Torn Curtain (1966)
Thriller
Paul Newman and Julie Andrews star in this classic tale of international espionage set behind the Iron Curtain.
Starring: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hansjörg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Ludwig Donath
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
Comedy | Drama
Michael McCann is a man who feels totally betrayed by the world, after his wife revealed to him that their child was not his. A few years after his break-up we find him living alone in a small town. But, everything in his miserable life changes when he adopts a little girl whose mother died outside his house. After several years, the real father returns to claim the girl from Michael, thinking that she will be an advantage for his political career.
Starring: Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Baldwin
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
ParaNorman (2012)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror
A misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead, takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, John Goodman, Casey Affleck
Director: Sam Fell, Chris Butler
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Someone is pitting the world's superpowers against each other–and only the legendary James Bond (Agent 007) can stop it. When a British warship is mysteriously destroyed in Chinese waters, the world teeters on the brink of World War III–until 007 zeros in on the true criminal mastermind. Bond's do-or-die mission takes him to Elliot Carver, a powerful industrialist who manipulates world events as easily as he changes headlines from his global media empire. After soliciting help from Carver's sexy wife, Paris, Bond joins forces with a stunning yet lethal Chinese agent, Wai Lin. In a series of explosive chases, brutal confrontations and impossible escapes, including a motorcycle pursuit through Saigon, Bond and Wai race to stop the presses on Carver's next planned news story–global pandemonium.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay, Götz Otto, Joe Don Baker
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
The 40th Annual American Music Awards 2012 (TV 2012)
Awards | Music
The 40th American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2012. It was broadcast live on ABC. This year included a brand new category, Electronic Dance Music. Justin Bieber won all three of his nominations, Nicki Minaj won two and Rihanna won one of their four nominations, while Taylor Swift earned her 11th AMA.
Starring: Usher, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Wanted, Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, No Doubt, Pink, Taylor Swift, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Carrie Underwood, Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, Ludacris, Stevie Wonder, Psy, MC Hammer
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
Comedy | Romance | Thriller
A New York detective/mama's boy loses his fiancee to a rich con man in las Vegas.
Starring: James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker
Director: Andrew Bergman
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Comedy | Romance | Sport
A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Bob Barker, Frances Bay, Carl Weathers
Director: Dennis Dugan
Patton (1970)
Biography | Drama | History | War
Patton is a three-dimensional bronze bust of World War II field general George S. Patton who wrote poetry, fired pistols at strafing fighter planes, and loved the United States of America with a lofty and historical zeal. Tracing his personal rivalries with such generals as Rommel and Montgomery, his problematic treatment of his own men, and his nearly runaway contempt for diplomacy, the film triumphs as an enduring portrait of a complex and larger-than-life figure.
Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Karl Michael Vogler, Edward Binns, Jack Gwillim
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Sparrow / Man jeuk (2008)
Drama | Romance
Nicknamed "sparrow", a pickpocket lifts wallets from unsuspecting targets with elegance and grace, like a sparrow fluttering its wings through a congested cityscape. Fai and his 3 associates lead carefree and playful lives as pickpockets. When the mysterious Beauty charms them into stealing a key, the sparrows worry about what they're getting themselves into, but accept the job when Beauty threatens to take her own life. Mystery builds as the sparrows go forward with their plan. At the rendezvous point, Hollywood Inn, Beauty and the key disappear altogether. It seems Beauty carries many secrets, including her relationship with the reclusive powerful tycoon, Mr. Yen. The sparrows are playing with fire, although this knowledge hardly lessens their intrigue.
Starring: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Ka Tung Lam, Suet Lam, Hoi-Pang Lo
Director: Johnnie To
Hope Springs (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Elisabeth Shue, Mimi Rogers
Director: David Frankel
Lawless (2012)
Crime | Drama
Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.
Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Shia LaBeouf
Director: John Hillcoat
Katy Perry: Part of Me / Katy Perry the Movie: Part of Me (2012)
Documentary | Music
A documentary that chronicles Katy Perry's life on and off-stage.
Starring: Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Lady Gaga, Adele, Rachael Markarian, David Daniel Hudson, Angela Hudson, Darren Criss, Judy Garland, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Heidi Klum
Director: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Two complete strangers, Bruno Anthony, a psychotic mother's boy and Guy Haines, a professional tennis player meet on a train and begin discussing a theory on how the two of them could commit the perfect crime. Guy thinks they are joking, while Anthony is serious, and is about to take their convertation a step too far.
Starring: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Drop Dead Diva (TV Series 2009- )
Comedy | Drama
Drop Dead Diva is a spirited new comedic drama series that puts a uniquely compelling twist on the age-old battle between brains and beauty. The show tells the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney.
Starring: Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Jackson Hurst, Kate Levering, April Bowlby, Josh Stamberg, Ben Feldman
Creator: Josh Berman
Ultraman Saga / Urutoraman Saga (2012)
Action | Sci-Fi
Monster roam the planet, with only 7 women known as "Team U" and children who are left. "Team U" fights against the monsters for the future of mankind. Ultraman Zero then arrives from a different time and space.
Starring: Daigo, Takeshi Tsuruno, Taiyô Sugiura
Director: Hideki Oka
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes.
Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Joey King, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman
Director: Christopher Nolan
The Day (2011)
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A group of five people working to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic future discover what they think is a safe, abandoned farmhouse, but they soon find themselves fighting to stay alive as a gang of bloodthirsty predators attack.
Starring: Dominic Monaghan, Shawn Ashmore, Shannyn Sossamon, Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund, Cory Hardrict
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
The House of Exorcism / Lisa e il diavolo (1974)
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper Leandro.
Starring: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina
Director: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
Doom (2005)
Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Olduvai Research Station is a remote scientific facility on Mars where something has gone terribly wrong. All experiments have ceased, and communication has failed. The few messages that do get through are less than comforting. It's Level 5 Quarantine, and the only souls allowed in or out are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad (RRTS)–hardened Marines armed to the teeth with enough firepower to neutralize any enemy–or so they think. The researchers at this Red Planet station have unwittingly opened a door, and all hell has broken loose. A legion of nightmarish creatures of unknown origin lurks in every corner and stalks the countless rooms and tunnels of the facility, killing what few people remain. A hellish zoo of demons, Imps, Barons and Hell Knights has taken over Olduvai. And they're not giving it back without a fight. Sealing off the portal to Earth, Sarge, Reaper and their mercenary team must use every weapon at their disposal–and some they find along the way–to carry out their orders: nothing gets out alive. Unfortunately, these things never go as planned.
Starring: Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Razaaq Adoti, Dwayne Johnson, Deobia Oparei, Ben Daniels
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Big Daddy (1999)
Comedy | Drama
Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts five-year-old Julian to impress her. She's not impressed… and he can't return the kid.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Allen Covert
Director: Dennis Dugan
