2046


GENRE:  Foreign/ Drama/ Fantasy/ Romance
MADE:  2004
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong
DIRECTOR:  Wong Kar Wai
WRITER:  Wong Kar Wai

PLOT:  A writer who writes about the future derives his stories from things that have happened in the past.  The best of Wong Kar Wai's work, a non-linear story about one's self, the truth and love.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  In The Mood For Love, My Blueberry Nights, Chungking Express




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TITUS


GENRE:  Drama/ Fantasy/ Adaptation
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Osheen Jones, Alan Cumming
DIRECTOR:  Julie Taymor
WRITER:  William Shakespeare, Julie Taymor

PLOT:  An adaptation of Shakespeare's "Titus Adronicus".

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Tempest, Gladiator, The Last King Of Scotland




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KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE


GENRE:  Foreign Animation/ Family/ Adventure/ Fantasy
MADE:  1989
CAST:  Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma
DIRECTOR:  Hayao Miyazaki
WRITER:  Eiko Kadono, Hayao Miyazaki

PLOT:  A young witch leaves home and begins a delivery service.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Ponyo, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle



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TRAILER UPDATE: "ANOTHER EARTH"



Another Earth
Drama
In Theaters July 22, 2011

HOLLYWOODLAND


GENRE:  Biographical/ Crime/ Drama
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane
DIRECTOR:  Allen Coulter
WRITER:  Paul Bernbaum

PLOT:  A Biographical film on the death of TV's Superman, George Reeves.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Mulholland Drive, The Black Dahlia, Barton Fink



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TRAILER UPDATE: "MELANCHOLIA"



Melancholia
Drama by Lars Von Trier starring Charlotte Gainsbourg & Kirsten Dunst
In Theaters in the UK July 1, 2011 no date set for US theaters

TRAILER UPDATE: "LARRY CROWNE" & "THE HELP"




Larry Crowne
Romantic Comedy
In Theaters July 1, 2011




The Help
Drama
In Theaters August 12, 2011

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST


GENRE:  Crime/ Drama/ Thriller
MADE:  2009
CAST:  Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre
DIRECTOR:  Daniel Alfredson
WRITER:  Ulf Ryberg, Stieg Larsson

PLOT:  Lisbeth recovering in a hospital is carefully guarded as she awaits to go on trial for the murder of three people.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Usual Suspects



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ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER


GENRE:  Drama
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Pena, Penelope Cruz
DIRECTOR:  Pedro Almodovar
WRITER:  Pedro Almodovar

PLOT:  Young Esteban is an aspiring writer and would like to know his father whom has been concealed by his mother Manuela.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Volver, Talk To Her, TransAmerica



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LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN


GENRE:  Crime/ Thriller
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Lucy Liu
DIRECTOR:  Paul McGuigan
WRITER:  Jason Smilovic

PLOT:  Goodkat, the infamous hired assassin is working for The Rabbi and The Boss, the two most infamous crime bosses in the city.  And Slevin is in the middle of a mess that his friend has seemed to put him in, with a case of mistaken identity Slevin must find a way to make it all right without getting killed.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Training Day, Snatch, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang




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TRAILER UPDATE: "TERRI"



Terri
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters July 1, 2011

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE


GENRE:  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery/ Foreign
MADE:  2009
CAST:  Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre
DIRECTOR:  Daniel Alfredson
WRITER:  Jonas Frykberg, Stieg Larsson

PLOT:  Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate a sex-trafficking ring when Mikael's main journalist on the assignment is murdered and Lisbeth is blamed for the murders.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Sherlock Holmes




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WHAT LIES BENEATH


GENRE:  Mystery/ Horror/ Thriller/ Supernatural
MADE:  2000
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford, Katharine Towne
DIRECTOR:  Robert Zemeckis
WRITER:  Clark Gregg, Sarah Kernochan

PLOT:  Claire Spencer is beginning to see the ghost of a lady in her home and her husband doesn't seem to believe her.  When Claire begins to follow the signs and take matters in to her own hands by doing some research she finds a truth she wish she hadn't dug up.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Sixth Sense, The Amityville Horror, Dark Water



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FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF


GENRE:  Comedy
MADE:  1986
CAST:  Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara
DIRECTOR:  John Hughes
WRITER:  John Hughes

PLOT:  Ferris Beuller is in high-school and it's his day off of school, join him, his good friend and his gal for an adventurous day of playing hookie.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club



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THE OMEN


GENRE:  Horror/ Thriller
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
DIRECTOR:  John Moore
WRITER:  David Seltzer

PLOT:  a remake of The Omen (1976), a young mother and father go through a series of events that make them realize that their young son may actually be the devil reborn.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Shining, The Exorcist, The Reaping, Rosemary's Baby




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THE CRUCIBLE


GENRE:  Drama/ historical
MADE:  1996
CAST:  Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen
DIRECTOR:  Nicholas Hytner
WRITER:  Arthur Miller

PLOT:  An adaptation of Arthur Mille's novel, The Crucible, the film is set in the 17th century in Salem where the town goes through a series of interviews in court to see which individuals of the town are witches.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc, The Scarlet Letter, Braveheart



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THE BREAKFAST CLUB


GENRE:  Comedy/ Drama
MADE:  1985
CAST:  Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall
DIRECTOR:  John Hughes
WRITER:  John Hughes

PLOT:  A nerd, an outcast, a bully, a jock and the popular girl all receive detention one Saturday afternoon.  All different with nothing in common they find after an adventurous day of detention that maybe they do have some similarities.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pretty In Pink, Sixteen Candles



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THESPIAN OF THE WEEK: Cate Blanchett


Name:  Catherine Elise Blanchett
AKA:  Cate Blachett
Date of birth:  May 14, 1969
From:  Melbourne, Australia
Specialty:  Actress, Theater director


3 Blanchett Films To Watch:

Notes On A Scandal
Drama




Robin Hood
Action/ Advenure/ Romance




Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Historical drama/ Biographical/ Romance

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