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Posted on May 15, 2012 |
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V for Vendetta (2005)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself – and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.
Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt
Director: James McTeigue
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Posted on May 15, 2012 |
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Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
Animation | Comedy | War
World War II: What if Nazis seized London and all of England had to band together? When scarily campy Nazi leaders invade by drilling under the English Channel and up through the cobblestones on Whitehall, Churchill leaves his quiet retirement with a cat that looks like Hitler to issue a call to arms from his bunker under Downing Street. Chris, a young farm worker with large hands, rallies the village to fight the good fight — including an alcoholic Vicar, the oldest man in the town, several idiots, a random Frenchman and Bobby Fiske, a swearing American who believes he's battling Russia. The world's future is in their tiny plastic hands.
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
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Posted on May 15, 2012 |
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White Night / Baekyahaeng: Hayan eodoom sokeul geolda (2009)
Mystery | Romance
A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate. Fifteen years earlier, the victim's son killed his father to save his beloved from being raped by him. And the girl killed her mother when she found out the boy had killed his father. For fifteen years, the boy has been eliminating anyone that tries to interfere with her life. He exists as a shadow, requiring nothing from her in return. She knows what he has done for her sake but looks away from it. As their love grows, more crimes happen. As their sin grows, the inspector's chase comes closer to them.
Starring: Suk-kyu Han, Ye-jin Son, Soo Go
Director: Shin-woo Park
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Posted on May 15, 2012 |
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A Chinese Tall Story / Ching din dai sing (2005)
Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi
Taking place in the younger days of the famous monk, Tripitaka (known for bringing the sacred Bhuddist sutras from India to China), the film tells a fantastical adventure of the monk and his three disciples. On their way to the city of Shache, the monk narrowly escapes an attack from a group of demons. While trying to think of a way to rescue his disciples, he is captured by the king of reptiles and placed under the vigilance of Meiyan, an ugly demon who falls in love with the monk. Luckily, a princess from another galaxy rescues the monk, deeply affecting Meiyan, who pursues the two. In a twist of fate, the ugly Meiyan decides to help her beloved and teams up with the princess to rescue Tripitaka's three disciples.
Starring: Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Bingbing Fan, Bo-lin Chen, Isabella Leong, Kenny Kwan, Steven Cheung
Director: Jeffrey Lau
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Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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Memorial Day (2011)
Action | Drama | Family | History | War
Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs, and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Memorial Day not only takes us on a journey into Bud's complicated wartime past, but also into Kyle's wartime future. As the two men share parallel experiences in combat, they come to realize how that magical day on the porch shaped both of their lives.
Starring: Jonathan Bennett, James Cromwell, John Cromwell
Director: Sam Fischer
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Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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Thirteen Days (2000)
Drama | History | Thriller
In October, 1962, U-2 surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba. These weapons have the capability of wiping out most of the Eastern and Southern United States in minutes if they become operational. President John F. Kennedy and his advisors must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. Kennedy is determined to show that he is strong enough to stand up to the threat, and the Pentagon advises U.S. military strikes against Cuba–which could lead the way to another U.S. invasion of the island. However, Kennedy is reluctant to follow through, because a U.S. invasion could cause the Soviets to retaliate in Europe. A nuclear showdown appears to be almost inevitable.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Shawn Driscoll
Director: Roger Donaldson
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Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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New York Stories (1989)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A middle-aged artist obsessed with his pretty young assistant, a precocious 12 year old living in a hotel, and a neurotic lawyer with a possessive mother make up three stories.
Starring: Woody Allen, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Mia Farrow, Giancarlo Giannini, Julie Kavner, Talia Shire
Director: Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese
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Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Action | Adventure | War
Ryan, an American POW, leads his fellow prisoners on a dangerous escape from the Germans in Italy. Having seemingly made errors of judgement, Ryan has to win the support of the mainly British soldiers he is commanding.
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni
Director: Mark Robson
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Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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Jawbreaker (1999)
Comedy | Crime
The most powerful clique at Reagan High. Courtney Shane, Julie Freeman, Marcie Fox and Lizz Purr are all best friends. Or, to be more precise, they are drawn together by their appreciation for each other as the most popular and the most beautiful girls at Reagan. They are at the height of their popularity when an innocent birthday prank results in the accidental death of Liz, the sweetest member of the clique. The class nerd, Fern Mayo stumbles in the girls' panicked attempts to cover up their involvement in Liz's death. What results is a dark, comical Faustian tale of corruption, redemption and makeover madness.
