quinta-feira, 28 de abril de 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Director: David Yates
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton, Alan Rickman
Story: The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemort`s final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.

sexta-feira, 22 de abril de 2011

The Change-Up (2011)

The Change-Up (2011)
Director: David Dobkin
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde
Story: A comedy in which a married guy switches bodies with his best friend in order to woo his co-worker.

Life in a Day (2011)

Life in a Day (2011)
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Cindy Baer, Matthew Irving, Moica
Story: A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.

Another Earth (2011)

Another Earth (2011)
Director: Mike Cahill
Genre: Drama
Cast: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Jordan Baker
Story: On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.

30 Minutes or Less (2011)

30 Minutes or Less (2011)
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Genre: Adventure | Comedy
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson
Story: Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery driver and force him to rob a bank within 30 minutes.

Homework (2011)

Homework (2011)
Director: Gavin Wiesen
Genre: Romance
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano
Story: George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who`s made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

TrollHunter (2010)

TrollHunter (2010)
Director: André Øvredal
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
Cast: Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen,Tomas Alf Larsen
Story: A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

The Robber (2010)

The Robber (2010)
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg
Genre: Biography | Crime | Drama
Cast: Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz and Florian Wotruba
Story: Tells the true story of Johann Rettenberger, a marathon athlete who developed robbing banks as a hobby.

Armadillo (2010)

Armadillo (2010)
Director: Janus Metz Pedersen
Genre: Documentary | War
Cast:
Story: In February 2009 a group of Danish soldiers accompanied by documentary filmmaker Janus Metz arrived at Armadillo, an army base in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. Metz and cameraman Lars Skree spent six months following the lives of young soldiers situated less than a kilometer away from Taliban positions. The outcome of their work is a gripping and highly authentic war drama that was justly awarded the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique at this year`s Cannes film festival. But it also provoked furious debate in Denmark concerning the controversial behavior of certain Danish soldiers during a shootout with Taliban fighters. The filmmakers repeatedly risked their lives shooting this tense, brilliantly edited, and visually sophisticated probe into the psychology of young men in the midst of a senseless war whose victims are primarily local villagers. Yet more disturbing than scenes...

Chimpanzee (2013)

Chimpanzee (2013)
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
Story: A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests.

The Help (2011)

The Help (2011)
Director: Tate Taylor
Genre: Drama
Cast: Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer
Story: Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends` lives -- and a small Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter`s best friend`s housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter`s life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times.

Truth Be Told (2011)

Truth Be Told (2011)
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Genre:
Cast: Tina Borek, Chris Brochu and Candace Cameron Bure
Story: "Truth Be Told" plays upon the old adage, that "honesty is the best policy," and according to Colorado`s leading marriage counselor, Annie Morgan (Candace Cameron Bure), honesty is the key to successful long-term relationships. Ironically, Annie has never been married and doesn`t always follow her own advice. Through a misunderstanding, Annie receives an invitation for her and her spouse to join media mogul Terrance Bishop (Ronny Cox), at his New Mexico ranch to discuss her dream job: hosting a radio advice program. Fearful that being single will ruin her chance of a lifetime, Annie conspires with Mark Crane (David James Elliott), an old college friend, recent widower, and father of two teenagers, to pose as a married couple for the weekend. A series of comical misunderstandings color the trip, leaving Annie emotionally involved with Mark`s family and battling with her own conscience. As the entertaining and touching story unfolds, Annie begins to realize that the truth may have its consequences, but ultimately it`s what opens our hearts and brings out the best in each other.

The Inheritance (2011)

The Inheritance (2011)
Director: Robert O`Hara
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Rochelle Aytes, Golden Brooks and Janae Burney
Story:

domingo, 17 de abril de 2011

The Hit List (2011)

The Hit List (2011)
Director: William Kaufman
Genre: Action | Thriller
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Cole Hauser and Jonathan LaPaglia
Story: A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.

Potiche (2010)

Potiche (2010)
Director: François Ozon
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu and Fabrice Luchini
Story: When her husband is taken hostage by his striking employees, a trophy wife (Deneuve) takes the reins of the family business and proves to be a remarkably effective leader. Business and personal complications arrive in the form of her ex-lover (Depardieu), a former union leader.

