Posts Tagged ‘genocide’

Last King of Scotland, The

Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Genres: Drama | History | Thriller
Actors: Whitaker, Forest | McAvoy, James | Washington, Kerry | Anderson, Gillian | McBurney, Simon | Oyelowo, David | Mukiibi Nkaaga, Abby | Kotz, Adam | Rafferty, Barbara | Ashton, David | Foden, Giles | Williams, Andy | Amati, Martina | Salmon, Peter | Wawuyo, Michael
Directors: Macdonald, Kevin
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In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin’s closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin’s increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out.

Simpsons Movie, The

Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Comedy
Actors: Castellaneta, Dan | Kavner, Julie | Cartwright, Nancy | Smith, Yeardley | Azaria, Hank | Shearer, Harry | Brooks, Albert | Grammer, Kelsey | Mantegna, Joe | Wiedergott, Karl | Brockovich-Ellis, Erin | Driver, Minnie | Hayden, Pamela | Tress MacNeille | Roswell, Maggie
Directors: Silverman, David
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Homer adopts a pig who’s run away from Krusty Burger after Krusty tried to have him slaughtered, naming the pig “Spider Pig.” At the same time, the lake is protected after the audience sink the barge Green Day are on with garbage after they mention the environment. Meanwhile, Spider Pig’s waste has filled up a silo in just 2 days, apparently with Homer’s help. Homer can’t get to the dump quickly so dumps the silo in the lake, polluting it. Russ Cargill, the villainous boss of the EPA, gives Arnold Schwarzenegger 5 options, forcing him to choose 4 (which is, unfortunately, to destroy Springfield) and putting a dome over Springfield to prevent evacuation. Homer, however, has escaped, along with his family. Can he stop the evil Cargill from annihilating his home town, and his family, who have been forced to return to Springfield?

Titan A.E.

Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Sci-Fi
Actors: Damon, Matt | Pullman, Bill | Leguizamo, John | Lane, Nathan | Garofalo, Janeane | Barrymore, Drew | Perlman, Ron | Linz, Alex D. | Loc, Tone | Breuer, Jim | Scarabosio, Christopher | Cummings, Jim | Rocket, Charles | Campbell, Ken Hudson | Chin, Tsai
Directors: Bluth, Don
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One thousand years from now, aliens destroy Earth in fear of the Titan project. Some humans escape, becoming a downtrodden Diaspora, living in impoverished settlements. The mysterious Titan spacecraft also escapes, and its inventor has hidden it before dying. A spacecraft captain and its pilot, Korso and Akima, two humans, seek out Cale, the youthful son of the dead scientist and explain that he must help them find the Titan, which holds a mechanism to unite and save humanity. Cale refuses, but the arrival of the killer aliens persuades him to join Korso. Can he avoid his pursuers, know friend from foe, find the Titan, and embrace his humanity, a nature he has despised until now?

Independence Day

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Actors: Pullman, Bill | McDonnell, Mary | Goldblum, Jeff | Hirsch, Judd | Colin, Margaret | Smith, Will | Fox, Vivica A. | Quaid, Randy | Loggia, Robert | Rebhorn, James | Fierstein, Harvey | Baldwin, Adam | Spiner, Brent | Duval, James | Jakub, Lisa
Directors: Emmerich, Roland
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On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day…

Chronicles of Riddick, The

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Actors: Diesel, Vin | Feore, Colm | Newton, Thandie | Dench, Judi | Urban, Karl | Davalos, Alexa | Roache, Linus | Wageningen, Yorick van | Chinlund, Nick | David, Keith | Gibbon, Mark | Cross, Roger R. | Chen, Terry | Cox, Christina | Vonas, Nigel
Directors: Twohy, David
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Riddick, now a hunted man, finds himself in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade. ‘Colm Feore’ (qv) plays Lord Marshal, a warrior priest who is the leader of a sect that is waging the tenth and perhaps final crusade 500 years in the future. ‘Judi Dench’ (qv) is Aereon, an ambassador from the Elemental race. She is an ethereal being who helps Riddick unearth his origins.

