Filly Brown (2013)
Drama | Music
A promising hip-hop rhymer from Los Angeles finds herself in a gray area when a record producer offers her a compromising shot at stardom.
Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Lou Diamond Phillips, Edward James Olmos, Emilio Rivera, Noel Gugliemi, Jenni Rivera
Director: Youssef Delara, Michael D. Olmos
Brute Force (1947)
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
As hard-hitting as its title, Brute Force was the first of Jules Dassin's forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama that takes a critical look at American society as well. Burt Lancaster is the timeworn Joe Collins, who, along with his fellow inmates, lives under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey (a riveting Hume Cronyn). Only Collins's dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains? Matter-of-fact and ferocious, Brute Force builds to an explosive climax that shows the lengths men will go to when fighting for their freedom.
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Sam Levene
Director: Jules Dassin
Watashi wa kai ni naritai / I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)
Drama | War
1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an officer on the battle-field orders him to kill a captive U.S. soldier. Although Toyomatsu lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible…
Starring: Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama, Yuki Shibamoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Mitsuru Hirata, Magy, Tsubasa Katô
Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa
Love Now / Jigeum sarangha-neun saramgwa salgo issumnika? (2007)
Drama | Romance
One couple marries out of love, then falls out of love. Another couple marries without love, then fails to find love. Enter seduction. Love Now (a.k.a. Changing Partners), directed by Jung Yoon Soo (My Girl and I), revolves around the infidelities of two married couples who inadvertently engage in couple swapping. The film features the all-star casting of Uhm Jung Hwa (Seducing Mr. Perfect), Park Yong Woo (World Of Silence), Han Chae Young (Wild Card), and Lee Dong Gun (My Boyfriend Is Type B).
Starring: Jeong-hwa Eom, Chae-young Han, Yong-woo Park, Dong-geon Lee
Director: Yun-su Chong
Black Pond (2011)
Comedy | Drama | Thriller
An ordinary British family and their friend are accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table. Black Pond is an existential comedy drama starring two-time BAFTA winner Chris Langham and double British Comedy Award Winner Simon Amstell.
Starring: Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue, Colin Hurley, Will Sharpe, Anna O'Grady, Helen Cripps
Director: Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe
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A Little Closer (2011)
Drama
In the forgotten corners of rural Virginia, Sheryl struggles to balance her work as a housekeeper and raising her two sons, fifteen year-old Marc and eleven year-old Stephen. Hoping to meet the love of her life and bring home a father for her boys, she frequents a depressing, weekly mixer for the towns aging singles set. Meanwhile, Marc is desperate to lose his virginity, and spends his days working at a used car lot. And his brother Stephen, in the throes of sexual discovery, becomes infatuated with his school teacher while hoping to win the approval of a group of peers who adamantly detest her.
Starring: Sayra Player, Parker Lutz, Eric Baskerville
Director: Matthew Petock
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Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
Comedy | Drama
In Dublin, the crippled rebel Rory O'Shea moves to the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, affecting the lives of the residents. Rory is able to understand the unintelligible speech of Michael Connolly, who was left in the shelter by his prominent father many years ago due to his cerebral palsy, and they become close friends. Rory convinces Michael to move from Carrigmore to an apartment in Dublin, and they hire the gorgeous Siobhan to assist them. Living together with Rory, Michael faces a new world, finding friendship, love and freedom and learning to survive by his own.
Starring: Steven Robertson, Alan King, James McAvoy, Brenda Fricker, Ruth McCabe
Director: Damien O'Donnell
The Silent Partner (1978)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
This is an imaginative plot, yet one with which the viewer can readily identify. A bank teller is held up at gun point in his bank. Luckily for him he receives a clue that this is going to occur and diverts most of the cash into his own safety deposit box, leaving only a nominal amount for the crook. The ruse works well, but for the fact that the crook resents the fact that he has been outsmarted. There ensues a terrific battle of wits involving the clever but basically "moral" teller, and the cunning and totally uninhibited bank robber, which involves several other people in ways which cannot be revealed here.
Starring: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Céline Lomez, John Candy
Director: Daryl Duke
To the Wonder (2012)
Drama | Romance
After a whirlwind romance in France, Neil and single mother Marina move to Oklahoma to start a new life together. But as Marina struggles to adjust to life in the United States and cracks begin to appear in their relationship, Neil seeks solace by getting in touch with Jane, a former flame from his childhood. Meanwhile, Marina befriends Father Quintana, a priest struggling to come to terms with his calling.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko, Charles Baker, Marshall Bell
Director: Terrence Malick
At Any Price (2012)
Drama | Thriller
In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family's farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family's entire livelihood.
