Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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).

When We Leave

When We Leave

Actors: Sibel Kekilli , Alwara Höfels , Almila Bagriacik , Settar Tanriogen , Mustafa Jouni , Nizam Schiller , Florian Lukas , Tamer Yigit , Serhad Can , Derya Alabora , Blanca Apilanez Fernandez
Director: Feo Aladag
IMDB Rate: 8.1 out of 10 (229 votes)
Plot Summary:Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I Witness

I Witness

Actors: Jeff Daniels , James Spader , Clifton Collins Jr. , Portia de Rossi , Wade Williams , Mark Carlton , Jordi Caballero , Adriano González , Pablo Cunqueiro
Director: Rowdy Herrington
IMDB Rate: 5.8 out of 10 (762 votes)
Plot Summary:Jim Rhodes is a human rights worker in Tijuana for a few days to make sure that union elections are fair at a maquiladora owned by a U.S. corporation. In quick succession, the police assault the strikers, the bodies of 27 peasants turn up in an abandoned tunnel that has caved in, and two U.S. teen bikers are missing. As Rhodes pokes around and speculates on connections among these events, hes beaten up, warned off by a drug dealers attorney, and given varying degrees of help by the U.S. State Department rep, the U.S. Trade rep, and an honest local cop. Its always about money, but whose is at stake and how cheap is Rhodess life?

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Frailty

Frailty

Actors: Bill Paxton , Matthew McConaughey , Powers Boothe , Luke Askew , Matt O'Leary , Jeremy Sumpter , Gwen McGee , Missy Crider , Rebecca Tilney , Derk Cheetwood , Vincent Chase , Alan Davidson , Edmond Scott Ratliff , Cynthia Ettinger , Levi Kreis
Director: Bill Paxton
IMDB Rate: 7.3 out of 10 (25969 votes)
Plot Summary:Fenton Meeks (Matthew McConaughey), comes forth to tell the FBI that his brother Adam may be the serial killer who calls himself Gods Hands, who the FBI has been searching for. The film uses flashbacks to show Meeks childhood with a father (Bill Paxton) who believed he was on a mission from God to destroy demons that inhabit human bodies. Fenton saw his dad as evil, while Adam saw him as a hero.

Four Christmases

Four Christmases

Actors: Robert Duvall , Jon Voight , Mary Steenburgen , Colleen Camp , Reese Witherspoon , Jon Favreau , Vince Vaughn , Sissy Spacek , Kristin Chenoweth , Dwight Yoakam , Tim McGraw , Jack Donner , Katy Mixon , Jeanette Miller , Steve Wiebe
Director: Seth Gordon
IMDB Rate: 5.7 out of 10 (12597 votes)
Plot Summary:Brad and Kate have been together three years, in love, having fun, doing all sorts of things together with no intention of marriage or children. Christmas morning, theyre on their way to Fiji, having told their two sets of divorced parents that theyre off to do charity work. Through a fluke, they have no choice but to visit each of their four idiosyncratic parents. As the day progresses, Brad and Kate remember growing up, each learns more about the other, and Kate realizes that her life may not be as good as it could be. Do they know each other well enough to weather the storms families bring? HD 1080p PC, Mac, PS3 and XBOX 360 COMPATIBLE

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

The Nutcracker and the Mouseking

Actors: Leslie Nielsen , Eric Idle , Fred Willard , Robert Hays , Hannes Jaenicke , Wolfgang Völz , Florence Joy , Volker Brandt , Rufus Beck
Director: Tatjana Ilyina Michael G. Johnson
IMDB Rate: 4.3 out of 10 (64 votes)
Plot Summary:Christmas in Czarist Russia, 1900. A spoiled prince lives in a magnificent palace with his magician uncle, Drosselmeier. To test the young prince, Drosselmeier gives him one of two magic nuts. Each one has the power to make a wish come true. The prince carelessly plays with the nut as he muses that life would be much more fun if everyone was a toy. In a flash, the prince and his servants are turned into toy nutcrackers. The evil mouse king that live within the palace walls hatches a plot to take over the kingdom. Drosselmeier persuades Clara, a young girl who is enchanted by the nutcracker prince, to set off on a mission to save the kingdom. Will they be able to reverse the magic spell and save the kingdom from tyranny?

Down with Love

Down with Love

Actors: Ewan McGregor , Renee Zellweger , David Hyde Pierce , Michael Ensign , Matt Ross , Ivana Milicevic , John Aylward , Melissa George , Rachel Dratch , Tony Randall , Sarah Paulson , Jack Plotnick , Jeri Ryan , Warren Munson , Timothy Omundson
Director: Peyton Reed
IMDB Rate: 6.3 out of 10 (18802 votes)
Plot Summary:An homage to the early 1960s sex comedies that starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day. The story follows a best-selling female advice author who has all the answers until a sly journalist playboy starts asking the questions.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

Actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Keira Knightley , Juliet Stevenson , Frank Harper , Archie Panjabi , Anupam Kher , Shaheen Khan , Parminder Nagra , Pooja Shah , Ameet Chana , Trey Farley , Paven Virk , Preeya Kalidas , Saraj Chaudhry , Shaznay Lewis
Director: Gurinder Chadha
IMDB Rate: 7 out of 10 (39008 votes)
Plot Summary:Of East Indian origin of the Sikh faith, the Bhamra family have been settled in Great Britain for several years. They have two daughters, Pinky and Jessminder. While Pinky is in the process of getting married, Jessminder is preparing to play football - which is not acceptable to her parents. But Jessminder knows she is good at the sport, and she does receive considerable encouragement. Her parents are clearly uncomfortable with their daughter running around in shorts, chasing a big ball, instead of being clad in a traditional salwar khameez, and learning to cook East Indian recipes. Jessminder must now decide whats important for her. To make matters worse, a football tournament is arranged on the very day of her sisters marriage. Will Jessminder be able to play, or will her dreams be shattered?

