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Posted on July 31, 2015 |
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Love and Honor / Bushi no ichibun (2006)
Drama | Romance
Shinnojo Mimura is a lower-ranked samurai who is employed by his clan as a poison taster. He has lived a thrifty but happy life with his beautiful wife Kayo and their old servant Tokuhei. However, his happiness comes to an end when he becomes blind after eating shellfish that is accidentally put into the lunch for the clan. Shinnojo cannot stand spending the rest of his life in darkness, so he tries to kill himself, but Kayo and Tokuhei manage to save his life, and he gradually becomes used to living without sight. Yet, one day Shinnojo finds out that Kayo has a relationship with the head clerk, Toya Shimada: in return for his recommendation for Shinnojo's position in the castle, he has demanded her body, and Shinnojo decides to divorce her. But when Shinnojo eventually figures out that Shimada merely took his pleasure with Kayo, he challenges the man to a duel.
Starring: Takuya Kimura, Rei Dan, Mitsugorô Bandô, Takashi Sasano, Kaori Momoi, Nenji Kobayashi, Ken Ogata
Director: Yôji Yamada
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Tags: Kaori Momoi, Ken Ogata, Mitsugorô Bandô, Nenji Kobayashi, Rei Dan, Takashi Sasano, Takuya Kimura, Yôji Yamada
Posted on July 31, 2015 |
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The Dead Lands (2014)
Action
After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain's teenage son, must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi's only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious Warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
Starring: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare, Raukura Turei
Director: Toa Fraser
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Tags: George Henare, James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Raukura Turei, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Toa Fraser, Xavier Horan
Posted on July 31, 2015 |
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Adult Beginners (2014)
Comedy | Drama
A young, narcissistic entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company's big launch. With his entire life in total disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and 3-year-old nephew in the suburbs – only to become their nanny.
Starring: Rose Byrne, Nick Kroll, Bobby Cannavale, Joel McHale, Caitlin FitzGerald, Paula Garcés
Director: Ross Katz
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Tags: Bobby Cannavale, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Joel McHale, Nick Kroll, Paula Garcés, Rose Byrne, Ross Katz
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Ooops! Noah is Gone… / All Creatures Big And Small / Two by Two: God's Little Creatures (2015)
Adventure |Animation | Comedy
It's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on board with the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think they're safe. Until the curious kids fall off the Ark. Now Finny and Leah struggle to survive the flood and hungry predators and attempt to reach the top of a mountain, while Dave and Hazel must put aside their differences, turn the Ark around and save their kids. It's definitely not going to be smooth sailing.
Starring: Dermot Magennis, Callum Maloney, Tara Flynn, Ava Connolly, Paul Tylak, Alan Stanford
Director: Toby Genkel, Sean McCormack
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Tags: Alan Stanford, Ava Connolly, Callum Maloney, Dermot Magennis, Paul Tylak, Sean McCormack, Tara Flynn, Toby Genkel
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Dark Places (2015)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes.
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Charlize Theron, Christina Hendricks, Nicholas Hoult, Drea de Matteo, Tye Sheridan
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
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Tags: Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christina Hendricks, Drea de Matteo, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan
Posted on July 31, 2015 |
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Jenny's Wedding (2015)
Comedy
Jenny Farrell has led an openly gay life – except with her conventional family. When she finally decides to start a family and marry the woman they thought was just her roommate, the small, safe world the Farrells inhabited changes forever. They are left with a simple and difficult choice – either change with it or drown.
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond, Grace Gummer, Alexis Bledel
Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue
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Tags: Alexis Bledel, Grace Gummer, Katherine Heigl, Linda Emond, Mary Agnes Donoghue, Tom Wilkinson
Posted on July 30, 2015 |
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Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal / Zhong Kui fu mo: Xue yao mo ling (2015)
Action | Fantasy
Legendary Chinese anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.
Starring: Kun Chen, Bingbing Li, Winston Chao, Zishan Yang, Bei-Er Bao, Summer Jike
Director: Peter Pau, Tianyu Zhao
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Tags: Bei-Er Bao, Bingbing Li, Kun Chen, Peter Pau, Summer Jike, Tianyu Zhao, Winston Chao, Zishan Yang
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Joshua / Devil's Child (2007)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, Michael McKean, Linda Larkin
Director: George Ratliff
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Tags: Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, George Ratliff, Linda Larkin, Michael McKean, Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga
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Gone (2006)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
Set against the searing skies of Australia's brutally beautiful outback, Gone is the chilling story of a young couple on the trip of a lifetime with a friendly stranger. When young Brit couple Sophie (Amelia Warner) and Alex (Shaun Evans) arrive in Australia and hook up with the enigmatic Taylor (Scott Mechlowicz),they decide to abandon the usual tourist trail of white sandy beaches and head off inland to the real outback. As the sun beats down and the roads turn from tarmac to red dirt, Alex begins to doubt whether travelling with Taylor was such a good idea.
