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Brooklyn Rules
Studio: City Lights Pictures
Director: Michael Corrente
Screenwriter: Terence Winter
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze Jr, Scott Caan, Jerry Ferrara, Mena Suvari
Genre: Crime, Drama
Plot Summary: In 1985 Brooklyn, three boyhood friends come of age on the streets where the violent have power. When one becomes enamored by the mafia lifestyle, all three friends are placed in grave danger as relationships and lives are threatened.
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Even Money
Studio: Yari Film Group Releasing
Director: Mark Rydell
Screenwriter: Robert Tannen
Starring: asinger, Danny DeVito, Nick Cannon, Jay Mohr, Forest Whitaker, Carla Gugino, Ray Liotta, Tim Roth, Kelsey Grammer
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: "Even Money" is a ferociously compelling drama that follows the lives of nine individuals as their fates become increasingly entwined in a web of addiction and gambling, culminating at one critical moment where their lives will be lost or reclaimed.
In "Even Money" there are no safe places, no one is left untouched - gamblers are mothers, brothers, dreamers and lovers. As the narrative unravels, we come to understand that addiction has no loyalty to race, age or life circumstances. Addiction is random, wreaking havoc on those individuals who are drawn into its seductive world of quick fixes and escapism, to those unsuspecting souls who are caught in its devastating wake.
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Fay Grim
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Hal Hartley
Screenwriter: Hal Hartley
Starring: Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, Thomas Jay Ryan, Saffron Burrows, D.J. Mendel, Liam Aiken, Megan Gay, Leo Fitzpatrick, Jasmin Tabatabai, Chuck Montgomery, James Urbaniak
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Plot Summary: Fay Grim, a single Mom from Woodside, Queens, is afraid her 14 year old son, Ned, will grow up to be like his father, Henry, who has been missing for seven years. Fay's brother Simon is serving ten years in prison for aiding in Henry's escape from the law. In the quiet of his cell, Simon has had time to think about the tumultuous years of Henry's presence among them--chronicled in Hartley's earlier film "Henry Fool" (1998). He has come to suspect that Henry was not the man he appeared to be. His suspicions are validated when the CIA asks Fay to travel to Paris to retrieve Henry's property. Her mission turns into a sprawling con-game, pitching Fay deep into a world of international espionage.
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Hollywood Dreams
Studio: Rainbow Releasing
Director: Henry Jaglom
Screenwriter: Henry Jaglom
Starring: Tanna Frederick, Justin Kirk, Karen Black, Melissa Leo, Zack Norman, David Proval, Keaton Simons
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Plot Summary: "Hollywood Dreams" follows the journey of a young woman from a small town in Iowa, Margie Chizek (Tanna Frederick), who arrives in Los Angeles deeply scarred by certain events in her childhood and profoundly obsessed with a life-long dream of achieving fame and stardom. After a series of difficult and sometimes comic struggles – including a failed audition for the "part of a lifetime" in a local play – she literally bumps into a self-styled "major producer / manager" (Zack Norman) who, together with his personal and professional partner (David Proval), takes her under his wing. As Margie's fate seems to have suddenly changed and her goal appears finally within reach, her romantic involvement with an exciting, complex up-and-coming young actor (Justin Kirk) challenges her – and our – ideas of success, fame and love.
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Severance
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Christopher Smith
Screenwriter: Christopher Smith, James Moran
Starring: Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Andy Nyman, Babou Ceesay, David Gilliam
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Plot Summary: Working nine to five is a real killer, but teambuilding holidays can sometimes be even worse.
A coach lurches out of the hustle and bustle of Budapest and heads towards the mountainous border. Aboard are seven employees of the international weapons manufacturer Palisade Defence, global suppliers of innovative weaponry for the past 75 war-torn years. The lucky group are being treated to a team-building weekend at the company's newly built luxury spa lodge by their president, George Cinders.
But things quickly go awry as the colleagues find themselves faced with the chop when their corporate weekend is sabotaged by a deadly enemy. Forget office politics, only the smartest will survive this bloody office outing.
