Posts Tagged 'friendship'

Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The

Categories: 1966, Action, Adventure, Italy, Spain, Western

The Good is Blondie, a wandering gunman with a strong personal sense of honor. The Bad is Angel Eyes, a sadistic hitman who always hits his mark. The Ugly is Tuco, a Mexican bandit who’s always only looking out for himself. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, they search for a fortune in gold [...]

Snow Cake

Categories: 2006, Canada, Drama, UK

Alex Hughes, an ex-convict, is on a road trip to Winnipeg to see an old friend. Along the way, he meets the annoying, but vivacious, Vivienne Freeman who manages to bum a ride with him. Just as he begins to warm to this eccentric girl, Alex’s vehicle is in a serious automobile accident that kills [...]

Magnificent Seven, The

Categories: 1960, Adventure, Drama, USA, Western

A remake of ”The Seven Samurai”, this American version star Yul Brenner, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, and Robert Vaughn, just to name a few. They are picked to guard a Mexican village from Banditos that come every now and then to take whatever the town has grown since their last visit. When they are hired, [...]

Magnificent Seven, The

Categories: 1960, Adventure, Drama, USA, Western

A remake of ”The Seven Samurai”, this American version star Yul Brenner, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, and Robert Vaughn, just to name a few. They are picked to guard a Mexican village from Banditos that come every now and then to take whatever the town has grown since their last visit. When they are hired, [...]

My Stepmother Is an Alien

Categories: 1988, Comedy, Sci-Fi, USA

Widowed astronomer Steven Mills accidentally sends a great surge of energy out into space, threatening life on another world. They respond by dispatching one of their race disguised in deliberately attractive human form (Celeste Martin) to Earth to sort things out, accompanied by a rather less attractive superior (Bag). Steven is indeed attracted, as is [...]

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Categories: 2002, Adventure, Animation, Family, USA

As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.

Polar Express, The

Santa Claus does not exist. Or does he? For one doubting boy (voice of Daryl Sabara and Tom Hanks), an astonishing event occurs. Late on Christmas Eve night, he lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells from Santa’s sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine’s roar and whistle can be [...]

Going in Style

Categories: 1979, Comedy, Drama, USA

Joe, Al, and Willie are three old men who have resigned themselves to dying. One night, Joe hatches a scheme to put a bit of excitement back into their lives: robbing a bank….

Vertigo

Categories: 1958, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, USA

John “Scottie” Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating [...]

Vertigo

Categories: 1958, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, USA

John “Scottie” Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating [...]

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