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Posted on March 30, 2014 |
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Humanity and Paper Balloons / Ninjô kami fûsen (1937)
Drama
Humanity and Paper Balloons, unlike most other Japanese films of this period, is a historical film with a critical edge. Refusing to glorify samurai, the film instead deflates the myth around them with a gentle humanity. The film opens directly after a penurious ronin samurai has taken his own life. At his funeral his neighbors from his slum mourn his death. Here the film introduces another ronin samurai who lives in equal poverty. Having pawned his sword for food, the samurai searches for work but to no avail. The family's only income comes from the little balloon children's toys made by the wife. Out of desperation, the samurai abets in an attempted kidnapping. After finding out, the wife kills him in his sleep and then takes her own life, closing the film's narrative circle.
Starring: Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Sukezo Sukedakaya, Shizue Yamagishi
Director: Sadao Yamanaka
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Posted on March 30, 2014 | Comments Off on Gonza the Spearman (1986) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-CG
Gonza the Spearman / Yari no gonza (1986)
Drama
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojo for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred tea scrolls Gonza promises to marry the daughter of the family which possesses them, even though he is unofficially engaged to another. When studying the scrolls with Osai, the mother of the house, Bannajo sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.
Starring: Hiromi Gô, Shima Iwashita, Shôhei Hino, Misako Tanaka, Haruko Kato, Takashi Tsumura
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
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Tags: Haruko Kato, Hiromi Gô, Masahiro Shinoda, Misako Tanaka, Shima Iwashita, Shôhei Hino, Takashi Tsumura
Posted on March 30, 2014 | Comments Off on Carmen Falls in Love (1952) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-CG
Carmen Falls in Love / Carmen's Innocent Love / Karumen junjo su (1952)
Comedy
Carmen falls in love with an artist in this sequel to Carmen Comes Home. The film is noted for being entirely shot with canted (Dutch) camera angles.
Starring: Hideko Takamine, Masao Wakahara, Chikage Awashima, Toshiko Kobayashi, Eiko Miyoshi
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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Tags: Chikage Awashima, Eiko Miyoshi, Hideko Takamine, Keisuke Kinoshita, Masao Wakahara, Toshiko Kobayashi
Posted on March 30, 2014 | Comments Off on Big Joys Small Sorrows (1986) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-CG
Big Joys, Small Sorrows / Shin yorokobimo kanashimimo ikutoshitsuki (1986)
Drama
A lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends and receiving a visit from his troublesome father.
Starring: Gô Katô, Hitoshi Ueki, Reiko Ôhara, Yoko Shinoyama, Hayao Okamoto
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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Tags: Gô Katô, Hayao Okamoto, Hitoshi Ueki, Keisuke Kinoshita, Reiko Ôhara, Yoko Shinoyama
Posted on March 30, 2014 |
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Being Two Isn't Easy / I Am Two Years Old / Watashi wa nisai (1962)
Comedy | Drama
The trials, tribulations, and joys of raising a child. The film follows the everyday events of a family with one boy, coming up to his second birthday, interspersed with occasional thoughts of the child. They initially live in an apartment building, and then move into the doting grandmother's house.
Starring: Hiro Suzuki, Eiji Funakoshi, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kumeko Urabe, Misako Watanabe
Director: Kon Ichikawa
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Tags: Eiji Funakoshi, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hiro Suzuki, Kon Ichikawa, Kumeko Urabe, Misako Watanabe
Posted on March 30, 2014 | Comments Off on Ballad of Orin (1977) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-CG
Ballad of Orin / Melody in Gray / Hanare goze Orin (1977)
Drama
This unsentimental Japanese tragedy chronicles the lonely life and quiet death of a blind Geisha girl whose desire for sexual freedom causes her to become an outcast.
