jueves, 5 de noviembre de 2009

Eternity and a Day 1998 - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera

Famous writer Alexander is very ill and has only a few days to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania, and goes on a journey with him to take the boy home. Written by Anonymous

An old writer learns from his doctor that he is very sick and he is going to die the next day. Then, he meets a 10-year-old boy, who is an immigrant from Albania, and who works on the streets. He decides to spend his last day with the boy in an attempt to find love and understand the meaning of life... and time. Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos {makzax@hotmail.com}

Eternity and a Day 1998 Links

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Kaspar Hauser (1993)

Kaspar Hauser is the son of the duke of Baden. At the age of one he was swapped by another baby that has been killed right after the change. The real Kaspar Hauser grew up in prison without light, social contacts and education for more than ten years. As teenager he came to public again. First he had to learn a language and other basic skills. Before Kaspar Hauser, meanwhile well educated, found out his real idendity, he was killed.

Kaspar Hauser Links

si pide Password: Kaspar Hauser

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Rusalka (Mermaid) (2007) - Anna Melikyan

Rusalka (Mermaid) (2007) - Anna Melikyan



Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 115
Language: Russian (English .srt subs included)
Country: Russia
Color: Colour
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995747/

Description: From the whimsical opening credits through the gorgeously colored dream sequences, this visually stunning modern fairy tale draws you in.

Six year old Alisa Titova has an active imagination, spending hours in her sleepy seaside shack dreaming of being a ballerina and rushing out to meet arriving ships in hopes that the father she’s never met will be among the sailors. Her charm and enthusiasm are undeniable, but the most unusual thing about Alisa is that she has the ability to control weather and grant wishes – at a high cost.

After her family’s house burns down, Alisa decides to remain silent forever, and we pick up her story again when she is 17 years old. Opportunity for a new life strikes in the form of a hurricane, and the family moves to the big city of Moscow. Love with a stranger named Sasha sparks her ability to communicate, but everything is not as it seems. Alisa’s purpose in life is much grander than she realizes.

Director Anna Melikman deftly applies an uplifting spin to the multiple tragedies that occur, and both actresses (Anastasia Dontsova as the 6-year-old and Mariya Shalayeva as the 17 year old) bring Alisa to adorable, brightly shining life. Comparisons to "Amelie" are inevitable, but this brilliant Russian film stands out on its own.

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This Is England (2006)

This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him. Written by Cinema_Fan

Roland Rat, Margaret Thatcher; Rubik's Cubes, the Royal Wedding; aerobics, skinheads... It's 1983, and the schools are breaking up for summer. Shaun is 12 and a bit of a loner, growing up with his mum in a grim coastal town, his dad killed fighting in the Falklands War. On his way home from school where he's been tormented all day for wearing flares, he runs into a group of skinheads, who against expectations turn out to be friendly and take him under their wing. Soon Shaun discovers parties, girls and snappy dressing, and finds some role models in Woody, Milky and the rest of the gang. But when an older, overtly racist skinhead returns home from prison, the easy camaraderie of the group is broken, and Shaun is drawn into much more uncomfortable territory. Based largely on his own experience as a youngster, this is Shane Meadows' most mature and fully realised film. Handling the complexities of masculinity, violence and race with sensitivity and a lightness of touch, it's hard to imagine a film that would better capture the mood of the time, or that could have any greater an understanding of the allure of being part of a gang. Written by Sandra Hebron

12 year old Shaun lives with his widowed mother in a small town in Britain. His father, an army officer, was one of the Falkland casualties. A loner, he is befriended by some older skinhead youth, who shave off his hair, date an older young woman, and subsequently introduce him to ex-convict Combo. Shaun unwittingly volunteers to be part of Combo's gang, and is taken to a meeting hosted by Britain's right-winged National Front, which openly advocates ethnic cleansing; re-defines Racism as Reality; and Nazism as Nationalism. Combo then takes his followers on a spree of sword and knife-wielding terror, looting a corner store run by Sandhu, all eventually get stoned, violence ensues - resulting in a murder. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Le agregue los subtitulos en español, ingles y portuges en .srt

This is England RS MU links

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Nepobedimyy (2008)

DVD Rip Xvid 2 CDs

Subs español e ingles




Man of East Links

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viernes, 28 de agosto de 2009

MEDIA CODER + ACCESORIOS CODECS Y PROCESADORES DE RENDIMIENTO

MediaCoder is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. With a flexible and extendable architecture, new codecs and tools are added in constantly as well as supports for new devices. MediaCoder intends to be the swiss army knife for media transcoding in all time and at this moment, it already has millions of users from all over the planet.


