Jobs / jOBS (2013)
Biography | Drama
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, James Woods, Dermot Mulroney, Amanda Crew, Josh Gad, Matthew Modine
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
The Guardian (2006)
Action | Adventure | Drama
After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), is sent to teach at "A" School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, in THE GUARDIAN. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake's character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer. Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns firsthand from Randall, the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown, Dule Hill
Director: Andrew Davis
Marafon / Marathon (2013)
Comedy | Drama
Tolik, a man disappointed in life, meets mysterious woman who proposes him to participate in the big marathon in the US.
Starring: Anatoliy Belyy, Aleh Neliubin, Mikhail Porechenkov, Anna Mikhalkova, Sergey Gazarov, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Scott Engrotti
Director: Karen Oganesyan
Smoke (1995)
Comedy | Drama
The plot of this movie, like smoke itself, drifts and swirls ethereally. Characters and subplots are deftly woven into a tapestry of stories and pictures which only slowly emerges to our view. This film tries to convince us that reality doesn't matter so much as aesthetic satisfaction. In Auggie's New York smoke shop, day by day passes, seemingly unchanging until he teaches us to notice the little details of life. Paul Benjamin, a disheartened and broken writer, has a brush with death that is pivotal and sets up an unlikely series of events that afford him a novel glimpse into the life on the street which he saw, but did not truly perceive, every day. Finally, it's Auggie's turn to spin a tale….
Starring: Giancarlo Esposito, Jose Zuniga, Stephen Gevedon, Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Jared Harris
Director: Wayne Wang, Paul Auster
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Drama | Romance | War
Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II.
Starring: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael, Fredric March
Director: William Wyler
Poseidon (2006)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
It's New Year's Eve on the Poseidon. Partying voyagers lift glasses to toast the future. The future comes in a rush: a 150-foot rogue wave flips the cruise ship over… and a desperate struggle to survive begins.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Mike Vogel, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
October 1991. It was "the perfect storm" – a tempest that may happen only once in a century – a nor'easter created by so rare a combination of factors that it could not possibly have been worse. Creating waves ten stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour (193 kph), the storm whipped the sea to inconceivable levels few people on Earth have ever witnessed. Few, except the six-man crew of the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing boat headed towards its hellish center.
Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, John Hawkes
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Les triplettes de Belleville / The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
Animation | Comedy
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters–an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire–to rescue him.
Starring: Michèle Caucheteux, Jean-Claude Donda, Mari-Lou Gauthier
Director: Sylvain Chomet
Malá mořská víla / The Little Mermaid (1976)
Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance
The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land. It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance. But the memory of a foreign princess still haunts him: The one who found him on the beach where the mermaid had left him, and whom he (of course) believes to be his saviour. To resolve this mistake is too much for the mute little mermaid, and not even her father, king of all seas, can help her in the impending catastrophe.
Starring: Miroslava Safránková, Radovan Lukavský, Petr Svojtka, Libuse Safránková, Marie Rosulková
Director: Karel Kachyna
Antiviral / Antivirus (2012)
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. Syd also supplies illegal samples of these viruses to piracy groups, smuggling them from the clinic in his own body. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Malcolm McDowell, Nicholas Campbell, Sheila McCarthy, Wendy Crewson
Director: Brandon Cronenberg
Heute bin ich blond / The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)
Comedy | Drama
The true story of a young woman whose lust for life means she is determined to be so very much more than just another cancer patient.
Starring: Lisa Tomaschewsky, Karoline Teska, David Rott, Alice Dwyer, Peter Prager
Director: Marc Rothemund
My Brothers (2010)
Drama
Set over Halloween weekend of 1987, My Brothers is the story of three young brothers' epic quest to replace their dying father's watch. Noel, 17, serious, weighed down by responsibility; …
Starring: Timmy Creed, Paul Courtney, Tj Griffin, Don Wycherley, Kate Ashfield, Sarah Green
Director: Paul Fraser
Darkman (1990)
Action | Crime | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when a gang, led by the sadistic Robert G. Durant obliterates his laboratory. Burned beyond recognition and altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake attempts to rebuild his laboratory and reestablish ties with his former girlfriend Julie. But his most challenging task lies within himelf.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Director: Sam Raimi
Shepard & Dark (2012)
Documentary | Drama
Shepard & Dark is the remarkable story of a friendship in letters.
