Tagline: The fall of paradise. There is no greater disaster than greed. — Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher (604 BC-531 BC) Imagine you just got a fax that the Feds will be at your door in a matter of minutes. The government has remembered the taxes you forgot to pay and it’s time to take an extended…
Category: Drama – Romance Movies
The History Boys (2006)
Tagline: History. It’s just one bloody thing after another. “The History Boys” tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell…
The Holiday (2006)
In Nancy Meyers’ The Holiday, a romantic comedy from the director of Something’s Gotta Give and What Women Want, two women trade homes only to find that a change of address can change their lives. Iris (Kate Winslet) is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda…
Hollywoodland (2006)
Tagline: In a town full of fiction, everyone has a version of the truth. A uniquely compelling exploration of fame and identity. The drama, inspired by one of Hollywood’s most infamous real-life mysteries, follows a 1950s private detective (Academy Award winner Adrien Brody) who, investigating the mysterious death of “Superman” star George Reeves (Academy Award…
Idlewild (2006)
Set amidst the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, the film follows two characters, Percival (Andre Benjamin), the club’s piano player, and Rooster (Antwan Patton), the club’s lead performer and manager, through intersecting stories of love and ambition. The story of the loves and ambitions of two struggling performers is told through intricate musical numbers…
The Illusionist (2006)
Tagline: Nothing is what it seems. In a world where nothing is as it appears, an illusionist and a police inspector face off in a challenge of wills that attempts to determine where reality ends and magic begins… all the while blurring the line between power and corruption, love and devotion, vigilance and mania and…