“What I think is quite clear is that we can work together in the last analysis. And that what has been going on with the United States over the period of the last 3 years- the divisions, the violence, the disenchantment with our society… whether it’s between blacks and whites, between the poor and the…
Category: Period Films
Copying Beethoven (2006)
Tagline: The passion behind the genius. Young Anna Holz (Diane Kruger), a student at the Vienna Music Conservatory is summoned to the offices of Herr Schlemmer, Beethoven’s publisher. His Ninth Symphony is about to be premiered and Schlemmer, who is dying of cancer, needs a copyist to complete the score. Anna eagerly accepts, despite his…
The Covenant (2006)
In 1692, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family lusting for more, was banished. Their bloodline disappearing without a trace. Until now. Based on the graphic novel by Aron Coleite and Tone Rodriguez, The Covenant is the power passed down from generation to generation, but when four boys accidentally unleash…
Dreamgirls (2006)
Tagline: All You Have To Do Is Dream. Based on the award-winning hit Broadway musical about a female singing group called the Dreamettes. In 1960s Detroit, a good night onstage can get you noticed but it won’t get your song played on the radio. Here, a new kind of music is on the cusp of…
Factory Girl (2006)
Tagline: When Andy met Eddie, life imitated art. “Factory Girl” is set in 1965, the year Edie Sedgwick met Andy Warhol and became known as his muse and later died of a barbiturate overdose in 1971 at the age of 28. The year is 1965, and Edie Sedgwick is living every young girl’s dream. Rich,…
Jet Li’s Fearless (2006)
Master Huo Yuan Jia was a supreme Martial Arts champion, founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. “Fearless” tells his tale. Superstar Jet Li headlines this action-packed film, his final martial arts epic. The film reteams him with producer Bill Kong and action director and choreographer Yuen Wo Pin. Li plays real-life…