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S.W.A.T. (2003)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Jim Street (Colin Farrell) is a former S.W.A.T. team member, who along with his partner Brian Gamble (Jeremy Renner), is thrown off the team in the aftermath of a controversial decision they made during a robbery/hostage standoff. Gamble quits the force in disgust, but for Street, being a policeman is his life and he agrees to a demotion, hoping to someday have the chance to redeem himself and once again wear the privileged S.W.A.T. uniform. He gets that chance when team commander Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) is assigned to recruit and train five top-notch officers for a new Special Weapons and Tactics unit. After weeks of rigorous physical training, the new team is immediately thrown into action when a notorious drug lord, offers a $100 million bounty to anyone who can free him from police custody. As they escort the kingpin out of Los Angeles into the hands of the Feds, the S.W.A.T. team is pursued by a ruthless and well-armed band of mercenaries.
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles
Director: Clark Johnson
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Posted on April 13, 2012 |
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In Too Deep (1999)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
An undercover cop goes too deep into the Cincinnati drug trade. The local drug lord, a man who calls himself God, controls all of the action in Ohio. As the cop moves up the ladder, he befriends the gangster, learns of his violent tendencies, but also sees him as a benefactor to the poor, a dedicated family man, and one who staunchly defends his friends. The cop's commanding officer fears that he has become too close to the gangster and will be unable to regain his identity, a fear that comes close to reality when the big bust ultimately happens.
Starring: Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Pam Grier
Director: Michael Rymer
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Posted on April 13, 2012 |
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Women in Cages (1971)
Action | Crime | Drama
American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.
Starring: Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan, Pam Grier, Bernard Bonnin, Charlie Davao
Director: Gerardo de Leon
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Posted on April 13, 2012 |
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Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)
Horror
In this ninth installment of the Hellraiser franchise, two friends discover a puzzle box in Mexico, which opens a gateway to Hell. Before long, dermatological nightmare Pinhead has returned to make the lives of everyone in his way miserable.
Starring: Stephan Smith Collins, Steven Brand, Jolene Andersen
Director: Victor Garcia
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Posted on April 13, 2012 |
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The Love Eterne / Liang Shan Bo yu Zhu Ying Tai (1963)
Musical
In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university. Once there she soon falls in love with another student, but of course, she cannot tell him the truth lest she jeopardize her chance for an education.
Starring: Betty Loh, Ivy Ling
Director: Han Hsiang Li
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Posted on April 11, 2012 |
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Good Times, Wonderful Times (1966)
Documentary | Drama | War
A nuclear-age anti-war film in which scenes of people chattering at a cocktail party are intercut with historical footage of military exercises and war atrocities.
Director: Lionel Rogosin
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Posted on April 11, 2012 |
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Männerherzen 2 / Männerherzen… und die ganz ganz große Liebe / Men in the City 2 (2011)
Comedy
Part 2 of the male Beziehungskarussels keeps the level of its predecessor. And that creates long since not every sequel. Therefore the weaknesses have remained well. A few episodes are hilarious, others rather embarrassed or angry. What are they, any person may decide for themselves.
Starring: Pasquale Aleardi, Johannes Allmayer, Thomas Bading
Director: Simon Verhoeven
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Rest Stop / Rest Stop: Dead Ahead (2006)
Horror | Thriller
Jess is at the wheel. Nicole rides shotgun. And at the end of the road stretching before them is glittering, glamorous Hollywood. They're on a road trip, all right…straight to hell. When the runaway lovers pause at an abandoned rest stop, Jess disappears. And someone else appears – someone with his own demented sense of fun. With drills. Staple guns. Box cutters. All the tearing, grinding, ripping tools you need to hew wood. Or metal. Or people. Especially young, pretty people just like Nicole.
Starring: Jaimie Alexander, Joey Mendicino, Joey Lawrence, Diane Salinger, Michael Childers
Director: John Shiban
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The Big Doll House (1971)
Action | Drama
Beautiful women prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison, until 5 of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with the reluctant help of 2 male fruit vendors.
