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What Darwin Never Knew (2009)
Documentary
Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals. The source of life's endless forms was a profound mystery until Charles Darwin's revolutionary idea of natural selection. NOVA reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn't explain. Stunning breakthroughs in a brand new science nicknamed 'evo devo' are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature's great mysteries, the development of an embryo.
Starring: Armand Leroi
Director: Armand Leroi
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Seeing in the Dark (2007)
Documentary
Seeing in the Dark aims to redefine the standards of quality in nonfiction science programming for television, and is meant to introduce viewers to the wonders of the night sky, making casual stargazing or serious amateur astronomy a part of their lives. This program follows in the footsteps of Timothy Ferris' two prior PBS specials The Creation of the Universe and Life Beyond Earth.
Starring: Daniel Bisque, Matthew Bisque, Steve Bisque, Tom Bisque, Ron Bissinger
Director: Nigel Ashcroft
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Russland – Im Reich der Tiger, Bären und Vulkane / Wildes Russland (2011)
Documentary
In German cinema screens out the documentary "Russia. In the realm of tigers, bears and volcanoes." This window into Russia, unknown to Western man, and even to many Russians. "Russia – the largest country in the world. In many of its parts, it remains unknown world full of wonders. Let the world and will continue for the generations that come after us."
With these words begins the documentary "Russia. In the realm of tigers, bears and volcanoes" of the wild country. The film comes out this week in theaters in Germany. Russian viewers could see footage of him on their television screens: 90-minute reel of film is based on a six-part television program "Wild Russia". Telefilm was made in collaboration with British broadcaster National Geographic, German broadcasters NDR and WDR, the Russian "First Channel" and several other sponsors. A group of German filmmakers headed Jorn Revere (Jörn Röver), a biologist by training, journalist, director and producer, specializing in scientific and popular films about the flora and fauna. The main operator of the project – also known German documentary, a veterinarian for his first profession, Henry M. Mix (Henry M. Mix). The documentary "Russia. In the realm of tigers, bears and volcanoes," shows how this is already clear from the title, only the natural landscapes and animals. People in the picture is not, as there is no mention of things that are not related to the flora and fauna.
Starring: Siegfried Rauch
Director: Uwe Anders, Christian Baumeister, Oliver Goetzl, Hans-Peter Kuttler, Tobias Mennle, Henry Mix, Ivo Nörenberg, Ernst Sasse
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Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods / Wickie auf großer Fahrt (2011)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family
Continuity: Near the beginning when Wickie and the Eskimo-slaves are in the slave-carriage the carriage hits a tree-root the lantern at the back of the carriage falls off. In the next shot it is back in place.
Starring: Jonas Hämmerle, Waldemar Kobus, Valeria Eisenbart, Nic Romm, Christian Koch, Olaf Krätke
Director: Christian Ditter
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Vicky the Viking / Wickie und die starken Männer (2009)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family
The story of a young Viking boy who accompanies his father, the chief of their village, and his men on their adventures — and often is the person who uses his wit and instincts to help the men in their times of need.
Starring: Jonas Hämmerle, Waldemar Kobus, Nic Romm, Christian Koch, Olaf Krätke
Director: Michael Herbig
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The Nines (2007)
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Gary, an actor who plays a cop on television, uses too much lighter fluid when he burns his ex-girlfriend's things, then he drinks and drives, uses crack, and crashes his car. He sobers up in jail and is placed under house arrest and the watchful eye of a publicist, the cheery and tough-minded Margaret. She moves him into the empty house of a writer who's away in Canada on a shoot. Gary meets Sarah, an attractive and seemingly-willing neighbor. His friendship with Margaret blooms and strange things happen: he finds notes he doesn't remember writing, he hears noises, and he seems to bump into himself in the kitchen. Two remaining chapters reveal what's going on.
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy, Hope Davis, Elle Fanning
Director: John August
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OSS 117: Lost in Rio / OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus (2009)
Adventure | Comedy
Sent to Brasil to retrieve a microfilm containing the names of Frenchmen who assisted the Nazi regime, OSS 117 joins forces with sexy lieutenant Dolores to track down an underground group of escaped Nazis.
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
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Nicostratos, le pélican (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Yannis is 14 and lives on a small Greek island that has managed to remain sauvage.Depuis death of his mother, the relationship between the group with his father, Demosthenes, has hardened. On a trip to Athens, he saves a probable death a young pelican named Nicostratos. Forced to raise it secretly to evade paternal anger, Yannis despite himself becomes a star on his island, which is transformed by tourism with this gorgeous white pelican, the largest bird in Europe! It's been a single one who is remembered for the rest of his life. Yannis will discover the love he bears his father and he never knew him testify.
Starring: Emir Kusturica, Thibault Le Guellec, François-Xavier Demaison, Jade-Rose Parker, Gennadios Patsis
Director: Olivier Horlait
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L'exercice de l'État / The Minister (2011)
Drama
The Minister of Transport Jean-Bertrand at night awakened by his chief of staff. A bus is dumped into a ravine. He has no choice but to go there. This is the beginning of an odyssey of a statesman in a world that is increasingly complex and hostile. Speed, power struggles, chaos and an economic crisis, and stores all falls together like a bomb. One of the emergency after the other follow.
