http://myfilmz.net/jacob/type:dramaenhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobSean Connery F. Murray Abraham Anna Paquin Rob Brown
Director: Gus Van Sant

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Tags: school basketball race class writer polymath New York City mentor shut-in]]>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:30:45 GMTitem_id_5264_2365jacobschoolbasketballraceclasswriterpolymathNew York Citymentorshut-inhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobMathieu Kassovitz Daniel Craig Eric Bana Geoffrey Rush Ciarán Hinds Hanns Zischler Michael Lonsdale Mathieu Amalric
Director: Steven Spielberg

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Tags: based on true events assassin terrorism Judaism middle east expatriate Israel]]>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:21:10 GMTitem_id_5159_2365jacobbased on true eventsassassinterrorismJudaismmiddle eastexpatriateIsraelhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobGeorge Clooney Matt Damon Christopher Plummer Jeffrey Wright Kayvan Novak Amr Waked
Director: Stephen Gaghan

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Tags: political assassin conspiracy oil terrorism middle east expatriate parallel stories]]>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:43:41 GMTitem_id_5157_2365jacobpoliticalassassinconspiracyoilterrorismmiddle eastexpatriateparallel storieshttp://myfilmz.net/jacobRussell Crowe Ed Harris Jennifer Connelly Christopher Plummer
Director: Ron Howard

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Tags: schizophrenia twist college cold war based on true events bio cryptography]]>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:40:43 GMTitem_id_5135_2365jacobschizophreniatwistcollegecold warbased on true eventsbiocryptographyhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobRobert Redford Dan Aykroyd Sidney Poitier Ben Kingsley David Strathairn
Director: Phil Alden Robinson

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Tags: hackers caper black humor san francisco conspiracy cryptography]]>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:42:55 GMTitem_id_5102_2365jacobhackerscaperblack humorsan franciscoconspiracycryptographyhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobRachel Weisz Ralph Fiennes
Director: Fernando Meirelles
A somewhat disappointing sophomore effort by Meirelles, Constant Gardener takes the personal horror of the exploitation of the third world and ties it to a touching but rather staid and convoluted tragic love story. Fiennes and Weisz both give amazing performances as their respective characters, but for one important detail: the audience is never given any reason for them to like each other. Since it is established that Justin is a cold bastard, his motivation to change into a caring risk-taker by the end of the film is presumably his love for Tessa. However, because the couple was so unbelievable to start with, Justin just seems to be doing everything out of character, trying to fill the void she has left. In addition, once he enters Tessa's world, there is far too much heavy-handed moralizing, coupled with several out-of-place deus ex machina scenes where big conspiracies are uncovered. The ending, too, leaves something of a bad taste; there is a satisfying short-term resolution, but the sacrifices of the characters defy explanation in some ways. The scenes that make Gardener better than most of what's out there were the personal dramas of those being taken advantage of – touches of neorealism echo through the Kenyan villages, before we get caught up in the complex adventures of the main characters. Unfortunately, Meirelles looked for the bigger picture in the technical political situation, and not enough in the souls of the people he was talking about.
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Tags: nonlinear murder political conspiracy third world]]>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:42:28 GMTitem_id_5088_2365jacobnonlinearmurderpoliticalconspiracythird worldhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobJohnny Depp Amy Locane
Director: John Waters

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Tags: prison love satire music-driven 1950s]]>Sun, 28 May 2006 23:16:48 GMTitem_id_5039_2365jacobprisonlovesatiremusic-driven1950shttp://myfilmz.net/jacobRachel Weisz Ralph Fiennes Rosemary Harris
Director: István Szabó

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Tags: family love sports Communism WWII melodrama political fascism infidelity Nazis generations Hungarian Judaism same actor in different roles WWI]]>Sat, 13 May 2006 04:49:59 GMTitem_id_4974_2365jacobfamilylovesportsCommunismWWIImelodramapoliticalfascisminfidelityNazisgenerationsHungarianJudaismsame actor in different rolesWWIhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobPenelope Cruz Fernando Fernan Gomez Marisa Paredes Candela Peña Cecilia Roth
Director: Pedro Almodóvar

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Tags: death melodrama show biz gender Spanish transvestites]]>Thu, 11 May 2006 04:30:15 GMTitem_id_4966_2365jacobdeathmelodramashow bizgenderSpanishtransvestiteshttp://myfilmz.net/jacobRobert Alda Sandra Dee John Gavin Susan Kohner Juanita Moore Dan O'Herlihy Lana Turner
Director: Douglas Sirk

