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The Jackal (1997)

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Jackal, The - download movie
Genres: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Countries: France | Germany | Japan | UK | USA
Actors: Bruce Willis | Richard Gere | Sidney Poitier | Diane Venora | Mathilda May | J.K. Simmons | Richard Lineback | John Cunningham | Jack Black | Tess Harper | Leslie Phillips | Stephen Spinella | Sophie Okonedo | David Hayman | Steve Bassett
Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
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Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. With nowhere else to turn (except a woman who used to work with the Basque separatists, who is now in the USA but whose exact whereabouts in unknown to all save Mulqueen), FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (who was present at the Moscow shooting) and Major Valentina Koslova of the Russian milita (who pulled the trigger in that shooting) enlist the reluctant services of Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA sniper, to track the Jackal down, for Declan is the only other person who can positively identify the Jackal. Written by Jeff Cross {blackjac_1998@yahoo.com}

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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Friday, July 18th, 2008
Bonfire of the Vanities, The - download movie
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Hanks | Bruce Willis | Saul Rubinek | Morgan Freeman | John Hancock | Kevin Dunn | Clifton James | Louis Giambalvo | Barton Heyman | Norman Parker | Donald Moffat | Alan King | Kurt Fuller | Adam LeFevre | Richard Libertini
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Financial “Master of the Universe” Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. When yellow journalist Peter Fallow enflames public opinion with a series of distorted tabloid articles on the accident, the case is seized upon by opportunists like Reverend Bacon and mayoral candidate D.A. Abe Weiss. Written by Jon Reeves {jreeves@imdb.com}

V for Vendetta (2005)

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
V for Vendetta - download movie
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Natalie Portman | Hugo Weaving | Stephen Rea | Stephen Fry | John Hurt | Tim Pigott-Smith | Rupert Graves | Roger Allam | Ben Miles | Sinéad Cusack | Natasha Wightman | John Standing | Eddie Marsan | Clive Ashborn | Emma Field-Rayner
Directors: James McTeigue
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The futuristic tale unfolds in a Great Britain that’s a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman) from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally. Written by Siriuslydead

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Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Bringing Out the Dead - download movie
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Nicolas Cage | John Goodman | Ving Rhames | Tom Sizemore | Marc Anthony | Cliff Curtis | Nestor Serrano | Afemo Omilami | Cullen O. Johnson | Arthur J. Nascarella | Martin Scorsese | Tom Riis Farrell | Aleks Shaklin | Leonid Citer | Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr.
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An Easter story. Frank is a Manhattan medic, working graveyard in a two-man ambulance team. He’s burned out, exhausted, seeing ghosts, especially a young woman he failed to save six months’ before, and no longer able to save people: he brings in the dead. We follow him for three nights, each with a different partner: Larry, who thinks about dinner, Marcus, who looks to Jesus, and Tom, who wallops people when work is slow. Frank befriends the daughter of a heart victim he brings in; she’s Mary, an ex-junkie, angry at her father but now hoping he’ll live. Frank tries to get fired, tries to quit, and keeps coming back, to work and to Mary, in need of his own rebirth. Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}

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Magnum Force (1973)

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Magnum Force - download movie
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Clint Eastwood | Hal Holbrook | Ryan Mitchell | David Soul | Tim Matheson | Kip Niven | Robert Urich | Felton Perry | Maurice Argent | Margaret Avery | Richard Devon | Tony Giorgio | Jack Kosslyn | Bob March | Bob McClurg
Directors: Ted Post
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San Francisco Police Inspector ‘Dirty‘ Harry Callahan and his new partner, Early Smith have been temporarily reassigned from Homicide to Stakeout Duty. Meanwhile, those of the city’s criminals who manage to avoid punishment by the courts are nevertheless being killed by unknown assassins. Callahan begins to investigate the murders despite the orders of his superior officer, Lieutenant Briggs. A man has to know his limitations… Written by Bruce Janson {bruce@cs.su.oz.au}

