MISSING

MISSING (SIL JONG) (Korean)

The Story:
Hyeon-ah (Jeon Se-Hong), is an aspiring actress that visits the South Korean countryside. When she stops to eat at a restaurant there in the countryside, she captivates Pan-gon (Moon Sung-keun), the 60 year old man who is the owner of the restaurant. The man then imprisons Hyeon-ah causing extreme terror upon her. Meanwhile, Hyeon-ah’s older sister, Hyeong Jeong (Chu Ja-Hyeon), ventures out to the country, looking for her sister. She uses her cellphone's GPS tracing system to find her whereabouts.She goes to the village and stops at the local police station for help. Because of the little evidence she has, the police refuse to offer help.
Hyeong-jeong then finds a witness who thinks she saw her missing sister near the home of an elderly man Pan-gon. When Hyeong-jeong eventually arrives at the elderly man's home, she is left by herself to search the shabby residence of Pan-gon, a psychopath who has raped and murdered three women, and feeds the ground-up parts of their bodies to his chickens. Her worst nightmares is about to begin.

Starring:
Chu Ja-hyeon, Moon Seong-keun, and Jeon Se-hong

Directed By:
Kim Seong-hong

Release:
2009

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BREATHLESS

BREATHLESS (Korean)

The Story:
Song-hoon (Yang Ik-june) is a foul-mouthed extortionist and enforcer for local gangster Man-shik (Jeong Man-shik), Having grown up with a violent father who was responsible for the deaths of his mother and sister, Song-hoon now directs his own seemingly limitless store of violence toward enemies and subordinates alike. Things begin to change when he meets a similarly foulmouthed schoolgirl, Han Yeon-heui (Kim Gol-bi), Regularly victimized by her mentally ill father and thuggish brother, she’s not scared by Song-hoon's hard exterior. Slowly but surely, an unlikely bond develops between the two. But when Yeon-heui's brother Yeong-jae (Lee Hwan), joins Man-shik’s gang without his sister’s knowledge, it becomes clear that the crushing brutality of their environment may not allow the fragile emotional connection between them to survive. This often-brutal look at cyclical violence and how love might just redeem a lost soul is a semi-autobiographical story inspired by the director’s family and friends.

Starring:
Yang Ik-june, Kim Kkobbi, Jeong Man-shik, Lee Hwan

Directed By:
Yang Ik-june

Release:
2009

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CHILDREN OF THE DARK

CHILDREN OF THE DARK (YAMI NO KODOMOTACHI) (Japanese)

The Story:
Nanbu (Yosuke Eguchi), a middle-aged Japanese journalist stationed in Thailand. Chasing a story about a rich Japanese couple planning to bring their son to Bangkok for a life-saving transplant using illegally obtained organs, Nanbu comes into contact with fellow expat Keiko (Aoi Miyazaki), an idealistic young foreign-aid worker helping at a child welfare center run by fiercely committed local woman Napapom (Prima Ratchata).

Info gathered from poor local families and Nanbu's shady contacts leads them to a brothel in the northern province of Chiang Rai, which supplies children for sex tourists and as "donors" of body parts. Pointedly, the establishment's pedophile customers are drawn from a wide range of nationalities.

The vision of life inside the brothel is heartbreaking. Victims are locked in filthy rooms and let out only when clients arrive; those with AIDS are thrown into garbage trucks while still alive.

Starring:
Yosuke Eguchi, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Prima Ratchata, Setanan Homyamyen, Koichi Sato

Directed By:
Junji Sakamoto

Release:
2008

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THE STRANGERS

the strangers

The Story:
James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) and his girlfriend Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) arrive at the vacation house owned by James' parents upon returning from a friend's wedding reception. It is shown through flashbacks that prior to their arrival James had proposed marriage to Kristen only to be rejected. Once James calls his best friend Mike to be picked up, he and Kristen feel that in the morning they will likely take some time apart.

Their gloomy evening takes a shocking turn for the worst when they receive a visitor at 4 a.m. looking for someone named “Tamra.” Even after telling the young girl that shows up at their doorstep that there is no one at the cabin by that name, the girl returns later that night with another girl and man, who begin to bang on the door, peer into the house, and creep around the vicinity.

Soon, James and Kristen realize that if they are going to survive the night, they will have to stay one step ahead of their assailants all while being trapped in a house with no connection to the outside world.

