Posts Tagged ‘police’

The Host (2006)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: South Korea
Actors: Kang-ho Song | Hie-bong Byeon | Hae-il Park | Ah-sung Ko | Du-na Bae | David Joseph Anselmo | Philip Hersh | Paul Lazar | Clinton Morgan | Dal-su Oh | No-shik Park | Brian Rhee | Scott Wilson | Pil-Sung Yim
Directors: Joon-ho Bong
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The film revolves around Park Hee-bong, a man in his late 60s. Park runs a small snack bar on the banks of the Han River and lives with his two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter. The Parks seem to lead a quite ordinary and peaceful life, but maybe a bit poorer than the average Seoulite. Hee-bong’s elder son Gang-du is an immature and incompetent man in his 40s, whose wife left home long ago. Nam-il is the youngest son, an unemployed grumbler, and daughter Nam-joo is an archery medalist and member of the national team. One day, an unidentified monster suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River and spreads panic and death, and Gang-du’s daughter Hyun-seo is carried off by the monster and disappears. All the family members are in a great agony because they lost someone very dear to them. But when they find out she is still alive, they resolve to save her.

Pacific Heights (1990)

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Melanie Griffith | Matthew Modine | Michael Keaton | Mako | Nobu McCarthy | Laurie Metcalf | Carl Lumbly | Dorian Harewood | Luca Bercovici | Tippi Hedren | Sheila McCarthy | Guy Boyd | Jerry Hardin | Dan Hedaya | James Staley
Directors: John Schlesinger
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A yuppie couple buy a large house in an exclusive San Fransisco neighborhood. They renovate it and plan to rent two apartments on the first floor to cover the costs. A prosperous looking man moves in but is not the ideal tenant. He never pays any rent, drives the other tenants away and systematically ruins the lives of his landlords.

American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Boyd Banks | Mila Kunis | William Shatner | Geraint Wyn Davies | Robin Dunne | Lindy Booth | Charles Officer | Jenna Perry | Michael Kremko | Kate Kelton | Quancetia Hamilton | John Healy | Andrew Scorer | Kim Poirier | Kim Schraner | Shoshana Sperling
Directors: Morgan J. Freeman
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Rachael Newman has developed an interest for murders after she met psycho Patrick Bateman. To further study the subject, she enrolls at the university department for Behavioural and Social Sciences, under the expert leadership of ex-FBI man Robert Starkman. Very certain about herself, Rachael has one single goal: to become class assistant. It’s a prestigious job as having that position will almost guarantee employment at the FBI. But becoming class assistant is no easy task to accomplish, as the first trouble arises when secretary Gerty Fleck decides she is too young for it. And Gerty Fleck won’t be the only obstacle.

Akira (1988)

Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Japan
Actors: Mitsuo Iwata | Nozomu Sasaki | Mami Koyama | Tesshô Genda | Hiroshi Ôtake | Kôichi Kitamura | Michihiro Ikemizu | Yuriko Fuchizaki | Masaaki Ôkura | Tarô Arakawa | Takeshi Kusao | Kazumi Tanaka | Masayuki Katô | Yôsuke Akimoto | Masato Hirano
Directors: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
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Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo’s supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira’s secrets were buried 30 years ago.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Pierce Brosnan | Rene Russo | Denis Leary | Ben Gazzara | Frankie Faison | Fritz Weaver | Charles Keating | Mark Margolis | Faye Dunaway | Michael Lombard | Bill Ambrozy | Michael Bahr | Robert D. Novak | Joe H. Lamb | James Saito
Directors: John McTiernan
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Self-made billionaire Thomas Crown is bored of being able to buy everything he desires. Being irresistible to women, he also does not feel any challenge in that area. But there are a few things even he can’t get, therefore Thomas Crown has a seldom hobby: He steals priceless masterpieces of Art. After the theft of a famous painting from Claude Monet, the only person suspecting Thomas Crown is Catherine Banning. Her job is to get the picture back, no matter how she accomplishes her mission. Unfortunately, Catherine gets involved too deeply with Thomas to keep a professional distance to the case. Fortunately, Thomas seems to fall for her, too.

