DEFINITELY, MAYBE

DEFINITELY, MAYBE

The Story:
Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds), a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10-year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will’s story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the presidential campaign.

For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. Will hopelessly attempts a gentler version of his story for his daughter and changes the names so Maya has to guess who is the woman her father finally married.

Is her mother Will’s college sweetheart, the dependable girl next door Emily (Elizabeth Banks)? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April (Isla Fisher)? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer (Rachel Weisz)? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad’s romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it’s definitely never.

Starring:
Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks

Directed By:
Adam Brooks

Release:
2008

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NIGHT TRAIN

NIGHT TRAIN

The Story:
Christmas Eve… when a veteran conductor Miles (Danny Glover), a young pre-med student Chloe White (Leelee Sobieski) and a struggling salesman Pete Dobbs (Steve Zahn) discover a dead body onboard a night train, the three strangers find themselves on a collision course with destiny.

Among the deceased man’s possessions is a mysterious box, which fascinates their attention. Upon looking inside, they see a treasure so valuable that the three conspire to hide the body and split the fortune themselves.

This decision sets in motion a tense game of obsession and deceit, where greed betrays reason and morality gives way to temptation. With local authorities at every stop and an assortment of suspicious passengers along for the ride, can the three strangers overcome their fixation with the coveted box or will they delve even deeper into the trenches of depravity? They then become paranoid, as they might turn on each other...

Starring:
Danny Glover, Leelee Sobieski, Steve Zahn, Harry Anichkin, Geoff Bell, Luca Bercovici, Ivo Ivailov Georgiev, Constantine Gregory, Togo Igawa, Jo Marr, Takatsuna Mukai, Richard O'Brien, Matthias Schweighöfer, Sofia Leticia Morales, Yana Atanasova Popova

Directed By:
Brian King.

Release:
2009

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GOOD

GOOD

The Story:

John Halder (Viggo Mortensen), is a professor of literature. When he's not teaching, most of John's time is dedicated to looking after his neurotic wife, tending to the couple's two young children, and caring for his elderly mother, who suffers from senile dementia. Disheartened by his mother's downward spiral, John authors a novel supporting euthanasia for the terminally ill. Much to John's surprise, the Nazi party singles out his tome as the "way forward," and soon begins to heap flattery on the author in the form of glowing compliments and extravagant gifts.

As a result, John accepts a well-paid research assignment from the Nazis. He explains his rationale for accepting the work to his Jewish psychiatrist friend Maurice (Jason Isaacs) in pragmatic terms. Sometimes, one must collaborate with the enemy in order to survive and have a chance to fight back. Meanwhile, John leaves his wife (Anastasia Hille) for one of his students, a young Aryan woman called Anne (Jodie Whittaker), and begins a new life with her. John becomes more than a collaborator and soon he is unable to think of himself as a good man simply in the employ of bad people.

Unfortunately for Maurice, the situation is quickly worsening for the Jews of Germany as John continues his ascent in the party ranks. While John does everything within his power to save Maurice, the risks involved in truly removing his old friend from harm's way may already be too great for the morally compromised author to consider.

Starring:

Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker, Mark Strong, Steven Mackintosh, Gemma Jones

Directed By:

Vicente Amorim

Release:

2009

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YOUNG PEOPLE F***ING (Y.P.F)

YOUNG PEOPLE F***ING (Y.P.F)

The Story:
We follow five different young couples in one night during their relational and sexual encounters. with specific chapters for each one: prelude, foreplay, sex, interlude, orgasm and afterglow. Each couple represents a specific archetype:

There are the two friends, Matt (Aaron Abrams) and Kris (Carly Pope), who hope to end their sexual need, but do not want to hurt their platonic relationship.

Next is the married couple of Abby (Kristen Booth) and Andrew (Josh Dean), who are having troubles in the bedroom.

