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The Beaches of Agnès – 2008

Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda’s self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.

1895 in Formosa – 2008

“1895” tells the story of the resistance against the Japanese invasion in 1895.

Director : Chih-yu Hung
Cast : Cheryl Yang|Ivelyn Lee|James Wen
Genre : History
Release Date : 2008-11-07

Now Showing – 2008

Rita is named after a famous American movie star whom her late, former actress grandmother once adored. She lives in one of Manilas oldest districts with her busy mother and entrepreneurial aunt. Years later, she is still the same girl enamoured with television, now also tending to her aunts stall selling pirated DVD movies. Elsewhere, there survives footages of a movie done before the war.

Winged Creatures – 2008

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he’s on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.

Medal of Honor – 2008

The story of the Medal of Honor – the highest U.S. award for valor in combat – is told through personal accounts of bravery and daring

Director : Roger Sherman
Cast : Alfre Woodard
Genre : Documentary
Release Date : 2008-11-05

Older Than America – 2008

The truth of the past come to light in a series of haunting visions in this drama. The strange visions grow more vivid with each passing day, a young woman of Native American heritage begins piecing together a Catholic priests diabolical plot to prevent her mother from revealing the atrocities that unfolded at a Native Indian boarding school.

Rudo & Cursi – 2008

Two brothers living a hard life of manual labor in rural Mexico have a simple dream: saving enough money to build their mother her dream house. But fate has other plans. A friendly game of soccer leads to first Rudo, then to Cursi being taken on by the nations top talent scout. Suddenly, they find themselves living the high life of star athletes: fame, fortune, fast cars and beautiful women.