 The Alamo 2004  PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Lee Hancock
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Emilio Echevarria, Jordi Molla, Leon Rippy, Tom Davidson, Marc Blucas, Robert Prentiss, Kevin Page, Joe Stevens, Ricardo Chavira, Stephen Bruton, Laura Clifton
This film rates high for historical accuracy as it recreates events before, during, and after the 1836 siege at the Alamo when a group of Texans–including Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton) and James Bowie (Jason Patric)–tried to hold off Santa Anna's Mexican forces. Inside the Alamo, they try unsuccessfully during a 13-day siege to defend the Spanish mission, and Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) and his troops retaliate after the fall of the Alamo.
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Amores Perros 2000  R, 153 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Love's a Bitch
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Cast: Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero, Vanessa Bauche, Jorge Salinas, Marco Perez, Rodrigo Murray, Humberto Busto, Gerardo Campbell
Three stories intertwine in this film set in Mexico City. A man is in love with his sister-in-law, a prominent editor left his family to live with a supermodel, and the caretaker of a hit man's beloved dogs is hired to kill a wealthy businessman. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.
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And Your Mother Too 2001 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Cast: Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Diana Bracho, Emilio Echevarria, Ana Lopez Mercado, Marta Aura, Andres Almeida, Veronica Langer, Arturo Rios
Two teens (Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna) come from different social and political classes of Mexico, but they are very close friends. When they invite a sexy, older woman (Maribel Verdu) to join them on a trip to the beach, to their surprise she accepts. Now, adolescent fantasies and reality combine to force a rivalry between the friends.
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 Die Another Day 2002  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond, Kenneth Tsang, Emilio Echevarria, Mikhail Gorevoy, Lawrence Makoare, Colin Salmon
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels the world–from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, to Hong Kong, Cuba, London, and Iceland–seeking revenge against his enemies. His trek begins when he is released from prison in North Korea and sets off to track down terrorist Zao (Rick Yune) in Cuba. While in Cuba, Bond meets fellow spy Jinx (Halle Berry) and then he heads to London where he encounters millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) who has his own devious plans and invites Bond to Iceland. Bond and Jinx work as a team and try to put an end to the evil deeds of Zao, Graves, and other villains.
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| 1. The Alamo (2004)
2. Amores Perros (2000)
aka: Love's a Bitch
3. And Your Mother Too (2001)
4. Die Another Day (2002)
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