Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak – 2009

A loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children’s literature, Maurice Sendak. In this deeply moving tribute, spend time with the man who spoke to children through his stories and illustrations in a way no one else could.

Director : Lance Bangs|Spike Jonze
Cast : Catherine Keener|Lance Bangs|Lynn Caponera|Maurice Sendak|Spike Jonze
Genre : Documentary
Release Date : 2009-08-14

Coraline – 2009

When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring parents and all her dreams coming true. When the Other Mother invites Coraline to stay in her world forever, the girl refuses and finds that the alternate reality where she is trapped is only a trick to lure her.

Director : Daniel Pascall|David J. Rowe|Dielle Alexandre|Henry Selick|Jocelyn Pascall|Jodi Clark|Matthew Fried|Melissa St. Onge|Yona Prost
Cast : Aankha Neal|Dakota Fanning|Dawn French|George Selick|Ian McShane|Jennifer Saunders|John Hodgman|Keith David|Robert Bailey Jr.|Teri Hatcher
Genre : Animation|Family
Release Date : 2009-02-05

The Masquerade – 2009

Marlene turns 35 and celebrates it with a masquerade. One by one, they arrive – the egocentric father, the high-pregnant sister and the best friend with the flirtatious boyfriend. It’s like made up for a heavy discharge.

Director : Johanna Ställberg
Cast : Anna Blomberg|Isa Aouifia|Leif Ahrle|Malin Morgan|Maria Sundbom|Niklas Engdahl
Genre : Comedy
Release Date : 2009-01-26

Zato Ichi: Blind Swordsman Tribute – 2009

A hidden gem has arrived in the form of a stage play performed in tribute to a pair of Japan’s greatest stars. On the 35th anniversary of his becoming an entertainer Matsudaira Ken chose to honor his mentor, the legendary superstar Katsu Shintaro by portraying Zato Ichi, the Blind Swordsman in a play based on the original film on the same stage that Katsu had played the role 40 years before in a stage presentation. Not pleased with the direction that Zato Ichi’s image had been taken in some productions, he has breathed new life into the character by following the image that Katsu Shintaro had created for his signature role.

Director : Yuya Yamamoto
Cast : Ken Matsudaira|Makiya Yamaguchi|Ryûtarô Gan|Tamao Nakamura
Genre : Action|Adventure
Release Date : 2009-07-24

Vampire In Vegas – 2009

In Las Vegas, the powerful three hundred year old vampire Sylvian hires Dr. van Helm to research a cure to survive in the sun. She uses three vampire women as guinea pigs to test the serum in the desert and a couple that is camping witnesses the failure and calls the police. Detective Stanton and his partner Detective O’Hara are assigned to investigate the case. Meanwhile, Jason, who is going to marry Rachel, and two friends travel to Las Vegas for his bachelor party with a couple of strippers, but the women are actually vampires that attack them. Out of the blue, Rachel and her friend Nikki decide to travel to Las Vegas to surprise her boyfriends. The group is captured by Sylvian that uses them to feed the pack vampires and test the new research.

Director : Jim Wynorski
Cast : Brandin Rackley|Delia Sheppard|Edward Spivak|GiGi Erneta|Jonathan Conrad|Paul Logan|Sonya Joy Sims|Tamie Sheffield|Ted Monte|Tony Todd
Genre : Horror
Release Date : 2009-08-01

The Day God Walked Away – 2009

Film offers a new take on the Rwandan genocide, through the first person experience of one woman as the horror descends.

Director : Philippe Van Leeuw
Cast : Afazali Dewaele|Aphrodice Tuyizere|Emmanuel Kayitaba|Ismael Dusengimana|Juliette Nsengiyumya|Lætitia Reva|Lola Tuyaerts|Mariam Mupenzi|Pierrick Le Pochat|Ruth Nirere
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 2009-10-28

Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood – 2009

Eight hundred German filmmakers (cast and crew) fled the Nazis in the 1930s. The film uses voice-overs, archival footage, and film clips to examine Berlin’s vital filmmaking in the 1920s; then it follows a producer, directors, composers, editors, writers, and actors to Hollywood: some succeeded and many found no work. Among those profiled are Erich Pommer, Joseph May, Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Peter Lorre. Once in Hollywood, these exiles helped each other, housed new arrivals, and raised money so others could escape. Some worked on anti-Nazi films, like Casablanca. The themes and lighting of German Expressionism gave rise in Hollywood to film noir.

Director : Karen Thomas
Cast : Billy Wilder|Elsa Lanchester|Fred Zinnemann|Fritz Lang|Hedy Lamarr|Lupita Tovar|Marlene Dietrich|Peter Lorre|Peter Viertel|Sigourney Weaver
Genre : Documentary|TV Movie
Release Date : 2009-01-01
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