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Too Big to Fail (2011)
Drama
A close look behind the scenes, between late March and mid-October, 2008: we follow Richard Fuld's benighted attempt to save Lehman Brothers; conversations among Hank Paulson (the Secretary of the Treasury), Ben Bernanke (chair of the Federal Reserve), and Tim Geithner (president of the New York Fed) as they seek a private solution for Lehman's; and, back-channel negotiations among Paulson, Warren Buffet, investment bankers, a British regulator, and members of Congress as almost all work to save the U.S. economy. By the end, with the no-strings bailout arranged, modest confidence restored on Wall Street, and a meltdown averted, Paulson wonders if banks will lend.
Starring: James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt, Edward Asner, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Topher Grace, Cynthia Nixon, Bill Pullman, Tony Shalhoub
Director: Curtis Hanson
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Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Comedy | Mystery | Thriller
In Alfred Hitchcock's most quick-witted and devilish comic thriller, the beautiful Margaret Lockwood, traveling across Europe by train, meets a charming old spinster (Dame May Whitty), who them seems to disappear into thin air. The younger woman turns investigator and finds herself drawn into a complex web of mystery and high adventure.
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty, Naunton Wayne
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Dame May Whitty, Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Naunton Wayne, Paul Lukas
Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Ninja Kids / Nintama Rantarô (2011)
Action | Drama
Finally of age to go to school, young Inadera Rantaro leaves his parents to go to the ninja academy. There, he meets new best friends Shinbe and Kirimaru, and the three gets into plenty of misadventures together involving their homeroom teacher Doi, cross-dressing teacher Yamada Yamada, and their headmaster. However, the three young ninjas soon run into a serious crisis when they decide to risk their lives to help defend an elder classmate and his father from an assassination by ninjas of their former clan.
Starring: Shidô Nakamura, Naoto Takenaka, Susumu Terajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Mikijiro Hira
Director: Takashi Miike
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Tags: Hiroki Matsukata, Mikijiro Hira, Naoto Takenaka, Shidô Nakamura, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Miike
Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Beautiful Wave (2011)
Adventure | Drama
Set in Santa Cruz, California, Nicole lives with her grandmother for a summer and begins to surf. She also uncovers a family secret.
Starring: Aimee Teegarden, Lance Henriksen, Patricia Richardson, Ben Milliken
Director: David Mueller
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Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella / Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001)
Action | Comedy | Crime
Torrente has now moved to Marbella, where, after being wiped out of the money he had gained, has returned to private investigation. But in one of his cases he gets involved in the middle of a villain's missile plot to destroy the city and his own uncle's blackmail operation… and he knows nothing.
Starring: Santiago Segura, Gabino Diego, Tony Leblanc, José Luis Moreno, Inés Sastre
Director: Santiago Segura
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Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)
Adventure | Drama | Thriller | Western
A woman brings her murdered outlaw lover home for burial.
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Cote de Pablo, Peter Dinklage, Scott Speedman, Jason Priestly, Kris Kristofferson, Jon Foster
Director: Tiller Russell
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Tags: Cote de Pablo, Jason Priestly, Jon Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Lizzy Caplan, Peter Dinklage, Scott Speedman, Tiller Russell
Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Stilyagi / Стиляги / Boogie Bones / Hipsters (2008)
Drama | Musical | Romance
While the Cold War heats up on the world stage, rebellious youth in 1955 Moscow wage a cultural battle against dismal Soviet conformity, donning brightly colored black-market clothing, adopting American nicknames and reveling in forbidden jazz. Straight-laced 20-year-old Communist Mels finds these brazen 'hipsters' shocking until he falls under the spell of one, namely Polly, and joins the new revolution. Soon he's a peacock, cavorting in the latest flashy fashions, sporting an enormous pompadour and wailing on the saxophone.
