Bob the Builder: Bob's Top Team Bob the Builder asks his Can-Do Crew whether they can pull off a number of community building projects in this stop-motion animated adventure that teaches little ones important life lessons about cooperation and teamwork. And the answer? As always, it's "Yes, we can!" The project list includes building a brand-new school and a visitor center for Bobsville. But Bob, Wendy and the gang are also hard at work trying to finish up their own workshop!
Dragon Hunters After they're mistaken for dragon hunters, con artists Lian-Chu and Gwizdo agree to take on the fearsome World Gobbler in the hopes of collecting a huge reward. Fortunately, the brave niece of a real dragon hunter is on hand to give them pointers. Forest Whitaker provides the voice of Lian-Chu and Rob Paulsen voices Gwizdo in this English-language version of the charming and beautifully animated movie from France.
Mr. Troop Mom Hoping to spend some quality time with his rebellious teenage daughter (Daniela Bobadilla), widower Eddie Serrano (George Lopez) assumes the awkward position of troop mom and tries to guide Naomi and her fellow Killer Bees to success at their spring mountain jamboree. Also starring Jane Lynch, Julia Anderson and Elizabeth Thai, this charming made-for-Nickelodeon movie promises plenty of fun for the whole family.
The Black Cyclone This entertaining and unusual Western stars Rex the Wonder Horse (as himself), who tries to win the equine heart of the lovely Lady the Horse (as herself) but meets an obstacle in the form of a third horse, Killer. Along the way, Rex rescues endangered cowpoke Jim Lawsoon (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) from mountain lions and bandits, then helps him woo the beautiful Jane (Kathleen Collins). Fred Jackman directs this silent film.
The King of the Wild Horses With cowboy Billy Blair (Léon Bary) bent on corralling and breaking him, Black (Rex the Wonder Horse), a crafty and magnificent wild stallion, continually eludes the man -- until Blair races into a raging forest fire to save the trapped horse. Forming a strong bond, Black helps Billy win the heart of lovely Mary Fielding (Edna Murphy) and clear his name when a crooked ranch hand frames him as a horse thief. Fred Jackman directs this silent oater.
Bob Funk After futon salesman Bob Funk's (Michael Leydon Campbell) alcoholism and acerbic attitude cause his own mother (Grace Zabriskie) to fire him, he tries to get his life together and reclaim his job. But his attraction to the woman (Rachael Leigh Cook) who's replaced him complicates everything. Meanwhile, Funk's seeing the therapist his mother requires and dealing with the repercussions of his failed marriage. Amy Ryan co-stars in this witty comedy.
Confessions of a Shopaholic With dreams of writing for a top fashion magazine, shopping addict Rebecca (Isla Fisher) begins working for a financial magazine released by the same publisher. As her career skyrockets, Rebecca struggles to pay off overwhelming bills and manage her love life. Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Rebecca must start reevaluating her priorities. Joan Cusack, John Goodman and Krysten Ritter co-star.
He's on My Mind When her new husband turns out to be a philandering cheat, elementary school teacher Kayla King (Sherial Mckinney) vows to unravel the mystery of men and their bad behavior -- and soon discovers that she can actually hear men's thoughts. But Kayla's new ability teaches her that she should be careful what she wishes for. Kazeem Molake directs this romantic comedy that co-stars Ayo Sorrells, Dylan Mooney and Deja Lewis Smith.
High Hopes Working-class couple Cyril (Philip Davis) and Shirley (Ruth Sheen) becomes obsessed with socialism while Cyril's pretentious sister Valerie (Heather Tobias) contends with her cheating husband in this slice-of-life examination of class barriers in late 1980s London. Edna Doré co-stars as the siblings' forgetful mum in the ensemble dramedy, an early work from director Mike Leigh, whose distinct style relies heavily on actor improvisation.
Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew Live on Broadway Comedian Jackie Mason lets loose with his classic Borscht Belt humor and politically incorrect opinions in this concert filmed live during his six-month, sold-out farewell stand-up show on Broadway, capping off a five-decade career. Holding court in his typical brash style on even sensitive topics like love and religious faith, Mason never suppresses his pointed insights, skewering every ethnic and racial group equally.
