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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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7 Days to Leave My Wife / Yang ngai gaw rak (2007)
Comedy | Romance
Directed by Torpong Tunkamhang, the uproarious 2007 Thai comedy 7 Days to Leave My Wife follows a cheating husband with the seven-year itch, and his hilarious efforts to untie the knot. Salesman Yong (Samapon Piyapongsiri) is a typical aging salaryman with a boring job and even more boring wife. Life is a daily drag until he somehow attracts the attentions of sexy colleague Pim (Benjawan Artner)! Next thing Yong knows, he's in a hot affair with Pim. But then Pim slaps down the ultimatum: leave his wife in a week or she'll leave him. Yong starts cooking up different schemes to end his marriage, leading to a barrel of laughs and mishaps, and even some romantic rivalry.
Starring: Samapon Piyapongsiri, Suwatjanee Chaimusik, Benjawan Artner, Prinya Rhunprapan
Director: Torpong Tunkamhang
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Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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The Conmen in Vegas / Du xia da zhan Lasi Weijiasi (1999)
Comedy
Wong Jing continues the story of his gambling action comedy The Conman (1998) in the sequel The Conmen in Vegas (1999). This time, master gambler King (Andy Lau) and his sidekick Dragon (Nick Cheung) have got a new partner in the latter's swindler cousin Nat (Nat Chan). Together, the trio successfully cons a huge fortune from the underground casino owned by Brother Man. The vicious gang boss sends his henchmen after them, and Dragon gets taken. Meanwhile, King and Nat are commissioned by Beijing to go on a mission to Las Vegas to bring back corrupt tycoon Peter Chu (Alex Man), who has stolen four billion dollars from the state. But it won't be easy, as Chu has the backing of US politicians and the gangs…
Starring: Pak-cheung Chan, Nick Cheung, Andy Lau, Kelly Lin, Alex Man, Yin Nam, Jing Wong, Fang Yu, Jewel Lee
Director: Jing Wong
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Tags: Alex Man, Andy Lau, Fang Yu, Jewel Lee, Jing Wong, Kelly Lin, Nick Cheung, Pak-cheung Chan, Yin Nam
Posted on April 25, 2012 |
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Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild / Madangeul Naon Amtak (2011)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family
On a chicken farm among hundreds of chickens is clever Leafie, an amazing hen who dreams of a life outside her cage. She manages to escape from captivity but finds herself being hunted down by the weasel, One Eye. Luckily, Leafie is saved by a brave duck known as Wanderer. One day, Leafie enters Wanderer’s nest and finds an abandoned warm egg and sits on it tenderly. Time passes and the egg hatches on the night that Wanderer is himself killed by One Eye. Seeing a patch of green on the baby’s head, Leafie names him Greenie and decides she’ll take care of him. However, the differences between the hen and her duckling prove challenging. Sometime later, Greenie gets caught by the chicken farm owner and Leafie rushes to the farm to save him.
Starring: So-ri Moon, Seung Ho Yoo, Min-sik Choi, Cheol-min Park, Sang-hyun Kim, Jeon Sook-Kyeong
Director: Seong-yun Oh
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Pariah (2011)
Drama
Alike is a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents and younger sister in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. With the support of her best friend, Laura, she is especially eager to find a girlfriend. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and…
Starring: Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Aasha Davis, Afton Williamson
Director: Dee Rees
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Tale of the Mummy (1998)
Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a prince was buried and his tomb eternally curses so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. But hundreds of years later on a greedy search for treasure, a group of archaeologists break the curses seal of the tomb. Every man vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a log book – and a deadly warning of the legend of the bloodthursty TALOS. Fifty years later the log book ends up in the hands of the granddaughter of the head archaeologist, and she defiantly sets out to retrace his steps. Discovering the forbidden treasure, she recovers a sacred amulet and once again unleashes the savage power of the tomb.
Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee
Director: Russell Mulcahy
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Project X (1987)
Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Comedy | Drama
An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair's life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd
Director: Bruce Beresford
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)
Comedy | Music
Vince Lombardi High School has quite a reputation: it's the wildest, most rockin' high school around! That is, until a thug of a principal, Miss Togar, comes along and tries to make the school a totalitarian state. With the help of the Ramones, the students of Vince Lombardi battle Miss Togar's iron-fisted rule and take their battle to a truly rockin' conclusion!
Starring: P.J. Soles, Clint Howard, Dey Young, Mary Woronov, Vincent Van Patten
Director: Allan Arkush
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Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Vengeance is Mine / Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)
Crime | Drama
Iwao Enokizu is a middle-aged man who has an unexplainable urge to commit insane and violent murders. Eventually he is chased by the police all over Japan, but somehow he always manages to escape. He meets a woman who runs a brothel. They love each other but how long can they be together?
Starring: Ken Ogata, Rentarô Mikuni, Chôchô Miyako, Mitsuko Baishô, Mayumi Ogawa
Director: Shôhei Imamura
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Tags: Chôchô Miyako, Ken Ogata, Mayumi Ogawa, Mitsuko Baishô, Rentarô Mikuni, Shôhei Imamura
Posted on April 23, 2012 |
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Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da / Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Crime | Drama
A murder has been committed and a man has confessed; all that remains is for him to lead police to the body so they can wrap the case. In the dead of night, two cars and a Jeep carrying the murderer, the police chief and the prosecutor set out to find the burial spot. As the small convoy inches its way through the darkness of the deserted countryside, it becomes clear that the killer can't locate the place where he left his victim. Cigarettes are smoked; conversations occur and refreshments are served in a local village; nothing significant seems to happen. Yet whether we are aware of it or not, small clues are being planted along the way.
