joi, 28 aprilie 2011

Thor - 6 May 2011

Director: Kenneth Branagh 
Screenwriter: Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne 
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Stellan Skarsgard, Jaimie Alexander, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Josh Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Clark Gregg, Colm Feore, Samuel L. JacksonPlot: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, "Thor," which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It's while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth


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There Be Dragons - 6 May 2011

Director: Roland Joffe 
Screenwriter: Roland Joffe 
Starring: Wes Bentley, Derek Jacobi, Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro 
Genre: Drama
Plot: "There Be Dragons" is an epic action-adventure romance set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War. The story traces the lives of two young men, Josemaria Escriva (Charlie Cox) and Manolo Torres (Wes Bentley), childhood friends who are separated by the political upheaval of pre-war Spain to find themselves on opposite sides as war erupts. Choosing peace, Josemaria becomes a priest and struggles to spread reconciliation by founding the movement Opus Dei (work of God). Manolo chooses war and becomes a spy for the fascists. He becomes obsessed with a beautiful Hungarian revolutionary, Ildiko, who has joined the militia in pursuit of passion and purpose. But when Ildiko rejects him out of love for the courageous militia leader Oriol, Manolo's jealousy leads him down a path of betrayal. As personal and national battles rage, the characters' lives collide and their deepest struggles are illuminated through the fateful choices they make. Each will struggle to find the power of forgiveness over the forces tearing their lives and friendship apart.



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Something Borrowed - 6 May 2011

Director: Luke Greenfield 
Screenwriter: Jennie Urman, Jordan Roberts 
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski, Steve Howey 
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Plot: Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single...as her engaged best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield), who just happens to be Darcy's fiancé. When Rachel and Darcy's lifelong friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations. Meanwhile, Ethan (John Krasinski), who has been Rachel's constant confidante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret of his own, and Marcus (Steve Howey), an irrepressible womanizer, can't keep his mind out of the gutter or his hands off any girl within reach.
 

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The Silent House - 6 May 2011

Director: Gustavo Hernández 
Screenwriter: Oscar Estévez 
Starring: Florencia Colucci, Abel Tripaldi, Gustavo Alonso, Maria Salazar 
Genre: Horror
Plot: Based on a true events occuring in the late 40's in a small village in Uruguay, "The Silent House - La Casa Muda" is groundbreaking horror filmed in one single continuous shot of seventy eight minutes. The film centers on Laura, who, second by second, intends to leave a house which hides an obscure secret, unharmed. Laura and her father Wilson settle down in a cottage they have to renew since its owner will soon put the house up for sale. They will spend the night there and repair the following morning. Everything seems to go smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder on the upper floor of the house. 



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Passion Play - 6 May 2011

Director: Mitch Glazer 
Screenwriter: Mitch Glazer 
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray, Megan Fox, Rhys Ifans, Kelly Lynch 
Genre: Drama
Plot: Nate Poole is a washed-up jazz musician fleeing from trigger-happy gangster Happy Shannon. While on the run, Nate stumbles across a traveling carnival, and is instantly mesmerized by the carnival's prized attraction, Lily "The Bird Woman". But Lily is no carny fake: her wings are real. The fugitive musician falls in love with this angelic creature, and he convinces her to leave with him, to the anger of her ruthless employer. The two flee across the desert, but towards... what? Their destruction? Their salvation? Combining realism and myth, "Passion Play" is a portrait of humanity at its best and worst. Gritty and hard-boiled, it is also an adult fairytale that promises hope in the most unlikely of places. 

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Octubre (October) - 6 May 2011

Director: Daniel Vega Vidal, Diego Vega Vidal 
Screenwriter: Daniel Vega Vidal, Diego Vega Vidal 
Starring: Bruno Odar, Gabriela Velásquez, Carlos Gassols 
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: October is the "purple month" in Lima, when the grey city's somber tones give way to processions celebrating the Lord of Miracles. Hope is reborn among the throngs of devotees who light candles and follow the processions, each in search of their own miracle. Tucked away in one of the Lima's modest flats lives Clemente, a small time loan shark with a penchant for reckless hookers, grave solitude, money lending and nothing else. Stuckin a shallow routine, Clemente lacks any real emotional connection to anyone. People, in turn, refer to him not by name, but as "the pawnbroker's son." Whether it's a slippery counterfeiter, an amiable thief or a desperate neighbor, Clemente is sensitive only to what their business might bring him. Returning home one day, Clemente quickly realizes that an intruder has visited his home-not to steal from him, but instead to leave him with a little gift. Tucked in a small basket sitting on his bed Clemente finds a newborn baby, the product of one of his frequent liaisons with prostitutes. When Clemente finds himself ill-equipped for his new role, Sofia, one of his clients and an October worshipper, intervenes to help him take care of the baby while he goes in search of its mother. As the days stretch on, with Sofia and the baby sharing his home, Clemente discovers emotional attachments he never thought he had. And as seems fitting during the month of October, with its air of hope for better things, a once unpleasant, cold and lonely man named Clemente finds that his life is about to change.
 