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Shrek the Third
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Screenwriter: Peter Seaman, Jeffrey Price
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Justin Timberlake, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amy Sedaris, John Krasinski, Ian McShane
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Plot Summary: When Shrek married Princess Fiona, becoming the next King and Queen of Far, Far Away wasn't part of the plan. So when his father-in-law, King Harold, falls ill, it is up to Shrek to find a suitable heir or he will be forced to give up his beloved swamp for the throne. Recruiting Donkey and Puss In Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne, Fiona's rebellious cousin Artie. Back in Far, Far Away, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. But they have a surprise in store because Fiona, together with her mother, Queen Lillian, has drafted her fellow fairy tale heroines to defend their "happily ever afters." As Shrek, Donkey and Puss work on changing Artie from a royal pain in the you-know-what into a future king, Fiona and her band of princesses must stop Prince Charming to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule.
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The Wendell Baker Story
Studio: THINKFilm
Director: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson
Screenwriter: Luke Wilson
Starring: Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Seymour Cassel, Eddie Griffin, Harry Dean Stanton, Kris Kristofferson, Jacob Vargas, Owen Wilson
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Plot Summary: In his return to screenwriting and debut as director, Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted conman named Wendell Baker whose latest scam lands him in jail and alienates him from his longtime girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes), best friend Reyes (Jacob Vargas) and even his dog, Junior. Eternally optimistic, Wendell makes the most of his time behind bars and vows to turn his life around. Upon release, he gets a job at the Shady Grove retirement hotel, where he befriends residents Boyd (Seymour Cassel), Skip (Harry Dean Stanton) and Nasher (Kris Kristofferson). Wendell's new friends advise him on how to win back his girlfriend, while he helps them battle the hotel's evil head nurse, Neil King (Owen Wilson) and right-hand man, McTeague (Eddie Griffin).
Flanders
Studio: International Film Circuit
Director: Bruno Dumont
Screenwriter: Bruno Dumont
Starring: Adelaide Leroux, Samuel Boidin, Henri Cretel
Genre: Action, Drama
Plot Summary: Demester shares his time between his farm and walks with Barbe, his childhood friend. He loves her, secretly and painfully, accepting from her the little that she can give him. Along with others his age, Demester leaves to be a soldier in a war in a far off land. Barbarity, camaraderie and fear turn Demester into a warrior. As the seasons go by, Barbe, alone and wasting away, awaits for the soldiers to return. Will Demester's intense love for Barbe save him?
Memories of Tomorrow
Studio: Eleven Arts
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Screenwriter: Hakaru Sunamoto, Uiko Miura
Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kanako Higuchi, Kenji Sakaguchi, Kazue Fukiishi, Asami Mizukawa, Noritake Kinashi, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Eriko Watanabe, Teruyuki Kagawa, Hideji Otaki
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Masayuki Saeki, who is at the peak of his advertising career, living with a loving family, and his only daughter is getting married soon, is diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease. Played by Academy Award nominee Ken Watanabe ("Last Samurai", "Batman Begins", "Memoirs of a Geisha"), he expressed his passion for putting this work onto the big screen when he was in Hollywood. He is not only the leading actor, for the first time he is also the executive producer of this movie. Moreover, the role Emiko, who fully supports her husband even after the diagnosis, is played by famous actress Kanako Higuchi. Other cast members including Kenji Sakaguchi, Hazue Fukiishi, Asami Mizukawa, Noritake Kinashi, Mitsuhihro Oikawa, Terayuki Kagawa, Eriko Watanabe and Hideji Otaki, brightly decorated this film. The original work, "Ashita no Kioku" (Memories of Tomorrow) by Hiroshi Ogiwara has won the 18th Yamamoto Shugoro Award and ranked the 2nd in the Honyataisho 2005. Serious subject is interwoven with calming humor, and the love between husband and wife is depicted by talented Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi ("Trick", "Keizoku: The movie", "Ikebukuro West Gate Park").
