Category: Drama
Posted on December 25, 2013 |
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Zatoichi the Outlaw / Zatôichi rôyaburi / Zatôichi 16 (1967)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Zatoichi arrives in a town where a gambling house is kidnapping its poor, debt-ridden patrons. A rival establishment moves to pay those debts and free the peasants, but this house's seemingly altruistic boss is actually laying the groundwork for a ruthless money-grabbing scheme. The sixteenth Zatoichi film is the first from its star's own Katsu Productions, and is one of the series' most daring.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
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Posted on December 25, 2013 |
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Simon Birch (1998)
Comedy | Drama
Even though Simon Birch is the smallest kid in town, deep down he knows that he was born to do something big! He's on a constant search to discover his destiny, but somehow manages to find nothing but trouble! Meanwhile, Simon's loyal best friend Joe is searching for the identity of his father, a secret his beautiful mother has guarded Joe's entire life.
Starring: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn
Narrator: Jim Carrey
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
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Tags: Ashley Judd, David Strathairn, Ian Michael Smith, Jim Carrey, Joseph Mazzello, Mark Steven Johnson, Oliver Platt
Posted on December 24, 2013 |
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Spies of Warsaw (2013)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
At the French embassy in Warsaw, the new military attaché, Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier (Tennant), is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of the city. At the same time, the handsome aristocrat is involved in a passionate love affair with a Parisian woman of Polish heritage (Montgomery), a lawyer for the League of Nations. Risking his life, Mercier works in the shadows amid a remarkable cast of characters, some known to him as spies, some never to be revealed. It is a city where people drink and fight and spy and love, because no one knows what tomorrow will bring.
Starring: David Tennant, Janet Montgomery
Director: Coky Giedroyc
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Posted on December 24, 2013 |
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Cinema Paradiso / Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Drama
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
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Posted on December 24, 2013 |
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All About Eve (1950)
Drama
In one of her "sharpest, truest, most sophisticated and titillating performances" (Los Angeles Examiner), screen legend Bette Davis plays stage legend Margo Channing. But as Margo's star is dimming, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), a young, ambitious ingenue, becomes her all-too-willing protege. Slowly, this dreamy-eyed kid spins a deceptively cunning web around Channing's inner-circle, including Margo's director boyfriend Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill), playwright Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe) and his wife Karen (Celeste Holm) until she reaches her end goal – Margo's spotlight on Broadway!
Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Tags: Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, George Sanders, Hugh Marlowe, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Posted on December 24, 2013 |
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Holy Flying Circus (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Comic docudrama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python's 1979 film, Life of Brian.
Starring: Darren Boyd, Charles Edwards, Tom Fisher, Steve Punt, Rufus Jones, Phil Nichol
Director: Owen Harris
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Tags: Charles Edwards, Darren Boyd, Owen Harris, Phil Nichol, Rufus Jones, Steve Punt, Tom Fisher
Posted on December 24, 2013 |
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword / Zatôichi tekka tabi / Zatôichi 15 (1967)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Combining violent action with slapstick comedy, Zatôichi's Cane Sword is a superb example of samurai filmmaking. The village of Tonda is ruled by violent and unscrupulous yakuza, and Zatôichi takes it upon himself to clean up the town. The film blends brilliant color photography with breathtaking action sequences while offering a look into Zatôichi's past, as the blind swordsman learns the origin of his famous cane sword, and discovers it may soon fail in battle.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Posted on December 22, 2013 |
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Under the Dome (TV Series 2013- )
Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, a small town must learn to survive on its own after it is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by a massive transparent dome.
Starring: Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Natalie Martinez, Britt Robertson, Alexander Koch, Colin Ford, Dean Norris, Mackenzie Lintz, Nicholas Strong, Aisha Hinds, Jolene Purdy, Samantha Mathis, John Elvis, Dale Raoul
Creator: Brian K. Vaughan
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Tags: Aisha Hinds, Alexander Koch, Brian K. Vaughan, Britt Robertson, Colin Ford, Dale Raoul, Dean Norris, John Elvis, Jolene Purdy, Mackenzie Lintz, Mike Vogel, Natalie Martinez, Nicholas Strong, Rachelle Lefevre, Samantha Mathis
Posted on December 22, 2013 |
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage / Zatôichi umi o wataru / Zatôichi 14 (1966)
Drama
Ichi seeks out on a pilgrimage to 81 temples, exploring spirituality to atone for his bloody past. On the way, Ichi stumbles into a village that's being bullied by a violent Yakuza boss and his henchmen. After killing a young, hired assassin, Ichi is led back to the young man's village by his peculiar horse. Upon learning that her brother is dead, Okichi (Yasuda Michiyo) grabs a sword and attacks Ichi, either in an attempt to avenge her brother or in an attempt to commit suicide by forcing Ichi to defend himself. After injuring Ichi, Okichi tends to his wounds, nurses him back to health, and begins to have feelings for him. The Yakuza boss still wants Ichi dead in order to take over the village and now Ichi alone must deal with the boss and his gang, the young woman's feelings and a village full of cowards, who will not stand up for themselves!
