Cinema releases by week

, 1h
Directed by Jamal Dajani
Origin USA
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Rating67%
The film follows Dajani and Michaelis as they travel to Jerusalem, their mutual birthplace. While there they investigate and interview several people on how they view their daily lives and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The two also try to suggest and look into several possible solutions to the conflict.

, 1h43
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Martin Donovan, Edward Furlong, Kelly Lynch, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Tyson, Joe Unger
Rating51%
In present-day Antioch, former minister Travis Jordan still lives, after losing his faith in God three years before when his beloved wife was murdered and the criminals never found. Suddenly, miracles happen in the little town: the new veterinarian's son survives a van accident without a single scratch; Travis' dog Max revives after being buried; a paraplegic walks; a scarred teenager and her police officer father (brain tumor) heal, outside and inside. In all the events, either a group of three men wearing black were seen nearby, or only their tall, blond (possible) leader, who seems to want everyone to know, "he is coming". Very soon after this a scruffy, gentle-mannered newcomer arrives; Brandon Nichols implies through his healing work and preaching that he's Jesus Christ or a better version of a messiah. The local population worships Brandon, while Travis and Morgan feel that something is wrong and conduct an investigation, disclosing that evil has possessed the town dwellers.

, 1h56
Directed by John Woo, Emir Kusturica, Ridley Scott, Spike Lee, Kátia Lund, Jordan Scott, Mehdi Charef
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Kelly Macdonald, David Thewlis, Jiang Wenli, Hannah Hodson Rose, Andre Royo, Rosie Perez
Rating73%
Seven young freedom fighters, heavily armed, are covering ground looking for the enemy. At twenty-one their leader is the eldest. Tanza is twelve and has joined this group after witnessing the massacre of his family. While bathing in a river in the middle of the forest, trying to forget their lives as soldiers for a while, they are unaware that in a short time one of them will be dead and one will be sent to blow up a school, where in a few hours other children just like them will be arriving.

, 1h28
Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Yu Ji-tae, Oh Dal-soo, Kim Tae-woo, Sung Hyun-ah, Kim Ho-jung, Kim Tae-hoon
Rating63%
The plot revolves loosely around two old friends: Lee Mun-ho (Yoo Ji-tae), a university art teacher and Kim Hyeon-gon (Kim Tae-woo), a graduate from an American film school who has recently returned to his home country. While having dinner in a restaurant, Kim convinces Lee to arrange a meeting between them and Kim's old girlfriend Park Seon-hwa (Sung Hyun-ah). Unbeknownst to Kim, however, Lee had become involved in a relationship with her after Kim's departure to the United States. The three meet for a night of drinking, as past tensions and attractions reemerge. In the end, both self-centered men abandon Park as they had years ago.

, 1h14
Directed by Ivan Vyrypaev
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Romance
Rating64%
They saw each other only once. At a drunken wedding. Their eyes met. That was it. Something that they have never known before, something they cannot comprehend happened. Now they cannot live and breathe without each other. As if powerful a river stream, an almost cosmic magnetism, pulls them together with irresistible intensity. They feel as if they no longer belong to themselves, their relatives, their friends.

Directed by Mark Rydell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Nicholas Cannon, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker
Rating57%
Carolyn Carver is a published author whose husband and daughter believe she is working on a new book, when in fact she is gambling away their life savings. She is befriended by Walter, a has-been magician with a gambling habit who entertains casino guests for tips. Clyde Snow, meanwhile, is deeply in debt to gamblers, to the extent that he must ask his younger brother Godfrey, a college basketball star, to shave points at games.

, 1h26
Directed by Jason Bourque
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Rating73%

, 1h31
Directed by Fruit Chan (陳果)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Cooking films, Pregnancy films
Actors Miriam Yeung (杨千嬅), Tony Leung Ka-fai, Bai Ling, Miki Yeung
Rating66%
A rich woman and former actress named Mrs. Li is losing her good looks and longs for passion with her husband, who is revealed to be having a love affair with his younger and more attractive masseuse. In order to boost her image, she seeks the help of Aunt Mei, a local chef. Mei cooks her some special dumplings which she claims to be effective for rejuvenation. From the very beginning, Mrs. Li was aware that Mei used unborn fetuses imported from the abortion clinic in Shenzhen, where Mei used to work. She keeps seeking more potent remedies, until one day she is in luck: Mei had just performed a black market abortion on a girl five months pregnant (Kate) who has been impregnated by her father. After Mrs. Li sneaks a look in the kitchen and sees the fetus, she is initially disgusted and runs away, but later comes back. Mei makes the fetus into dumplings, which Mrs. Li devours. This has a wondrous effect on her libido as she goes into the hospital and has sex with her husband.

