Swelter (2014)
Action | Drama | Thriller
In the vein of the brutal heist drama Reservoir Dogs, the modern crime thriller A History of Violence, and the classic western High Plains Drifter, SWELTER is a violent story of greed and retribution.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alfred Molina, Lennie James, Josh Henderson, Grant Bowler, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Director: Keith Parmer
The Basketball Diaries / Streets of New York (1995)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Sport
An autobiographical account of poet and rock musician Jim Carroll's delinquent high school years, during which he excelled playing basketball for a boy's club team, meanwhile hustling to support his growing heroin addiction.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, James Madio, Mark Wahlberg, Vincent Pastore, Bruno Kirby
Director: Scott Kalvert
Ace in the Hole / The Human Interest Story (1951)
Drama | Film-Noir
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to re-jump start his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Ray Teal, Frank Cady
Director: Billy Wilder
Cesta do lesa / To the Woods (2012)
Comedy | Romance
To the Woods is a sequel to Vorel's successful Out of the City (2000). Having abandoned city life long ago, the Marak's live in a quaint cottage on the outskirts of a small rural village. Honza earns a very modest living as a forest laborer, while his wife Marketa works as a masseuse and alternative healer. Anyna, their nymph-like, pubescent daughter, explores the verdant landscape by night, communicating with the stags that still make the endangered woodland their home. It is in these wanderings that Anyna makes the acquaintance of locally born-and-bred forest ranger and hunter, Ludva. Meanwhile her parents are persecuted by local authorities, with her mother being taken into custody for her popular magic mushroom séance. As their financial situation becomes increasingly dire, a solution emerges following an unexpected life change.
Starring: Tomás Vorel Jr., Anna Linhartová, Bolek Polívka, Eva Holubová, Tomás Hanák, Bara Schlesingerova, Jirí Schmitzer, Marie Stípková, Milan Steindler
Director: Tomás Vorel
Kim Possible: So the Drama / Disney's Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon finding out KP's weakness which may involve a new hottie at Middleton High School named Eric, who suddenly sparks feelings in Ron about Kim that resemble much more than friendship. To make matters worse, Bueno Nacho, Ron's favorite fast food chain has turned sour on him by bombarding him with little Devil diablo toys. Does this mean KP may finally have to surrender to Drakken once and for all?
Starring: Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry, Diedrich Bader, Raven-Symoné, Jean Smart, Kirsten Storms, Rider Strong, Nicole Sullivan, April Winchell
Director: Steve Loter
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Crime | Thriller | Western
A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper and, incorrectly believing him guilty of cattle rustling and murder, hang him and leave him for dead. But he doesn't die. He returns to his former profession of lawman to hunt down his lynchers and bring them to justice.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw
Director: Ted Post
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans / Sunrise (1927)
Drama | Romance
A young farmer is tempted by the charms of a sophisticated city woman, who suggests to him that his dull wife might accidentally drown. He considers this plan, and imagines what his life might be like if he went to the big bad city.
Starring: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ralph Sipperly
Director: F.W. Murnau
The January Man (1989)
Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
A fired cop, the brother of the police commissioner, is reinstated in order to track down a brutal serial killer who has eluded the city for 11 months. In the process of figuring out the killer, the cop falls in love with the mayor's daughter.
Starring: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Rod Steiger, Alan Rickman
Director: Pat O'Connor
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Drama | Horror | Romance
A romance horror drama film, set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier. Adam, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover, Eve. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon interrupted by Eve's wild and uncontrollable younger sister, Ava. Can these wise and fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Jim Jarmusch
The Uninvited / A Tale of Two Sisters (2009)
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Anna returns home after spending time in the hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father has become engaged to her mother's former nurse. That night, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her of Rachel's intentions. Together, Anna and her sister try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother.
Starring: Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn, Maya Massar, Kevin McNulty
Director: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard
9th Company / 9 rota (2005)
Action | Drama | History | War
A year in the shared lives of a group of young soldiers drafted to serve in Afghanistan during the final year of the Soviet conflict. It is a story of the unit s dedication to each other during their valiant defense of Height 3234…a futile battle.
