January 2016
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Unbalance (Takashi Ito, 2006, sh) - 10/10 (R)
Lovestruck (Brendan Gates, 2015, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Unbalance (Takashi Ito, 2006, sh) - 10/10 (R)
Lovestruck (Brendan Gates, 2015, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorCharles CrichtonStarsAlec GuinnessStanley HollowaySidney JamesA meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.TV, 1/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsDyllan ChristopherTyler James WilliamsGia MantegnaA group of unaccompanied minors bond while snowed in at the midwestern Hoover International Airport during the holiday season and ultimately create a makeshift holiday themselves.TV, 1/1/16. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorKirk DeMiccoChris SandersStarsNicolas CageRyan ReynoldsEmma StoneAfter their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.TV, 1/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMalik BendjelloulStarsRodriguezStephen 'Sugar' SegermanDennis CoffeyTwo South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.TV, 1/1/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJon M. ChuStarsRobert HoffmanBriana EviganCassie VenturaRomantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.TV, 1/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMalcolm ClarkeStarsAliza Sommer-HerzZdenka FantlovaAnita Lasker-WallfischAliza Sommer-Herz, aged 109 and the world's oldest Holocaust survivor, tells the story of how music saved her life: both during her time at Theresienstadt concentration camp and in the years afterwards.TV, 1/2/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBill KroyerStarsSamantha MathisChristian SlaterRobin WilliamsThe magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.TV, 1/2/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsRobert De NiroMichael DouglasMorgan FreemanBilly, Paddy, Archie and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When Billy proposes to his much-younger girlfriend, they go to Vegas to relive their glory days. However, the decades have changed Sin City and tested their friendship.TV, 1/2/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarie NoëllePeter SehrStarsSabin TambreaSebastian SchipperHannah HerzsprungA dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at age 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music; from his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world. An epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.TV, 1/2/16. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown in 2 parts (yesterday and today) in my country (on SLO 2). - DirectorLee TamahoriStarsDominic CooperLudivine SagnierRaad RawiA chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.TV, 1/2/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsRalph RichardsonTrevor HowardRobert MorleyA man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked after he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.TV, 1/3/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMark AtkinsStarsMarc SingerBrian ThompsonJason ConneryWhen an ancient warlord summons a mythological beast, a young hero must complete a series of quests to awaken the dragon that will defeat the monster.TV, 1/3/16. 1/10 (P).
- DirectorSvetislav PrelicStarsMilan 'Lane' GutovicRadmila ZivkovicVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicAn impostor called Dumpling escapes the prison and arrives to institute where he meets doctor Strukl, an expert in weight-change who is wanted by many celebrities. After discovering his enormous physical similarity to doctor, Dumpling disables him and takes his place at the sanatorium.Orig. title: Debeli i mršavi.
TV, 1/3/16. 1/10 (P). - DirectorGilbert PrattStarsStan LaurelDrin MoroColin KennyStan plays a mischievous and clumsy worker in a lumber factory.TV, 1/3/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAdrian VitoriaStarsSean BeanDanny DyerAksel HennieThe true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.TV, 1/3/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNicholas JareckiStarsRichard GereSusan SarandonBrit MarlingA troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.TV, 1/3/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsJake GyllenhaalChris CooperLaura DernThe true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.TV, 1/4/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlexander GentelevTV, 1/4/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorHoward E. BakerJohn FoxKyung Ho LeeStarsJohn Rhys-DaviesBruno AlexanderReedy GibbsOne fish must find his destiny to save his home and the love of his life from a bullying shark.TV, 1/5/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael FeiferStarsEmmanuelle VaugierDean CainRichard RuccoloWhen Ally's fired from an ad agency she gets her BFF to arrange an interview with an ad-exec mom. She gets the job--but as a nanny. Morgages and recession make her take it though she knows nothing about kids.TV, 1/5/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorKevin AllenStarsFrankie MunizAnthony AndersonHannah SpearrittWith all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.TV, 1/5/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsSeth RogenJames FrancoGary ColeA process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.TV, 1/5/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPhil GoldstoneStarsZita JohannJohn MiljanAlan DinehartA young woman with a difficult past is sentenced for a murder she didn't commit, but revealing the truth could hurt people she loves.OL, 