Starring: Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Judith Brown, Sid Haig, Christiane Schmidtmer
Director: Jack Hill
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Abba (2011)
Biography | History
"Abba" is a musical documentary about the life and legacy of Hong Yi-feng, one of the most iconic popular musicians in post-World War II Taiwan. The film, produced by Hong's three sons, offers great music, nostalgic discoveries, a glimpse into creative minds, a complex and tender family story and some food for thought on the possible healing power of religion.
Starring: Yi-feng Hong, Rong-hong Hong, Jing-yao Hong, Rong-liang Hong
Director: Rong-liang Hong
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Tags: Jing-yao Hong, Rong-hong Hong, Rong-liang Hong, Yi-feng Hong
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One Life (2011)
Documentary
Focuses on the cyclical journey taken by all living creatures, from birth to having youngsters of their own.
Starring: Daniel Craig
Director: Michael Gunton, Martha Holmes
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Posted on April 11, 2012 |
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Shame (2011)
Drama
Brandon is a 30-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life. After his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment, Brandon's world spirals out of control.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie
Director: Steve McQueen
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Posted on April 10, 2012 |
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Everyman's War (2009)
Drama | War
As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig Germany ,a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key position in the Allied advance to win the war. Outgunned and outnumbered, S/ Sgt Don Smith struggles to find hope and courage against overwhelming odds in one of the decisive confrontations in the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. His squad of GI's of the 94th Infantry Division lay dug in on the ridge-line outside of town. No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the coming attack. Based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle between duty and desire. Between the prospect of the life and love, Dorine that waits at home and the harsh realities of war which marks the pivotal epoch in his life as he discovers that the loss of hope can be worse than the loss of life. One man's courage… One man's hope…Everyman's War.
Starring: Cole Carson, Lauren Bair, Michael J. Prosser, Eric Martin Reid
Director: Thad Smith
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The Wicker Tree (2010)
Drama | Horror
Young Christians Beth and Steve, a gospel singer and her cowboy boyfriend, leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland . When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they assume their hosts simply want to hear more about Jesus. How innocent and wrong they are.
Starring: Graham McTavish, Honeysuckle Weeks, Brittania Nicol, Christopher Lee
Director: Robin Hardy
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Monsieur Lazhar / Bachir Lazhar (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great sensitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau follows a humble man who is ready to transcend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death.
Starring: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx
Director: Philippe Falardeau
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Joe Somebody (2001)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by the office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal make-over and takes martial arts lessons from a B-action star. As news spreads of his rematch with Mark, Joe suddenly finds himself the center of attention, ascending the corporate ladder and growing in popularity. He's determined to show everyone in his life that he is not a nobody, but a force to be reckoned with.
Starring: Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch
Director: John Pasquin
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Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror / Le notti del terrore (1981)
Horror
A professor opens a crypt and reanimates rotten zombies. The zombies attack a jet-set-group which is celebrating a party in a villa nearby.
Starring: Karin Well, Gianluigi Chirizzi, Simone Mattioli, Antonella Antinori, Roberto Caporali
Director: Andrea Bianchi
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Thumbelina (1994)
Animation | Family | Fantasy
Hans Christian Andersen's heartwarming tale about a thumbsized princess comes to vivid life. A wisp of a girl named Thumbelina is born inside a tulip. Although her stature is small, her adventures are fantastic and bigger than life.
Starring: Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
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Beautiful Lies / De vrais mensonges (2010)
Comedy | Romance
30-year-old Emilie runs a hairdressing salon where she provides an endless stream of well-meaning advice to her clients and friends, but the only person she cannot seem to help is her own mother. Jean, a young man who works for Emilie, is secretly in love with her but a pathological shyness prevents him from declaring his feelings. Finally, unable to contain himself, he opens his heart in a passionate anonymous letter, but Emilie has other plans…
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila, Stéphanie Lagarde, Judith Chemla
Director: Pierre Salvadori
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Posted on April 10, 2012 |
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Strip Nude For Your Killer / Nude per l'assassino (1975)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
When a fashion model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor.
Starring: Nino Castelnuovo, Edwige Fenech, Femi Benussi
Director: Andrea Bianchi
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