Posts Tagged ‘no-opening-credits’

The Truman Show (1998)

Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Jim Carrey | Laura Linney | Noah Emmerich | Natascha McElhone | Holland Taylor | Brian Delate | Blair Slater | Peter Krause | Heidi Schanz | Ron Taylor | Don Taylor | Ted Raymond | Judy Clayton
Directors: Peter Weir
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He’s the star of the show—but he doesn’t know. Truman Burbank is a man whose life is a nonstop TV show. Truman doesn’t realize that his quaint hometown is a giant studio set run by a visionary producer/director/creator, that folks living and working there are Hollywood actors, that even his incessantly bubbly wife is a contract player. Gradually, Truman gets wise. And what he does about his discovery will have you laughing, crying and cheering.

Peter Pan (2003)

Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Jason Isaacs | Jeremy Sumpter | Richard Briers | Geoffrey Palmer | Harry Newell | Freddie Popplewell | Theodore Chester | Rupert Simonian | George MacKay | Harry Eden | Patrick Gooch | Lachlan Gooch | Mathew Waters | Alan Cinis | Frank Whitten
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In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland. Wendy and her brothers join Peter and the Lost Boys in an exhilarating life—free of grown-up rules—while also facing the inevitable showdown with Hook and his bloodthirsty pirates.

The Meaning of Life (1983)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: UK
Actors: Graham Chapman
Directors: Terry Gilliam
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The Monty Python group examines the meaning and purpose of life in a series of sketches from conception to death and beyond. In typical Monty Python fashion they satirizes and humourizes almost everyone.

Schindler’s List (1993)

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Liam Neeson | Ben Kingsley | Ralph Fiennes | Caroline Goodall | Jonathan Sagall | Embeth Davidtz | Malgoscha Gebel | Shmuel Levy | Mark Ivanir | Béatrice Macola | Andrzej Seweryn | Friedrich von Thun | Krzysztof Luft | Harry Nehring | Norbert Weisser
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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“Schindler’s List” is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

The Incredibles (2004)

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Thandie Newton | Craig T. Nelson | Holly Hunter | Samuel L. Jackson | Jason Lee | Dominique R. Louis | Teddy Newton | Jean Sincere | Eli Fucile | Maeve Andrews | Wallace Shawn | Spencer Fox | Lou Romano | Wayne Canney | Sarah Vowell | Michael Bird
Directors: Brad Bird
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Mr. Incredible (A.K.A. Bob Parr), and his wife Helen (A.K.A. Elastigirl), are the world’s greatest famous crime-fighting superheroes in Metroville. Always saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. But fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they have no choice but to retire of being a superhero and force to live a “normal life” with their three children Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack (who were secretly born with superpowers). Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.

From Hell (2001)

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Genres: Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Johnny Depp | Heather Graham | Ian Holm | Robbie Coltrane | Ian Richardson | Jason Flemyng | Katrin Cartlidge | Terence Harvey | Susan Lynch | Paul Rhys | Lesley Sharp | Estelle Skornik | Nicholas McGaughey | Annabelle Apsion | Joanna Page
Directors: Albert Hughes
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The infamous Jack the Ripper case set in London of 1888. The Ripper has been running amok in the Whitechapel district murdering and dissecting prostitutes. Scotland Yard Inspector Fred Abberline, aided by his partner, Peter Godley, are on the case to figure out who this serial killer is and why he is killing these women in such a brutal manner. Abberline is an opium addict and when “chasing the dragon” he is able to have visions of the future, a certain psychic ability that allows him to solve cases. As Abberline and Godley investigate the crimes, they become acquainted with the prostitutes who were friends and colleagues of the victims. Abberline begins to fall in love with Mary Kelly, one of the prostitutes, or as the nobles called them “unfortunates”, being hunted down by Jack the Ripper. Abberline digs deeper and deeper into the conspiracy and attempts to solve the case before Mary Kelly is the next victim.

