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Issue 27,
16 July
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July 2006
Art/Foreign,
Comedy, Drama, Adaptation and Biopic
'The
Libertine' follows the adventures of John Wilmot, the second Earl of
Rochester, in London of the 17th century. He has a passionate romance
with a young actress, Elizabeth Barry, and he writes a scurrilous
play which lampoons the monarch who commissioned it, Charles II,
leading to the Earl's banishment and eventual downfall. More... |
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21
July 2006
Drama,
Thriller, Crime/Gangster, Adaptation and Politics/Religion
Pete Garrison
is a U.S. Secret Service agent who saved a president's life by
jumping in front of a hail of bullets, over twenty years ago.
Well-liked and respected by his colleagues, Garrison is a career
agent who now heads the First Lady's detail. He lives in a
high-level, orderly world of hierarchical structure, plans, maps,
motorcades, code names, lingo and procedures. It's a universe that
makes... More... |
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21
July 2006
Comedy
and Sports
Gus and his
nerdy buddies, Richie and Clark, are scouted by a millionaire nerd,
Mel, who wants to form a baseball team and compete with the meanest
Little League teams in the state. A stellar ballplayer, Gus becomes a
role model for nerds and outcasts everywhere. But when his fans learn
that Gus, himself, was once a school bully, they feel outraged and
betrayed, until Gus takes extraordinary steps More... |
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21
July 2006
Drama,
Romance and Remake
An
independent-minded doctor (Sandra Bullock) who once occupied an
unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest
resident, a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves). When they discover
that they're actually living two years apart, they must try to
unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's
too late. More... |
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28
July 2006
Action/Adventure,
Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Set in the
late 21st century, a subculture of humans has emerged with a genetic
mutation causing enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute
intelligence. As more people are infected and the government becomes
increasingly terrified of their growing power, those with the
mutation are treated as outcasts, subjected to terrifying tests and
put into quarantine. The government sets out to destroy them More... |
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28
July 2006
Comedy,
Drama and Adaptation
Nick Naylor,
chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, makes his living defending the
rights of smokers and cigarette makers in today's neo-puritanical
culture. Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco and an
opportunistic senator who wants to put poison labels on cigarette
packs, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of
cigarettes on TV talk shows and enlisting a Hollywood super-agent More... |
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