Starring:
Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis, Glenn Howerton

Directed By:
Bryan Bertino

Release:
2008

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PLASTIC CITY

PLASTIC CITY (DANGKOU)

The Story:
Yuda (Anthony Wong), who heads the pirated goods racket in Liberdade and beyond, and his adopted son Kirin (Joe Odagiri), whose playboy lifestyle belies an idealistic devotion to Yuda. Yuda’s grip over the inner-city area extends to sex dives like Devil’s Club where Kirin’s red-hot love interest Ocho (Huang Yi) works. But their empire is crumbling, as corrupt politicians and rival gangs seek to end their power in the city. Yuda is soon arrested, but escapes after faking his own death. Meanwhile, Kirin gathers the last vestige of those loyal to him for a final retaliation: a spectacular, neo-apocalyptic gang fight on top of a broken highway overpass. But the violence brings only regret, and the son soon sets off to find his father, leading the narrative to culminate in a hallucinatory finale in the mysterious jungle.

Starring:
Anthony Wong, Joe Odagiri, Huang Yi, Taina Muller, Jeff Chen, Phelippe Haagensen, Antonio Petrin, Milhem Cortaz, Alexandre Borges, Claudio Jaborandy.

Directed By:
Yu Lik-wai

Release:
2009

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HARD REVENGE MILLY: BLOODY BATTLE

HARD REVENGE MILLY:BLOODY BATTLE (Japenese)

The Story:
After Milly (Miki Mizuno) eliminates the Jack Brothers to avenge her family, a beautiful girl named Haru (Nao Nagasawa) approaches her for help avenging her own boyfriend. Milly initially brushes her off, but eventually recognizes her passion for vengeance and agrees to train her.Soon, Ikki (Kazuki Tsujimoto) and his brother Huma (Rei Fujita), two of Jack’s former associates, arrive to take them on. Milly makes short work of their minions and knocks Huma out cold, but the steel-armed Ikki manages to injure her severely. Will she be able to survive and help Haru exact vengeance?

Starring:
Miki Mizuno, Nao Nagasawa, Kazuki Tsujimoto, Rei Fujita

Directed By:
Takanori Tsujimoto

Release:
2009

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HARD REVENGE MILLY

HARD REVENGE MILLY (Japenese)

The Story:
Set in a future in which deregulation of gun control laws has turned Asia into the epicenter of violent crime. Yokohama City becomes so lawless that it’s been all but abandoned by its former population—leaving behind only the crumbling remnants of a once civil society. The worst of the new breed of criminals, “The Jack Brothers”—named for their leader, Jack (Mitsuki Koga) brutally murder the husband and baby of Milly (Miki Mizuno) in front of her eyes and leave her for dead. Milly survives the incident and vows to get revenge. After receiving sword training from a master named Jubei (Hiroshi Oguchi), Milly infiltrates the abandoned factory The Jack Brothers use as their base of operations and murders Jack’s henchmen one by one, leading to a final bloody showdown. Milly won’t stop until the entire gang has been righteously slaughtered one by one.

Starring:
Miki Mizuno, Hiroshi Ohguchi, Tetsuya Nakamura, Saaya Irie, Hirotsugu Imamura, Mitsuki Koga

Directed By:
Takanori Tsujimoto

Release:
2008

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MARTYRS

MARTYRS (French)

The Story:
A young girl named Lucie (Mylène Jampanoï) is found running half-naked down a country road after having been missing for over a year. During this time she had been held captive and subjected to a steady regimen of torture, both mental and physical, before she was able to to make her escape. Officials are able to locate the abandoned slaughter house she had been imprisoned in, but aside from evidence to support her claims, the building had been evacuated and her abusers were never apprehended.

Lucie is placed in an orphanage where she eventually forms a bond with another young girl who resides there, the persistent Anna (Morjana Alaoui). Fifteen years later Lucie and Anna have remained together and Lucie thinks she has located two of her initial captors via a picture in a newspaper. With Anna warily in tow, Lucie pays a visit to the couples home with a loaded shotgun. She hopes by exacting some revenge that she will be exorcising a creature that plagues her, a creature in the form of a girl she left behind at the slaughterhouse and who takes delight in cutting Lucie to shreds at any opportune moment.