1/6/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLaïla MarrakchiStarsMorjana AlaouiNadine LabakiHiam AbbassThe whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for her father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.TV, 1/6/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRyôta NakanoStarsMakiko WatanabeElisa YanagiNanoka MatsubaraSawa asks her two daughters, Hazuki and Koharu, to visit their dying father whom she divorced long time ago. She wants them to take a picture of his face on his death bed and brings it back.TV, 1/7/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorRoger DelattreStarsJean-Marie BigardDavid StrajmaysterThiam AïssatouA recently released convict goes to a small village to lay low for a while. His contact is the local priest. Unfortunately, the priest suddenly dies and the villagers all think that the con is their new village priest.TV, 1/7/16. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Il missionario (Le missionnaire)' in my country (on SLO 2). - DirectorKristi JacobsonLori SilverbushStarsJeff BridgesTom ColicchioKen CookA documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem.TV, 1/7/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorHarry WattStarsJohn CobbRichard PeirsePercy Charles PickardThe planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.OL, 1/8/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorIrving KlawStarsTempest StormBettie PageTrudy WayneA collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.OL, 1/8/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPerry LangStarsDolph LundgrenCharlotte LewisBD WongA former Special Ops soldier leads a group of mercenaries to an island in the South China Sea: their mission is obtain the rights to the unusual treasure that the island beholds.TV, 1/8/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJack NicholsonPierce BrosnanSarah Jessica ParkerEarth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.TV, 1/8/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndy FickmanStarsBilly CrystalBette MidlerMarisa TomeiArtie and Diane Decker agree to look after their three grandchildren when their type-A helicopter parents need to go out of town for work. Problems arise when their 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.TV, 1/9/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGérard PirèsStarsNatasha HenstridgeStephen DorffBruce PayneA gang of extreme sportsmen raises the stakes in their criminal activities.TV, 1/9/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Steal' in Croatia (on HRT 2). - DirectorGeorge OvashviliStarsIlyas SalmanMariam ButurishviliIrakli SamushiaThe river creates and the river destroys in an eternal cycle that even man can't escape.TV, 1/9/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsJeanne MoreauGérard PhilipeAnnette StroybergJuliette Merteuil and Valmont is a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But there is one rule: never fall in love. But this time Valmont falls madly in love with a girl he meets at a ski resort, Marianne.TV, 1/10/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChristopher GrimmStarsAdam PascalJosh AlexanderMichael ApuzzoNot "everything" in this Casino is Kosher.TV, 1/10/16. 4.5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Falling Star' in Croatia (on HRT 2). - DirectorVlastimir RadovanovicStarsMilan StrljicAleksandra SimicMaja SabljicFalsely thinking that her boyfriend was cheating on her, a young girl decides to sell her newborn baby to German couple. With the help of his friends, father will kidnap his baby son and run away on a motorcycle and seek hideout from the police.TV, 1/10/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorNicolas BoukhriefStarsAndré DussollierMarthe KellerJulien BoisselierA retired police inspector is stricken with Alzheimer's and decides to move into a residential clinic where he is puzzled by the sudden deaths of several patients.TV, 1/10/16. NR (rate pending, missed the last 10 min due to higher powers).
- DirectorTony ScottStarsKevin CostnerAnthony QuinnMadeleine StoweA retired US Navy pilot comes to Mexico, where he falls in love with the wife of a powerful businessman. The consequences will be cruel and unforeseen.TV, 1/10/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobert KaylorStarsGary BuseyJodie FosterRobbie RobertsonTired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.OL, 1/11/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorFatih AkinYvan AttalRandall BalsmeyerStarsShia LaBeoufNatalie PortmanBradley CooperEleven love stories set in one of the most loved and hated cities of the world, New York City.TV, 1/11/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMatthew WeinerStarsOwen WilsonZach GalifianakisAmy PoehlerTwo childhood best friends, one a superficial womanizer and the other a barely functioning bipolar, embark on a road trip back to their hometown after one of them learns his estranged father has died.TV, 1/11/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsWinona RyderChristian SlaterShannen DohertyAt Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.OL, 1/12/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMax GiwaDania PasquiniStarsNichola BurleyRichard WinsorUkweli RoachIn order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.TV, 1/12/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'StreetDance' in Croatia (on HRT 2). - DirectorMark NeveldineBrian TaylorStarsNicolas CageCiarán HindsIdris ElbaJohnny Blaze, tortured by the Ghost Rider's curse, gets a chance of redemption through protecting the Devil's son, whose father is pursuing him.TV, 1/12/16. 4.5/10 (P).