Roger & Me (1989)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA
Actors: James Blanchard | James Bond | Pat Boone | Bob Eubanks | Ben Hamper | Timothy Jackson | Tom Kay | Ted Koppel | Correy Lennox | Brian MacDonald | Dan Rather | Ronald Reagan | Fred Ross | Richard Earl Sawdon
Directors: Michael Moore
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A documentary about the closure of General Motors’ plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Eddie Murphy | Jon Tenney | Joey Travolta | Eugene Collier | Jimmy Ortega | Ousaun Elam | Ray Lykins | Tim Gilbert | Rick Avery | Gilbert R. Hill | Dick Purtan | Fred Asparagus | Louis Lombardi | Lindsey Ginter | Timothy Carhart
Directors: John Landis
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Axle Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who shot his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Eddie Murphy | Judge Reinhold | John Ashton | Lisa Eilbacher | Ronny Cox | Steven Berkoff | James Russo | Jonathan Banks | Stephen Elliott | Gilbert R. Hill | Art Kimbro | Joel Bailey | Bronson Pinchot | Paul Reiser | Michael Champion
Directors: Martin Brest
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Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey Tandino, who lives in California. Not long after Mikey arrives in Detroit, Mikey is killed, right in front of Axel, by a man named Zack. Axel follows Zack to Beverly Hills, California, where Beverly Hills police department Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil assigns Detective Billy Rosewood and Rosewood’s partner, Sergeant John Taggart, to keep an eye on Axel. Axel visits his friend Jenny Summers, who works in an art gallery. With Jenny’s help, Axel discovers that Zack works for Jenny’s boss, Victor Maitland, the man who owns the art gallery. Maitland is a drug kingpin who is using the gallery as a front, and Maitland had Zack kill Mikey after Maitland accused Mikey of stealing some of Maitland’s bonds. With the help of Jenny, Billy, and Taggart, Axel does what he can to make sure Maitland and Zack won’t kill any more people.

48 Hrs. (1982)

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Nick Nolte | Eddie Murphy | Annette O'Toole | Frank McRae | James Remar | David Patrick Kelly | Sonny Landham | Brion James | Kerry Sherman | Jonathan Banks | James Keane | Tara King | Greta Blackburn | Margot Rose | Denise Crosby
Directors: Walter Hill
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Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect.

The Kingdom (2007)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jamie Foxx | Chris Cooper | Jennifer Garner | Jason Bateman | Ashraf Barhom | Ali Suliman | Jeremy Piven | Richard Jenkins | Kyle Chandler | Frances Fisher | Danny Huston | Kelly AuCoin | Anna Deavere Smith | Minka Kelly | Amy Hunter
Directors: Peter Berg
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When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Upon landing in the desert kingdom, however, Fleury and his team discover Saudi authorities suspicious and unwelcoming of American interlopers into what they consider a local matter. Hamstrung by protocol-and with the clock ticking on their five days-the FBI agents find their expertise worthless without the trust of their Saudi counterparts, who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own terms. Fleury’s crew finds a like-minded partner in Saudi Colonel Al-Ghazi, who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene and the workings of an extremist cell bent on further destruction. With these unlikely allies sharing a propulsive commitment to crack the case, the team is led to the killer’s front door in a blistering do-or-die confrontation. Now in a fight for their own lives, strangers united by one mission won’t stop until justice is found in The Kingdom.