Starring:
Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin, Patricia Tulasne, Juliette Gosselin, Xavier Dolan-Tadros

Directed By:
Pascal Laugier

Release:
2008

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WICKED LAKE

WICKED LAKE

The Story:
The stroke of midnight sets the stage for terror when four vacationing coeds turn the tables on a group of depraved backwoods miscreants. Art student Ilene (Robin Sydney) has a bizarre run-in with eccentric fellow student Caleb (Mark Senter) just before she and roommates Helen (Eryn Joslyn), Mary (Carlee Baker), and Jill (Eve Mauro) head out for a relaxing weekend at a lakeside mountain cabin. Later, as Caleb recalls the encounter to his older brothers, Palmer (Damian DeKay) and Fred (Justin Stone), and the family patriarch, Sir Jim (Frank Birney), the girls get ready to hit the road. On the way to the cabin, the girls stop by a roadside gas station and have a bit of fun with redneck proprietors Cyrus (Mike McKee), Runt (J.D. Brown), and Half Idiot (Luke Y. Thompson). A relaxing afternoon of skinny-dipping in the lake gets the weekend off to a good start, though things take a turn for the worse when Caleb, Palmer, Fred, and Sir Jim unexpectedly show up at the cabin looking for a raunchy good time. Just as things start to get ugly in the cabin, veteran detective Jake (Tim Thomerson) and his rookie partner, Ray (Michael Esparza), stumble into a ritualistic alter while investigating a bloody basement crime scene. Upon finding a newspaper clipping about a mysterious cabin, they race to the country to find another clue. But at this point the clock has just struck midnight, and things are just getting interesting out at the cabin. It seems that the girls have somehow managed to gain the upper hand against their attackers. Have Ilene and company accomplished this by simply outsmarting Sir Jim and the boys, or could it be that these outwardly timid coeds actually possess a deadly and diabolical secret?

Starring:
Carlee Baker, Frank Birney, Michael Esparza, Eryn Joslyn, Will Keenan, Eve Mauro, Tim Thomerson, Robin Sydney, Mark Senter

Directed By:
Zach Passero

Release:
2008

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TOKYO GORE POLICE

TOKYO GORE POLICE (Japanese)

The Story:
Police officer Ruka (Eihi Shiina) is part of a special termination squad in the newly-established Tokyo Police Corporation, a privatized paramilitary force that maintains law and order through ultraviolence, sadism and streetside executions. Ruka carries a lot of scars, however, both inside and out. Her father, an old-fashioned neighborhood cop (Keisuke Horibe), was murdered in broad daylight by a mysterious assassin, and Ruka has dedicated her life to finding the killer. But in the midst of a new case she's been assigned to—the hunt for a shadowy mad scientist known simply as the Key Man (Itsuji Itao). who's behind the creation of a race of criminally insane mutations called "Engineers"—Ruka discovers clues to the identity of her father's killer. But these clues link her closely to the Key Man and his desire to remake the population into biomechanical piles of mad, murderous flesh.

Starring:
Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Yukihide Benny, Jiji-bu, Keisuke Horibe, Ikuko Sawada, Shun Sugata

Directed By:
Yoshihiro Nishimura

Release:
2008

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CASE 39

CASE 39

The Story:
Social worker Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case, troubled 10-year old Lilith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland). Emily’s worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to kill Lilith, their only daughter. Emily saves her and decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along, only to find out the girl isn’t nearly as innocent as she thought.

Starring:
Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Kerry O'Malley, Callum Keith Rennie, Adrian Lester, Georgia Craig, Cynthia Stevenson

Directed By:
Christian Alvart

Release:
2009

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THE ENTRANCE

THE ENTRANCE

The Story:
On this night, the demon (or fallen angel if you prefer) gathers up five random men and leaves them bound and blindfolded in an underground parking facility where they are forced to play games for their lives. When one loses, a solitary reel-to-reel projector plays their darkest sin on the wall for all the others to see before he is finally "sacrificed".Ryan (Michael Eklund), one of men randomly selected by the demon, manages to get out of the parking garage with the help of a cryptic janitor named Joe (Ron Sauve). Ryan immediately departs for the police station and begins to tell his story to Detective Porhowski (Sara-Jane Redmond) who is clearly skeptical of the whole thing. She orders that prints be taken from Ryan's cigarette pack and when she comes back, he's vanished only to re-appear again inside her car. He explains that the deal for his release was that he needed to bring her back to the parking garage, so he forces her at gunpoint to drive them both back.During her on-scene investigation, Porhowski encounters the janitor who she discovers to be far less benevolent than he originally appears. As it turns out, she has a dark secret as well which is revealed toward the end of the film.