Table for Three When an unexpected breakup leaves him newly single and lonely, Scott Teller (Brandon Routh) invites perfect couple Ryan (Jesse Bradford) and Mary (Sophia Bush) to share his apartment. Big mistake. Before long, Scott's quiet life is consumed by chaos when Ryan and Mary's true colors are revealed, and the perfect couple transform into the roommates from hell. Johnny Galecki ("Big Bang Theory") and Jennifer Morrison ("House M.D.") also star.
The Garth Method Fed up with constant rejection, struggling Australian actor Garth Petridis (Gregory Pakis) schemes to achieve fame and fortune by kidnapping ordinary citizens and forcing them to appear in a movie of which he is both director and star. Unluckily for Garth, the police have an entirely different perspective on his plan. Pakis also wrote and directed this comic mockumentary; Katrina Baylis, Scott Terrill and Jamie Unicomb co-star.
The Pink Panther 2 Everybody's favorite blundering detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin), is back in another antic-filled caper. This time, Clouseau joins a team of equally incompetent detectives to foil a thief from heisting historical artifacts. But is this bumbling crew able to keep pace with their nimble quarry? Directed by Harald Zwart, the star-studded sequel also features Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina and John Cleese.
Home Poet Inga (Marcia Gay Harden) wants to buy and restore an old house that reminds her of her childhood. The situation -- along with her suffering marriage, her beloved daughter (Eulala Scheel), a dark family history and a surprise diagnosis -- provides Inga with plenty of material. Wrestling with her issues through her poetry -- which she inevitably discards -- Inga inches closer to a realization that will change her forever in this stirring drama.
Love, Murder and Deceit Sexy, strikingly beautiful -- and lonely -- Caitlin Cory (Rachel Ward) could be courting her own murder when she cranks up the heat on a forbidden, lusty affair with Eric (Joshua Morrow), the grown son of her wealthy, older husband, Richard (Terry O'Quinn). Mary Lambert directs this made-for-television drama fraught with dangerous obsession, jealousy and revenge. Marion Guyot, Al Wiggins and Tonea Stewart co-star.
My Dinner with Andre A bold experiment in film narrative that paid off in critical raves and cult status, Louis Malle's drama consists almost entirely of the dinner conversation of two real-life friends. More or less playing themselves, Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn wrote their own dialogue, which ranges in subject from the New York theater world to rain forests, and in tone from hilarious to heartbreaking.
My Dinner with Jimi Howard Kaylan found fame as the lead singer of the 1960s band The Turtles, as depicted in this autobiographical screenplay. We meet Kaylan (Justin Henry) and his bandmates just as they triumph with their single "Happy Together." The band then heads off to England, where their friend Graham Nash (Steven Soldevilla) introduces them to The Beatles and Kaylan later dines with Jimi Hendrix (Royale Watkins) -- an event that changes his life.
Phoebe in Wonderland Whether at home or at school, 9-year-old Phoebe (Elle Fanning) always seems to get in trouble for breaking the rules. When her drama teacher (Patricia Clarkson) casts her in a production of "Alice in Wonderland," Phoebe begins to receive personal advice from the play's characters. Felicity Huffman, Bill Pullman and Campbell Scott also star in this fantastical tale about inspiration and overcoming adversity.
Hobgoblins 2 It's 20 years later, yet everything looks oddly the same in this sequel to the low-budget horror classic, which painstakingly creates the look of the original -- from the killer puppets to the cheesy 1980s attire of its characters. Now in college, Kevin (Josh Mills) and his pals think the days of hobgoblin attacks are long gone. Unfortunately, they're dead wrong. Roland Esquivel and Josh Green also star.
Legend of the Bog When a real-estate developer digging in an Irish peat bog unearths the preserved body of a bronze-age warrior murdered 2,000 years earlier, she dumps the body and continues her project. But the undead Bog Body starts seeking a new resting place. It soon creates havoc for some young Americans and Irish nationals who unknowingly share a dark secret. Adam Fogerty, Vinnie Jones, Jason Barry and Nora-Jane Noone star in this humor-tinged horror flick.
