Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
Biography | Drama
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Edward Zwick
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Célestine… bonne à tout faire / Celestine, Maid at Your Service / Celestine (1974)
Comedy
The story opens with Celestine eluding arrest with a friend as the police raid a brothel. While hiding out in the hayloft of the Count de la Braquette's estate, she meets the hayseed handyman Sébastien and the butler Malou, who reward her favors with the offer of employment. In a manner recalling Terence Stamp's effect on the household in TEOREMA, Celestine's open and relaxed attitude toward sexuality has a transformative effect on the isolated, moribund inhabitants of the mansion, imbuing them with gift of renewed life for the men and women alike, that remains even after a third act twist that forces her to betray them.
Starring: Lina Romay
Director: Jesús Franco
Greedy (1994)
Comedy
Uncle Joe is ageing. He's also a millionaire. That's why his family is trying so very hard to get into his good books. They all want a piece of his empire. Unfortunately Uncle Joe isn't as stupid as his family thinks he is. He can see that his family is only nice to him because they want his money. Along comes Daniel McTeague, a struggling bowler, imported from another city by his family, to put an end to this ridiculous situation. The fight won't be easy, though, because the poor family has a little bit of competition – A beautiful nurse who takes care of Uncle Joe (and no doubt would love to take care of his bank account). Who gets all the money?
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis, Olivia d'Abo, Phil Hartman, Ed Begley Jr.
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Gallipoli (1981)
Adventure | Drama | History | War
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the might of the Turkish army.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, Robert Grubb, David Argue
Director: Peter Weir
Bad Roomies (2015)
Comedy
Bad Roomies is a dark comedy about two guys living together who, after losing their roommate, put out an ad to find a new one. After a series of disastrous interviews with potential roommates they settle on an apparently harmless but beautiful girl. All seems to be going well despite the simmering rivalry until one drunken night causes all three roommates to make a horrible mistake that start them on a downward spiral. A hilarious yet disastrous game of roommate versus roommate takes a turn that will change all their lives forever.
Starring: Patrick Renna, Tommy Savas, Annie Monroe, Jackie Tohn, Page Kennedy
Director: Jason Schnell
Don't Look Back / Ne te retourne pas (2009)
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Jeanne, a writer, married with two children – starts to see unsettling changes in her home. Her body is beginning to change. Noone around her seems to notice. Her family dismisses these fears as the result of the stress of having to finish her next book. But Jeanne realizes that something far deeper, far more disturbing is taking place. A photograph at her mother's house sends her in search of a woman in Italy. Here, transformed into another woman, Rosa Maria, she will discover the strange secret of her true identity.
Starring: Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, Andrea Di Stefano, Thierry Neuvic
Director: Marina de Van
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Comedy | Drama
A no-budget indie filmmaker struggles to complete his shooting day.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle von Zerneck, James Le Gros, Rica Martens
Director: Tom DiCillo
9. april / April 9th (2015)
Drama | War
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against all odds, hold back the forces until the Danish reinforcements can be mobilized. In the fatal hours, we follow second lieutenant Sand (Pilou Asbæk) and his bicycle company – they will as the first Danish soldiers meet the enemy in combat on April 9th 1940.
Starring: Lars Mikkelsen, Pilou Asbæk, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Maylenah Marion Dalgaard, Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, Martin Greis
Director: Roni Ezra
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
Biography | Drama | War
The life and career of the respected World War II German general.
Starring: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Leo G. Carroll
Director: Henry Hathaway
Love (2015)
Drama | Romance
A sexual melodrama about a boy and a girl and another girl. It's a love story, which celebrates sex in a joyous way.
Starring: Aomi Muyock, Klara Kristin, Karl Glusman, Benoît Debie, Vincent Maraval, Ugo Fox
Director: Gaspar Noé
Talvar / Guilty (2015)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Talvar is a fictional dramatization of true life events revolving around the Aarushi Talvar murder case investigation. Known as the 'Noida Double Murder Case', it happened in the city adjoining India's capital, Delhi, in 2008. The incident still resonates in the minds of the public, as there is no sense of closure in the case in spite of a guilty verdict – the parents of the murdered girl have been sentenced to life for killing her. This thriller is a work of fiction which is based on one if the most intriguing and talked about murder cases in recent Indian history.
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Sohum Shah, Atul Kumar, Gajraj Rao, Prakash Belawadi, Shishir Sharma
Director: Meghna Gulzar
We Still Kill the Old Way (2014)
Action | Crime
A group of aging London gangsters go on a vigilante killing spree when one of their number is murdered by a street gang.
Starring: Ian Ogilvy, Alison Doody, Lysette Anthony, James Cosmo, Steven Berkoff, Tony Denham
Director: Sacha Bennett
McCanick (2013)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Set over the course of one day, a narcotics detective hunts for a seemingly harmless young criminal who knows a truth about the cop's past.
Starring: David Morse, Mike Vogel, Cory Monteith, Ciarán Hinds, Rachel Nichols, Tracie Thoms
Director: Josh C. Waller
Life (2015)
Biography | Drama
1955 was the year that Anton Corbijn was born, going on to make a name for himself with his portraits of musical stars. Now the director retrieves this date, 1955, and this profession, photographer, to compose a new picture, one of James Dean who just finished shooting East of Eden and of Dennis Stock, the photographer who immortalized him for Life magazine.
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Joel Edgerton, Alessandra Mastronardi, Ben Kingsley
Director: Anton Corbijn
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Close Range (2015)
Action | Crime
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
Starring: Scott Adkins, Nick Chinlund, Caitlin Keats, Jake La Botz, Madison Lawlor, Tony Perez
Director: Isaac Florentine
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Robin Hood (1973)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Romance
A long time ago, in a faraway land, legend tells an extraordinary tale of courage and friendship…. Get ready for swashbuckling adventure, unforgettable characters, memorable music, and lots of laughs in Disney's ROBIN HOOD. Heroic Robin Hood — along with his trusted companion Little John and his devoted band of merry men — conjures up one famously funny and daring deed after another to outfox greedy Prince John and bring happiness to the residents of Sherwood Forest.
Starring: Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Brian Bedford, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Andy Devine
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Applesauce (2015)
Comedy
Two married couples become increasingly agitated with each other as they find out things about each other's past, while one of them is receiving disturbing packages from an unknown source.
Starring: Max Casella, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Jennifer Prediger, Onur Tukel, Dylan Baker
Director: Onur Tukel
The Pirates / Hae-jeok: Ba-da-ro gan san-jeok (2014)
Action | Adventure | History
Set in the Joseon Dynasty period, pirates fight to catch a gray whale which swallowed a royal seal.
Starring: Ye-jin Son, Nam-gil Kim, Sulli Choi, Tae-woo Kim
Director: Seok-hoon Lee
True Love Ways (2014)
Horror | Thriller
After a recurring dream Séverine decides she needs to get away from her boyfriend Tom for a couple of days. Tom makes a deal with a man he meets at a bar: Séverine will be kidnapped. Tom rescues her from the clutches of the kidnappers, and will become her savior. However what Tom does not know is that his new made friend has a different plan with Séverine. Faced with violent criminals and her own primal fears, Séverine is pulled into a brutal game of unfulfilled desire and the search for true love.
Starring: Anna Hausburg, David C. Bunners, Kai Michael Müller
Director: Mathieu Seiler
The Challenger / The Challenger Disaster (2013)
Drama
Factual drama exploring the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger's 1986 explosion.
Starring: Joanne Whalley, William Hurt, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Dennehy, Kevin McNally
Director: James Hawes