Starring:
Sarah-Jane Redmond, Michael Eklund, Ron Sauve, Jerry Wasserman, Frank Cassini, Colin Cunningham, Bernard Cuffling, Hiro Kanagawa, C. Ernst Harth, Taja Lee

Directed By:
Damon Vignale

Release:
2008

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13 HOURS IN A WAREHOUSE

13 HOURS IN A WAREHOUSE

The Story:
As five underworld heavies settle in for an all night stay at an abandoned warehouse and former film studio, a series of bizarre and unsettling occurances quickly lead them to believe they are not alone. It was supposed to be a simple night of babysitting a single hostage, but when a series of numbers begin to appear on the walls things soon take a dark turn. Later, after the hostage escapes, the perplexed thugs not only learn that there is a rat in the ranks, but also discover the unsettling nature of the films that were shot in the warehouse. Now, as terror takes hold, the thieves are about to discover that they are being stalked from the shadows and that their odds of living to see daybreak are shrinking with each passing minute.

Starring:
Danny Selman, Chares Bonin, Carson Lee, ,Paul Cram, Cody Lyman, Meisha Johnson

Directed By:
Dav Kaufman

Release:
2008

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WINTER OF FROZEN DREAMS

WINTER OF FROZEN DREAMS

The Story:
Barbara Hoffman (Thora Birch) was a top student at the University of Wisconsin, and one of Madison's most notorious prostitutes. But how could a girl known for her remarkable mind be drawn into such a lurid plot of passion and murder? When Barbara's fiancé Jerry Davies (Brenden Sexton III) reported the discovery of the naked and brutally bludgeoned body of Harry Bergethe, he never thought police would suspect him of being the killer. Just hours before, Jerry had buried the body in a snow bank, and now Detective Lulling (Keith Carradine) smells foul play. Insisting that he and Hoffman didn't kill the deceased but merely buried the man's corpse, Davies and his bride-to-be quickly establish themselves as the prime suspects in a perplexing murder case. Later, as Hoffman languishes in prison, she becomes an object of curiosity in the media for her refusal to give interviews or even go before the parole board

Starring:
Thora Birch, Keith Carradine, Brendon Sexton III, Leo Fitzpatrick, Dean Winters

Directed By:
Eric Mandelbaum

Release:
2009

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SURROGATES

SURROGATES

The Story:
In the near future, humans live in isolation and only interact through robotic bodies that serve as surrogates. When several humans are murdered when their surrogates are destroyed, Agent Greera (Bruce Willis) investigates the crimes through his own surrogate. After a near fatal encounter, Agent Greera's surrogate is destroyed and forces him to bring his human form out of isolation and unravel a conspiracy behind the crimes

Starring:
Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames, Boris Kodjoe, Jack Noseworthy, James Francis Ginty

Directed By:
Jonathan Mostow

Release:
2009

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ARMORED

ARMORED

The Story:
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist….against their own company. A young armored car guard named 'Ty' (Columbus Short) is persuaded by his veteran cohorts to empty a truck of its $42 million cargo. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.

Starring:
Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne,Columbus Short, Skeet Ulrich, Amaury Nolasco, Milo Ventimiglia

Directed By:
Nimrod Antal

Release:
2009

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BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT

BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT

The Story:
High profile lawyer, Martin Hunter (Michael Douglas) has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe) begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney's perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act.
Romantically involved with C.J. but unaware of his assignment, Assistant D.A. Ella (Amber Tamblyn) becomes caught between her boss's political ambitions and C.J.'s dangerous expose. As mounting evidence stacks up against both men, Ella's own life becomes threatened as she discovers incriminating proof that puts the fate of both Nichol's innocence and Hunter's reputation in her hands.

Starring:
Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Orlando Jones, Joel David Moore, Megan Brown, David Jensen, Mysti Nash

Directed By:
Peter Hyams

Release:
2009

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ALL ABOUT STEVE

ALL ABOUT STEVE

The Story:
After a lovely blind date, crossword puzzle-writer Mary Horowitz (Sandra Bullock) falls head over heels in love with Steve (Bradley Cooper), a news cameraman. Mary is convinced that she and Steve are true soul mates, and, with the encouragement of a reporter (Thomas Haden Church), follows Steve around the country in a bid to win his love. Along the way, she befriends an assortment of misfits who accept her for who she is, leading her to reassess her reasons for this strange journey.