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
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Posted on December 22, 2013 |
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The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Biography | Drama | Sport
In the late 1960's, after a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world, Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget. He makes fast friends of many he encounters along the way who find themselves swept up in his energy and singular determination. Burt's quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Aaron Murphy, Annie Whittle
Director: Roger Donaldson
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Posted on December 22, 2013 |
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Au coeur du mensonge / The Color of Lies (1999)
Crime | Drama
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion…
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Bernard Verley
Director: Claude Chabrol
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Tags: Antoine de Caunes, Bernard Verley, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Gamblin, Sandrine Bonnaire, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Posted on December 22, 2013 |
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Fearless (1993)
Drama
San Francisco architect Max Klein miraculously survives a plane crash and emerges a changed man. When Max's bizarre behavior alienates his wife and son, an airline psychiatrist puts Max in touch with guilt-ridden fellow crash survivor Carla Rodrigo, who lost her 2-year-old in the disaster. Working together, can Max and Carla find their way back to emotional equilibrium?
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, John Turturro, Tom Hulce, Benicio del Toro
Director: Peter Weir
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Tags: Benicio Del Toro, Isabella Rossellini, Jeff Bridges, John Turturro, Peter Weir, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce
Posted on December 22, 2013 |
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The Wild Life (1984)
Comedy | Drama
A young man just out of high school moves into a "swinging singles" apartment with the hope of leading "the wild life." When he takes as his roommate a notorious party-animal, his plans are quickly dashed.
Starring: Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Eric Stoltz, Jenny Wright, Lea Thompson, Rick Moranis
Director: Art Linson
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Posted on December 22, 2013 |
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Sniper (1993)
Action | Drama | Thriller
Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. Beckett is notorious for losing his partners on such missions. This time he's accompanied by crack marksman Richard Miller, who's more of an office-type. Together they plan to seek out an important rebel leader, whilst avoiding a rogue marksman who frequents this part of the jungle.
Starring: Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh, Aden Young, Ken Radley
Director: Luis Llosa
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Tags: Aden Young, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh, Ken Radley, Luis Llosa, Tom Berenger
Posted on December 21, 2013 |
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Fruitvale Station (2013)
Biography | Drama
he true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Starring: Kevin Durand, Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Chad Michael Murray, Ahna O'Reilly
Director: Ryan Coogler
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Posted on December 21, 2013 |
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Choke (2008)
Comedy | Drama
Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be "saved" by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor's life, go on to send checks to support him. When he's not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park.
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Jonah Bobo, Willi Burke, Heather Burns, David Fonteno
Director: Clark Gregg
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Posted on December 21, 2013 |
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Zatoichi's Vengeance / Zatôichi no uta ga kikoeru / Zatôichi 13 (1966)
Drama
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka
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Posted on December 21, 2013 |
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MacArthur (1977)
Biography | Drama | History | War
The story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and United Nations Commander for the Korean War. "MacArthur" begins in 1942, following the fall of Philippines, and covers the remarkable career of this military legend up through and including the Korean War and into MacArthur's days of forced retirement after being dismissed from his post by President Truman.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Dan O'Herlihy, Ed Flanders, G.D. Spradlin
Director: Joseph Sargent
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Posted on December 20, 2013 |
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Don Jon (2013)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Jon Martello objectifies everything in his life: his apartment, his car, his family, his church, and, of course, women. His buddies even call him Don Jon because of his ability to pull "10s" every weekend without fail. Yet even the finest flings don't compare to the transcendent bliss he achieves alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Dissatisfied, he embarks on a journey to find a more gratifying sex life, but ends up learning larger lessons of life and love through relationships with two very different women.
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Glenne Headly, Tony Danza, Brie Larson
Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Posted on December 20, 2013 |
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Who Needs Enemies (2013)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
When local London gangster and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine he soon discovers the private party involves something so atrocious and unspeakable that it sparks a bloody feud between the two old friends and their foot soldiers in a story of morality, loyalty and betrayal.
Starring: Michael McKell, Ian Pirie, Emma Barton, Kris Johnson, Glen Fox, Tom Carey
Director: Peter Stylianou
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Tags: Emma Barton, Glen Fox, Ian Pirie, Kris Johnson, Michael McKell, Peter Stylianou, Tom Carey