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Panda kopanda amefuri sâkasu no maki / Panda Kopanda Rainy Day Circus (1973)
Animation | Family | Short
Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Circus no Maki is a sequel to Panda! Go Panda! following a year later and this time the rather understanding zoo has allowed PaPanda and his son to continue visiting Mimiko. One day two strangers belonging to the circus enter Mimiko's home in the search for a runaway baby tiger, but leave in haste when they sense the presence of something monstrous nearby. Of course it's only PaPanda. Mimiko, excited by the prospects of meeting what she thought were burglars, soon notices some strange goings-on: somebody has been eating the curry she prepared for dinner, while also using Pan-chan's personal items. Well, Pan-chan goes to his room rather upset, but he soon stumbles upon something in his bed. Indeed it's a baby tiger and it's not long before Mimiko affords it the name of Tora-chan. But she knows that Tora-chan must be returned home and after delivering him to his mother a huge flood breaks out, threatening the existence of all its furry inhabitants.
Starring: Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yûko Maruyama, Yoshiko Ohta, Yasuo Yamada
Director: Isao Takahata
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The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Biography | Drama | Music
The story of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s first legends, Buddy Holly. Holly’s career is followed from his high school days in Lubbock, Texas and his rise above the disaproval of his music by the locals and his conservative family, through his meteoric success with his band the Crickets, to his untimely death in a plane crash when he was just twenty-two years old.
Starring: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jordan, Dick O'Neill
Director: Steve Rash
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Tags: Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, Dick O'Neill, Don Stroud, Gary Busey, Steve Rash, William Jordan
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Ma vie en rose / My Life in Pink (1997)
Drama
Ludovic is a small boy who cross-dresses and generally acts like a girl, talks of marrying his neighbor's son and can not understand why everyone is so surprised about it. His actions lead to problems for him and his family.
Starring: Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent
Director: Alain Berliner
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Tags: Alain Berliner, Georges Du Fresne, Hélène Vincent, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Michèle Laroque
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Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United (2014)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi
In Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United, Iron Man and Captain America battle to keep the Red Skull and his triggerman Taskmaster, from unleashing an army of Hydra Brutes on the world! With Iron Man's intellect and Cap's combat training, the two born leaders must learn to work together and appreciate each other's skills in order to save the world from the evil throes of Hydra. All the fun of the Iron Man-Hulk dynamic from the first Heroes United, the rapport is matched here between Captain America and Iron Man. With a few surprising twists and a great Act III cameo, this action packed feature highlights two of the mightiest Avengers as they take down the malicious Red Skull and Taskmaster!
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Roger Craig Smith, Fred Tatasciore, David Kaye, Liam O'Brien, Clancy Brown, Dee Bradley Baker
Director: Leo Riley
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Tags: Adrian Pasdar, Clancy Brown, David Kaye, Dee Bradley Baker, Fred Tatasciore, Leo Riley, Liam O'Brien, Roger Craig Smith
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A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Comedy | Horror
After losing his beloved Kisha in a car accident, Malcolm starts anew, by remarrying Megan, a mother of two. When things begin to get back into their paranormal ways, targeting both the children and the property, things complicate even more when his back-to-life Kisha moves into the neighborhood.
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric the Entertainer, Affion Crockett
Director: Michael Tiddes
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Tags: Affion Crockett, Cedric the Entertainer, Essence Atkins, Gabriel Iglesias, Jaime Pressly, Marlon Wayans, Michael Tiddes
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Wer (2013)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.
Starring: A.J. Cook, Sebastian Roché, Vik Sahay, Simon Quarterman, Brian Scott O'Connor
Director: William Brent Bell
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Tags: A.J. Cook, Brian Scott O'Connor, Sebastian Roché, Simon Quarterman, Vik Sahay, William Brent Bell
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Fading Gigolo (2013)
Comedy
Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
Starring: Woody Allen, Sofía Vergara, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, John Turturro, Parker Block, Vanessa Paradis
Director: John Turturro
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Tags: John Turturro, Liev Schreiber, Parker Block, Sharon Stone, Sofía Vergara, Vanessa Paradis, Woody Allen
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The Amazing Catfish / Los insólitos peces gato (2013)
Comedy | Drama
Claudia, a lonely young woman, works in a supermarket. One night, she ends up in the hospital with a severe case of appendicitis. There, she meets Martha, the woman resting in the bed next to hers. Martha, who lives alone with her four children, gains Claudia's trust. When she gets out of the hospital, she spontaneously offers Claudia to go home with them. Getting to know this family makes Claudia feel at ease. And for the first time she experiences a sense of belonging in this peculiar little tribe. As Martha's health weakens every day the bond Claudia has with each member of the family grows stronger.
