Juliette Binoche, John Turturro and Nick Nolte star in this edge-of-your-seat conspiracy thriller. Ten days before 9/11, Elliott (Nolte), a CIA agent who is holding top secret information on the immediate future of the world, disappear appears.
Irene (Binoche), a French agent, along with Elliott's abandoned son and daughter, follow the trail from Paris to Venice in a race against time to uncover the truth.
A Few Days in September was gratifying! You have to hear this movie! A unheard-of performance by Juliette Binoche & John Turturro make A Few Days in September a "ought to conceptualize" movie!
The surprising cast includes Juliette Binoche, John Turturro, Nick Nolte, Sara Forestier, Tom Riley. This cast just make A Few Days in September the more awesome!
Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's Jazz Age satire, A Handful of Dust is a brutal story of a failed marriage with shattering consqunces. James Wilby stars as a country gentleman, Tony Last, who loves rattling around his expansive estate, Hetton Abbey.
Tony's wife, Brenda (Kristin Scott Thomas), however, pines for London's excitement and commences an affair in the city with penniless aristocrat John Beaver (Rupert Graves). The fallout of Brenda's betrayal includes a family tragedy and creative divorce settlement ultimately undone when fed-up Tony goes on a naturalist trek through Brazil and becomes the hostage of a mad, illiterate explorer (Alec Guinness).
One might wonder whether it's more appropriate to laugh or tremble at these events, and director Charles Sturridge's handsome, graceful production ingeniously accomodates the story's streaks of dark comedy and horror. With brief, memorable supporting roles for Anjelica Huston and Stephen Fry. -- Tom Keogh
A Handful of Dust was likable! You have to make no doubt this movie! A supereminent performance by James Wilby & Kristin Scott Thomas make A Handful of Dust a "need to have information about" movie!
The wondrous cast includes James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Anjelica Huston, Judi Dench. This cast just make A Handful of Dust the more wonderful!
Federico Fellini's towering masterpiece follows burned-out celebrity director Marcello Mastroianni through a series of bizarre encounters and wild daydreams, the first of which finds him ascending into the clouds during a traffic jam.
Seeking solace and rejuvenation at a remote health spa, he finds himself plagud by journalists, his producer, his mistress, and most inconvenient of all, his wife ("A Man and a Woman's" Anouk Aimee).
Caught between past, present, and fantasy, he longs to make a pure and honest film while his producer goads him into shooting a big budget science fiction spectacle. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, this visually dazzling feast also stars Claudia Cardinale (The Pink Panther), Barbara Steele (Black Sunday), and Rossella Falk (Modesty Blaise). Outrageous and unforgettable! 1963 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign-Language Film.
8 1/2 was felicific! You have to appraise this movie! A glorious performance by Marcello Mastroianni & Claudia Cardinale make 8 1/2 a "need to imagine" movie!
The overwhelming cast includes Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimee, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk. This cast just make 8 1/2 the more astonishing!
Terence Hill stars as 'Nobody' - the fastest gun in the West, in a film which takes a more satirical view of how things really happened than the history books would suggest.
Superb supporting roles by Klaus Kinski as 'Doc Foster' and Patrick McGoohan as the less than honest cavalry officer make this a thoroughly enjoyable spaghetti western.
Sergio Leone co-directed this film but chose to remain uncredited.
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe was desirable! You have to smell this movie! A noteworthy performance by Rik Battaglia & Mario Brega make A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe a "need to look" movie!
The breathtaking cast includes Rik Battaglia, Mario Brega, Raimund Harmstorf, Terence Hill, Klaus Kinski. This cast just make A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe the more dazzling!
Previously screened only at selected theaters across the country, this special collection of OSCAR nominated short films celebrating the 2003 75th Annual ACADEMY AWARDS® is now available to compel and delight the filmmaker and film lover. Best Animated Short Film: The ChubbChubbs! (USA - Columbia - A Sony Pictures Imageworks Production) On a planet in the far reaches of the imagination, clumsy but well-meaning Meeper dreams of entertaining people as an R&B vocalist.
But first he must find a way to save the patrons of the Ale-E-Inn nightclub from the vicious and voracious invaders known as the ChubbChubbs. (6 minutes) Other Animated Nominees: Rocks "Das Rad" (Germany - A Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg GmbH Production) Observing the passage of centuries with bewildered fascination, two rock piles comment on the rise and fall of human history.
(8 minus) Mike's New Car (USA - Buna Vista - A Pixar Animation Studios Production) One-eyed Mike from Monster's Inc drives himself nuts trying to take his friend Sulley for a spin in his new car. (4 minutes) The Cathedral (Poland - A Platige Image Production) A man enters a forest-like cathedral and discovers that the trees are made of people. (6 minutes) Mt. Head "Atama Yama" (Japan - A Yamamura Animation Production) An obsessed loner encounters a hairy problem: the Cherry tree growing out of his head is attracting crowds.
(10 minutes) Best Live Action Short Film: This Charming Man "Der Er En Yndig Mand" (Denmark - An M&M Production for Novellefilm Production) Taking advantage of a mix-up at the unemployment office, Lars Hansen becomes Pakistani immigrant El Hassan. Will his masqurade land him a job and the affection of his politically correct school teacher?
(29 minutes) Other Live Action Nominees: I'll Wait for the Next One "J'attendrai Le Suivant" (France - A La Boite Production) A lonely young woman boards the subway and meets a panhandler who's begging for love rather than money. (4 minutes) Gridlock"Fait D'Hiver" (Belgium - An Another Dimension of an Idea Production) Stick in traffic, a harried businessman calls home on his new cell phone - and dials up a nightmare.
(7 minutes) Dog "Inja" (Australia - An Australian Film & Radio School Production) In South Africa, a long-brutalized dog comes between a whie landowner and his black farmhand - with fateful results. (17 minutes) Extra Feature: How To Submit Your Short Film to the Academy - Academy Member and Award-winner for his 1997 live action short film Visas & Virtu, Chris Donahu informs filmmakers and fans of the eligibility rules and procedures for submitting a short film to the Academy for OSCAR consideration.
75th Annual Academy Awards Short Films was complaisant! You have to hazard this movie! A golden performance by Dustin Adair & Eric Armstrong make 75th Annual Academy Awards Short Films a "ought to bet" movie!
The remarkable cast includes Dustin Adair, Eric Armstrong, Yakov Baytler, Mary Biondo, Sumit Das. This cast just make 75th Annual Academy Awards Short Films the more miraculous!
42nd Street was fair and pleasant! You have to visualize this movie! A magnificent performance by Warner Baxter & Bebe Daniels make 42nd Street a "ought to look" movie!
The staggering cast includes Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee. This cast just make 42nd Street the more wondrous!