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: John Cusack | Cameron Diaz | Ned Bellamy | Eric Weinstein | Madison Lanc | Octavia Spencer | Mary Kay Place | Orson Bean | Catherine Keener | K.K. Dodds | Reginald C. Hayes | Byrne Piven | Judith Wetzell | John Malkovich | Kevin Carroll
Directors: Spike Jonze
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A puppeteer discovers a hidden doorway in his office, which turns out to be a portal into John Malkovitch (the famous actor)’s mind. Upon entering the portal, one gets to be inside Malkovitch’s mind for 15 odd minutes. As with any great discovery of this century, the ultimate question immediately arises : ‘How can we make money out of this?’ He and his co-worker promptly set out to exploit this discovery. It doesn’t take long for things to go haywire

Phantasm II (1988)

Friday, April 17th, 2009
Genres: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: James LeGros | Reggie Bannister | Angus Scrimm | Paula Irvine | Samantha Phillips | Kenneth Tigar | Ruth C. Engel | Mark Anthony Major | Rubin Kushner | Stacey Travis | J. Patrick McNamara | A. Michael Baldwin | Amanda Gray | Elizabeth Quezada | Lauren Gray
Directors: Don Coscarelli
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Mike, following his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike’s dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does. They reach an Oregon cemetery that has had all the bodies dug up and removed. Realizing this is the work of the Tall Man, they venture inside armed heavily. But the Tall Man still has his deadly flying spheres - and a couple of cronies who will stop at nothing to keep their evil plans a secret.

Phantasm (1979)

Friday, April 17th, 2009
Genres: Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: A. Michael Baldwin | Bill Thornbury | Reggie Bannister | Kathy Lester | Terrie Kalbus | Kenneth V. Jones | Susan Harper | Lynn Eastman | David Arntzen | Ralph Richmond | Bill Cone | Laura Mann | Mary Ellen Shaw | Myrtle Scotton | Angus Scrimm
Directors: Don Coscarelli
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Mike cannot decide what is real and what isn’t, and is plagued by vivid nightmares. He gets the shock of his life when he watches, with binoculars, the conclusion of the funeral of his older brother’s friend—the mortician (the Tall Man), by himself, lifts the casket into the back of a hearse. Mike heads to the grounds of the mortuary, which is home to very bizarre happenings, including a unique security device. Enlisting the help of brother Jody and ice cream salesman Reggie, Mike attempts to vanquish the Tall Man.

Home on the Range (2004)

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Musical | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: G.W. Bailey | Roseanne | Bobby Block | Steve Buscemi | Carole Cook | Charlie Dell | Judi Dench | Charles Dennis | Marshall Efron | Joe Flaherty | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Charles Haid | Estelle Harris | Lance LeGault | Sam J. Levine
Directors: Will Finn
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When an eviction notice shows up at the gates of the Patch of Heaven dairy farm, three cows take it upon themselves to prevent their home from being taken away. To do so, they’ll need to collect the ransom on Alameda Slim, a cattle rustler with a yodel that can’t be beaten … or ignored.

Oliver & Company (1988)

Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Joseph Lawrence | Billy Joel | Cheech Marin | Richard Mulligan | Roscoe Lee Browne | Sheryl Lee Ralph | Dom DeLuise | Taurean Blacque | Carl Weintraub | Robert Loggia | Natalie Gregory | William Glover | Bette Midler | Frank Welker
Directors: George Scribner
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Inspired by Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist”. A homeless kitten named Oliver, roams the streets of New York, where he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.

The Strangers (2008)

Friday, March 27th, 2009
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Alex Fisher | Peter Clayton-Luce | Scott Speedman | Liv Tyler | Gemma Ward | Kip Weeks | Laura Margolis | Glenn Howerton
Directors: Bryan Bertino
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After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.

