Blood Diamond:
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the
possession of a priceless diamond.
The Aviator:
The Aviator tells the story of the emotional life of aviation pioneer, Howard
Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) between the late 1920s to the 1940s.
During this time, he turned a small fortune into a massive one, was test flying innovative aircraft that he had designed, directing or producing movies like The Outlaw and Hell’s Angels, buying control of RKO Pictures and having love affairs with such Hollywood legends as Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) and Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale).
The film also recounts his increasingly erratic, obsessive-compulsive behaviour that eventually leads him to isolate himself from the world.
Body of Lies:
Roger Ferris is a CIA operative in the Middle East; Ed Hoffman is his control at
Langley. Cynicism is everywhere. In Amman, Roger works with Hani Salaam,
Jordan's head of security, whose only dictum is “Don't lie to me.” The
Americans are in pursuit of a cleric who leads a group placing bombs all over
Europe. When Hani rebukes Ed's demand that Jordan allow the Americans to use
one of Jordan's double agents, Roger and Ed hatch a plan to bring the cleric to
them. The plan is complicated by its being a secret from Hani and by
Roger's attraction to a local nurse. Satellites and cell phones, bodies and
lies: modern warfare.