I Am Love / Io sono l'amore (2009)
Drama | Romance
A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion and unconditional love.
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Pippo Delbono
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Russkiy kovcheg / Russian Ark (2002)
Drama | Fantasy | History | Mystery
Alexander Sokurov's (Mother and Son) cinematic tour-de-force follows a modern filmmaker who magically finds himself transported to the 18th century. There, he embarks on a time-traveling journey through 300 years of Russian history. Filmed with a cast of thousands, three live orchestras and an army of technicians, Russian Ark is the longest uninterrupted shot in film history, and the first feature film ever created in a single take.
Starring: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Written in Blood (2003)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
When the wife of Detective John Traveller and her lover are executed in bed and John takes the blame, his partner and friend, Detective Matthew Ransom, becomes very upset, affecting his marriage that was not working well. The lover of John's wife was the son of Luke Williams, a detective of the same department, and he does not accept the death of his son. After the trial and conviction of John, Matthew separates from his wife Mary Ramson, being sexually arrested by John's daughter Jude. Meanwhile, a serial killer kills the enemies of John, leaving clues in the crime scenes relatives to Sherlock Holmes tales and Matthew suspects of Jude.
Starring: Michael T. Weiss, Peter Coyote, Maureen Flannigan, Steve Rankin, Dan Gauthier, Gwen McGee, Nancy Valen
Director: John Terlesky
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The Efficiency Expert / Spotswood (1992)
Crime | Drama
Wallace is an efficiency expert, managing the high-profile downsizing of a major auto parts factory. But when he is hired to evaluate a small moccasin factory which seems from another era, Wallace has to reconsider the rapid modernization he advocates, as he is confronted by the human faces such plans hurt.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence, John Walton, Rebecca Rigg, Toni Collette, Russell Crowe, Angela Punch McGregor
Director: Mark Joffe
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Nicholas Nickleby / The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Drama
Nineteenth century England. When Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and leaves his family destitute, his uncle, the greedy moneylender, Ralph Nickleby, finds Nicholas a job teaching in a repulsive school in Yorkshire. Nicholas flees the school taking with him one of the persecuted boys, Smike, and they join a troop of actors. Nicholas then has to protect Smike, while trying to stop his Uncle Ralph taking advantage of his sister Kate, and later his sweetheart, Madeline Bray, whose father is in debtors prison.
Starring: Derek Bond, Cedric Hardwicke, Mary Merrall, Sally Ann Howes, Bernard Miles, Alfred Drayton, Cyril Fletcher
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi
The 50th Anniversary special unites three Doctors to once again save the universe.
Starring: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, David Tennant, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Nick Hurran
Notting Hill (1999)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans, James Dreyfus, Dylan Moran
Director: Roger Michell
Zatoichi in Desperation / Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Oreta tsue / Zatôichi 24 (1972)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Star Shintaro Katsu sits in the director's chair for this psychedelic and unremittingly bleak entry in the Zatoichi series, which is unlike any other in its grind-house grimness. A tale of innocence corrupted by sadistic, sleazy criminality, the film is propelled by Easy Rider-esque editing and a trippy seventies funk score by Kunihiko Murai.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Shintarô Katsu
Enough Said (2013)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she's interested in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette, Ben Falcone
Director: Nicole Holofcener
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman / Charlie Countryman (2013)
Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller
A guy falls for a woman who's claimed by a violent crime boss.
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint, Vincent D'Onofrio, Melissa Leo
Director: Fredrik Bond
Blood Type: Unknown (2013)
Drama
A wannabe novelist living under the shadow of her smothering parents finds herself captured in a four centuries old secret when she attends college and falls for the bad boy with an unknown blood type.
Starring: Jenna Kanell, Doug Penikas, Leanna Pareja, Sean Spence, Rae Latt, Henry LeBlanc
Director: Doug Penikas
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Mother of George (2013)
Drama
Adenike and Ayodele, a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn, are having trouble conceiving a child – a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save or destroy her family.
Starring: Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Yaya Alafia, Anthony Okungbowa, Bukky Ajayi, Angélique Kidjo
Director: Andrew Dosunmu
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Blue Jasmine (2013)
Comedy | Drama
Woody Allen writes and directs this comedy drama starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin and Sally Hawkins. Broke and suffering from a nervous breakdown, housewife Jasmine (Blanchett) travels from New York to San Fransisco to stay with her sister Ginger (Hawkins). The ensemble cast also features Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay, Peter Sarsgaard and Bobby Cannavale.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K., Sally Hawkins, Peter Sarsgaard, Andrew Dice Clay, Michael Stuhlbarg
Director: Woody Allen
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Assault on a Queen (1966)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller
A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Conte, Alf Kjellin, Errol John
Director: Jack Donohue
The Karate Kid / Gongfu meng (2010)
Action | Drama | Family | Sport
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying – and the feeling is mutual – but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Rongguang Yu, Zhensu Wu, Zhiheng Wang
Director: Harald Zwart
Patiala House (2011)
Comedy | Drama | Sport
A second-generation Sikh in London gives up his dream to save his father's reputation until he meets a girl who gives him the strength to stand up for what he believes. This cross-generation drama is about second chances.
Starring: Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Tinnu Anand
Director: Nikhil Advani
Zatoichi at Large / Zatôichi goyô-tabi / Zatôichi 23 (1972)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into prostitution for want of a payment the dead mother was bringing. Zatoichi determines to save the woman from her fate.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kazuo Mori
Silent Code / BBS xiang min de zheng yi (2012)
Drama
Silent Code is set in the world of BBS (Bulletin Board System), an online forum community platform that is very popular among Taiwan youth. Idol drama stars Chen Bo Lin (In Time with You), Ivy Chen (Skip Beat!), Shiou Jieh Kai (Black & White) and Puff Kuo (Miss Rose) headline this curious cautionary tale about online conflicts with real world consequences. Seamlessly blending live-action and CG animation into a cyber suspense inspired by true events, the film bridges the cyber world and BBS culture with real-world scenarios. Fittingly enough, Silent Code marks the feature debut of director Hero Lin Shi Yong, the creator of the Woodman animation series which is famous in Taiwan's online community. Righteous journalist Lan (Puff Kuo) is committed to reporting the truth and fighting for justice, but in reality, her job consists mainly of taking orders from her superiors and searching for news online. One day, she stumbles upon a popular BBS forum dedicated to sharing dreams. The board owner Xiang (Ivy Chen) incurred the wrath of the internet community after a video got leaked, and the witchhunt is pushing her to the edge. Lan sets out to find the culprit behind the leak, and clues seem to point to Xiang's hacker ex-boyfriend King (Chen Bo Lin). The more Lan investigates, the more people get dragged into the case and the murkier the truth becomes. Who is really behind this internet war?
Starring: Bo-lin Chen, Yi Han Chen, Ken Lin, Chieh-kai Shiou, Puff Kuo
Director: Hero Lin
Murder Most Foul / Agatha Christie's Murder Most Foul (1964)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple joins a small-town theatre to investigate a murder.
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bud Tingwell, Andrew Cruickshank, Megs Jenkins, Dennis Price
Director: George Pollock
Murder at the Gallop / Agatha Christie's Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple suspects foul play when an old friend is supposedly scared to death by a cat.
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson, Bud Tingwell, Gordon Harris
Director: George Pollock
