Posts Tagged ‘head-blown-off’

Death Proof (from Grindhouse)

Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Genres: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Actors: Andrews, Naveen | Arnett, Will | Bacall, Lauren | Biehn, Michael | Brolin, Josh | Cage, Nicolas | Castanon, Leroy | Doom, Omar | Douglas, Jason | Fahey, Jeff | Gallardo, Carlos | Hernandez, Jay | Ingram, Doran | Isaacs, Jason | Katt, Nicky
Directors: Tarantino, Quentin
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From cult movie directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez comes a unique film experience: a double-bill of thrillers that recall both filmmakers’ favorite exploitation films. “Grindhouse” (a downtown movie theater in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace known for “grinding out” non-stop double-bill programs of B-movies) is presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by each director. Tarantino’s film, “Death Proof,” is a rip-roaring slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while Rodriguez’s film “Planet Terror” shows us a view of the world in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The films are joined together by clever faux trailers that recall the ’50s exploitation drive-in classics.

Ice Harvest, The

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Actors: Cusack, John | Thornton, Billy Bob | Nielsen, Connie | Phillips, Lara | Quaid, Randy | Noble, Bill | Platt, Oliver | Smith, Brad | Bellamy, Ned | Starr, Mike | Jagodowski, T.J. | McDonough, Meghan Maureen | Baker, Tab | Dick, William | Pasquesi, David
Directors: Ramis, Harold
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A wickedly funny thriller that takes moviegoers on a wild ride brimming with larceny, lust and lethal behavior. In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it’s Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town with Renata. But as daylight fades and an ice storm whirls, everyone from Charlie’s drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie’s Christmas stocking - and the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with surprises.

Slither

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Actors: Fillion, Nathan | Banks, Elizabeth | Henry, Gregg | Rooker, Michael | Thompson, Don | Saulnier, Tania | Radley, Xantha | Milligan, Dustin | Sutherland, Haig | Copping, Jennifer | Ludwig, Zak | Kirkpatrick, Kathryn | James, Brenda | Gale, Lorena | Anderson, Bart
Directors: Gunn, James
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In this blend of the B movie classic The Blob (1958) and some Romero’s zombies film, a meteorite collides in a small town. Grant finds it, and is infected by a parasite worm, which installs in his brain and causes him a creepy transformation into a monster. Starla, his wife, and Bill, a policeman, will try to stop him and the plague of worms generated by the creature.

Scanner Darkly, A

Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Actors: Cochrane, Rory | Downey Jr., Robert | Baker, Mitch | Reeves, Keanu | Allen, Sean | Haby, Cliff | Prince, Steven Chester | Ryder, Winona | Valdez, Natasha | Turner, Mark | Harrelson, Woody | Ferguson, Chamblee | Rawna, Angela | Stevens, Eliza | Menchaca, Sarah
Directors: Linklater, Richard
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The L.A. of a not-too-distant future suffers a surge of drug abuse involving a new ultra-addictive and eventually brain-damaging substance simply named “D”. Bob Arctor is an undercover narc leading a double life, dutifully reporting to his superiors while effectively having abandoned whatever normal existence he had for a “D” user/dealer career. But this schizophrenic situation and the drug-induced memory and concentration lapses put Bob under mounting stress.

Flags of Our Fathers

Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | History | War
Actors: Phillippe, Ryan | Bradford, Jesse | Beach, Adam | Hickey, John Benjamin | Slattery, John | Pepper, Barry | Bell, Jamie | Walker, Paul | Patrick, Robert | McDonough, Neal | Lynskey, Melanie | McCarthy, Thomas | Bauer, Chris | Ivey, Judith | Turley, Myra
Directors: Eastwood, Clint
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In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause celebre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, and Ira Hayes, are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. But the accolades for heroism heaped upon the three men are at odds with their own personal realizations that thousands of real heroes lie dead on Iwo Jima, and that their own contributions to the fight are only symbolic and not deserving of the singling out they are experiencing. Each of the three must come to terms with the honors, exploitation, and grief that they face simply for being in a photograph.

Proposition, The

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Actors: Pearce, Guy | Budge, Tom | Watson, Emily | Winstone, Ray | Wenham, David | Hurt, John | Wilson, Richard | Morgan, Robert
Directors: Hillcoat, John
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Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang’s mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley’s proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days.

Wilderness

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Horror
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Directors: Bassett, Michael J.
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A group of young offenders, sent to an island for some character building exercises, suddenly looses one of their fellow inmates and being hunted by some merciless slayer armed with the crossbow, who keeps a pack of blood-thirsty dogs. Guys should be united in order to survive.

Constantine

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Actors: Reeves, Keanu | Weisz, Rachel | LaBeouf, Shia | Hounsou, Djimon | Baker, Max | Vince, Pruitt Taylor | Rossdale, Gavin | Swinton, Tilda | Stormare, Peter | Ramirez, Jesse | ZĂșñiga, JosĂ© | Guinan, Francis | Cedar, Larry | Grace, April | Whang, Suzanne
Directors: Lawrence, Francis
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The story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine, who has literally been to Hell and back. When Constantine teams up with skeptical policewoman Angela Dodson to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught in a catastrophic series of otherworldly events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost.

Dawn of the Dead

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Actors: Polley, Sarah | Rhames, Ving | Weber, Jake | Phifer, Mekhi | Burrell, Ty | Kelly, Michael | Zegers, Kevin | Barry, Michael | Booth, Lindy | Eastwood, Jayne | Banks, Boyd | Korobkina, Inna | Reid, R.D. | Poirier, Kim | Frewer, Matt
Directors: Snyder, Zack
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On a day like any other in the middle of the summer a nurse named Ana just wants to spend some time with her husband,Luis.But something goes horribly wrong when Luis is bitten and Ana has to run to keep from dying.She wrecks her car and is saved by a cop named Kenneth.They run into a small group of survivors consisting of Michael a TV salesmen,Andre a common thug,and Luda who happens to be Andre’s pregnant wife.But what happens when the dead find the mall and have a craving for possibly the only living people left in the world?All Hell breaks loose.A small group of survivors manages to get into the Mall with the others but some are bitten which starts a controversy.Should they be killed or not?And thats just the beginning.You cant forget about the gun salesman,Andy living across the street.But what really gets the most attention is how to get Andy food.Then Nicole takes off for her dog and is cornered by bitten Andy.So the gang sneaks over and stocks up on ammo before killing Andy and saving Nicole.Now the gang runs back to the Mall and leaves in two buses that they heavily armored.The movie ends as they kick off in a boat.The death toll for the group is amazing.Norma,Monica,Michael,CJ,Andy and many others.Will they survive or die?Maybe a sequel will tell.

Wild at Heart

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Actors: Cage, Nicolas | Dern, Laura | Dafoe, Willem | Freeman, J. E. | Glover, Crispin | Ladd, Diane | Lockhart, Calvin | Rossellini, Isabella | Stanton, Harry Dean | Zabriskie, Grace | Fenn, Sherilyn | Kaplan, Marvin | Sheppard, William Morgan | Kelly, David Patrick | Jones, Freddie
Directors: Lynch, David
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Lula’s psychopathic mother goes crazy at the thought of Lula being with Sailor, who just got free from jail. Ignoring Sailor’s probation, they set out for California. However their mother hires a killer to hunt down Sailor. Unaware of this, the two enjoy their journey and themselves being together… until they witness a young woman dying after a car accident - a bad omen.