Saturday, October 25, 2008

Fido

Fido is a typical movie about the boy next door and his pet -- except in this case the loyal "pet" is a lumbering zombie named Fido (Billy Connolly). Problems arise when he breaks loose and noshes on the next-door neighbor, forcing owner Timmy Robinson (K'Sun Ray) into damage-control mode while he tries to persuade his parents (Carrie-Anne Moss and Dylan Baker) to keep Fido in director Andrew Currie's imaginative horror-comedy.

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Silk (Soie)

Nineteenth-century French silk merchant Herve Joncour (Michael Pitt) goes on a trading mission to Japan, where he's bewitched by the beautiful concubine of Baron Baldabiou (Alfred Molina). But their relationship doesn't end when he returns home to his wife (Keira Knightley). Secretly, Herve maintains a long-distance romance with the woman through translated letters. François Girard directs this sumptuous adaptation of Alessandro Barrico's novel.

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Silk (Guisi)

A team of paranormal researchers investigates the strange death of a Canadian scientist, a case that yields just one clue: a photo of a boy in an empty room. The team soon discovers that the boy is actually a ghost, and using the latest technology, they physically capture his spirit. But as they unlock the secret of his death, the researchers realize that there's a much more powerful supernatural force at work.

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Angel-A

Deep in debt, small-time hoodlum Andre (Jamel Debbouze) decides to end his life on his own terms before his unsavory creditors come a-calling. But as he's poised to dive off a bridge, he meets the mysterious Angel-A (Rie Rasmussen), who seems just as desperate, and the event changes his entire outlook. The two discover that companionship can make even the most difficult life worthwhile in this inspiring film from French director Luc Besson.

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Eagle vs. Shark

Lily (Loren Horsley) is reserved and awkward. Jarrod (Jemaine Clement) is an introspective oddball completely oblivious to Lily's affection for him. A celebration mixed with a strange plan to exact revenge on Jarrod's high school foe brings the two raging misfits together to face their mutual life challenges.

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Cinderella

The daughter of successful female plastic surgeon, the teenage Hyun-soo (Se-kyeong Shin) is the envy of her art school friends, who all want the perfect face. But after her friends go under the knife and start dying mysterious deaths, Hyun-soo must investigate her mother's darkest secrets.

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Wool 100%

Two aging women are unwittingly drawn into a mysterious drama of supernatural proportions when they return home to find a young girl knitting a red sweater in their house. The plot thickens when she finishes the garment -- and promptly unravels it. This award-winning fantasy from Japanese filmmaker Mai Tominaga blends elements of animation, live action and puppetry to tell a haunting and chilling tale about the nature of humanity.

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Watching the Detectives

Owner of Gumshoe Video, movie geek Neil (Cillian Murphy) leads an unexciting life, preferring to get his thrills from his favorite noir films. But when gorgeous flesh-and-blood femme fatale Violet (Lucy Liu) walks into his life, Neil finds that silver screen intrigue, adventure and danger are no match for the real thing. Directed by Paul Soter, this charming romantic comedy co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Heather Burns, Dennis Gubbins and Tara Orr.

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Rise: Blood Hunter
Reporter Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu) awakens to find herself in a morgue, transformed into a member of the undead by a vicious vampire cult. With the help of cop Clyde Rawlins (Michael Chiklis), who lost his daughter to the same sect, Sadie undertakes a mission of revenge against those who took away her life. Carla Gugino and James D'Arcy co-star in this terrifying supernatural thriller. Marilyn Manson appears as a bartender.

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Cypher
Bored with his suburban life, Morgan (Jeremy Northam) enters the world of corporate espionage, spying on rival corporations for Digicorp. It's all very exciting until he realizes he's being used as a pawn in the war between Digicorp and rival Sunways. Femme fatale Rita (Lucy Liu) may be able to help him get out of the situation alive -- if he can convince her to help him. Won the Grand Jury Prize for Fantasy at the 2003 Fantasporo Film Festival.

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The Wig (Gabal)

When Chi-Hyon takes home her young sister, Su Hyon, a terminal cancer patient, so that she can help her enjoy her remaining time on earth, she buys her a wig to mask the effects of chemotherapy -- not realizing that the wig is, in fact, demonic. Once in possession of the wicked hairpiece, Su Hyon begins committing all sorts of transgressions, including causing Chi-Hyon to have a car accident and trying to seduce her boyfriend.

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