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June 3, 2013 By 1 Comment

“No Man Iceland“: One family, one tandem, around and across Iceland: incredible landscapes, an often wild and uncopromising environment. A fascinating population which mixes discretion or shyness with pride and stubborness, as well as love for her land. The personal challenge to ride around and across those baren, savage lands on a bike, fully autonomous, with a baby in towe. The dreams and fantasies of the icelandic folk, their fairies, elves and other hidden creatures. All of this is in the film, not to mention Planète.D’s usual yet so special sense of humour.

“Tough Enough“: The story of the first climber’s team to have managed to free climb all the pitches on “Tough Enough”. With difficulties going of the 7C to the 8c on 400m, and a very demanding climbing style on granite, “Tough Enough” is considered by the community as one of the major climbing challenges of our time. The movie also attempts to make discover the beauty of Madagascar and the wealth of his inhabitants. With Arnaud Petit, Stéphanie Bodet, Sylvain Millet and Laurent Triay.
“The Pipedreams Project“: In May 2010, Enbridge Inc. made an official application to build twined crude oil and condensate pipelines that would connect Alberta’s Tar Sands to Kitimat, BC, and for the first time bring crude oil super tankers to BC’s North Coast. In the fall of 2010 three kayakers paddled B.C.’s pristine coast to engage citizens about the risks posed by the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. Curtis, Ryan and Faroe kayaked 900 km in opposition to this controversial pipeline.
“Papa Shilling“: The magnificent wonders of the sea and the glorious life it beholds is Volker Bassen’s passion. The scene of a whale shark caught in a USAID sponsored net, having its caudal fin cut off, and left to bleed and die, just to save US$10 in fishnet repairs, more than aptly tells the story that inspired the founding of the East African Whale Shark Trust. Capturing the stunning beauty and charm of underwater creatures, corals and reefs in Kenyan and Tanzanian waters, with superbaerial photography of the East African coastline, the film brings to life the reality of ignorance and greed that progressively destroy these gifts of nature.
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May 20, 2013 By 18 Comments

“The Chosen One“: A man finally finds faith in himself after the rest of world puts its faith in him; the sole being on earth who can save mankind from its own destruction – The Chosen One.

“Holiday Engagement“: Thirty-something Hillary Burns has spent her life trying to get the approval of her parents, most specifically her judgmental mother, Meredith Burns, thus far without success. Part of that approval for Hillary is to marry the right man. That’s why Hillary is so happy that she is engaged to successful lawyer Jason King, who she will bring home to meet the family for the first time at their Thanksgiving get-together weekend in a week’s time.

“Lovers and Liars“: A presumptuous American actress falls for a handsome Italian banker before embarking on the misadventure of a lifetime in this comedy of errors starring Goldie Hawn and Giancarlo Giannini. Anita (Hawn) is an American actress vacationing in Rome. When the free-spirited screen star sets her sights on a friendly banker named Guido (Giannini) who’s currently en route to visit his ailing father, she agrees to join him on his trip without realizing that her handsome traveling companion is a married man.

“The Assistants“: They are the eyes and ears of Hollywood. Every script, every contract, every birthday card passes through their hands. They know every actor’s price. They know every agent’s weak spot. They know which producers are having affairs and with whom. If they ever pooled their resources there’s nothing they couldn’t do.

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Genre for the Weekend: Drama

May 10, 2013 By 20 Comments

“Lou“: Living in rural New South Wales, working-class single mother Rhia is struggling to evade debt collectors and raise three young daughters. The eldest, and hardened beyond her years, Lou blames Rhia for the departure of her father, who walked out 10 months ago and hasn’t been seen since. Mother-daughter relations hit bottom when Rhia takes in Doyle, her father in-law, who is in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s. Doyle turns Lou’s initial hostility around with exciting tales of his South Seas adventures. But coursing deepest in his mind are fractured memories of Annie, his late wife. Before long, Doyle “sees” Annie in Lou and imagines he is courting her all over again.

“Burning Palms“: In Santa Monica, a woman becomes alarmingly concerned over her fiancé’s unnaturally close relationship with his teenage daughter. In Westwood, a sexual act turns into a psychological obsession for a young woman. In West Hollywood, a gay couple buys a young daughter and attempts to mold her to fit their lifestyle. In Holmby Hills, maladjusted kids and their equally maladjusted mother play murderous games. In Sherman Oaks, a rape victim faces her violator. In these five stories, one thing is clear, everything is taken to extremes in California.

