Tag Archives: 2008

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$5 a Day (2008)

Ritchie Flynn Parker (Alessandro Nivola)is living a normal life. He does health inspections for a living and seem like there’s nothing strange going on in his life. It’s been years since he had contact with his father, but when his girlfriend tells him that his father will be dying soon he decides to go visit him. His father(Christopher Walken) is an experienced conman who has managed to live of his skills for years. When Ritchie meets him he is not sure whether his father is really dying. They hit the road to finish some business. During this journey Ritchie learns a lot about his father and himself. Continue reading →

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Chocolate (2008)

At the moment Tony Jaa (Ong Bak) is Thailand’s most famous martial arts star. With his incredible stunts that sometimes seem to defy gravity and other laws of nature he has deserved his fame. Jija Yanin Vismitananda, who plays Zen in this movie, is being marketed as the next big star coming out of Thailand. Does Chocolate show that she has what it takes or is it just a case of clever marketing using the road already created by Jaa? Continue reading →

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Soul Power (2008)

The “Rumble in the Jungle” fight in Zaire between heavy weights Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in october 1974 is one of the most famous fights to ever take place. It’s not as well-known that before that match a music festival, Zaire 74, was organised which lasted several days.James Brown, Celia Cruz and the Fania All-Stars, B.B. King, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners, Bill Withers and Manu Dibango were some of the artists that performed.
This documentary shows the preparations for the big concert and some of the artists doing their thing on stage. Continue reading →

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Wanted (2008)

Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an average guy, he works in an office and his relationship with his girlfriend is not good as he knows she’s cheating on him. He takes pills to stop his panic attacks and really is not looking forward to his future. When he meets Fox (Angelina Joeli), she tells him that his father was one of the best assassins for an organisation called the Fraternity, which is run by Sloan (Morgan Freeman). Continue reading →

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Mesrine: L’Instinct de mort and Mesrine: L’ennemi public n°1 (2008)

Jacques Mesrine (played by Vincent Cassel) was a well-known criminal during the sixties and seventies. He did robbed banks, but also did other criminal activities. These two movies try to show the way Mesrine lived his life.
The first movie starts at the end of his life. He’s been declared public enemy number 1 in France and when the police find him they execute him, after which we go back in time, starting with his job in the French army. Continue reading →

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Food Inc. (2008)

Do you know how your food is made or where it comes from? This documentary gives an answer to these questions. It shows how chickens are beign “produced”, in which products corn is being used (and for those who watched Matt Damon in the Informant! already know) Continue reading →