In early-twentieth-century middle-Europe, villagers are literally becoming petrified. Although the authorities try to hush the matter up it is apparent that at the full moon, Medusa leaves her castle lair and anyone looking on her face is turned to stone. When this fate befalls a visitor, experts from the University of Leipzig arrive to try and get to the bottom of it all. Written by Jeremy Perkins
Friday, November 30, 2007
The Gorgon (1964)
The Painted Veil (2007)
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed too. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discover's Kitty's infidelity with one dashing and witty Diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amidst the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? Written by Cinema_Fan
Labels: 2006-2007, Drama, Romance
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Haunted Forest (2007)
Driven by his grandfather's mysterious past, Sean (Sevy Di Cione) searches for the key to a man's sudden disappearance within a dark forest. He believes it may have a connection to the enigmatic tree that now haunts his dreams. Sean's friends (Adam Green and Edo Beghi), along with two young women, accompany him on his quest. But things soon turn deadly as Satinka, a beautiful, but vengeful spirit, wreaks her terrible revenge for an unspeakable crime committed over 200 years ago. This hurls the group into a foreboding, ecological nightmare... forcing them onto a road straight to Hell. Written by Eric Massey
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The Jacket (2005)
In 1991, in Iraq, the military Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) is shot in the head and presumed dead. When he blinks his eyes in the morgue, the doctor is called. One year later, after being discharged from the army, while hitchhiking in a road in Vermont having amnesia problem, he helps a drunken woman, Jean Price (Kelly Lynch), and her daughter, Jackie Price, fixing their car. Later, he gets a lift, but the driver is stopped by the police and kills the policeman with three shots. Jack is also shot in the head and incriminated by the real killer, who leaves his gun close to the fainted Jack. He goes to court and is sentenced to the mental institution Alpine Grove for insane criminals. Jack becomes the experiment of Dr. Thomas Becker (Kris Kristofferson), who drugs and dresses him with a jacket and lock him in a drawer for corpses in the morgue. While locked, Jack travels to 2007, where he meets a grown-up Jackie Price (Keira Knightley) and they fall in love for each other. Jack envisions that the only exit from the institution is though the jacket. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Labels: 2004-2005, Science Fiction, Thriller
Posted by Iliana at 6:01 PM 0 comments
Cheap Rugs
I have been always looking for the perfect design and quality of rugs for my house. What about you? Do you spend much time to thinking hard how to decor your home well? Well, if this is the case do yourself a favor and visit SuperiorRugs.com. There I was able to find the perfect rug for my house (and believe me I am very sensitive when it comes to it)
In my opinion rugs are a great way to cover up any imperfections that you may have in your home. Anything that you want to cover up on your floors can be done with the use of a floor rug, and of course as one way of keeping your flooring clean. So, I was looking for cheap but high-quality area rugs, which will last for years, and I decided to check if I can find something online. And then I found SuperiorRugs.com.
Aside from the rugs being affordable, it is made of high quality materials, made of silk and the designs are amusing. Traditional designs, oriental designs, and Persian designs for area rugs are available for your selection and I believe that you will like the varieties of design they offer. You can also choose from accent rugs, area rugs, bathroom rugs, braided rugs, contemporary rugs, flokati rugs, home rugs, kid rugs, and a lot more. You make your search using the desired color of your choice. Colors such as black, blue or nave blue, brown or chocolate, ivory or cream, green or sage, gold or caramel, and red or burgundy are the different colors you can choose from.