MEDIA CODER + ACCESORIOS CODECS Y PROCESADORES DE RENDIMIENTO

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Features In Brief

  • Converting to between most popular audio and video formats in batch
  • Multi-threading design, optimized for multi-core processors (average CPU utilization on quad-core processors over 90%)
  • Full control over transcoding parameters
  • Simplified UI for popular mobile devices (e.g. PSP, iPhone/iPod)
  • Fully standalone, no dependancy on system codecs/splitters
  • Media Transcoding Platform to expand UI and improve user experience


Typical Applications

  • Improving compression / reducing size for audio/video files
  • Converting for audio/video playback devices (digital audio player, MP4 player, mobile phone, PDA, PSP, VCD/DVD player etc.)
  • Extracting audio tracks from video files
  • Ripping audio/video discs
  • Reparing corrupted or partial downloaded video files


Supported Fomats

* supported as input only




5/12/2009
This year's SourceForge CCA contest has begun, please nominate MediaCoder.
3/27/2009
MediaCoder won 1st place in CHIP Magazine (article/result)
3/16/2009
MediaCoder 0.7.0-rc released
2/8/2009
MediaCoder Flash Video Converter released
1/20/2009
MediaCoder Audio Edition updated
11/18/2008
MediaCoder iPhone/iPod Edition updated
2/03/2007
CNET editor mentioning MediaCoder.


  • MediaCoder is a free software. The author has spent a large amount of time and effort in the development of it. The best way to support the author to move this project going forward is to donate for the project. Here is the information on donation.












Entre les murs

Entre les murs

Director: Laurent Cantet
Protagonistas: François Bégaudeau, Nassim Amrabt, Laura Baquela, Juliette Demaille, Dalla

Doucoure, Olivier Dupeyron, Patrick Dureuil, Frédéric Faujas, Dorothée Guilbot
Pais: Francia
Duracion: 120 minutos
Calidad: DVDRip
Formato RMVB
Tamaño: 450 MB
Idioma: Frances + sub. pegados

Contraseña: romix85



Links de Descarga:

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Changeling

Título original: Changeling
Calidad de la película: DVDRip
Idioma de la Película: Ingles con subtitulos en español incorporados
Tamaño del archivo: 505 MB
Formato: Rmvb
Año: 2008
Género: Drama
Pais: USA
Calidad Audio: 10
Calidad Video: 10



Links de Descarga:

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domingo, 16 de agosto de 2009

99 francs

Título original: 99 francs
Calidad de la película: DVDRip
Idioma de la Película: Frances con subtitulos en español incorporados
Tamaño del archivo: 225 MB
Formato: mp4
Año: 2008
Género: comedia
Pais: Francia
Calidad Audio: 10
Calidad Video: 10

Links de Descarga:
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Director: Jan Kounen
Writers: Nicolas & Bruno (screenplay) and Jan Kounen (screenplay)

El espinazo del diablo (2001)

Título original: El Espinazo del Diablo

Calidad de la película: DVDRip

Idioma de la Película: Español

Tamaño del archivo: 715 MB

Formato: avi

Año: 2001

Género: Suspenso

Pais: España-Argentina

Calidad Audio: 10

Calidad Video: 10

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Director

Guillermo del Toro

Guionistas

Guillermo del Toro

(written by) and

Antonio Trashorras

(written by) &

David Muñoz

(written by)

Reparto

Eduardo Noriega

...

Jacinto

Marisa Paredes

...

Carmen

Federico Luppi

...

Casares

Plot Summary for
El espinazo del diablo (2001)

It is 1939, the end of three years of bloody civil war in Spain, and General Franco's right-wing Nationalists are poised to defeat the left-wing Republican forces. A ten-year-old boy named Carlos, the son of a fallen Republican war hero, is left by his tutor in an orphanage in the middle of nowhere. The orphanage is run by a curt but considerate headmistress named Carmen and a kindly Professor Casares, both of whom are sympathetic to the doomed Republican cause. Despite their concern for him, and his gradual triumph over the usual schoolhouse bully, Carlos never feels completely comfortable in his new environment. First of all, there was that initial encounter with the orphanage's nasty caretaker, Jacinto, who reacts even more violently when anyone is caught looking around a particular storage room the one with the deep well. Second, and more inexplicable, is the presence of a ghost, one of the former occupants of the orphanage named Santi. Not long after Carlos' arrival, Santi latches onto Carlos, badgering him incessantly at night and gloomily intoning, "Many of you will die." As if that wasn't enough to keep the orphanage's occupants in an unrelenting state of terror, there's the un-exploded bomb that dominates the orphanage's courtyard, still ticking away; With the orphanage left defenseless by its isolation, and the swift progression of Franco's troops, the ghost's prediction seems depressingly accurate. Nevertheless, with every step of the plot, it becomes apparent that the ghost's predictions as to who (or what) will die, the real source of danger and even the definition of death itself may be more ambiguous than first thought.