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Constantine is a 2005 American action horror film directed by Francis Lawrence as his directorial debut, starring Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, with Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, and Djimon Hounsou. The film is based on Vertigo Comics' Hellblazer comic book, with plot elements taken from the "Dangerous Habits" story arc (issues #41-46) and the "Original Sins" trade paperback.
The film, which was met by film critics with mixed reactions, portrays John Constantine as a cynic with the ability to perceive and communicate with half-angels and half-demons in their true form. He seeks salvation from eternal damnation in Hell for a suicide attempt in his youth. Constantine exorcises demons back to Hell in a bid to earn favor with Heaven but has become weary over time. With death looming, he helps a troubled police detective learn the truth about her sister's death while simultaneously unraveling a much larger and darker plot.
Constantine was released in Hong Kong on March 8, 2005, and in the United States and Canada on March 18, 2005.
Actors: Lee Perkins (actor), Anita Surendran (miscellaneous crew), André Des Rochers (miscellaneous crew), Gregory Segal (miscellaneous crew), Andrew Corkin (producer), Johnny McPhail (actor), D.C. Marcial (editor), Krista Kosonen (actress), Mark Orton (composer), Daniel-Konrad Cooper (producer), Harry Lloyd (actor), Sylvia Grace Crim (actress), Elise Fyke (actress), Peter Cameron (actor), Alejandro De Leon (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Dudley Sutton (actor), Edward Fox (actor), Peter O'Toole (actor), Joss Ackland (actor), Frank Williams (actor), Steven Berkoff (actor), Glenn Webster (actor), Vass Anderson (actor), Robert Scott (actor), Jean Marlow (actress), Simon DeSilva (actor), Lyndon Baldock (producer), Elizabeth Marshall (miscellaneous crew), Tony Harrison (actor), Andre Samson (actor),
Plot: Katherine of Alexandria, brought up as a nomad and living in the desert, was aged just 11 when Emperor Maxentius saw her whilst out on patrol. Consumed by her beauty, impudence and uncanny talent for languages, he abducted the child, killing her family. The slaughter was witnessed by her young friend, Constantine, who would later become Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. He never lost hope of finding Katherine. As a young woman, Katherine refused to submit to Maxentius' offers of marriage and she continually denounced his brutal enforcement of pagan religion upon the masses. Still obsessed with her beauty, Maxentius brought Katherine before 50 of Rome's finest scholars in an open court in Alexandria, where she eloquently demolished their arguments. When Constantine learned of Katherine's whereabouts and imprisonment at the hands of Maxentius, he led his army from York in a desperate bid to save her.
Keywords: beheaded, betrayal, biopic, character-name-in-title, courtroom-fight, greed, historical, kidnapper, religious, saintActors: Gary Ow (director), Gary Ow (writer), Gary Ow (editor), Gary Ow (producer), Gary Ow (producer), Jamie Shawn Tan (actor), Indiana Sutanto (actor), Jevgeni Andronenko (actor), Leonard Cai (actor), Paul Dale (actor), Veronique Ham (actor), Benedict Lim (actor), David Lim (actor), Charlene Sng (actor), Riyaz Delikhan (costume designer),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Ron Perlman (producer), Louis Mandylor (producer), Nils Allen Stewart (actor), Bruce Davison (actor), Peter Dobson (actor), Laura Harring (actress), Michael Rooker (actor), Larry Hankin (actor), D.B. Sweeney (actor), James Lew (actor), Louis Mandylor (actor), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Ron Perlman (actor), Louis Mandylor (writer), Louis Mandylor (writer),
Plot: Wheels turn within wheels. An infinity of parallel worlds. In Elwood, animal genetics have evolved, so that cats and dogs walk tall amongst humans. After the death of Delaney Fargas, the original "Godfather" of Elwood, Louie the Jaw, a human pit-bull and Delaney's right hand, is expected to take his place - as ruler of Elwood and as protector of Delaney's beautiful daughter Angelica. It is now Louie's responsibility to handle the power struggles between gangsters and politicians, deal with deviated visitors and protect those in need. It's Twilight Zone meets The Sopranos. We are forced to make choices in Elwood that define the future, both there and back home. That is if we come back. As, for some, the most seductive mistress of all is... Elwood.