Princess Jellyfish / Kurage hime (2014)
Comedy
A cross-dressing jellyfish geek that comes to turn the lives of several roommates inside out.
Starring: Rena Nônen, Masaki Suda, Hiromi Hasegawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Rina Ôta, Tomoe Shinohara, Azusa Babazono
Director: Taisuke Kawamura
True Story (2015)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Caught fabricating part of an article in the New York Times Magazine, Michael Finkel is a disgraced journalist when he encounters and forms an uneasy bond with Christian Longo, a suspected murderer who claimed to be Finkel when arrested in Mexico.
Starring: Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Ethan Suplee, Gretchen Mol, Genevieve Angelson
Director: Rupert Goold
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Strangerland (2015)
Drama | Thriller
Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits. With Nathgari eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by local cop, David Rae. It soon becomes apparent that something terrible may have happened to Tommy and Lily. Suspicions run riot, rumours spread and public opinion turns savagely against the Parkers. With temperatures rising and the chances of survival plummeting with each passing day, Catherine and Matthew find themselves pushed to the brink as they struggle to survive the mystery of their children's fate.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Joseph Fiennes, Sean Keenan, Maddison Brown
Director: Kim Farrant
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The Breakup Girl / Claire's Cambodia (2015)
Comedy | Drama
Three estranged sisters deal with the death of their father.
Starring: Shannon Woodward, Wendi McLendon-Covey, India Menuez, Joe Lo Truglio, Catherine Bach, Timm Sharp, Nick Thune
Director: Stacy Sherman
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The Suicide Theory (2014)
Drama
STEVEN RAY was never quite normal. But when the love of his life ANNIE is killed in a hit-and-run incident at a city cross walk, his violent and bizarre behavior becomes uncontrollable. One night, as Steven plots his next murder, a body drops from the sky and lands on his cab. Enter PERCIVAL, who's unsuccessful attempt at jumping off a building not only interferes with Steven's plans, but the chance encounter also introduces the two into each other's sad and lonely lives. Percival believes he's cursed after miraculously surviving each suicide attempt and concludes fate brought he and Steven together. So he hires Steven to assist him in suicide. Steven does not believe in fate and thinks Percival is desperate and delusional. But he accepts the offer. Easy money. After Percival continues to miraculously survive each attempt on his life, Steven starts to believe. He tries to help Percival figure out ways to break the curse. And in the process, they form an unlikely friendship through the common bond of tragedy.
Starring: Steve Mouzakis, Leon Cain, Joss McWilliam, Matthew Scully
Director: Dru Brown
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Maestro! / Maesutoro! (2015)
Drama | Music
Due to the economic recession, the orchestra is shut down. The members hear later that the orchestra will be reformed. Only some of the members, who have not yet been rehired, gather for the orchestra. For the first time since they disbanded the orchestra plays together, but they sound horrible. At that time, the conductor Tetsusaburo Tendou (Toshiyuki Nishida) appears in front of them. The orchestra members are not familiar with Tetsusaburo Tendou's background or career. At first, the members of the orchestra are resistant to Tetsusaburo Tendou. They change though as they are brought into Tetsusaburo Tendou's unprecedented world of music. Except for the concertmaster Shinichi Kousaka (Tori Matsuzaka), the members of the orchestra, who all have their own wounds and frustrations, recover their confidence.
Starring: Tôri Matsuzaka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Miwa, Yutaka Sado, Nobuyuki Tsujii
Director: Shôtarô Kobayashi
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
Horror | Thriller
A group of medical students discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Sarah Bolger, Evan Peters, Donald Glover, Ray Wise
Director: David Gelb
Lucky Numbers (2000)
Comedy | Crime
Russ Richards, a weatherman on a local TV station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, sells snowmobiles on the side, but both careers are in a rut thanks to an unusually warm winter. Russ's girlfriend Crystal appears on the State Lottery's weekly televised drawing, pulling the numbered balls out of the rotating bin. With the help of a few of his less scrupulous friends – among them sleazy strip joint proprietor Gig, small time hood Dale The Thug, and Crystal's sleazy cousin Walter – Russ figures out a way to rig the drawing and have Crystal pull numbers that they happen to own. However, Russ discovers that making the scheme work and keeping everyone quiet about it is more trouble than it's worth.
Starring: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Mitchell
Director: Nora Ephron
Mumford (1999)
Comedy | Drama
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford comes to the idyllic town of the same name, and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch.
Starring: Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard, Mary McDonnell, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
Adventure | Family
"Black" is a stunning fire-and-silk stallion celebrated the world over. But to his young American owner, Alec Ramsay (Kelly Reno), he's much more. So, when the amazing animal is stolen, Alec will stop at nothing to get him back – from stowing away on a plane to Casablanca to crossing the brutal Sahara desert. With the help of a friend named Raj (Vincent Spano), Alec finally unravels the mystery of Black's theft…only to discover that he must overcome even greater odds to reclaim his beloved horse.