Starring: Rose McGowan, Julie Benz, Rebecca Gayheart, Judy Greer
Director: Darren Stein
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Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu, who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helena's control treat the extraterrestrial as a hostile and deny his request to address the world's leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob quickly discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is "a friend to the Earth". Now Helen must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that mankind is worth saving–but it may be too late. The process has begun.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates
Director: Scott Derrickson
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Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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Night Market Hero / Ji Pai Ying Xiong (2011)
Comedy
At the bustling "Ba Ba Ba Night Market," vendors deal with rivalries, unspoken romances and disputes over trivial matters, while working hard to sell their tasty delicacies. Things come to a screeching halt for the vendors when they learn of a real estate company (in cahoots with local politicians) are planning to takeover the land and deprive the vendors the opportunity to sell their food. Now that their very livelihoods are at stake can the vendors work together to fight off the developers?
Starring: Cheng Pin Chao, Guang Yao Fan, Yu-Chen Hsieh, Cheng-Lung Lan, Alice Ko, Chia-yen Ko, Esther Liu
Director: Tien-Lun Yeh
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Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley / Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)
Comedy | Crime
Torrente is a lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, extreme-right-wing Madrid cop; a despicable character who only cares about himself. He lives in a decrepit slum with his wheelchair-bound father, whom he treats quite badly. One day, a new family of neighbours move in, and the sexy younger daughter, Amparito, catches his eye, so he becomes a friend of Rafi, her nerdy brother, to get closer to her. At the same time, he discovers that a band of drug traffickers are operating in a nearby chinese restaurant; he knows that if he cracks this case, it could make him regain the status he lost within the police department; but the only people he can count on to help him are Rafi and his equally nerdy friends.
Starring: Santiago Segura, Javier Cámara, Neus Asensi, Julio Sanjuán
Director: Santiago Segura
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Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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The Fly (1986)
Horror | Sci-Fi
Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man.
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Les Carlson
Director: David Cronenberg
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Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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White Squall (1996)
Adventure | Drama
A true story about a group of American teenage boys who crew a school sailing ship to gain experience, discipline, or whatever their parents feel they lack.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy Sisto
Director: Ridley Scott
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Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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The Green Hornet (2011)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.
Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Tom Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz
Director: Michel Gondry
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Hall Pass (2011)
Comedy | Romance
A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well.
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate, Tyler Hoechlin, J.B. Smoove
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
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Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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Biutiful (2010)
Drama
This is the journey of Uxbal, a conflicted man who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, spirituality, crime, guilt and mortality amidst the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelona. His livelihood is earned out of bounds, his sacrifices for his children know no bounds.
Starring: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Eduard Fernández, Diarytou Daff, Cheng Taishen
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
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Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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Office Romance / Служебный роман (1977)
Comedy | Romance
Anatoly Yefremovich Novoseltsev, a clumsy single father of two sons, works at a statistical bureau. His boss is a strict unmarried woman, Ludmila Prokofievna Kalugina, nicknamed "our frump" by her subordinates. She has some self-confidence problems, hidden behind her gloomy humorless demeanor and plain old-fashioned look. Novoseltsev's colleagues consider him as a smart and experienced worker. He dreams about a promotion and a raise that would help him provide for his children, but he is too timid to talk to his boss about it. His friend, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, recently appointed assistant manager of the institution, suggests appointing Novoseltsev as a head of the light industry department, but Kalugina rejects it believing that Novoseltsev is not good enough for the position. Then, following Samokhvalov's advice, Novoseltsev unwillingly tries to flirt with "the Frump" at a party in Samokhvalov's apartment in order to "get into contact" with her.
Starring: Andrey Myagkov, Alisa Freyndlikh, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Oleg Basilashvili, Liya Akhedzhakova
Director: Eldar Ryazanov
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Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc / Joan of Arc / Jeanne d'Arc (1999)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War
In 1429, a teenage girl from a remote village in France stood before the world and announced she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country. In began as a small voice in the heart of a simple girl, but the voice grew stronger, rulers were drawn to listen, armies were empowered to fight and her countrymen were inspired to believe.
Starring: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory
Director: Luc Besson
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Legion of the Dead / Le6ion of the Dead (2001)
Comedy | Horror
Two guys, handsome William and his side kick Luke have just started their trip through the beautiful California desert when they're kidnapped by the notorious Psycho Mike, The Kern River Killer. Securing their escape through hilarious means and the aid of an old friend they soon stumble into a small desert town where unbeknownst to them a mysterious tall Blond Man and his sadistic henchmen are killing people to create a Legion of the dead. Here's where it gets tricky. William falls in love with Geena, the beautiful waitress at the local restaurant and Luke spins out of control hormonally. The restaurant is suddenly attacked by the LEGION and the tall Blond Man gives an ultimatum to hand over Geena within two hours or he will personally come in to get her.
Starring: Michael Carr, Russell Friedenberg, Kimberly Liebe, Christopher Kriesa, Matthias Hues, Hank Stone, Darren Shahlavi
Director: Olaf Ittenbach
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