Starring: Anton Shagin, Oksana Akinshina, Evgeniya Khirivskaya, Maksim Matveev, Igor Voynarovskiy, Ekaterina Vilkova
Director: Valeriy Todorovskiy
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Tags: Anton Shagin, Ekaterina Vilkova, Evgeniya Khirivskaya, Igor Voynarovskiy, Maksim Matveev, Oksana Akinshina, Valeriy Todorovskiy
Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Some Days Are Better Than Others (2010)
Drama
Some Days Are Better Than Others is Matt McCormick’s poetic, character-driven debut feature-length film starring Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia) and James Mercer (The Shins) that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment. It’s a sad valentine to the forgotten discards of a throwaway society, and a story about knowing when to hold on, and when to let go.
Starring: Carrie Brownstein, James Mercer, Renee Roman Nose, David Wodehouse, Erin McGarry
Director: Matt McCormick
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Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Chicken Little (2005)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
After Chicken Little causes widespread panic – when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky – the young chicken is determined to restore his reputation. But just as things are starting to go his way, a real piece of the sky lands on his head. Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends, Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), Runt of the Litter and Fish Out of Water, attempt to save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic.
Starring: Zach Braff, Steve Zahn, Joan Cusack, Katie Finneran, Don Knotts
Director: Mark Dindal
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Tags: Don Knotts, Joan Cusack, Katie Finneran, Mark Dindal, Steve Zahn, Zach Braff
Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Simply Red: Live At Montreux (2003)
Music
This concert, filmed on 15 July 2003, was part of the tour in support of their multi-platinum album Home . It features several tracks from that album, including three UK hit singles, along with many of their biggest hits and best loved album tracks. It s a typically polished and sparkling Simply Red performance with Mick Hucknall in excellent voice and the band in fine form.
Starring: Simply Red
Director: Simply Red
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Mankatha / Gambler (2011)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller
Four men plan a heist after learning about the location of $100 million – all made from illegal gambling. However, this information soon gets leaked and immediately noticed by suspended police officer Vinayak Mahadevan (Ajith Kumar), a corrupt person full of vices. Vinayak offers his services in return for a share of the money. Together, the men execute the heist. However, with greed comes the folly of mistrust and deception. A cat and mouse game ensues between all involved..this concludes by breaking all the preconceived notions.
Starring: Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun, Vaibhav Reddy, Anjali, Lakshmi Rai
Director: Venkat Prabhu
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / Ghost Rider 2 (2012)
Action | Fantasy | Thriller
Former stuntman and bounty hunter of rogue demons Johnny Blaze has been living in self-imposed exile, believing that his powers are a curse. But when he is approached by a member of a monastic order who is looking for someone to protect a mother and her son, who are being pursued by the devil in the figure of a man named Roarke, the Ghost Rider takes the case.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Don 2 / Don 2: The Chase Continues (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Having conquered the Asian underworld, Don now has his sights set on European domination. In his way are the bosses of the existing European underworld and all law enforcement agencies. The action shifts from Kuala Lumpur to Berlin as Don must avoid assassination or arrest, whichever comes first, in order for his plan to succeed.
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Florian Lukas, Om Puri, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani
Director: Farhan Akhtar
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Don (2006)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
A huge Indian contingent embarks on a dangerous cat-and-mouse trail of capturing DON – the ruthless drug mafia in Malaysia. When DON gets seriously injured in a police encounter, the word that he is dead begins to do the rounds. The reality, of course, is that DON is held captive in a secret location, while his bumpkin of a look-alike, Vijay, is polished and sent to take down DON's gang. In a bizarre twist of fate, when the man shielding the humble and streetwise Vijay, is killed, the latter comes to terms with the horrifying realization that both the police and the gang are out to nab him for different reasons. In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, he is aided by the glamorously staggering Roma, and handsomely striking, Jasjit, who owes Vijay a favor for care-taking his son during his imprisonment. But will Vijay be successful in his mission? Based on the successful erstwhile classic of the same name.