Manderlay

Manderlay

Actors: Willem Dafoe , Danny Glover , Jeremy Davies , Lauren Bacall , Isaach De Bankole , Bryce Dallas Howard , Jean-Marc Barr , Mona Hammond , Doña Croll , Ginny Holder , Michaël Abiteboul , Llewella Gideon , Geoffrey Bateman , Ruben Brinkman , Virgile Bramly
Director: Lars von Trier
IMDB Rate: 7.5 out of 10 (8437 votes)
Plot Summary:In 1933, after leaving Dogville, while traveling with her father and his gangsters to the south of USA, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave ready to be punished in a property called Manderlay. The slavery had been abolished seventy years ago, and Grace becomes revolted with the attitude of the owners of Manderlay, keeping slaves in their cotton fields and following predetermined despicable rules called Mams Law. Grace decides to stay with some gangsters in Manderlay and give notions of democracy to the slaves and to the white family. When harvest time comes, Grace sees the social and economical reality of Manderlay.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Actors: Forest Whitaker , Richard Portnow , Henry Silva , Victor Argo , Frank Adonis , Cliff Gorman , John Tormey , Damon Whitaker , Tricia Vessey , Gene Ruffini , Frank Minucci , Vince Viverito , Dennis Liu , Gano Grills , Kenny Guay
Director: Jim Jarmusch
IMDB Rate: 7.5 out of 10 (34143 votes)
Plot Summary:In Jersey City, an African American hit man follows Hagakure The Way of the Samurai. He lives alone, in simplicity with homing pigeons for company, calling himself Ghost Dog. His master, who saved his life eight years ago, is part of the local mob. When the boss daughter witnesses one of Ghost Dogs hits, he becomes expendable. The first victims are his birds, and in response, Ghost Dog goes right at his attackers but does not want to harm his master or the young woman. On occasion, he talks with his best friend, a French-speaking Haitian who sells ice cream in the park, and with a child with whom he discusses books. Can he stay true to his code? And if he does, what is his fate?

One Missed Call

One Missed Call

Actors: Ray Wise , Edward Burns , Meagan Good , Shannyn Sossamon , Jason Beghe , Ariel Winter , Azura Skye , Rhoda Griffis , Johnny Lewis , Margaret Cho , Ana Claudia Talancón , Raegan Lamb , Karen Beyer , Sarah Jean Kubik , Dawn Dininger
Director: Eric Valette
IMDB Rate: 3.5 out of 10 (12184 votes)
Plot Summary:After the death of their friend Shelley, Leann Cole receives a voice mail from the future of the date and time when she would die. On the scheduled day, Leann sees weird things and in the precise informed hour, Leann is attacked by a supernatural force on a footbridge over a train station while talking to her friend Beth Raymond. Beth meets Leanns boyfriend Brian, who also received a call, and witnesses his death on the street. When her roommate Taylor Anthony receives a call, Beth befriends Det. Jack Andrews, who tells her that his sister was the first victim of the phone call. They decide to investigate the connections of Jacks sister and find the name of Marie Layton, who apparently abused of her daughters. Jack and Beth run against time trying to save Beth from her fate.

The Devil

The Devil

Actors: Danny Trejo , William Forsythe , Geoffrey Lewis , Bill Moseley , Ken Foree , Lew Temple , Brian Posehn , Leslie Easterbrook , Sid Haig , Dave Sheridan , Dallas Page , Priscilla Barnes , Sheri Moon Zombie , Matthew McGrory , Kate Norby
Director: Rob Zombie
IMDB Rate: 6.9 out of 10 (34078 votes)
Plot Summary:A little while after the murders of the young people from HO1KC The Firefly family must escape Their house because it is surrounded by police. Capt. Spaulding meets up with Baby and Otis to find a hiding place. Meanwhile, Officer Whydel, Sherrif Whydels brother seeks revenge on the family who became known as The Devils Rejects.

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

Actors: Jessica Biel , Faye Dunaway , Ian Somerhalder , Clifton Collins Jr. , James Van Der Beek , Thomas Ian Nicholas , Jay Baruchel , Shannyn Sossamon , Kate Bosworth , Kip Pardue , Swoosie Kurtz , Joel Michaely , Russell Sams , Clare Kramer , Colin Bain
Director: Roger Avary
IMDB Rate: 6.7 out of 10 (25176 votes)
Plot Summary:This is a twisted story about sex, drugs, and college. Three disturbed students at Camden college get involved in a love triangle. Sean Bateman is a womanizing drug dealer who falls in love with virginal Lauren (not to be confused with her slutty roommate Lara,) because he inspects that she is his secret admirer, who is leaving notes in his box. Although Lauren does like Sean, she is still infatuated with Victor (her shallow ex boyfriend) who is in Europe for a semester. Lauren used to date Paul before he came out of the closet, and now Paul has his eyes on Sean when he mistakes him for bisexual. Things get more complicated since all the side characters (including the mentioned Lara and Victor) are deeply disturbed as well. Everybody is only looking out for themselves.