DDL FRICTION

The Onion Movie (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:17:09 +0000

The Onion–that gold standard of pitch-perfect news parody publications–brings its distinctly absurd-yet-relevant brand of satire to a hitherto untapped medium: the feature film! When the Onion News Network asks lead anchorman Norm Archer (Lou Cariou) to compromise his journalistic integrity in the name of pleasing a new corporate sponsor, Archer doesn’t respond too kindly. Armed with an irreverent sketch comedy-style approach to a loose narrative, THE ONION MOVIE takes aim at everything politics and society have to offer.

Grapes (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:11:10 +0000

Release Group: RUSTLE
Release Name: Grapes.DVDRiP.XViD-RUSTLE
Release Date: 03/11/2008
Filename: grapes-xvid-rustle
Source: DVD PAL
Size: 699.01 MB
Genre: Comedy
Video: 608×336 - 912 Kbit - 25.000
Audio: Czech - 174Kbps VBR MP3
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 1hr29mins
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 (35 votes)
Directed By: Tomás Barina
Starring: Krystof Hádek, Tereza Vorísková, Lukas Langmajer, Lubomír Lipský

Film about two friends who find out that you do not have to fly to sea to spend fantastic holidays.

Eden Lake (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:09:13 +0000

Release Group: DMT
Release Name: Eden.Lake.LIMITED.DVDRip.XviD-DMT
Release Date: November 04, 2008
Filename: dmt-edenlake
Source: DVD
Size: 713.11 MB
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Video: 640×272 (2.35:1) | 976kbit/s | 25fps
Audio: English | 128kbit/s | VBR MP3
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 1hr 26mins
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 (568 votes)
Directed By: James Watkins
Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:05:40 +0000

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

Writers (WGA):Jeff Buhler (screenplay)
Clive Barker (short story “The Midnight Meat Train”)

Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bradley Cooper … Leon Kauffman

Leslie Bibb … Maya

Brooke Shields … Susan Hoff

Vinnie Jones … Mahogany

Roger Bart … Jurgis

Tony Curran … Driver

Barbara Eve Harris … Detective Lynn Hadley

Peter Jacobson … Otto
Stephanie Mace … Leigh Cooper

Ted Raimi … Randle Cooper
Nora … Erika Sakaki
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson … Guardian Angel

Dan Callahan … Troy Taleveski
Don Smith … Station Cop

Earl Carroll … Jack Franks
Dvd Rip - Xvid - 702Mb (1 CD-R) - Rapidshare Links

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Grindhouse (2007)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:57:31 +0000

Directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez present two full-length movies in a new horror double feature.

In Tarantino’s “Death Proof,” Austin’s hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna an Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.

In Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror,” two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
Also Known As:
Death Proof
Grind House
Grindhouse
Planet Terror
Production Status: Released
Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 3 hrs. 12 min.
Release Date: April 6th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity and drug use.
Distributors:
The Weinstein Company, Dimension Films
Production Co.:
Troublemaker Studios
Studios:
The Weinstein Company, Dimension Films
U.S. Box Office: $25,031,037
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas USA
Austin, Texas, USA
Produced in: United States

Mad Money (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:52:09 +0000

A comedy about three ordinary women who form an unlikely friendship and decide to do something extraordinary–rob one of the most secure banks in the world. Bridget Cardigan is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of losing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband Don is downsized from his job. Armed only with a decades old English degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Finally, she accepts the only position she can find–janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank. The one-time suburban mom soon discovers she has more in common with her new co-workers than she thought. Bridget forges an unexpected bond with Nina, a hard-working single mom with two kids to raise, and Jackie, an exuberant free spirit with nothing to lose. Caught up in a system that underestimates their talents and keeps their dreams just out of reach, Bridget, Nina and Jackie set out to even the score. After a lifetime of playing by the rules, the three devise a plan to smuggle soon-to-be destroyed currency out of the supposedly airtight Reserve. As the unlikely crime syndicate amasses piles of cash, it looks like they have pulled off the perfect crime–until a minor misstep alerts the authorities. With more money than they know what to do with, the women are pushed to the limits of their ingenuity to stay one step ahead of the law!
Also Known As:
Hot Money
Production Status: Released
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime/Gangster and Remake
Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.
Release Date: January 18th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual material and language, and brief drug references.
Distributors:
Overture Films, MGM Distribution Company
Production Co.:
Nu Image/Millennium Films, Big City Pictures, Lightspeed Media, Swingin’ Productions, Granada Media, Granada America
Studios:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
Financiers:
Co-Financier: Nu Image/Millennium Films, Overture Films
U.S. Box Office: $20,668,843
Filming Locations:
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Produced in: United States

