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 Scout<br />
1994 • 101 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Michael Ritche<br />
Cast: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Anne Twomey, Lane Smith<br />
Al Percolo is a major league baseball scout sent to scout in Mexico as a punishment. However, he eventually stumbles across Steve<br />
Nebraska, a young American who can pitch AND hit better than anyone else can do either. He signs Steve and returns home in glory. It<br />
soon becomes obvious, though, that Steve is immature and possibly unstable, and Al turns to psychiatrist Doctor H. Aaron, whom he picks<br />
for her name, for help.<br />
Scream of Stone<br />
1991 • 97 minutes • Colour • Alliance Films Inc<br />
Director: Werner Herzog<br />
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Al Waxman, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Stefan Glowacz<br />
Spectacular scenes of a dizzying ascent and breathtaking mountain landscapes provide a backdrop to a parable of fatal passion, a<br />
passion that leads two men to risk their lives in the hope of victory over the other. Roccia is the most experienced mountaineer in the<br />
world; Martin is the best rock climber. They both want to conquer Cerro Torre, but only one can be first to reach the top.<br />
Scrooged<br />
1988 • 101 minutes • Colour • Paramount <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: Richard Donner<br />
Cast: Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Carol Kane, Karen Allen, David Johansen, Robert Goulet<br />
Frank, a TV Network President and a modern day Mr. Ba Humbug, places everybody else last, but his holiday spirit changes when he is<br />
visited by three zany ghosts.<br />
Searching for Bobby Fischer<br />
1993 • 111 minutes • Colour • Paramount <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: Steven Zaillian<br />
Cast: Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne<br />
A father discovers that his 7-year-old son has a genius for chess, and enters him in competition, losing sight of what this does to the boy's<br />
psyche — and his pure enjoyment of the game.<br />
Second Best<br />
1994 • 105 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Chris Menges<br />
Cast: William Hurt, Keith Allen, Nathan Yapp, Chris Cleary Miles, Doris Irving, James Warrior, Jane Horrocks<br />
An unmarried postman, who dreamt of one day being a father, adopts a young boy who never dreamed he have one.<br />
Secret Ballot<br />
2001 • 105 minutes • Colour • Mongrel Media<br />
Director: Babak Payami<br />
Cast: Nassim Abdi, Cyrus Abidi, Youssef Habashi , Farrokh Shojaii, Gholbahar Janghali<br />
A female election agent and a gun-toting soldier try to collect votes among the local islanders with mixed success.<br />
The Secret of Roan Inish<br />
1995 • 103 minutes • Colour • Maple <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: John Sayles<br />
Cast: Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, Richard Sheridan, John Lynch<br />
Gentle, charming tale of a girl who is sent to live with her grandparents on the west coast of Ireland and discovers the myths and magic<br />
that have affected her family.<br />
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