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The Story: Smalltime hoods Brody (Mike Epps) and Guch (Wood Harris) have seen better days. But when a wacked-out courier (Donald Faison) accidentally brings them a box containing 10 kilos of high-quality cocaine meant for their next-door neighbors, it sets in motion a hilarious and harrowing chain of events that could cost all of them their lives.
Brody and Guch immediately arrange to sell the coke to Brody's drug dealer cousin (Omari Hardwick) and his tightlipped bodyguard (Darius McCrary). But when the intended recipients of the package, wannabe gangster Jesus (Cisco Reyes) and his feisty girlfriend (Yasmin Deliz), realize the box hasn't arrived, they set out on a desperate search to find it before ruthless drug kingpin Bodega Diablo (Emilio Rivera) notices it's missing.
But they're too late. Furious over the loss of his shipment, mob boss Bodega will stop at nothing to get the drugs back. With Brody and Guch's drug deal about to go down, all parties are on a collision course that's almost certain to end in heavy gunfire. And whoever's still standing when the smoke clears could walk away with nearly a million dollars in cash and drugs! Starring: Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Darius McRar, Cisco Reyes, Mos Def, Emilio Rivera, Omari Hardwick,Yasmin Deliz Directed By: Benny Boom
FUNNY PEOPLE The Story: George Simmons (Adam Sandler) is a very successful yet self-involved stand-up comedian who learns that he has an inoperable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) is a struggling up-and-coming stand-up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One thing these different men have in common is that neither of them have any close friends.
One night, George takes notice of Ira when they perform at the same club and he hires him to be his semi-personal assistant and opening act at his performances. George and Ira form a close bond as George teaches Ira how to win the crowd and Ira helps the dying George find closure in his legacy. However, when George learns that his disease has gone into remission and an old flame (Leslie Mann) reenters his life, his recent near death experience inspires him to reevaluate what is important to him and what truly gives meaning to his life. Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, and Jason Schwartzman Directed By: Judd Apatow Release: 2009
The Story: The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John (Vera Farmiga,PeterSarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past.Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child.
At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther (IsabelleFuhrman), Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there's something wrong with Esther-this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be.Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther's sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late for everyone... Starring: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Lorry Ayers, Jimmy Bennett
SKIRT DAY (La Journée de la Jupe)French The Story: Sonia Bergerac (Isabelle Adjani), an instructor at a school for "difficult" children. As if that role were not demanding enough, Sonia's husband suddenly and inexplicably leaves her, and she encounters considerable problems adjusting to her work environment. She thus finds herself careening toward a nervous breakdown, with seemingly no way to stop. Compounding matters is Sonia's decision to buck the principal's rule of no skirts for female teachers, a policy she resents. Sonia's world explodes into chaos one afternoon when she discovers a gun in one of her students' bags. Acting spontaneously and indignantly, she seizes it and fires an accidental shot, wounding one pupil's leg. The incident gets misread and draws untoward attention, and before long parents, politicians, law officers and the media surround the school and turn an unfortunate incident into a full-blown hostage crisis that may well push Sonia over the edge of sanity. Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Denis Podalydès, Yann Collette, Nathalie Besançon, Marc Citti, Khalid Berkouz, Yann Ebonge, Sonia Amori, Kévin Azaïs, Sarah Douali, Hassan Mezhoud, Karim Zakraoui, Fily Doumbia, Salim Boughidene, Mélèze Bouzid
IN THE LOOP The Story: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller (James Gandolfini) doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander). But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one (ChrisAddison) can sleep with the right intern (Anna Chlumsky), and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy (Gina McKee), who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall (SteveCoogan) Starring: James Gandolfini, Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, Mimi Kennedy, Anna Chlumksy, Chris Addison, Gina McKee, Steve Coogan
theuglytruth The Story: A romantically challenged morning show producer Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her male chauvinist correspondent Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler) to prove his theories on relationships and allow her to find love. His clever ploys, however lead to the expected result - she finds love at the same time that he falls in love with her. Starring: Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Eric Winter, John Michael Higgins, Nick Searcy, Kevin Connolly and Cheryl Hines.