, 1h41
Directed by Mark Palansky
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Catherine O'Hara, Nick Frost, Russell Brand
Rating67%
Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci) is a young woman from a wealthy family with all the qualities to make an excellent match for any other well-bred man of her status. What sets her apart is that she has pig-face disorder.

, 2h
Directed by Susanne Bier
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama
Actors Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Holger Lassgård, Christian Tafdrup, Mona Malm, Erni Arneson
Rating76%
Jacob Petersen manages an Indian orphanage. With a small staff, he works as hard as he can to keep the orphanage afloat, and is personally invested in the young charges - in particular, Pramod, a young boy Jacob has cared for since the boy's birth. The orphanage has been in danger of collapse for eight years and faces bankruptcy. A Danish corporation offers a substantial donation to maintain the orphanage, with the caveat that Jacob return to Denmark (where he grew up) to personally receive the funds. Apparently the CEO, Jørgen Hannson, wishes to meet Jacob.

, 1h22
Rating69%

, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Leighton Meester, Daniel Roebuck, Olivia Burnette, Connie Ray
Rating46%
The film tells the tale of Gabrielle Winters (Morrison), a brain-damaged and institutionalized tutor and proofreader who elaborately recounts the disappearance of the sixteen-year-old girl she was babysitting. Flourish was shot in Los Angeles in May and June 2005, and had its world premiere at the 2006 Cinequest Film Festival. It was released on DVD worldwide on November 14, 2006. It also features the former The Torkelsons stars Connie Ray and Olivia Burnette.

, 1h30
Directed by Tim Matheson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Mika Sue Boorem, Sharon Lawrence, Tim Matheson, Currie Graham, Tamara Hope, Katie Stuart
Rating65%
The film dramatically opens with a voice-over from Augusta (Mika Boorem)'s mother Martha (Sharon Lawrence), in which she states that her daughter was once a sweet girl who had the ability to paint beautiful pictures and loved everybody. In fact, later on in the film, Augusta is described as a 'strong, creative, kind and magnificent person' by her mother. This description is in dissonance to the condition in which Augusta's parents find their daughter at a local party. Her parents realize that they need to take drastic and immediate action when they find Augusta in a drug-induced euphoric state. The problem is, however, they are unsure as to how to proceed. Upon their arrival at home, Augusta seems contrite and willing to make amends. However, her mood abruptly switches when Martha and her husband, Ben (Tim Matheson) attempts to address the situation.

, 1h28
Directed by Kurt Wimmer
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Sports films, Transport films, Motocyclette, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Vampires in film, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, William Fichtner, Mike Smith, Kurt Wimmer
Rating43%
Ultraviolet takes place in 2078, in the years following a global epidemic that causes vampire-like symptoms, including super-human strength and elongated canines. The infected "hemophages" die within twelve years after being infected. The "Archministry", a militant medical group headed by Vice-Cardinal Ferdinand Daxus, has taken control of the government and begun rounding up infected citizens and exterminating them in order to contain the virus.

, 1h56
Directed by Christian Carion
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes French war films, Christmas films, Political films
Actors Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Daniel Brühl, Diane Kruger, Gary Lewis, Dany Boon
Rating76%
The story centers mainly upon six characters: Gordon (a Lieutenant of the Royal Scots Fusiliers); Audebert (a French Lieutenant in the 26th Infantry and reluctant son of a general); Horstmayer (a Jewish German Lieutenant of the 93rd Infantry); Palmer (a Scottish priest working as a stretcher-bearer); and German tenor Nikolaus Sprink and his Danish fiance, mezzo-soprano, Anna Sørensen (two famous opera stars).

, 1h43
Directed by Michel Gondry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Concert, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu, Keyshia Cole, Common, Mos Def, Big Daddy Kane
Rating71%
The film follows Chappelle during the summer of 2004, up until September 18, 2004, when he threw a block party on the corner of Quincy Street and Downing Street in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The film features nearby sites including the Broken Angel House in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn as well as areas in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The film was produced before Chappelle's highly publicized decision to walk away from a $50 million deal to continue his hit Chappelle's Show, and gained prominence after the announcement.

, 2h56
Directed by Roland Suso Richter
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Felicitas Woll, John Light, Benjamin Sadler, Heiner Lauterbach, Marie Bäumer, Kai Wiesinger
Rating65%
Anna (Felicitas Woll), daughter of a wealthy hospital director, works as a nurse along with her father and her future husband, Doctor Alexander (Benjamin Sadler). Whilst behind enemy lines, British pilot Robert Newman (John Light) is severely wounded and hides in the hospital's cellar. Anna finds him and cures his wounds, slowly falling in love with him.

