FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN

FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN

The Story:
At age 17 in 1975, Alistair (Mark Davison) is already a veteran on the side of underground pro-England, Protestant guerrillas in hometown Lurgen. As a badge of honor, he's asked for a "first kill" assignment, and is told to assassinate a young Catholic local who was warned to leave the area but hasn't. Alistair accomplishes his grim task, but the shooting is observed by the victim's previously unnoticed younger brother Joe (Kevin O'Neill). He makes a split-second decision to spare this child witness, then flees.

Thirty-three years later, two men are being separately chauffeured to an assignation both have committed to, yet dread. Alistair (Liam Neeson) repented his misguided fanaticism during 12 years in prison, emerging a famous, globetrotting expert on individual conflict resolution and indoctrination into violent groups.

Joe (James Nesbitt) still lives in Lurgen, with a wife and two small offspring. But his original family crumbled after the eldest brother's death; his mother went to her grave irrationally blaming him for not somehow stopping the murder. Stuck in factory labor, he bitterly resents Alistair's supposedly charmed life.

A television program has arranged for the two men to meet at last, with the idea that some kind of reconciliation might occur. But an extremely agitated Joe confesses to production assistant Vika (Anamaria Marinca), a sincere person amid the smarmy crew that he's always wanted to wreak vengeance on Alistair. Unbeknownst to the production team, he intends to stick a knife in his brother’s killer - live on air

Starring:
Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Conor MacNeill, Niamh Cusack

Directed By:
Oliver Hirschbiegel

Release:
2009

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I HATE VALENTINE'S DAY

I HATE VALENTINE'S DAY

The Story:
Meet Genevieve (Nia Vardalos), the owner of a flower shop in the heart of Brooklyn, NY She loves romance but keeps her relationships short with a "five date" rule.

Her theory is tested when her whirlwind romance with Greg (John Corbett), the charming new restaurateur in town, reaches the end of their fifth date, and she realizes she wants more. Will this new romance cause Genevieve to reconsider her philosophy of love?

Starring:
Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Stephen Guarino, Judah Friedlander, Zoe Kazan, Dan Finnerty, Rachel Hamilton

Directed By:
Nia Vardalos

Release:
2009

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BEFORE THE FALL

BEFORE the FALL (TRES DIAS) (Spanish)

The Story:
The governments of all nations in the world one morning announce that a large meteorite will inevitably collide with earth in three days.

Ale (Víctor Clavijo), a small town carpenter who still lives with his mother and is generally regarded as a lazy and non-ambitious lowlife. Ale always lived in the shadows of his older brother Thomas, who became an immortal hero after helping to capture a notorious child murderer 15 years ago. Thomas is now successful, married and the father of four children.

Immediately after the announcement of the upcoming apocalypse, riots in prison cause all criminals to escape, including the child murderer. Ale’s mother is convinced the killer wants revenge against Thomas, but since he and his wife are abroad, she begs Ale to accompany her and protect the children. Ale is reluctant to spend existence’s final three days babysitting, but gradually changes his mind as he notices the threat of the child killer is for real and because his nieces and nephews are still unaware of the imminent apocalypse.

Within three days Humanity will be wiped out…

Starring:
Victor Clavijo, Mariana Cordero, Eduard Fernandez, Daniel Casadella, Ana de las Cuevas, Elvira de Arminan, Juan Galvan

Directed By:
F. Javier Gutiérrez

Release:
2008

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LES DENTS DE LA NUIT (VAMPIRE PARTY)

LES DENTS DE LA NUIT (VAMPIRE PARTY) French

The Story:

Best friends Sam (Patrick Mille), Alice (Frederique Bel) and Prune (Julie Fournier) as they finagle their way into a legendary castle-set bash known as "La Nuit Medicis," hoping to score booze, sex and good times. Instead, the party turns out to be an orchestrated vampire feast where the VIPs, led by aristocrat Le Duc de Journiac (Tcheky Karyo), start chowing down on the partygoers.

The three friends soon team up with other uncanny characters, including an ultra-boring dentist (Sam Karmann) and a sex-crazed, uber-dumb-blonde Mafia wife (Helene de Fougerolles). With several hours to go before sunrise, they try their best not to become foie gras, employing the well-known garlic, holy water and stake-through-the-heart methods, as well as a few unorthodox tools of their own, including aerobics and an iPod.

Starring:
Patrick Mille, Frédérique Bel, Julie Fournier, Vincent Desagnat, Sam Karmann, Hélène de Fougerolles, Antoine Duléry, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus, Jean-Luc Couchard, Joseph Malerba,Julien Boisselier, Stéphane Freiss, Tchéky Karyo, Frédéric Frenay, Raul Reis, Olga Sevostianova-Glock, Stefan Weinert

Directed By:
Stephen Cafiero and Vincent Lobelle

Release:

2008

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THE INFORMANT

The Informant!

The Story:
One night in early November, 1992, Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), an Ivy League Ph.D. who was a rising star at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) did something extraordinary when he confessed to FBI agent Brian Shepard (Scott Bakula) that ADM executives-including Whitacre himself-had routinely met with competitors to fix the price of lysine, a food additive.

It was initially Whitacre's wife (Melanie Lynskey) who forced Whitacre to become a whistleblower by threatening to go to the FBI herself if he would not have informed the authorities of ADMs illegal price-fixing activities. That meeting marked the first time that a participant in a price fixing cartel had ever voluntarily tipped off law-enforcement officials about a scheme. After informing the FBI, he assisted Dean Paisley (Allan Havey), Brian Shepard, and Robert Herndon (Joel McHale) in gathering evidence by clandestinely taping the cartels activity in business meetings in locations as far as Tokyo, Paris, Mexico City, and Hong Kong.

During Whitacre's undercover work that spanned almost three years, the FBI collected hundreds of hours of video and audio tapes that documented crimes committed by executives from around the world fixing the prices of food additives in the largest price-fixing case in history at the time.

Starring:
Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Frank Welker, Allan Havey, Patton Oswalt

Director By:
Steven Soderbergh

Release:
2009

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COUPLES RETREAT

COUPLES RETREAT

The Story:
Four couples who embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort’s couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

Starring:
Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kali Hawk, Jean Reno

Directed By:
Peter Billingsley

Release:
2009

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CARRIERS

CARRIERS

The Story:
A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe and no one can be trusted. Four young attractive people race through the back roads of the American West. Their aim is to retreat to secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico, where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic and survive the apocalyptic disease.

Their plans takes a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal the fate of each of them in an inexorable and horrifying voyage of hell.

They have to battle against infected children, homicidal doctors, crazed survivalists, rabid dogs, and, finally each other. The virus is the least of their problems as horrible choices must be made in the face of lost humanity.

Starring:
Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Lou Taylor Pucci, Emily VanCamp.

Directed By:
Alex Pastor and David Pastor

Release:
2009

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THE WRESTLER

THE WRESTLER

The Story:
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler. Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later,
he is decadent, living alone in a trailer, working part time in a supermarket and wrestling in the weekends.

Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, Randy has a heart attack in the dressing room and has heart by-pass surgery; his doctor forbids him to use steroids or wrestle again.

As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life -- trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an exotic dancer (Marisa Tomei) who is ready to start a new life. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah (Ernest Miller), which may be his ticket back to stardom.

Starring:
Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens

Directed By:
Darren Aronofsky

Release:
2008

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