BLACK DYNAMITE The Story: Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White), a former CIA operative who has appointed himself protector of the inner-city hood. When his little brother Jimmy is gunned down in a drug handoff, Black Dynamite vows revenge, only to uncover a vast conspiracy involving a mafia drug ring that is distributing heroin to orphanages. Starring: Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Chapman, Roger Yuan, Lauren Kim, Jesse Lewis IV, Jessica Moreno, Larnell Stovall, Charlotte Stokely, Byron Minns, Jimmy Walker Jr., Nakia Syvonne, Jon Kent Ethridge, Al Vicente, Neil Lewis, Sean Christopher, Jason Edwards, Sorana Black, Alexis McCombs, and Cory Gluck.
(500)DAYS OF SUMMER The Story: Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a romantic at heart, breezes through his work days as a greeting card writer hoping to meet his soul-mate. He realizes it's a little naïve, but who can blame him when pop culture continues to present ideas of what love should look like? The new temp in his office, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), is the complete opposite -- she doesn't believe that true love exists since her parents are divorced. Their courtship takes off; over the course of 500 days, the couple will experience the ups and downs of love, while receiving advice from friends and family. Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly, Matthew Gray Gubler, Rachel Boston, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Grace Moretz
ALL THE BOYS LOVEMANDY LANE The Story: Mandy Lane (Amber Heard), She's a junior at a small town Texas high school, and the embodiment of every boy’s fantasy. As the film opens, Mandy and her best friend, Emmet (Michael Welch), go to a party where the school jock, Dylan (Adam Powell), leaps from his roof to impress Mandy, but misses the swimming pool below. The concrete doesn't have much mercy. His untimely death comes into play later in the movie.Nine months later, Mandy and friends approach the end of another school year. To celebrate, some of her fellow students invite Emmet and her to a weekend of alcohol and debauchery at a desolate ranch home. After some deliberation, they decide to go. At first, they have a good time with the lack of parents and the abundance of booze, sex, and drugs. But then the teenagers start getting brutally murdered by one of their friendly peers… Starring: Amber Heard, Anson Mount, Whitney Able, Michael Welch, Edwin Hodge, Aaron Himelstein Directed By: Jonathan Levine
SOMERS TOWN The Story: Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello) lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. The boys are both infatuated with the same girl Maria (ElisaLasowski) a French waitress, and pass their days bickering over which of them loves her the most. Finding himself homeless, Tomo surreptitiously moves into Marek's bedroom - but it's only a matter of time before Marek's dad discovers what's going on... Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Kate Dickie, Perry Benson, and Elisa Lasowski Directed By: Shane Meadows
KEMPER The Story: Inspired by the events surrounding Ed Kemper (Robert Sisko), the Santa Cruz serial killer Commonly referred to as the co-ed Killer. An ordinary man leading a routine life, no one is more surprised by the fact that Ed Kemper is responsible for the gruesome murders than his friend Detective Tom Harris (Christopher Stapleton). Assigned to find the killer, he’s betrayed when Ed reveals himself as the killer. Harris is trapped in a cat and mouse game, hoping to bring Ed to justice and stop the horrific killings. Starring: Robert Sisko, Christopher Stapleton, Patricia Place, Kate Danson, Samantha Colburn Directed By: Rick Bitzelberger
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER The Story: Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) is the valedictorian in his year, naturally his parents are very proud and in attendance for his graduation, unknown to them, Denis uses the opportunity to announce his undying love for his beautiful class mate Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere).Beth is the most popular girl in school, she's the kind of person that wouldn't really give Denis a second look; that is until his sudden on stage out spurt. Beth is quite taken with his dedication. Not really knowing what to expect Beth and her two best friends go to Denis' party, and have a surprisingly good time until Beth's ex-boyfriend appears. Fun, Frolic and Chaos all ensue for these newly found and unlikely friends.
Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London Directed By: Chris Columbus Release: 2009
The Story: Flamboyant Austrian fashionista Brüno (Sacha Baron Cohen) takes his show to America while interacting with several characters he meets. Bruno is inspired by Madonna and Angelina Jolie to adopt a child from Africa; a baby boy to whom he gives the "traditional African name" of O.J.
