A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore, Putty Hill is the second feature from celebrated young filmmaker Matt Porterfield. At a neighbourhood karaoke bar, friends and family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little about his final days, they attempt to reconstruct his life. In the process, they offer a window onto their own lives, an evocative picture of working-class America, dislocated from the progress and mobility around them, but united in pursuit of a shared dream. Exquisitely shot and employing surprising documentary techniques, Putty Hill is one of the most exciting American indie films in years.
It's time to face your past... When Claire Parker left her graveyard shift job she never expected that her worst nightmares were about to come true. Her terrifying ordeal begins when she reluctantly takes a ride from a stranger driving her boyfriend's pickup truck. Claire quickly realises she made a terrible mistake as she is soon frantically fighting for her life only to wake up and have to relive the whole ordeal over and over again in this horrifying Groundhog Day from hell.
Assasination Of Richard Nixon The mad story of a true man. A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream The Assassination of Richard Nixon focuses on the tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) a disillusioned everyman who in 1974 was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th president of the United States. Despite the fact that his marriage is breaking up and that he is trapped in a sales job he finds demeaning Sam tries desperately to succeed both at home and at work; all he wants is to win his family back and to start a business of his own. However in a society worn down by political corruption and the Vietnam War there is not much room left for dreamers. Sam's world unravels against the backdrop of the Watergate scandal which exposes culpability at the highest levels of society. With images of Nixon - ""the greatest salesman of them all"" - flooding the airwaves Sam believes he has found the person responsible for his and America's problems and makes his appointment with destiny. (Dir. Niels Mueller 2004) The Corporation A fascinating feature length documentary expose that dissects the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day global dominance. 150 years ago the corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today it is a vivid dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. The the church the monarchy and the communist party in other times and places the corporation is today's dominant institution. But history humbles dominant institutions. All have been crushed belittled or absorbed into some new order. The corporation is unlikely to be the first to defy history. In this complex and highly entertaining documentary Mark Achbar teams up with co-director Jennifer Abbott and writer Joel Bakan to examine the far-reaching repercussions of the corporation's increasing preeminence. Based on Bakan's book The Corporation: The Pursuit Of Profit And Power the film is a timely critical inquiry that invites CEOs whistle blowers brokers gurus spies players pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings curious history controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky Michael Moore Howard Zinn and many others The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force.... (Dir. Jennifer Abbott Mark Achbar 2003) Manic A troubled young man (Gordon-Levitt) is committed to a juvenile mental institution where he's forced by his counselor (Cheadle) to confront the source of his rage or face the grim prospect of a life behind bars... (Dir. Jordan Melamed 2001)
Marlene Dietrich delivers a worthy performance as a Viennese prostitute who offers her services as a spy during World War II. As 'Agent X-27' she is invaluable to her superiors seducing and betraying enemy officers with great ease. She comes to a moral dilemma though when she falls for Russian spy Lt. Kranau; she lets him slip through her clutches but pays a heavy price for her betrayal.
The revolution has begun! Mankind has moved into space. Thousands of people live on giant orbiting space colonies called 'Sides'. However the Earth Government which rules the colonies is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries build five robotic weapons called Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men these Gundams carry the hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor!
Meet Buraki, the vicious, 200-meter long Imoogi serpent from ancient Korea. His army includes giant lizards with missile launchers, flying dragons, soldiers bred for evil and mega-intelligent dinosaurs. Together, they will destroy Los Angeles and possibly the world unless reincarnated warriors Ethan and Sarah can outrun them and resurrect the Good Imoogi, Buraki's ancient nemesis. Dragon Wars reveals every last detail of Earth's greatest battle... a war you'll only believe when you see it for yourself.
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