The film "Memories of Tomorrow" seeks for the real nature of love. What does it mean by "being in love with the other"? What does it mean by "spending the rest of the lives together"? This dramatic film is performed by various actors. This summer, "Memories of Tomorrow" will leave a touching memory in your heart.
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Private Property
Studio: New Yorker Films
Director: Joachim Lafosse
Screenwriter: Joachim Lafosse, François Pirot
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jérémie Renier, Yannick Renier, Kris Cuppens, Patrick Descamps, Raphaëlle Lubansu, Sabine Riche, Dirk Tuypens, Philippe Constant, Catherine Salée, Delphine Bibet
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: An old, but beautiful farm in Belgium is home to Pascale (Isabelle Huppert) and her twin sons Thierry and François (Jérémie and Yannick Renier). Although loving and ostensibly supportive of one another, each is still reeling from the divorce that divided the family some years earlier. Pascale's ex, remarried and with a newborn baby, remains close to Thierry and François, but the bitterness behind his break-up with Pascale still lingers amongst all of them.
Now in their late teens, the boys, to some extent, have begun to move in different directions. Thierry has chosen to continue his studies by enrolling in a local University, but François' passion remains in his incessant renovation of the family house. Both boys work hard, but neither seems compelled to embrace adulthood or the responsibilities that come with it. The two of them continue to rely on their father for money and neither one cares to leave behind the stability they have at home with Pascale.
In between her fulltime job, Pascale lovingly cares for both the boys and her home, but she's also fallen in love again and beginning to dream of a new life for herself – one that that she hopes will whisk her and her lover away to a countryside B&B that they aspire to own together. But what would seemingly be a happy time in her life takes a turn for the worse as she finds herself unable to rise from the shadow of her ex-husband and stingy children. Helpless and in a bid for survival, Pascale leaves the house in the hands of Thierry and François, never suspecting that in her absence, a fratricidal war will change their family forever.
Brooklyn Rules
Studio: City Lights Pictures
Director: Michael Corrente
Screenwriter: Terence Winter
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze Jr, Scott Caan, Jerry Ferrara, Mena Suvari
Genre: Crime, Drama
Plot Summary: In 1985 Brooklyn, three boyhood friends come of age on the streets where the violent have power. When one becomes enamored by the mafia lifestyle, all three friends are placed in grave danger as relationships and lives are threatened.
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Even Money
Studio: Yari Film Group Releasing
Director: Mark Rydell
Screenwriter: Robert Tannen
Starring: asinger, Danny DeVito, Nick Cannon, Jay Mohr, Forest Whitaker, Carla Gugino, Ray Liotta, Tim Roth, Kelsey Grammer
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: "Even Money" is a ferociously compelling drama that follows the lives of nine individuals as their fates become increasingly entwined in a web of addiction and gambling, culminating at one critical moment where their lives will be lost or reclaimed.
In "Even Money" there are no safe places, no one is left untouched - gamblers are mothers, brothers, dreamers and lovers. As the narrative unravels, we come to understand that addiction has no loyalty to race, age or life circumstances. Addiction is random, wreaking havoc on those individuals who are drawn into its seductive world of quick fixes and escapism, to those unsuspecting souls who are caught in its devastating wake.
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Fay Grim
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Hal Hartley
Screenwriter: Hal Hartley
Starring: Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, Thomas Jay Ryan, Saffron Burrows, D.J. Mendel, Liam Aiken, Megan Gay, Leo Fitzpatrick, Jasmin Tabatabai, Chuck Montgomery, James Urbaniak
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Plot Summary: Fay Grim, a single Mom from Woodside, Queens, is afraid her 14 year old son, Ned, will grow up to be like his father, Henry, who has been missing for seven years. Fay's brother Simon is serving ten years in prison for aiding in Henry's escape from the law. In the quiet of his cell, Simon has had time to think about the tumultuous years of Henry's presence among them--chronicled in Hartley's earlier film "Henry Fool" (1998). He has come to suspect that Henry was not the man he appeared to be. His suspicions are validated when the CIA asks Fay to travel to Paris to retrieve Henry's property. Her mission turns into a sprawling con-game, pitching Fay deep into a world of international espionage.