Starring: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode, Ferdy Mayne, Teri Garr
Director: Robert Dalva
tom thumb (1958)
Family | Fantasy | Musical
The Wonderful Musical Adventure Things are looking up for the woodcutter's lad named tom thumb. Of course, when you're a mere 5 1/2 inches tall, that's the only way things can look. The tiny hero overcomes hard luck and huge obstacles while saving his parents from harm in this beloved Best Special Effects Academy Award winner based on the brothers Grimm tale and produced and directed by trailblazing effects moviemaker George Pal. Russ Tamblyn plays the title role, bringing athletic enthusiasm to an imaginative story in which toys spring to life (but only for Tom!) and unoccupied shoes happily cavort. Peggy Lee composes two of the five songs. And Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers provide gleeful villainy. Good things do indeed come in small packages.
Starring: Russ Tamblyn, Alan Young, June Thorburn, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Bernard Miles
Director: George Pal
ST: The Movie / ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad / ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie (2015)
Thriller
A genius hacker named Tooru Kaburaki orchestrates a prison break and the discovery of a charred corpse leads to Akagi being arrested as the prime suspect. ST is officially disbanded, but when Akagi escapes from jail, police are ordered to track down all of the former ST members. Yurine believes in his heart that Akagi is innocent and they soon begin investigating a new form of computer virus called "Fugin" which becomes a key to the case.
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Masaki Okada, Mirai Shida, Sei Ashina, Masataka Kubota
Director: Tôya Satô
5 Flights Up / Ruth & Alex (2014)
Drama
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Carrie Preston, Cynthia Nixon, Claire van der Boom, Alysia Reiner
Director: Richard Loncraine
Gabriel (2014)
Drama | Family | Thriller
A troubled young man searches obsessively for his first love, risking everything in an increasingly desperate pursuit.
Starring: Rory Culkin, Deirdre O'Connell, David Call
Director: Lou Howe
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Red Knot (2014)
Drama | Romance
Peter and Chloe, a young married couple from New York, decide on impulse to take a belated honeymoon on-board a research vessel en route to the icy wastes of Antarctica. Not long into the journey, Chloe begins to feel neglected and betrayed by Peter, who is focused on gathering information for an article he plans to publish on their return about the work of one of their fellow passengers, the whale biologist Roger Payne.
Starring: Olivia Thirlby, Vincent Kartheiser, Billy Campbell, Lisa Harro
Director: Scott Cohen
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Wild Canaries (2014)
Comedy | Mystery | Romance
A Brooklyn couple suspects foul play when their rent controlled neighbor suddenly drops dead.
Starring: Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Alia Shawkat, Annie Parisse, Jason Ritter, Kevin Corrigan
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine
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The Quitter (2014)
Comedy | Drama
When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career. What follows is his earnest, awkward, and at times hilarious fight to become the father he never was.
Starring: Matthew Bonifacio, Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio, Destiny Monet Cruz, Neil Jain, Dan Grimaldi, Deirdre O'Connell, Jack O'Connell
Director: Matthew Bonifacio
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Gone Doggy Gone (2014)
Adventure | Comedy
Gone Doggy Gone is a comedic feature about a couple stuck in a lack-luster marriage who treat their dog like a baby. Working the grind in LA they leave little time for each other, and what free time they have they spend doting on the dog… until it gets kidnapped. What ensues is an outlandish cat-and-mouse adventure as they hunt down the kidnapper, enlist a schlubby PI, find a renewed love of each other, and conquer their fear of parenthood.
Starring: Kasi Brown, Brandon Walter, Kate Connor, Shaina Vorspan, Richard Riehle, Jeff Sloniker
Director: Kasi Brown, Brandon Walter
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The Locked Room / Kagi no kakatta heya (2014)
Mystery
Based on two novels by Yusuke Kishi: "Kyou no kuni no Satsujin" (published in literary magazine "Shosetsu Yasei Jidai" on November 12, 2013) and "Futatsu no Mitshitsu" (publishing date yet to be decided).
Starring: Satoshi Ôno, Erika Toda, Kôichi Satô
Director: Hiroaki Matsuyama
A Distant Cry from Spring / Haruka naru yama no yobigoe (1980)
Drama
In the vast expanse of an unforgiving land, Kazami Tamiko, a widow who lives only with her young son, struggles to make a living by running a small diary farm. Life is harsh, yet pleasurable when she finds a congenial companion, Tajima Kosaku. When Kosaku's mysterious past is finally revealed, Kazami resolves on a radical change…
Starring: Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Director: Yôji Yamada