“Track 29“: A doctor’s wife tires of his obsession with model trains, and spends her days wondering about the son she gave up for adoption at birth. While eating at a roadside cafe, she encounters a British hitchhiker, who turns out to be her son. They spend time together trying to find a bond. The son begins to hate the husband, and the wife begins worrying about the safety of her husband and his train set.

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March 11, 2013 By 51 Comments

“Engano Mortal“: (Spanish Language) In a peaceful small town, two men are caught by their passions without imagining that this situation will lead to betrayal, pain and death.

“Insider Exclusive“: The Insider Exclusive is dedicated to making critically acclaimed and cutting-edge TV Legal Issues Documentaries to publicize and broadcast in mainstream media.

“Big Country – Greatest Hits Live“: This concert was recorded at an East Berlin Peace Concert the year before the wall came down. You could feel the yearning for freedom in the air as 150,000+ East Germans came to enjoy the kind of concert us Westerners take for granted. It was this concert that gave inspiration for the bands next studio album ‘Peace In Our Time’ to be released the following year.

“Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings – Let the Good Times Roll“: Live performance footage from Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Tour of 2004. The band perform music by some of the greatest artists of all time from Little Richard, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, Lonnie Donnegan, and a host of Jazz and Rock ‘n’ Roll classics. With such talented musicianship, together with some of the greatest Jazz and R&B songs over the last 30 years, the stage shows are vibrant and exciting. The band accomplish exactly what Bill set out to do – create an evening of fun – enjoyment for all!

“Barclay James Harvest – Caught Live“: A documentary recorded in 1977, ‘Caught Live’ is a rare film, originally a cinema release of Barclay James Harvest. A unique insight to life on the road during BJH’s most successful period. Including concert footage, rare interviews with the band, backstage footage and pre-concert sound checks. Barclay James Harvest formed in the summer of 1967.

“A Tribute to the Drifters“: A great film that highlights the talent of The Drifters.

“Steve Howe’s Remedy“: Steve Howe’s Remedy “Live” in concert, filmed during his 2004 European Tour

“Nazareth – Greatest Hits Live“: “Live From Classic T Stage” was recorded in July 2005, as the cameras rolled at the “Classic T Stage” recording studio – located at Shepperton Film Studios, UK.

“Greg Lake Live“: Greg Lake performing “LIVE” in a feature length concert, recorded during his European Tour in 2005. Greg Lake – The Voice of a Generation. From his initial days in the explosive London music scene of the late 1960s, through his time as founding member and voice of rock innovators King Crimson, and legendary British rock band, Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP); Greg Lake has continually made records that have endured the test of time.

“Ground Floor C“: A corrupt policeman abuses his own wife while her lover keeps hidden in the bedroom.

“Leon Russell New Grass Revival“: Filmed at the Perkins Palace, California on 15th May 1980, this DVD captures the enormous talent of The New Grass Revival. The band revolutionized Bluegrass music, incorporating gospel, reggae, rock and modern jazz into their traditional sound. Leon Russell, the ultimate session musician collaborated with The New Grass Revival and took the sound to another level combining his Keyboard skills and unique husky voice with the fantastic sounds of the band.

“El Canibal De La Guerrero“: (Spanish Language) Based on a true story, this film tells the story of a frustrated writer who kills and devours its victims.

“Chile Pinquin“: (Spanish Language) An ambitious but lazy man is able to get into the wildest adventures to achieve his goal.

“El Pistolero Del Diablo“: (Spanish Language) A wealthy man wants to control a small village but first he must kill the priest, his main obstacle. Unfortunately he fails on his attempt…

“Bad Bush“: Ophelia has a newborn and is seeking a safe haven. She visits her sister in a remote farmhouse nestled in the Australian Bush country. The deeply disturbed sister leaves Ophelia alone with a drug crazed boyfriend who grows dope for outlaw bikers. For 24 hours of torment, she fights to protect her baby and save herself from his psychotic advances. The psychological thriller will leave you in shock with it’s UNEXPECTED twisted ending. BASED ON A TRUE STORY!

 

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February 18, 2013 By 105 Comments

“The Mermaids“: The life of Nikki – nerdy and nearly invisible math student – consists entirely of numbers and theories. To combat this, her therapist advises Nikki to enroll in a university sports class to exercise social interaction in a playful way.

“My Femme Divine“: This artisitic film reveals the romantic world of contemporary butch and femme lesbians through the eyes of a woman mining her own explosive love affair.

“Decade“: A feast for ‘Ferrickheads’, and an introduction for music lovers, ‘Decade’ takes the viewer on a chronological journey over a ten year period of singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick.