Visit their website now and I am sure you will find a wonderful assortment of area rugs. You can then place your order online or call them at 732 246 2211.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Superman Returns (2006)
After eliminating General Zod & the other Kryptonian arch-villains, Ursa & Non, Superman leaves Earth to try to find his former home world of Krypton after astronomers have supposedly found it. When he finds nothing but remnants, he returns home to Earth - to find out that Lois Lane is engaged to a relative of his boss, and that Lex Luthor is at it again - after swindling an elderly, terminally ill woman. The psychopathic Luthor, whose plans to destroy California failed because of Superman's heroics, vows vengeance against the Man of Steel and contrives a new sinister plot - using the crystals of Krypton to build a continent that will wipe out most of North America! Embedded in the continent's structure is Kryptonite - the lethal substance that is Superman's only weakness. Upon learning of Luthro's sinister scheme, Superman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic Luthor before millions - possibly billions - are killed. Written by Derek O'Cain
Labels: 2006-2007, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Posted by Peter at 5:30 PM 2 comments
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Jon goes to London to be with Liz and Garfield sneaks with him. Meanwhile a deceased Queen gives everything to her cat Prince XII. Her only heir Lord Dargis becomes jealous and tries to kill Prince. Garfield & Odie sneaks out to the streets of London. Lord Dargis throws Prince in the river and ends up in the sewer of London. Smithee the butler believes he found Prince but it was really Garfield and Jon find Odie with Prince and mistakes him for Garfield. Now the Castle animals must keep Garfield safe and keep him thinking he's royal to save their lives.
Fever Pitch (2005)
According to Boston Red Sox super fan Ben Wrightman (Fallon), finding romance is just as likely as his beloved team winning the World Series. But then Ben meets Lyndsey Meeks (Barrymoore), and suddenly anything's possible. Well... until Spring Training begins, and Lindsey sees Ben on ESPN in Florida acting like an idiot. But these games don't count, and she knows that there may be trouble once the first pitch is thrown. But she seems fine about it, because as she competes for a promotion, she says Ben won't be affected by her at work all the time. But things really get out of hand when Lyndsey gets hit by a line drive foul ball off of Baltimore Orioles' Miguel Tejada, and the Sox begin to loose. The relationship picks up, but when Lyndsey gives Ben the opportunity to go to Paris with her, he turns it down, because Seattle's rolling in and the Sox are 3 1/2 games behind New York and Ben says that they need him. Later, the Red Sox are in the ALCS against New York, and fall behind three games to none. Then, Ben decides to sell his Red Sox tickets to make Lyndsey happy and say that he loves her. She's at Game 4, and Lindsey has to find a way to get him to stop selling his tickets, and can the Sox finally win it all? Written by soxboy06
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
The day before Globodyne's stock tanks, a la Enron, and its pension fund evaporates, the corporation's CEO and CFO set up middle manager Dick Harper to be the public face of the disaster. Jobless, and with no savings, pension, or home equity, Dick and his wife Jane sink slowly into poverty. He looks for work (as do all former Globodyne executives); he even tries day labor with the relatives of their Mexican nanny. A foreclosure notice sends Dick and Jane over the edge into a life of blue-collar crime. Then, as things finally look up, the report of an looming indictment pushes Dick and Jane toward a denouement with the real criminals, the white-collar guys. Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}
Watch the Trailer
Starring: Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, Stacey Travis
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Produced by: Jane Bartelme, Peter Bart, Max Palevsky
Labels: 2004-2005, Comedy, Crime
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Jamesallen.com
In jamesallen.com you can find a huge collection of Diamond Jewelries. Black Diamonds are an exotic type of jewelry very rare to find. In fact, Black diamond jewelry is very popular among celebrities and thus it comes in very high demand.Diamonds are suitable for any occasion, including being used as an diamond engagement rings or wedding rings. And I haven't told you yet that it is possible to design your own black diamond product and type. This way, you can choose the perfect one for your needs.
Posted by Iliana at 4:12 PM 0 comments
Car Donation
Have you ever thought of donating things in order to help gather money for the less privileged? To be honest I have never thought something like this before. However a few days ago, while I was surfing the net I came by a site called carangel.com. In this site you have the opportunity to donate your used car and then it can be sold and raise money for various charity purposes. If you Donate a Car you will help
Bear in mind that the donation comes with a tax reduction. The way to do it is very simple. You call them or fill an application. Then you are sent a receipt and a disposable camera to take photos of the car. The condition is not important although I assume that there must be some restrictions. After that they take your car free of charge and if not sold in due time it is kept in a protective environment.