Simon Says When five college pals head into the wilderness for a little rest and relaxation, they run headlong into Simon and Stanley (both played by Crispin Glover), backwoods twin brothers with a fondness for booby traps rigged with flying pickaxes. Now, the teens must claw their way out of the woods without springing one of the brothers' ingeniously lethal snares. William Dear directs this gleefully gore-drenched film; Blake Lively co-stars.
War Wolves Fresh from the battlefields of the Middle East, vet Jake Gabriel (director Michael Worth) faces a new enemy as he struggles to suppress the werewolf within after having been cursed with lycanthropy during a gunfight. John Saxon plays a commander sent to the States to apprehend Gabriel before he can infect others -- little knowing that a trio of female soldiers from Gabriel's unit is already pursuing the wolf man … for a very different reason.
Inkheart Unbeknownst to his 12-year-old daughter Meggie (Eliza Bennett), bookbinder Mo "Silvertongue" Folchart (Brendan Fraser) has a secret ability to bring characters to life by reading their stories out loud. But when the wicked Capricorn (Andy Serkis) comes after her father, Meggie must rescue him. Based on the best-selling children's novel by Cornelia Funke, this enchanting fantasy co-stars Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
Backwoods A group of programmers is heading to an executive retreat in the wilderness of Northern California's Jasper Park -- where, two months earlier, a couple disappeared while camping. Will the computer geeks' training prepare them for what ensues? When a friendly paintball game turns into a fight for survival against a band of lunatic locals, the nerds must show what they're made of in this thriller starring Ryan Merriman and Haylie Duff.
The Code Deeply in debt to the Russian mob, master jewel thief Ripley (Morgan Freeman) recruits a talented burglar (Antonio Banderas) to help him pull off one more daring heist: filching two gem-encrusted Fabergé eggs worth a cool $20 million each. The stakes stack up when Ripley's criminal creditors threaten to kill his goddaughter (Radha Mitchell), while the cop (Robert Forster) who's been trying to nail Ripley for years is hot on his trail.
D. Gray-man: Season 1: Part 2 Teenage exorcist Allen Walker and the rest of the Black Order continue to track and obliterate the undead Akuma while searching for the lost Innocence in these episodes of the action-packed anime series. Meanwhile, the malevolent Millennium Earl -- leader of the Akuma -- leads a team of brutal warriors to engage the Black Order members in an epic battle that will determine whether humankind continues to exist.
Moeyo Ken: The Complete Series Set in an alternate version of the Meiji era, this wacky anime series follows Yuuko Kondou, Toshie Hijikata and Kaoru Okita, daughters of former members of the legendary samurai Shinsengumi team. Following in their fathers' footsteps, the three young women work to protect Japan from evil forces. But modern-day problems -- including a chronic lack of funds -- and surreal adversaries make the job much tougher than it was for their fathers.
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension: Vol. 1 Ash Ketchum and his friends Brock and Dawn continue their adventures through the legendary Sinnoh region in this exciting collection of episodes from the second season of the Diamond and Pearl Pokémon series. While Ash works on acquiring his next two Gym badges, Dawn must overcome her recent series of setbacks in order to move forward. Meanwhile, the group works to thwart the dangers created by Pokémon Hunter J and Team Galactic.
Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension: Vol. 2 A few new Pokémon -- including Paul's distressed Chimchar -- join Ash, Brock and Dawn as they have more action-packed adventures in the Sinnoh region. Now they must expand their knowledge to incorporate these newcomers. A session at Professor Rowan's Pokémon Summer Academy should help -- but meanwhile, they must continue to foil Pokémon Hunter J and Team Galactic's efforts to thwart their progress.
Romeo x Juliet: Part 1 Set in futuristic aerial city Neo Verona, this anime series updates Shakespeare's classic tale, with the despotic Montague family ruling by oppression. The last descendent of the Capulets, Juliet falls for the dictator's son, Romeo. But their love will be tested as she disguises herself as a masked champion of the people, the Crimson Whirlwind, and sets about righting the wrongs the Montagues have inflicted on the citizens of Neo Verona.
