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Nothing Like the Holidays
2008 • 98 minutes • Colour • Alliance Films Inc
Director: Alfredo de Villa
Cast: Freddy Rodriguez, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Jay Hernandez, Melonie Diaz, Vanessa Ferlito, Luis Guzman
If there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that family time isn’t always a walk in the park. In Nothing Like the Holidays, two of today’s
most talented actors, John Leguizamo (The Happening, The Take) and Freddy Rodriguez (“Six Feet Under,” Bobby), join Debra Messing
(“Will & Grace,” “The Starter Wife”), Alfred Molina (The Da Vinci Code, Spider-Man 2), and director Alfredo de Villa (the award-winning
Washington Heights) to tell the humorous and heartwarming story of one unforgettable family holiday.
Nuns on the Run
1990 • 92 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Hickey, Doris Hare, Robert Patterson
A pair of petty crooks who steal a million pounds from their gangster employer, are forced to hide out in a convent disguised as nuns. But
they are not prepared for the characters they find there.
The Nutcracker 3D
2010 • 90 minutes • Colour • Alliance Films Inc
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Cast: Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro, Frances de la Tour, Richard E. Grant, Yuliya Vysotskaya, Shirley Henderson
On Christmas night, Mary's new friend, The Nutcracker (Charlie Rowe) or "NC", comes to life and takes her on a wondrous journey into his
magical world of fairies, sugarplums, and other Christmas toys which come to life. Mary soon realizes that this fantastical kingdom is facing
danger from the tyrannical rule of the evil Rat King (John Turturro) and his devious mother (Frances de la Tour). When NC is taken
hostage, Mary and her newfound toy friends must uncover the secret of the Rat King to rescue NC and his kingdom.
O'Horten
2007 • 90 minutes • Colour • Mongrel Media
Director: Bent Hamer
Cast: Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Henny Moan, Bjørn Floberg, Kai Remlow, Per Jansen, Bjarte Hjelmeland
A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement.
Ocean's 11
1960 • 144 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr., Richard Conte, Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson
Eleven friends who know each other from World War II plan to rob five of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night. They develop a
master plan but after the whole thing is over, something goes wrong...
Ocean's Eleven
2001 • 116 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Cann, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Elliot Gould
Danny Ocean wants to score the biggest heist in history. He combines an eleven team member, including Frank Catton, Rusty Ryan and
Linus Caldwell. Their target The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. All casinos owned by Terry Benedict. It's not going to be easy,
as they plan to get in secretly and out with $150 million.
Ocean's Thirteen
2007 • 122 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Shaobo Qin,
Don Cheadle, Eddie Jemison, Andy Garcia, Scott L. Schwartz, Carl Reiner
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and risky casino heist—to
defend one of their own. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double-crosses one of the original Ocean's eleven—Reuben
Tishkoff (Elliott Gould)—Danny and the gang team up one more time to see if they can break "the Bank."
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