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Matt Boatright-Simon (editor), Matt Boatright-Simon (producer), Matt Boatright-Simon (actor), Dale Raoul (actress), Danielle Jacobs (producer), Danielle Jacobs (actress), Carol Mansell (actress), Emy Coligado (actress), Alissa Koenig (writer), Alissa Koenig (director), Alissa Koenig (actress), Alissa Koenig (producer), Alissa Koenig (producer), Jim Staples (actor), Jim Staples (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: Ian Roberts (actor), Jonathan Pienaar (actor), Gys de Villiers (actor), Anton Ernst (producer), Brümilda van Rensburg (actress), Christopher Grant Harvey (editor), Hlomla Dandala (actor), Christopher-Lee dos Santos (director), Christopher-Lee dos Santos (editor), David James (actor), Christina Storm (actress), Emmanuel Castis (actor), Brandon Livanos (actor), Anton L'Amour (composer), Mahomed Cassim (producer),
Plot: Handsome young vampire Billy (Andre Frauenstein) seems to have finally found his true love in Jenny Shapiro (Rikki Brest), a beautiful young woman he meets at a nightclub. Despite efforts by those around them to keep the two apart, including Billy's past love Lisa (Christina Storm), they appear to be destined for one another. Their happiness is suddenly cut short when a scientist researching a treatment for HIV/AIDS accidentally discovers a serum that will allow vampires to walk in the daylight with humans. This leads to an all-out war between vampires; those who are against the serum and those who would use it to leave the shadows of night, including vicious upstart vampire Borlak (David James) who will stop at nothing to obtain it. Billy and police detective Joe Kau must now work together to protect Jenny and her family, and to keep this discovery from those who would use it against all of humanity.
Keywords: gunfight, parkour, serum, south-africa, vampireActors: John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), Al Gore (actor), Mark Hamill (actor), David Herman (actor), David Herman (actor), David Herman (actor), David Herman (actor), Coolio (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi,Actors: Daniel Baldwin (actor), Ryan R. Williams (editor), Josh Monkarsh (producer), David Joyner (actor), Kenny Morrison (actor), Annie Bloom (costume designer), Akihiro Kitamura (director), Akihiro Kitamura (actor), Akihiro Kitamura (writer), Dotan Baer (actor), Michelle Lawrence (actress), Eric Davis (actor), Alexander Fazel (actor), Mickey Breitenstein (actor), Michael 'Spike' Van Briesen (producer),
Plot: Chronicling a spring break retreat to the outskirts of San Diego for a young couple and their both eccentric and troubled group of friends. While their adventure quickly turns to infidelity, these problems are soon eclipsed by far more menacing forces. When Constantine, the man that owns the ranch the group are staying at, are introduced to his darker side which includes a group of roaming schizophrenics. The tragic events that follow serve as a catalyst for the young couple's recognition of true love and acceptance of destiny.
Keywords: apostrophe-in-title, contraction-in-title, punctuation-in-titleActors: Steve Austin (actor), Tom Byron (actor), Anna Nova (actress), Steve Austin (producer), Andre Madness (director), Slick Rhodes (actor), Steven St. Croix (actor), Lee Stone (actor), Gwen Diamond (actress), Ariana Jollee (actress), Carmen Luvana (actress), Katie Morgan (actress), Andre R. Duguay (writer), Toby Dammit (actor), Lisa Campbell (editor),
Genres: Adult,Actors: John Williams (composer), Alfred Hitchcock (producer), Fran Ryan (actress), Katherine Helmond (actress), Bruce Dern (actor), Dee Carroll (actress), Ed Lauter (actor), Alan Fudge (actor), Richard Hale (actor), William Prince (actor), Alfred Hitchcock (actor), Louise Lorimer (actress), William Devane (actor), Karen Black (actress), Edith Head (costume designer),
Plot: The trickster Madam Blanche Tyler lures the elder millionaire Julia Rainbird that believes she is a spiritualist. After a séance, she discovers that Julia is tormented by her past, when she forced her sister and single mother Harriet to deliver her baby for adoption to avoid a family scandal. Julia promises the small fortune of ten thousand-dollar to Blanche if she finds her nephew and heir of her fortune using her phony powers. Blanche asks her boyfriend George Lumley, who is an unemployed actor working as cab driver, to investigate the whereabouts of Julia's nephew. Meanwhile, the greedy jeweler and collector Arthur Adamson kidnaps wealthy people with his girlfriend Fran to increase his collection of diamonds with the ransom. When George concludes that Arthur Adamson might be the heir of Julia Rainbird, the reckless Blanche gets in trouble with the kidnappers.
Keywords: actor, armed-robbery, based-on-novel, bishop, book-of-mormon, brake-failure, breaking-the-fourth-wall-by-winking, cathedral, cemetery, chance-meeting