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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993 • 123 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Randa Haines
Cast: Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Piper Laurie, Sandra Bullock, Shirley MacLaine
Two older men now living in Florida: a boozy Irish ex-sea captain (Harris) and a retired Cuban barber (Duvall). They have practically
nothing in common, but their need for companionship and interaction draws them together.
Wrongfully Accused
1998 • 87 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers
Director: Pat Profit
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Kally LeBrock, Michael York, Richard Crenna
A parody of The Fugitive from Pat Proft, who co-created Police Academy, The Naked Gun and Hot Shots. Nielsen stars as a violinist who
is wrongfully (and hilariously) accused of murdering a prominent patron of the arts. He must then evade police while tracking down the
real killer (a one-armed and one-legged man).
X-Men
2000 • 104 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin
Based on the best-selling Marvel Comic’s series, the story tells of a team of outcasts, each born with a unique genetic mutation that gives
them extraordinary powers. Rejected by mankind, the X-Men soon realize that the citizens they fight to protect from evil have turned
against them and they must resort to desperate actions to defend themselves against an intolerant world.
X-Men First Class
2011 • 132 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Rose Byrne, January Jones, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon Nicholas Hoult, ,Jason Flemyng,
Zoë Kravitz, Oliver Platt, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for
the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new),
to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known...
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 • 107 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, will.i.am, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch, Dominic Monaghan, Ryan Reynolds
After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and
becoming Wolverine.
X-Men the Last Stand
2006 • 104 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Halle Berry, Maggie Grace, Kelsey Grammer, Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Vinnie Jones, James Marsden, Ian McKellen,
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Patrick Stewart
Hostility grows more immense between mutants and humans as an alternative for the mutant race is offered. While new friends and
enemies surface, the light in Alkali Lake grows stronger.
X2: X-Men United
2003 • 132 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Anna Paquin
X-MEN 2 reunites the principal cast members of X-MEN, which theatrically has grossed nearly $300 million worldwide, was a video and
DVD phenomenon, and pioneered the current wave of comics to film adaptations. Also returning are the original key creative team,
including director Bryan Singer. X-MEN 2 will feature several surprises, including favourite mutant characters from the vast X-Men comics
universe, who are new to the film franchise.
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