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NEW
MOVIES! MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2010
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CLOUD 9 (dir: Andreas
Dresen, Not Rated) –
There was a time when if you wanted to watch German sex films about
geriatric people you had to hang out in the Reeperbahn in Hamburg or
Amsterdam's Red Light District. Now, thanks to the advent of the art
film, you can safely watch this stuff at home. Seriously though,
this movie about old German people doing it is supposed to be really
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DAYBREAKERS (dir: Michael Spierig / Peter
Spierig, R) –
Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe star in this horror flick set in 2019,
when a mysterious plague has turned the world's population into
vampires. And we're not talking brooding poet-type vampires like
TWILIGHT. We're talking nasty, blood-feast type vampires. |
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EARTH DAYS (dir: Robert Stone, Not Rated) –
Rather than rub our faces in all the ways we're destroying our
planet, this documentary focuses on all the good things
environmental activists have done for our global ecosystem. |
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EDGE OF DARKNESS (dir: Martin Campbell, R) –
Mel Gibson continues his strident march towards irrelevance with
this listless remake of a British miniseries about a mad Dad hunting
for his daughter's killer |
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EX DRUMMER (dir: Koen
Mortier, Not Rated) –
In this hyper-gritty look at the underground punk scene in Holland,
a writer gets cajoled into picking up his drumsticks for the first
time in a while to join a friend's band. Unfortunately, his addition
accelerates the in-fighting and chaos reigns as the band starts to
violently implode. |
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*THE HORSE BOY (dir: Michel O. Scott, Not Rated) –
In this fascinating documentary, a couple from Texas travel with
their autistic son to Mongolia in search of healing from local
shaman. But, surprisingly, the breakthrough with their son comes
from his interactions with the horses they are traveling with. |
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K-20: THE FIEND WITH TWENTY FACES (dir: Shimako Sato, Not Rated) –
It's 1949 in Japan and WWII never happened. A phantom thief is on
the loose and it's up to a vengeful circus acrobat to catch him. |
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LEGEND OF THE TSUNAMI WARRIOR (dir: Nonzee
Nimibutr, R) –
It's no secret that every action movie from Thailand is utterly
insane. In a good way. In their latest export, an ancient seaside
city is under attack and it's up to the local fisherman to use their
special magic "Du-lum" to harness the power of the ocean
in retaliation. Bonkers! |
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LEGION (dir: Scott Stewart, R) –
Good and bad angels battle it out at a desert truck stop over the
sacred unborn son of a local waitress in this special effect-laden
horror flick starring Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany. |
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MALICE IN WONDERLAND (dir: Simon Fellows, R) –
Maggie Grace from LOST and TAKEN stars as an American student in
London who, after being knocked unconscious by a taxi and awakening
with amnesia, has a memorable night wandering through some of the
city's more unsavory neighborhoods. |
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PAPER COVERS ROCK (dir: Joe
Maggio, Not Rated) –
Critics have heaped praise on the the lead performance in this
well-regarded indie about a woman reclaiming her life after a
suicide attempt. |
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POSSIBLE FILMS VOL. 2: NEW SHORTS BY HAL HARTLEY (dir: Hal Hartley, Not Rated) –
Underrated former indie darling Hal Hartley hasn't made a feature
since FAY GRIM and seems to be keeping a low profile lately. Here
are some of the short films he's been keeping himself busy with
lately. |
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SERAPHINE (dir: Martin Provost, Not Rated) –
Seraphine Louis was an early 20th century French housekeeper with a
secret. Inspired by her fervent religious beliefs, she became a self
taught painter of great renown. This bio-pic focuses on her
relationship with the German art critic who discovered her. |
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^TOKYO SONATA (dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, PG-13) –
Japanese horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa switches gears with this
haunting drama about the slow disintegration of a family after Dad
loses his job. |
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