Starring: Lisa Owen, Ximena Ayala, Sonia Franco, Wendy Guillén, Andrea Baeza, Alejandro Ramírez-Muñoz
Director: Claudia Sainte-Luce
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Tags: Alejandro Ramírez-Muñoz, Andrea Baeza, Claudia Sainte-Luce, Lisa Owen, Sonia Franco, Wendy Guillén, Ximena Ayala
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Palo Alto (2013)
Drama
The lives of several rebellious and troubled California teenagers intersect. One, the sensitive and shy April, engages in an inappropriate flirtation with her older soccer coach, Mr. B, while also developing a crush on a classmate.
Starring: James Franco, Emma Roberts, Val Kilmer, Nat Wolff, Chris Messina, Colleen Camp
Director: Gia Coppola
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Tags: Chris Messina, Colleen Camp, Emma Roberts, Gia Coppola, James Franco, Nat Wolff, Val Kilmer
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Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
Drama | Romance
Adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel, which is set in the late 1960s and tells the story of twin sisters Olanna and Kainene who have arrived back home in Nigeria, having finished their studies in England. While Olanna moves in with her boyfriend, professor Odenigbo, and his young houseboy Ugwu, Kainene finds her feet as a businesswoman and becomes involved with British writer Richard. When the Nigerian Civil War breaks out, however, the sisters' lives are changed forever.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, John Boyega, Onyeka Onwenu
Director: Biyi Bandele
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Tags: Anika Noni Rose, Biyi Bandele, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Boyega, Joseph Mawle, Onyeka Onwenu, Thandie Newton
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Nobody Can Cool (2013)
Thriller
Nobody Can Cool, a chilling thriller of a young New York couple on a weekend getaway who inadvertently intrude on a stranded criminal couple's hideout, triggering a violent, suspenseful, and unflinching battle for freedom. Furious escape attempts, shifts of power, turmoil within the couples, a looming secret, and the unexpected arrival of a vengeful force, fuel this confrontational encounter building to a shocking conclusion. Nobody Can Cool will make you think twice about your weekend getaway.
Starring: Catherine Annette, Nick Principe, Nikki Bohm, David Atlas, Haris Mahic, Matan Grunseit
Director: Dpyx
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Tags: Catherine Annette, David Atlas, Dpyx, Haris Mahic, Matan Grunseit, Nick Principe, Nikki Bohm
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Stewardesses Report / The Swinging Stewardesses / Die Stewardessen (1971)
Adult | Comedy
Four intercontinental airplane stewardesses based in New York fly to various sexual experiences all over Europe, including Zurich, Copenhagen, Rome and Munich. Each flight seems to have only one or two stewardesses.
Starring: Evelyne Traeger, Ingrid Steeger, Kathrin Heberle, Margrit Siegel, Raphael Britten, Detlev Heyse, Bernd Wilczewski
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich
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Tags: Bernd Wilczewski, Detlev Heyse, Erwin C. Dietrich, Evelyne Traeger, Ingrid Steeger, Kathrin Heberle, Margrit Siegel, Raphael Britten
Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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Ayumi Hamasaki 15th Anniversary Tour 2013 A ～BEST LIVE～ (2013)
Music
Hamasaki Ayumi welcomes her 15th anniversary with the nationwide tour A Best Live. The arena tour covers 28 concerts in 14 cities, allowing the J-pop diva to celebrate with fans all over Japan. The tour's set list is determined by fans who can vote for any of Ayu's songs dating all the way back to her debut single poker face. This live release records the tour's final concert at the Yoyogi National Stadium on July 28, 2013.