Starring: Shaun Evans, Scott Mechlowicz, Yvonne Strahovski, Victoria Thaine, Jessica Lemon, Amelia Warner
Director: Ringan Ledwidge
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Tags: Amelia Warner, Jessica Lemon, Ringan Ledwidge, Scott Mechlowicz, Shaun Evans, Victoria Thaine, Yvonne Strahovski
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, Zia decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip with his Russian rocker friend to find her. Their journey takes them through an absurd purgatory where they discover that being dead doesn't mean you have to stop livin'.
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Leslie Bibb, Mark Boone Junior, Abraham Benrubi
Director: Goran Dukic
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Tags: Abraham Benrubi, Goran Dukic, Leslie Bibb, Mark Boone Junior, Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham
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Birth (2004)
Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Lauren Bacall, Alison Elliott, Arliss Howard
Director: Jonathan Glazer
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Tags: Alison Elliott, Arliss Howard, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Jonathan Glazer, Lauren Bacall, Nicole Kidman
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Timecode / Time Code (2000)
Drama
Four separate cameras follow the intrigue, sex, power, jealousy and rage of a diverse group of L.A. players as the action unfolds in real time with no edits and no retakes.
Starring: Xander Berkeley, Golden Brooks, Saffron Burrows, Richard Edson, Aimee Graham, Salma Hayek
Director: Mike Figgis
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Tags: Aimee Graham, Golden Brooks, Mike Figgis, Richard Edson, Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Xander Berkeley
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Michael (1996)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true.
Starring: John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Bob Hoskins, Robert Pastorelli, Jean Stapleton
Director: Nora Ephron
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Tags: Andie MacDowell, Bob Hoskins, Jean Stapleton, John Travolta, Nora Ephron, Robert Pastorelli, William Hurt
Posted on July 30, 2015 |
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Poetic Justice (1993)
Drama | Romance
In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.
Starring: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Khandi Alexander, Tone Loc, Kimberly Brooks
Director: John Singleton
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Tags: Janet Jackson, John Singleton, Khandi Alexander, Kimberly Brooks, Regina King, Tone Loc, Tupac Shakur
Posted on July 29, 2015 |
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Child 44 (2015)
Drama | Thriller
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders – a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke
Director: Daniel Espinosa
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Tags: Daniel Espinosa, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Joel Kinnaman, Noomi Rapace, Paddy Considine, Tom Hardy
Posted on July 29, 2015 |
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Revenge of the Green Dragons / Ching lung (2014)
Action | Crime | Drama
Two immigrant brothers Sonny and Steven who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons". The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill- fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is.
Starring: Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Ray Liotta
Director: Wai-Keung Lau, Andrew Loo
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Posted on July 29, 2015 |
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The Incident / Jiken (1978)
Drama
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old shipyard worker, is arrested and charged with the murder. At Ueda's trial, a complex story unfolds. "The Incident" is a study in unrestrained passion and jealousy.
Starring: Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinobu Ôtake, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Tsunehiko Watase
Director: Yoshitarô Nomura
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Tags: Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinobu Ôtake, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshitaro Nomura
Posted on July 28, 2015 |
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The Face of an Angel (2014)
Drama
Fictionalized version of the notorious Amanda Knox murder case.
Starring: Cara Delevingne, Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Brühl, Genevieve Gaunt, Ava Acres, Sai Bennett
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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Tags: Ava Acres, Cara Delevingne, Daniel Brühl, Genevieve Gaunt, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Winterbottom, Sai Bennett
Posted on July 28, 2015 |
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The Well / The Last Survivors (2014)
Action | Horror | Thriller
Seventeen-year-old Kendal can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush. It's been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether to run and hide or bravely fight for the few cherished people and things she has left.
Starring: Haley Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Max Charles, Barbara Crampton
Director: Thomas S. Hammock
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Posted on July 28, 2015 |
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The Escort (2015)
Comedy
Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Doneger, Bruce Campbell, Rumer Willis
Director: Will Slocombe
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Tags: Bruce Campbell, Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Doneger, Rumer Willis, Will Slocombe
