, Kate | Barnes, David Wilson | Burg, Michael J. | Keener, Catherine | Ameyaw, Kwesi | Farago, Andrew | Krotowich, Ken | Cooper, Chris | Reid, R.D. | McLaughlin, Rob
Directors: Miller, Bennett
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On the night of 14 November 1959, in Holcomb, Kansas, a farmhouse is broken into by the criminals Perry Smith and Dick Hickock that expect to get US$ 10,000.00. With the policy of “no witness”, the murderers kill the entire family. The homosexual writer Truman Capote travels to the small town with his friend Nelle Harper Lee and decide to use the topic to write a book. When the killers are arrested, he becomes friend of Perry for his own interest and then he falls in love for him, and gets a new lawyer for them, postponing their execution until 14 April 1965.

Best Man, The (2005)

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: Germany | Hungary | UK | USA
Actors: Townsend, Stuart | Schwartz, Raphael | Moriarty, Jacob | Williams, Callum | Green, Seth | Shepherd, Steve John | Callow, Simon | May, Jodhi | Haumann, Máté | Chancellor, Anna | Gorman, Burn | Hanmore, Ian | Coulthard, Raymond | Kelly, Mike | Jackson, Philip
Directors: Schwartz, Stefan
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A guy tries to help his best friend win the attention of the girl of his dreams.

Bell Book and Candle (1958)

Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Stewart, James | Novak, Kim | Lemmon, Jack | Kovacs, Ernie | Gingold, Hermione | Lanchester, Elsa | Rule, Janice | Clay, Philippe | Nelson, Bek | McNear, Howard | Brothers Candoli, The | Ash, Monty | Barry, Joe | Barzell, Wolfe | Bloom, William
Directors: Quine, Richard
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Gillian Holroyd is just your average, modern-day, witch, living in a New York apartment with her Siamese familiar, Pyewacket. But one day a handsome publisher, Shep Henderson walks into her building and Gillian decides she wants him—especially as it turns out he’s marrying Merle Kittridge, an old poison penpal from Gillian’s college days. So, Gillian casts a spell over Shep. But her powers are in danger of being exorcised by something stronger than the bell-book-and-candle routine: Love.

Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006)

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Wiest, Dianne | Downey Jr., Robert | LaBeouf, Shia | Diaz, Melonie | Garro, Julia | Hendricks, Eleonore | Scarimbolo, Adam | Tambakis, Peter Anthony | Tatum, Channing | Tirado, Anthony | Rosado, Erick | Payne, Steve | Palminteri, Chazz | Feldman, Tibor | Compston, Martin
Directors: Montiel, Dito
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Dito, a writer in L.A., goes home to Astoria, Queens, after a 15-year absence when his mother calls to say his father’s ill. In a series of flashbacks we see the young Dito, his parents, his four closest friends, and his girl Laurie, as each tries to navigate family, race, loyalty, sex, coming of age, violence, and wanting out. A ball falls onto the subway tracks at a station, small things get out of hand. Can Dito go home again?

Misery (1990)

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Caan, James | Bates, Kathy | Farnsworth, Richard | Sternhagen, Frances | Bacall, Lauren | Jarvis, Graham | Potter, Jerry | Brunelle, Thomas | Christopher, June | Payne, Julie | Hahn III, Archie | Snegoff, Gregory | Bowers, Wendy | Pig, Misery the
Directors: Reiner, Rob
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Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the “number one fan” of Paul’s heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.

That Old Feeling (1997)

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Midler, Bette | Farina, Dennis | Marshall, Paula | O'Grady, Gail | Rasche, David | Denton, James | Nucci, Danny | Mankuma, Blu | Eastwood, Jayne | Reynolds, Michael J. | Luchak, Joan | Wilmot, Mike | Franklin, Lula | Hevenor, George | Meadows, Arlene
Directors: Carl Reiner
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When Molly’s parents see each other for the first time in 14 years, Molly thought a shouting match at the reception was the worst thing that could happen. But as the spark of her parents love is rekindled in a car in the parking lot, things get much worse for the newlywed…

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: UK
Actors: Boulland, Clement | Bridges, Jeff | Huston, Danny | KB, Forbes | Knai, Thor | Lidkey, Allen | Meyer, Eliezer | Morris, Ben | Negrin, Christopher | Pegg, Simon | Sabel, Robert | Stone, Robert | Anderson, Gillian | Brown, Miquel | Denniston, Emily
Directors: Weide, Robert B.
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Sidney Young is a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and despises the world of celebrity, fame and glamour. His alternative magazine, Post Modern Review, pokes fun at the media obsessed stars and bucks trends, and so when Young is offered a job at the diametrically opposed conservative New York based Sharps magazine its something of a shock! It seems Sharps editor Clayton Harding is amused by Young’s disruption of a post-BAFTA party with a pig posing as Babe. Thus begins Sidney’s descent into success - his gradual move from derided outsider to confidante of starlet Sophie Maes - and a love affair with colleague Alison Olsen, that will either make him or break him.