Friday, 26 October 2012

Hachiko A Dog’s Story

Hachiko A Dog’s Story
Genres:Drama / Family
Year:2009
Director:Lasse Hallström
Cast: Richard Gere / Joan Allen / Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa / Sarah Roemer / Jason Alexander / Erick Avari / Davenia McFadden / Robbie Sublett / Kevin DeCoste / Rob Degnan / Tora Hallstrom / Donna Sorbello / Frank S. Aronson / Troy Doherty / Ian Sherman

Storyline : 


In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Genres:Comedy / Drama / Musical
Year:1953
Director:Howard Hawks
Cast: Jane Russell / Marilyn Monroe / Charles Coburn / Elliott Reid /  Tommy Noonan / George Winslow
Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic cruise, working their way to Paris, and enjoying the company of any eligible men they might meet along the way, even though "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Based on the Broadway musical based on the novel.

Mary Poppins


Mary Poppins 
Genres: Musical / Family / Comedy
Year: 1964
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Dick Van Dyke / Julie Andrews / Reginald Owen / Arthur Treacher / Elsa Lanchester / Matthew Garber / Karen Dotrice / Reta Shaw / Hermione Baddeley / Glynis Johns / David Tomlinson  / Ed Wynn / Jane Darwell / Arthur Malet / James Logan
The movie combines a diverting story, songs, color and sequences of live action blended with the movements of animated figures. Mary Poppins is a kind of Super-nanny who flies in with her umbrella in response to the request of the Banks children and proceeds to put things right with the aid of her rather extraordinary magical powers before flying off again.

Nine


Genres: Drama / Musical / Romance
Year: 2009
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis / Marion Cotillard / Penélope Cruz / Sophia Loren / Kate Hudson / Judi Dench / Nicole Kidman / Stacy Ferguson / Sandro Dori / Ricky Tognazzi / Giuseppe Cederna / Elio Germano / Roberto Nobile / Andrea Di Stefano / Romina Carancini
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands.

Monday, 22 October 2012

Conquest of Paradise 1492

Conquest of Paradise 1492
Genres: Drama / Biography / Adventure
Year: 1992
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Arnold Vosloo / John Heffernan / Billy L. Sullivan / Kario Salem / Mark Margolis / Frank Langella / Kevin Dunn / Tchéky Karyo / Michael Wincott / Fernando Rey / Ángela Molina / Loren Dean / Sigourney Weaver / Armand Assante / Gérard Depardieu
Big budget account of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas. Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery. Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus' struggle to civilize the New World.

Zulu

Zulu
Genres: Action / Adventure / Drama
Year: 1964
Director: Cy Endfield
Cast: Stanley Baker / Jack Hawkins / Ulla Jacobsson / James Booth / Michael Caine / Nigel Green / Ivor Emmanuel / Paul Daneman / Glynn Edwards / Neil McCarthy / David Kernan / Gary Bond / Peter Gill / Tom Gerrard / Patrick Magee
Two Lieutenants, Chard of Engineers and Bromhead find that their 140 man contingent in Natal has been isolated by the destruction of the main British Army column and that 4,000 Zulu warriors will descend on them in hours. Each has a different military background in tactics and they are immediatly in conflict on how to prepare for the attack. Nearly a third of the men are in the infirmary, as the welsh company tries to somehow survive with no help in sight. Based on a true story.