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03-11-2007, 05:24 PM
Movies on ShowCinema this week
Extraits from : http://www.showtimearabia.com/showguide/highlights/movies_en_gb.aspx
ShowCinema 1 & 2
Pathfinder (2007) Action / Adventure / Drama
Starring Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown and Nathaniel Arcand.
Directed by Marcus Nispel.
A thousand years in the past, a young Norse boy is left behind after his clan shipwrecks on the Eastern shores. Despite his lineage, the boy is raised by the very Indians his kinsmen set out to destroy. Now, as the Vikings return to stage another barbaric raid on his village, the 25 year-old Norse warrior wages a personal war to stop the Vikings' trail of death and destruction. Forging his own path, his destiny is revealed and his identity re-claimed.
ShowCinema 3
Jackass Number Two (2006) Documentary / Comedy
Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius and Ryan Dunn.
Director Jeff Tremaine.
After smearing the world with all sorts of ridiculous crap, the original creators and cast of the MTV series are back at it again: significantly raising the stakes and lowering the bar, this installment in the "jackass" and "jackass the movie" series unleashes a spirited mess of absurdity as the cast and crew gets even more ugly around the globe.
ShowCinema 4
Lonely Hearts (2006) Crime / Drama / Thriller
Starring John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini and Laura Dern.
Directed by Todd Robinson.
Set in the late '40s, the vivid retelling of the real life murder spree of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, and its connection to the tragic story of Detective Elmer C. Robinson who helped capture the killers--but lost his wife in the process. Ray and Martha travel around together posing as brother and sister, preying on lonely, vulnerable women. Their scam first milks them of their life savings and ends in the murders of several innocent women. A warped and dangerous duo, the lovers leave a bloody trail behind them. As their investigation progresses, Detective Robinson and his partner Charles Hilderbrandt become obsessed by the capture of the 'Lonely Hearts killers', as they are known in the press. The work invades Robinson's personal life and isolates him from those he loves--forcing him to choose between his family and his profession.
ShowCinema 5
Cult (2007) Horror
Starring Taryn Manning, Rachel Miner, Joel Michaely, Glenn Dunk and Fiona Horne.
Directed by Joe Knee.
While researching a local cult, four college students uncover the existence of a supernatural power that may take their lives...and their souls.
ShowCinema 6
Zoom (2006) Action / Adventure
Starring Tim Allen, Courteney Cox Arquette, Chevy Chase, Spencer Breslin and Kate Mara.
Directed by Peter Hewitt.
Former superhero Jack is called back to work to transform an unlikely group of ragtag kids into superheroes at a private Academy
Extraits from : http://www.showtimearabia.com/showguide/highlights/movies_en_gb.aspx
ShowCinema 1 & 2
Pathfinder (2007) Action / Adventure / Drama
Starring Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown and Nathaniel Arcand.
Directed by Marcus Nispel.
A thousand years in the past, a young Norse boy is left behind after his clan shipwrecks on the Eastern shores. Despite his lineage, the boy is raised by the very Indians his kinsmen set out to destroy. Now, as the Vikings return to stage another barbaric raid on his village, the 25 year-old Norse warrior wages a personal war to stop the Vikings' trail of death and destruction. Forging his own path, his destiny is revealed and his identity re-claimed.
ShowCinema 3
Jackass Number Two (2006) Documentary / Comedy
Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius and Ryan Dunn.
Director Jeff Tremaine.
After smearing the world with all sorts of ridiculous crap, the original creators and cast of the MTV series are back at it again: significantly raising the stakes and lowering the bar, this installment in the "jackass" and "jackass the movie" series unleashes a spirited mess of absurdity as the cast and crew gets even more ugly around the globe.
ShowCinema 4
Lonely Hearts (2006) Crime / Drama / Thriller
Starring John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini and Laura Dern.
Directed by Todd Robinson.
Set in the late '40s, the vivid retelling of the real life murder spree of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, and its connection to the tragic story of Detective Elmer C. Robinson who helped capture the killers--but lost his wife in the process. Ray and Martha travel around together posing as brother and sister, preying on lonely, vulnerable women. Their scam first milks them of their life savings and ends in the murders of several innocent women. A warped and dangerous duo, the lovers leave a bloody trail behind them. As their investigation progresses, Detective Robinson and his partner Charles Hilderbrandt become obsessed by the capture of the 'Lonely Hearts killers', as they are known in the press. The work invades Robinson's personal life and isolates him from those he loves--forcing him to choose between his family and his profession.
ShowCinema 5
Cult (2007) Horror
Starring Taryn Manning, Rachel Miner, Joel Michaely, Glenn Dunk and Fiona Horne.
Directed by Joe Knee.
While researching a local cult, four college students uncover the existence of a supernatural power that may take their lives...and their souls.
ShowCinema 6
Zoom (2006) Action / Adventure
Starring Tim Allen, Courteney Cox Arquette, Chevy Chase, Spencer Breslin and Kate Mara.
Directed by Peter Hewitt.
Former superhero Jack is called back to work to transform an unlikely group of ragtag kids into superheroes at a private Academy