Das Boot / The Boat (1981)
Action | Drama | History | War
This is the story of 42 raw recruits caught up in a war they didn't understand, and the Captain who must lead them in their struggle to survive.
Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Blue Crush 2 (2011)
Romance | Sport | Drama
Fun, friendship and a thrilling adventure of a lifetime. Dana, a killer surfer from California, travels to the breathtaking coasts of South Africa, determined to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing the legendary Jeffrey's Bay. With nothing but her mom's journal as a guide and a fun-loving group of surf fanatics watching her back, Dana faces epic waves, tough locals and her own fears in this unforgettable surf odyssey.
Starring: Sharni Vinson, Elizabeth Mathis, Ben Milliken
Director: Mike Elliott
Blue Crush (2002)
Romance | Sport | Drama
Life for Anne Marie has been one long Pipe dream. She's about to make that dream a reality if she can keep from drowning in her own fear. At the Pipe Masters surf competition on the North Shore of Oahu, more is at stake for Anne Marie than the pressure of competing in one of the world's most dangerous, aggressive and male-dominated sports. She must first win a dreaded contest within. Sharing a beach shack with her best friends Eden and Lena, and her rebellious younger sister Penny, Anne Marie lives for the adrenaline-charged surf scene, rising before dawn every day to charge the Pipeline's deadly waves. Things change when a pro football team with slovenly habits and fat wallets checks in. Like it or not, Anne Marie starts losing her balance–and finding it–as she falls for quarterback Matt Tollman. Sudden
Starring: Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Matthew Davis
Director: John Stockwell
Diary of a Sex Addict / Diario de una ninfómana (2008)
Drama | Romance
Val, a young, middle-class woman with a strong desire for sex, finds herself destitute after an abusive boyfriend runs off with all her money, and begins to earn a living as a high-class call girl but finds herself enjoying this life more than she could have hoped – or feared.
Starring: Belén Fabra, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Llum Barrera, Geraldine Chaplin, Ángela Molina
Director: Christian Molina
Crimson Tide (1995)
Action | Drama | Thriller
In the midst of a global crisis, the USS Alabama receives an unconfirmed order to launch its nuclear missiles-signaling the start of WWIII. The tension quickly rises as the sub's respected commander and his brilliant executive officer clash over the validity of their orders battling each other for control of the sub!
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini
Director: Tony Scott
Trust (2010)
Drama | Thriller
A family is torn apart when Annie, their fourteen-year-old daughter, meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's reaction and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her.
Starring: Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke, Viola Davis
Director: David Schwimmer
King of Beggars / Mo jong yuen So Hat-Yi (1992)
Action | Comedy | Drama
Set sometime during the Ching Dynasty, a devil-may-care nobleman experiences a drastic change in fortune after wooing the beautiful daughter of the late king of beggars.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Man Tat Ng
Director: Gordon Chan
Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Follow an aimless college grad who pursues his dream girl at a wild Labor Day weekend party. He, his twin sister and their best friend struggle with their burgeoning adulthood over the course of the night.
Starring: Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler
Director: Michael Dowse
The Lost Bladesman / Guan yun chang (2011)
Action | Biography | Drama | History
In the final years of the Han, the court was under the sway of Prime Minister Cao Cao. When his troops defeated those of rival king Liu Bei, they took Liu Bei's two wives, future concubine and other members of his family hostage, as well as Liu Bei's sworn brother, Guan Yunchang. Cao Cao greatly admires Guan and wishes to retain him, but Guan's loyalty is with Liu Bei. When Cao Cao finds out Guan was once in love with Liu Bei's future concubine, Qilan, he sets a trap to lead Guan to temptation and betrayal. Guan escapes with Qilan. But to get to Liu Bei, they must cross five passes. Guan, who is tired of killing, is forced to fight his way through, leaving a trail of corpses. At the final crossing, they fall into a deadly ambush.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Li Sun
Director: Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Actresses (2009)
Drama
Six actresses are brought together on Christmas eve for a once-in-a-lifetime Vogue magazine cover shoot. Of course, when working with actresses and their respective entourages and demands, anything can happen. Shot documentary-style, The Actresses is rife with industry jokes, low blows, egos, and insecurities.
Starring: Ji-hye Ahn, Hye-rang Bae, Jae-ho Baek
Director: Je-yong Lee
Sweet Karma (2009)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A mute Russian girl infiltrates Toronto's underground sex trade to avenge the death of her sister.