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Ninkyô Helper / Beautiful World (2012)
Drama
Hikoichi (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) decides to live an honest life and leaves the gang world. He begins work at a convenience store, but, one day, Hikoichi allows an old man named Yuzo Tsutai (Masaaki Sakai) to rob the store. Hikoichi is then arrested. A year later, Hikoichi meets Yuzo again in prison and Yuzo tells him that when he is in trouble go see Asahina. After Hikoichi is released from prison, he travels to Taikai city where Asahina lives. Meanwhile, in Takai city, the "Tour Welfare City Project" is championed by local government official Teruo Yashiro (Teruyuki Kagawa).
Starring: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Narumi Yasuda, Tsuruko Hishinuma, Kaho, Shunsuke Kazama, Meisa Kuroki, Masaaki Sakai
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani
Centre Stage / Ruan Lingyu (1992)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Biopic of 1930's Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu.
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Han Chin, Tony Leung, Carina Lau
Director: Stanley Kwan
The Nightcomers (1971)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the the slow corruption of the children in their care.
Starring: Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews, Verna Harvey, Christopher Ellis, Anna Palk
Director: Michael Winner
The Gallant Hours (1960)
Biography | Drama | War
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Starring: James Cagney, Dennis Weaver, Ward Costello, Vaughn Taylor, Richard Jaeckel
Director: Robert Montgomery
Detective Story (1951)
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed and cynical detective. He believes in a strict interpretation of the law and doesn't believe in turning the other cheek. The current object of his zealousness is Karl Schneider, an abortionist responsible for the death of several young women. Schneider's lawyer tells the precinct lieutenant that McLeod has his own personal reasons for going after his client. It turns out that his wife was a patient before they met, although Jim knew nothing of it. His world suddenly turned upside down, McLeod is too late in re-evaluating his priorities.
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready
Director: William Wyler
The Browning Version (1951)
Drama
Andrew Crocker-Harris, a classic teacher in a British school, is a man hounded by a heart ailment, and by his wife's disloyalty, who is pursuing a science teacher. He has lost his feeling for the emotions of others and his understanding of the boys he is there to teach.
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Brian Smith, Bill Travers
Director: Anthony Asquith
Redemption / Hummingbird (2013)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Back home after a harrowing tour in Afghanistan and haunted by his dark past, veteran Joey Jones takes on an assumed identity and tries to atone. But when his pregnant girlfriend is murdered, he must risk stepping into the light to get revenge.
Starring: Jason Statham, Vicky McClure, Benedict Wong, Agata Buzek, Ger Ryan
Director: Steve Knight
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Lake Noir (2011)
Drama | Horror
A group of friends head off for a secluded getaway and encounter more than they bargained for. 'Nothing good happens at this lake' warns Ol' Mr. McAvoy to a group of unsuspecting campers looking forward to a sex and alcohol fueled romp at a secluded lake. Little do they know the lake's sordid past, the lake's horrible atrocities and the resident of the lake who does not take kindly to visitors. 'Michael J Gonzalez' stars in this old school horror film loaded with sex, alcohol, and the occasional unexpected life ending experience that traditional horror lovers have come to know and love.
Starring: Mike G., Geno Romo, Michelle Damis, Marzell Sampson, Bob Olin
Director: Jeffrey Schneider
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Heroes of the East / Drunk Shaolin Challenges Ninja / Zhong hua zhang fu (1978)
Action | Drama
A Chinese man (Liu) marries a Japanese woman through an arranged marriage and manages to insult all of her Japanese martial arts family by issuing a challenge to her that is misinterpreted by the others. He must then prove how good Chinese Kung Fu really is through a series of duels with the seven Japanese martial artists who come to meet the challenge.
Starring: Chia Hui Liu, Yuka Mizuno
Director: Chia-Liang Liu
A Man Who Was Superman / Superman ieotdeon sanai (2008)
Comedy | Drama
A snobbish producer makes a documentary about the extraordinary behavior of her neighbor who believes himself to be Superman.
Starring: Jeong-min Hwang, Gianna Jun
Director: Yoon-Chul Chung