“Lucha“: While Reagan sends funds and arms to the Salvadorian military, Lucha and Isabella decide their fate.

“Lady Pochoir“: Yv lives a divided life. By day, she’s a responsible bike courier, racing between pristine office towers and grey cement walls. But at night, she becomes Lady Pochoir, one woman on a solitary mission to beautify her dreary city.

“Left Lane“: Tour with poet/queer activist Alix Olson as she delivers dynamic performances and champions the fight for independent thinking in this award-winning documentary.

 

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Date Night Pick of the Week: Left/Right

February 15, 2013 By 88 Comments

Daniel Ray Morton is a small-town have-not who has grown up to be a conspicuous big-city socialite. But after a human resource audit reveals an overstated educational background, Ray loses his job, his gaudy paycheck and in turn his identity.

In an attempt to salvage his career and self-worth, Ray returns home to feebly check the boxes on his embellished resume. While there, Ray comes to find out that his obituary, not his resume, will be the true measure of his worth.

 

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February 11, 2013 By 393 Comments

“Tears in the Rain“: When Casey Cantrell’s mother died, her last wish was that her daughter would give a letter to Lord Richard Bredon, living in the UK. When Casey arrives in London, Lord Bredon denies ever having known her mother. Casey meets Lord Bredon’s son Michael and both fall in love. When Lord Bredon realizes this new relationship he gets really angry, assuming Casey wants to blackmail his family somehow, and begins to investigate her background. The plot heightens dramatically when it appears that an event from the past might part the lovers.

“Saigon: Year of the Cat“: Two Westerners – Barbara, bank employee, and Bob, CIA analyst within the U.S. Embassy – meet a short time before the fall of Saigon.

“Strike Force“: A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.

“Stateline Motel“: After robbing a jewellery shop in Canada, two Americans arrange a meeting near the US borders in order to split the loot. One of them has an accident with his car on his way there and gets stuck in an isolated motel until his car is fixed. The owner of the motel, a sexy woman in her thirties, falls in love with him, but her suspicions about him begin to multiply, as the police arrive at the motel…

 

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January 30, 2013 By 266 Comments

“Complacent“: The picture-perfect lives of a group of suburban friends — including close sisters Myah (Cerina Vincent) and Beth (Kerri Green) — are anything but on the inside. So when Myah decides to shake off her complacent ways, her decision has major repercussions on her loved ones. Funny, touching and tragic complications unfold in the ensemble drama, which also stars Joey Kern, Keir O’Donnell and Elisa Donovan.

“Houses of Glory“: Every major sporting event is forever tied to the stadium that housed it. These colossal venues hosted the most triumphant wins, the greatest spectacles and the biggest heroes. We go inside the world’s greatest stadiums to find out what makes them world renowned facilities. Houses of Glory focuses on areas of cutting edge design, history, tradition, unforgettable matches and the all-time greatest players. We find out why these places embody the sports you love. Take a journey back to where all the action took place and relive the moments on the field that made you laugh, cry and sometimes even shook you to the very core. From ice hockey rinks to motor racing tracks, tennis courts to football fields, these are battlefields for your team and these are the grounds where heroes were made. From the athletes, coaches, historians and the fans, we find out what it was like to be there, who made it all happen and the moments that define them as Houses of Glory.

“The Shrimp on the Barbie“: Down on his luck and working in a Mexican restaurant in Australia, an American tourist is hired by a icy heiress to pose as an obnoxious new boyfriend in an attempt to make her father accept her current boyfriend.

“Disconnect“: A distraught college student finds a phone that enables her to talk to her deceased mother in the past. Instead of a heart attack, she learns that her mother was murdered. She tries to use the phone to stop the murder from occurring before the killer finds and kills her too.

“Good Chemistry“: Toby, a gifted chemist slumming as a high school teacher, stops on a quiet stretch of Ozark highway to help an alluring young girl named Laurie whose car trouble–and attraction to the handsome stranger–pales in the face of her real problems: She’s on the run from police and involved in a dangerous criminal debt with Jeff, her violent, on-again, off-again boyfriend, who also cons a ride from Toby. With Laurie as a grudging accomplice, Jeff kidnaps Toby to an abandoned farm, hoping to force him to cook synthetic heroin in order to pay off ‘Familia Sin Amore’, the group of vicious Bolivian drug traffickers to whom he’s desperately in debt. When Toby proves unwilling, Jeff with the help of a local thug named Judge Bass, kidnaps Annette, Toby’s ex-wife. The criminals hold her as security, threatening to frame Toby for her murder should he escape. The situation grows ever more tense as Toby asks for a share of the profits, Laurie disappears, Annette refuses to play the victim, and Familia Sin Amore comes to collect.