Arts and Myths: Vol. 2 From a Mnong Gar jar stake in Vietnam to a Kodiak mask in Alaska to a Hopi Kachina doll in the American Southwest, explore the myths and beliefs that inspired the creation of six artistic works from five continents. The series segments -- which also examine a statue of the voodoo god Gu from Benin, an Itamul skull from New Guinea and a shadow figure from China -- offer insight into the pieces' uses and cultural significance.
At the Death House Door Peter Gilbert and Steve James examine the state of the death penalty in Texas in this thought-provoking documentary filmed from the perspective of a Hunstville "death house" chaplain who witnessed nearly 100 executions over the course of his career. The film also dissects the controversial execution of Hunstville inmate Carlos De Luna, who died by lethal injection in 1989 despite evidence that suggested his innocence.
Cry for Help Saddled by psychological challenges beyond the mercurial nature of adolescence, the teenagers featured in this insightful PBS documentary wrestle with anxiety and depression while the adults in their lives seek out better ways to support them. In Hamilton, Ohio, high school students try to find equilibrium in the wake of four suicides committed by their peers. In Clarkstown, N.Y., an online community provides teens some solace.
Fema City Jamin Griffiths's documentary examines the difficulties encountered by families who found themselves trapped in "FEMA City," the trailer park established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Charley clobbered Florida in 2004. Although the park was set up as temporary shelter, arcane federal regulations, skyrocketing housing costs and other factors prevented many families from getting back on their feet as planned.
Hallowed Grounds Learn the tragic tales of American soldiers who died and were buried abroad while serving their country and fighting to preserve liberty around the world. This documentary visits 22 World War I and II military cemeteries in eight nations. Once the scene of vicious battles, the sites have been remade into places of reverence. Interviews with historians and veterans pay tribute to the men and women who inhabit these hallowed grounds.
Inside the Koran More than a billion Muslims throughout the world live their lives according to the tenets of the Quran. Yet within this massive group, there are widely diverging views about violence, peace, the role of women and many other issues. Filmmaker Antony Thomas examines the rich world of modern Islam, probing the lives of a wide swath of Muslims -- poor farmers, ayatollahs, veiled women and others -- to explore their relationship with the holy text.
James Castle: Portrait of an Artist Deaf artist James Castle drew on his upbringing in rural Idaho as well as his profoundly silent inner world to create haunting paintings, sculptures and collages. He often used found objects and homemade tools to bring his vision to life. This documentary relies on interviews with Castle's family, art historians and prominent members of the hearing-impaired community to explain his inspirations, techniques and lasting legacy.
Last Extinction: Nova This "Nova" episode travels back in time to the last Ice Age to solve one of the great mysteries of paleontology: What happened to the mammoths? These mighty beasts suddenly died off about 13,000 years ago, but scientists still aren't certain why. The investigation focuses on a controversial new theory that attributes the animals' demise to the explosive breakup of a comet over the Great Lakes area, igniting raging forest fires.
Locked-In Syndrome As the year 1995 drew to a close, French magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed and speechless -- acutely aware of the world around him but unable to participate in it. This film chronicles his journey back. Director Jean-Jacques Beineix documents Bauby's struggle to communicate using the one tool he has left -- an eye-blink -- showing how he dictated the book that would provide a window into his world.
Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine Filmmaker Marion Cajori and art critic Amei Wallach paint a mesmerizing portrait of French sculptor Louise Bourgeois in this documentary that includes revealing interviews with the now-nonagenarian about her work and painful past. Among other things, Bourgeois is best known for her larger-than-life representations of spiders and her triumphant retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art, the first time a female artist was so honored.
Our City Dreams Filmmaker Chiara Clemente, daughter of renowned Italian painter Francesco Clemente, tracks the journeys of five female artists whose stories are tied to New York City in this biographic portrait shot over the course of two years. The documentary spotlights the work of Egyptian artist Ghada Amer, Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic, American artist Kiki Smith, Big Apple street artist Swoon, and American artist and activist Nancy Spero.
TILT: The Battle to Save Pinball A mesmerizing look at the world of pinball, this documentary delves into the history of the classic games and profiles one company's attempt to save them from extinction with the Pinball 2000, a machine fusing video images with pinball play. A real winner for fans of pinball, arcade games and technology, this movie's compelling story will score big with anyone who's ever dreamt of success or experienced failure.
The Bible Unearthed: The Making of a Religion Top archaeologists lead an insightful tour through 7,000 years of biblical history, visiting some of the Holy Land's most important excavations and trying to determine which tales from the Bible are rooted in reality and which aren't. The film features interviews with leading scholars, computer simulations and extensive footage from the digs that explain who may have written the Scriptures and why.
Deirdre Morris: Tap-Less and Step More Get your step on with popular fitness trainer Deirdre Morris, who leads you through this full-tilt routine that all but eliminates the taps used to transition between moves, keeping you in motion to give your abs and core muscles a nonstop workout. Recommended for intermediate and advanced students, this program of innovative pivots, twists and reverses requires the use of a step (or two steps for an optional, advanced routine).
Gay Gasper: All Cardio Step Master step instructor Gay Gasper offers viewers this challenging, intermediate-level step-aerobics workout filled with nonstop choreography, including creative moves such as "scissor feet" and "tick-tock hop kicks." Gasper also includes a muscle-sculpting component, which can be practiced separately or interspersed into the cardio routine for a complete interval workout. The sculpting routine requires the use of simple dumbbells.
Sharon Twombly: Athletic Step Jam Noted fitness trainer Sharon Twombly leads you through a high-octane step routine that will have you burning calories like nobody's business, then incorporates a stability ball to intensify the workout even more. Twombly carefully teaches each move and then adds additional slides, hops and other changes to keep things fresh. Offering both high- and low-impact variations, this athletic program can be tailored for viewers of any fitness level.
Bizarre Foods: Collection 3 Daring eater Andrew Zimmern continues to devour peculiar international delicacies that often require an iron stomach in these episodes from his popular Travel Channel series that take him to locations including India, Samoa, Sicily and more. Featured treats include cow spleen, an entire lizard (bones and all) and a fresh fish with its heart still beating. Harrison Ford's son, chef Ben Ford, shows Zimmern how to "confit" a whole piglet.
Reba: Season 6 In this hit sitcom's sixth and final season, Reba McEntire returns as Reba Hart, a single mother who, with her own inimitable style, deals with domestic dramas large and small, such as when she helps her suspicious ex-husband spy on his new wife. Reba also locks horns with son-in-law Van over their real estate clients, discovers that daughter Cheyenne is pregnant again, and clashes with independent-minded teenager Kyra when she moves back in.
The Girls Next Door: Season 5 In the fifth season of this racy reality series, Hugh Hefner and his trio of blonde girlfriends -- Holly, Bridget and Kendra -- appear in the hit comedy The House Bunny and then head off to Las Vegas to celebrate Hef's 82nd birthday. Back at the Playboy Mansion, Holly decides to redecorate and Bridget starts work on a horror movie. Later, the girls all attend the Kentucky Derby and then pose for their 2009 calendar.
Tom & Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection Enjoy this lively collection of Chuck Jones-produced cartoons, which showcases longtime enemies Tom and Jerry engaged in a variety of exciting chases and fun adventures, often involving dangerous traps, hilarious pranks and huge chunks of cheese. To fend off Tom, Jerry occasionally enlists the help of strangers, including a huge circus elephant, a dog, a fellow mouse and even a fairy princess.
America's Living Constitution Two documents that have shaped and defined the United States' history and government -- the Constitution and the Bill of Rights -- form the basis of this program, which takes an up-close look at both. The words of these historical texts take on new meaning and life as they're read aloud by professional narrators, enhancing viewers' understanding of the philosophies that underlie this country's founding.
Beyond the Secret Motivational teachers, authors and forward-thinkers like Bob Proctor, Marcia Wieder, Paul Martinelli and Emmy Award-winner Les Brown continue the conversation everyone's been talking about in this follow-up to the wildly successful The Secret. Going beyond the basics discussed in the first installment, this program goes into more detail about how to get the life you want by applying the law of attraction.
Bjork: Voltaic Filmed live in Reykjavik, Iceland, as well as in Paris, avant-garde musician Björk puts on a series of inspired performances for her spectacularly staged two-year "Volta" tour. This program features the tour's highlights. Songs include "Brennid Pid Vitar," "Earth Intruders," "Immature," "Pneumonia," "My Juvenile," "The Pleasure is All Mine," "Vertebrae by Vertebrae," "Where is the Line," "Desired Constellations," "Army of Me" and many more.
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin The brainchild of filmmaker Jem Cohen, this multimedia reflection on empire merges archival World War I footage, shots of modern-day Vienna and Brooklyn, text from Joseph Roth's novel The Radetzky March and live music. Commissioned by the Vienna International Film Festival, this avant-garde fusion of sights and sounds includes contributions from musicians Vic Chesnutt, Silver Mt. Zion, Guy Picciotto and the Quavers.
Fito Paez: No se si es Baires o Madrid Argentinean singer-songwriter Fito Paez shares the stage with a host of musical guests -- including Diego del Morao, Sabú and Dani Noel performing "Dos Días en la Vida" and "La Rumba del Piano" -- in this 2008 concert recorded live in Madrid. Other songs in the set list include "11 y 6"; "Contigo" with Joaquin Sabina; "Giros" with Ariel Rot; "Un Vestido y Un Amor" featuring Gala Evora; "Yo Vengo a Ofrecer Mi Corazón" with Pablo Milanes; and more.
Freda Payne: High Standards Songbird Freda Payne -- joined on stage by jazz masters Stanley Turrentine and Jerome Richardson -- shows off her remarkable vocal range in this 1980 concert filmed as part of the acclaimed "Ad Lib" TV series. Highlights include Payne singing "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Just the Way You Are," "Someone that I Used to Love," and "Just the Two of Us"; her duet with Turrentine on "Honeysuckle Rose"; and Richardson's "Work Song."
Hiromi's Sonicbloom: Live in Concert Genre-bending Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara and her backing ensemble, Sonicbloom, take the stage to perform a selection of tunes that includes "Note from the Past," "Double Personality" and "Time Travel." Hiromi and guitarist David Fiuczynski, bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora also play "Return of the Kung-Fu World Champion," "Time and Space," "Time Out," the mesmerizing "Deep Into the Night" and more.
Hiromi: Live in Concert Vivacious jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara brings her unique blend of breathtaking talent and crowd-pleasing antics to this concert that includes songs from across her career, including "Love and Laughter" and "Déjà Vu." Backed by longtime collaborators bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora, Hiromi also plays "Spiral," "Edge," "If …" "Old Castle by the River in the Middle of a Forest" and other selections.
O.C. Smith: How Sweet It Is O.C. Smith -- whose hits include "Little Green Apples," "Daddy's Little Man" and "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" -- delivers his trademark blend of jazz and rhythm-and-blues in this 1980 performance filmed as part of the "Ad Lib" TV series. Guests Scatman Crothers and pianist Judy Carmichael accompany the Grammy-nominated Smith in the set, which features Crothers' composition "Mean Dog Blues" and Carmichael's "Viper's Drag."
Pick Up the Mic Hard-core hip-hop meets queer culture in this documentary that reveals a surprisingly vibrant underground movement of gay and lesbian rappers, including performances and interviews with artists such as Deadlee and JenRO. Capturing other leading LGBT emcees in concert, director Alex Hinton also traces the history of queer rap and examines its place in a wider hip-hop culture that's often openly hostile to gays and lesbians.
Punk in England Filmmaker Wolfgang Büld chronicles the massive outflux of punk music from London into the rest of England in this classic 1979 film that features interviews and live concert clips from punk-rock pioneers the Clash, Ian Dury and others. Raw performances of classic tunes such as "London Calling," "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick," "Police and Thieves" and more manifest the restless energy and outrage that fueled the punk movement.
Punk in London Recapture the angst and jagged energy of the London punk scene in this 1977 documentary from filmmaker Wolfgang Büld, featuring sizzling live performances from the likes of X-Ray Spex, the Boomtown Rats and the Clash. Interviews with the artists give an insider's glimpse into the music and message of anarchy that drove the punk scene. Other bands spotlighted include the Adverts, Chelsea, the Jam, the Lurkers and more.
Reggae in a Babylon Documentary filmmaker Wolfgang Büld turns his cameras on the reggae music movement that blossomed in England in the 1970s, a thriving scene born of the union between Jamaican music and spirituality and the rebellious spirit of the times. Interviews with leading artists and live performances by Steel Pulse, Jimmy Lindsay, Alton Ellis and others reveal reggae's magnetic pull that captivated a generation of young Britons.
Alice's House Manicurist Alice (Carla Ribas) is the dutiful center of a crowded Sao Paolo apartment that includes her oafish cabbie husband (Zecarlos Machado), her put-upon mother (Berta Zemel) and her three sons. Life's tiny dramas rule the home until an innocent flirtation yields huge consequences. Brazilian director Chico Teixeira's affecting first feature was an official selection at the 2007 Chicago International Film Festival.
Diary of a Suicide In this intriguing film from French avant-garde cinema, a travel guide (Sami Frey) engages an enigmatic interpreter (Delphine Seyrig) who's asked him for an entertaining story. As he spins his tales, one fascinates her most: a reality-bender almost beyond belief. In it, anarchists bomb a politician's family, killing all but a young girl. She's guarded by a sleepless man who clings to just one memory -- and if that memory dies, he'll end his life.
Freeze After enduring countless years of heartache, vampire Joong-Won (Seo-jin Lee) yearns to end his life. But when he falls for his former lover's daughter -- a human girl named Ji Woo (Han-byeol Park) -- the melancholy immortal gets a new taste of joy and passion. This Korean drama series also follows the exploits of E-Hwa (Tae-young Son), a fellow bloodsucker who has long harbored romantic feelings for Joong-Won.
Into the Sunlight Follow the tumultuous lives of four twentysomethings -- spoiled rebel In-Ha (Tae-hyun Cha), kindly orphan Yeon-Hee (Hyun-ju Kim), privileged girl Soo-Bin (Ha-Neul Kim) and former gangster Myung Ha (Hyuk Jang) -- as they connect through unexpected romances, friendships and family ties. Full of dark secrets and audacious lies, this Korean coming-of-age soap features first-rate performances from the talented cast.
Last Year at Marienbad At a lavish European hotel, a handsome stranger tries to convince a lovely young woman that they had a passionate affair a year ago. When she claims not to remember him, he keeps trying to convince her, weaving a story that mixes memory and fantasy. Or is it all fantasy? French new wave director Alain Resnais helms this complex, controversial film that earned an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
My Beautiful Days While approaching the end of his mundane military service, directionless 24-year-old Joon (Hyun-sung Kim) attempts to sort out his complicated feelings for an older married woman (Eun-jin Bang), his ex-girlfriend (Eun-Jeong Pyeon) and her vivacious sister (Min-sun Kim). Director Jong-jae Im's understated Korean drama effectively captures the uncertainty and fear that accompany this confusing stage of adulthood.
Someday Although she writes about relationships, cartoonist Hana (Du-na Bae) doubts the existence of true love. Drawn from Japan to Korea to investigate a tragic love story, Hana warms to the notion of romance when she falls for a private detective (Jin-wuk Lee) and a doctor (Min-joon Kim). Occasionally blending animation with live-action cinematography, this groundbreaking Korean TV drama offers a fresh look at modern relationships.
The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God In ninth-century Poland, corrupt Prince Popiel (Bogdan Stupka) and his wife try to change the law so they can pass the crown to their son. When army commander Piastun (Daniel Olbrychski) refuses to enforce the new rule, he nearly pays with his life. But the valiant Ziemowit (Michal Zebrowski) rescues Piastun in this epic historical adventure based on the novel by Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski. Marina Alexsandrova co-stars as Ziemowit's forbidden love.
Waltz with Bashir Utilizing vivid black-and-white animation in this Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Language Film, director Ari Folman documents his quest to explore the memory gaps in his life during his service for the Israeli army in the Lebanese war of the early 1980s. Recounting several story vignettes based on recorded interviews with colleagues and friends, Folman explores the horrors of war and the curious coping mechanisms that mankind uses to survive and function under brutal circumstances.
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