Beowulf & Grendel 2006  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Cast: Gerard Butler, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Stellan Skarsgard, Sarah Polley, Eddie Marsan, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney, Rory McCann, Ronan Vibert, Hringur Ingvarsson, Gunnar Eyjolfsson, Elva Osk Olafsdottir, Spencer Wilding
The ancient Anglo-Saxon poem, "Beowulf," is brought to the screen with Gerard Butler in the role of Norse warrior leader Beowulf. The drunken King Hrothgar (Stellan Skarsgard) asks Beowulf to rid Mead Hall of the beastly troll, Grendel (Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson), who has been killing off King Hrothgar's warriors.
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The Cat's Meow 2001  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Tilly, Claudia Harrison, Victor Slezak, Ronan Vibert, James Laurenson, Chiara Schoras, Claudie Blakley
Based on true events, this is a good fictionalized version of the scandal surrounding the death of producer Tom Ince (Cary Elwes) aboard William Randolph Hearst's (Edward Herrmann) yacht during a fancy gathering of celebrities hosted by Hearst and his mistress, Marion Davies (Kirsten Dunst). A scenario is presented of what may have occurred as the Hollywood elite are shown in their real colors.
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 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2003  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou, Til Schweiger, Simon Yam, Terence Yin, Daniel Caltagirone, Fabiano Martell, Jonathan Coyne, Robert Cavanah, Lenny Juma, Ronan Vibert
In this sequel to "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," video game character Lara (Angelina Jolie) is back at work. This time, she is recruited by British Intelligence to retrieve Pandora's Box from the evil clutches of Chinese gangster Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds). A mercenary, Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler), comes to Lara's aid, and they travel the world in search of the box in order to prevent untold suffering for the human race.
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Rowing with the Wind 1988 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gonzalo Suarez
Cast: Hugh Grant, Lizzy McInnerny, Valentine Pelka, Elizabeth Hurley, Jose Luis Gomez, Virginia Mataix, Ronan Vibert, Jose Carlos Rivas, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Bibi Andersson
The story behind the story of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is revealed as Lord Byron (Hugh Grant), Mary Shelley (Lizzy McInnerny), Percy Bysshe Shelley (Valentine Pelka), Claire Clairmont (Elizabeth Hurley), and Dr. Polidori (Jose Luis Gomez) gather at Lord Byron's villa. But then the drama wanders as it chronicles the events following as one tragedy seems to follow another.
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The Scarlet Pimpernel 1999 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Patrick Lau
Cast: Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern, Martin Shaw, Anthony Green, Ronan Vibert, Christopher Fairbank, Gerard Murphy, Ron Donachie, Beth Goddard, Milton Johns
Not a bad remake of the classic story as Richard E. Grant takes on the role of Sir Percy Blakeney who saves aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution. Witty.
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Shadow of the Vampire 2000 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Cast: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack, Eddie Izzard, Aden Gillett, Ronan Vibert, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Nicholas Elliott
When German filmmaker F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) began production on his 1922 vampire film, "Nosferatu," he hired method actor Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) to play the Dracula role. Schreck just happens to be a vampire, and Murnau has promised him the film's star, Greta Schroeder (Catherine McCormack) when the shoot is finished. Murnau begins to doubt the wisdom of his deal when crew members, one by one, disappear during the interim. Dafoe's great performance resulted in an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.
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Traffik 1989  TV, 325 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alastair Reid
Cast: Bill Paterson, Julia Ormond, Linda Bassett, Lindsay Duncan, Fritz Muller-Scherz, Jamal Shah, Talat Hussain, George Kukura, Tilo Pruckner, Sharon Bower, Vincenzo Benestante, Peter Bourke, Ismat Shah Jahan, Roohi Raza, Ronan Vibert
This made-for-British TV miniseries was the basis for Steven Soderbergh's award-winning 2000 film "Traffic." The powerful story probes the heroin drug arena from the fields of Pakistan to the end users, highlighting the drug empire that supports it and the government that attempts to deal with it.
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Tristan & Isolde 2006  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara, Henry Cavill, Mark Strong, Bronagh Gallagher, Ronan Vibert, Lucy Russell, JB Blanc, Thomas Sangster, Dexter Fletcher
After defeating the Irish and ensuring that Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) will be King of England, the brave knight Tristan (James Franco) loses his love, Isolde (Sophia Myles), in a jousting match won by his good friend, Lord Marke. Isolde and Lord Mark marry, but that does not put a stop to the trysts between the star-crossed lovers, Tristan and Isolde. 2 User Reviews
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| | best | ellie 03/05/2007 | | this movie was the best movie ever i realy like it james was realy realy good in it |
| | Kayla 02/02/2007 | | Amazing love story! Absolutley fantastic. |
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| 1. Beowulf & Grendel (2006)
2. The Cat's Meow (2001)
3. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
4. Rowing with the Wind (1988)
5. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
6. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
7. Traffik (1989)
8. Tristan & Isolde (2006)
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