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alice Evans, Trishelle Cannatella, Sandra Seeling, Ben Youcef
LIFE IS HOT INCRACKTOWN The Story: Marybeth (Kerry Washington) is a pre-op transsexual working as a prostitute and living with her lover, Benny, a small time burglar. In spite of their lines of work, they live a somewhat normal life as a married couple. Marybeth works the streets in the hopes of saving enough money for her final sex change operation, so then she and Benny can be married. Manny (Victor Rasuk) works two jobs: the late shift in an all night bodega surrounded by young junkies, drug dealers and prostitutes, and as a security guard in a Welfare hotel. At home his wife, Concetta (Shannyn Sossamon), takes care of his sick infant son and makes their grimy rundown apartment as much of a home as she can. Willy, ten years old, lives in the Welfare hotel with his sister, mother (Illeana Douglas) and her violent boyfriend. Willy begs on the street so he and Susie can buy some fast food to eat. Romeo (Evan Ross), a street tough, roams the streets with his gang. Upset over the murder of his younger brother, and feeling partially responsible for not being there during the shooting, he terrorizes anyone who comes in his path. Starring: Kerry Washington, Evan Ross, Brandon Routh, RZA, Shannyn Sossamon, Lara Flynn Boyle, Illeanna Douglas, Thomas Ian Nicolas, Vondie Curtis Hall, and Victor Rasuk Directed By: Buddy Giovinazzo Release: 2009
THE STONINGof SorayaM. The Story: Stranded in a remote Iranian village, Sahebjam (Jim Caviezel) a French journalist is approached by Zahra (Shohreh Aghdashloo), a woman who has a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, Soraya, and the bloody circumstances of her death the day before...As the journalist turns on his tape recorder, Zahra takes us back to the beginning of her story which involves Soraya's husband, the local phony mullah, and a town all too easily led down a path of deceit, coercion, and hysteria. The women, stripped of all rights and without recourse, nobly confront the overwhelming desires of corrupt men who use and abuse their authority to condemn Soraya, an innocent but inconvenient wife, to an unjust and torturous death. A shocking and true drama, it exposes the dark power of mob rule, uncivil law, and the utter lack of human rights for women. The last and only hope for some measure of justice lies in the hands of the journalist who must escape with the story -- and his life -- so the world will know. Starring: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozahn Marno, Jim Caviezel, Navaid Negahban, Ali Pourtash Directed By: Cyrus Nowrasteh
I LOVE YOU,MAN The Story: Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates," before meeting Sydney Fife (PeterSegel), a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter's relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fiancee and his new found "bro," in a story that comically explores what it truly means to be a "friend." Starring: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jaime Pressly, Rashida Jones, Rob Huebel, Jon Favreau, Colleen Crabtree, Caroline Farah
TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF THE FALLEN The Story: Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas, John Turturro
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 The Story: New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel Washington), whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train.Ryder (JohnTravolta), the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour.
As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there’s one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape? Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini
The Story: Shock-jock radio D.J. Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie) has, once again, been kicked off the Big City airwaves, and now the only job he can get is the early morning show at CLSY Radio in the small town of Pontypool which broadcasts from the basement of the small town's only church. What begins as another boring day of school bus cancellations due to yet another massive snow storm quickly becomes deadly. Bizarre reports start piling in of people developing strange speech patterns and committing horrendous acts of violence. But there's nothing coming in on the news wires. So... is this really happening? Before long, Grant and the small staff at CLSY find themselves trapped in the radio station as they discover that this insane behavior taking over the town is caused by a deadly virus that may be spreading as a direct result of their radio transmissions... Now they must shut up or die. Starring: Stephen McHattie, Boyd Banks, Daniel Fathers, Rick Roberts, Georgina Reilly
The Story: Nerdy high school senior Danny (Steven Kaplan) has spent six hundred bucks on the hotel room, the limo and the tux for his prom. He’s only missing one thing—the girl. Hampered by well-intentioned but clueless advice from his newly-divorced parents (William H. Macy, CherylHines) and unsympathetic mocking from his best friends (Brandon Hardesty, Alia Shawkat), Danny battles peer pressure, teen angst and his own raging hormones as he desperately searches for a prom date. “What other evening in your life is as big? Maybe your wedding night, but odds are that’s gonna end in divorce anyway,” muses Danny’s friend Craig as the two pals lounge poolside in the decidedly unhip retirement community town they call home. Danny’s luckless quest turns to panic when he learns that even Bart—the school’s biggest dweeb—has secured not only a date, but also a hotel room for the night. Starring: Steven Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, Brandon Hardesty, Jennifer Tilly, Cheryl Hines, William H. Macy
The Story: On the surface, Saya (Gianna Jun) is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling." Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts. When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires. Using her superhman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base's general that Saya learns of her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection... Starring: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Joey Anaya, Liam Cunningham, JJ Feild
BITCH SLAP The Story: Three bad girls (a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer and a corporate powerbroker) as they arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 Million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin. Things quickly spin out of control as allegiances change, truths are revealed, other criminals arrive for the score, the fate of the world hangs in the balance and they are forced to confront a villain much worse than they ever expected... themselves. It's the ultimate morality tale as, one by one, they realize the whole she-bang was a set-up and one of them may not even be human... Starring: Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America Olivo, Michael Hurst, Lucy Lawless,Kevin Sorbo, Renee O'Connor
PUBLIC ENEMIES The Story: Legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard), to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.