Starring: Johnny Dark, Sam Shepard
Director: Treva Wurmfeld
Reincarnated (2012)
Documentary | Music
Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg teamed up with VICE on a spiritual journey to Jamaica to reflect on his past career, including his failures, loves, regrets and losses. With this journey, Snoop intends to reincarnate himself as a Pop Reggae artist by immersing himself in Rastafari, exploring musical and religious histories deeply rooted in Jamaica His pilgrimage begins with a jaunt to a mountain-side ganja farm run by Rastas, revealing the underbelly of the Jamaican drug market. Snoop then heads down to the troubled areas of Trenchtown and Tivoli Gardens; revealing a neglected ghetto population and rampant police brutality following the exile of drug lord Chris "Coke" Dudus. Snoop also stops by the famous Alpha Boys School for an impromptu jam session. A school which has seen countless Reggae musicians pass through its youth orchestra. Snoop allows unprecedented access to his inner-workings as he makes his new album with Diplo and Angela Hunte, author of the smash hit song Empire State Of Mind. He candidly speaks about the death of his best friend, Nate Dogg and the influence this has had on the tone of his new album; moving away from the superficial and towards a lyrical manifestation of peace, love, and hardships. Snoop also discusses his newly mended relationship with his wife and college sweetheart Shante. His journey culminates in a visit to Bob Marley's Rasta temple, inhabited by the Nyabinghi Rastas. Snoop is reincarnated with the the same name Nyabinghi bestowed upon Bob Marley; forever solidifying Snoops embodiment of the legionary Jamaican artist and his connection to the Rastafarian community. He leaves behind his days as a Gangsta Rapper and reemerges as an avatar for peace. This is not a Cheech & Chong movie in Jamaica; it's an intimate, expositional portrayal of the life and times of a conflicted artist striving for light and mental emancipation in a world of darkness.
Starring: Snoop Dogg, Diplo, Dr. Dre
Director: Andy Capper
The Client List (2010)
Drama
A former beauty queen is forced to take a job at a massage parlor when her family faces foreclosure on their home after her husband suffers an injury that keeps him from working. Unfortunately for her she soon learns that her clients expect more than a rubdown.
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Teddy Sears, Sonja Bennett, Lynda Boyd, Chelah Horsdal, Heather Doerksen, Cybill Shepherd
Director: Eric Laneuville
Permanent Midnight (1998)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Comedy writer Jerry Stahl, whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter along on his drug runs and doing smack during TV script conferences. Departing detox, Stahl explores memories with survivor Kitty, who listens patiently to Stahl's flashback. Other women in Stahl's life are his British wife Sandra and his agent Vola. For the TV series "Mr. Chompers" (inspired by ALF), Stahl meets with sitcom exec Craig Ziffer and puppeteer Allen. For freaky freebasing, Stahl hangs with mumbler Nicky and druggie Gus.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley, Fred Willard, Connie Nielsen
Director: David Veloz
All Wifed Out (2012)
Comedy | Romance
After his girlfriend asks him to move in with her, a guy's two best friends plan an epic night out in New York City to help him decide if he wants to stay in his relationship or not.
Starring: Marc Maron, Dustin Diamond, Eve, Ron Artest, Nicole LaLiberte
Director: Jason Stein
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Babette's Feast / Babettes gæstebud (1987)
Drama | Music | Romance
In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor of a small Protestant church that is almost a sect unto itself. Although they each are presented with a real opportunity to leave the village, the sisters choose to stay with their father, to serve to him and their church. After some years, a French woman refugee, Babette, arrives at their door, begs them to take her in, and commits herself to work for them as maid/housekeeper/cook. Sometime after their father dies, the sisters decide to hold a dinner to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Babette experiences unexpected good fortune and implores the sisters to allow her to take charge of the preparation of the meal.
Starring: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson
Director: Gabriel Axel
The Human Factor (1979)
Drama | Thriller
When Arthur Davis, a junior bachelor in the British secret service's African section, is seen taking a file with him -to meet his girlfriend Cynthia- the brass fears he may be the leak to Moskow, and allows Dr. Percival to terminate the 'risk factor' by poisoning to avoid a scandal. In fact Davis's desk chief, Maurice Castle, is the double agent since the South African communists helped him smuggle out his black lover Sarah M., meanwhile his wife and mother of schoolboy Sam, to force him to cooperate with the Apartheid government. When Cornelius Muller, the South African official who failed to get him in Pretoria's power, visits London for the anti-communist operation Uncle Remus, he points out Castle still is the natural suspect…
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer, Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Nicol Williamson
Director: Otto Preminger
