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Posted on April 27, 2012 |
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Damien: Omen II / The Omen II (1978)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
Damien the Antichrist, now age 13, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark mystical forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.
Starring: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Nicholas Pryor
Director: Don Taylor
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Posted on April 27, 2012 |
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The Omen (1976)
Horror | Mystery
An American ambassador learns to his horror that his son is actually the literal Antichrist.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw
Director: Richard Donner
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Posted on April 26, 2012 |
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Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
Comedy
Two guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course. In order to make the money back, they then attempt to revitalize a failing shopping mall.
Starring: Eric Wareheim, Tim Heidecker
Director: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim
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Posted on April 26, 2012 |
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The Aryan Couple / The Couple (2004)
Drama | War
In 1944, in Hungary, the wealthy Jewish industrialist Joseph Krauzenberg is forced by the Reichführer Heinrich Himmler to deliver his 3,000 employee factory; his palace with his collection of antiques and arts; a large amount in gold; and his house to the Reich. In return, the Nazis would send his big family that is arrested in Gestapo safe and sound to the neutral Switzerland and then to Palestine. Himmler schedules a dinner with Krauzenberg and his wife Rachel Krauzenberg to sign the contract and orders the butcher Eichmann to not do harm to the imprisoned Jews relatives of Krauzenberg. Himmer also send the SS Edelhein to check the security of the palace and the two German house servants of Krauzenberg, Hans Vassman and his beautiful pregnant wife Ingrid Vassman.
Starring: Martin Landau, Kenny Doughty, Caroline Carver, Judy Parfitt
Director: John Daly
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Posted on April 26, 2012 |
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A Night to Remember (1958)
Action | Drama | History
Based on Walter Lord's popular book, A Night to Remember recounts the sailing of the Titanic, billed as the "unsinkable ship," and its inevitable voyage toward the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and doom.
Starring: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Anthony Bushell
Director: Roy Ward Baker
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Posted on April 26, 2012 |
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The Lazarus Papers / The Mercenary (2010)
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi
Lonny Smith, a young man with a suitcase full of money, who might drop dead at any moment is searching for love with each dying breath even if he has to pay for it. One is an ex-assassin slave runner, who operates a mail order bride scam exploiting prostitutes infected by HIV. Another is a mysterious club owner named Kyo, who manages a cabaret show and finally, a vixen named Nana, the girl who will bring it all crashing down. They all will carve their way through the macabre alleys of a magical land buried in South East Asia, a city named Pali, the city of gold.
Starring: Danny Trejo, Gary Daniels, Krystal Vee, Bai Ling, Tommy Lister
Director: Jeremiah Hundley
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Posted on April 26, 2012 |
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Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
Romance
Newly-married Rebecca leaves her husband's Alsatian bed on her prized motorbike – symbol of freedom and escape – to visit her lover in Heidelberg. En route she indulges in psychedelic reveries as she relives her changing relationship with the two men.
Starring: Marianne Faithfull, Alain Delon, Roger Mutton
Director: Jack Cardiff
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Posted on April 26, 2012 |
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Initial D / Tau man ji D (2005)
Action | Crime | Drama | Teen | Thriller
Based on a popular manga by Shuichi Shigeno, Initial D is a high-octane movie about the world of downhill mountain racing. Takumi Fujiwara is an average high-school student who has honed his driving skills while making late-night deliveries for his father's tofu restaurant. When he has an inadvertent run-in with one of the area's top racers, Takumi finds himself thrust into the world of mountain racing and is soon duking it out for top honors in a series of daredevil downhill races. Thrilling and adrenaline-fueled, the anime is presented in its entirety with this collection of episodes.
Starring: Jay Chou, Shawn Yue, Shawn Yue, Edison Chen, Anthony Wong, Anne Suzuki, Jordan Chan, Chapman To, Kenny Bee, Tsuyoshi Abe
Director: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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2 Coelhos (2012)
Action
Edgar is a young upper-middle class man, close to completing 30 years old, he lives a full life crisis and is in a position common to the vast majority of Brazilians. On the one hand the power, represented by a corrupt state, abusive and absent in their taxes before their obligations. On the other, crime increasingly organized violence became a constant in the lives of citizens in large cities. Edgar responds to all this as a modern vigilante. With the help of ingredients such as technology, counter-information and manipulation, Edgar concocts a brilliant plan, using the greed of their opponents as the reason for its destruction. As the plot unfolds, we know more about the dark past of each character as Edgar fit the pieces together in an intriguing puzzle that makes up the film's plot.
Starring: Fernando Alves Pinto, Caco Ciocler, Marat Descartes, Alessandra Negrini, Thogun, Thaíde, Robson Nunes, Afonso Poyart
Director: Afonso Poyart
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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The Vow (2012)
Drama | Romance
Real-life story of a newlywed New Mexico couple, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, who were struck by tragedy shortly after their marriage. A car crash puts the wife in a coma, where she is cared for by her devoted husband. When she comes to, without any memory of her husband or their marriage, the husband must woo her and ultimately win her heart once again.
