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Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly begins with an appealing promise: Gregor Jordan will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom gives Ned Kelly an immediate pulse. The story of Ned Kelly begins from a specific pressure point: An innocent man becomes one of the most wanted criminals the world has ever known. By the end of its 1h 50m running time, the value of Ned Kelly rests less on novelty th
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First Morning
First Morning begins with an appealing promise: Victor Vu will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kathleen Luong and Catherine Ai gives First Morning an immediate pulse. The story of First Morning begins from a specific pressure point: A young man returns home on the threshold of the Lunar New Year and finds himself a stranger within his own family. By the end of its 1h 29m running time, the value o
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Torremolinos 73
Torremolinos 73 begins with an appealing promise: Pablo Berger will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Javier Cámara and Candela Peña gives Torremolinos 73 an immediate pulse. The story of Torremolinos 73 begins from a specific pressure point: Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. By the end of its 1h 31m running time, the
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Wondrous Oblivion
Wondrous Oblivion begins with an appealing promise: Paul Morrison will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sam Smith and Leagh Conwell gives Wondrous Oblivion an immediate pulse. The story of Wondrous Oblivion begins from a specific pressure point: Eleven year old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it. By the end of its 1h 46m running time, the value of Wondrous Oblivion rests less on
Aug 153 min read
Flavors
Flavors begins with an appealing promise: Krishna D.K. will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Reef Karim and Anjan Srivastav gives Flavors an immediate pulse. The story of Flavors begins from a specific pressure point: Flavors tells the stories of 13 different main characters in 5 parallel story lines. By the end of its 1h 58m running time, the value of Flavors rests less on novelty than on the ca
Aug 152 min read
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer begins with an appealing promise: Nick Broomfield will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Aileen Wuornos and Nick Broomfield gives Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer an immediate pulse. The story of Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer begins from a specific pressure point: Nick Broomfield's second documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuo
Aug 153 min read
Dum
Dum begins with an appealing promise: Eeshwar Nivas will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vivek Oberoi and Dia Mirza gives Dum an immediate pulse. The story of Dum begins from a specific pressure point: Uday, an aspiring police officer, beats up a man for misbehaving with his girlfriend. By the end of its 2h 46m running time, the value of Dum rests less on novelty than on the care of its exe
Aug 153 min read
Emerald Cowboy
Emerald Cowboy begins with an appealing promise: Andrew Molina will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eishy Hayata and Lucho Velasco gives Emerald Cowboy an immediate pulse. The story of Emerald Cowboy begins from a specific pressure point: This is the true story of the rise of a Japanese businessman from Los Angeles named Eishy Hayata from an Airline engineer into the legend of the Emerald w
Aug 153 min read
Kaptein Sabeltann
Kaptein Sabeltann begins with an appealing promise: Stig Bergqvist will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Terje Formoe and Ole Alfsen gives Kaptein Sabeltann an immediate pulse. The story of Kaptein Sabeltann begins from a specific pressure point: Sabeltann is a pirate looking for a big treasure. By the end of its 1h 15m running time, the value of Kaptein Sabeltann rests less on novelt
Aug 153 min read
Bhoot
Bhoot begins with an appealing promise: Ram Gopal Varma will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ajay Devgn and Urmila Matondkar gives Bhoot an immediate pulse. The story of Bhoot begins from a specific pressure point: When a married couple moves into a flat that is haunted by a spirit, a series of inexplicable experiences drive the wife to near madness. By the end of its 1h 53m running time, t
Aug 153 min read
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi begins with an appealing promise: Shemi Zarhin will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Oshri Cohen and Arieh Elias gives Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi an immediate pulse. The story of Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi begins from a specific pressure point: The new math teacher and new school principal discover the 16 year old underachiever failing classes is really a genius, and the kid's o
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Love, Sex and Eating the Bones
Love, Sex and Eating the Bones begins with an appealing promise: Sudz Sutherland will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hill Harper and Marlyne Barrett gives Love, Sex and Eating the Bones an immediate pulse. The story of Love, Sex and Eating the Bones begins from a specific pressure point: A sexy urban comedy about how a guy who is addicted to watching pornography discovers love is stronger than
Aug 153 min read
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