Starring: Aleksey Chadov, Artur Smolyaninov, Konstantin Kryukov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Fedor Bondarchuk, Mikhail Evlanov
Director: Fedor Bondarchuk
Goodnight, Mister Tom / Masterpiece Theatre: Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)
Drama | War
John Thaw stars as the widowed and cantankerous Tom Oakley in this charming film adaptation of the prize-winning children’s novel by Michelle Magorian. When the Second World War is declared, Tom finds that his quiet life in the village of Little Weirwold is set to change when nine-year old Willie Beech (Nick Robinson) is evacuated from London and billeted on him. Willie is a quiet, sad child with a deprived and disturbing past, but he slowly begins to flourish under the care of 'Mister Tom' and enjoys an idyllic village life.
Starring: John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion
Director: Jack Gold
Grandhotel / Grand Hotel (2006)
Comedy
In this whimsical, rather fey movie in a setting that's both shabby (the city) and grand (the landscape), two couples who trade places and two older men who bother the shy main character Fleischman wander in and out of scenes in a hotel perched on a mountain and topped by a pointed weather tower. There are dreamy, breathtaking panoramic views of sky, clouds, and the city of Liberic below. Up in that tower, Fleischman practices the art of meteorology and shies away from girls.
Starring: Marek Taclík, Klára Issová, Jaroslav Plesl, Jaromír Dulava, Ladislav Mrkvicka
Director: David Ondrícek
Best of the Best (1989)
Action | Drama | Sport | Thriller
A team from the United States are going to compete in the world finals in karate. The team consists of fighters from all nations, can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Starring: Eric Roberts, Chris Penn, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, John Dye, Phillip Rhee
Director: Robert Radler
Anita / Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (2013)
Documentary | Drama | History
An entire country watched transfixed as a poised, beautiful African-American woman in a blue dress sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men and with a clear, unwavering voice recounted the repeated acts of sexual harassment she had endured while working with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. That October day in 1991 Anita Hill, a bookish law professor from Oklahoma, was thrust onto the world stage and instantly became a celebrated, hated, venerated, and divisive figure. Anita Hills graphic testimony was a turning point for gender equality in the U.S. and ignited a political firestorm about sexual misconduct and power in the workplace that resonates still today. She has become an American icon, empowering millions of women and men around the world to stand up for equality and justice. Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power.
Starring: Anita Hill
Director: Freida Lee Mock
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
Action | Animation | Crime | Thriller
Batman along with new sidekick Robin have finally reclaimed Gotham City and allowed a ray of hope to penetrate the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. With Batman back in the spotlight the extended media coverage has awoken a far worse evil at Arkham Asylum The Joker! Forever destined to be mortal enemies The Joker has a diabolical scheme that may pull Batman down to the darkest levels of insanity. While on the horizon a global catastrophe races towards Gotham and with it comes a familiar face The Man of Steel though this time he has Batman in his sights. Witness as the aging Dark Knight wages a tireless war against crime while proving that courage and will are indeed timeless.
Starring: Peter Weller, Michael Emerson, Mark Valley, Ariel Winter, David Selby
Director: Jay Oliva
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
Action | Animation
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-five-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl, but does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
Starring: Peter Weller, Michael Emerson, Ariel Winter, Michael McKean, Wade Williams, Gary Anthony Williams
Director: Jay Oliva
Péril en la demeure / Peril / Death in a French Garden (1985)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
A magnate and his younger wife hire David to teach guitar to their teenage daughter. The wife quickly seduces David, and simultaneously he strikes up an acquaintance with the family's inquisitive neighbor. One night, David is mugged but rescued from injury by a stranger, Daniel, who also becomes David's friend and admits to being a hit man. Video tapes of their activities appear in the lovers' mail; David thinks they're from the neighbor, Daniel is sure the husband is onto the affair and hired the mugger. After Daniel tells David that he's been hired to kill the husband, an elaborate manipulation plays out, with murder, suicide, a payoff, more videos, and a surprise pairing.
Starring: Anémone, Richard Bohringer, Nicole Garcia, Christophe Malavoy, Michel Piccoli
Director: Michel Deville
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Western
A wandering cowboy gets caught in the rivalry between an aging rancher's sons.
Starring: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'Donnell, Alex Nicol, Aline MacMahon
Director: Anthony Mann
The Great Lie / Far Horizon (1941)
Drama
Believing her husband to be dead, a flyer's wife bargains with his former love to adopt the woman's baby.
Starring: Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel, Jerome Cowan
Director: Edmund Goulding
