In this film director Yoji Yamada bows down before his teacher and role model. Yamada was assistant director on Yazujirō Ozu’s Tōkyō monogatari, a moving family portrait set after the Second World War. In his remake, Yamada has made very few departures from Ozu’s masterpiece in order to update the story of ageing couple ShukichiContinue reading “Tokyo Family – 2013”
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Koan of Spring – 2013
Vietnam 1791. Old Truong, the Emperor’s Master of Arms, feels the end of his life coming. But he has yet to find a successor. The country has to be prepared for war and the Emperor is furiously impatient. He gives Master Truong two weeks to find the one. Truong sets off to visit Master Wing,Continue reading “Koan of Spring – 2013”
Annakodi – 2013
Annakodi (Karthika) falls in love with Kodiveeran (Lakshman Narayan), a lower caste man in a rural village. Meanwhile the evil local moneylender a womaniser has a son Sadaiyan (Manoj K Bharathi) who is impotent but wants to marry Annakodi and take revenge on her for spitting on his face. Things take a turn, the loversContinue reading “Annakodi – 2013”
Tam idan hatmimut – 2013
Ruth, a housewife in a suburb of Jerusalem, divided into two parts, appears as pliable as Play-Doh. While she should be taking care of her ten-year-old daughter and the household, her routine is falling apart and she is falling further into depression. Israel is just before the outbreak of the Six-Day War in 1967. TheContinue reading “Tam idan hatmimut – 2013”
Coming Forth by Day – 2013
One day in the life of Soad, who lives with her mother and bed-ridden father on the outskirts of Cairo. Director : Hala Lotfy Cast : Ahmad Lutfi|Ahmad Sharaf|Doaa Ereikat|Donia Maher|Galal Beheiri|Nadia Al-Gindi|Salma Al-Naggar Genre : Drama Release Date : 2/7/2013 Country : Egypt
Job Interview – 2013
When Lisa applies for a job everything seems to be turning out pretty well. Until the boss, Marie, starts asking strange questions and the job interview turns out to be a little different than expected. Director : Julia Walter Cast : Christian Lex|Sinikka Schubert|Stefanie von Poser Genre : Drama|Horror Release Date : 3/1/2013 Country :Continue reading “Job Interview – 2013”
Cold Comes the Night – 2013
A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop. Director : Amy Arter|Tze Chun Cast : Alice Eve|Bryan Cranston|Erin Cummings|Leo Fitzpatrick|Logan Marshall-Green|Marceline Hugot|Robin Lord Taylor|Sarah Sokolovic|Stephen Sheffer|Ursula Parker Genre : Crime|Drama|Thriller ReleaseContinue reading “Cold Comes the Night – 2013”
So This Is Christmas – 2013
Eighteen-year old Ashley’s life is headed in the wrong direction. She’s been hanging out with a bad crowd and seeking an escape from the drama at home. Everything begins to change when a handyman working on the family’s house encourages her to volunteer for a Christmas play with underprivileged children. Ashley finds purpose by helpingContinue reading “So This Is Christmas – 2013”
Southern Baptist Sissies – 2013
Southern Baptist Sissies is the live film of the GLAAD Award winning play by Del Shores. Southern Baptist Sissies is the story of four boys who are gay growing up in the Southern Baptist Church and how they each deal differently with the conflict between the teachings of the church and their sexuality. Director :Continue reading “Southern Baptist Sissies – 2013”
Sex, Drugs & Taxation – 2013
Maybe the best thing to come out of Scandinavia during the hippie years was, in fact, the story of a radical libertarian and a hedonist capitalist. Their friendship, forged by being outsiders in a conformist country, took them through years of adulation and success, with slight detours into the welcoming arms of vilification and imprisonment.Continue reading “Sex, Drugs & Taxation – 2013”