Heute bin ich blond / The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)
Comedy | Drama
The true story of a young woman whose lust for life means she is determined to be so very much more than just another cancer patient.
Starring: Lisa Tomaschewsky, Karoline Teska, David Rott, Alice Dwyer, Peter Prager
Director: Marc Rothemund
My Brothers (2010)
Drama
Set over Halloween weekend of 1987, My Brothers is the story of three young brothers' epic quest to replace their dying father's watch. Noel, 17, serious, weighed down by responsibility; …
Starring: Timmy Creed, Paul Courtney, Tj Griffin, Don Wycherley, Kate Ashfield, Sarah Green
Director: Paul Fraser
Darkman (1990)
Action | Crime | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when a gang, led by the sadistic Robert G. Durant obliterates his laboratory. Burned beyond recognition and altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake attempts to rebuild his laboratory and reestablish ties with his former girlfriend Julie. But his most challenging task lies within himelf.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Director: Sam Raimi
Shepard & Dark (2012)
Documentary | Drama
Shepard & Dark is the remarkable story of a friendship in letters.
Starring: Johnny Dark, Sam Shepard
Director: Treva Wurmfeld
Reincarnated (2012)
Documentary | Music
Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg teamed up with VICE on a spiritual journey to Jamaica to reflect on his past career, including his failures, loves, regrets and losses. With this journey, Snoop intends to reincarnate himself as a Pop Reggae artist by immersing himself in Rastafari, exploring musical and religious histories deeply rooted in Jamaica His pilgrimage begins with a jaunt to a mountain-side ganja farm run by Rastas, revealing the underbelly of the Jamaican drug market. Snoop then heads down to the troubled areas of Trenchtown and Tivoli Gardens; revealing a neglected ghetto population and rampant police brutality following the exile of drug lord Chris "Coke" Dudus. Snoop also stops by the famous Alpha Boys School for an impromptu jam session. A school which has seen countless Reggae musicians pass through its youth orchestra. Snoop allows unprecedented access to his inner-workings as he makes his new album with Diplo and Angela Hunte, author of the smash hit song Empire State Of Mind. He candidly speaks about the death of his best friend, Nate Dogg and the influence this has had on the tone of his new album; moving away from the superficial and towards a lyrical manifestation of peace, love, and hardships. Snoop also discusses his newly mended relationship with his wife and college sweetheart Shante. His journey culminates in a visit to Bob Marley's Rasta temple, inhabited by the Nyabinghi Rastas. Snoop is reincarnated with the the same name Nyabinghi bestowed upon Bob Marley; forever solidifying Snoops embodiment of the legionary Jamaican artist and his connection to the Rastafarian community. He leaves behind his days as a Gangsta Rapper and reemerges as an avatar for peace. This is not a Cheech & Chong movie in Jamaica; it's an intimate, expositional portrayal of the life and times of a conflicted artist striving for light and mental emancipation in a world of darkness.
Starring: Snoop Dogg, Diplo, Dr. Dre
Director: Andy Capper
The Client List (2010)
Drama
A former beauty queen is forced to take a job at a massage parlor when her family faces foreclosure on their home after her husband suffers an injury that keeps him from working. Unfortunately for her she soon learns that her clients expect more than a rubdown.
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Teddy Sears, Sonja Bennett, Lynda Boyd, Chelah Horsdal, Heather Doerksen, Cybill Shepherd
Director: Eric Laneuville
Permanent Midnight (1998)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Comedy writer Jerry Stahl, whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter along on his drug runs and doing smack during TV script conferences. Departing detox, Stahl explores memories with survivor Kitty, who listens patiently to Stahl's flashback. Other women in Stahl's life are his British wife Sandra and his agent Vola. For the TV series "Mr. Chompers" (inspired by ALF), Stahl meets with sitcom exec Craig Ziffer and puppeteer Allen. For freaky freebasing, Stahl hangs with mumbler Nicky and druggie Gus.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley, Fred Willard, Connie Nielsen
Director: David Veloz
All Wifed Out (2012)
Comedy | Romance
After his girlfriend asks him to move in with her, a guy's two best friends plan an epic night out in New York City to help him decide if he wants to stay in his relationship or not.
Starring: Marc Maron, Dustin Diamond, Eve, Ron Artest, Nicole LaLiberte
Director: Jason Stein
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Babette's Feast / Babettes gæstebud (1987)
Drama | Music | Romance
In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor of a small Protestant church that is almost a sect unto itself. Although they each are presented with a real opportunity to leave the village, the sisters choose to stay with their father, to serve to him and their church. After some years, a French woman refugee, Babette, arrives at their door, begs them to take her in, and commits herself to work for them as maid/housekeeper/cook. Sometime after their father dies, the sisters decide to hold a dinner to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Babette experiences unexpected good fortune and implores the sisters to allow her to take charge of the preparation of the meal.
Starring: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson
Director: Gabriel Axel
The Raccoon War / Pom Poko / Heisei tanuki gassen ponpoko (1994)
Animation | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Faced with the destruction of their habitat due to the growth of Tokyo, a group of tanuki try to defend their homes. They decide to use their transforming talents to try to hold back the new development. Two of them, especially skilled at transforming, are sent to Shikoku to enlist the help of three sages. Meanwhile, the rest of them do their best to disrupt the construction site, at first causing accidents, and then actually haunting the site. However, the humans are very persistent, and soon the tanuki are forced to use more and more extreme measures to save their home.
