Thursday, January 13, 2011

Morris: A Life with Bells On

Morris: A Life with Bells On

Actors: Ian Hart , Derek Jacobi , Naomie Harris , Harriet Walter , Dominique Pinon , Greg Wise , Aidan McArdle , Richard Lumsden , Lucy Akhurst , Pascal Langdale , John Boswall , Clive Mantle , Adam Ewan , Brodie Bass , Jasper Britton , Sophie Thompson , Ben Bela Böhm , Charles Thomas Oldham , Les Law , Corinne Kempa , Hillary Wood , Thomas Coombes , Sanjay Shah , Andy Black , Zena Khan , Gary Fannin , Aaron Sweeny-Harris
Director: Lucy Akhurst
IMDB Rate: 6.1 out of 10 (75 votes)
Plot Summary:The film follows the fortunes of an avant garde Morris team in their struggle to evolve Morris Dancing.

Loni Love: America

Loni Love: America

Actors: Sandra Thigpen , PaSean Wilson , Loni Love , Kimleigh Smith , Sybyl Walker , Shawnda Thomas Faveau , Vanessa Graddick , Willis Turner
Director: Manny Rodriguez
IMDB Rate: 0 out of 10 (0 votes)
Plot Summary:Named by Variety as One of the top ten comics to watch, comedian Loni Love has taken stand-up comedy to new heights. As a regular panelist on E!s hit late night show Chelsea Lately, Loni has quickly emerged as a comic force to be reckoned with. Her passion for making people laugh and ability to relate to the audience has catapulted her into comedic stardom. Growing up in the projects of Detroit, Loni has never forgotten the people and places that made her the entertainer she is today. And now, in her one hour comedy special, Loni regales her hilarious experiences from all over the country and proves why she has earned the title, Lone Love Americas Sister

Of Time and the City

Of Time and the City

Actors: Terence Davies
Director: Terence Davies
IMDB Rate: 7.3 out of 10 (658 votes)
Plot Summary:Terence Davies (1945- ), filmmaker and writer, takes us, sometimes obliquely, to his childhood and youth in Liverpool. Hes born Catholic and poor later he rejects religion. He discovers homo-eroticism, and its tinged with Catholic guilt. Enjoying pop music gives way to a teenage love of Mahler and Wagner. Using archival footage, we take a ferry to a day on the beach. Postwar prosperity brings some positive change, but its concrete architecture is dispiriting. Contemporary colors and sights of children playing may balance out the presence of unemployment and persistent poverty. Davies narration is a mix of his own reflections and the poems and prose of others.

Pharaoh

Pharaoh

Actors: Patricia Clarkson , Chris Cooper , Kris Kristofferson , Richard Tyson , Robert Joy , Huckleberry Fox , Frank Clem , Will Lucas , Stacie Coffman , Scott Coffman , Maude Mitchell , Mac Miles , Gale Wilson , Rebecca Ryland , Robert E. Simpson
Director: Robby Henson
IMDB Rate: 7.2 out of 10 (210 votes)
Plot Summary:During the American Civil War, a Union Army captain leads his rag-tag cavalry troop up a misty creek to a remote farm to steal enemy (Confederate) livestock. The farm is wroked by Sarah Anders, whose husband is away fighting for the Confederate Army. Far from the great armies and battlefields, a very private civil war erupts. The Captain and Sarah are pulled apart by the wars undertow into choices they can not fully control or understand. Each character in this drama must decide whether loyalty will be paid in blood. This story has a relevance to current partisan conflicts. Armies are not filled with murdering psychopaths. Good people can be driven to do bad things. The story chronicles the pathology of war, how escalating events can trigger unasked-for tragedy. Based on a true story about a southern child who shot and killed a union soldier during the Civil War.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Actors: Rutger Hauer , Michael Flynn , Jennifer Warren , Dalin Christiansen , Frank Gerrish , Paulina Porizkova , Reb Fleming , Andrew Dolan , Geoff Hansen , Dennis Saylor , John Kenneth Mergist , Amy Van Nostrand , Sue Ann Gilfillan , Kristin Kahle , Sarah Ashley
Director: Jennifer Warren
IMDB Rate: 5.7 out of 10 (266 votes)
Plot Summary:Gene Reardon (Hauer) is a twice-divorced police detective who lives with his daughter. When a well-heeled local man is kidnapped, the FBI is called in, which introduces Longsworth (played by Paulina Porizkova). Longsworth happens to have been Reardons first wife. Reardons police reputation stinks because he botched a high-profile kidnapping case many years ago, which resulted in a baby who was never found. When ransom demands are finally heard, Reardon must try to solve the case without repeating his mistakes.

The Agency

The Agency

Actors: Will Patton , Gil Bellows , Ronny Cox , Beau Bridges , David Clennon , Daniel Benzali , Paige Turco , Rocky Carroll , Gloria Reuben , Richard Speight Jr. , Jason O'Mara
Director:
IMDB Rate: 7 out of 10 (235 votes)
Plot Summary:A look at the inner workings of the CIA.

The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children

Actors: Ron Perlman , Dominique Pinon , Jean-Claude Dreyfus , Rufus , Daniel Emilfork , Mapi Galán , Serge Merlin , Ticky Holgado , Pierre-Quentin Faesch , Joseph Lucien , Odile Mallet , Judith Vittet , Briac Barthélémy , Mireille Mossé , Geneviève Brunet
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Marc Caro
IMDB Rate: 7.8 out of 10 (25211 votes)
Plot Summary:Krank (Daniel Emilfork), who cannot dream, kidnaps young children to steal their dreams. One (Ron Perlman), a former whale hunter who is as strong as a horse, sets forth to search for Denree, his little brother who was kidnapped by Kranks men. Helped by young Miette (Judith Vittet), he soon arrives in La Cite des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children).