http://www.teenfi.com/movies/ Get all the latest Movies news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Mon, 12 May 2008 01:24:05 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.teenfi.com/_furniture/gfx/logos/teenfirst.png http://www.teenfi.com/movies/ Cars have played a big part in cinema, quite often stealing the limelight from their human co-stars. And cars are on the agenda again this week with the release of the Wachowski brothers' Speed Racer. After the success of the films in the Matrix series, the Wachowski Brothers return to the director's chair with this adaptation of the classic cartoon. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Motors+At+The+Movies-5495.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Motors+At+The+Movies-5495.html Fri, 9 May 2008 14:57:42 +0100 Movies At number six we are almost half way through our countdown of cinema's most memorable heroes and villains. Today FemaleFirst looks at Star Wars hero Han Solo, one of Harrison Ford's most recognised roles, and Michael Myers. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains++6-5494.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains++6-5494.html Fri, 9 May 2008 11:18:30 +0100 Movies A story of Polish officers murdered by the NKVD in Katyn during Workd War II. A picture of women unaware of the crime, who were waiting for their husbands, sons, fathers and brothers. An uncompromising reckoning with the lie of the communist powers, that was to order Poland to forget those who were killed. A film about invincible struggle for the memory and truth. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Katyn-5492.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Katyn-5492.html Fri, 9 May 2008 08:38:28 +0100 Movies Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity, controversy, and confusion for over three decades, Marina Zenovich's film is an extensive exploration of the circumstances that led up to and the circus that followed Polanski's conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Zenovich had unprecedented access to several of the key player... http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Roman+Polanski+Wanted+and+Desired-5491.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Roman+Polanski+Wanted+and+Desired-5491.html Fri, 9 May 2008 08:37:53 +0100 Movies "Heckler" is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie and many more. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/The+Heckler-5490.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/The+Heckler-5490.html Fri, 9 May 2008 08:37:03 +0100 Movies While actors like Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis are still playing the macho action parts it seems that there is an increasing trend of women taking on more masculine roles. A string of high profile actresses, including Uma Thurman, Angelina Jolie and Sigourney Weaver have taken on the roles that we would expect to be filled by male actors. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Cinemas+Action+Women-5489.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Cinemas+Action+Women-5489.html Thu, 8 May 2008 15:34:33 +0100 Movies The 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, directed by George Hill encapsulated the very meaning of the Western dramatic chase scenes on horseback to daring robberies of banks and trains all based around a friendship where either would die for the other. Not only did this film launch the career of Robert Redford it kicked off a friendship between... http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Must+See+Movies+Butch+Cassidy+and+the+Sundance+Kid-5488.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Must+See+Movies+Butch+Cassidy+and+the+Sundance+Kid-5488.html Thu, 8 May 2008 10:45:09 +0100 Movies At number seven on our chart we look at Roman hero in Maximus Decimus Meridius and a literary character brought to the screen, most famously, in 1939's The Wizard of Oz - The Wicked Witch of the West. Hero: Maximus Decimus Meridius Maximus Decimus Meridius was famously played by Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's 2000 picture Gladiator. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains+7-5487.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains+7-5487.html Thu, 8 May 2008 10:20:24 +0100 Movies In the early 1970's, a mysterious new ailment was discovered among a group of children living around the town of Lyme, CT. What was first diagnosed as isolated cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, eventually became known as Lyme disease, a potentially serious illness triggered by spiral-shaped bacteria, similar to the organisms that cause syphilis. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Under+Our+Skin-5486.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Under+Our+Skin-5486.html Thu, 8 May 2008 08:59:56 +0100 Movies When Seattle librarian Julia Reynolds (Juliet Stevenson) talks her unadventurous, jigsaw-obsessed husband Jack (Daniel Stern) into a once-in-a-lifetime vacation on the Mediterranean island of Malta she has a secret agenda: a date made twenty-five years earlier with her first love Alex (Tcheky Karyo). But she's stunned when the sexy Frenchman not on... http://www.teenfi.com/movies/A+Previous+Engagement-5485.