You don’t have to have an incentive to help other people. Whether you have thought it before or not, be the kind of person that wants to help others or not, it doesn’t matter. The action by itself is very fulfilling and satisfying and I am sure that once you will donate your car you will feel a better person. If I ever think of Car Donations I will first visit carangel.com since this way I will know that the car I donate today goes to provide additional needed funding for countless preschool and grade school aged children in the poorest countries of the world.
Posted by Iliana at 12:55 PM 0 comments
August Rush (2007)
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. Written by DeathtoGlitter
Watch the Trailer
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard
Directed by: Kirsten Sheridan
Produced by: Ralph Kamp, Louise Goodsill, Robert Greenhut
Posted by Iliana at 12:29 PM 0 comments
Prey (2007)
Prey is about a step mom and two kids who get stuck in a Range Rover on the African savanna and are stalked by a pride of man eating lions. Dad goes off to work leaving step mom to bond with the kids on a sight seeing trip. The guide gets killed by a lion and the girl bickers to the point where she deserves a good face slap. They make mistake after mistake and you're never quite sure whether they are going to be rescued.
Labels: 2006-2007, Horror, Thriller
Posted by Iliana at 12:25 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Gamblux.com
I am coming back again to discuss about online casinos. Another portal that I have found is gamblux.com. I must admit a really nice and user friendly site with online casino which ranked so the user in a matter of seconds will be able to find the online casino that will be best suited for him. And those that yet don’t now there way around casinos, rules and strategies will take them through.
Posted by Iliana at 8:00 PM 0 comments
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Sahara (2005)
This film ends together starting with two different missions. Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz), a doctor from WHO searches for the source of Plague out broken in some African countries. On the other hand Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) with his colleagues from NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency) are in a mission to discover a battleship drown some where under the Sahara desert. But as time passes they all are found to be fighting against a dictator operating a solar powered waste disposal plant near the Niger River. To save themselves and thus the people of the surroundings they dare to do what they never did! Written by Chris
This Is England (2006)
This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him. Written by Cinema_Fan
Posted by Iliana at 8:25 PM 0 comments
Hitman (2007)
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 (Olyphant) is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. hired by a group known as "The Agency" to kill targets for cash. Watch the Trailer
We are trying to find an other source
About online casino sites again...
Again i am coming back with online gambling. To be honest i do not know why. Perhaps it’s because it attracted my interest and i want to see how all this thing works…
Anyway my goal is to find sites that teach people how to ¨come out alive¨ from an online casino with useful tips and suggestions. In this aspect the site i have found is gamblingxp.com. Interesting site i must admit and up to know the only one that i have found that makes a reference to the problems of gambling like obsession. Furthermore there are news about what’s going on in gambling industry although they are targeted for US only.
Again like the previous time i was more interested on the online roulette. I want to emphasize a bit to the link that they have on the site about the top 10 online gambling casinos list. Although i will agree after a thorough search that the sites that they propose are really good with good offers and really user friendly i had trouble finding the link taking me there but also i did not like that i was redirected to another page. Perhaps that page was of the same owner but again i would like to have it in the same website with some comments of there own.
Minor detail but i wanted to emphasize on.
