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The Black Dahlia weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett(, are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) A.K.A. "The Black Dahlia" - an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public. While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his relationship with Kay (Scarlett Johansson), his partner Bleichert finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank), the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families - who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim. - Director:
- Brian De Palma
- Cast:
- Brian De Palma, Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart
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Red Sun (1971)Soleil Rouge
The Japanese ambassador is travelling to Washington with an entourage of samurai when his train is ambushed by two ruthless robbers, Link (Charles Bronson) and Gotch (Alain Delon). The thieves steal his money and his priceless samurai sword. But Link is double-crossed when Gotch runs off with both the sword and money. Soon Link finds himself reluctantly joining forces with the ambassador's samurai bodyguard, Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune). Despite their cultural differences and early resentment, Kuroda and Link pair up to find Gotch. The revengeful duo eventually track him down, only to discover that a vicious twist of events will change their lives forever... - Director:
- Terence Young
- Cast:
- Charles Bronson, Toshirô Mifune, Alain Delon
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Cocktail is the story of a hilarious and dramatic summer in the lives of three people in a foreign land who inadvertently become best friends until love comes to town! When Gautam (Saif Ali Khan), Veronica (Deepika Padukone) and Meera (Diana Penty) start living together in London, they make for an unlikely threesome. Meera and Veronica are best friends. Gautam and Veronica are in a casual relationship. Meera hates Gautam and he loves this. All is well until love happens... with all its complications. Can their friendship handle it or sometimes are good friends just too good to be shared? - Director:
- Homi Adajania
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- Tina Desai, Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan
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Ashes in the Snow (2018)Between Shades of Gray
"Ashes in the Snow" is a harrowing true story following a 16-year-old girl, who is deported to Siberia, during the Soviet occupation. Siberia, 1941, Stalin's henchmen violently invade and ruthlessly deport Baltic families from their homes. 16-year-old Lina (Bel Powley), along with her mother and younger brother, are exiled to a soviet labour camp, while Lina's father is put into a prison camp...Lina fights for her life, fearless, vowing that if she survives she will honour her family, and the thousands like her, by documenting the experience in her art. She risks everything, hoping that her messages in art will make their way to her father's prison camp, to let him know that his family are still alive. A beautifully executed, yet heart-breaking, captivating and eye-opening drama. Unveiling a forgotten part of history, in a way that makes you experience the despair and shocking conditions of war. - Director:
- Marius A. Markevicius
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- Bel Powley, Sophie Cookson, James Cosmo
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Is there a secret you would kill to know? In this electrifying, suspense-packed thriller from director Christopher Nolan, Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale play magicians whose cutthroat attempts to better each other plunge them into deadly deceptions. Scarlett Johansson also stars as the stage assistant who's both a pawn and player in their rivalry. A brilliant supporting cast (including Michael Caine and David Bowie). An ingenious story. An astonishing payoff. Once you see The Prestige, you'll want to see it again. Watch closely. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
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- Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson
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Sean Connery plays a Harvard Law Professor who reopens a murder investigation based on an allegation that a confession was coerced by a maverick lawman (Laurence Fishburne). On the surface, it seems a straight-ahead case of the prisoner's guilt or innocence. But nothing really lies on the surface of this mystery climaxing in the Florida swamplands. Expect the unexpected. - Director:
- Arne Glimcher
- Cast:
- Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw
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Visionary director Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs' tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, Atari sets off in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots. With the assistance of his newfound mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture. - Director:
- Wes Anderson
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- Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber
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American journalism student, Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson), who is visiting friends in London, gets 'volunteered' during a stage performance by touring American magician, Sid Waterman, aka 'Splendini' (Woody Allen). In the magic casket, Sondra is shocked to see deceased U.K. journalist, Joe Strombel (Ian McShane). From beyond, he gives her the scoop of a lifetime with leads to the identity of the 'Tarot Card Killer' stalking London prostitutes. Sondra starts chasing the big story, enlisting the help of a reluctant Splendini. The chase leads to handsome British aristocrat, Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman), and Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the scoop she's looking for. - Director:
- Woody Allen
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Jim Dunk
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Thirty-something Annie (Kristen Wiig) has hit a rough patch but finds her life turned completely upside down when she takes on the Maid of Honour role in her best friend Lillian's (Maya Rudolph) wedding. In way over her head but determined to succeed, Annie leads a hilarious ensemble of bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to the big event. - Director:
- Paul Feig
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- Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne
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A fast-living, cynical London music executive (Danny Mays) heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he's pranked by his boss (Noel Clarke) into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen (led by James Purefoy). He becomes the ultimate fish out of water as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families (including Tuppence Middleton) who w value friendship and community over fame and A fortune. As he's drawn deeper into the traditional way of life he's forced to re-evaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means. - Director:
- Chris Foggin
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- Tuppence Middleton, James Purefoy, Daniel Mays
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Debt collector and sometime-killer Roy (Ben Foster) survives a death-trap assignment set by his loan-shark boss. The would-be killers are mostly dead and he is just about alive. Before making his getaway, Roy discovers a young prostitute, Rocky (Elle Fanning) hiding in the back room, and he sees something in her frightened, defiant eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees New Orleans to Galveston - an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable. - Director:
- Mélanie Laurent
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- Ben Foster, Jeffrey Grover, Christopher Amitrano
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Back to 1942 (2012)Yi Wu Si Er
From acclaimed director Feng Xiaogang comes this breathtaking war epic which revisits one of the most catastrophic periods of twentieth century Chinese history: the famine in Henan Province during the 1942 Sino-Japanese War, which claimed three million lives. Zhang Guoli stars as Master Fan, a wealthy landlord who loses everything when he and his family flee their famine-stricken hometown. Academy Award winner Adrien Brody co-stars as a courageous American journalist who encounters the horrors of the famine first-hand and endeavours to enlist relief-aid from the Chinese government and expose the plight of the Henan refugees. - Director:
- Xiaogang Feng
- Cast:
- Guoli Zhang, Hanyu Zhang, Wei Fan
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To (Chapman To), a long-time film producer, has yet to produce anything resembling a hit. Beset by financial troubles, he has become desperate for money - so much so that he is unable to pay the alimony to his ex-wife (Kristal Tin). Despite his former spouse's bitterness, their daughter still clings onto her faith in him - and wishes to see him on TV once his new movie premieres. To is soon introduced to a potential Mainland Chinese investor, Tyrannosaurus (Ronald Cheng), by his buddy Lui Wing-shing (Simon Loui Yu-yeung), but Tyrannosaurus is not only the head of a Guangxi triad gang, he turns out to have very particular tastes in food and sex. Regardless, To is determined to woo this investor, even if it means giving into his every demands... - Director:
- Ho-Cheung Pang
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- Chapman To, Kristal Tin, Ronald Cheng
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Blood of Eagles (2010)Darah Garuda - Merah Putih II
An epic, action-packed war thriller set in Java during Indonesia's War of Independence in 1947, 'Blood of Eagles' follows a heroic band of guerrilla soldiers. Divided by the secrets of their past and deep conflicts in personality, class and religion, the four young men unite to stage a desperate assault on a Dutch internment camp in order to rescue the women they love. Surrounded by the enemy around, the enemy above and the enemy within, the heroes must band together and trust each other as they battle intrigue, infighting, betrayal and the overwhelming power of a mighty European empire, in pursuit of a single goal: freedom. - Director:
- Conor Allyn
- Cast:
- Donny Alamsyah, Ario Bayu, Atiqah Hasiholan
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"Call of Heroes" thrills throughout in its tale of skilled martial artists, who take a stand to protect their village against a ruthless army. In 1914, after the collapse of China's Qing dynasty, Yang Kenan (Sean Lau) is appointed as guardian to defend the rural village of Pucheng. When a lone man enters the village and takes innocents lives, Yang makes the decision that he must be sentenced to death. It emerges that this man is Cao Shaolun (Louis Koo), son of a sadistic warlord, and his army demands the son is released, threatening to bring death and destruction. The village soon becomes split between those who want to stand against the warlord, and those who want to set Cao free in a bid for peace. As the odds for peace lessen and the pressure mounts for Yang to release the murderous captive, a stirring tale of heroic resistance unfolds as he and a team of skilled villagers make a last stand against the warlord's vicious army. In the face of insurmountable odds, heroes will rise. - Director:
- Benny Chan
- Cast:
- Ching Wan Lau, Eddie Peng, Louis Koo
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