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Make Believe - 6 May 2011

Director: J. Clay Tweel 
Screenwriter: Not Available 
Starring: Krystyn Lambert, Bill Koch, Hiroki Hara, Derek McKee, Siphiwe Fangase, Nkumbozo Nkonyana 
Genre: Documentary

Plot: A coming of age journey set in the quirky subculture of magic, "Make Believe" follows six of the world's best young magicians as they pursue the title of Teen World Champion and take us on their personal journeys of transformation through magic. The film travels from back rooms of the world famous Magic Castle in the Hollywood Hills to the most important international magic competition, the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas, as the teens face the mounting pressure to win the competition and move to the next stages of their careers. Director J. Clay Tweel follows six adolescent outsiders who all share an extraordinary passion: the art of magic. We meet Krystyn Lambert, a member of the Magic Castle, a classic beauty who hails from Malibu and seems to have it all but she just doesn’t fit in; Bill Koch, a 19 year old from Chicago who has no time for second best and has one last shot to win the title before he ages out; Hiroki Hara, who lives in a remote Japanese village where he practices magic 8 hours a day and dreams of performing around the world; Derek McKee, the youngest, a very serious 14 year old from Colorado who has found the one skill he has that makes people take notice is magic; and Siphiwe Fangase and Nkumbozo Nkonyana from Capetown, South Africa whose energy and excitement for the art is contagious to all. Along the way, "Make Believe" incorporates interviews with Neil Patrick Harris, Lance Burton and several magicians who share these teens passion.
 

Last Night - 6 May 2011

Director: Massy Tadjedin 
Screenwriter: Massy Tadjedin 
Starring: Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington, Guillaume Canet 
Genre: Drama

Plot: The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love. 


 

Jumping the Broom - 6 May 2011

Director: Salim Akil 
Screenwriter: Arlene Gibbs, Elizabeth Hunter 
Starring: Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Mike Epps, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good, Tasha Smith, DeRay Davis, Julie Bowen, Romeo Miller, Gary Dourdan, Pooch Hall, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Valarie Pettiford 
Genre: Comedy
Plot: "Jumping the Broom" focuses on a weekend wedding in Martha's Vineyard where two families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds clash during their first meeting before the big event.


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I'm Not Jesus Mommy - 6 May 2011

Director: Vaughn Juares 
Starring: Rocko Hale, Charles Hubbell, Shar Stephanie 
Genre: Horror, Thriller

Plot: Dr. Kimberly Gabriel, one of the nation’s top fertility specialists, lives in irony as she is unable to have children of her own. Her chance comes when Dr. Roger Gibson recruits her on to his human cloning project.In an act of desperation she steals an embryo from Gibson's laboratory and finally fulfills her dream. The world falls in to chaos and strange happenings surround her son, David, as they struggle for survival. Kim is faced with the truth on her son's origin... does David represent mankind's last hope or something else?


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miercuri, 27 aprilie 2011

Hobo with a Shotgun - 6 May 2011

Director: Jason Eisener 
Screenwriter: Jason Eisener, John Davies 
Starring: Rutger Hauer 
Genre: Action
Plot: A train pulls into the station – it’s the end of the line.  A Hobo jumps from a freight car, hoping for a fresh start in a new city.  Instead, he finds himself trapped in an urban hell. This is a world where criminals rule the streets and Drake, the city’s crime boss, reigns supreme alongside his sadistic murderous sons, Slick & Ivan.  Amidst the chaos, the Hobo comes across a pawn shop window displaying a second hand lawn mower.  He dreams of making the city a beautiful place and starting a new life for himself.  But as the brutality continues to rage around him, he notices a shotgun hanging above the lawn mower…  Quickly, he realizes the only way to make a difference in this town is with that gun in his hand and two shells in its chamber.


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Harvest - 6 May 2011

Director: Marc Meyers 
Screenwriter: Marc Meyers 
Starring: Robert Loggia, Tony Winner, Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, Jack Carpenter, Barbara Barrie 
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Gathered one summer in a beautiful shoreline town, three generations are drawn together by their patriarch, played by Oscar Nominee Robert Loggia. With endearing moments of humor and uplifting spirit, HARVEST is a portrait of a family awkwardly yet delicately hanging on to what was, what now is, and to one another. A superb ensemble cast including Tony Winner Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, newcomer Jack Carpenter and also featuring Oscar Nominee Barbara Barrie tugs on heartstrings and reminds us of a love that can weather all storms in this poignant yet amusing story. "Harvest" brings to mind how we all come of age, in our own stumbling yet loving ways, often again and again.


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Forks Over Knives - 6 May 2011

Director: Lee Fulkerson 
Screenwriter: Lee Fulkerson 
Starring: Joey Aucoin, Neal Barnard, Gene Baur 
Genre: Documentary

Plot Summary: "Forks Over Knives" examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The film features leading experts on health and tackles the issue of diet and disease in a way that will have people talking for years.What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure. Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especially amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Major medical operations have become routine, helping to drive health care costs to astronomical levels. Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country's three leading causes of death, even though billions are spent each year to "battle" these very conditions. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases. Could it be there's a single solution to all of these problems? A solution so comprehensive but so utterly straightforward, that it's mind-boggling that more of us haven't taken it seriously?


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Daydream Nation - 6 May 2011

Director: Michael Goldbach 
Screenwriter: Michael Goldbach 
Starring: Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson, Andie Macdowell, Josh Lucas 
Genre: Drama, Romance

Plot: Seventeen-year-old Caroline Wexler (Kat Dennings) is facing a teenager’s nightmare: her widowed father has moved them from the big city to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. When Caroline realizes she has nothing in common with the burnout losers in her new school she pursues the one person with who excites her interest – her handsome young teacher, Mr Anderson (Josh Lucas). A bizarre love triange ensues between Caroline, Mr Anderson, and a sweet, but troubled classmate (Reece Thompson). Featuring a hit indie soundtrack in this mash-up of the bizarre and the beautiful, "Daydream Nation" is a coming-of-age story for the 21st century.

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Caterpillar - 6 May 2011

Director: Kōji Wakamatsu 
Screenwriter: Hisako Kurosawa, Masao Adachi 
Starring: Shinobu Terajima, Keigo Kasuya 
Genre: Drama
Plot: "Caterpillar" tells the story of a village woman who is given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual needs of) her quadruple-amputee husband, a decorated solider tortured by memories of his war crimes.