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 />
High Velocity<br />
1976 • 102 minutes • Colour • TVA International<br />
Director: Remi Kramer<br />
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Paul Winfield, Keenan Wynn<br />
Two mercenaries are hired to free a kidnapped executive from a group of guerillas.<br />
Himalaya<br />
1999 • 104 minutes • Colour • Mongrel Media<br />
Director: Eric Valli<br />
Cast: Thilen Lhondup, Gurgon Kyap, Lhakpa Tsamchoe, Karma Wangel, Karma Tensing, Labrang Tundup<br />
Miles from nowhere in the middle of the Himalayas, a village nestles amidst its fields of barley. Its resilient peasant population eeks out a<br />
living from the salt of the Tibetan highlands. Each year they mine and trade the salt for grain, transporting it far beyond the huge<br />
mountains, down to the lush, rich valleys of Nepal. The annual trek is fraught with danger, testing the bravery of one and all, transforming<br />
these simple mountain folk into heroic trailblazers.<br />
The Hired Killer<br />
1967 • 94 minutes • Colour • Paramount <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: Franco Prosperi<br />
Cast: Robert Webber, Franco Nero, Jeanne Valerie, Cec Linder<br />
Clint Harris is a man with money to burn, women to kiss and men to kill only he can't escape his profession. He's a professional hit man<br />
who wants out. But the syndicate wants to keep Harris busy. Harris goes about his violent business in his usual cold-hearted and tough<br />
way, but even with the help of an assistant he's having difficulty locating his victim.<br />
Hitler: The Last Ten Days<br />
1973 • 106 minutes • Colour • Paramount <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: Ennio DeConcini<br />
Cast: Alec Guinness, Simon Ward<br />
Based on an eyewitness account of Hitler's last days, this powerful story gives insight into his own special breeed of madness.<br />
Hollywood Ending<br />
2002 • 112 minutes • Colour • DreamWorks<br />
Director: Woody Allen<br />
Cast: Woody Allen, George Hamilton, Téa Leoni, Debra Messing, Mark Rydell, Treat Williams, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Anthony Arkin<br />
Woody Allen plays Val Waxman, a film director, who was once big in the 1970's and 1980's, but has now been reduced to directing TV<br />
commercials. Finally, he gets an offer to make a big film. But, disaster strikes, when Val goes temporarily blind, due to paranoia. So, he<br />
and a few friends, try to cover up his disability, without the studio executives or the producers knowing that he is directing the film blind.<br />
Home Alone<br />
1990 • 103 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Chris Columbus<br />
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Robert Blossom, Catherine O’Hara<br />
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister’s family rushes off on a holiday trip to Paris three days before Christmas, they accidentally leave<br />
the youngster behind to deck the halls with a barrage of booby traps to keep out a bumbling pair of burglars who have discovered that this<br />
tough little tyke is home alone.<br />
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York<br />
1992 • 120 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Chris Columbus<br />
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, catherine O’Hara, John Heard<br />
In John Hughes’ sequel to one of the highest-grossing films of all time, Macaulay Culkin once again stars as Kevin McCallister, who has to<br />
fend for himself in New York City when he is accidentally separated from his family during a holiday trip.<br />
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