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Two Rode Together (1961)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Two Rode Together - download movie
Genres: Western
Countries: USA
Actors: James Stewart | Richard Widmark | Andy Devine | John McIntire | Paul Birch | Willis Bouchey | Henry Brandon | Harry Carey Jr. | Ken Curtis | Chet Douglas | David Kent | John Qualen | Ford Rainey | Woody Strode | O.Z. Whitehead
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The US Army is under pressure from the desperate relatives of white prisoners of the Comanches to secure their rescue. A cynical and corrupt marshal, Guthrie McCabe, is persuaded by an army lieutenant to assist in the negotiations with the Comanches. However, just two captives are released; and their reintegration into white society proves highly problematic. Written by David Levene {D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk}

The Borrowers (1997)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Borrowers, The - download movie
Genres: Comedy | Family
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: John Goodman | Mark Williams | Jim Broadbent | Tom Felton | Raymond Pickard | Bradley Pierce | Aden Gillett | Hugh Laurie | Andrew Dunford | Bob Goody | Patrick Monckton | Dick Ward | George Yiasoumi | Alex Winter | Michael Hewitt
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The Borrowers are four-inch high “little people” who live under the floorboards. When the owner of the house they live in dies and evil realtor Ocious Potter wants to destroy the house to build luxury apartments on its place, they start to fight him with the help of the son of house owner, Pete. Written by Anonymous

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The Ruins (2008)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Ruins, The - download movie
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Jonathan Tucker | Shawn Ashmore | Joe Anderson | Sergio Calderón | Jesse Ramirez | Balder Moreno | Dimitri Baveas | Patricio Almeida Rodriguez | Mario Jurado | Luis Antonio Ramos | Walter Quispe | Nathan Vega | Tanisha Marquez-Munduate | Chris Argirousis | Alexander Gregory
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A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

Nim’s Island (2008)

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Nim's Island - download movie
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Gerard Butler | Michael Carman | Mark Brady | Anthony Simcoe | Christopher Baker | Maddison Joyce | Peter Callan | Russell Butler | Colin Gibson | Bryan Probets | Andrew Nason | Tony Bellette | Jeff Dornan | Jay Laga'aia | John Walton
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A feisty young girl fights off cruise ship passengers in funky attire, dances with a sea lion, and hangs out with lizards in the family adventure film Nim’s Island based on the book by Wendy Orr. Walden Media’s latest entry in the kid-friendly film business delivers mild laughs but fails to enchant the audience the way the book’s been doing to young readers since it was published in 1999.

The film version of Nim’s Island is pretty as a postcard and just as deep. The human and animal stars are, of course, adorable, but anyone over the age of 10 may have a hard time staying awake or involved throughout this family romp.

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All Hat (2007)

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
All Hat - download movie
Genres: Comedy | Western
Countries: Canada | UK | USA
Actors: Luke Kirby | Keith Carradine | Ernie Hudson | David Alpay | Noam Jenkins | Joel S. Keller | Graham Greene | Gary Farmer | Stephen McHattie | David Gardner | Lorne Brass | Michael Mahonen | Tony Rannelli | Nigel Hamer | Doug Murray
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An ex-con returns to his rural Ontario roots and outwits a corrupt and wealthy thoroughbred owner trying to take over a slew of local farms. Ray Dokes, a charming ex-ballplayer, returns from jail to discover the rural landscape of his childhood transformed by urban development. Determined to stay out of trouble, Ray heads to the farm of his old friend Pete Culpepper, a crusty Texas cowboy who trains losing racehorses and whose debts are growing faster than his corn. Sonny Stanton, gambling addict and spoiled heir to a thoroughbred dynasty, is in the process of buying up an entire concession of farmland to build a casino and golfing resort, and the only one brave enough to stand in the way of Sonny is Etta Parr, Ray’s old flame, who might be willing to forgive Ray if it wasn’t for her pride and common sense. The situation is a minefield, one Ray is determined to avoid. He hooks up with Chrissie, a sexy, sassy and talented jockey and steers clear of Sonny. But when a ten-million-dollar thoroughbred goes missing from the Stanton Stables, Sonny pushes things too far and forces the sale of the community’s remaining farms. Ray reacts by coming up with a plan to stop Sonny in his tracks and right a few wrongs in the process. The scheme is unlikely and audacious; the players are as unpredictable as nitroglycerin. One false move and Ray will land back in jail. And the smart money is against him. Written by Anonymous