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In sus cu un nivelUpload Cinema (Monday Movie Nights)
Upload Cinema brings the best internet videos to the big screen and will present you a fresh thematic programme of captivating web films, linked to a special theme: the best, funniest, most shocking, bizarre, pretty and most touching YouTube films compiled in one show of around 90 minutes. Meer...
The Descendants
From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning '''Sideways'', THE DESCENDANTS is set in Hawaii and follows the unpredictable journey of an American family at a crossroads. Matt King (George Clooney), a husband and father of two girls, must re-examine his past and navigate his future when his wife is in a boating accident off Waikiki. He awkwardly attempts to repair his relationship with his daughters - 10 year-old precocious Scottie and rebellious 17 year-old Alexandra - while wrestling with a decision to sell his family’s land. When Alexandra drops the bombshell that her mother was in the midst of a romantic fling at the time of the accident, Matt has to take a whole new look at his life... Meer...
My Week with Marilyn
London, late 1950's. Freshly graduated, budding young filmmaker Colin Clark lands a spot on the set of 'The Prince and the Showgirl', a Hollywood film-production starring Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. When Monroe's husband, the playwright Arthur Miller, has to leave the country, Clark seizes the opportunity to accompany the elusive starlet on a sightseeing tour round the capital. Inevitably, over the course of one week, the two gradually grow closer and closer together.. 'My Week with Marilyn' is based on an allegedly true account of what happened that week as published by Clark more than 40 years later. Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine, Brokeback Mountain) turns in a much lauded performance in the title role, successfully fleshing out the character of Marilyn Monroe as an emotionally frail woman ill-equipped with handling the consequences of her stardom. Meer...
Perfect Sense
A chef (Ewan McGregor) and a scientist (Eva Green) fall in love as the world begins to fall apart in this daring and inventive sci-fi thriller for our modern times. A virus is spreading. People around the world are being infected. First the grief, then smell is gone. As loss of one sense leads to another, people are stripped of the lives that they once knew. Chaos ensues whilst a young couple try to begin a relationship. Meer...
Cine Club en Español presents: Pan's Labyrinth
Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro delivers a unique, richly imagined epic —a gothic fairy tale set against the postwar repression of Franco’s Spain. Del Toro’s sixth and most ambitious film combines historic and moral themes with visual creativity. It is a timeless tale of good and evil, bravery and sacrifice, love and loss.The film will only be screened once, as part of our monthly 'Cine Club en Español'. The film is presented with ENGLISH subtitles, and tickets cost only 5 euros. Meer...
The Iron Lady
'The Iron Lady' tells the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman. The film stars Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep as Lady Thatcher and Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. Meer...
J. Edgar
'J. Edgar' is a biographical drama directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Leonardo DiCarprio in the title role. During his lifetime, J. Edgar Hoover would rise to be the most powerful man in America. As head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, he would stop at nothing to protect his country. Through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover waged battle against threats both real and perceived, often bending the rules to keep his countrymen safe. Meer...
The Help
The #1 best seller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the powerful performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast, led by Emma Stone. The Help is an inspirational, courageous and empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project — one that breaks society’s rules and puts them all at risk. Filled with poignancy, humor and hope, The Help is a timeless, universal and triumphant story about the ability to create change. Meer...
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Based on the classic novel of the same name, the international thriller is set at the height of the Cold War years of the mid-20th Century. George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a disgraced British spy, is rehired in secret by his government - which fears that the British Secret Intelligence Service, a.k.a. MI-6, has been compromised by a double agent working for the Soviets. The film stars Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy and John Hurt. Meer...
Carnage
Directed by no other than Roman Polanski, ‘Carnage’ is a razor sharp, biting comedy centered on parental differences. After two boys duke it out on a playground, the parents of the “victim” invite the parents of the “bully” over to work out their issues. A polite discussion of childrearing soon escalates into verbal warfare, with all four parents revealing their true colors. None of them will escape the carnage. The film start Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster, among others. Meer...
The Artist
'The Artist' is a delicious throwback to the glory days of Hollywood's silent film period. Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies. Bustling with energy and inventiveness, The Artist captures the mood of classic Tinseltown perfectly, and in the process, the heart of the viewer. Meer...
General information
Under this heading you'll find short descriptions of films that might be of interest to English speakers (i.e. films in English, or featuring English subtitles). You can find general information on this page. Meer...
Maastricht Student Movie Night
Nighthawks and film lovers on a shoestring budget beware: the annual Student Movie Night will be held on Thursday March 1st. Fresh on the heels of the Academy Awards-ceremony, it’s a great chance to catch up with the most talked about films of the season and the best of the rest. For just € 10,- you can have your pick from more than 12 different titles, divided over four rounds. Meer...