Starring: Ayumi Hamasaki
Director: Chikara Tanaka
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Black Kite / Tonbi (TV Mini-Series 2013)
Drama
The drama is based on the best-selling same-titled novel by Shigematsu Kiyoshi. It tells the story of how a widower brought up his only son, after the death of his beloved wife. Ichikawa Yasuo, or Yasu as he is known, is a baka, with no paper qualifications to his name. However, like all normal parents, he dotes on his only son, Akira. Having grown up without his parents around, Yasu himself knows next to nothing of what parenting is about. With his wife, Misako, by his side, he had spent many happy days together with his little family. However, when Akira was 3 years old, Misako passed away suddenly from an accident. Heart-broken, and filled with regrets, Yasu pulled himself together, in order to care for his little son. Together with the help of his friends, Yasu overcame it all, and Akira grew up to be a bright and successful young man. "With nothing but love for his son… that's all there is"
Starring: Masaaki Uchino, Takeru Satô, Kazue Fukiishi, Takako Katô, Kazuya Takahashi, Takuma Otoo, Tsubasa Honda
Creator: Yoshiko Morishita, Kiyoshi Shigematsu
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Tags: Kazue Fukiishi, Kazuya Takahashi, Kiyoshi Shigematsu, Masaaki Uchino, Takako Katô, Takeru Sato, Takuma Otoo, Tsubasa Honda, Yoshiko Morishita
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Seed 2: The New Breed / Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge (2014)
Horror | Thriller
Coming back from her bachelor party in Las Vegas, Christine and her friends are driving through the hot desert of Nevada. But they are not alone – serial killer Max Seed is back and he brought the whole family.
Starring: Natalie Scheetz, Nick Principe, Caroline Williams, Christa Campbell, Annika Strauss
Director: Marcel Walz
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Body of Lies / Chatter (2008)
Action | Drama | Thriller
Though this thriller is the fourth collaboration between Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe—following on from 'Gladiator', 'A Good Year' and 'American Gangster'–it marks the veteran director's first pairing with Leonardo DiCaprio. In this adaptation of a novel by David Ignatius, DiCaprio plays a CIA agent who wants the help of a more experienced agent (Crowe) in his investigation of a Jordanian terrorist.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Ali Suliman
Director: Ridley Scott
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Tags: Ali Suliman, Golshifteh Farahani, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe
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Pickpocket (1959)
Crime | Drama
Michel is released from jail after serving a sentence for thievery. His mother dies and he resorts to pickpocketing as a means of survival.
Starring: Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri, Pierre Étaix
Director: Robert Bresson
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The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Comedy | Drama | War
Satirical romantic dramedy about a war-time romance between a London widow and an American Navy officer who specializes in procuring hard-to-find luxury goods for a top U.S. admiral. As D-Day approaches, the relationship encounters unlikely obstacles.
Starring: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, Joyce Grenfell, Keenan Wynn
Director: Arthur Hiller
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Tags: Arthur Hiller, James Coburn, James Garner, Joyce Grenfell, Julie Andrews, Keenan Wynn, Melvyn Douglas
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Une femme mariée / A Married Woman (1964)
Drama
A young, married Parisian woman has an ongoing affair and is strongly influenced by advertising and fashion magazines.
Starring: Macha Méril, Bernard Noël, Philippe Leroy
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
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Return to Sleepaway Camp / Nightmare Vacation V (2008)
Comedy | Horror
It's summer camp as usual at Camp Manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as possible. Greedy camp owner Frank and junior partner Ronnie do their best to keep everyone in line, but something sinister is about to put a slash in the roster. When campers and staff mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses, paranoid Ronnie can't shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at Camp Arawak, where he worked two decades earlier. Has a ghost from the past come back to haunt him? As the paranoia worsens, Ronnie's list of possible killers starts growing just like the body count. Everyone becomes a suspect from vicious kids to shady members of the camp staff, and even former Camp Arawak camper Ricky who mysteriously works nearby. Who is knocking off these victims and why? Only one thing is for certain, something is carving a bloody new trail at Sleepaway Camp where kids can be so mean…
Starring: Jonathan Tiersten, Vincent Pastore, Paul DeAngelo, Isaac Hayes, Lenny Venito, Adam Wylie, Jackie Tohn
Director: Robert Hiltzik
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Tags: Adam Wylie, Isaac Hayes, Jackie Tohn, Jonathan Tiersten, Lenny Venito, Paul DeAngelo, Robert Hiltzik, Vincent Pastore