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Tags: love race Growing up remake melodrama class show biz getting rich]]>Wed, 10 May 2006 22:36:05 GMTitem_id_4956_2365jacobloveraceGrowing upremakemelodramaclassshow bizgetting richhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobClaudette Colbert Louise Beavers Rochelle Hudson Ned Sparks Fredi Washington Warren William
Director: John M. Stahl

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Tags: love race Growing up melodrama class getting rich]]>Wed, 10 May 2006 22:27:58 GMTitem_id_4955_2365jacobloveraceGrowing upmelodramaclassgetting richhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobJada Pinkett Smith Michael Rapaport Damon Wayans Savion Glover Tommy Davidson
Director: Spike Lee

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Tags: satire race television]]>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:32:36 GMTitem_id_4895_2365jacobsatireracetelevisionhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobGabriele Ferzetti Monica Vitti Lea Massari Dominique Blanchar Renzo Ricci
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

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Tags: mystery love italian missing person]]>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:13:09 GMTitem_id_4894_2365jacobmysteryloveitalianmissing personhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobFaye Dunaway Robert Duvall William Holden Peter Finch Wesley Addy
Director: Sidney Lumet

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Tags: satire television news preacher]]>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:00:42 GMTitem_id_4884_2365jacobsatiretelevisionnewspreacherhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobRobert Duvall Gregory Peck Mary Badham Phillip Alford
Director: Robert Mulligan

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Tags: family race court through the eyes of a child classic book adaptation American South]]>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:58:32 GMTitem_id_4879_2365jacobfamilyracecourtthrough the eyes of a childclassic book adaptationAmerican Southhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobCaroline Ducey Sagamore Stévenin François Berléand Rocco Siffredi
Director: Catherine Breillat

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Tags: french explicit sex shock infidelity]]>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:08:13 GMTitem_id_4850_2365jacobfrenchexplicit sexshockinfidelityhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobEd Harris William Hurt Viggo Mortensen Maria Bello
Director: David Cronenberg

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Tags: Crime family ultraviolence gangster comics adaptation new man]]>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 06:39:57 GMTitem_id_4830_2365jacobCrimefamilyultraviolencegangstercomics adaptationnew manhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobGoya Toldeo Vanessa Bauche Gael García Bernal Emilio Echevarría Álvaro Guerrero
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

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Tags: nonlinear love mexican dogs class assassin infidelity parallel stories age car crash]]>Sat, 08 Apr 2006 08:57:29 GMTitem_id_4790_2365jacobnonlinearlovemexicandogsclassassassininfidelityparallel storiesagecar crashhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobEthan Hawke Jared Leto Nicholas Cage Bridget Moynahan
Director: Andrew Niccol

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Tags: guns political getting rich elements inspired by true events salesman third world]]>Sat, 08 Apr 2006 06:57:32 GMTitem_id_4789_2365jacobgunspoliticalgetting richelements inspired by true eventssalesmanthird worldhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobAldo Fabrizi Anna Magnani
Director: Roberto Rossellini

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Tags: war WWII italian political fascism Neorealism through the eyes of a child Nazis]]>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:18:32 GMTitem_id_4766_2365jacobwarWWIIitalianpoliticalfascismNeorealismthrough the eyes of a childNazishttp://myfilmz.net/jacobEdda Barends Nelly Frijda Cox Habbema Henriëtte Tol
Director: Marleen Gorris

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Tags: murder psychology court elements inspired by true events Dutch feminism]]>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:17:21 GMTitem_id_4695_2365jacobmurderpsychologycourtelements inspired by true eventsDutchfeminismhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobHarvey Keitel Theresa Russell Art Garfunkel
Director: Nicolas Roeg

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Tags: detective flashback obsession psychology infidelity]]>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:10:15 GMTitem_id_4694_2365jacobdetectiveflashbackobsessionpsychologyinfidelityhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobMichael Pitt Asia Argento Lukas Haas
Director: Gas Van Sant

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Tags: suicide music-driven elements inspired by true events meditation]]>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:05:22 GMTitem_id_4693_2365jacobsuicidemusic-drivenelements inspired by true eventsmeditationhttp://myfilmz.net/jacobJulie Delpy Bill Murray Brea Frazier Heather Simms Jeffrey Wright
Director: Jim Jarmusch

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Tags: detective road trip music-driven]]>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 01:39:06 GMTitem_id_4691_2365jacobdetectiveroad tripmusic-driven