Chanbara Beauty (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:49:25 +0000

Release name………: Chanbara.Beauty.2008
File name…………: laj-chanbarabeauty.avi

Title…………….: Oneechanbara: The Movie (2008)
Also Known As……..: Chanbara Beauty (International: English title) (festival title)
OneChanbara (Japan) (promotional title)
Oneechanbara (Japan) (working title)
Genre…………….: Action | Horror
User Rating……….: 5.2/10 (94 votes)
Resolution………..: 608*336
Video Framerate……: 23.976 FPS
Video Bitrate……..: 1012 Kbit
Runtime…………..: 85m 46s
Audio Language…….: Japanese
Audio Bitrate……..: 122 kbps VBR MP3
Subtitiles………..: English/Spanish
Size……………..: 700MB @ 49*15 MB

Notes…………….: Enjoy it.

The Chronicles Of Narnia Prince Caspian (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:46:13 +0000

“The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian” was the second book published of the seven books in the series. It is numbered Book 4 in recent editions because it is the fourth chronologically. It takes place about 1,300 years after the events of “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe,” which was the first published book (second in order chronologically–only “The Magician’s Nephew” takes place earlier.) In London, only one year passes between the events of “The Lion” and “Prince Caspian,” so the timing of the film had to be brought forward so the actors were not too old. Here is a summary of the story by C.S. Lewis. Following that is a description of the differences in the 2008 motion picture, based on available information.

Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are transposed from a country railway station to an island in Narnia when young Prince Caspian X - who is heir to the throne at Cair Paravel, and is in danger in a battle against the Telmarine seige of Narnia - has blown Queen Susan’s magic horn. King Miraz (Caspian’s Uncle), a tyrant who murdered Caspian’s father (Caspian IX), has claimed the throne. After Miraz’s wife Queen Prunaprismia gave birth to a son, Miraz planned to kill off Caspian X. However, young Prince Caspian managed to escape into Old Narnia and unite with “the creatures that lived in hiding.” With the help of Glenstorm the Centaur, Trufflehunter (a loyal badger), Trumpkin (a skeptical but dedicated dwarf), Reepicheep (a valiant mouse) and scores of other species of friendly Narnian animals, Caspian forms an army to meet Miraz’s countless, mighty human warriors.

In an early battle, the Narnians make strategic mistakes, many animals die, and they are forced to retreat. Trumpkin intercepts the Pevensies shortly after their arrival at the ruins of Cair Paravel (once a peninsula - now the island they were summoned to when Caspian sounded Queen Susan’s horn). As they travel toward Aslan’s How (the location of the destroyed Stone Table - now an underground fortress, and the loyal Narnians’ defense), the war between good and evil escalates. A rebel Narnian dwarf harbors enemies, Aslan appears to Lucy, and the Pevensies finally unite with Caspian.

High King Peter drafts a challenge, which King Edmund presents to the Lords Glozelle and Sopespian. Angered by his counsel’s subtle (but intentional) doubt of his bravery, King Miraz insists on accepting the challenge. With both armies surrounding them on the Beruna landscape, Miraz and Peter draw swords and duel fiercely.

In a moment of the fight, Miraz is knocked to the ground. Astoundingly, his own lords stab him in the back and then shout out that Peter has killed him egregiously. All at once an immense battle amasses - the Second Battle of Beruna - as the Telmarines and the Narnians fight for autonomy of the land…

In the culmination of the battle, Aslan renews the land. He calls forth the dryads (tree spirits) to dance again; he awakens the river god, who then destroys a massive man-made wooden bridge over the Fjords of Beruna; and he beckons Bacchus and Silenus, and their merry maidens, who run throughout the landscape as far as the town of Beaversdam celebrating.