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra
Director: Farhan Akhtar
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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The Samurai of Ayothaya / Samurai Ayothaya (2010)
Action | Drama | History
Based on a true historic figure during Ayothaya Era, the film depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.
Starring: Seigi Ozeki, Kanokkorn Jaicheun, Sorapong Chatree
Director: Nopporn Watin
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Ugetsu monogatari / Ugetsu (1953)
Drama | Thriller
In the beginning of the springtime in the period of the Japanese Civil Wars of the Sixteenth Century in Lake Biwa in the Province of Omi, the family man farmer and craftsman Genjurô travels to Nagahama to sell his wares and makes a small fortune. His neighbor Tobei that is a fool man dreams on becoming a samurai, but he can not afford to buy the necessary outfit. The greedy Genjurô and Tobei work together manufacturing clay potteries, expecting to sell the pieces and enrich; however, their wives Miyage and Ohama are worried about the army of the cruel Shibata that is coming to their village and they warn their ambitious husbands. Their village is looted but the families flee and survive; Genjurô and Tobei decide to travel by boat with their wives and baby to sell the wares in a bigger town. When they meet another boat that was attacked by pirates, Genjurô decides to leave his wife and son on the bank of the river…
Starring: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Failure to Launch (2006)
Comedy | Romance
At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, and a great house – trouble is, he lives with his parents. They want him out, so they hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases: chance encounter, get him to ask her out, involve him in a trauma, meet his friends and get their nod, delay sex, have him teach her something, then launch him. It's worked up to now, but this gets complicated when Tripp thinks she's getting too serious and one of his pals is attracted to Paula's deadpan, semi-alcoholic roommate, who's plagued by a mockingbird. Too many secrets may scrub the launch, and what if Paula really likes him? Who can intervene then?
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha
Director: Tom Dey
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Van Helsing (2004)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller
Gabriel Van Helsing is a man cursed with a past he cannot recall and driven by a mission he cannot deny. Charged by a secret organization to seek out and defeat evil the world over, his efforts to rid the world of its nightmareish creatures have been rewarded with the title that now follows him: murderer. Van Helsing roams the globe an outcast, a fugitive, a loner, himself hunted by those who don't understand the true nature of his calling. When dispatched to the shadowy world of Transylvania, Van Helsing finds a land stll mired inpast– where legendary creatures of darkness come to life–a place ruled over by the evil, seductive and unfeatable vampire, Count Dracula. And it is Dracula that Van Helsing has been sent to terminate. Anna Valerious is one of the last of a powerful royal family, now nearly annihilated by Dracula. A fearless hunter in her own right, Anna is bent on avenging her ancestors and ending an ancient curse by killing the vampire. Joined by a common foe, Van Helsing and Anna set out to destroy Dracula along with his empire of fear. But in challenging an enemy who never dies, Van Helsing uncovers a secret he never imagined and comes face-to-face with the unresolved mysteries of his own enshrouded past.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley
Director: Stephen Sommers
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Action | Comedy
Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He's so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so embarrassing — the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman. The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman, Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy," and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy and Danny's puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel's growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and, as the intrigue deepens, it's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice.
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Billie Whitelaw
Director: Edgar Wright
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Tags: Billie Whitelaw, Edgar Wright, Jim Broadbent, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Simon Pegg, Timothy Dalton
Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Hard Boiled / Lat sau san taam (1992)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Criticized for "unnecessary violence," Inspector Yuen continues his investigations into the sales and smuggling of guns. Tony is a hired killer and the right hand man of Hoi, the head of the criminal consortium. He has a single rival, Johnny, who plans to double-cross Hoi in a gun deal.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong, Bowie Lam, Bobbie Au-Yeung
Director: John Woo
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Tags: Anthony Wong, Bobbie Au-Yeung, Bowie Lam, John Woo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Teresa Mo, Tony Leung, Yun-Fat Chow