Starring:
Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper,Ken Jeong, DJ Qualls, Katy Mixon, Howard Hesseman

Directed By:
Phil Traill

Release:
2009

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PANDORUM

PANDORUM

The Story:
Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the spacecraft. They can't remember anything - who are they, what is their mission?

The only way out of the chamber is a dark and narrow airshaft. Corporal Bower (Ben Foster), the younger of the two, crawls inside, while the other, Lt. Payton (Dennis Quaid), stays behind for guidance on a radio transmitter. As Bower ventures deeper and deeper into the ship, he begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking and deadly secrets come unraveled, and the astronauts realize that the survival of mankind hinges on their actions.

Starring:
Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Antje Traue, Cung Le, Norman Reedus, Cam Gigandet

Directed By:
Christian Alvart

Release:
2009

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GAMER

The Story:
Set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online games: people play people...for keeps. Mind-control technology is widespread, and at the heart of the controversial games is its creator, reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall), His latest brainchild, the first-person shooter game "Slayers," allows millions to act out their most savage fantasies online in front of a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars with whom they fight to the death.


Kable is the superstar and cult hero of the ultraviolent "Slayers." Kable (Gerard Butler) is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology.

Starring:
Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Logan Lerman, Milo Ventimiglia, Aaron Yoo, Ludacris, Alison Lohman, Kyra Sedgwick, John Leguizamo, Johnny Whitworth, Zoe Bell,Amber Valletta

Directed By:
Mark Neveldine

Release:
2009

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SORORITY ROW

SORORITY ROW

The Story:
Sexy college juniors Cassidy (Briana Evigan), Jessica (Leah Pipes), Claire (Jamie Chung), Ellie (Rumer Willis) and Megan (Audrina Patridge) are sorority sisters sworn to trust, secrecy and solidarity, no matter what. But their loyalty is tested when a prank at a raucous house party goes terribly wrong and Megan ends up brutally murdered. Rather than confess to the crime and risk destroying their bright futures, the girls agree to hide the bloody corpse and keep their secret forever. Fast forward one year to graduation.

As they prepare to say goodbye to the house and each other, the girls plan one last alcohol-fueled bash on Sorority Row, confident their dark secret remains buried. But does it? As the party rages in the front yard, the bedrooms and the hot tub, the girls receive cell phone videos taken the night of Megan's murder from an anonymous sender who threatens to forward the videos to the police. Then, one by one, the sisters and their unsuspecting boyfriends are stalked by an unseen killer. Has Megan returned from the dead to exact her revenge? Or was their secret discovered by someone else - someone now determined to make them pay? Trapped, the girls race to figure out which of them let their secret slip, who wants them dead, and how to fight back as the bodies pile up and their beloved sorority house explodes into flames.

Starring:
Leah Pipes, Briana Evigan, Carrie Fisher, Rumer Willis, Audrina Patridge, Jamie Chung, Margo Harshman, Julian Morris, Maxx Hennard, Matt Lanter

Directed By:
Stewart Hendler

Release:
2009

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EXTRACT

EXTRACT

The Story:
Joel (Jason Bateman), a flower-extract plant owner contending with an ever-growing avalanche of personal and professional disasters. An employee at the factory has just suffered an unfortunate accident on the assembly line, but little does the put-upon owner realize that things are about to get much worse. As the injured employee threatens to sue and it begins to look like his company will be bought out, the frazzled owner attempts to catch the culprit responsible for stealing wallets from the coat room and begins to suspect that his wife (Kristen Wiig) is sleeping with the gigolo he hired to seduce her.

Starring:
Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Clifton Collins Jr, J.K. Simmons

Directed By:
Mike Judge

Release:
2009

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MESRINE: L'ENNEMI PUBLIC NO 1 (Part 2)

MESRINE: L'ENNEMI PUBLIC N°1 PART 2 (FRENCH)

The Story:
Years later, Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) returns to France, where he becomes "Public Enemy #1" after kidnapping a judge to cover another escape, before partnering with François Besse (Mathieu Amalric) for even more amazing robberies. His wife Sofia (Elena Anaya) leaves him with their three children, and Mesrine takes up with Jeanne Schneider (Cécile De France), a gun-totin' gangster's moll that spurs him to ever more daring heists, including his trademark two-banks-at-a-time robberies.And then there's the women, the shifty sidekicks, and the ever-changing vintage disguises.

