Genres:Comedy | Drama Countries:USA Directors:Tyler Perry Actors:Sharon Leal | Janet Jackson | Malik Yoba | Jill Scott | Richard T. Jones | Tasha Smith | Michael Jai White | Denise Boutte | Lamman Rucker | Keesha Sharp | Kaira Akita | Sheri Mann Stewart | Brian Bremer | Bart Hansard
Dr. Patricia Agnew, a psychologist, has written a best seller about marriage: hers and those of three other couples who together take a week's vacation each year to ask themselves, "Why did I get married?" It's time for one of those weeks, and all four relationships are strained: Patricia and her husband Gavin have the shadow of grief between them; Terry believes that Diane has abandoned him for her work; Angela, who's built a successful business, belittles her husband Marcus, who works for her; Mike is cruel to Sheila, his religious, overweight wife. During the week, each person's secret comes out. Will these marriages survive?
Genres:Action | Animation | Sci-Fi Countries:Japan | USA Directors:Shinji Aramaki Actors:Atsushi Abe | Mark Adley | Kenji Akabane | Deke Anderson | Leraldo Anzaldua | Chris Ayres | Greg Ayres | Joshua Bolden | Susumu Chiba | Justin Doran | Masashi Ebara | James Faulkner | Marty Fleck | Keiji Fujiwara | Josh Grelle
A collection of seven stories from the Halo Universe created by Japan's most creative minds. First up is "Origins" a two part episode showing the expansive history of the Halo Universe and the history of the 100,000 year long franchise timeline, told through the eyes of Cortana. Second comes "The Duel" Taking place long before the Human-Covenant War, it tells the story of an Arbiter, Fal 'Chavamee, who refuses to accept the Covenant Religion. Taking a turn to the Spartan side of the story "Homecoming" focuses on the tragedies involving the Spartan-II recruitment in 2517, and the Spartans coming to terms with their origins. Taking a turn in tone comes "Odd One Out" a non-cannon parody of the Halo storyline. "Prototype" tells the story of a Marine who goes against his orders to destroy an advanced prototype armor and uses the suit to buy time for civilians evacuating from the planet. "The Babysitter" tales of the the rivalry between the Spartan-II Commandos and the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as they're sent to Covenant-controlled world to assassinate a Covenant Prophet. And finally "The Package" a two-part all CGI film follows Master Chief and an elite squad of Spartan-II super soldiers as they execute a top-secret mission to retrieve a highly valuable UNSC asset on a Covenant Assault Carrier.
Genres:Drama Countries:USA Directors:Warren P. Sonoda Actors:Hector Echavarria | Rashad Evans | Steven Yaffee | Keith Jardine | Heath Herring | Nicholas Campbell | Jordan Madley | Pedro Miguel Arce | Tig Fong | Forrest Griffin | Ryoto Machida | Tony Nappo | James Preston Rogers | Al Sapienza | Monique Ganderton
The best fighter in the world works two jobs and supports his sister. The only problem... he doesn't know he's the best. Ringo Duran, the son of Gracie Duran, a famous Argentinian kick boxer, works two jobs to make ends meet. His passion, full contact fighting. His goal, fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a professional fighter. Ringo has put off attempts at a professional career for so long he has nearly succumbed to age. When the Extreme Cage Fighting(ECF) league, the preeminent full contact fighting promoters, announce a competition to select the best undiscovered fighter, Ringo's friends urge him to join. Ringo, once again, claims he is not ready. Even KARA, Ringo's love interest, pushes him to join, but Ringo resists. Seeing his skill and desire to become a professional she surprises him with a last minute visit to the ECF: Undiscovered registration. Eight fighters will be selected. Thousands submit and the chances of making the cut are slim. One day, at Ringo's local training gym, the ECF owner and current heavyweight champion enter the gym followed by a camera crew. Christopher watches Ringo practicing. Christopher, aware of Ringo's mother, chats with Ringo and ends up putting on the gloves for a quick spar. Ringo knocks him down as the cameras roll and it ends up on sports news shows across the nation. Will he fulfill his life long dream and continue his mothers legacy? Will he be the best fighter in the world?
Genres:Drama Countries:UK Directors:Sarah Harding Actors:Ray Winstone | Ben Aldridge | James Floyd | Bhasker Patel | Chris Wilson | Sargon Yelda | Emma Campbell-Webster | Parminder Nagra | Veena Sood | Emily Wachter
Anjika Indrani (Parminder Nagra) is a young Cambridge graduate, happy and settled with her loving boyfriend. However, Anjika's contented freedom is shattered when her strict father tries to force her into an arranged marriage of convenience. Feeling trapped and desperate she makes the life-altering decision to turn to her father's shady employee Don Flowers (Ray Winstone) for help. But Don doesn't want money in return for his services, he wants Anjika, and he's prepared to capitalise on her desperation to ensure he gets her. After their illicit encounter, Anjika feels compelled to go back for more, and soon their secret relationship becomes a full-blown passionate affair. COMPULSION is a gripping, seductive drama that will take you to the edge of obsession, with deadly consequences.
