Heartless seducer on lonely islands.

Large popcorn cinema, secluded character dramas and refreshing love comedies determining the inflow of Filmbeileger in the middle of the month. blogs ONLINE examined, as evidenced by a mild spring evenings as an alternative to pay television.

 

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"My Big Fat Greek Wedding", USA 2002. Director: Joel Zwick. Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett. FSK without restriction. Format: 1,85:1 (16:9). Issue price: 3,70 Euro

With a loose-fluffy-love heartwarming comedy rises the "computer image" in the spring one. The Greek Toula (Nia Vardalos) and her husband Ian (John Corbett) is encountered in their wedding preparations to the stark differences between their families. Bad enough that the handsome lover neither Greek nor Catholic, but in addition he is also a vegetarian. To evoke the love a whole series of more or less amusing cultural collisions up, not only from them a large portion of assets require adjustment, but both families are some of the test.

369 million U.S. dollars was TV director Joel Zwick since 2002 with the autobiographical story of his leading lady sings, the wife of Tom Hanks Rita Wilson discovered and brought into production. Inspired by the success brought Hanks in 2003's TV spin-off "My Big Fat Greek Life" as a continuation of almost identical composition to the starting line, but did so only seven long consequences through. The two productions accumulated stereotypes drive so many Greeks tears in his eyes, but the bottom line is all very harmless and guarantee consistently good entertainment, it is best to a nice-gyros sandwiches, should enjoy.

Until 26 April in the trade

Galore

"The Last Seduction", USA 1994. Director: John Dahl. Cast: Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg. Format: 1,85:1 (16:9). FSK: 16 years. Issue price: 6.90 euros.

Shortly after his respect for success, "Red Rock West" (1992) John Dahl turned another thriller in the style of "neo-noir." That he's attractive, but dissatisfied with their lives Bridget (Linda Fiorentino) as a ruthless femme fatale of the men go. After her husband, she self-treated badly, they clawed the loot from a common drug deal and is now everything to him out of the way to create. Skillfully uses her feminine charms, not only its occasional lover Mike (Peter Berg) to the fingers to handle, but also a diabolical plan into action.

Re-enriched the "Galore" the program of the Filmbeileger an interesting change from the usual popcorn cinema. From a successful story, composed plays Dahl is director uninhibitedly with various elements of the classic "film noir" genre. Overall well-advised bad guys occupied while skillfully together, most notably Linda Fiorentino ( "Liberty Stands Still") in its role as parade sexy beast convinced - so good that perhaps even an Oscar nomination would have been worth, if you had the film not to be early television released. But still could Dahl - unlike "Red Rock West" - this time at least at the box office a nice balance of profit.

By 9 June in the trade

PC Action

"Slasher", CDN 2001. Director: Maurice Devereaux. Cast: Sarah Joslyn Crowder, Kieran Keller. Format: 1,85:1 (16:9). FSK: 16 years. Issue price: 7.90 euros.

In lovely contrast to the subtle "Galore" shows us the current Filmbeileger of the games magazine, what happens when the "Slasher" principle at the top is taken: l manner (film-) blood, isolated (rubber-) body parts and a synthetic video sound. The story is quickly told about this: Six candidates are fighting in an extreme reality show under continuous camera monitoring voluntarily for survival and a million-dollar reward. In first-person shooter-like backdrop, the young Dumpfbacken then three shrill, masked lunatic chased and sometimes even happy with the middle cut chainsaw. The whole thing, thanks joyful improvisation amateur performers Splatter bucketfuls as trashy fun, but to a small twist at the end and the 2006 release of the youth expressed FSK unfortunately little surprises.

Until 7 April in the trade

PC Go

"Gangs of New York", D / GB / I / NL / USA 2002. Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis. Format: 2,35:1 (16:9). FSK: 16 years. Issue price: 6,99 euros.

In the nearly three-hour epic rises Leonardo DiCaprio ( "Titanic") as the vengeful son of band leader vallon the middle of the 19th Century in a dark world from New York. Opposing immigrant gangs write in the slums of the young metropolis of its own bloody laws and come not only himself but also the state power in the way that in times of civil war has completely different concerns.

In the so-called "Draft Riots" of 13 to 16 July 1863, finally crashing the successive fronts. Against this historical background, the bildgewaltige and sometimes quite cruel drama from master Martin Scorsese ( "Taxi Driver"), in addition to the main cast especially Cameron Diaz in an unusually earthy surroundings they can be admired: highlight of the current application.

To 2 April in the trade

PC Magazine

"Heartless - Orchids for a corpse", USA 1997. Director: Judith Vogelsang. Actors: Mädchen Amick, Tom Schanley. Format: 2,35:1 (16:9). FSK: 16 years. Issue price: 6,99 euros.

Having the heart of a murder victim was implanted, dreaming the shy librarian Anne (Mädchen Amick) suddenly passionately by an unknown man as in Alexander (Tom Schanley), the widower of the organ donor, their dream recognizes heroes, then it melts and turns increasingly in a copy of his dead wife. Here she is in mortal danger as their murderer is still sought.

Love comes from the heart but also, and not from the head. Since we are already asking what is a liver transplant - maybe the desire for a brandy bottle? The can set a few during this impressive television production may come about, would it not least Mädchen Amick ( "Twin Peaks") as lead actress for the one or the other Lichtblick care.

To 2 April in the trade

Direct TV

"The Fan - Shadows of Glory", USA 2003. Directed by Adam Goldberg. Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Franka Potente. Format: 2,35:1 (16:9). FSK: 12 years. Issue price: 3,30 Euro

For his directing work took more than the well-known actor Adam Goldberg ( "2 days in Paris") their own work to his chest when he was the story of the fictitious movie stars Gary Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) told. Heavy with the rich and beautiful, equally sought-after colleague Mia Lang (Franka Potente) married, the star feels suddenly threatened by his fans and his wife cheated. When Mia is actually more and more of it dissolves, it is becoming increasingly confused slips into a dream world from which he eventually only with a drastic solution can escape - or was at the end of it all just a dream?

Who the plot of this film quite keep a grip on it you should from the beginning closely, because Goldberg turns with the help of his fine acting stars the story again and again in new directions. Especially Ribisi ( "Heaven") and Potente ( "Run Lola Run") to play the ball skillfully and thereby the character beautifully filmed drama's final touches. All this, however, is miles away from the TV direct predicate "tough action cinema." Instead, here especially fans verstiegener psychological thriller about a rather quiet, secluded happy discovery that are only slightly towards the end of a short journey begins: worth seeing.

Until 16 April in the trade

TV Movie

"Cast Away - lost," USA 2000. Director: Robert Zemeckis. Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt. Format: 1,85:1 (16:9). FSK: 12 years. Issue price: 3.50 Euro

Ironically, the Christmas dedicated Transport Manager Chuck (Tom Hanks) his fiancee Kelly (Helen Hunt) for a business to leave. But in the short bet is a four-year ordeal, as his middle air machine across the ocean crashes. Completely alone on an uninhabited island, he survived and tries desperately, finally, with a homemade raft to escape.

Nearly 300 years after Daniel Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe" wrote Robert Zemeckis brought ( "Back to the Future") its modern version of this immortal classic in the cinema. They succeeded to the director together with Tom Hanks role in the skin is not as brilliant as litter in 1994 with their joint masterpiece "Forrest Gump", but for a rich profit and a few Awards gave it all. Over two years to support the constantly emerging in the U.S. film company "FedEx" with the production and logistics staff, paid for these clever advertising but no dollars in cash. Published came about two hours perfect popcorn movie theater, at any time for a successful film night provides.

Until 16 April in the trade