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Hollywood Dreams
Studio: Rainbow Releasing
Director: Henry Jaglom
Screenwriter: Henry Jaglom
Starring: Tanna Frederick, Justin Kirk, Karen Black, Melissa Leo, Zack Norman, David Proval, Keaton Simons
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Plot Summary: "Hollywood Dreams" follows the journey of a young woman from a small town in Iowa, Margie Chizek (Tanna Frederick), who arrives in Los Angeles deeply scarred by certain events in her childhood and profoundly obsessed with a life-long dream of achieving fame and stardom. After a series of difficult and sometimes comic struggles – including a failed audition for the "part of a lifetime" in a local play – she literally bumps into a self-styled "major producer / manager" (Zack Norman) who, together with his personal and professional partner (David Proval), takes her under his wing. As Margie's fate seems to have suddenly changed and her goal appears finally within reach, her romantic involvement with an exciting, complex up-and-coming young actor (Justin Kirk) challenges her – and our – ideas of success, fame and love.
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Severance
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Christopher Smith
Screenwriter: Christopher Smith, James Moran
Starring: Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Andy Nyman, Babou Ceesay, David Gilliam
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Plot Summary: Working nine to five is a real killer, but teambuilding holidays can sometimes be even worse.
A coach lurches out of the hustle and bustle of Budapest and heads towards the mountainous border. Aboard are seven employees of the international weapons manufacturer Palisade Defence, global suppliers of innovative weaponry for the past 75 war-torn years. The lucky group are being treated to a team-building weekend at the company's newly built luxury spa lodge by their president, George Cinders.
But things quickly go awry as the colleagues find themselves faced with the chop when their corporate weekend is sabotaged by a deadly enemy. Forget office politics, only the smartest will survive this bloody office outing.
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Shrek the Third
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Screenwriter: Peter Seaman, Jeffrey Price
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Justin Timberlake, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amy Sedaris, John Krasinski, Ian McShane
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Plot Summary: When Shrek married Princess Fiona, becoming the next King and Queen of Far, Far Away wasn't part of the plan. So when his father-in-law, King Harold, falls ill, it is up to Shrek to find a suitable heir or he will be forced to give up his beloved swamp for the throne. Recruiting Donkey and Puss In Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne, Fiona's rebellious cousin Artie. Back in Far, Far Away, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. But they have a surprise in store because Fiona, together with her mother, Queen Lillian, has drafted her fellow fairy tale heroines to defend their "happily ever afters." As Shrek, Donkey and Puss work on changing Artie from a royal pain in the you-know-what into a future king, Fiona and her band of princesses must stop Prince Charming to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule.
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The Wendell Baker Story
Studio: THINKFilm
Director: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson
Screenwriter: Luke Wilson
Starring: Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Seymour Cassel, Eddie Griffin, Harry Dean Stanton, Kris Kristofferson, Jacob Vargas, Owen Wilson
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Plot Summary: In his return to screenwriting and debut as director, Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted conman named Wendell Baker whose latest scam lands him in jail and alienates him from his longtime girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes), best friend Reyes (Jacob Vargas) and even his dog, Junior. Eternally optimistic, Wendell makes the most of his time behind bars and vows to turn his life around. Upon release, he gets a job at the Shady Grove retirement hotel, where he befriends residents Boyd (Seymour Cassel), Skip (Harry Dean Stanton) and Nasher (Kris Kristofferson). Wendell's new friends advise him on how to win back his girlfriend, while he helps them battle the hotel's evil head nurse, Neil King (Owen Wilson) and right-hand man, McTeague (Eddie Griffin).
