FUKUSHIMA 50 (12) Directed by: Setsurô Wakamatsu Runtime: 122m Starring: Ken Watanabe, Kôichi Satô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Naoto Ogata, Shôhei Hino, Masato Hagiwara, Mitsuru Hirata, Keisuke Horibe, Hisahiro Ogura, Masato Wada SYNOPSIS 11 March 2011. When a 9.0 magnitude earthquake causes a colossal Tsunami, workers at the Fukushima Nuclear facility in Japan risk their lives and stay […]
March
07
THE DISSIDENT
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THE DISSIDENT Director: Bryan Fogel Runtime: 1hr 59m Cast: Hatice Cengiz, Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, John O.Brennan, Fahrettin Altin, David Ignatius Synopsis: When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world were left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder […]
March
04
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche (12)
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche (12) Director: Celeste Bell and Paul Sng Runtime: 89 minutes Cast: Ruth Negga (voice), Thurston Moore, Kathleen Hanna, Vivienne Westwood, Neneh Cherry, Margaret Emmons, Paul Dean, Lora Logic, Adrian Bell, Vivienne Goldman, Don Letts, Rina Vergano, Bruno Wizard, Youth Synopsis: Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour […]
March
03
White Colour Black (15)
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White Colour Black (15) Director: Joseph A. Adesunloye Runtime: 85 minutes Cast: Dudley O’Shaughnessy, Yrsa Daley-ward, Alassane Sy, Wale Ojo, Damola Adelaja Synopsis: London based photographer Leke has it all. He is successful, has no responsibility and women fall at his feet. When a message from Senegal calls him to return ‘home’, he reluctantly leaves […]
March
01
Bad Tales (Favolacce)
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Bad Tales (Favolacce) Director: Damiano D’Innocenzo, Fabio D’Innocenzo (as Fratelli D’Innocenzo) Runtime: 100 minutes Cast: Elio Germano, Barbara Chichiarelli, Lino Musella, Gabriel Montesi,Amelio Guerrini, Ileana D’Ambra,Max Malatesta,Pietro Rosa,Giulia Galiani, Max Tortora, Cristina Pellegrino, Justin Korovkin Synopsis: Once upon a time there was a dark tale set in a small community somewhere in the world. A […]
February
28
Stump The Guesser
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Stump The Guesser Director: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson Runtime: 19 minutes, Short, Silent Cast: Adam Brooks, Brent Neale, Stephanie Berrington Synopsis: A vaudevillian showman works at the fairground as “Stump the Guesser”, who can guess anything for a fee. But suddenly his tricks stop working. Then, he falls in love with his sister […]
February
21
PVT Chat (18)
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PVT Chat (18) Director: Ben Hozie Runtime: 86 minutes Cast: Julia Fox, Peter Vack, Buddy Duress, Keith Poulson Synopsis: Jack is an internet gambler living in NYC who becomes fixated on Scarlet – a cam girl from San Francisco. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes in reality and Jack sees Scarlet […]
February
19
I CARE A LOT (15)
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I CARE A LOT (15) Director: J Blakeson Runtime: 118 minutes Cast: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, Nicholas Logan, Damian Young, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Dianne Wiest Synopsis: A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to […]
February
15
Slalom (18)
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Slalom (18) Director: Charlène Favier Runtime: 92 minutes Cast: Noée Abita, Jérémie Renier, Axel Auriant, Muriel Combeau, Marie Denarnaud Synopsis: 15-year-old Lyz is the rising star of the French skiing scene. She will likely make the national Olympics team. And her passion to win is matched by the dedication of her coach Fred. His inspiration […]
February
14
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (15)
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Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (15) Director: Josh Greenbaum Runtime: 106 minutes Cast: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Michael Hitchcock, Kwame Patterson, Reyn Doi, Wendy McLendon-Covey Synopsis: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town […]