Posted by Iliana at 3:14 PM 0 comments
The Sadist (1963)
If you want to truly be scared out of your socks, we strongly recommend the hellishly horrific low-budgeter Profile of Terror. Arch Hall Jr., heretofore the colorless star of such cheapies as Wild Guitar and Eegah!, is disturbingly convincing as a sadistic thrill killer. When three schoolteachers (Richard Alden, Marilyn Manning and Don Russell), en route to an LA Dodgers game, pull up at a deserted gas station, they are held captive by Hall and his wacko girlfriend Helen Hovey. Harboring a psychotic hatred of teachers, Hall gleefully torments his prisoners, killing Russell while the latter is on his knees, begging for his life. Every time we think that this film can't get any more agonizing, the insanely giggling Hall pulls off yet another outrage. By the time Hall faces his well-deserved demise, you'll be hard pressed not to jump out of your chair and scream "Get him! GET HIM!!!" Stunningly photographed by Vilmos Zsigmond, Profile of Terror may well be the greatest exploitation flick ever made (and we're taking into consideration Night of the Living Dead). The film is better known by its original title, The Sadist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Labels: Classic, Horror, Thriller
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Within the Woods (1978)
A group of friends spend a weekend at a remote cabin, and one of them accidentally desecrates an Indian burial ground. This causes him to turn into a zombie, and kill off his friends. They must band together to try and survive being massacred.
Labels: 1997 or earlier, Horror, Short
Posted by Iliana at 5:37 PM 0 comments
The Future Of Food
"The Future of Food"deals with the history of the agricultural industry and the development of genetically engineered food,patenting by corporations and how the FDA's and EPA's regulations does not ensure labeled products. ...
Labels: Documentary
Posted by Iliana at 5:31 PM 0 comments
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
In the world behind our closet doors, monsters like Mike and Sulley work hard for their income. To be exact, the monster world depends on our children's screams: It is their energy that makes lightbulbs glow and cars drive. Big companies like Monsters, Inc. collect the scream energy, and many monsters work there in shifts. In these times, it is getting harder and harder to shock the kids properly, since they're so spoiled by television, so that there's an energy shortage in the monster world. Sulley, the number one frightener, one day accidentally lets a human child into the monster world. Since kids are supposed to be poisonous and carry loads of diseases, pandemonium ensues. After Mike and Sulley discover that the girl they named Boo actually seems quite harmless, they decide to bring her back through her door into her room. But Boo's presence is more than just a mere accident. Now, Mike and Sulley have to face an enemy within their own ranks. Written by Julian Reischl
Online Roulette Sites
I think everyone is familiar, by playing or not, with online gambling from betting on sports to playing blackjack, roulette etc.
The amount of sites offering these features is huge with huge variety of offers. Offers that can be suitable for amateurs or for professionals. One popular game is roulette hosted on online roulette sites. The problem is from all these offers what is the most suitable for you. Obviously in order to do that you must not only how the game works but it is the working pattern of all of these sites. A site that I have encountered is spin2go.com. It’s a really user friendly site with information that I believe are the ones that someone must have in mind when trying to understand and use in the most efficient and productive way online casino roulette systems. Information not only regarding the way the game is played but regarding the probabilistic aspect of it which I found really interesting since it gave me a really useful and eye opening feature of it.
Posted by Iliana at 4:35 PM 0 comments
Friday, November 23, 2007
Gummo (1997)
Constructing this film through random scenes, director Harmony Korine abruptly jettisoned any sort of narrative plot, so here we go: Solomon and Tummler are two bored teenage boys who live in Xenia, Ohio. A few years ago, a tornado swept through it, destroying more than half the town and killing the same amount, including Solomon's father. The film, from there, chronicles the anti-social adventures these two boys have. These include sniffing glue, killing cats, having sex, riding dirtbikes, listening to black metal, and meeting a cavalcade of quirky, bizarre, and scary people. These include a man who pimps his mentally ill wife to our anti-heroes, three sisters who play with their cat and practice becoming strippers, a black midget fending off the sexual advances of a troubled man (played by the director Harmony Korine), a 12-year-old gay transvestite who is also a cat killer, Solomon's mother who seems to be the only glimpse of sanity, two foul-mouthed six-year olds, and most importantly, a nymphlike skateboarder who walks around town wearing pink rabbit ears
Labels: 1997 or earlier, Drama
Posted by Iliana at 8:10 PM 0 comments
Batman (1966)
When the four greatest arch super-criminals ever to plague Gotham City join forces, their only objective can only be the entire world! Armed with Penguin-personalized a pre-atomic submarine, an army of ruthless pirates, exploding sharks and octopi, and an arsenal of polaris missiles, the Penguin, the Joker, the Riddler and Catwoman have set their sights on the United World Security Council! Can the dynamic duo, Batman and Robin, stop the United Underworld before its too late? Will they save the Security Council from almost certain dehydration? Can they possibly save the free world from the four most powerful villains it has ever seen? One hint: The worst is yet to come...! Written by MaxamillianKing
Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007)
A 10 year old boy, Ben, discovers a strange alien device resembling a wristwatch, called the Omnitrix inside a crashed meteorite. When it transforms into self-destruct mode, it threatens to destroy Ben and everything around him.