Starring: Shima Iwashita, Tomoko Naraoka, Taiji Tonoyama, Jun Hamamura, Tôru Abe, Yoshio Harada
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
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Tags: Jun Hamamura, Masahiro Shinoda, Shima Iwashita, Taiji Tonoyama, Tomoko Naraoka, Tôru Abe, Yoshio Harada
Posted on March 29, 2014 |
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The Rolling Stones: Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
Documentary | Music
In the tradition of Hollywood directors taking on the task of documenting rock & roll event, Hal Ashby's 'Let's Spend the Night Together' is a record of the Rolling Stones' 1981 U.S. tour. Filmed at just two venues, it beautifully captures the spirit of the shows and the hard work that goes into staging a Stones concert.
Starring: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Ron Wood, Ian Stewart, Ian McLagan, Ernie Watts, Bobby Keys
Director: Hal Ashby
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Tags: Bill Wyman, Bobby Keys, Charlie Watts, Ernie Watts, Hal Ashby, Ian McLagan, Ian Stewart, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood
Posted on March 29, 2014 | Comments Off on The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) 720p BluRay DD2.0 x264-CtrlHD
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Comedy | Horror
An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party. There is friction between some of the invited guests and the new girl, who is better at basketball than they, so the new girl decides to stay at home (which is conveniently across the street from the host's house). Meanwhile, a murderer of five people with a propensity for power tools has escaped and is at large, and eventually makes his way to the party, where the guests begin experiencing an attrition problem, with only the new girl to help them.
Starring: Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, Debra De Liso, Andree Honore, Gina Smika Hunter
Director: Amy Holden Jones
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Tags: Amy Holden Jones, Andree Honore, Debra De Liso, Gina Smika Hunter, Michael Villella, Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille
Posted on March 29, 2014 | Comments Off on En solitaire (2013) 720p BluRay DD5.1 x264-DON
En solitaire / Turning Tide (2013)
Drama
It tells the story of Yann Kermadec whose dreams suddenly come true when he has to replace the DCNS star skipper at the last minute before the start of the Vendée Globe (a round-the-world non-stop single-handed yacht race). After several days of racing, Yann, who is in the lead, has to stop to repair a damaged rudder.
Starring: François Cluzet, Samy Seghir, Virginie Efira, Guillaume Canet, Karine Vanasse
Director: Christophe Offenstein
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Tags: Christophe Offenstein, François Cluzet, Guillaume Canet, Karine Vanasse, Samy Seghir, Virginie Efira
Posted on March 29, 2014 | Comments Off on Smrt černého krále (1972) 720p HDTV DD2.0 x264-DON
Smrt cerného krále / The Death of Black King (1972)
Crime
The Death of Black King (the title devises both to chess play and to murder of Mr Král (in English King)) is the last of four movie-continuators of TV series Sinful People of Prague, the famous cycle of mysteries from the first decades of Czechoslovakia. In this full-length movie criminologists investigate strange murder of "debt-collector" Král. The crime is complicated – there are many suspicious and many other lesser serious misdoings.
Starring: Jaroslav Marvan, Josef Bláha, Josef Vinklár, Jana Brejchová, Vlastimil Brodský
Director: Jirí Sequens
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Tags: Jana Brejchová, Jaroslav Marvan, Jirí Sequens, Josef Bláha, Josef Vinklár, Vlastimil Brodský
Posted on March 29, 2014 | Comments Off on Partie krásného dragouna (1970) 720p HDTV DD2.0 x264-DON
Partie krásného dragouna / The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon (1970)
Crime
The Matches of a Beautiful Dragoon is full-length picture consequent on a successful TV series The Sinful People of Prague. It is a serial of criminal cases investigated by a group of detectives from the time of the First Republic. In this movie investigators looks for the murderer of one old lonely lady from peripheral Prague quarter. The suspicious is young and beautiful dragoon Rudi, coming son-in-law of the local commissar. But he is entangled to another crime!
Starring: Josef Vinklár, Josef Bláha, Josef Abrhám
Director: Jirí Sequens
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Posted on March 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Better Living Through Chemistry (2014) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
Comedy | Drama
A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Monaghan, Ray Liotta, Jane Fonda
Director: Geoff Moore, David Posamentier
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Tags: David Posamentier, Geoff Moore, Jane Fonda, Michelle Monaghan, Olivia Wilde, Ray Liotta, Sam Rockwell
Posted on March 28, 2014 | Comments Off on The Way We Dance (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Way We Dance / Kuang wu pai (2013)
Drama | Teen
Fa leaves behind her unsatisfactory life working at her parent's shop to enter a university. Fa's true calling is to dance and she joins the school's hip-hop club. Soon, Fa falls into the heated world of dance competitions and becomes involved in a complicated romance.
