Synopsis CPL 1 - 3 - Criterion Pictures
Synopsis CPL 1 - 3 - Criterion Pictures
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<strong>Criterion</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
30 MacIntosh Blvd., Unit 7 • Vaughan, Ontario • L4K 4P1<br />
800-565-1996 Fax: 866-664-7545 • www.criterionpic.com<br />
The Astronaut Farmer<br />
2007 • 103 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Michael Polish<br />
Cast: Richard Barela, Charlie B. Brown, Jennifer Chu, Donna Connell, Ida Darvish, Mark DeLisle, Bruce Dern, Dave Duran, Elise Eberle<br />
An astronaut (Thornton) of NASA is forced to retire so he could save his family farm. But he can't give up his dream of space travel and<br />
looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.<br />
ATL<br />
2006 • 105 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Chris Robinson<br />
Cast: Tip “T.I.” Harris, Lauren London, with Mykelti Williamson and Keith David<br />
ATL tells the story of four teens coming of age in a working class Atlanta neighborhood where hip-hop music and roller skating rule. As the<br />
group prepares for life after high school, challenges on and off the rink bring about turning points in each of their lives. The film is loosely<br />
based on Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins’ experiences growing up in Atlanta and hanging out at a local skating rink called Jellybeans.<br />
August Rush<br />
2007 • 113 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Kirsten Sheridan<br />
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams<br />
A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.<br />
Austin Powers in Goldmember<br />
2002 • 100 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Jay Roach<br />
Cast: Mike Myers, Michael York, Beyoncé Knowles, Michael Caine, Heather Graham, Eddie Adams, Seth Green, Danny DeVito<br />
Teaming up with the mysterious yet peculiar Goldmember, Dr. Evil hatches a time-traveling scheme to take over the world, one that<br />
involves the kidnapping of Nigel Powers, Austin's beloved father and England's most renowned spy. Austin and Foxxy must find a way to<br />
save Nigel and stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem.<br />
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery<br />
1997 • 89 minutes • Colour • New Line<br />
Director: Jay Roach<br />
Cast: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Mimi Rogers, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Fabiana Udenio, Mindy Sterling, Will Ferrell<br />
Austin Powers has the flair of James Bond, the swagger of Matt Helm and really bad teeth. By day he's a fabulously talented fashion<br />
photographer -- by night he's an incredibly clever secret agent for British Intelligence. In 1967, arch nemesis, Dr. Evil, places himself in<br />
cryogenic suspended animation and is launched into space. Knowing that diabolical evil orbits the world, Austin, too, places himself in a<br />
deep freeze. Now, 30 years later, he must be thawed to match wits with his notorious rival while coming to grips with his own swinging,<br />
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me<br />
1999 • 89 minutes • Colour • New Line<br />
Director: Jay Roach<br />
Cast: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Seth Green, Elisabeth Hurley, Verne Troyer<br />
Mike Myers steps into his velvet threads to reprise the role of Austin Powers in this sequel to the 1997 comedy which, to date, has grossed<br />
over $53.8 million in the U.S. This time out, the groovy British secret agent matches libidos with a lusty CIA agent named Felicity Shagwell<br />
(Heather Graham), who helps Powers stop Dr. Evil from destroying the world. Aiding Dr. Evil in his quest for world domination is a<br />
miniature version of himself who mimics his mannerisms perfectly, including holding his tiny pinky to his tiny mouth.<br />
Australia<br />
2008 • 164 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Baz Luhrmann<br />
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown<br />
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in<br />
order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience<br />
the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand<br />
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