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsHalle BerryBenicio Del ToroAlison LohmanA recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.TV, 1/12/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate AshfieldThe uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.OL, 1/13/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAntonio MorabitoStarsClaudio SantamariaIsabella FerrariEvita CiriA farmaceutical salesman is involved in the spiral of corruption in the medical assistance of the welfare state system. He is totally stressed and Under pressure by the company he represents. "Two rats are closed in a cage. They are both hungry but the pièce of chiese they can eat is high tension charged. Eat or die. What happens ? They go eating themselves ".TV, 1/13/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorStacie PassonStarsRobin WeigertMaggie SiffJohnathan TchaikovskyAfter a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.TV, 1/13/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael MannStarsJames CaanTuesday WeldWillie NelsonAn ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight.OL, 1/14/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRupert WyattStarsJames FrancoAndy SerkisFreida PintoA substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.TV, 1/14/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRichard KellyStarsDwayne JohnsonSarah Michelle GellarSeann William ScottDuring a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.TV, 1/14/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsGaston GlassVera GordonAlma RubensThe matriarch of a poor Jewish family nurtures her talented son's dream of being a great violinist, but as an adult, global events call for him to postpone his dream.OL, 1/15/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFritz KierschStarsPeter HortonLinda HamiltonR.G. ArmstrongA young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.OL, 1/15/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorÉlie ChouraquiStarsJJ FeildSaïd TaghmaouiMaria PapasA tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the country of Israel is being created.TV, 1/15/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorValerio ZurliniStarsClaudia CardinaleJacques PerrinLuciana AngiolilloA girl pursues a guy who fooled her, but fascinates his younger brother instead.TV, 1/15/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorRichard BelfieldStarsDave LucasAl Jazeera investigates the shocking truth behind a deadly Israeli attack on a US naval vessel.TV, 1/16/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorNika AgiashviliStarsShannon ElizabethEd O'RossBilly ZaneVan Vlahakis left Greece five decades ago with 22 dollars in his pocket. He arrived in the US hoping for a better future for him and his family. Eftichios as is his Greek name not only managed to live the American dream for himself, but also created Earth Friendly Products, a US giant for environmentally friendly cleaning products. His story is not only about transforming his life but also the lives of the ones around him as the owner and CEO of Earth Friendly Products. The story centers on the modern day Vlahakis (played by Ed O'Ross), who is diagnosed with cancer and given only few months to live. During this time, he reflects on his early life as an immigrant (played by George Finn) during the 1950's and ultimately decides to push himself to the limit by closing one final business deal that will concretize his company's success, even if it means taking on a large corporation that is trying to take over his company.TV, 1/16/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsMichael CeraMary Elizabeth WinsteadKieran CulkinIn a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.TV, 1/16/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPablo BergerStarsMaribel VerdúEmilio GaviraDaniel Giménez CachoA twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.TV, 1/16/16. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorAnthony AsquithStarsRobert DonatCedric HardwickeBasil RadfordIn pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.TV, 1/17/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorHannes HolmStarsWilliam RingströmMorgan AllingAnja LundqvistSune is having problems with finding a girlfriend. But when his family goes too Greece he finds her. But there is one problem. Her dad is his swimming teacherTV, 1/17/16. 5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'The Anderssons in Greece: All Inclusive' in Croatia (on HRT 2). - DirectorPredrag AntonijevicStarsMirjana JokovicMirjana KaranovicDanilo LazovicIn the suburban environment of 1960s Belgrade, thieves and vagabonds were first to escape from poverty, while simple individuals who believed in ideals paid a costly price for their misconceptions. Life is very difficult for the family of a pilot who spent 14 years in prison on the basis of false testimony. Her husband's prosecution is his wife's fate, while his daughter doesn't even know that her father is alive. After many migrations and wanderings, the mother meets a soft-spoken yet unscrupulous man who promises her marriage and rapes her daughter. The mother eventually ends up in an asylum, and the father returns from prison just in time to help their daughter in life--after she's mastered its crucial lesson.TV, 1/17/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorThomas BezuchaStarsSelena GomezLeighton MeesterKatie CassidyThree