Killing Fields, The

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Drama | History | War
Actors: Waterston, Sam | Ngor, Haing S. | Malkovich, John | Sands, Julian | Nelson, Craig T. | Gray, Spalding | Paterson, Bill | Fugard, Athol | Kennedy, Graham | Chey, Katherine Krapum | Pierpaoli, Oliver | Chey, Edward Entero | Bird, Tom | Sisowath, Monirak | Dtangpaibool, Lambool
Directors: Joffé, Roland
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Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist convering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the Americans forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won’t have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he’s a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.

Mission, The

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Drama | War
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Irons, Jeremy | McAnally, Ray | Quinn, Aidan | Lunghi, Cherie | Pickup, Ronald | Low, Chuck | Neeson, Liam | Moya, Bercelio | Ismare, Sigifredo | Ontiveros, Asuncion | Moya, Alejandrino | Berrigan, Daniel | Gray, Rolf | Guerrero, Álvaro
Directors: Joffé, Roland
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Father Gabriel ascends the mountains of Brazil to bring christianity to the natives. He is successful and brings about a golden age among them. Mendoza, a slaver, kills his brother in a fit of rage, and only Fr. Gabriel’s guidance prevents his suicide. Gabriel brings Mendoza to work at his mission with the natives, and Mendoza finds peace and asks to become a priest. The church , under pressure, cedes the land to the Portuguese which will allow slavers in again. Mendoza breaks his vows and organizes the natives to resist while Gabriel warns him to help them as a priest.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Actors: Wood, Elijah | McKellen, Ian | Tyler, Liv | Mortensen, Viggo | Astin, Sean | Blanchett, Cate | Rhys-Davies, John | Hill, Bernard | Lee, Christopher | Boyd, Billy | Monaghan, Dominic | Bloom, Orlando | Weaving, Hugo | Otto, Miranda | Wenham, David
Directors: Jackson, Peter
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Sauron’s forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman’s army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron’s troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin.

Black Hawk Down

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | History | War
Actors: Hartnett, Josh | McGregor, Ewan | Isaacs, Jason | Sizemore, Tom | Bana, Eric | Shepard, Sam | Bremner, Ewen | Hardy, Tom | Eldard, Ron | Hofheimer, Charlie | Dancy, Hugh | Guiry, Tom | Van Holt, Brian | Ford, Steven
Directors: Scott, Ridley
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Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord which lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen which led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu, and the heroic efforts by various Rangers to get to them, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, commanding one Ranger unit named Chalk Four, leading Rangers to the first black hawk crash site, to Warrant Officer Durant who was only survivor of the second black hawk crash site and whom was captured, to Col. McKnight who leads a rescue convoy for the Rangers only to get lost within the hostile city, to Sgt. Sanderson desperately trying to get to the first crash site, to Staff Sgt. Yurek who leads two fellow Rangers, Nelson and Twombly to meet with up their squad, Chalk Four, at the first crash site, to many others involved who where either killed or survived.

Dead Man

Sunday, February 18th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Western
Actors: Thornton, Billy Bob | Pop, Iggy | Depp, Johnny | Glover, Crispin | Haynes, Gibby | Boes, Richard | Duckworth, George | Hurt, John | North, John | Mitchum, Robert | Avital, Mili | Schrum, Peter | Byrne, Gabriel | Farmer, Gary | Henriksen, Lance | Wincott, Michael | Byrd, Eugene
Directors: Jarmusch, Jim
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Dead Man is the story of a young man’s journey, both physically and spiritually, into very unfamiliar terrain. William Blake travels to the extreme western frontiers of America sometime in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Lost and badly wounded, he encounters a very odd, outcast Native American, named “Nobody,” who believes Blake is actually the dead English poet of the same name. The story, with Nobody’s help, leads William Blake through situations that are in turn comical and violent. Contrary to his nature, circumstances transform Blake into a hunted outlaw, a killer, and a man whose physical existence is slowly slipping away. Thrown into a world that is cruel and chaotic, his eyes are opened to the fragility that defines the realm of the living. It is as though he passes through the surface of a mirror, and emerges into a previously-unknown world that exists on the other side.