Monster Mutt (2011)

Monster Mutt (2011)
Director: Todd Tucker
Genre: Comedy | Family
Cast: Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Bart Johnson and Billy Unger
Story: It`s gone to the dogs... in a BIG way!

Fitful (2011)

Fitful (2011)
Director: Richard Brauer
Genre: Drama
Cast: Renée O`Connor, Larry Joe Campbell and Grant R. Krause
Story: Paula, (Renee O`Connor) an inspector for the Historic Trust, wraps up a successful and important project in the upper Midwest. On her way home to Chicago, she gets a call from her office and is asked to check out a new applicant. It`s on her way anyway, and even though it`s late on Friday, she takes a quick detour and heads to the site of once proud steamship along an industrial waterfront. The ships 400 foot black form looms against the sky, and collects dead fish in stagnant water near the pier. Moments after her arrival, her car is seriously disabled and her life is about to change forever. In the chaos that follows, she meets up with the self appointed caretaker, Vigs (Larry Joe Campbell) who is the odd caretaker on the ship. Making the best of a bad situation, she takes him up on his offer to spend the night in one of the cramped but historic staterooms. He invites her to dinner and bad beer...

Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011)

Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011)
Director: Dermot Mulroney
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz and Jessica Szohr
Story: A happy newlywed marriage counselor`s views on wedded bliss get thrown for a loop when she finds out her parents are getting divorced.

The Silent House (2010)

The Silent House (2010)
Director: Gustavo Hernández
Genre: Drama | Horror
Cast: Florencia Colucci, Abel Tripaldi and Gustavo Alonso
Story: The plot is based on a true story that happened in the late 40`s in a small village in Uruguay. The film focuses on Laura, who, second by second, intends to leave a house which hides an obscure secret, unharmed. Laura and her father Wilson settle down in a cottage they have to renew since its owner will soon put the house up for sale. They will spend the night there and repair the following morning. Everything seems to go smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder on the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own, waiting for her father to come down.

The Arbor (2010)

The Arbor (2010)
Director: Clio Barnard
Genre: Documentary | Biography
Cast: Kate Rutter, Christine Bottomley and George Costigan
Story: Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.

Abduction (2011)

Abduction (2011)
Director: John Singleton
Genre: Action | Thriller
Cast: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins and Alfred Molina
Story: A thriller centered on a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.

The Perfect Host (2010)

The Perfect Host (2010)
Director: Nick Tomnay
Genre: Thriller
Cast: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford and Nathaniel Parker
Story: A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.

Passion Play (2010)

Passion Play (2010)
Director: Mitch Glazer
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox and Bill Murray
Story: An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.

Daydream Nation (2010)

Daydream Nation (2010)
Director: Michael Goldbach
Genre: Drama | Romance
Cast: Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson and Josh Lucas
Story: Tells the story of a city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.

Goodnight for Justice (2011)

Goodnight for Justice (2011)
Director: Jason Priestley
Genre: Western
Cast: Luke Perry, Lara Gilchrist and Hayden Davies
Story: When john goodnight was a boy he watched in the weeds as his entire family was killed in a ruthless outlaw attack. Now as a circuit judge of the western territories goodnight travels the west protecting the innocent from injustice.

Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011)

Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011)
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Cast: Gil Bellows, Xander Berkeley and Alexis Bledel
Story: A dentist teams up with a feisty would-be assassin to put the final touches on the plan to kill his wife. Once he makes a play for the assassin`s payment, he unknowingly sets off a chain of events that fuels a cross-town journey through the many lounges, bars, strip clubs and the occasional nudist ping pong club scattered across Los Angeles. Along the way, we are introduced to a series of idiosyncratic characters, from gangsters to exotic dancers, from ex-cons to cops, with the odd hatcheck girl and bartender thrown in for good measure.

quinta-feira, 14 de abril de 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis and Freida Pinto
Story: An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man`s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

Cost of a Soul (2010)

Cost of a Soul (2010)
Director: Sean Kirkpatrick
Genre: Crime | Drama
Cast: Chris Kerson, Will Blagrove and Mark Borkowski
Story: Wounded in the war, Tommy Donahue and DD Davis return home from Iraq to their North Philadelphia slum neighborhood. Tommy returns home to his wife, Faith, whom he abandoned while she was pregnant. He meets his four-year-old daughter, Hope, for the first time, and she begins to melt his frozen heart. DD faces the pressure to save his younger brother, James, from becoming a victim of the streets. Meanwhile their oldest brother, Darnell, has risen to become the neighborhood kingpin. The two find themselves trapped in the same slums they joined the military to escape from. As they struggle to make their wrongs right, their own families become entangled in a web of crime and corruption so thick, murder becomes their only option.