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December 18, 2012 By 871 Comments

“Five Corners“: Young psychotic man returns to neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks young lady he previously tried to rape and young man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

“Jane Eyre“: Jane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele. While she is there, many strange things happen and eventually she and Edward Rochester, owner of Thornfeild and Adele’s guardian, fall in love. Suddenly, when Jane is about to win the happiness she deserves, a dark secret comes to light, and it will take all of her courage, love and understanding to triumph.

“Happy Go Lovely“: B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An American troupe visiting Edinburgh wants to produce a musical in town but has trouble getting backers. Bruno meets several of the leading ladies of the show; through a misunderstanding he doesn’t correct they think that he’s a newspaper reporter. He falls in love with one of the women, who reciprocates; he grows more lively and friendly, to the surprise of his employees. After a series of mishaps and comic incidents comes a happy ending: a successful show and true love.

“Cold War Killers“: A missing 1950s era airplane is found 27 years later at the bottom of a lake. British and Soviet spy agencies are intensely interested.

“Assassin“: A retired agent from an Intelligence Agency is contacted by the Agency in order to stop an ultra-secret robot who is killing some government officials. That will be not an easy task, because the robot looks human and it was specifically builded to be an efficient killer, not to mention that it is almost invulnerable.

“Death Sentence“: Susan Davies (Cloris Leachman) thought jury duty was going to be simple enough, until she is assigned to a murder trial. During the trial, she comes to believe that the defendant (Nick Nolte) has been falsely accused. Worse, the more she learns about the case, the more she comes to realize that the real killer may have been her own husband.

“Dear Mr. Wonderful“: Joe Pesci is a small man looking for a big break. Owner of a bowling alley and nightclub in Jersey, Ruby Dennis (Pesci) sets his sites on making it big in Vegas. But Ruby finds more than he gambled for and in the end is a much bigger man for it.

“Roadside Massacre“:  Five teens struggle for their lives after becoming stranded in a cannibal infested mountain town.

 

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December 7, 2012 By 907 Comments

Roadside Massacre

“Roadside Massacre“: Five teens struggle for their lives after becoming stranded in a cannibal infested mountain town.

Dear Mr. Wonderful

“Dear Mr. Wonderful“: Joe Pesci is a small man looking for a big break. Owner of a bowling alley and nightclub in Jersey, Ruby Dennis (Pesci) sets his sites on making it big in Vegas. But Ruby finds more than he gambled for and in the end is a much bigger man for it.

Class Reunion Massacre

“Class Reunion Massacre“: Six people are trapped within the confines of their old high school during their 10th high school reunion with a psychotic, masked preacher who kills them off for their sinful lives they have made for themselves.

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

“It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time“: John Candy heads up a hysterical cast in this laugh a minute tale of a jealous husband and his attempts to keep his wife from leaving him. When Skeet, played by Anthony Newley, vows to stop at nothing to win back his wife, he signs up for more than he bargained for and one by one his bungled plans descend into comedic chaos!

The Inside Man

“The Inside Man“: International intrigue issues when a Swedish company succeeds in inventing a device that can find hidden enemy submarines. A device the Americans paid for, the Russians want and someone in Sweden wants to sell. With KGB agents willing to do anything to get this device back to the USSR, it’s up to The Inside Man to find out who is behind this treasonous plot before it’s too late. Before he’s found and killed.

Katherine

“Katherine“: International intrigue issues when a Swedish company succeeds in inventing a device that can find hidden enemy submarines. A device the Americans paid for, the Russians want and someone in Sweden wants to sell. With KGB agents willing to do anything to get this device back to the USSR, it’s up to The Inside Man to find out who is behind this treasonous plot before it’s too late. Before he’s found and killed.

The Last Soul on a Summer Night

“The Last Soul on a Summer Night“: In 1919, Hart Crane said of Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio: “America should read this book on her knees. It is a chapter in the Bible of her consciousness.” The Last Soul on a Summer Night is a contemporary reinterpretation of the antique narrative with an African American cast and a dash of ecstatic reality. This critically acclaimed adaptation of one of the most highly regarded books in the history of American literature, tells the story, almost in mythical fashion, of lost and lonely souls taken to a Chicago Heights boarding house where layfolk and churchfolk alike struggle with their personal demons. It is a journey of self discovery where a man takes a truth to himself.

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