Dear Dumb Diary (2013)
Family
Based on the "Dear Dumb Diary" book series, the film follows the exploits of middle schooler Jamie Kelly as she vents and comments on her life.
Starring: Emily Alyn Lind, Mary-Charles Jones, David Mazouz, Sterling Griffith
Director: Kristin Hanggi
Legal High SP / Rigaru Hai (2013)
Drama
Kazuhiko Kogure, who is a 2nd grade student in middle school, falls off from one of the school's rooftop. There were other male students on the roof when Kazuhiko Kogure fell off. According to the other students there, Kazuhiko Kogure tried to jump to another school building, but missed. Fortunately, Kazuhiko Kogure only fractured his leg and ribs. According to Kazuhiko Kogure's mother Hidemi, the school insists it was students playing around and did not involve bullying. Hidemi though, doesn't believe it, because Kazuhiko Kogure has a fear of heights. Hidemi goes to see attorney Machiko Mayuzumi (Yui Aragaki) and Machiko decides to take her case, but she asks for fellow attorney Kensuke Komikado's (Masato Sakai) help. Meanwhile, the school hires attorney Teshigahara Isao (Kinya Kitaoji).
Starring: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Nana Eikura, Ryôko Hirosue, Katsuhisa Namase, Kin'ya Kitaôji
Director: Junichi Ishikawa
Baby Blues (2013)
Horror
When a young couple, blogger Tian Qing and song-writer Hao moves into a home, they find a mysterious doll that changes their lives forever. Not long after, Tian Qing becomes pregnant with twins but as Hao is always busy with his work, he comes home late every night. When Tian Qing suffers a fall and ends up giving birth to only one child, she begins to show signs of depression and weird behaviour…
Starring: Janelle Singe, Raymond Lam, Hoi-Pang Lo, Karena Ng, Kate Tsui, Bo Yu, Irene Wan
Director: Po-Chih Leong
The Myth / San wa / Shen hua (2005)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Chan stars as Jack, an intrepid and world-renowned archaeologist who has begun having dreams of a past life as a warrior in ancient China. When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as he discovers his amazing visions are based in fact. When they discover an ancient sword and a magical gemstone that can defy the laws of gravity, the past collides violently with the present with often comical consequences.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung, Mallika Sherawat, Ken Lo, Rongguang Yu
Director: Stanley Tong
I Hate Luv Storys (2010)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Born from a Gujarati mother and a Punjabi father, Mumbai-based Bollywood Art Director, Simran, is in love with her childhood sweetheart, Raj Dholakia, who is also her mother's choice. Then her employer, Veer Kapoor, assigns a slacker-Casanova, Jay Dhingra, to work as her subordinate. Jay turns on his charm – albeit in vain – and almost gets fired. Both eventually patch-up and get engrossed in the making of a movie 'Pyar Pyar Pyar'. During the filming, Simran admits that she has fallen in love with him, and even breaks up with Raj, but Jay rejects her. Heartbroken, she returns to Raj – who welcomes her back, and they are all set to wed. It is then Jay realizes that he may in love, and wants to meet and apologize to her.
Starring: Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Sammir Dattani, Samir Soni, Kavin Dave, Bruna Abdullah
Director: Punit Malhotra
Zatoichi the Outlaw / Zatôichi rôyaburi / Zatôichi 16 (1967)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Zatoichi arrives in a town where a gambling house is kidnapping its poor, debt-ridden patrons. A rival establishment moves to pay those debts and free the peasants, but this house's seemingly altruistic boss is actually laying the groundwork for a ruthless money-grabbing scheme. The sixteenth Zatoichi film is the first from its star's own Katsu Productions, and is one of the series' most daring.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Stagecoach (1966)
Western
Gordon Douglas (Rio Conchos, Them!) directs an all-star cast in this handsome remake of the 1939 Western classic about a motley group of travelers – alcoholic doctor, brassy dance-hall girl, mysterious gambling man, meek whiskey drummer, pregnant cavalry wife, absconding banker and the glamorously antiheroic Ringo Kid among them – on the road to Cheyenne, struggling with bands of marauding Sioux, a gang of outlaws and the turmoil of their own personal dramas. Shot by the great William H. Clothier (Cheyenne Autumn, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), and featuring a gorgeous Americana-flavored score by Jerry Goldsmith (available here as an isolated track).
Starring: Ann-Margret, Alex Cord, Red Buttons, Bing Crosby, Stefanie Powers, Mike Connors
Director: Gordon Douglas
Simon Birch (1998)
Comedy | Drama
Even though Simon Birch is the smallest kid in town, deep down he knows that he was born to do something big! He's on a constant search to discover his destiny, but somehow manages to find nothing but trouble! Meanwhile, Simon's loyal best friend Joe is searching for the identity of his father, a secret his beautiful mother has guarded Joe's entire life.
