The Pact (2012)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
As a woman struggles to come to grips with her past in the wake of her mother's death, an unsettling presence emerges in her childhood home.
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner, Caity Lotz, Mark Steger, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Sam Ball
Director: Nicholas McCarthy
Barbarossa / Sword of War (2009)
Drama | History | War
Italy, 12th Century AD. The northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Federico Hohenstaufen known as "Red Beard". His dream is to conquer the central and southern lands and resurrect Charlemagne's empire. In the northern lands, a young Milanès called Alberto da Giussano dreams of defeating the emperor and giving the people their freedom back…
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Raz Degan, F. Murray Abraham
Director: Renzo Martinelli
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Comedy | Drama
The story of New York City bond salesman, Sherman McCoy, who accidentally hits a young black man with his car during an unexpected foray into the Bronx.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Morgan Freeman
Director: Brian De Palma
Two Brothers / Deux frères (2004)
Adventure | Drama | Family
Set not so long ago in a distant land, the adventures of twin tiger cubs–one shy and gentle, the other bold and fierce–who are born among the temple ruins of an exotic jungle. However, on a fateful day, the brothers are separated by fate. The bold brother is sold off to a circus, where homesickness and living in a cage rob him of his spirit. Meanwhile, the shy cub becomes the beloved companion of the governor's lonely young son, until an accident forces the family to give him away to a man who resolves to break his gentle nature and turn him into a fighter for sport. When they are fully grown the brothers find themselves reunited–but as forced enemies, pitted against each other.
Starring: Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Oanh Nguyen, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Recruit (2003)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country-and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive The Farm, where the veteran Burke teaches him the ropes and rules of the game. James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and decides to "wash out," Burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole. It soon becomes clear that at The Farm, the CIA's old maxims are true: "trust no one" and "nothing is at it seems."
Starring: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht
Director: Roger Donaldson
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Action | Comedy | Drama | War
A Marine Corp lifer, starting his last tour of duty before retirement, sees the bumpy road his life has taken become more complicated, due to feisty recruits, by-the-book officers and a salty ex-wife to whom he's still attracted.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Mario Van Peebles, Everett McGill, Moses Gunn, Eileen Heckart
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cleopatra (1934)
Biography | Drama
In 48 BC, Cleopatra, facing palace revolt in her kingdom of Egypt, welcomes the arrival of Julius Caesar as a way of solidifying her power under Rome. When Caesar, whom she has led astray, is killed, she transfers her affections to Marc Antony and dazzles him on a barge full of DeMillean splendor. But the trick may not work a third time…
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, C. Aubrey Smith
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Vamps (2012)
Comedy | Horror | Romance
Two female vampires in modern-day New York City are faced with daunting romantic possibilities.
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Dan Stevens, Richard Lewis, Sigourney Weaver, Wallace Shawn
Director: Amy Heckerling
Kulman pojat / Fanatics (2012)
Comedy
A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves.
Starring: Joonas Saartamo, Jussi Vatanen, Eero Ritala, Lotta Kaihua, Ville Tiihonen, Janne Ravi, Antti Väre
Director: Teppo Airaksinen
Cocktail (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
The story revolves around Gautam Khanna (Saif Ali Khan), Veronica D'Costa (Deepika Padukone) and Meera Gupta (Diana Penty). Gautam Khanna (Saif Ali Khan) always had a dream to go to London and have a job. His dream is fulfilled and he gets a job. But his mom, Nita (Dimple Kapadia) says that she has to finalize his marriage to a girl and so he has to wait. She finds her perfect 'bahu' in Meera Gupta (Diana Penty). But she does not tell Gautam about this and tells Meera's parents even to not tell Meera. She tells Gautam to take her friend's daughter Meera as she has an assignment in London for 3 days. On the flight, Meera and Gautam befriend each other. In London, Meera has some problems completing her assignment and therefore fails to give it on time. She loses her job but then Gautam consoles her. They go on a beach party and there they meet Veronica D'Costa (Deepika Padukone)…
Starring: Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, Diana Penty, Randeep Hooda, Boman Irani
Director: Homi Adajania
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Documentary
Plenty of excitement -and controversy- is sure to surround this film from decorated documentarian Michael Moore. After previously taking on America’s gun culture (Bowling for Columbine), the Bush administration (Fahrenheit 9/11), and America's healthcare crisis (Sicko), this timely film addresses what caused the financial crisis that stopped the world in 2008. Capitalism: A Love Story finds Moore criticizing the government bailout of privately held businesses.
