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Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives (2000) on 11 may 2001

Directed by Del Shores
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bonnie Bedelia, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Beau Bridges, Olivia Newton-John, Beth Grant
Rating66% 3.347433.347433.347433.347433.34743
A colorful family from a small Texas town must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor. The woman's family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001) on 13 may 2001

Directed by Jorge Montesi
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Zak Santiago, Monika Schnarre, Gabrielle Anwar, Bernie Coulson, Mike Dopud, Rutger Hauer
Rating36% 1.8135151.8135151.8135151.8135151.813515
The film opens in Los Angeles International Airport where fans and haters of heavy metal singer Slade Craven (John Mann) gather up. Craven will perform his farewell concert on a Boeing 747 operated TransCon Airlines flight 619, which will be flying from Los Angeles to Toronto, and the concert is scheduled to be broadcast over the internet. The FAA has received threats that they had better allow this concert to take place. Erica Black (Monika Schnarre) is a news anchor who is on the airplane with her cameraman Ethan (Ben Derrick), covering the concert. The fans board the plane and later Craven and his band get on while the crew checks everything. During the safety demonstration, the fans do not pay attention and they cheer saying Craven many times. There are several shots of people cheering, and also some close-ups as well. The faces of the stewardesses are shown and it is clear that they are frustrated. The fans are shown as well, and some have makeup on, and rock -n- roll hair styles.
Kandahar
Kandahar (2001) on 11 may 2001
, 1h25
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Rating67% 3.3961353.3961353.3961353.3961353.396135
Hidden behind a burqa, Nafas, the sister from Canada, makes her way across the border with a family of refugees. When they are robbed by brigands and the family turns back, she decides to continue on her way, accompanied first by a young boy who was just expelled from a Qur'anic school, and then by an African American convert to Islam, who has become disillusioned with the turn the country has taken under the Taliban.
Biohazardous
Biohazardous (2001) on 11 may 2001
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Sprague Grayden, Katheryn Winnick
Rating32% 1.618681.618681.618681.618681.61868
A research company founded by ex-Nazi scientists moves to a small town. Bored, several teens break in and find that the company has been reanimating the dead. Stuck there with the zombies, they attempt to escape with the help of a few cops and employees who are also present.
Once Upon Another Time
Once Upon Another Time (2000) on 10 may 2001
, 1h33
Directed by Juan Pinzás
Genres Drama
Actors Víctor Mosqueira, Paul Naschy
Rating53% 2.6818052.6818052.6818052.6818052.681805
Replicant
Replicant (2001) on 11 may 2001
, 1h41
Directed by Ringo Lam
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about computing, Sports films, Martial arts films, Serial killer films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Rooker, Catherine Dent, Allan Gray, Paul McGillion, Pam Hyatt
Rating53% 2.6575652.6575652.6575652.6575652.657565
Edward "The Torch" Garrotte (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a serial killer who has a penchant for killing women and setting them on fire. All of his victims are also mothers. Detective Jake Riley (Michael Rooker) is a Seattle police detective who has spent three years chasing Garrotte. Just days before Jake's retirement Garrotte strikes again, but Jake is off the case. During his retirement party, Jake receives a call from Garrotte, who threatens to go after his friends and family. Realizing Garrotte needs to be stopped no matter what, Riley sets out to stop him.
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) on 8 may 2001