young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.TV, 1/17/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpySeamus Davey-FitzpatrickWe meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.TV, 1/17/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorEdward D. Wood Jr.StarsEdward D. Wood Jr.Bela LugosiLyle TalbotA psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda) and a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).OL, 1/18/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSteve ConradStarsSeann William ScottJohn C. ReillyChris ConradTwo assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.TV, 1/18/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorArvin ChenStarsChun-Yao YaoAmber KuoHsiao-chuan ChangA love story takes place over the course of one evening in Taipei.TV, 1/18/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKelli HerdStarsKeri Jo ChapmanTeresa GarrettDerrick SandersResidents of the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas go into a panic after a gay local says the town's water supply is what made him gay.OL, 1/19/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChristian E. ChristiansenStarsTuva NovotnyFlemming EnevoldCarsten BjørnlundA woman wakes up in a river. Wounded and without memory, then races to elude mysterious followers and recover from amnesia.TV, 1/19/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorKarl GoldenStarsHarry TreadawayEmma BoothAli CraigA love story set in the world of obsessive birdwatchers.TV, 1/19/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorEddie RomeroStarsPam GrierMargaret MarkovSid HaigA Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.OL, 1/20/16. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorRobert LapoujadeAn experimental short by Robert Lapoujade who is famous for filming portraits.OL, 1/20/16. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorPál SándorStarsDezsö GarasTamás MajorLászló MárkusThe laundryman only lives for one thing: soccer. His dream is to have his team in the premier league, but for that he needs money and the only way he can do that is by selling some of his players.OL, 1/20/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorEran RiklisStarsTawfeek BarhomRazi GabareenYaël AbecassisA Palestinian-Israeli boy named Eyad is sent to a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem, where he struggles with issues of language, culture, and identity.TV, 1/20/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorFabio GradassiStarsArianna CeravoneMarco Stefano SpezialiOL, 1/21/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJuanita BrownErica GavinRoberta CollinsIn a women's prison, a group of inmates band together to combat the repressive and abusive policies of the crippled female warden and the corrupt prison doctor.OL, 1/21/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSue KramerStarsHeather GrahamTom CavanaghBridget MoynahanGray and Sam are brother and sister, best friends, and flatmates in New York City, where she creates ad campaigns and he's a surgery intern. Their social life is too insular, so they head to a dog park so Sam can, maybe, meet a woman. He does: Charlie, a zoologist new in the city; he likes her immediately, and the feeling seems mutual. As the three of them spend time together, what if Gray's feelings for Charlie aren't just sisterly? Not only might this explain her solitary life, but it could lead to real dilemmas--with Charlie (who's sweet, but a bit opaque) and with Sam. No advice comes from Gray's therapist, but a co-worker and a cab driver give theirs. Can Gray sort things out?TV, 1/21/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsNaomi WattsRobin WrightXavier SamuelA pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.TV, 1/21/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMario BavaStarsJohn Phillip LawMarisa MellMichel PiccoliA master thief and his sensual lover pull off heist after heist, all while an envious coalition of cops and gangsters is gunning for them.OL, 1/22/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorLes BlankStarsKid ThomasAllen ToussaintBlue Lu BarkerA look at the spirit of New Orleans. First a funeral: Allen Toussaint explains that you arrive slow and cut up afterwards. Then it's food, with a lesson in eating crayfish at Frankie and Johnny's. Next, a St. Patrick's Day party: New Orleans celebrates holidays on the streets. Then it's preparation for Mardi gras, with roots in slave days, when slaves gathered on Sundays to prepare for the one holiday they could celebrate. The Wild Tchoupitoulas society makes Indian costumes to honor the help Indians gave slaves. At Mardi gras, we're with this society parading, singing, and partying. We end with the annual parade for St. Joseph, the saint of the people. More music, dance and ritual.OL, 1/22/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsJason StathamSaffron BurrowsStephen Campbell MooreMartine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets.TV, 1/22/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorValerio ZurliniStarsEleonora Rossi DragoJean-Louis TrintignantLilla BrignoneSummer 1943: The war is in full swing in southern Italy. Together with friends, Carlo enjoys a carefree summer in youthful naïveté. He falls in love with Roberta, whose husband was killed in the war.TV, 1/22/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGary YatesStarsMeghan MarkleLochlyn MunroChelsey ReistA big-city journalist is sent back to her small hometown to write a Fourth of July story--and to discover that the life and love she left behind are exactly what she's been missing.TV, 1/23/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoy AnderssonStarsHolger AnderssonNils WestblomViktor GyllenbergSam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.TV, 1/23/16. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorHansjörg ThurnStarsChristiane PaulHannes JaenickeEmilia SchüleOn 21. September 2013, telecommunications satellite APV-1312 belonging to French media group CanalDouble crashes into the Brandenburg Gate, cutting a trail of destruction as far as the Reichstag. 56 delegates die. Thirteen minutes later, all around the world more and more satellites plummet to earth. Communications, as we have known them, are collapsing everywhere. West of Geneva. At the largest research laboratory in the world, with a budget of one billion dollars, an experiment has failed that is going to throw the whole world off its hinges. Scientists from 80 nations have simulated the Big Bang with the so-called 'God Machine', the world's greatest particle accelerator, and thereby created a Black Hole. Reaching Geneva turns into a tour de force for our heroes, through a country that like its neighbors is in a state of total emergency, but equally into a time of human encounters. A time, where courage overcomes the fear and human beings do not shut themselves off but take decisive action. A time, where the end is a beginning, and where two brothers become soul mates again. A time, where weakness turns into strength and individuals are unified into a single nation. A time, where despair turns into hope, and loneliness into the love of a lifetime. A time, where one look says more than a thousand words, and even the smallest individuals become giants. Europe's darkest hour turns into a time of patriotic heroes. Heroes just like you and me...TV, 1/24/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorWilliam BindleyStarsJim CaviezelMary McCormackJake LloydA story about a man's personal struggle to victory in the 1971 Madison, Indiana hydro-plane regatta.TV, 1/24/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLisa AzuelosStarsMiley CyrusDouglas BoothAshley GreeneAs a new year at school begins, Lola's heart is broken by her boyfriend, though soon she's surprised by her best friend, promising musician Kyle, who reveals his feelings for her.TV, 1/24/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsPål Sverre HagenAnders BaasmoGustaf SkarsgårdIn 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.TV, 1/24/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJames DodsonStarsJesse MetcalfeSara FosterAnupam KherAn employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.TV, 1/24/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTakashi ItôStarsHiroko EmoriA sensuous ghost haunts a flat in this unusual ode to plain, generic areas.OL, 1/25/16. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorInessa KovalevskayaStarsElmira ZherzdevaOleg AnofrievAnatoliy GorokhovA story loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'Town Musicians of Bremen', about a donkey, a dog, a cat, a rooster and their master Troubadour.OL, 1/25/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorLizzie BordenStarsHoneyAdele BerteiJean SatterfieldSet ten years after the most peaceful revolution in United States history, it presents a dystopia in which the issues of many groups - minorities, liberals, gay rights organizations, feminists - are dealt with by the government.OL, 1/25/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBruce BaillieA late Beat, proto psychedelic short film in which Baillie captured a woman friend in dance, her shadow as a negative against a shimmering background.OL, 1/25/16. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorPeter MacDonaldStarsJean-Claude Van DammeAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeSteven BerkoffAlain is a boxer in 1925 Marseille, France. When he doesn't take the dive paid to take by a mob boss, he has to split. He joins the Foreign Legion and is sent to Morocco. He makes 3 friends and they watch each other's backs.TV, 1/25/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsAlexis DzienaMike ErwinMiriam McDonaldHalifax is hit with an outbreak of STDs among high-school students. Among them is Hannah Vogel, and her horrified mother tries to find out why this is happening.TV, 1/25/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBruce BaillieA short film by Bruce Baillie in which he documents his journey across North America.OL, 1/26/16. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorBruce BaillieA short experimental film documenting "Parsifal" set to the score by Richard Wagner.OL, 1/26/16. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsAnthony HopkinsNicole KidmanEd HarrisWhen a disgraced former college dean has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark, twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking fact about his own life that he has kept secret for fifty years.TV, 1/26/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorHans SteinbichlerStarsJosef BierbichlerJeanette HainHerbert KnaupJewish Kurt Landauer considers leaving Germany on the eve of WW II, but when he sees his big love, the football club Bayern Munich, lying in ruins, he decides to take the risc, stay and rebuild the club.TV, 1/26/16. 7/10 (FF).