But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang (later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw's capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, however, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis' men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents), who were real gunfighters, and orchestrating epic betrayals, from the infamous "Lady in Red" to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti, were Purvis and the FBI able to close in on Dillinger. Starring: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Leelee Sobieski, Billy Crudup, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, Marion Cotillard, David Wenham
THE MACHINE GIRL(Japanese) The Story: Ami (Minase Yashiro) is a typical college girl. She's bright, friendly, popular and athletic, with nothing to set her apart from other girls her age other than the fact that she is an orphan, left to care for her younger brother after her father committed suicide after being falsely accused of murder. But while there is tragedy in their past, the siblings' future looks good, except for one thing. Ami's brother has racked up a considerable debt to another boy at school, and that boy just happens to be the heir to a clan of vicious ninja-yakuza. Ami's brother can't pay, violence breaks out and in the course of trying to avenge her brother, Ami is captured by the clan. They torture her and hack her arm right off. Ami escapes, barely alive, and is taken in by the owners of a machine shop who build her a customized, bullet-spewing arm. From that point, the quest for revenge is on in earnest.
THE PERFECT SLEEP The Story: A man with no known name (Anton Pardoe) returns to the violent, brutal underworld of assassins he escaped ten years earlier. Known only as "The Mad Monk," a moniker bestowed upon him by his adversaries, this mysterious man is known for two things: his merciless honor crimes and his intense devotion to one woman, Porphyria (Roselyn Sanchez), who he has loved since childhood.There is no discernible reason for him to return to this ruthless city, save one. Now a mother and wife, Porphyria still lives here and is in great danger, and he – a man gifted in the art of killing – may be the only one who can save her. Waiting for him are eager assailants such as the Rajah (Sam Thakur), all led by the formidable Nikolai (PatrickBauchau) To protect Porphyria, he will return to a life of torment and torture. He will face off against the father figure he turned his back on so many years ago.
Starring: Anton Pardoe, Roselyn Sanchez, Patrick Bauchau, Peter J. Lucas, Tony Amendola
GIGANTIC The Story: Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano) is a 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress company. The afterthought child to elderly parents (Ed Asner,Jane Alexander), and the youngest son in a trio of successful brothers, a shady oil man (Ian Roberts), a surgeon (Robert Stanton), Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work he spends a good portion of his day pursuing his goal of someday adopting a baby from China. He gets swept up in a romance with the lovely but misguided Harriet Lolly (Zooey Deschanel) when she comes in to his store one day and falls asleep on one of the beds. To win her over, he must compete with her bear of a father, Al Lolly, (John Goodman) an art-collecting loudmouth with a bad back and deep pockets.
Starring: Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner, and Jane Alexander.Directed By:Matt Aselton
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FORBIDDEN LIE$ The Story: In July 2004, Norma Khouri, best-selling author of “Forbidden Love” (US title "Honor Lost: Love and Death in Modern-Day Jordan"), was exposed as a fake. In Australia, she’d won fame and fortune as a Jordanian virgin on the run from Islamic extremists who’d put a Fatwah on her head for her campaign against honor killings. But she was really Norma Bagain, a Chicago real estate agent and mother of two, on the run from the FBI for one million dollars of fraud.When director Anna Broinowski read Malcolm Knox’s Sydney Morning Herald article exposing Norma Khouri as a hoax, she knew she’d found the subject for her next documentary. “I wanted to know what kind of woman could be so brilliant that while on the run from the FBI she could reinvent herself as a Jordanian virgin with a Fatwah on her head, write a best-seller, and convince the best publishing and media minds in the world that she was telling the truth.
