Mirror Mirror (2012)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
A dark twist on the classic fairy tale, in which Snow White and the seven dwarfs look to reclaim their destroyed kingdom.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Sean Bean
Director: Tarsem Singh
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The Ring (2002)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander
Director: Gore Verbinski
Hostage (2005)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Devastated by an unspeakable tragedy while on the job as a hostage negotiator for the LAPD, Jeff Tally resigns and accepts a low-profile job as the chief of police in the sleepy town of Bristo Camino in Ventura County. On a slow Monday morning Talley's job becomes anything but quiet and sets him on a course that could change not only his professional but personal life forever.
When three delinquent teenagers follow a family home, intending to steal their car, they get more than they bargained for. The trio finds themselves trapped in a multi-million dollar compound on the outskirts of town with no way of escape. Panicked, they take the family hostage, placing Talley in a situation he never wanted to face again.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Ben Foster, Jonathan Tucker, Marshall Allman
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
Once Upon a Time in China and America / Once Upon a Time in China VI / Wong Fei Hung VI: Sai Wik Hung See (1997)
Action | Adventure | History | Western
The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xin Xin Xiong, Kwok-Pong Chan. Jeff Wolfe. Joseph Sayah, Chrysta Bell, Richard Ng
Director: Sammo Hung
Once Upon a Time in China III / Wong Fei Hung III: Si wong jaang ba (1993)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History
Wong Fei-Hung and sidekick Chung arrive in Peking just as the Empress announces a Lion Dance martial arts contest. Also accompanying him is cousin Yee, his young, Westernized aunt-by-adoption, to whom Wong is secretly betrothed. Wong faces a possible romantic rival in a Russian diplomat, Tumanovsky, whom Aunt Yee knew back in school, and a martial arts rival in the brutal Club Foot, who beats up Wong's father. Club Foot works for the slimy Leung Fun, who is determined to win the prestigious Lion Dance contest at any cost. However, by the time the spectacular Lion Dance contest occurs many things will change.
Starring: Jet Li, Cunzhuang Ge, Rosamund Kwan, Shun Lau, Siu Chung Mok, John Wakefield, Xin Xin Xiong, Chunzhong Zhang
Director: Hark Tsui
Once Upon a Time in China II / Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung (1992)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History | Romance
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military. With his friends, loved ones, and the future of China itself at stake, Wong must once again use his martial arts skills to defend the innocent.
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang, Xin Xin Xiong, Tielin Zhang, Paul Fonoroff
Director: Hark Tsui
Once Upon a Time in China / Wong Fei Hung (1991)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America totally westernised, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. This proves to be difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local government. As violence escalates even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?
Starring: Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung, Steve Tartalia, Kent Cheng, Jonathan Isgar, Shi-Kwan Yen, Mark King
Director: Hark Tsui
The Legend of Wisely / Wai Si-Lei chuen kei (1987)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Wisely, a scholar-adventurer, flies to Nepal to find his buddy Kwan. Kwan is in fact sponsored by Pak, the master of the Cing Society, to steal the holy pearl. Wisely promises the chid monk to get the pearl back, accidentally, he meets Pak's sister sue who is willing to help him. Eventually, Wisely and Pak change their relationship to companions anions. However, a mysterious man robs the pearl away at this time….
Starring: Samuel Hui, Lung Ti, Teddy Robin Kwan, Joey Wang, Alan Kuo
Director: Teddy Robin Kwan
House of Fury / Jing mo gaa ting (2005)
Action | Comedy
Chinese chiropractor Teddy (Anthony Wong) is a widower struggling to raise his sullen teenage son Nicky (Stephen Fung) and his wild daughter Natalie (Gillian Chung). Teddy's kids are deeply embarrassed by their Dad's outlandish tales of his glory days. What they don't know is that their father leads a clandestine life protecting retired agents. When an evil nemesis re-appears and kidnaps Teddy to settle an old score, Nicky and Natalie, along with her boyfriend Jason (Daniel Wu), put their martial arts training into action and pummel the assassins that stand in their way.
