Synopsis CPL 1 - 3 - Criterion Pictures
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<strong>Criterion</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
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Abduction<br />
2011 • 106 minutes • Colour • Maple <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: John Singleton<br />
Cast: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Michael Nyqvist, Sigourney Weaver, Denzel Whitaker,<br />
Antonique Smith<br />
A thriller centered on a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons<br />
website.<br />
The Accidental Tourist<br />
1988 • 114 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Lawrence Kasdan<br />
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr.<br />
The Accidental Tourist is a, romantic comedy-drama starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis. Itis based on the best<br />
selling novel of the same title by Anne Tyler. It is a story of a reluctant travel writer, whose world is turned upside down when his wife<br />
leaves him and he meets an unusual dog trainer.<br />
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective<br />
1994 • 86 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Tom Shadyac<br />
Cast: Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courtney Cox, Tone Loc, Dan Marino, Noble Willingham<br />
This broad comedy deals with the abduction of a pet dolphin believed to be the only lead in the kidnapping of a prominent sports celebrity.<br />
It’s a job too sordid for Miami Vice, too confounding for the police and too trivial for the FBI. Its a job for — Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.<br />
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls<br />
1995 • 94 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: Steve Oedekerk<br />
Cast: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi, Bob Gunton, Sophie Okonedo<br />
Ace is back and finds himself thrust into the most challenging case of his career. He embarks on a perilious journey into the jungles of<br />
Africa to find the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. If he fails, the result will be a vicious war between the Wachatis and<br />
their rivals, the Wachootoos.<br />
Act of God<br />
2009 • 75 minutes • Colour • Mongrel Media<br />
Director: Jennifer Baichwal<br />
Cast: Paul Auster, Fred Frith<br />
Act of God is a feature documentary about the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning. The event represents the paradox of being<br />
singled out by randomness, and so precipitates questions about chance, fate and meaning in life. The film explores seven stories from<br />
around the world that raise and respond to these questions, while keeping the sky and what comes out of it as a central visual metaphor<br />
and thread.<br />
Adam<br />
2009 • 99 minutes • Colour • Fox Searchlight<br />
Director: Max Mayer<br />
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison, Mark Linn-Baker, Ursula Abbott, Karina Arroyave<br />
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in<br />
the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that<br />
exemplifies something universal: truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting<br />
shake-up can be liberating.<br />
The Addam's Family<br />
1991 • 100 minutes • Colour • Paramount <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld<br />
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd<br />
"The Addams Family" co-stars Judith Malina as Granny, Christina Ricci as Wednesday, Carel Struycken as the hulking butler Lurch,<br />
Jimmy Workman as the mischievous Pugsley and Christopher Hart as the playful Thing. It's Christmas Eve. A group of angelic carolers<br />
fill the night air with joyous song, seemingly oblivious to the brooding edifice facing them, the gothic Addams mansion. On the roof the<br />
gleeful Addams family pours its appreciation, a cauldron filled with something bubbling and steaming...<br />
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