Flanders
Studio: International Film Circuit
Director: Bruno Dumont
Screenwriter: Bruno Dumont
Starring: Adelaide Leroux, Samuel Boidin, Henri Cretel
Genre: Action, Drama
Plot Summary: Demester shares his time between his farm and walks with Barbe, his childhood friend. He loves her, secretly and painfully, accepting from her the little that she can give him. Along with others his age, Demester leaves to be a soldier in a war in a far off land. Barbarity, camaraderie and fear turn Demester into a warrior. As the seasons go by, Barbe, alone and wasting away, awaits for the soldiers to return. Will Demester's intense love for Barbe save him?
Memories of Tomorrow
Studio: Eleven Arts
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Screenwriter: Hakaru Sunamoto, Uiko Miura
Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kanako Higuchi, Kenji Sakaguchi, Kazue Fukiishi, Asami Mizukawa, Noritake Kinashi, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Eriko Watanabe, Teruyuki Kagawa, Hideji Otaki
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: Masayuki Saeki, who is at the peak of his advertising career, living with a loving family, and his only daughter is getting married soon, is diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease. Played by Academy Award nominee Ken Watanabe ("Last Samurai", "Batman Begins", "Memoirs of a Geisha"), he expressed his passion for putting this work onto the big screen when he was in Hollywood. He is not only the leading actor, for the first time he is also the executive producer of this movie. Moreover, the role Emiko, who fully supports her husband even after the diagnosis, is played by famous actress Kanako Higuchi. Other cast members including Kenji Sakaguchi, Hazue Fukiishi, Asami Mizukawa, Noritake Kinashi, Mitsuhihro Oikawa, Terayuki Kagawa, Eriko Watanabe and Hideji Otaki, brightly decorated this film. The original work, "Ashita no Kioku" (Memories of Tomorrow) by Hiroshi Ogiwara has won the 18th Yamamoto Shugoro Award and ranked the 2nd in the Honyataisho 2005. Serious subject is interwoven with calming humor, and the love between husband and wife is depicted by talented Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi ("Trick", "Keizoku: The movie", "Ikebukuro West Gate Park").
The film "Memories of Tomorrow" seeks for the real nature of love. What does it mean by "being in love with the other"? What does it mean by "spending the rest of the lives together"? This dramatic film is performed by various actors. This summer, "Memories of Tomorrow" will leave a touching memory in your heart.
Film Database
Private Property
Studio: New Yorker Films
Director: Joachim Lafosse
Screenwriter: Joachim Lafosse, François Pirot
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jérémie Renier, Yannick Renier, Kris Cuppens, Patrick Descamps, Raphaëlle Lubansu, Sabine Riche, Dirk Tuypens, Philippe Constant, Catherine Salée, Delphine Bibet
Genre: Drama
Plot Summary: An old, but beautiful farm in Belgium is home to Pascale (Isabelle Huppert) and her twin sons Thierry and François (Jérémie and Yannick Renier). Although loving and ostensibly supportive of one another, each is still reeling from the divorce that divided the family some years earlier. Pascale's ex, remarried and with a newborn baby, remains close to Thierry and François, but the bitterness behind his break-up with Pascale still lingers amongst all of them.
Now in their late teens, the boys, to some extent, have begun to move in different directions. Thierry has chosen to continue his studies by enrolling in a local University, but François' passion remains in his incessant renovation of the family house. Both boys work hard, but neither seems compelled to embrace adulthood or the responsibilities that come with it. The two of them continue to rely on their father for money and neither one cares to leave behind the stability they have at home with Pascale.
In between her fulltime job, Pascale lovingly cares for both the boys and her home, but she's also fallen in love again and beginning to dream of a new life for herself – one that that she hopes will whisk her and her lover away to a countryside B&B that they aspire to own together. But what would seemingly be a happy time in her life takes a turn for the worse as she finds herself unable to rise from the shadow of her ex-husband and stingy children. Helpless and in a bid for survival, Pascale leaves the house in the hands of Thierry and François, never suspecting that in her absence, a fratricidal war will change their family forever.