On the Record (15) Director: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering Runtime:1h 37min Starring: Drew Dixon, Sil Lai Abrams, Alexia Norton Jones, Jenny Lumet, Sheri Sher Synopsis: A searing exploration of the costs of coming forward, ON THE RECORD turns up the volume on one of the biggest #MeToo stories in the music industry. This devastating documentary […]
July
03
Family Romance LLC
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Family Romance LLC Director: Werner Herzog Runtime: 1hr 29min Cast: Cast: Ishii Yuichi, Mahiro Tanimoto Synopsis: Love is a business at Family Romance LLC, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her […]
July
01
Ride Like a Girl (PG)
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Ride Like a Girl (PG) Director: Rachel Griffiths Runtime: 1h 38min Cast: Teresa Palmer, Stephen Payne, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Genevieve Morris, Magda Szubanski SYNOPSIS: The inspirational story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup despite facing odds of a 100 to 1. For her feature directorial debut, actor Rachel […]
June
30
The Girl With a Bracelet (La Fille au Bracelet)
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The Girl With a Bracelet Director: Stephane Demoustier Runtime: 93 minutes Cast: Melissa Guers, Chiara Mastroianni, Anais Demoustier, Roschdy Zem, Melissa Guers, Anaïs Demoustier, Annie Mercier, Pascal Garbarini, Carlo Ferrante, Anne Paulicevich, Victoria Jadot, Mikaël Halimi, Léo Moreau SYNOPSIS: When 16-year-old Lise is accused of murdering her best friend, the impending case tests the loyalty […]
June
30
JUST DON’T THINK I’LL SCREAM (NE CROYEZ SURTOUT PAS QUE JE HURLE)
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JUST DON’T THINK I’LL SCREAM (NE CROYEZ SURTOUT PAS QUE JE HURLE) Directed by FRANK BEAUVAIS Runtime:75 minutes SYNOPSIS: During periods of solitude in an Alsatian village following the end of a relationship, filmmaker Frank Beauvais found solace in the cinema screen by watching films obsessively. He then crafted an audio-visual diary by editing shots […]
June
29
A WHITE, WHITE DAY (HVÍTUR, HVÍTUR DAGUR)
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A WHITE, WHITE DAY (HVÍTUR, HVÍTUR DAGUR) Director: Hylnur Palmason Cast: Ingvar Sigurðsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Ingi Hilmarsson, Elma Stefanía Ágústsdóttir, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir Runtime:1hr 49min Synopsis: In a remote Icelandic town, an off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man of having had an affair with his late wife, […]
June
27
The Booksellers
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The Booksellers Director: D.W Young Starring: Parker Posey, Syreeta Gates, Glenn Horowitz, Erik DuRon and Jess Kuronen, Fran Lebowitz, Tom Lecky, Nicholas D. Lowry, Ed Maggs, Susan Orlean, William Reese, Caroline Schimmel, Sunday Steinkirchner, Gay Talese, Jay Walker, Rob Warren, Nancy Bass Wyden, Kevin Young ,Lizzy Young, Michael Zinman Runtime: 1hr 39min Synopsis: Antiquarian booksellers […]
June
26
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo (15)
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Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo (15) Director: Brett Harvey Cast: Danny Trejo, Robert Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Donal Logue, Cheech Marin Runtime:107 minutes Synopsis: ‘Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo’ is a feature documentary revealing the extraordinary life journey of Hollywood’s most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo. From an early life of drugs, armed […]
June
26
FANNY LYE DELIVER’D (18)
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FANNY LYE DELIVER’D (18) Director: Thomas Clay Cast: Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds, Peter McDonald, Zak Adams, Perry Fitzpatrick, Kenneth Collard Synopsis: An isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657. This is the story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of possibility. […]
June
22
THE DEAD AND THE OTHERS (Chuva É Cantoria Na Aldeia Dos Mortos)
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THE DEAD AND THE OTHERS (Chuva É Cantoria Na Aldeia Dos Mortos) Directors: Renée Nader Messora, João Salaviza Cast: Henrique Ihjãc Krahô, Raene Kôtô Krahô, Douglas Tiepre Krahô, Iasmin Kropej Krahô, Osmar Kwycaké Krahô Run time 1hr 54m SYNOPSIS:15-year-old Ihjãc, an indigenous Krahô from the north of Brazil, is called to organize the funerary feast […]