Starring: Gillian Chung, Stephen Fung, Anthony Wong, Daniel Wu
Director: Stephen Fung
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Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
Comedy
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Starring: Jason Segel, Judy Greer, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon, Rae Dawn Chong
Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
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Good Deeds (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds has always done what's expected of him, whether it's assuming the helm of his father's company, tolerating his brother's misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiancee, Natalie. But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey, a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in…
Starring: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton
Director: Tyler Perry
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The Bones Tunnel / Tunnel of Bones / El túnel de los huesos (2011)
Action
Based on a true story, “El Tunel de los Huesos” tells of the daring escape of prisoners who dug a tunnel from the prison hospital and came across a gruesome discovery. In order to attain freedom, they promise to tell what is found in the bowels of the jail… if they escape.
Starring: Raúl Taibo, Daniel Valenzuela, Luciano Cazaux
Director: Nacho Garassino
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Le Havre (2011)
Comedy | Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Starring: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
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Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
Comedy
Leaving home, young Buddy Baker arrives unannounced at the luxurious Manhattan apartment of his older brother, Alan, a swinging girl chasing bachelor who prefers his carefree life to working in the family business. Pleased at his brother's show of independence, Alan introduces him to New York night life. Their father is unhappy at Alan's mentoring and the loss of an important account. Buddy is so successful that he soon takes over his brother's liquor cabinet and his girl friends. After giving up a woman who lives in the same building, Alan gets beaten by the husband of another conquest. Scared off, Alan alienates his favorite girl friend, Connie, staying away from all commitment. Hit by the futility of his life, Alan urges Buddy to end his swinging life style, but Buddy is having too good a time. After their argument jolts Alan proposes to Connie. Following their marriage…
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Molly Picon, Barbara Rush, Jill St. John
Director: Bud Yorkin
Missing In Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Action | Drama | Thriller | War
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Starring: Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams
Director: Lance Hool
Syriana (2005)
Drama | Thriller
Big oil means big money. Very big money. And that fact unleashes corruption that stretches from Houston to Washington to the Mideast and ensnares industrialists, princes, spies, politicos, oilfield laborers and terrorists in a deadly, deceptive web of move and countermove. This lightning-paced, whip-smart action thriller grips your mind and nerves with an intensity that doesn't let go for an instant.
Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon / Saam gwok dzi gin lung se gap (2008)
Action | Drama | History | War
His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and cunning to command an army charged with liberating the land from an evil warlord. Inspiring by action, honor and a dream of unifying his divided nation, Zhao's heroism becomes legend, but as the years pass and the throne changes hands the war still rages on. When a newly enthroned king decides peace can only be achieved by defeating the warlords once and for all, the aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.
Starring: Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q, Vanness Wu, Andy On
Director: Daniel Lee
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish / Joze to tora to sakana tachi (2003)
Drama | Romance
An offbeat romantic story about an ordinary college boy (Satoshi Tsumabuki) who accidentally meets an extraordinary girl, and unexpectedly falls in love with her. Based on the novel by Seiko Tanabe, and directed by Isshin Inudou (La Maison de Himiko).
Starring: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chizuru Ikewaki, Juri Ueno, Hirofumi Arai
Director: Isshin Inudô
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Feng Kuang De Chun Zei / Crazy Stupid Thief (2012)
Comedy | Crime
The small fry in Hong Kong Yue Ye owed 500,000 loan sharks hide in the home; of the Mainland's Andy Andy due to like to watch gangster films all day looking forward to go to Hong Kong to see the big star, into the underworld. In order to get the money, the music God has planned two people to steal a Group chairman Wang Shixiong. Unexpectedly suffered a burglary to take to the "Southeast Asia's first killer" Charles, Charles employed murder, gambling debts and hired him to kill a few dial troops. Wang Shixiong the daughter of Wang Shi should kidnapping someone else to the music God rescued, but her loss of memory, low IQ. The feelings of innocence and dependent girl, Wang Shi Yi Yue Ye extortion delay in action. Thought either their money in the music god, but also to protect the way of Wang Shi Yi, behind the murderers and his fields to find their killer Charles came to the door…
Starring: Francis Ng, Ying Liu, Suet Lam, Teddy Lin, Taili Wang
Director: Kai Li
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The Country Girl (1954)
Drama | Music
Washed up singer/actor Frank Elgin has a chance to make a come-back when director Bernie Dodd offers him the leading role in his new musical. Frank however is very insecure, turns to alcohol and shuns even the smallest of responsibilities, leaving everything up to his wife Georgie who finds it harder and harder to cope with her husband's lack of spirit. Bernie tries to help Frank regain his self-confidence, believing that it is Georgie who's the cause of his insecurity.
Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden
Director: George Seaton