Starring: Shera Bechard, John Tokatlidis, Frank J. Zupancic
Director: Andrew Thomas Hunt
Soul Surfer (2011)
Sport | Drama | Action
Bethany was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic, sun-drenched, surfer girl's life on the Kauai Coast, competing in national competitions with her best friend Alana, when everything changed in a heartbeat. On Halloween morning, Bethany was on a typical ocean outing when a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her…
Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt
Director: Sean McNamara
House of the Rising Sun (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
An ex-cop gets more than he bargained for when transitioning to a quieter life. Ray, former crooked cop, sets out to reform his ways and takes on a low-key job at a New Orleans strip club called House of the Rising Sun. Unfortunately, trouble quickly finds Ray, when the club is robbed and the owner's son is shot to death on Halloween night. When his past is exposed, Ray looks to clear his own name and assumes his own criminal search before both the police and the mob close in on him.
Starring: Dave Bautista, Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell, Danny Trejo
Director: Brian Miller, Brian A Miller
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Follows a pair of married couples, Alfie (Hopkins) and Helena (Jones), and their daughter Sally (Watts) and husband Roy (Brolin), as their passions, ambitions, and anxieties lead them into trouble and out of their minds. After Alfie leaves Helena to pursue his lost youth and a free-spirited call girl named Charmaine (Punch), Helena abandons rationality and surrenders her life to the loopy advice of a charlatan fortune teller. Unhappy in her marriage, Sally develops a crush on her handsome art gallery owner boss, Greg (Banderas), while Roy, a novelist nervously awaiting the response to his latest manuscript, becomes moonstruck over Dia (Pinto), a mystery woman who catches his gaze through a nearby window.
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Freida Pinto, Naomi Watts
Director: Woody Allen
The Detective / C+ jing taam (2007)
Drama | Thriller
A private detective is drawn into a complex murder mystery when he is hired to track down a missing young woman.
Starring: Aaron Kwok, Kai Chi Liu, Tak-bun Wong
Director: Oxide Pang
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Having spent most of his career defending gutter-variety criminals, attorney Mick Haller (McConaughey) takes on a case that could land him a real office, instead of running his practice out of his old Lincoln. Haller reaches a crisis of conscious, though, while working on the defense of Beverly Hills playboy Louis Roulet (Phillippe). Roulet is charged with attempted murder and what appears to be a straightforward case with a big payoff escalates into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe
Director: Brad Furman
Space Battleship Yamato / Supesu Batorushippu Yamato (2010)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.
Starring: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
The Warring State / Zhan Guo (2011)
Action | Drama | War
Set during China’s Warring States Period (475 BC – 221 BC), "The Warring States" centers on the rivalry between military strategists Sun Bin (Honglei Sun) and Pang Juan (Francis Ng).
Starring: Honglei Sun, Francis Ng, Tian Jing, Hee-seon Kim, Kiichi Nakai, Jiang Wu
Director: Chen Jin
The Princess of Montpensier / La princesse de Montpensier (2010)
Action | Drama | History | Romance
Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage Catholic/Protestant wars that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father's political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare, and soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court.
Starring: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Gaspard Ulliel, Raphaël Personnaz
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
The Lucky Guy / Hung wan yat tew loong (1998)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
The Lucky Restaurant is known throughout HK for its egg tarts. The owner Mr. Li (Ng Man-Tat) is faced with a big rent increase. Combined with a lack of customers, he is seriously considering closing up shop. The other themes in the movie involve two of the waiters, Sui (Stephen Chow) and Fook (Eric Kot). Sui, better known as the Prince of Egg Tarts, is a ladies man. He one day encounters his match, his first love Candy, from high school (Sammi Cheng), now a registered nurse. Fook is a foolish looking character but with a heart of gold who meets up with his first love Fanny (Kristy Yang), who works at a Tae Kwon Do facility. Mr. Li's son Nam (Daniel Chan) is a photographer for a gossip magazine, a big Chiba Maruko and Siu San (two Japanese cartoon characters) fan, who meets up with Fon Fon (Hsu Chi), the daughter of a real estate tycoon. Of course the movie goes back and forth between joy and heartbreak, success and failure. What will happen to all these relationships? What will happen to the restaurant?
Starring: Stephen Chow, Sammi Cheng, Joyce Chan, Qi Shu, Kai Man Tin
Director: Lik-Chi Lee