Starring: Norma Khouri,Linda Mutawi, Shahin Azimi, Fariborz Zareei, Farhad Noori, Sara Azadegan
Directed By: Anna Broinowski
Release: 2009 Watch the Trailer:
DEADSNOW(Norwegian) The Story: A group of eight Norwegian medical students are headed to a remote cabin in the mountains for some R&R over their Easter break, seven of them travelling by car while the eighth opts for a lengthy cross country hike. The seven pass the time waiting for their final friend in typical fashion - beer, sledding and flirtation - until tension over her failure to arrive on time begins to creep in and the mood finally tips over the edge thanks to a mysterious stranger who arrives with a local tale of Nazi torture, stolen treasure, and a squad of missing soldiers. Starring: Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Vegar Hoel, Orjan Gamst, Jeppe Laursen, Evy Kasseth Rosten, Jenny Skavlan Directed By: Tommy Wirkola
SURVEILLANCE The Story: Two FBI agents, Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman), arrive at a local police station in the Santa Fe desert to investigate a series of murders. They interrogate three Witnesseyewitnesses: Police officer Jack Bennet, the meth-addict Bobby, and Stephanie, an eight-year-old girl, whose family was murdered by two figures dressed in jumpsuits and latex masks. Starring: Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Ryan Simpkins, French Stewart, Kent Harper, Kyle Briere, Hugh Dillon, Gill Gayle Directed By: Jennifer Chambers Lynch Release: 2009
IL DIVO(Italian) The Story: Giulio Andreotti (Toni Servillo), an Italian politician of the Democrazia Cristian (ChristianDemocrat Party) who first joined Parliament in 1946, has served in different positions over the years, and in 1991 became (and still remains) a tenured Senator for Life. After a montage of assassinations involving “politicians, journalists, judges and banks – all connected to the Vatican, the Mafia or Andreotti” over the preceding years, the film opens in 1991 with Andreotti beginning his seventh term as Prime Minister surrounded by a powerful cabinet whose members range from clergy to criminal. When asked why he includes such nefarious people, he explains, “Trees need manure to grow.” He next plans to be elected President of the Republic, but fails after the murder of one associate with Mafia ties and the defection of another. As a new party takes over the government, members of Democrazia Cristian are brought up on many corruption charges, leading to the suicide of many, although the circumstances are suspicious. Andreotti is able to remain above the fray as he always has before, which leads a journalist to state he was “either the most cunning criminal in the country because you never got caught or you’re the most persecuted man in the history of Italy.” After the arrest of Cosa Nostra boss Salvatore Riina and other associates give up information of which investigators are looking, Andreotti is investigated and charged with the murder of a journalist who claimed Andreotti had ties to the Mafia and the kidnapping of Prime Minister Aldo Moro, who he succeeded. It was known as “The Trial Of The Century.” Starring: Toni Servillo,Anna Bonaiutto,Carlo Buccirosso,Flavio Bucci,Aldo Ralli,Massimo Popolizio,Giogio Colangeli,Achille Brugnini,Piera Degli Esposti,Paolo Graziosi Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino Release: 2008 Watch the Trailer:
THE HURT LOCKER The Story: In the summer of 2004, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty) of Bravo Company are at the volatile center of the war, part of a small counterforce specifically trained to handle the homemade bombs, or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), that account for more than half of American hostile deaths and have killed thousands of Iraqis.
When Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) takes over the team, Sanborn and Eldridge are shocked by what seems like his reckless disregard for military protocol and basic safety measures. As the fiery chaos of Baghdad swirls around them, the men struggle to understand and contain their new leader long enough for them to make it home. They have only 38 days left in their tour of Iraq, but with each new mission comes another deadly encounter, and as James blurs the line between bravery and bravado Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Finnes, Guy Pearce, David Morse Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow Release: 2009 Watch the Trailer:
