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Directed By: Joe Lynch
Written By: Yale Hannon
Story By: Yale Hannon & Joe Lynch
Cinematography By: Steve Gainer
Editor: Evan Schiff
Cast: Salma Hayek, Jennifer Blanc, Togo Igawa, Gabriella Wright
An action/thriller centered on a woman who faces down assassins sent by her ex, a mob boss, while holed up in her apartment.
Directed By: Oliver Stone
Written By: Oliver Stone, Shane Salerno & Don Winslow
Based on the novel by: Don Winslow
Cinematography By: Daniel Mindel
Editor: Joe Hutshing, Stuart Levy & Alex Marquez
Cast: Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Travolta, Benecio Del Toro, Shea Whigham, Demian Bichir, Salma Hayeck, Emile Hirsch, Joel David Moore, Ali Wong Continue reading “SAVAGES (2012)”
Written & Directed By: Sofia Coopola
Based On The Novel By: Thomas Cullinan
Based On the Screenplay by: Grimes Grice & Albert Maltz
Cinematography By: Philippe Le Sourd
Editor: Sarah Flack
Music By: Phoenix
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice
Three years into the senseless American Civil War, in 1864, the dilapidated mansion of Miss Martha Farnsworth’s Seminary for Young Ladies is still running, occupied by the matriarch, a teacher and five students in Spanish moss-draped Virginia. However, when a young student stumbles upon Corporal John McBurney, a wounded Union deserter on the verge of death, the already frail balance of things will be disrupted, as the hesitant headmistress decides to take him in to heal from his injury. Little by little, as the unwelcome guest arouses an uneasy sexual excitation among the women of the secluded boarding school, it is not before long that they will find themselves competing for the alluring man’s favour. Undoubtedly, this handsome devil is a manipulator, nevertheless, will the ladies stay forever beguiled by his charm?
Directed By: Derek Cianfrance
Written By: Derek Cianfrance , Ben Coccio & Darius Marder
Story By: Derek Cianfrance & Ben Coccio
Cinematography By: Sean Bobbitt
Editor: Jim Helton & Ron Patane
Music By: Mike Patton
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Bradley Cooper, Ben Mendelsohn, Ray Liotta, Harris Yulin, Rose Byrne, Mahershala Ali, Dale DeHaan, Emory Cohen, Bruce Greenwood, Robert Clohessy, Gabe Fazio
Written & Directed By: Elizabeth Wood
Cinematography By: Michael Simmonds
Editor: Michael Taylor
Cast: Morgan Saylor, Brian Marc, Justin Bartha, Chris Noth, Adrian Martinez, Anthony Ramos, Ralph Rodriguez, India Menuez, Annabelle Dexter-Jones
Summer, New York City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met. After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to wild extremes to get him back.
Directed By: David Leitch
Written By: Kurt Johnstad
Based on the Graphic Novel “THE COLDEST CITY” By: Antony Jonhston & Sam Hart Cinematography By: Jonathan Sela
Editor: Elisabet Ronaldsdottir
Cast: Charlize Theron, Sofia Boutella, James McAvoy, Toby Jones, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, James Faulkner, Til Schweiger, Bill Skarsgard
The crown jewel of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies.
Directed & Story By: Nicolas Winding Refn
Written By: Nicolas Winding Refn, Polly Stenham & Mary Laws
Cinematography By: Natasha Braier
Editor: Matthew Newman
Music By: Cliff Martinez
Cast: Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Karl Glusman, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote, Desmond Harrington, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Alessandro Nivola, Jamie Clayton
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Directed By: Peter MacDonald
Written By: Damon Wayans
Cinematography By: Don Burgess
Editor: Hubert C. de La Bouillerie
Cast: Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Stacey Dash, Joe Santos, John Diehl, Harry Lennix, Jackie Hoffman, Bernie Mac, Irma P. Hall, Salli Richardson-Whitfield. Mark Beltzman, Almayvonne
Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in , love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of criminals.
Directed By: William Wyler
Written By: Ian McKellan Hunter & John Dighton
Story & Screenplay By: Dalton Trumbo (Uncredited)
Cinematography By: Frank F. Planer & Henri Alken
Editor: Robert Swink
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert, Harcourt Williams, Margaret Williams
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
Written & Directed By: Tyler Perry
Cinematography By: Richard J. Vialet
Editor: Larry Sexton
Cast: Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, Tiffany Haddish, Whoppi Goldberg, Amber Riley, Michael Blackson, Missi Pyle, Mechad Brooks, Jon Rudnitsky, Nev Schulman, Max Joseph
A woman is released from prison and reunites with her sister. She soon discovers that her sister is in an online relationship with a man who may not be what he seems.
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