Kirsten Dunst portrays the young Austrian princess, who, as a teenager, becomes Queen of France. Jason Schwartzman portrays her indifferent husband Louis XVI. Other members of the ensemble, portraying various members of the elitist court of Versailles include Rip Torn (in the role of King Louis XV), Judy Davis (as the Comtesse de Noailles), Steve…
Category: Real Life Stories
Miss Potter (2006)
Tagline: The life of Beatrix Potter was the most enchanting tale of all. Biography of children’s author Beatrix Potter, including how she overcame a domineering mother and the chauvinism of Victorian England to become a best-selling author. Beatrix Potter was a literary phenomenon of the early 20th Century. At a time when most young women…
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
Tagline: The pin up sensation that shocked the nation. Bettie Page was the ultimate girl-next door, and one of the most popular Playboy centerfolds. Page challenged the conservative 1950s, posing as a fierce dominatrix and earning both a cult underground following and Senate Committee investigation on juvenile delinquency, essentially a witch-hunt orchestrated by a senator…
Poseidon (2006)
The original movie, released in 1972 by 20th Century Fox, told the story of a ragtag group of survivors trapped on a passenger ship after it is capsized by a monster wave. It was followed by the 1979 sequel “Beyond the Poseidon Adventure,” which was released by Warner Bros. The new movie would be set…
The Prestige (2006)
Tagline: Are you watching closely? “We were two young men at the start of a great career. Two young men devoted to an illusion. Two young men who never intended to hurt anyone.” — Alfred Borden, The Prestige. From acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan (“Memento,” “Batman Begins”) comes an innovative thriller woven out of the stuff…
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Tagline: Inspired by a true story. In the moving drama The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a marginally employed salesman and a single father, struggling with the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son (Jaden Smith). When they are evicted from their apartment, Gardner finds himself alone with his son in San…