Category: Drama
Posted on March 6, 2013 |
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California Solo (2012)
Drama
A former Britpop rocker who now works on a farm gets caught driving drunk and faces deportation after living in Los Angeles for many years. His efforts to stay in the U.S. force him to confront the past and current demons in his life.
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen, Kathleen Wilhoite, A Martinez, Brad Greenquist, Robert Cicchini, Savannah Lathem, Michael Des Barres, Danny Masterson
Director: Marshall Lewy
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Tags: A Martinez, Alexia Rasmussen, Brad Greenquist, Danny Masterson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Marshall Lewy, Michael Des Barres, Robert Carlyle, Robert Cicchini, Savannah Lathem
Posted on March 6, 2013 |
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Gun Hill Road (2011)
Drama
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.
Starring: Esai Morales, Judy Reyes, Miriam Colon, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Harmony Santana, Franky G, Vincent Laresca
Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green
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Tags: Esai Morales, Franky G., Harmony Santana, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Judy Reyes, Miriam Colon, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Vincent Laresca
Posted on March 5, 2013 |
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Drama | History | Thriller
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy SEAL Team 6 in May, 2011.
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong, Scott Adkins, Harold Perrineau
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
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Tags: Chris Pratt, Harold Perrineau, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Strong, Scott Adkins
Posted on March 5, 2013 |
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Prime (2005)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
When Rafi, a 37-year-old single woman, meets David, a 23-year-old painter, it's love at first sight. But that love gets complicated fast when Rafi discovers that David is also the son of her therapist.
Starring: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg
Director: Ben Younger
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Black Like Me (1964)
Drama
Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man. John Horton takes treatments to darken his skin and leaves his home in Texas to travel throughout the South. At one stop, Horton encounters a black shoe shine man, Burt Wilson, who befriends him and shows him how to "act right" so that he can fit more easily into the African American culture. It is through Wilson that Horton learns the art of shining shoes. Most of his encounters with whites are quite degrading and disturb him. As a hitchhiker, John meets several white men who refer to black men and women in disparaging ways which angers John. Throughout the movie, John is harassed and persecuted by whites without reason. In one of his many stops throughout the South, John finds himself on a park bench sitting by a white woman. A white man walks by and says, "You'd better find another place to sit." Even though he had a college degree, menial jobs were all that he could find. John meets…
Starring: James Whitmore, Sorrell Booke, Roscoe Lee Browne, Al Freeman Jr., Will Geer, Robert Gerringer, Clifton James
Director: Carl Lerner
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Tags: Al Freeman Jr., Carl Lerner, Clifton James, James Whitmore, Robert Gerringer, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sorrell Booke, Will Geer
Posted on March 5, 2013 |
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Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
Drama | Mystery
Angel is a dancer wishing to adopt a child. Stormy is a dancer with a secret with her brother Sully. Jasmine is a poetess who fells in love with Dennis. Jo is a dancer who became pregnant and Jessie is a woman fighting to survive in Hollywood. The link between them is the fact that they dance at Blue Iguana, a strip-club managed by Eddie. Their personal dramas are the theme of this movie.
Starring: Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Sheila Kelley, Elias Koteas, Vladimir Mashkov, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Tilly, Robert Wisdom, W. Earl Brown, Chris Hogan, Rodney Rowland
Director: Michael Radford
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Tags: Charlotte Ayanna, Chris Hogan, Daryl Hannah, Elias Koteas, Jennifer Tilly, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Michael Radford, Robert Wisdom, Rodney Rowland, Sandra Oh, Sheila Kelley, Vladimir Mashkov, W. Earl Brown
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Holy Smoke! (1999)
Comedy | Drama
While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth!
Starring: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee, Dan Wyllie, Paul Goddard, Pam Grier
Director: Jane Campion
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Tags: Dan Wyllie, Harvey Keitel, Jane Campion, Julie Hamilton, Kate Winslet, Pam Grier, Paul Goddard, Sophie Lee
Posted on March 5, 2013 |
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Fresh (1994)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Michael (or Fresh as he's well known) is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded housing project with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum, but still meets with Fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh's sister is a junkie who sleeps with the dealers who Fresh sells for. As the story progresses Fresh realizes that he doesn't want to sell drugs anymore, he wants out.
Starring: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N'Bushe Wright, José Zúñiga
Director: Boaz Yakin
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Tags: Boaz Yakin, Giancarlo Esposito, José Zúñiga, N'Bushe Wright, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Nelson
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The Spoilers (1942)
Drama | Western
In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey, Richard Barthelmess
Director: Ray Enright
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Tags: Harry Carey, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, Ray Enright, Richard Barthelmess
Posted on March 4, 2013 |
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The Girl Next Door (2004)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight-arrow over-achiever who has never really lived life–until he falls for his beautiful and seemingly innocent neighbor, Danielle. When Matthew discovers that this perfect "girl next door" is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love, as he simultaneously helps her rediscover her innocence.
Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Chris Marquette, Paul Dano
Director: Luke Greenfield
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Tags: Chris Marquette, Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, James Remar, Luke Greenfield, Paul Dano, Timothy Olyphant
Posted on March 4, 2013 |
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White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Comedy | Drama | Sport
Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances.