Genres:Documentary Countries:UK Directors:Rupert Murray Actors:
The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. Sundance took place in Park City, Utah, January 15-25, 2009.
In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation.
Genres:Drama Countries:UK Directors:Marc Jobst Actors:Adrian Lester | Jodhi May | Anamaria Marinca | Adam James | Justine Mitchell | Kevin Doyle | Sara Lloyd-Gregory | Adrian Annis | Jessica Kingsley
TV thriller based on the novel by Joanna Briscoe. When literary reviewer Richard (Adrian Lester) and his long-time girlfriend Lelia (Jodhi May) meet Sylvie Lavigne (Anamaria Marinca) at a party, she comes across as a quiet, barely noticeable woman who is out of her depth in a social situation. However, Richard is soon infatuated by Sylvie's subtle, inexplicable charm. Meanwhile, Lelia finds herself tormented by nightmares and disturbing childhood memories. Dark secrets and infidelities are gradually revealed as Richard and Lelia are drawn into Sylvie's seductive and menacing game.
Genres:Drama | Family Countries:USA Directors:Jeff Santo Actors:Colton Rodgers | Richard Tyson | Diane Ladd | Danny Trejo | B.J. Thomas | Tony Longo | David Della Rocco | Sanel Budlimic | Karla Basile | Ana Auther | Ky Moni Abraham | Marla Finn | Gloria Thomas | Sylvia Dimas | Vanessa Ramirez
The fictional story of an ex-football star, Johnny Dunn, who moves far from the spotlight after a family tragedy to a small, desert town he owns called Jake's Corner. This dramatic comedy is a cross between _Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)_ (qv) and _"Northern Exposure" (1990)_ (qv). Set in the real town of Jake's Corner, Arizona, it is a rest stop for travelers making their way through the Arizona desert, but for the people who live there, it's a rest stop for life. Johnny and the eclectic ensemble that live and work in the town occupy trailers behind the Corner Store and Jake's Corner Bar. Through the years, this cast of misfits has become closer than most families - they are kin. The dynamic of the town is changed forever when Johnny's young nephew comes to live with him.
Genres:Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | War Countries:UK Directors:Stephen Poliakoff Actors:Romola Garai | Bill Nighy | Julie Christie | David Tennant | Juno Temple | Eddie Redmayne | Asier Newman | Christopher Lee | Charlie Cox | Hugh Bonneville | Jenny Agutter | Jeremy Northam | Tom Goodman-Hill | James Bartholomew | Anthony Flanagan
1939 is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional way of life. The eldest sibling Anne is a budding young actress who is in love with Foreign Office official Lawrence, but her seemingly perfect life begins to dramatically unravel when she stumbles across secret recordings of the pro-appeasement movement. While trying to discover the origin of these recordings, dark secrets are revealed which lead to the death of a great friend. As war breaks out Anne discovers the truth and flees to London to try to confirm her suspicions, but she is caught and imprisoned and only then does she finally begin to discover how badly she has been betrayed.
Genres:Mystery Countries:Germany | Taiwan Directors:Monika Treut Actors:Inga Busch | Huan-Ru Ke | Ting Ting Hu | Jana Schulz | Marek Harloff | Jack Kao | Yi-Ching Lu | Kevin Shih Hung Chen | Nick Dong-Sik
Ghosted is a mysterious love story set in Hamburg and the beautifully depicted Taipei, marking a return to narrative filmmaking for the director after almost a decade in documentary work. Through a mixture of flashback and present day storytelling we follow the Hamburg artist Sophie as she comes to terms with her Taiwanese lover Ai-Ling's murder. To ease her grief she creates a video installation about Ai-Ling, travelling to Taipei to exhibit and dedicate it to her. There she meets ambitious and seductive journalist Mei-Li who is investigating Ai-Ling's death, and whom the artist is immediately drawn to. Unable to forget her dead lover Sophie runs from the journalist's advances back to Hamburg, but when Mei-Li turns up on her doorstep Sophie can no longer deny her attraction. She risks opening her heart up once more until she discovers Mei-Li isn't all that she seems, and Sophie realises that you can't run away from your past. Ghosted is an intimately shot film with excellent use of location shooting in both Hamburg and Taipei. Treut's return to narrative film builds on an already impressive oeuvre, creating a modern love story that questions and explores the differences between eastern and western cultures. Download:DivXiPod
Genres: Comedy