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Jessica Lange, Scott Speedman
Director: Michael Sucsy
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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Neon Flesh / Carne de neón (2010)
Comedy
Hoping to earn his mother's respect, a young hustler-turned-businessman tries to open a brothel with his two useless buddies.
Starring: Mario Casas, Vicente Romero, Luciano Cáceres, Ángela Molina, Macarena Gómez, Blanca Suárez
Director: Paco Cabezas
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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The Terrorists / Ransom (1974)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A gang of hijackers led by Ian McShane seize a British plane as it is landing in Scandinavia. Ruthless military police chief Colonel Tahlvik is assigned to rescue the plane and it's passengers. But he must also deal with the problem of the British Ambassador, whose residence has been seized by a second group of terrorists.
Starring: Sean Connery, Ian McShane, Jeffrey Wickham
Director: Caspar Wrede
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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Taare Zameen Par / Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Drama
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan.
Starring: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma
Director: Aamir Khan
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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7 Days to Leave My Wife / Yang ngai gaw rak (2007)
Comedy | Romance
Directed by Torpong Tunkamhang, the uproarious 2007 Thai comedy 7 Days to Leave My Wife follows a cheating husband with the seven-year itch, and his hilarious efforts to untie the knot. Salesman Yong (Samapon Piyapongsiri) is a typical aging salaryman with a boring job and even more boring wife. Life is a daily drag until he somehow attracts the attentions of sexy colleague Pim (Benjawan Artner)! Next thing Yong knows, he's in a hot affair with Pim. But then Pim slaps down the ultimatum: leave his wife in a week or she'll leave him. Yong starts cooking up different schemes to end his marriage, leading to a barrel of laughs and mishaps, and even some romantic rivalry.
Starring: Samapon Piyapongsiri, Suwatjanee Chaimusik, Benjawan Artner, Prinya Rhunprapan
Director: Torpong Tunkamhang
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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The Conmen in Vegas / Du xia da zhan Lasi Weijiasi (1999)
Comedy
Wong Jing continues the story of his gambling action comedy The Conman (1998) in the sequel The Conmen in Vegas (1999). This time, master gambler King (Andy Lau) and his sidekick Dragon (Nick Cheung) have got a new partner in the latter's swindler cousin Nat (Nat Chan). Together, the trio successfully cons a huge fortune from the underground casino owned by Brother Man. The vicious gang boss sends his henchmen after them, and Dragon gets taken. Meanwhile, King and Nat are commissioned by Beijing to go on a mission to Las Vegas to bring back corrupt tycoon Peter Chu (Alex Man), who has stolen four billion dollars from the state. But it won't be easy, as Chu has the backing of US politicians and the gangs…
Starring: Pak-cheung Chan, Nick Cheung, Andy Lau, Kelly Lin, Alex Man, Yin Nam, Jing Wong, Fang Yu, Jewel Lee
Director: Jing Wong
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild / Madangeul Naon Amtak (2011)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family
On a chicken farm among hundreds of chickens is clever Leafie, an amazing hen who dreams of a life outside her cage. She manages to escape from captivity but finds herself being hunted down by the weasel, One Eye. Luckily, Leafie is saved by a brave duck known as Wanderer. One day, Leafie enters Wanderer’s nest and finds an abandoned warm egg and sits on it tenderly. Time passes and the egg hatches on the night that Wanderer is himself killed by One Eye. Seeing a patch of green on the baby’s head, Leafie names him Greenie and decides she’ll take care of him. However, the differences between the hen and her duckling prove challenging. Sometime later, Greenie gets caught by the chicken farm owner and Leafie rushes to the farm to save him.
Starring: So-ri Moon, Seung Ho Yoo, Min-sik Choi, Cheol-min Park, Sang-hyun Kim, Jeon Sook-Kyeong
Director: Seong-yun Oh
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Pariah (2011)
Drama
Alike is a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. With the support of her best friend, Laura, she is especially eager to find a girlfriend. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and…
Starring: Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis, Afton Williamson
Director: Dee Rees
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Tale of the Mummy (1998)
Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a prince was buried and his tomb eternally curses so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. But hundreds of years later on a greedy search for treasure, a group of archaeologists break the curses seal of the tomb. Every man vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a log book – and a deadly warning of the legend of the bloodthursty TALOS. Fifty years later the log book ends up in the hands of the granddaughter of the head archaeologist, and she defiantly sets out to retrace his steps. Discovering the forbidden treasure, she recovers a sacred amulet and once again unleashes the savage power of the tomb.
Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee
Director: Russell Mulcahy
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Project X (1987)
Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Comedy | Drama
An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair's life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd
Director: Bruce Beresford
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