, 1h37
Origin Portugal
Genres Horror
Actors Manuela Couto, Paulo Branco
Rating64%

, 1h35
Directed by Chris Kennedy
Genres Comedy
Actors Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Wayne Pygram, Gus Mercurio, Tom Long
Rating61%
Following a passion for country music, Ralph leaves his father’s sheep farm in a remote Australian town, armed with a guitar and a plane ticket to Nashville, Tennessee. He hopes to hitchhike to Sydney Airport where his take-off into a successful country/western singing career will hopefully begin.

, 1h47
Directed by Paul Weitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Musical films, La téléréalité, Political films
Actors Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Marcia Gay Harden, Willem Dafoe, Mandy Moore, Sam Golzari
Rating54%
On the morning after his re-election, US President Joseph Staton (Dennis Quaid) decides to read the newspaper for the first time in four years. This starts him down a slippery slope. He begins reading obsessively, reexamining his "black-and-white" view of the world in a more "gray-seeming" way, and holing up in his bedroom in his pajamas. Frightened by the President's apparent nervous breakdown, his Chief of Staff (Willem Dafoe) pushes him back into the spotlight, booking him as a guest judge on the television ratings juggernaut (and the President's personal favorite), the weekly talent show American Dreamz, a show similar in format to the modern-day American Idol. America cannot seem to get enough of American Dreamz, hosted by self-aggrandizing, self-loathing Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant), ever on the lookout for the next insta-celebrity. His latest crop of hopefuls includes Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore), a conniving steel magnolia with a devoted, dopey veteran boyfriend William Williams (Chris Klein), and Omer Obeidi (Sam Golzari).

, 1h34
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about technology
Rating77%

Directed by Nick Lyon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Chad Lindberg, Max Perlich, Sherilyn Lawson
Rating56%
Raped by her step-father, Sarah with her boyfriend, Spike, run away to Portland by trying to convince her step-uncle to give them money by showing him pictures of him drug dealing. Their plan failed and her step-uncle tries to kill both of them but Sarah gets away to find his secret stash of money she found three years ago. They settle in a motel room where bass-player Spike finds a band audition ad in the newspaper. On the way walking to the audition, Spike and Sarah get into a fight, leaving Sarah waiting in the rain on the side of the road. A cab driver offers Sarah a free ride home, saying its dangerous especially for little girls to be alone at this time of night. Eventually, she gets into the front seat of the car. The cab driver seems nice at first and asked a few questions but Sarah, tired and annoyed, tells him to stop and just drop her off. The cab driver drives to a deserted area under the bridge, then beats and rapes her. Spike comes back to the motel room to find Sarah naked and highly beaten under the shower.

, 1h45
Directed by Richard Donner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Jenna Stern, Cylk Cozart, David Zayas
Rating65%
Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) is an alcoholic, burned-out N.Y.P.D. detective. Despite a late shift the night before, his lieutenant orders him to escort a witness, Eddie Bunker (Mos Def), from local custody to the courthouse 16 blocks away to testify on a police corruption case before a grand jury at 10 a.m. Bunker tries to be friendly with Mosley, telling him of his aspirations to move to Seattle to become a cake baker with his sister whom he has never met, but Mosley is uninterested, and stops at a liquor store. They are suddenly ambushed by a gunman, and Mosley drags Bunker to a local bar to take shelter and call for backup. Mosley's former partner, Frank Nugent (David Morse), and several other officers arrive. Nugent and his men have ulterior motives, telling Mosley that Bunker is not worth defending as his testimony will likely out several officers, including Nugent, who are involved in the corruption scheme, and they try to frame Bunker for firing at an officer before they kill him. Mosley intervenes, rescuing Bunker and fleeing.

, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action
Actors Casper Van Dien, Venus Terzo, Stefanie von Pfetten, Vincent Gale, Amanda Crew, Patricia Drake
Rating40%
An asteroid much larger than that which caused the Chicxulub Crater is attacked by a ten-megaton nuclear warhead minutes before its collision with Earth, breaking it into three pieces, the largest of which (the size of Iceland) bounces off the Earth's atmosphere. This "substantially changes the Earth's orbit", resulting in an increase in temperature predicted to rise to 151 Fahrenheit within five days. Authorities decide to inform the public of the problem after two days, touching off a wave of looting and attacks by gangs of police officers and criminals. One family gets together, hotwires a refrigerated truck, and heads for an airport where they plan to meet with a plane taking them to a remote Arctic outpost. Several gun battles ensue, until the disaster ends in a sudden rain as the Earth "finds its natural balance" with the gravity of the other planets as they manage to pull it back to its correct orbit.

