Based on historical events, Rick Ostermann’s “Wolfskinder” is a handsome drama that follows orphaned German children as they wander the chaotic wilderness of Soviet-occupied East Prussia after Germany’s WWII defeat. Read More »
Tag Archives: 2000s
Uciekinier / The Runaway (2007) Marek Tomasz Pawlowski, Kazimierz Piechowski, Documentary
It tells the extraordinary life story of Kazimierz Piechowski, former Auschwitz prisoner no. 918, who organized one of the most amazing escapes from the camp. Read More »
Shimauma / Zebra (2016) Hajime Hashimoto, Ryô Ryûsei, Kenta Suga, Kyoko Hinami, Crime, Thriller
Dora (Ryo Ryusei) and associates runs a badger game scheme to extort victims out of money. One day though, their target looks like an ordinary guy, but he tuns out to be a yakuza. Read More »
Ha-Mashgihim / God’s Neighbors (2012) Meni Yaish, Roy Assaf, Gal Friedman, Itzik Golan, Drama
The film follows Avi, Kobi and Yaniv, three young men who belong to the Breslev Hassidic community and place themselves in charge of supervising the codes of modesty Read More »
So Faraway and Blue (2001) Roy Cross, Nicole Eliopoulos, Daniel Richard Giverin, Julie Ménard, Drama
Julie, our narrator and guide, is a young woman whose father left her when she was young and whose mother recently threw her out of the house because she reminded her too much of him. Read More »
Sao ren / Young Dudes (2012) Yin-jung Chen, Edison Wang, Tsuyoshi Abe, Larisa Bakurova, Drama
Aspiring rock musician Adam (Wang Po-Chieh) is obsessed with a forthcoming apocalypse, rumoured to be on much the same scale as the biblical flood that led to Noah building his infamous ark. Read More »
Orion-za kara no shôtaijô / The Invitation from Cinema Orion (2007) Kenki Saegusa, Rie Miyazawa, Ryo Kase, Ryûdô Uzaki, Drama
Based on the short story from the best-selling collection “Poppoya” by Jiro Asada, “The Invitation from Cinema Orion” tells the story of a couple’s undying love for the cinema and each other. Read More »
Movin’ on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (2008) Phillip Galloway, Tom Gulotta, Fred Cash, Chuck D., Sam Gooden, Documentary, Biography, Music
Biography of musician Curtis Mayfield that spotlights his contribution to the civil rights movement through his music. Read More »
Onihei Hankacho: Unibrow / Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow (2007) Akira Inoue, Action
Onihei Hankach? is a popular series of stories and television jidaigeki in Japan. A story by Sh?tar? Ikenami in the December 1967 issue of the magazine “All Yomimono” developed into a series, which Bungei Shunju published the following year. Read More »
Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im Zeitalter der Massen (2014) Rüdiger Suchsland, Hans Henrik Wöhler, Fritz Lang, Documentary, Biography, History
Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its ‘collective spirit’ in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Read More »
FAQs (2005) Everett Lewis, Joe Lia, Allan Louis, Lance Lee Davis, Drama
After living on the tough streets of LA for a while, India hopes that every gay basher will meet his destiny. Read More »
After Sex (2007) Eric Amadio, Marc Blucas, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Comedy, Drama, Romance
After Sex is a background to examine intimacy and vulnerability. Looks at the complexity of modern day relationships told through eight separate couples. Read More »
Peur de rien / Parisienne (2015) Danielle Arbid, Manal Issa, Vincent Lacoste, Paul Hamy, Drama
Lina is a Lebanese Student that just arrived to Paris to continue her studies in a French University in 1993, only to find that the Chaos Read More »
Hu die / Butterfly (2004) Yan Yan Mak, Josie Ho, Yuan Tian, Eric Kot, Drama
Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. Read More »
Last Orders (2001) Fred Schepisi, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, Drama
Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. Read More »