Synopsis CPL 1 - 3 - Criterion Pictures
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<strong>Criterion</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
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Richie Rich<br />
1994 • 97 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Donald Petrie<br />
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Jonathan Hyde, Edward Herrmann, Christine Ebersole, John Larroquette, Michael McShane, Chelcie Ross<br />
A wonderful action-comedy starring Macaulay Culkin about an appallingly wealthy preteen who must suddenly deal with the kidnapping of<br />
his parents. As the kidnapper - a trusted family friend - plots to steal the family fortune, Richie Rich joins forces with his butler and a group<br />
of inner city kids to find his parents and the cash. This is a wonderful story of how a rich kid forms friendships with those less fortunate.<br />
Ride<br />
2000 • 95 minutes • Colour • Warner Miller<br />
Director: Kurt Miller, Peter Speek<br />
Cast: Kurt Miller, Jennifer Ashton, Robin Courcelles, Hugo Harrison, Adam Schrab, Luke Schrab, Bob Rankin, Eric Pehota, Toby Dawson<br />
This dazzling Ride begins with a bang: A terrific piece about Whistler's avalanche hunters, i.e., a team of explosives experts who begin<br />
their days blowing away potentially lethal slides before skiers hits steep slopes.<br />
The Ringer<br />
2005 • 94 minutes • Colour • Fox Searchlight<br />
Director: Barry W. Blaustein<br />
Cast: Edward Barbanell, Bill Chott, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Johnny Knoxville, Jed Rees<br />
This comedy is about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt by having one of them, Steve (Knoxville), pose as<br />
a contestant in the games, hoping to dethrone reigning champion, Jimmy. Mentally-challenged high jinks and hilarity surely follow.<br />
Rio<br />
2011 • 96 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Carlos Saldanha<br />
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris, Rodrigo Santoro, Carlos Ponce, Kate del Castillo, Bernardo de Paula<br />
Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who<br />
thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another – and that she’s a she – he leaves the comforts of his cage in small<br />
town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it’s far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely<br />
independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime.<br />
Rise of the Planet of the Apes<br />
2011 • 105 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Rupert Wyatt<br />
Cast: James Franco, Freida Pinto, Tom Felton, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis, Chelah Horsdal, David Hewlett, Tyler Labine<br />
An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of<br />
intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.<br />
Rize<br />
2005 • 85 minutes • Colour • Maple <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: David LaChapelle<br />
Cast: Tommy the Clown, Lil Tommy, Larry, Lil C, Dragon, Tight Eyez, Baby Tight Eyez, Miss Prissy, Swoop, El Nino, Diasy, Big X, La Nina<br />
Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.<br />
The Road to El Dorado<br />
2000 • 89 minutes • Colour • DreamWorks<br />
Director: Eric Bergerson, Don Paul<br />
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos<br />
Join Tulio and Miguel and their hilarious horse Altivo as they set sail, map in hand, in search of a golden treasure in DreamWorks’ all-star<br />
adventure, The Road to El Dorado! Upon landing on the shores of El Dorado, the legendary Lost City of Gold, Tulio and Miguel are<br />
mistaken for gods and are lavished with riches beyond their wildest dreams. As friendship, loyalty, and greed collide, our unlikely heroes<br />
must make the decision of their lives: run off with the gold or face unforeseen dangers to save the people of El Dorado.<br />
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