, 1h40
Directed by Bruno Chiche
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Nicolas Duvauchelle, Christiane Millet, Didier Sandre, Anne-Marie Philipe, Louise Monot, Michel Vuillermoz
Rating50%
Hell est une jeune fille issue d'un milieu très aisé parisien. Elle passe ses nuits dans les boîtes parisiennes les plus en vue et ne fréquente que la jet set. Mais dans ce monde où tout n'est que paillettes et apparences, elle est en proie à un certain mal de vivre. Elle fait alors un soir la rencontre d'Andrea, un jeune homme avec qui elle s'isolera pendant six mois pour entamer une descente aux enfers.

, 1h44
Directed by Elizabeth Allen, Elizabeth Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman, Arielle Kebbel, Claudia Karvan
Rating54%
Best friends Hailey Rogers (JoJo) and Claire Brown (Emma Roberts) are upset to know that they will be separated in five days as Hailey has to move to Australia because of her mother's (Claudia Karvan) job. Claire, senisible and slightly naive, looks up to Hailey as a mother figure in some ways, since her parents drowned in a boat accident years before. She now lives with her grandparents by the beach near Hailey, who is more daring and adventurous, in a small Florida town.

, 2h35
Directed by Giacomo Battiato
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Piotr Adamczyk, Raoul Bova, Michele Placido, Adriana Asti, Leslie Hope, Małgosia Bela
Rating64%
Ce long métrage très apprécié sur le pape Jean-Paul II a été tourné en Italie et en Pologne. Axé sur la papauté de Jean-Paul II et l'impact considérable qu'il a eu sur l'Église et le monde, ce film met en vedette l'acteur Piotr Adamczyk dans un portrait profondément émouvant du pontife bien-aimé. Il s'agit de l'histoire vraie et puissante d'un leader spirituel charismatique qui a contribué à faire tomber le communisme, à renouveler la vie de l'Église, à insuffler aux jeunes du monde entier l'amour du Christ, et d'un pape qui a tendu la main aux autres religions et aux dirigeants du monde entier avec un message de paix et d'amour. Le film met également en vedette Raoul Bova (Saint François), Michele Placido (Padre Pio : Between Heaven and Earth) et Adriana Asti dans le rôle de Mère Teresa. La magnifique musique de film est signée du légendaire compositeur Ennio Morricone.

, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Rating67%

, 40minutes
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about nature
Actors Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
Rating74%
Les profondeurs des mers fourmillent de vie : poissons, tortues, oursins et étoiles de mer, coraux, calmars et méduses peuplent ces vastes étendues marines. Grâce à Deep Sea dansons sous la mer, la Géode propose une expérience inoubliable à ses spectateurs. Le film leur offre un face à face unique avec les créatures les plus étranges et les plus effrayantes des fonds marins.

, 1h21
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Films about children, La préhistoire, Transport films, Aviation films, Animaux préhistoriques, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Children's films
Actors Jeff Bennett, Anndi McAfee, Aria Curzon, Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, John Ingle
Rating60%
Petrie is having a difficult time preparing for "The Day of the Flyers", an important day for all of the flying residents of the Great Valley, when all of the young flyers must participate in a very precise flying exhibition to prove that they are ready to fly with the adults. Always a nervous flyer, Petrie has even more trouble flying with his siblings in precise group formations — he’s more of an independent, free-style flier with a spirit of gold. At the same time, a strange newcomer to the Great Valley has Littlefoot and his friends trying to help figure out just exactly what he is. Named Guido, a Feathered Flyer, he's the strangest looking creature any of the Great Valley creatures has ever seen, especially since he’s covered with feathers, and has never seen another like himself. Thankfully, the dinosaurs have overcome their prejudices like seven movies ago and they don't make fun of Guido's weird face. Cera is having her own troubles, as her grumpy father and his new lover (which is the most accurate term, since Littlefoot's dad established that dinosaurs don't marry - they only hit it and quit it), Tria, get ready to welcome a hatchling to the family.

, 1h40
Directed by Antonio Capuano
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Valeria Golino, Anita Caprioli, Valeria Sabel
Rating65%

, 1h36
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Lucy Cohu, Toby Stephens, David Threlfall, Aden Gillett, Dominic Mafham, Simon Woods
Rating62%
The drama opens with the disclaimer "Some of the following is based on fact. And some isn't". When Archbishop Fisher of the Church of England refuses her request to allow her and divorced war hero Peter Townsend, an equerry to her sister, to wed in a religious ceremony, and her brother-in-law and confidant Prince Philip advises her she will lose all her material possessions if they engage in a civil union, Margaret ends the relationship and plunges into a hedonistic lifestyle that frequently draws headlines in the press. She finds herself partnered with Tony Armstrong-Jones at a party that dissolves into an evening of sexual shenanigans, and she and the impoverished photographer begin to meet frequently for clandestine encounters in his dingy flat. When their relationship is made public, the two wed in an elaborate ceremony that is admired by those who embrace the monarchy and criticized by politicians who are shocked at the amount of money spent on the occasion while their constituents are struggling to get by on meager wages.