The Constant Gardener (2005)

Friday, March 6th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK
Actors: Ralph Fiennes | Rachel Weisz | Hubert Koundé | Danny Huston | Daniele Harford | Packson Ngugi | Damaris Itenyo Agweyu | Bernard Otieno Oduor | Gerard McSorley | Bill Nighy | Keith Pearson | John Sibi-Okumu | Donald Sumpter | Archie Panjabi | Nick Reding
Directors: Fernando Meirelles
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British diplomat Justin Quayle meets the impulsive activist Tessa, marries her quickly at her behest and takes her on diplomatic mission in Kenya. When Tessa is brutally murdered, Justin decides to investigate her death against the strong wish of his superiors to let the matter quietly disappear. He discovers a powerful mystery involving the members of the British High Commission and the not-so-savory business practices of the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. In the process of learning the secrets of his powerful enemies, Justin must learn all of his wife’s many secrets as well.

X2 (2003)

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Patrick Stewart | Hugh Jackman | Ian McKellen | Halle Berry | Famke Janssen | James Marsden | Anna Paquin | Rebecca Romijn | Brian Cox
Directors: Bryan Singer
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Having returned from the north after finding nothing, Wolverine/Logan watches over the school students for a night as Charles Xavier visits Magneto in his plastic confinement prison and Storm and Jean Grey search for a teleporter mutant known as Nightcrawler who attempted to assassinate the president. Things become deadly as William Stryker, a scientist who has experimented on mutants, leads a siege on Xavier’s mansion- few mutants escape. With the school no longer safe, Magneto out of prison and forming a temporary alliance with the X-Men, and Professor Xavier in the hands of Stryker; the mutants team up to stop Stryker’s plans to wipe the mutants off the face of the Earth.

Gandhi (1982)

Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | History
Countries: India | UK
Actors: Ben Kingsley | Candice Bergen | Edward Fox | John Gielgud | Trevor Howard | John Mills | Martin Sheen | Ian Charleson | Athol Fugard | Günther Maria Halmer | Saeed Jaffrey | Geraldine James | Alyque Padamsee | Amrish Puri | Roshan Seth
Directors: Richard Attenborough
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When ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ (qv) first set foot in British India, he had already been to Britain and South Africa, and had created quite a stir for the betterment of the people. But in India, he realized that he had first to live the life of a peasant to understand what it is to be an Indian. This resolve will lead him to shed his westerners clothing, and don a simple loincloth, be subjected to racial slurs from none other than Winston Churchill (Half naked Indian Fakir); Mobilize awareness of local industry and less dependence on imported clothing and material; the historic dandee march for withdrawal of the salt tax; a fast unto death to stop the virtual slaughter of British troops by irate Indian mobs; and be imprisoned several times. His resolve was to work with stalwarts such as Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Sardar Valabhbhai Patel, Professor Gokhale, J.B. Kripalani, Maulana Azad, and Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru to ensure first of all to get the British to quit India, and then run an Indian Government under the Congress party. Gandhi will soon realize that it is not enough to be just an Indian, for India has many facets - Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, and Christian. The British relied on these many facets as an excuse for their continuance as they wanted to ensure that the minorities are not oppressed by the Hindu majority. Concerned over the inroads made by Gandhi to unite the Hindus, Muslims, and all others under a common umbrella, the British invited Jinnah for talks, and it is here that a seed was laid for a separate country called Pakistan. When Gandhi came to know about this, he pleaded with Jinnah to unite the Muslims, even take over as the first Prime Minister with his choice of Muslim candidates for Parliament, but separatist Jinnah had already made his mind. The World Wars of 1914 and 1944 having taken it’s toll on Europe and Britain in particular, the weary British finally decided to leave India in 1947 - not the India they had conquered - but an India that was ready to be divided in East Pakistan and West Pakistan. Now after the much awaited independence was the real test for Gandhi - a test that will make him or break him - as he started a fast unto death to try and stop the violence that was threatening to break out into a civil war, not realizing that he had indirectly fanned Hindu extremism, which would later be called the Shiv Sena, into taking the matter directly in their hands to ensure that Muslims are kept out of their Hindustan forever.