Starring:
Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, Ludivine Sagnier, Roy Dupuis, Gilles Lellouche

Directed By:
Jean-François Richet

Release:
2009

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MESRINE: L'INSTINCT DE MORT (Part 1)

MESRINE: L'INSTINCT DE MORT PART 1 (FRENCH)

The Story:
We first meet Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) as a returning veteran from the war in Algeria. At his mother's behest, his father finds him a job, but Mesrine is more intrigued by the "off the books work" his friend Paul (Gilles Lellouche) does for local crime boss Guido (Gérard Depardieu), and the lifestyle it affords: poker parties, prostitutes, convertibles. A few bald-faced burglaries and pimp smackdowns later, Mesrine finds himself married, wealthy, and in jail.

Starring:
Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, Ludivine Sagnier, Roy Dupuis, Gilles Lellouche

Directed By:
Jean-François Richet

Release:
2009

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A PERFECT GETAWAY

A PERFECT GETAWAY

The Story:
Cliff and Cydney (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) are an adventurous young couple celebrating their honeymoon by backpacking to one of the most beautiful, and remote, beaches in Hawaii. Hiking the wild, secluded trails, they believe they’ve found paradise. But when the pair comes across a group of frightened hikers discussing the horrifying murder of another newlywed couple on the islands, they begin to question whether they should turn back. Unsure whether to stay or flee, Cliff and Cydney join up with two other couples, and things begin to go terrifyingly wrong. Far from civilization or rescue, everyone begins to look like a threat and nobody knows whom to trust. Paradise becomes hell on earth as a brutal battle for survival begins.

Starring:
Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Marley Shelton, Steve Zahn, Chris Hemsworth, Kiele Sanchez, Dale Dickey, Katie Chonacas, Tory Kittles

Directed By:
David Twohy

Release:
2009

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THE ANSWER MAN

the answer man

The Story:
Author Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels), a cranky recluse who wrote a best-selling spirituality book titled Me and God twenty years earlier. His book inspired an entire generation with its insightful answers about his personal relationship with God.Since then, Arlen has refused all the typical author duties such as book tours, public appearances, and sequels, despite the pleadings of his literary agent (Nora Dunn). Instead, Arlen lives alone and listens to self-help tapes, practices yoga, and reads books on enlightenment trying to answer his own questions about life. When each new attempt to find inner peace fails, Arlen experiences fits of rage and attempts to destroy or otherwise rid himself of the defective merchandise.

Fed up with a series of self-help books that didn’t help him, Arlen attempts to sell the books at The Book Trader, a bookstore near his home in Philadelphia. He tries various ploys to unload the books there, but meets continued resistance from Kris (Lou Taylor Pucci), the shop’s owner, and his assistant (Kat Dennings) The store lacks the money to buy any books since Kris’s recent stint at rehab. While lifting the stack of refused books, Arlen’s old back injury flares up and goes into complete spasm soon afterward.Arlen’s back injury leads him to Elizabeth (Lauren Graham), a sweet chiropractor and single mother, who just opened her office in recent weeks. He literally crawls on his hands and knees to her office from his home, a gesture symbolic of his own desperation to have his prayers answered. They start a shaky romance, which gets derailed by Arlen’s ongoing crankiness and personality problems. Likewise, his bizarre relationship with the bookstore owner waxes and wanes seemingly without warning.

Starring:
Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Olivia Thirlby, Kat Dennings, Nora Dunn

Directed By:
John Hindman

Release:
2009

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BLINDNESS

BLINDNESS

The Story:
Faced with a mysterious outbreak of blindness, governmental authorities quarantine the affected individuals in an abandoned mental hospital. As more patients arrive each day, the hospital cannot properly accommodate them, and systems begin to break down—food is scarce, toilets are backed up, and the dead lay unburied. The nightmare grows worse when a rebellious inmate (Gael García Bernal) resorts to unspeakable violence to take control of the hospital and the food rations for himself.

Fortunately for the other victims, when a level headed doctor (Mark Ruffalo) is sent to the hospital after losing his vision, his devoted wife (Julianne Moore) refuses to leave his side and sneaks into the facility despite still having her sight. Together, they lead the other in fighting back with every ounce of strength they can muster to break free of this hellish imprisonment and journey back into the world; a journey that leads them away from mankind’s worst appetites and weaknesses into a world where they hope to once again discover the spirit of human decency that has been lost for so long.

