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Thursday, December 31st, 2009El Cid (1961)
IMDB rating: 7.20
Plot: Eleventh-century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar—dubbed El Cid by his followers—vows to see his country at peace, free from the invader. Vigorously brave and resourceful, the noble knight hates bloodshed and faces treason charges at court for the clemency shown [...]
An Education
Thursday, December 31st, 2009An Education (2009)
IMDB rating: 7.80
Plot: AIn the early 1960’s, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father’s wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is [...]
17 Again
Wednesday, December 30th, 200917 Again (2009)
IMDB rating: 6.40
Plot: At 17 Mike O’Donell was on top of the world; he was the star of his high school basketball team, and was a shoo in for a college scholarship. And is dating his soul mate, Scarlett. But on what’s suppose to be his big game wherein college scouts are checking [...]
Hands Across the Table
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Hands Across the Table (1935)
IMDB rating: 7.30
Plot: Hotel manicurist Regi Allen is a cynical golddigger who meets her match in Theodore ‘Ted’ Drew III. After a date with Ted, she lets him sleep on her couch when he’s too drunk to go further; but what is she to think when he wants to extend the [...]
All That Heaven Allows
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009All That Heaven Allows (1955)
IMDB rating: 7.60
Plot: Cary, a wealthy widow, falls in love with the much younger nurseryman, Ron Kirby. This provides gossip for the country club set, and her children are ashamed that she plans to remarry below her station. Ron is an independent man who can ignore the petty conventions of society, [...]
Millions
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Millions (2004)
IMDB rating: 7.20
Plot: The UK is about to switch its currency from Pounds to Euros, giving a gang a chance to rob the poorly-secured train loaded with money on its way to incineration. But, during the robbery, one of the big bags falls literally from the sky on Damian’s playhouse, a 5-year old given [...]
Mighty Heart, A
Monday, December 28th, 2009Mighty Heart, A (2007)
IMDB rating: 6.80
Plot: On January 23, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is to fly from Karachi to Dubai with his pregnant wife, Mariane, also a reporter. On the day before, with great care, he has arranged an interview in a cafe with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric. When Danny doesn’t return, [...]
Gattaca
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Gattaca (1997)
IMDB rating: 7.60
Plot: Gattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm in the future. During this time society analyzes your DNA and determines where you belong in life. Ethan Hawke’s character was born with a congenital heart condition which would cast him out of getting a chance to travel in space. So in turn he assumes [...]
Distant Drums
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Distant Drums (1951)
IMDB rating: 6.20
Plot: Army Lietenent Tufts accompanies Scout Quincey Wyatt into the everglades to route the Seminole Indians that are threatening the early settlers in Florida. When the command is forced to run, Wyatt and Seminole Chief Oscala square off in an exciting climax.
Directors: Walsh Raoul
Actors: Cooper Gary,Webb Richard,Teal Ray,Hunnicutt Arthur,Barrat Robert,Archer [...]
Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice, The
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice, The (2008)
IMDB rating: 6.60
Plot: Librarian Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) must rescue a kidnapped scholar and track down the legendary Judas Chalice to save the world from a dangerous vampire, in the third installment of this popular adventure film series. Carsen teams up with a mysterious woman (Stana Katic) [...]