Starring: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Posted on April 23, 2012 |
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In Which We Serve (1942)
Drama | War
An action drama about a group of Royal Navy sailors fighting the Germans in the Mediterranean.
Starring: Noel Coward, John Mills, Derek Elphinstone
Director: Noel Coward, David Lean
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Posted on April 23, 2012 |
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Emma (1996)
Comedy | Romance
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi
Director: Douglas McGrath
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Posted on April 23, 2012 |
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Speed Angels / Ji su tian shi (2011)
Action | Drama | Romance
Three women chase their dreams of becoming professional race-car drivers.
Starring: Cecilia Cheung, Rene Liu, Wei Tang, Jimmy Lin, Pei-pei Cheng, Kazuki Kitamura, Chie Tanaka
Director: Jingle Ma
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Tags: Cecilia Cheung, Chie Tanaka, Jimmy Lin, Jingle Ma, Kazuki Kitamura, Pei-pei Cheng, Rene Liu, Wei Tang
Posted on April 23, 2012 |
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Dead Space: Downfall (2008)
Animation | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A feature-length prequel to the Electronic Arts' video game, this animated sci-fi horror adventure follows a group of space miners who uncover evidence of humankind's creators then unwittingly release a violent alien race from within a faraway planet. Now it's up to a special team of miners and space crew to stop the most ruthless, evil alien beings from wreaking havoc on the human race.
Starring: Nika Futterman, Bruce Boxleitner, Keith Szarabajka, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Cummings
Director: Chuck Patton
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Tags: Bruce Boxleitner, Chuck Patton, Jim Cummings, Keith Szarabajka, Kevin Michael Richardson, Nika Futterman
Posted on April 22, 2012 |
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Throw Down / Yau doh lung fu bong (2004)
Action | Drama
A former Judo champion is given the chance to redeem himself after he befriends a competitor and an aspiring singer.
Starring: Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying, Tony Leung, Siu-Fai Cheung, Jordan Chan
Director: Johnnie To
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Posted on April 22, 2012 |
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Comedy | Music
The sisters come back to Delores's show to get her back as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of students in their parochial school which is doomed for closure. One of the girls, who is the most talented of the bunch, is forbidden to sing by her mother, although the choir has made it to the state championship. A group of stereotypical incompetent monks tries to stop them.
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith
Director: Bill Duke
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Posted on April 22, 2012 |
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Sister Act (1992)
Comedy | Crime | Music
Whoopi Goldberg stars as a Reno lounge singer who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent and has to pretend to be a nun when a mob boss puts her on his hit list. Also in the cast are Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel. The film is #83 on Bravo's The 100 Funniest Movies list.
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy
Director: Emile Ardolino
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Posted on April 21, 2012 |
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Part II / Sàidékè balái Part II (2011)
Action | Drama | History
Part II depicts the grisly guerrilla warfare employed as the Seediq, led by Chief Mona Rudao (Lin Ching Tai), use Taiwan's mountains and forests to their advantage. But the Japanese employ modern warfare – airplanes, cannons, tear gas, and explosives – to mount their counterattack and the vastly outnumbered Seediq can only withstand for so long.
Starring: Masanobu Andô, Umin Boya, Chi-Wei Cheng, Lin Ching-Tai, Da-Ching, Jun'ichi Haruta, Michio Hayashida, Akira Hibino, Vivian Hsu
Director: Te-Sheng Wei
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Tags: Akira Hibino, Chi-Wei Cheng, Da-Ching, Jun'ichi Haruta, Lin Ching-Tai, Masanobu Andô, Michio Hayashida, Te-Sheng Wei, Umin Boya, Vivian Hsu
Posted on April 21, 2012 |
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Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Part I / Sàidékè balái Part I (2011)
Action | Drama | History
Seediq Bale Part 1 sows the seeds for the film's powerful final conflict, depicting how the Seediq people are demoralized and finally reborn by their continued subjugation by the Japanese. Stripped of their native hunting grounds and forced to work deforesting the very mountains they called home, the rival Seediq tribes rallied together and violently rose up against years of Japanese repression in the 1930 Wushe Incident.
Starring: Masanobu Andô, Umin Boya, Chi-Wei Cheng, Lin Ching-Tai, Da-Ching, Jun'ichi Haruta, Michio Hayashida, Akira Hibino, Vivian Hsu
Director: Te-Sheng Wei
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Tags: Akira Hibino, Chi-Wei Cheng, Da-Ching, Jun'ichi Haruta, Lin Ching-Tai, Masanobu Andô, Michio Hayashida, Te-Sheng Wei, Umin Boya, Vivian Hsu
Posted on April 21, 2012 |
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Haywire (2011)
Action | Thriller
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
Starring: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Angarano, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Tags: Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Gina Carano, Michael Angarano, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Steven Soderbergh
