Semper Fight (2013)
Drama | Thriller
A Los Angeles Police Officer was fired for the duplication and distribution of a violent home movie made by Marines after returning home from Afghanistan.
Starring: Justin Herring Young, Dalmar Montgomery, Michael Dias
Director: Antone Anania
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Death Spa / Witch Bitch (1989)
Horror
Michael's health club is beseiged with a series of terrible murders involving killer saunas and other grisly devices. Michael's wife, Catherine, killed herself a year ago, and her brother, David, blames Michael. Can Michael stop the bloodshed before he loses all of his clients?
Starring: William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Merritt Butrick, Robert Lipton, Alexa Hamilton, Ken Foree
Director: Michael Fischa
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Once Bitten (1985)
Comedy | Horror
Once Bitten is a horror comedy that chronicles the attempts of a bloodthirsty female vampire living in modern day Los Angeles to find the three male virgins she needs every year to stay alive and young-looking. If she cannot do it by Halloween, she will surely die.
Starring: Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Karen Kopins, Cleavon Little
Director: Howard Storm
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Under the Skin (2013)
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Disguised as a human, extraterrestrial Laura comes from her home planet in search of earthly beings to send back to her employer. Arriving in Scotland she seeks out lonely hitchhikers to seduce, but can she keep her true identity hidden forever?
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Paul Brannigan
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Das Spinnennetz / Spider's Web (1989)
Drama
Der Spinnennetz was released in English-speaking countries as The Spider's Web. Ulrich Muhe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist (Klaus Maria Brandauer). This unusually long film needs every one of its 198 minutes to do full justice to its Byzantine storyline. Director Bernhard Wicki co-adapted the screenplay from a novel by Joseph Roth.
Starring: Ulrich Mühe, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Andrea Jonasson, Corinna Kirchhoff
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Miss Granny / Su-sang-han geu-nyeo (2014)
Comedy
Oh Mal-Soon (Na Moon-Hee) is a 74-year-old widow that realizes she is becoming a burden on her family. As she is roaming the streets, she comes across a photo studio and dresses up for a self-portrait. When she walks out, she mysteriously regains her physical appearance from the age of 20. Making the most out of this one in a lifetime opportunity, she changes her name to Oh Doo-Ri (Shim Eun-Kyung) and decides to enjoy the best out of her youth…
Starring: Eun-kyung Shim, Mun-hee Na, In-hwan Park, Dong-il Song, Jin-wook Lee
Director: Dong-hyuk Hwang
School Dance (2014)
Comedy | Drama | Music
High schooler Jason has found his dream girl-the gorgeous Anastacia. There's just one problem: she doesn't know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school's hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he does, he'll have to overcome his battle-ax of a mother, survive Anastacia's gangsta brother, and pass the crew's initiation-in this fresh, sexy, and outrageously funny comedy.
Starring: Bobb'e J. Thompson, Luenell, Mike Epps, George Lopez, Katt Williams, Wilmer Valderrama, Kristinia DeBarge, Lil Duval
Director: Nick Cannon
Heaven Is for Real (2014)
Drama
The true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church, Connor Corum, Lane Styles, Margo Martindale
Director: Randall Wallace
Don Camillo in Moscow / Il compagno Don Camillo (1965)
Comedy
The village of mayor Peppone and Don Camillo, after much dispute, gets a assigned a sister village in Russia. When Peppone and his comrades decide to attend the ceremony on the other side of the iron curtain, Don Camillo wants to join. Peppone is strictly against this but after Don Camillo threatens him to disclose information about an earlier side step the mayor agrees. Don Camillo arranges for false papers: He is now comrade Tarocci. Only Peppone and the other villagers know who he really is. In Russia the agenda includes various cultural events: Ballet, Opera, a fishing competition and various parties…
Starring: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Leda Gloria, Gianni Garko, Saro Urzì
Director: Luigi Comencini
Le capital / Capital (2012)
Drama
The newly appointed CEO of a giant European investment bank works to hold on to his power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy out his company.
Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Gabriel Byrne, Liya Kebede, Natacha Régnier, Céline Sallette, Hippolyte Girardot
Director: Costa-Gavras
Point Blank (1967)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Starring: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong
Director: John Boorman
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Documentary
The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, Richard Stanley
Director: Frank Pavich
Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 3 – Ghost Tears (2014)
Action | Animation | Sci-Fi
The anime's story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
Starring: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Shunsuke Sakuya, Ikkyu Juku, Takurou Nakakuni, Yôji Ueda
Director: Kazuchika Kise
Spirited Away / Sen and the Mysterious Disappearance of Chihiro / Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema comes the most acclaimed film of 2002 and Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature. Hayao Miyazaki's latest triumph, filled with astonishing animation and epic adventure, is a dazzling masterpiece for the ages. It's a "wonderfully welcoming work of art that's as funny and entertaining as it is brilliant, beautiful and deep" (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal). SPIRITED AWAY is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world.
Starring: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tatsuya Gashûin
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro / Arsene Lupin and the Castle of Cagliostro / Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
When master thief Lupin III, a.k.a. "The Wolf" inadvertently steals a fortune in counterfeit bills from a casino, he is quick to realize the high-quality printing plates that made them are worth even more. Tracing the source of the money to the small European country of Cagliostro, Lupin and his team of colorful outlaws cross swords with the nation's mysterious monarch over his forthcoming marriage to the last princess of the Cagliostro family. It's fast-paced adventure as Lupin must battle fearsome ninjas, rescue a damsel in distress and uncover the key to the lost Cagliostro fortune. Written and directed by Academy Award-winning anime pioneer and visionary Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY, PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE), everyone will enjoy this lighthearted romp which Steven Spielberg once called one of the greatest adventure movies of all time.
Starring: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Gorô Naya, Sumi Shimamoto
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
State of Play (2009)
Drama | Mystery
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels
Director: Kevin Macdonald
The Train (1964)
Action | Thriller | War
In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon, Wolfgang Preiss
Director: John Frankenheimer
Love Happy (1949)
Comedy | Crime | Musical
The Marx Brothers' last film as a team finds "ace" detective Groucho searching for stolen diamonds that theater pianist Chico inadvertently passed on to happy wanderer Harpo. Lighthearted musical-comedy also features Ilona Massey, Raymond Burr, and a memorable cameo by a young Marilyn Monroe.
Starring: Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Ilona Massey, Vera-Ellen, Raymond Burr
Director: David Miller
Killer Legends / The Urban Legend Project (2014)
Crime | Documentary | History | Horror
Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.
Starring: Rachel Mills, Joshua Zeman
Director: Joshua Zeman
Louder Than Words / Maria's Wish (2013)
Drama | Family
After the Fall is inspired by true events and tells the poignant story of grieving parents who used the unexpected death of their young daughter as inspiration to build a world class children's hospital. The hospital not only keeps their daughter's memory alive, but has also gone on to help thousands of children and their families, eventually becoming the template for all children's hospitals built thereafter.
Starring: Adelaide Kane, David Duchovny, Xander Berkeley, Timothy Hutton, Craig Bierko, Hope Davis
Director: Anthony Fabian