Sniper: Reloaded (2011)

Sniper: Reloaded (2011)
Director: Claudio Fäh
Genre: Action | Drama | Thriller
Cast: Billy Zane, Richard Sammel and Chad Michael Collins
Story:

Blood Out (2011)

Blood Out (2011)
Director: Jason Hewitt
Genre: Action
Cast: Val Kilmer, Vinnie Jones and AnnaLynne McCord
Story: When big city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brother`s gang related murder, small town Sheriff Michael Spencer drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother`s killer and avenge his death.

Ben Hur (2010)

Ben Hur (2010)
Director:
Genre: Action | Drama
Cast: Joseph Morgan, Stephen Campbell Moore and Emily VanCamp
Story: About the struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.

terça-feira, 12 de abril de 2011

Fading of the Cries (2011)

Fading of the Cries (2011)
Director: Brian A. Metcalf
Genre: Fantasy | Horror
Cast: Brad Dourif, Mackenzie Rosman and Thomas Ian Nicholas
Story: Jacob, a young man armed with a deadly sword, saves Sarah, a teenage girl, from Mathias, a malevolent...

Warrior (2011)

Warrior (2011)
Director: Gavin O`Connor
Genre: Action | Drama
Cast: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte and Joel Edgerton
Story: The youngest son (Hardy) of an alcoholic former boxer (Nolte) returns home, where he`s trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament -- a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother (Edgerton).

sábado, 9 de abril de 2011

Dolphin Tale (2011)

Dolphin Tale (2011)
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Genre: Family | Drame
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr.
Story: A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.
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Flesh Wounds (2011)

Flesh Wounds (2011)
Director: Dan Garcia
Genre: Sci-Fi
Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Heather Marie Marsden and Bokeem Woodbine
Story:

Monte Carlo (2011)

Monte Carlo (2011)
Director: Thomas Bezucha
Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Romance
Cast: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy
Story: A young woman, her uptight step sister and her best friend use their savings for a long anticipated dream trip to Paris, which turns out to be a big disappointment. When they decide to take a break from their lousy tour and duck into the lobby of a luxury hotel, one of them is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress. Before they get the chance to reveal their true identities they are wrapped up in misadventures during a vacation to Monte Carlo instead.

No One Killed Jessica (2011)

No One Killed Jessica (2011)
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Vidya Balan and Myra Karn
Story: Devastated when she is told that that her sister, Jessica Lall, is shot dead by Manish Bhardwaj, the son of Pramod, a Congress party Member of Parliament in Haryana, Delhi-based Sabrina Lall, in the company of her parents, attends the Court to view a charade that will lead to the acquittal of the accused and his accomplices seven years after the incident. Disillusioned by rampart police corruption and inefficiency; a stagnant British introduced legal system; the passing of her mother & the hospitalization of her father, she retreats unto herself. Then foul-mouthed NDTV employee, Meera Gaity, known for being more of an activist than a Journalist, takes an interest in this incident, and uncovers conspiracy & corruption that led to the accused` acquittals - leading to a near India-wide protest. While preparing herself to participate in a candle-lit procession at Delhi`s India Gate, Meera will...

sexta-feira, 8 de abril de 2011

Street Kings: Motor City (2011)

Street Kings: Motor City (2011)
Director: Chris Fisher
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama
Cast: Ray Liotta, Linda Boston and Ele Bardha
Story:

Everything Must Go (2010)

Everything Must Go (2010)
Director: Dan Rush
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Cast: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall and Christopher Jordan Wallace
Story: When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.

Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Genre: Animation | Family
Cast: Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson and John Cleese
Story:

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
Director: Luc Besson
Genre: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Cast: Selena Gomez, Freddie Highmore and Mia Farrow
Story: (aka Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes) Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in a state where he`s unable to fend him off. With the help of Selenia and Betameche, he hatches a plan to regain his usual size: all they must do is infiltrate Arthur`s house through the pipeworks, catch an electric train from his bedroom to his grandfather`s study and find an elixir that will make him grow back to his human size. Sounds simple enough, if it weren`t for Darkos, Maltazard`s own son, hot on their tails.

The Hole (2009)

The Hole (2009)
Director: Joe Dante
Genre: Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
Cast: Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett and Nathan Gamble
Story: A pair of brothers stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement that leads to the darkest corridors of their fears and nightmares.

A Cidade dos Mortos (2010)

The City of the Dead - A Cidade dos Mortos (2010)
Director: Sérgio Trefaut
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
Story: (en) (aka The City of the Dead) The City of the Dead, in Cairo, is the biggest necropolis in the world. One million inhabitants live there: in the tomb houses or in the buildings that have grown up around the tombs. We can find bakeries, coffee shops, markets, school for the children, mechanics for the cars. Everything inside the cemetery. The City of the Dead is gigantic but it feels like a small village. Mothers want to marry their daughters, boys keep chasing the girls. These things never change. It doesn`t matter if you live in a big city, in a village or in a cemetery. (pt) (aka A Cidade dos Mortos) A Cidade dos Mortos, no Cairo, é a maior necrópole do mundo. Um milhão de pessoas vivem dentro do cemitério – em casas tumulares ou nos edifícios que cresceram em redor. Dentro do cemitério há de tudo: padarias, cafés, escolas para as crianças, teatros de fantoches... A Cidade dos Mortos estende-se por mais de dez quilómetros ao longo de uma auto-estrada, mas não deixa de ser uma aldeia, com mães à caça de um bom partido para as filhas, rapazes a correr atrás das raparigas, disputas entre vizinhos. Preparado e rodado ao longo de cinco anos (2004-2009), este filme procura dar a ver o a alma invisível deste cemitério.

quinta-feira, 7 de abril de 2011

Anonymous (2011)

Anonymous (2011)
Director: Roland Emmerich
Genre: Drama
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and David Thewlis
Story: A political thriller about who actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare-- Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford-- set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.

KickOff (2010)

KickOff (2010)
Director: Rikki Beadle Blair
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Jason Maza, Jay Brown and Rikki Beadle Blair
Story: What happens when the hardest team in the Sunday Soccer league comes up against a gay team (pun intended) and finds they`ve finally met their match? Watch and wince as fledging referee Elton Glixton struggles to control this testosterone tsunami as rude-boy meets bum-boy in this outrageous new comedy set in the crazy gung-ho world of 5-a-side footie.

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Cast: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Julianne Moore
Story: A father`s life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.

Five Minarets in New York (2010)

Five Minarets in New York (2010)
Director: Mahsun Kirmizigül
Genre: Drama
Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover and Gina Gershon
Story: Two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to find and bring back the dangerous Islamic leader codenamed "Dajjal", believed to be hiding in there. Working with the FBI and NYPD, the agents orchestrate the arrest of Hadji Gumus, a well-respected Muslim scholar and family man who years before fled to the United States after being released from a Turkish prison, where he served time for murder. This tale love, friendship, peace and prejudices, takes us on a journey seeking to answer the question of whether innocence or guilt even matters to one who lusts for vengeance.

The King of Fighters (2010)

The King of Fighters (2010)
Director: Gordon Chan
Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Cast: Maggie Q, Sean Faris and Will Yun Lee
Story: Live-action feature based on the video game "King of Fighters".

Your Love Never Fails (2011)

Your Love Never Fails (2011)
Director: Michael Feifer
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Anna Barnholtz, Vail Bloom and Caia Coley
Story:

Blooded (2011)

Blooded (2011)
Director: Edward Boase
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Nick Ashdon, Neil McDermott and Oliver Boot
Story: In October 2005, five young people were kidnapped in the Highlands of Scotland. Stripped and abandoned in the the wilderness, they were forced into a deadly game where the hunters became the hunted. Their ordeal was filmed by an extreme animal rights group as a warning to others: if you hunt... you`re fair game. Combining dramatic reconstruction and compelling interviews with the survivors, BLOODED finally tells the full story behind one of the most extreme internet virals of modern times.