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/A+Previous+Engagement-5485.html Thu, 8 May 2008 08:59:21 +0100 Movies When a young man, Victor, visits his old friend Roderick Usher and Usher s sister Madeliene at their crumbling family estate, he discovers the two decaying as quickly as their mansion. He soon discovers that the only thing keeping the Ushers alive is a terrifying secret. Inspired by the short story 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/House+of+Usher-5484.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/House+of+Usher-5484.html Thu, 8 May 2008 08:58:36 +0100 Movies Follows Baghdad film student, Muthana Mohmed, who Liev Schreiber invited to join the production of "Everything Is Illuminated" after his film school was bombed. Soon after Muthana arrives on-set in Prague, the contrasts between his life experience and everyone else's prove gaping. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Operation+Filmmaking-5483.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Operation+Filmmaking-5483.html Thu, 8 May 2008 08:57:44 +0100 Movies Malcolm McDowell's career has spanned five decades moving between film and television and becoming a cult icon. McDowell had pulled pints and been a coffee salesman before he began taking acting classes, which led to extra roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Best+of+British++Malcolm+McDowell-5474.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Best+of+British++Malcolm+McDowell-5474.html Wed, 7 May 2008 13:25:37 +0100 Movies At number eight in our countdown of the best heroes and villains is revolting slave Spartacus and the murderous motel owner Norman Bates. Hero: Spartacus Released in 1960 Spartacus followed the rebellious slave, who has never been free, forced to be a gladiator. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains+8-5470.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains+8-5470.html Wed, 7 May 2008 10:58:52 +0100 Movies One of the glaring omissions in the ongoing study of the events of the Holocaust is the experiences of women in the concentration camps. While subject to the same physical conditions as the men, and many of the same physical hardships, the ways in which women convey their memories is a stark contrast to most male testimonies. A strong focus on fami... http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Swimming+In+Auschwitz-5469.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Swimming+In+Auschwitz-5469.html Wed, 7 May 2008 08:54:30 +0100 Movies Fleeing a pack of henchman on the Mexican side of the border, Juan hops a truck transporting illegals from Mexico to New York City. En route he befriends Pedro, an innocent from central Mexico who is headed to New York to seek his rich restaurateur father, Diego. Pedro shows Juan a sealed letter that his mother, now dead, has given him--an introduc... http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Sangre+de+Mi+Sangre-5468.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Sangre+de+Mi+Sangre-5468.html Wed, 7 May 2008 08:53:17 +0100 Movies Cameron Diaz is one of the world's most famous women and successful actresses - being one of only two women, the first being Julia Roberts, to be paid $20 million for a movie role. But Diaz started her career at the age of sixteen as a fashion model, working with top model agency Elite Model Management. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Cameron+Diaz+Profile-5466.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Cameron+Diaz+Profile-5466.html Tue, 6 May 2008 15:05:32 +0100 Movies They say that 'behind every brave man there has to be a brave woman' and for a superhero this is no different. But today's supporting women are strong and independent being more than just a helping hand to the hero who is trying to save the world. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/The+Women+Behind+the+Heroes-5465.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/The+Women+Behind+the+Heroes-5465.html Tue, 6 May 2008 12:21:55 +0100 Movies We plough on with our Top Heroes and Villains and at number nine is boxing hero Rocky Balboa and bunny boiler Alex Forrest. Hero - Rocky Balboa Rocky Balboa was the underdog boxer and Philadelphia's favourite son created and portrayed by Sylvester Stallone from 1976 to 2006. http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains++9-5464.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Heroes+and+Villains++9-5464.html Tue, 6 May 2008 10:15:20 +0100 Movies Based on a true story, "Bottle Shock" chronicles the events leading up to the famous Paris Tastings of 1976, wherein Napa wines bested the exalted French wines in a blind tasting and put California wines on the map for good. The story is told through the lives of father and son, Jim (Pullman) and Bo Barrett (Pine), who founded Chateau Montelena in ... http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Bottle+Shock-5463.html http://www.teenfi.com/movies/Bottle+Shock-5463.html Tue, 6 May 2008 08:56:56 +0100 Movies