In 2004, director Zhang Yimou caused a sensation with his astonishing HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, and his CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER is yet another dazzling, visually stunning film.
Calling again upon the talents of the striking Gong Li, Yimou tells an epic tale of lust and power set in the opulent world of the Later Tang dynasty. The plot follows the story of the Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) and his Empress (Li) and the tragic disintegration of their royal family--whose problems go far beyond the merely dysfunctional. For starters, the ailing Empress has long been having an affair with her stepson, the Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye). Unbeknownst to her, Wan has been dallying with the Imperial Doctor's daughter (Li Man), and has plans to escape the palace with her. Meanwhile, the Emperor himself has just returned from a long trip, and while relations with his wife are obviously icy, it becomes clear that his plans for her are far more ominous than she could ever imagine. Everyone involved has a secret plan for either escape or domination, resulting in an explosive ending wherein the darkest family secrets are revealed and horrifically bloody battles are waged both inside and outside the walls of the sparkling, gold-encrusted palace.
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow , Li Gong, Jay Chou, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni, Junjie Qin, Man Li, Jin Chen
Directed by Yimou Zhang
A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam.
The star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" (Bono) and "Mr. Kite" (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy -- against all odds -- to find their own way back to each other.
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturges, Bono, Salma Hayek, Joe Cocker, Max Carrigan
Directed by Julie Taymor
Freaky Friday
Anna doesn`t understand what it`s like to be a single mom with two kids, a carrier, and a mortgage. She`s a bit dramatic, mooning over a boy at school and playing guitar in a band. She should be focusing on her schoolwork and staying out of detention. Tess does not understand how much music means to her daughter. She thinks she knows everything - like she actually believes there`s a legitimate reasons why Anna always sent to detention. To make matters worse, Tess is getting remarried this weekend. Then one night a little mystic maythem changes their lives and they wake up to the biggest freak - out ever. Tess and Anna are trapped inside each other`s body! Tess`s wedding is Saturday and the two must find a way to switch back fast! Literally forced to walk in each other`s shoes, will they gain respect and understanding for the other`s point of view?
Start your engines! Herbie, the most beloved car star of them all, is back. Lohan stars as Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the freewheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - who puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Herbies's got some new tricks under his hood as he takes his audiences for an action-packed spin in this high-speed comedy.
Casting: Lindsay Lohan, Justin Long, Breckin Meyer, Matt Dillon, Michael Keaton
English with latvia and russian subtitles.
"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be.
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Elias Koteas, Julia Ormond u.c.
A family comedy about a guy whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his nephews start to magically come true.
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand, Teresa Palmer, Richard Griffiths, Lucy Lawless, Courtney Cox
This movie continues the saga of war between the vampires and the werewolves. The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to discover the secrets of their bloodlines. All of this takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran
Directed by Len Wiseman
English language with latvian and russian subtitles.
Diane Siprien is a french scientist who adopts a young thai boy. After a car crash, this one falls into a coma and a mysterious german doctor asserts he can heal him... through unconventional methods! It leads Diane to Mongolia to find out the origin of the young boy.
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Catherine Deneuve, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nicolas Thau
Directed by Guillaume Nicloux
The year of 2157. Cosmonaut Maxim Kamerrer is forced to land on a planet Saraksha. Soon he finds out that a civilization similar to the 20th century Earth civilization exists here. After a nuclear blast, the planet was stricken by an ecological crisis and its society is full of social problems and the peace is very unstable…
Cast: Fyodor Bondarchuk, Yuri Kutsenko, Sergei Garmash, Anna Mikhalkova, Andrei Merzlikin, Aleksei Serebryakov, Vasiliy Stepanov
Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk
Script: Marina Dyachenko, Sergei Dyachenko
This film is the second part of Russian sci-fi film based on the book by Strugatsky brothers.
The year of 2157. Cosmonaut Maxim Kamerrer is forced to land on a planet Saraksha. Soon he finds out that a civilization similar to the 20th century Earth civilization exists here. After a nuclear blast, the planet was stricken by an ecological crisis and its society is full of social problems and the peace is very unstable…
Cast: Fyodor Bondarchuk, Yuri Kutsenko, Sergei Garmash, Anna Mikhalkova, Andrei Merzlikin, Aleksei Serebryakov, Vasiliy Stepanov
Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk
From the producers of Resident Evil...
Two packs of werewolves, divided by principles are signaled by the moon of the coming of an ancient prophecy. A small boy named Timothy approaches his 13th birthday, unaware this marks the time of his transformation. Timothy has been raised by his mother Rachel, his grandmother, his Uncle Jonas, his cousin Katherine and her boyfriend, Adam. Rachel and her son Timothy have been unaware that the rest of the family are good werewolves that have guarded Timothy since birth. They know that Timothy is a half blood, and will control the destiny of the family. But they also know that Timothy's power will put him in danger, for there are other werewolves that revel and embrace their blood-lust that are prepared to kill to preserve their way of life. These werewolves, led by Varek, Zo and Sonya, are hell bent on finding Timothy...their kin.
Cast: Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Kim Coates, Natassia Malthe
Directed by James Isaac
Four young men - so called "black pathfinders" - are digging in the battle fields of World War II. Their goal is to find and then sell decorations, documents and weapons. But one day something unexpected happens. In the albums, wich belonged to deceased Red Army soldiers, they find... their own photos! Trying to come to their senses they go for a swim in the lake and... get to the year 1942!
Cast: Yekaterina Klimova, Danila Kozlovsky, Daniil Strakhov, Boris Galkin, Sergei Makhovikov
Directed by Andrei Malyukov