West Side Story (1961)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Natalie Wood | Richard Beymer | Russ Tamblyn | Rita Moreno | George Chakiris | Simon Oakland | Ned Glass | William Bramley | Tucker Smith | Tony Mordente | David Winters | Eliot Feld | Bert Michaels | David Bean | Robert Banas
Directors: Jerome Robbins
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This movie transplants the classic tale of “Romeo and Juliet” to New York City in the 1950s. The two feuding families are replaced by brawling street gangs. The Montagues become the Anglo Jets, led by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), and the Capulets become the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo (George Chakiris). At a dance, Tony (Richard Beymer), former leader of the Jets and Riff’s best friend, and Maria (Natalie Wood), Bernardo’s little sister, see each other across the room and it’s love at first sight. With opposition from both sides, they meet secretly and their love grows deeper. However, the gangs are plotting one last rumble, a fight that will finally end the battle for control of the streets. Will Tony and Maria’s love carry through a battle that threatens to destroy the people they love around them? With a young, talented cast, a gorgeous score and dance sequences that need to be seen to believe, West Side Story is a must-see!

King of California (2007)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Mexico | USA
Actors: Michael Douglas | Evan Rachel Wood | Willis Burks II | Willis Chung | Greg Davis Jr. | Gerald Emerick | Victor J. Ho | Branden Weslee Kong | Mousa Kraish | Max Lee | Paul Lieber | David J. O'Donnell | Angel Oquendo | Will Rothhaar | Wes Sabo
Directors: Mike Cahill
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KING OF CALIFORNIA stars Michael Douglas as a fresh-out-of-the-mental institution father, and Evan Rachel Wood as his emancipated teenage daughter, as they venture together on a quest for an ancient Spanish treasure buried beneath their local Costco in this in this darkly funny, exciting and surprisingly hopeful take on the modern family and the American dream.

Saw (2004)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Cary Elwes | Dina Meyer | Danny Glover | Leigh Whannell | Ken Leung | Mike Butters
Directors: James Wan
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Two men wake up at opposite sides of a dirty, disused bathroom, chained by their ankles to pipes. Between them lies a dead man loosely clutching a hand-held tape player and a handgun. Each finds a tape the perfect fit for the player in their back pocket. They play the tapes. One is threatened, the other isn’t. But they have a task: One must kill the other by 6:00, or his wife and daughter will die. They find hacksaws in a toilet, and try to cut the chains, but it doesn’t work. They are the two newest victims of the Jigsaw Killer. In a flashback, we learn of Amanda, a girl who falls victim to the Jigsaw Killer. On her head is a mask, which is hooked into her lower jaw. There is a timer on it. Only one key will unlock it, and that key is in the digestive tract of her cell mate who lies paralyzed on the opposite side of the room. If she doesn’t unlock the mask in time, her lower jaw will be ripped wide open. She survives, but her cell mate doesn’t. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn of more victims, and of the nearly-successful capture of the Jigsaw Killer, who doesn’t actually kill his victims. Instead, he finds ways to make them kill either themselves, or each other, and he thinks the entire ‘game’ out perfectly, with no other ways out. Or so it would seem.

The Football Factory (2004)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Danny Dyer | Frank Harper | Tamer Hassan | Roland Manookian | Neil Maskell | Dudley Sutton | Jamie Foreman | Tony Denham | Calum McNab | John Junkin | Sophie Linfield | Kara Tointon | Michele Hallak | Daniel Naylor | Alison Egan
Directors: Nick Love
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The Football Factory is more than just a study of the English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon males fed up with being told they’re not good enough and using thier fists as a drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together. Shot in documentery style with the energy and vibrancy of handheld, The Football Factory is frightingly real yet full of painful humour as the four characters extreme thoughts and actions unfold before us.

The Brave One (2007)

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Jodie Foster | Terrence Howard | Nicky Katt | Naveen Andrews | Mary Steenburgen | Ene Oloja | Luis Da Silva Jr. | Blaze Foster | Rafael Sardina | Jane Adams | Gordon MacDonald | Zöe Kravitz | John Magaro | Victor Colicchio | Jermel Howard
Directors: Neil Jordan
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A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.