Then there are the exes of Mia (Sonja Bennett) and Eric (Josh Cooke), who have just come off of awkward date but want to satisfy their needs.

Ken (Callum Blue) is a womanizer that does not want to take advantage of the sweet good girl Jamie (Diora Baird).

Finally there is the Gord (Ennis Esmer) and Inez (Natalie Lisinska), who has invited Gords annoyed roommate Dave (Peter Oldring) to join them in the bedroom.

Starring:
Aaron Abrams, Carly Pope, Kristin Booth, Josh Dean, Sonja Bennett, Callum Blue, Josh Cooke, Natalie Lisinska, Ennis Ermer, Peter Oldring, Diora Baird

Directed By:
Martin Gero

Release:
2008

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THE INVENTION OF LYING

THE INVENTION OF LYING

The Story:
Set on an alternate reality in which lying doesn’t exist. Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais), a man who lives in a world where people are incapable of lying. In fact, the word “lie” doesn’t even exist. One day Mark heads on a date with his dream girl Jennifer (Jennifer Garner). Things look bleak from the outset when she tells him that a relationship is unlikely based simply on his looks and his lack of financial security.

Sure enough, Mark gets fired from his job and, with only $300 in the bank, is faced with eviction. He heads to the bank to take out his cash to move his belongings out of his apartment, but the bank’s computers are down. Instead he tells them he has $800 in the bank — just enough to pay the rent. Since he couldn’t possibly be lying, the teller forks over the cash and Mark realizes he’s stumbled onto something big.

Starring:
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman.

Directed By:
Ricky Gervais and Matt Robinson

Release:
2009

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KING OF CALIFORNIA

KING OF CALIFORNIA

The Story:
At the age of sixteen, Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood) has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, shes dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonalds while her father Charlie (Michael Douglas) resides in a mental institution.

When Charlie is released and sent back to their home, Miranda finds the relatively peaceful existence shes built for herself completely disrupted. Charlie has become obsessed with the notion that the long-lost treasure of Spanish explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces is buried somewhere near their suburban California housing unit. Armed with a metal detector and a stack of treasure-hunting books, Charlie soon finds reason to believe that the gold resides underneath the local Costco, and encourages Miranda to get a job there so that they can plan a way to excavate after hours.

Initially skeptical, Miranda soon finds herself joining in Charlies questionable antics in an effort to give him one last shot at accomplishing his dreams in this darkly funny, exciting and surprisingly hopeful take on the modern family and the American dream.

Starring:
Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber and Kathleen Wilhoite.

Directed By:
Mike Cahill

Release:
2007

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SWAMP DEVIL

SWAMP DEVIL

The Story:
The dark secrets of a small town (Gibbington) in America's deep south are revealed after a series of gruesome murders. When the local police accuse local resident and former-sheriff Howard Blaime of the latest crime (the pretty blond homecoming queen dies in the swamp), he goes into hiding. After receiving notice that her estranged father, Howard (Bruce Dern), is dying, Melanie Blaime (Cindy Sampson) returns home after being away 17 years.

Upon her arrival, her creepy friend Jimmy Fuller (Nicolas Wright) admits that Melanies father is not dying but is on the run from the law. Jimmy's mother is more than a bit creepy, herself. With her command of "electricity", she brings dead watches back to life and hangs them on walls, cures migraines, and who knows what else.

After the sheriff is also killed, it is evident that the perpetrator isn't Melanie's father. Melanie attempts to clear her father's name of the trumped-up charges, but she soon discovers that the real killer isn't even human.

But an inhuman, killing mass of mud and vines, more surprises emerge from the bog those of a town healer, of a secret buried years ago, and of the true identity of the vengeful Swamp Devil.

Starring:
Bruce Dern, Cindy Sampson, Nicolas Wright, Mari-Pier Gaudet, Allison Graham, Robert Higden, James Kidnie, Bronwen Mantel, Kwasi Songui

Directed By:
David Winning

Release:
2008

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