Directed by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Mekhi Phifer, Beyoncé, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Wyclef Jean, Shad Moss
Rating46% 2.323162.323162.323162.323162.32316
Carmen Brown (Beyoncé Knowles) is a seductive, aspiring actress who mistakenly causes trouble everywhere she goes. She gets involved with Sgt. Derek Hill (Mekhi Phifer), who is engaged to the cocktail waitress, Caela (Reagan Gomez-Preston). At Lou's Bar, Carmen gets into a fight with a jealous woman. Hill's superior, Lieutenant Miller (Mos Def) orders Hill to bring Carmen to jail. Carmen tries unsuccessfully to seduce Hill, but she convinces him to let her stop at her apartment to put her mother's ring in a safe place so it does not get stolen in jail. There, she puts on lingerie and wins him over. He is caught in the morning (with Carmen nowhere to be found) by Lieutenant Miller (who is now revealed to be a crooked cop), who brings Caela with him as he arrests Hill. Caela slaps Hill and tells him she hates him.
A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale (2001) on 11 may 2001
, 2h12
Directed by Brian Helgeland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany
Rating69% 3.4989653.4989653.4989653.4989653.498965
At a jousting tournament in 14th-century Europe, squires William Thatcher, Roland, and Wat discover that their master, Sir Ector, has died. If he had completed one final pass he would have won the tournament. Destitute, William wears Ector's armour to impersonate him, winning the tournament and taking the prize.
Burnt Money
Burnt Money (2000) on 11 may 2001
, 2h5
Origin Argentine
Genres Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Eduardo Noriega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Leticia Brédice, Pablo Echarri, Dolores Fonzi, Carlos Roffé
Rating69% 3.4975153.4975153.4975153.4975153.497515
The setting is Argentina, 1965. El Nene (Leonardo Sbaraglia), a petty thief, and Angel (Eduardo Noriega), a drifter, meet in the bathroom of a Buenos Aires subway station, and from that moment they are inseparable. They become known as "the twins", but their relationship is in fact that of lovers and, soon, as partners in crime. At a point when their relationship is already turning difficult, the plot sets in.
CQ
CQ (2003) on 12 may 2001
, 1h28
Directed by Roman Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes La bande dessinée, Films about films
Actors Jeremy Davies, Angela Lindvall, Élodie Bouchez, Gérard Depardieu, Billy Zane, Giancarlo Giannini
Rating61% 3.0982753.0982753.0982753.0982753.098275
In Paris in 1969, young film editor Paul Ballard (Jeremy Davies) is currently working on a science-fiction adventure film called Codename: Dragonfly, written and directed by renowned director Andrezej (Gérard Depardieu).
Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Rating76% 3.8143353.8143353.8143353.8143353.814335
The documentary follows five-year-old beauty contestant Swan Brooner and her mother, Robin Browne throughout the year of 1999. The two live in Florida with Swan's half-brother, Bubba, her half-sister, Silva and her younger brother, Devon.
Blonde
Blonde (2001) on 13 may 2001
, 2h45
Directed by Joyce Chopra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about television
Actors Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey, Wallace Shawn, Kirstie Alley, Ann-Margret
Rating60% 3.0497753.0497753.0497753.0497753.049775
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with a series of real events in her life. With glimpses into her childhood years, teenaged marriage to first husband James Dougherty, meeting with photographer Otto Ose, career with 20th Century Fox, relationship with her mother, foster parents, life wasters Charles Chaplin Jr (Cass), Edward G. Robinson Jr (Eddie G), and her marriages to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller.
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) on 11 may 2001
, 1h15
Directed by Richard Rich
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Films about birds, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jason Alexander, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon, Seth Green, Carol Burnett, Joe Mantegna
Rating50% 2.5174452.5174452.5174452.5174452.517445
Based on E. B. White's popular children's book of the same name, it tells the story of a young trumpeter swan who is born with muteness and is vying for the attention of a beautiful pen. He overcomes this by learning to play the trumpet.
Calle 54
Calle 54 (2000) on 11 may 2001
, 1h45
Directed by Fernando Trueba
Origin Espagne
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musiques du monde, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Gato Barbieri
Rating73% 3.6884253.6884253.6884253.6884253.688425
Un film présentant les performances de plusieurs stars de la scène musicale Latin Jazz.
My Louisiana Sky
My Louisiana Sky (2001) on 12 may 2001
, 1h33
Directed by Adam Arkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Juliette Lewis, Shirley Knight, Amelia Campbell, Michael Cera, Chris Owens
Rating68% 3.4418953.4418953.4418953.4418953.441895
Tiger, jeune fille de 12 ans, vit en Louisiane avec sa grand-mère Jewel et sa mère Corinna, qui souffre d'un retard mental. Pour l'anniversaire de Jewel, la sœur de Corinna leur rend visite. Tiger admire sa tante Dorie, qui a perdu ses allures de campagnarde depuis qu'elle habite Bâton Rouge, la grande ville de la région. Lorsque Jewel décède d'une crise cardiaque, Dorie propose à Tiger de découvrir Bâton Rouge.