Starring: Babyjohn Choi, Janice Fan, Tommy Ly, Cherry Ngan, Lok Man Yeung, Goon Chung Wong, Singh Hartihan Bitto
Director: Adam Wong
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Tags: Adam Wong, Babyjohn Choi, Cherry Ngan, Goon Chung Wong, Janice Fan, Lok Man Yeung, Singh Hartihan Bitto, Tommy Ly
Posted on March 28, 2014 |
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Hindsight / Poo-reun so-geum (2011)
Action | Crime | Romance
Retired mob boss Du-heon enrolls in a cooking class with the hopes of making a fresh start as a restaurant owner. In the class he meets a quirky girl, Se-bin, and finds himself drawn to her. Despite his determination to wipe the slate clean, Du-heon is summoned back into the criminal fold by his old colleagues.
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Se-Kyung Shin, Jeong-myeong Cheon, Min-jun Kim, Jong-hyeok Lee, Yeo-jeong Yoon, Roe-ha Kim, Dal-su Oh
Director: Hyun-seung Lee
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Tags: Dal-su Oh, Hyun-seung Lee, Jeong-myeong Cheon, Jong-hyeok Lee, Kang-ho Song, Min-jun Kim, Roe-ha Kim, Se-Kyung Shin, Yeo-jeong Yoon
Posted on March 27, 2014 | Comments Off on Documentary of AKB48 No Flower Without Rain (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain (2013)
Documentary
Documentary follows the group after Atsuko Maeda's graduation announcement. The other members are shaken and a fierce fight for the center position takes place. The girls also deal with a clause that prevents members from dating and popularity gaps between the membrs.
Starring: AKB48
Director: Eiki Takahashi
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Posted on March 27, 2014 |
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Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend / Figyua na anata (2013)
Drama | Erotica | Fantasy | Romance
A lonely otaku is fired from his job. He is rescued in a ruined building by a strange girl in a sailor suit. When he wakes up, the girl becomes a figure. The young man and the pretty figure begin to live together.
Starring: Kokone Sasaki, Tasuku Emoto, Mitsu Dan, Yuki Mamiya
Director: Takashi Ishii
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Posted on March 27, 2014 | Comments Off on Grudge Match (2013) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Grudge Match (2013)
Comedy | Sport
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout — 50 years after their last match.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kim Basinger, Alan Arkin, Kevin Hart, Jon Bernthal
Director: Peter Segal
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Tags: Alan Arkin, Jon Bernthal, Kevin Hart, Kim Basinger, Peter Segal, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone
Posted on March 27, 2014 | Comments Off on August Osage County (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
August: Osage County (2013)
Drama
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ewan McGregor, Abigail Breslin, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Sam Shepard, Misty Upham
Director: John Wells
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Tags: Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, Dermot Mulroney, Ewan McGregor, John Wells, Julia Roberts, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Meryl Streep, Misty Upham, Sam Shepard
Posted on March 27, 2014 | Comments Off on Risky Business (1967) 720p BluRay FLAC1.0 x264-CtrlHD
Risky Business / Les risques du métier (1967)
Drama
In an idyllic country town, Jean Doucet and his wife Suzanne teach at the local school. One day, their happy lives are shattered when one of their schoolgirls brings a charge of attempted rape against Doucet.
Starring: Jacques Brel, Emmanuelle Riva, René Dary
Director: André Cayatte
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Posted on March 27, 2014 | Comments Off on The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) 720p BluRay DD5.1 x264-TayTO
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Drama | History
When Pope Julius ll commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees to Rome. The Agony And The Ecstasy is a fascinating dramatization of the battle of wills behind one of the world's artistic masterpieces.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi
Director: Carol Reed
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Tags: Adolfo Celi, Alberto Lupo, Carol Reed, Charlton Heston, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Rex Harrison