In Prince Caspian, humans had come to constitute a large portion of the population in Narnia. But in the Golden Age of Narnia, when the Pevensies fulfilled a prophecy by taking throne, they were the only humans in Narnia. Aslan tells Caspian how his ancestors came into Narnia. He reveals that they actually originated from the same Earth as the Pevensies. Years ago, pirates in the “South Sea” (of our world) came upon an island, and, after entering a cave, fell (through a chasm) into Telmar. Telmar is the country to the West of Narnia. After many years in Narnian time, the Telmarines, who suffered famine and internal conflict, invaded and seiged Narnia. During this time, the animals of Narnia fled into hiding, as the human Telmarines came to dominate the land. Prince Caspian was the tenth in a line of kings by that name.

There appear to be some considerable differences in the motion picture in order to complement the story on-screen. The opening scenes portray the birth of Prince Caspian’s cousin followed by a narrow escape in a spectacular chase scene. It is while running away, as opposed to within Aslan’s How, that Caspian sounds Queen Susan’s horn. The Pevensies are summoned not from a country station, but an underground London railway station. Lewis placed Caspian’s character as an adolescent, whereas the actor portraying him, Ben Barnes, is in his mid-twenties. There is a scene in the book in which a hag suggests calling upon the spirit of the White Witch to assist Prince Caspian in a time of desperation. Although this “ritual” is never performed in the book, it is begun in the movie and visually manifested until interrupted by one of Caspian’s allies. A night raid on Miraz’s castle has been added to the plot as a surprise attack. There are a few additional characters such as Lord Scythley and Lord Donnovan, who, while not a part of the original story, will probably have roles similar to those of the Lords Glozelle and Sopespian.

“Prince Caspian” is a story of deliverance and restoration with some intriguing aspects of Narnian history, culture, and mythology.

Shark Swarm (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:27:21 +0000

Release Group: iAPULA
Release Name: Shark Swarm 2008 DVDRip XviD-iAPULA
Release Date: October 4, 2008
Filename: ip-ss
Source: R2 PAL DVD9
Size: 710.28 MB
Genre: Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Video: 652 x 480 | 1113kbit/s
Audio: English | 128kbit/s | MP3
Subtitles: NONE
Runtime: 1 hr 18 mins
IMDB Rating: 3.6/10 (173 votes)
Directed By: James A. Contner
Starring: Daryl Hannah, John Schneider, Armand Assante

A fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area’s sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.

Gnomes and Trolls The Secret Chamber (2008)

mwr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:18:27 +0000

GNOMES AND TROLLS, an action-adventure comedic fairy tale, marks White Shark Film’s first foray into computer animation. Junior, a teenage gnome, wants nothing more than to invent gizmos and gadgets in his tree-house laboratory. But Junior’s old school father, Jalle, the head gnome of the forest, would prefer his son follow in his footsteps and one day be in charge of his own forest. In spite of their differences, on the eve of the first winter storm Junior helps Jalle distribute food rations to the soon-to-be-hibernating animals. Then disaster strikes. Perpetually bickering troll brothers Face and Slim execute their evil father Fassa’s carefully plotted plan to steal the food from the gnome secret food chamber. After Jalle is accidentally injured, Junior and his best friend Sneaky, a paranoid neurotic crow, embark on a heroic journey to the depths of troll cave to retrieve the stolen food. Junior and Sneaky’s adventure takes them across vast landscapes and into epic encounters with bizarre animals. Along the way, Junior learns that it is possible to merge his passion for inventing with his newfound impetus to defend the forest. As Sneaky taps into an innate bravery he never knew he had, Slim battles an identity crisis, and Junior’s mother Svea shatters the preconceived notions of what it means to be a gnome wife. Chock full of fast action, touching themes, and slapstick humor, GNOMES AND TROLLS serves up enough eye candy for audiences of any age.