Starring: Shinchô Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Shigeru Izumiya, Gannosuke Ashiya
Director: Isao Takahata
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag / B.M.B / Run Milkha Run (2013)
Biography | Drama | History | Sport
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" – world champion runner and Olympian 'Milkha Singh' — who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Pavan Malhotra, Art Malik
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
The Human Factor (1979)
Drama | Thriller
When Arthur Davis, a junior bachelor in the British secret service's African section, is seen taking a file with him -to meet his girlfriend Cynthia- the brass fears he may be the leak to Moskow, and allows Dr. Percival to terminate the 'risk factor' by poisoning to avoid a scandal. In fact Davis's desk chief, Maurice Castle, is the double agent since the South African communists helped him smuggle out his black lover Sarah M., meanwhile his wife and mother of schoolboy Sam, to force him to cooperate with the Apartheid government. When Cornelius Muller, the South African official who failed to get him in Pretoria's power, visits London for the anti-communist operation Uncle Remus, he points out Castle still is the natural suspect…
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer, Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Nicol Williamson
Director: Otto Preminger
The Fly (1958)
Horror | Sci-Fi
Scientist Andre Delambre becomes obsessed with his latest creation, a matter transporter. He has varying degrees of success with it. He eventually decides to use a human subject, himself, with tragic consequences. During the transference, his atoms become merged with a fly, which was accidentally let into the machine. He winds up with the fly's head and one of it's arms and the fly winds up with Andre's head and arm. Eventually, Andre's wife, Helene discovers his secret and must make a decision whether to let him continue to live like that or to do the unthinkable and euthanize him to end his suffering…
Starring: David Hedison, Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman, Betty Lou Gerson
Director: Kurt Neumann
Linsanity (2013)
Documentary
In February 2012, an entire nation of basketball fans unexpectedly went 'Linsane.' Stuck in the mire of a disappointing season, the New York Knicks did what no other NBA team had thought about doing. They gave backup point guard Jeremy Lin an opportunity to prove himself. He took full advantage, scoring more points in his first five NBA starts than any other player in the modern era, and created a legitimate public frenzy in the process. Prior to this now-legendary run, Lin had faced adversity in his career at every turn. He wasn't offered a scholarship by any major university, nor was he drafted by any NBA team after a standout collegiate career at Harvard.
Starring: Jeremy Lin, Daniel Dae Kim, Ming Yao
Director: Evan Leong
The Institute (2013)
Crime | Documentary | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Feature-length documentary that examines a San Francisco-based Alternate Reality Game, where thousands of participants got more than they bargained for. Told from the players' perspectives, the film looks over the precipice at an emergent new art form where the real world and fiction narratives merge to create unforeseen and often unsettling unsettling consequences.
Starring: Arye Bender, Jeff Hull, Gordon Mclaughlin, Daniel Shoup
Director: Spencer McCall
Magic Camp (2012)
Documentary | Family
Welcome to the real Hogwarts. To cope with the pressures of growing up, magic-obsessed kids congregate at the one place where they can be themselves: Tannen's Magic Camp, the most prestigious magic institution in the world.
Starring: Derek Hughes, Derrin Berger, Zoe Reiches, Reed Spool, Zach Ivins
Director: Judd Ehrlich
MTV Europe Music Awards 2013 (TV 2013)
Awards | Music
The 2013 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 10 November 2013. This was the first time since 1997 when the awards where held in the Netherlands. The nominees were announced live on MTV Netherlands at 12:55 (CET) on September 17, 2013. The nominees press launch aired at various times throughout the day on localized MTV channels across Europe. Fans can vote for nominated artists from their respective territory starting Tuesday 17 September. The local winners will receive an EMA award and also move on to the next phase of voting starting Friday 25 October and compete for the regional title. The 10 official Worldwide Act nominees from each region will then be announced on Monday 1 November, and battle for the Worldwide Act Award.
Starring: Stefan Gordy, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Beyoncé Knowles, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Green Day, 30 Seconds to Mars, Eminem, Avicii, Harry Styles, Austin Mahone, Linkin Park, Chris Lee, Tokio Hotel, Miley Cyrus
Singam 2 (2013)
Action | Thriller
Picking up the storyline from where Singam ended, Duraisingam (Suriya) has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. Sathya (Hansika Motwani) is a student who falls for Duraisingam though he is waiting to marry Kavya (Anushka Shetty), his love interest from the previous film. Susai (Santhanam), a local who works in the same school shows Duraisingam parts of Thoothukudi and also tells him about the rouge elements dominating the area helping him in his surveillance. Bhai (Mukesh Rishi) and Thangaraj, are two criminals who control the area.How Singam handles Bhai and Thangaraj to capture the International convict Danny forms the crux of the story.
Starring: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Vivek, Santhanam, Radha Ravi
Director: Hari
Ariel (1988)
Drama
Taisto Kasurinen, a Finnish coal miner must find a way to live in the big city after the mine closes and his father, also a miner, commits suicide.
Starring: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
Comedy | Drama
Angus the fluffy cat retains its dignity even in a crazy Eastbourne family, unlike them. Eldest daughter Georgia is completely besotted with 'Stiff Dylans' band hottie Robbie, who just moved in from London and helps run an organic groceries shop with his brother Tom, whom her best friend Jas has the hots for. Peter Dyer calls Georgia his best ever kissing-course pupil, but she ignores him and later the brothers' other classmate Dave the Laugh. Robbie was considering to dump haughty Lindsay, but reconsiders given the immature brat's apparent cruelty. Thus manipulative Georgia keeps changing her mind about a grand birthday party and her father's career opportunities as engineer in New Zealand, while mother seems to flirt with hunky interior decorator Jem.
Starring: Georgia Groome, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Karen Taylor, Alan Davies, Eleanor Tomlinson, Kimberley Nixon, Tommy Bastow
Director: Gurinder Chadha