Starring: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn
Narrator: Jim Carrey
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Spies of Warsaw (2013)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
At the French embassy in Warsaw, the new military attaché, Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier (Tennant), is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of the city. At the same time, the handsome aristocrat is involved in a passionate love affair with a Parisian woman of Polish heritage (Montgomery), a lawyer for the League of Nations. Risking his life, Mercier works in the shadows amid a remarkable cast of characters, some known to him as spies, some never to be revealed. It is a city where people drink and fight and spy and love, because no one knows what tomorrow will bring.
Starring: David Tennant, Janet Montgomery
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Odd Thomas (2013)
Mystery | Thriller
The peculiarly named, Odd Thomas is a young man who spends his days as an unassuming short-order cook in a local dinner. The thing that makes Odd's name so fitting is that he possesses a clairvoyance that allows him to spot demons and communicate with spirits wandering in our dimension.
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe, Ashley Sommers, Nico Tortorella
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cinema Paradiso / Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Drama
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
All About Eve (1950)
Drama
In one of her "sharpest, truest, most sophisticated and titillating performances" (Los Angeles Examiner), screen legend Bette Davis plays stage legend Margo Channing. But as Margo's star is dimming, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), a young, ambitious ingenue, becomes her all-too-willing protege. Slowly, this dreamy-eyed kid spins a deceptively cunning web around Channing's inner-circle, including Margo's director boyfriend Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill), playwright Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe) and his wife Karen (Celeste Holm) until she reaches her end goal – Margo's spotlight on Broadway!
Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Holy Flying Circus (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Comic docudrama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python's 1979 film, Life of Brian.
Starring: Darren Boyd, Charles Edwards, Tom Fisher, Steve Punt, Rufus Jones, Phil Nichol
Director: Owen Harris
Night of the Demon (1957)
Horror
Dr. Holden, a psychologist knowledgeable about the occult, is dismayed by a friend's strange death, leading him to investigate a demon-worshipping cult in England. But the leader of that sect, Prof. Karswell, resists Holden's inquiries by calling up an actual demon to fight the good doctor. Can Holden hold his own in a battle of good vs. evil?
Starring: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Zatoichi's Cane Sword / Zatôichi tekka tabi / Zatôichi 15 (1967)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Combining violent action with slapstick comedy, Zatôichi's Cane Sword is a superb example of samurai filmmaking. The village of Tonda is ruled by violent and unscrupulous yakuza, and Zatôichi takes it upon himself to clean up the town. The film blends brilliant color photography with breathtaking action sequences while offering a look into Zatôichi's past, as the blind swordsman learns the origin of his famous cane sword, and discovers it may soon fail in battle.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Gooby / A Ted Named Gooby (2009)
Family | Fantasy
Eleven year old Willy's childhood toy, Gooby, comes to life as a real, live, six-foot tall monster who helps Willy through rough times, with hair-raising and hilarious adventures.
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, David James Elliott, Ingrid Kavelaars, Eugene Levy, Matthew Knight, Derek Scott
Director: Wilson Coneybeare
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage / Zatôichi umi o wataru / Zatôichi 14 (1966)
Drama
Ichi seeks out on a pilgrimage to 81 temples, exploring spirituality to atone for his bloody past. On the way, Ichi stumbles into a village that's being bullied by a violent Yakuza boss and his henchmen. After killing a young, hired assassin, Ichi is led back to the young man's village by his peculiar horse. Upon learning that her brother is dead, Okichi (Yasuda Michiyo) grabs a sword and attacks Ichi, either in an attempt to avenge her brother or in an attempt to commit suicide by forcing Ichi to defend himself. After injuring Ichi, Okichi tends to his wounds, nurses him back to health, and begins to have feelings for him. The Yakuza boss still wants Ichi dead in order to take over the village and now Ichi alone must deal with the boss and his gang, the young woman's feelings and a village full of cowards, who will not stand up for themselves!
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Biography | Drama | Sport
In the late 1960's, after a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world, Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget. He makes fast friends of many he encounters along the way who find themselves swept up in his energy and singular determination. Burt's quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Aaron Murphy, Annie Whittle
Director: Roger Donaldson
Au coeur du mensonge / The Color of Lies (1999)
Crime | Drama
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion…
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Bernard Verley
Director: Claude Chabrol
Fearless (1993)
Drama
San Francisco architect Max Klein miraculously survives a plane crash and emerges a changed man. When Max's bizarre behavior alienates his wife and son, an airline psychiatrist puts Max in touch with guilt-ridden fellow crash survivor Carla Rodrigo, who lost her 2-year-old in the disaster. Working together, can Max and Carla find their way back to emotional equilibrium?
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, John Turturro, Tom Hulce, Benicio del Toro
Director: Peter Weir