Starring:
Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover,Gael García Bernal,Don McKellar, Alice Braga

Directed By
Fernando Meirelles

Release:
2008

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INGLORIOUS BASTARDS

INGLORIOUS BASTARDS

The Story:
Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as “The Basterds,” Raine’s squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own…

Starring:
Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Diane Kruger, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Daniel Bruhl, Til SchweigerAugust Diehl, Mike Myers, Maggie Cheung, Samuel L. Jackson as Narrator (voice).

Directed By:
Quentin Tarantino

Release:
2009

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I SELL THE DEAD

I SELL THE DEAD

The Story:
The film centers around the misadventures of professional body snatchers Willis Grimes (Larry Fessenden) and Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan), who begin to steal supernatural bodies at the behest of a sinister doctor (Angus Scrimm).Grimes is executed for his crimes in the opening of the movie and Blake has only hours before suffering the same fate, although he’s forced to undergo a pre-execution interview with a coarse-talking priest (Ron Perlman).

Blake first sets out telling how he met Grimes and the very beginning of their jobs as grave robbers. Then he begins to tell different random stories that all have a common link to one another. So will Blake make it out alive? Or will he follow in his friends footsteps and end up on the chopping block?

Starring:
Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm, John Speredakos

Directed By:
Glenn McQuaid

Release:
2009

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10 DEAD MEN

10 DEAD MEN

The Story:
Ryan (Brendan Carr) gave up his life of a fulltime killer just a little too late. Striving for the normal life we all have he comes within touching distance of a happy marriage with his beautiful wife, Amy (Pooja Shah), only to see it all crumble when his previous life comes crawling back. Asked to do a ‘favour’ for a former business associate, Ryan thinks he can get in, get the job done and get out, without disrupting his new life. But things soon spiral out of control and when his former boss, Hart (Terry Stone) gets wind of what Ryan is up to he sets his dogs out to even the score. Ryan watches as his wife is slain in front of him and then he himself is left for dead, however Ryan survives his injuries and sets out to kill the ten men that took his perfect life away in true revenge movie fashion.

Starring:
Brendan Carr, John Rackham, Terry Stone, Doug Bradley, Pooja Shah, Lee Latchford-Evans

Directed By:
Ross Boyask

Release:
2009

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MY SISTER'S KEEPER

my sister's keeper

The Story:
Based on the Jodi Picoult novel, My Sister's Keeper is a drama following Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric) whose daughter, Kate (Sofia Vassilieva),is diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of two. The only hope to keep Kate alive is to conceive another child, specifically intended to save her life. Their second daughter, Anna (Abigail Breslin), is genetically conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate.
Throughout their young lives, the united sisters endure medical procedures and hospital stays as Anna supplies transfusions for Kate. But the strained, close-knit family is rocked when Anna, now 11, says 'no'. She hires a lawyer (Alec Baldwin) and initiates a court case demanding the rights to use her body as she wants.

Starring:
Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Jason Patric, Evan Ellingson, Sofia Vassilieva

Directed By:
Nick Cassavetes

Release:
2009

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LE SILENCE DE LORNA

LE SILENCE DE LORNA (LORNA'S SILENCE) French

The Story:
Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) an Albanian, living in Belgium; she's entered a marriage of convenience with Claudy (Jeremie Renier) that's not actually convenient at all, as Claudy's a junkie who's trying to quit; his needs and demands hang heavy on her. But then Lorna has a meeting with Fabio (Fabrizio Rongione), and things take a very different turn, as he explains that they have to be sure that Claudy's death looks like an accident. ...Once Lorna's a Belgian by virtue of her marriage, we come to learn, the expectation is that Claudy will be removed from the picture and Lorna will marry a Russian gangster so he can have the same Belgian citizenship rights Lorna gained by marrying Claudy. Lorna, working towards the modest dream of opening a snack bar with her boyfriend Sokol (Alban Ukaj), is playing along -- to a point. She thinks she can make a divorce happen without anyone getting hurt (or, rather, with only herself getting hurt; Lorna's plan to speed up the divorce proceedings is a harsh one), earning her money and marrying the Russian without Claudy having to die. Claudy knows that Lorna's married him for an end -- he's been paid once, and expects to be paid again after the divorce but he doesn't know about the Russian, or how the plan involves his demise expediting matters.

Starring:
Arta Dobroshi, Jeremie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Alban Ukaj, Morgan Marinne, Olivier Gourmet

Directed By:
Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne

Release:
2009

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