Starring: Michael Moore, Thora Birch, William Black
Director: Michael Moore
The Sound of Music / Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music (1965)
Biography | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance
Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, the spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain Von Trapp, an autocratic widower whose strict household rules leave no room for music or entertainment.
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Eleanor Parker, Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond
Director: Robert Wise
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Action | Drama | History | War
Sir Richard Attenborough directs Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins and Robert Redford in this gripping and controversial tale about a daring WWII military operation.
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould
Director: Richard Attenborough
Killer Joe (2011)
Comedy | Crime | Thriller
When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon, Scott Martin
Director: William Friedkin
Smuggler / Sumagurâ: Omae no mirai o hakobe (2011)
Drama
Eccentric Japanese director Katsuhito Ishii (A Taste of Tea, Funky Forest: First Contact) takes us on a wild ride through the Japanese underworld in this darkly comic, visually dazzling tale of a failed actor who goes to extraordinary lengths to pay off an unjust Yakuza debt.
Starring: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masatoshi Nagase, Hikari Mitsushima, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Masanobu Ando
Director: Katsuhito Ishii
Romance Joe / Lo-maen-seu Jo (2012)
Drama | Romance
A famous movie director arrives in a small town to finish his movie script. He sits in front of his computer in his motel, but can't think of anything to write. The director orders coffee to his room and then complains to the delivery girl of his writer's block. The delivery girl then tells the director the story of "Romance Joe". Popular actress Woo Joo-Hyun committed suicide, while Romance Joe worked on the set as an assistant director. Romance Joe hears of Woo Joo-Hyun's suicide and decides to quit his job. He also starts to contemplate suicide. Romance Joe then goes back to his hometown and meets someone that he may be intimately related too…
Starring: Young-Pil Kim, Dong Mi Shin, Chai-eu Lee, Da-wit Lee
Director: Kwang-kuk Lee
Olsen Gang Gets Polished / Olsen-banden på de bonede gulve (2010)
Animation | Comedy | Crime
Egon has a plan! He'll need a drill, a cardboard honey and prune juice and a pile of dead rats. The goal is Hans Christian Andersen's original quill, as the Prime Minister himself has recruited Olsen Gang to pilfer from the Danish Export Museum. It is alleged national security and reputation. Or is it just the gang's nemesis Hallandsen who again took the ass on Egon…
Starring: Martin Buch, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Esben Pretzmann, Annette Heick, Albert S. Lund, Jonas Schmidt, Søren Sætter-Lassen
Director: Jørgen Lerdam
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Cosmopolis (2012)
Drama
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into a odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric, Jay Baruchel, Kevin Durand, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, K'Naan, Emily Hampshire
Director: David Cronenberg
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Les bien-aimés / Beloved (2011)
Drama | Musical | Romance
In London, a mother and daughter navigate their respective romances; Madeline rekindles an affair from thirty years earlier, while her daughter Vera is caught between a musician who cannot commit and her ex, who still pines for her.
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Milos Forman, Paul Schneider, Radivoje Bukvic, Michel Delpech
Director: Christophe Honoré
Santa Claus / Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy
The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the old man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the modern era, in which Patch, the inventing elf, strikes out on his own and falls in with an evil toy manufacturer who wants to corner the market and eliminate Santa Claus.
Starring: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
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