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Movies October 2008 archive

  • The Dreamers

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    6

    A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the ‘68 Paris student riots.

  • Wristcutters: A Love Story

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    6

    A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.

  • The Downfall

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    9

    Traudl Junge (Lara), the final secretary for Adolf Hitler (Ganz), tells of the Nazi dictator’s final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.

  • Bound

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    7

    Corky, a tough female ex con and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet’s crooked boyfriend Caeser.

  • The Usual Suspects

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    8

    A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.

  • City of Ember

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    6

    For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember’s once powerful generator is failing … and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.

  • Taken

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    7

    A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

  • Black Sheep

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    7

    An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.

  • The Usual Suspects

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    8

    A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.

  • The Fountain

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    9

    Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

  • Burn After Reading

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    7

    A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.

  • Eagle Eye

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    7

    Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

  • Last Man Standing

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    4

    A drifting gunslinger-for-hire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition era ghost town.

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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    7

    Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

  • Mirrors

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    6

    An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

  • Casino Royale

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    8

    In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world’s terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro.

  • The New World

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    4

    A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

  • Breaking the Waves

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    8

    Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.

  • The Lake House

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    7

    A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it’s too late.

  • Ali

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    8

    A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring.

  • The Life of David Gale

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    8

    A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

  • Across the Universe

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    7

    The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

  • Lolita

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    7

    A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old nymphet.

  • Righteous Kill

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    6

    Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

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    7

    A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young’s memoir “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People”.