Starring: Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman, Laurent Stocker, Sylvain Deble
Director: Pierre Schöller
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Click (2006)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
A harried workaholic, Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) doesn't have time for his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty (Christopher Walken), a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results. But as Michael gleefully mutes, skips and scans past his family and his friends, the remote gradually takes over his life and begins to program him, in this fast, funny and out-of-control comedy adventure.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, Henry Winkler, David Hasselhoff
Director: Frank Coraci
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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Cruise plays Dr. William Harford, who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage – and may even ensnare him in a lurid murder mystery – after his wife's (Kidman) admission of sexual longings. As the story sweeps from doubt and fear to self-discovery and reconciliation, Kubrick orchestrates it with masterful flourishes. Graceful tracking shots, controlled pacing, rich colors, startling images: bravura trails that make Kubrick a filmmaker for the ages are here to keep everyone's eyes wide open.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Marie Richardson, Rade Serbedzija
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Baba Yaga (1973)
Horror
A photographer finds herself falling under the spell of a witch.
Starring: Carroll Baker, George Eastman, Isabelle De Funès, Ely Galleani
Director: Corrado Farina
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Sci-Fi High: The Movie Musical (2010)
Musical
Billy Dever, an enthusiastic dreamer who is looking beyond his mundane high-school existence to the wonders of science and life beyond our planet. Although he may be looking to the skies, he’ll have to deal with local goon Brandon Bishop, captain of the boys’ basketball team, and conspiracy-obsessed Principal Spooky Thompson, here on Earth. Luckily, he’ll have his buddies to help him: the skirt-chasing Eddie Cassavette and the quirky, lovable Russian, Spuds. But perhaps he’ll face his greatest challenge yet when he catches the eye of school beauty and the dace committee member, Cara-Ann. As the days go on, Billy becomes more involved with his high-school science teacher, Professor Vadin, who encourages Billy’s love of science and leads him closer to the truth behind the strange things occurring at school. This leads to a thrilling climax at the Sadie Hawkins Day Dance, in which the students must fend for their lives against an alien invasion of the school. Not your typical High School Musical!
Starring: Dan Bellusci, Alicen Holden
Director: Dan Bellusci, Steve Dispensa
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Tyrannosaur (2011)
Drama
Joseph, a tormented, self-destructive man plagued by violence, finds hope of redemption in Hannah, a Christian charity-shop worker he meets one day while fleeing an altercation. Initially derisive of her faith and presumed idyllic existence, Joseph nonetheless returns to the shop and soon realizes that Hannah's life is anything but placid. As a relationship develops, they come to understand the deep pain in each other's lives. An unconventional love story, Tyrannosaur transcends its bleak circumstances through Joseph and Hannah's vigorous impulse toward redemption.
Starring: Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan
Director: Paddy Considine
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Camel Spiders (2011)
Horror | Sci-Fi
Based on actual creatures that for years have tormented our armed forces in the Middle East, these creatures have now invaded the southwestern deserts of the United States. The Camel Spiders now freely hunt for prey, unafraid of any predator – including man. No place is safe no one is beyond their paralyzing sting. In the end, a small band of hearty fighters are forced to make one last stand against the creatures.
Starring: Brian Krause, C. Thomas Howell, GiGi Erneta
Director: Jim Wynorski
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Bienvenue à bord (2011)
Comedy
Isabelle (Valerie Lemercier), HR of a large cruise company, made the mistake of choosing her boss as a lover. Before embarking on the maiden voyage of the new flagship of the fleet, though, he decided to disembark from their relationship! Some women take their revenge by poison, firearm, or slander. Isabelle chooses Remy (Franck Dubosc), a flamboyant, unemployed ne'er-do-well who flunked out in life on land, but after all is said and done, might have better luck at sea… She recruits him as leader of her plot and on this Palace of the Seas, Remy will first prove to be the worst nightmare of the CEO and Richard (Gerard Darmon), the Cruise Director…then, little by little, he will change his life and that of all those who cross his path…
Starring: Franck Dubosc, Valérie Lemercier, Gérard Darmon
Director: Eric Lavaine
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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies / OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions (2006)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime
It's 1955 and OSS 117 is sent to the Egyptian capital to execute a whole shopping list of items for the French Secret Service, including investigating the death of his friend and erstwhile Cairo-based spy, controlling the Suez Canal and establishing peace in the Middle East. OSS 177 is just the man for these missions: he does not have a clue but is very lucky in getting what he wants.
Starring: Francois Damiens, Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy
The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.
Starring: Max Records, Pepita Emmerichs, Max Pfeifer, Madeleine Greaves, Catherine Keener
Director: Spike Jonze
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Crime | Thriller
Danny Ocean and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and risky casino heist – to defend one of their own. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank ddouble-crosses one of the original Ocean's eleven – Reuben Tishkoff – Danny and the gang team up one more time to see if they can break "the Bank".
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Crime | Thriller
It's been three years since Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his crew – fronted by detail man Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt), up-and-coming pickpocket Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon), explosives expert Basher Tarr (Don Cheadle) and safecracker Frank Catton (Bernie Mac) – pulled off one of the most audacious and lucrative heists in history, robbing ruthless entrepreneur Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) of every dime stored in his impenetrable Las Vegas vault. After splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life…but that's proven to be a challenge, much to the chagrin of Danny's wife Tess (Julia Roberts). When someone breaks Rule Number One and rats them out to Benedict, going straight is no longer an option. He wants his $160 million back – with interest – or else. And, as the gang quickly discovers, Benedict isn't the only powerful person in the world looking for Ocean's Eleven…
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy Garcia, Don Tiffany, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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