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Cylk Cozart
Director: Ron Shelton
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Tags: Cylk Cozart, Ron Shelton. Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Woody Harrelson
Posted on March 4, 2013 |
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At the End of Daybreak / Sham moh (2009)
Drama
With only his fourth film At the End of Daybreak, Malaysia director Ho Yuhang (Rain Dogs) has established himself as an up-and-coming talent in Asian Cinema. A combination of film noir and domestic drama, Ho's uncompromising vision of modern Malaysian life features unsettling performances by veteran actress Kara Hui, who won the Best Supporting Actress Awards at both the Golden Horse and the Asian Film Awards, young actress Ng Meng Hui, who won the Best Newcomer prize at the Asian Film Awards. Leading man Tsui Tin Yau (AV) ties the story together as the desperate youth whose unwitting transgressions lead to shocking consequences.
Starring: Kara Hui, Tien You Chui, Yasmin Ahmad, Azman Hassan, Hassan Muthalib, Meng Hui Ng
Director: Yuhang Ho
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Tags: Azman Hassan, Hassan Muthalib, Kara Hui, Meng Hui Ng, Tien You Chui, Yasmin Ahmad, Yuhang Ho
Posted on March 3, 2013 |
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Trade of Innocents (2012)
Drama | Thriller
In the back streets of a tourist town in present-day Southeast Asia, we find a filthy cinder block room; a bed with soiled sheets; a little girl waits for the next man. Alex (Dermot Mulroney), a human trafficking investigator, plays the role of her next customer as he negotiates with the pimp for the use of the child. Claire (Mira Sorvino), Alex's wife, is caught up in the flow of her new life in Southeast Asia and her role as a volunteer in an aftercare shelter for rescued girls where lives of local neighborhood girl's freedoms and dignity are threatened. Parallel story lines intertwine and unfold twists against the backdrop of the dangerous human trafficking world, in a story of struggle, life, hope and redemption in the "TRADE of INNOCENTS."
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino, John Billingsley, Kieu Chinh, Trieu Tran, Jane Le, Vithaya Pansringarm
Director: Christopher Bessette
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Tags: Christopher Bessette, Dermot Mulroney, Jane Le, John Billingsley, Kieu Chinh, Mira Sorvino, Trieu Tran, Vithaya Pansringarm
Posted on March 3, 2013 |
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The Fairy / La fée (2011)
Comedy | Drama
A hotel clerk searches all over Le Havre for the fairy who made two of his three wishes come true before disappearing.
Starring: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy, Philippe Martz, Vladimir Zongo
Director: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
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Posted on March 3, 2013 |
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Secondhand Lions (2003)
Comedy | Drama | Family
This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles. At first shocked by his uncles' unconventional behavior that includes ordering African lions through the mail, the boy soon becomes enthralled with unraveling the mystery that has followed the uncles for years. Hearing tales of their exotic adventures involving kidnapped princesses, Arabian sheiks and lost treasure, not only brings him closer to his uncles but also teaches him what it means to believe in something… whether it's true or not.
Starring: Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt, Josh Lucas
Director: Tim McCanlies
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Tags: Haley Joel Osment, Josh Lucas, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael Caine, Nicky Katt, Robert Duvall, Tim McCanlies
Posted on March 3, 2013 |
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Life of Pi (2012)
Adventure | Drama
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zoo keeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry, India, the family decides to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.
Starring: Irfan Khan, Suraj Sharma, Gérard Depardieu, Rafe Spall
Director: Ang Lee
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Posted on March 2, 2013 |
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Love and Honor (2013)
Drama | Romance | War
When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.
Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Aimee Teegarden, Chris Lowell, Wyatt Russell
Director: Danny Mooney
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Posted on March 2, 2013 |
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The Day He Arrives / Book chon bang hyang (2011)
Drama
Sang-Joon is a professor in the film department at a provincial university. He goes to Seoul to meet his senior, Young-Ho, who works as a film critic. Sang-Joon stays in a northern village in Seoul for 3 days.
Starring: Jun-Sang Yu, Sang Jung Kim, Seon-mi Song, Bo-kyung Kim
Director: Sang-soo Hong
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Tags: Bo-kyung Kim, Jun-Sang Yu, Sang Jung Kim, Sang-soo Hong, Seon-mi Song
Posted on March 2, 2013 |
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Manolete / A Matador's Mistress (2008)
Biography | Drama | Romance
In the 1940s, Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez, known to the world as Manolete, owned the Spanish bullring. This searing biopic follows his notorious affair with movie siren Lupe Sino at the height of his fame, and his death in the ring at age 30.
Starring: Adrien Brody, Penélope Cruz
Director: Menno Meyjes
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Posted on March 1, 2013 |
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Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
Charlotte Hollis, an aging recluse deluded into a state of dementia by horrible memories and hallucinations, lives in a secluded house where, thirty-seven years before, John Mayhew her married lover, was beheaded and mutilated by an unknown assailant.
Starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway
Director: Robert Aldrich
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Tags: Agnes Moorehead, Bette Davis, Cecil Kellaway, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Robert Aldrich
