Breaking and Entering 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Rafi Gavron, Poppy Rogers, Mark Benton, Juliet Stevenson, Caroline Chikezie, Red Lazar, Branka Katic, Velibor Topic
Landscape architect Will (Jude Law) has problems at home, which include fights with his wife (Robin Wright Penn) and more troubles with her teenage daughter Bea (Poppy Rogers). Now, Will and partner Sandy (Martin Freeman) have opened an office in the inner-city area of London's King's Cross. As soon as they move in, the office is burglarized, and then the crime is committed again. Will spends evenings at the office hoping to catch the culprit. Another strike occurs, and this time Will gives chase and sees a young man entering a seedy apartment building. Will learns that he is a 15-year-old Bosnian refugee, Miro (Rafi Gavron), and visits the apartment where he meets Miro's mother, Amira (Juliette Binoche), who ekes out a living as a seamstress. They form a friendship, but more problems follow.
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Charles II: The Power & the Passion 2003  TV, 188 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Last King
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Helen McCrory, Christian Coulson, Ian McDiarmid, Shirley Henderson, Martin Freeman, Charlie Creed-Miles, Anne-Marie Duff, Shaun Dingwall, David Bradley, Diana Rigg
Set in the mid-1600s, this biography covers the era of Charles I's rule of England and the revolution after which Oliver Cromwell would govern the country for 10 years–until the triumphant return of Charles II to claim the throne. 1 User Review
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| | 1659 - 1685 personal life and tradegies of Charles II | jlgtink 06/14/2007 | Exceptional performance by Rufus Sewell as King Charles II at the Restoration of the Monarchy to England after the 11 reign of the Commonwealth and Oliver Cromwell.
Focusing more on the personal relationships of Charles II with his Privy Council, friends, immediate family, Queen Catherine and mistresses, it is well written, historically accurate and entertaining.
Stellar performances from Rupert Graves, Shirley Henderson, Diana Riggs, McDiarmid and many others. |
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Confetti 2006  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Debbie Isitt
Cast: Martin Freeman, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Meredith MacNeill, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman, Vincent Franklin, Jason Watkins, Jimmy Carr, Felicity Montagu, Alison Steadman, Ron Cook, Selina Cadell, Julia Davis
In this improvised mockumentary, wedding planners Archie and Gregory (Vincent Franklin and Jason Watkins) spend 10 weeks assisting three engaged couples who vie for the prize of a new house and their picture on the cover of "Confetti" magazine. Matt and Sam (Martin Freeman and Jessica Hynes) want their ceremony to be just like a Broadway musical; Isabelle and Josef (Meredith MacNeill and Stephen Mangan) want their wedding to have a tennis theme; and nudists Joanna and Michael (Olivia Colman and Robert Webb) want no clothes worn at their ceremony. Stress abounds, and the couples create chaos as they battle to win the prize.
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Dedication 2007 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Justin Theroux
Cast: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Bob Balaban, Tom Wilkinson, Dianne Wiest, Bobby Cannavale, Christine Taylor, Peter Bogdanovich, Amy Sedaris, Cassidy Hinkle, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Jeremy Shamos, John Ellison Conlee, Martin Freeman
Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) suffers from depression but makes a living writing children's books, and his only friend is his illustrator Rudy Holt (Tom Wilkinson). But Rudy's health declines, and he dies of a brain tumor. Now, Henry's publisher Arthur Plank (Bob Balaban) wants Henry's latest book completed and assigns illustrator Lucy (Mandy Moore) to complete the job. As Henry lets go of Rudy through conversations with the dead man, he falls in love with Lucy and learns that life can be a gamble as he tries to win Lucy away from her former professor (Martin Freeman).
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The Good Night 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Jake Paltrow
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Pegg, Danny DeVito, Keith Allen, Michael Gambon, Lucy DeVito, Skye Bennett, Steffan Boje, Amber Rose Sealey, Sonia Doubell, Franco Bulaon
Rock musician Gary (Martin Freeman) had a successful album "One the One," but now his band no longer exists, and he ekes out a living writing jingles. To add to his problems, Gary is bored with girlfriend Dora (Gwyneth Paltrow) and dreams, to the point of obsession, about a beautiful Spanish woman. He seeks counsel from dream expert Mel (Danny De Vito). When Gary's best friend Paul (Simon Pegg) introduces him to the real-life woman of his dreams, she turns out be a model, Anna (Penelope Cruz). Now, Gary is finally forced to deal with his non-dream relationship with Dora.
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 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Garth Jennings
Cast: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, John Malkovich, Warwick Davis, Anna Chancellor, Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Thomas Lennon
Just before aliens act on their plans to destroy Earth, Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is whisked off on an adventure-filled ride around the Galaxy.
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 Hot Fuzz 2007  R, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Bill Nighy, Billie Whitelaw, Martin Freeman, Robert Popper, Eric Mason, Timothy Barlow, Steve Coogan, Edward Woodward, Olivia Colman, Peter Wight
Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) annoys his fellow London police officers with his by-the-book procedures and an arrest record that is 400% higher than any of the other officers. As a result, Angel is sent to the quiet village of Sandford, which is far away from the London police force. In Sandford, Angel is partnered with very eager Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) who is the son of Sandford's police chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent). As an action-movie fan, Danny is excited about being teamed up with someone of Angel's reputation, but the rest of the Sandford police do not appreciate having Angel on its force. Angel is not convinced that the quiet town of Sandford is what it seems, and when a crime wave involving accidents hits Sandford, Angel rises to the occasion–with Danny close behind.
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| 1. Breaking and Entering (2006)
2. Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003)
aka: The Last King
3. Confetti (2006)
4. Dedication (2007)
5. The Good Night (2007)
6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
7. Hot Fuzz (2007)
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