Labels: 2006-2007, Anime, Science Fiction
Posted by Iliana at 1:28 PM 0 comments
Dark Ride (2006)
A decade has nearly passed since psychopath Jonah brutally murdered two teenage girls. Now, after nearly 10 years of being incarcerated in a mental institute, Jonah has somehow escaped and has returned to his turf - an amusement park attraction named "Dark Ride". Unknowingly, a group of six friends on their way to a road trip and have just boarded the ride, unaware of the deadly plans Jonah has for them. This ride is the last one they're ever gonna take...
Labels: 2006-2007, Horror, Thriller
Posted by Iliana at 1:20 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
On their way to Riker's and Troi's honeymoon, the Enterprise is sent near the neutral zone to Romulan space, and picks up a prototypic twin of android Data. Immediately they are further sent to Romulus, where a new praetor, Shinzon, a human cloned from Captain Picard who lives on the slave planet Remus, appears to want peace with the Federation. But then the crew detects a break-in on their computer systems, and Picard is captured by the Remans because Shinzon needs him as his only matching supplier of genetic material. Picard and the Enterprise can escape, only to find themselves battling Shinzon's completely cloaked Warbird, who is after the complete destruction of earth. Written by 42/103
Labels: 2002-2003, Adventure, Science Fiction
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ZEITGEIST, The Movie
Zeitgeist was created as a not for profit expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective and to understand that very often things are not what the population at large think they are. The information in Zeitgeist was established over a year long period of research- What does Christianity, 911 and The Federal Reserve ... all » have in common?
Labels: Documentary
Posted by Iliana at 5:54 PM 0 comments
Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) (with english subs)
In 1944, in the post-Civil War in Spain, rebels still fight in the mountains against the fascist troops. The young and imaginative Ofelia travels with her pregnant and sick mother Carmen Vidal to the country to meet and live with her stepfather, the sadistic and cruel Captain Vidal, in an old mill. During the night, Ofelia meets a fairy and together they go to a pit in the center of a maze where they meet a faun that tells that she is a princess from a kingdom in the underground. He also tells that her father is waiting for her, but she needs to accomplish three gruesome, tough and dangerous assignments first. Meanwhile, she becomes friend of the servant Mercedes, who is the sister of one of the rebels and actually is giving support to the group. In a dark, harsh and violent world, Ofelia lives her magical world trying to survive her tasks and sees her father and king again. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Labels: 2006-2007, Drama, Fantasy, Foreign Cinema, Thriller
Posted by Iliana at 5:50 PM 1 comments
The Science Of Sleep (2006)
Following the death of his father in Mexico, Stéphane Miroux, a shy insecure young man, agrees to come to Paris to draw closer to his widowed mother Christine. He lands a boring job at a calendar-making firm and falls in love with his charming neighbor Stéphanie. But conquering her is no bed of roses for the young man and the only solution he finds to put up with the difficulties he is going through is escape into a dream world... Written by Guy Bellinger
