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Let's Bring Our Heroes Home begins with an appealing promise: Milan Luthria will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt gives Let's Bring Our Heroes Home an immediate pulse. The story of Let's Bring Our Heroes Home begins from a specific pressure point: A group of Indian POW (Prisoners Of War) rebels against Pakistani army and tries to escape from their captivity d

The Bridesmaid begins with an appealing promise: Claude Chabrol will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Benoît Magimel and Laura Smet gives The Bridesmaid an immediate pulse. The story of The Bridesmaid begins from a specific pressure point: A hard working young man meets and falls in love with his sister's bridesmaid. By the end of its 1h 51m running time, the value of The Bridesmaid rests less

Games People Play: New York begins with an appealing promise: James Ronald Whitney will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Joshua Coleman and Dani Marco gives Games People Play: New York an immediate pulse. The story of Games People Play: New York begins from a specific pressure point: In the style of many reality shows, six people (three men and three women) vie for a cash prize of $10,000 by perf

Sons of Provo begins with an appealing promise: Will Swenson will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Will Swenson and Kirby Heyborne gives Sons of Provo an immediate pulse. The story of Sons of Provo begins from a specific pressure point: Will, Kirby, and Danny are the hottest new sensation in Mormon pop music. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of Sons of Provo rests less on novelty

It's All Gone Pete Tong begins with an appealing promise: Michael Dowse will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paul Kaye and Beatriz Batarda gives It's All Gone Pete Tong an immediate pulse. The story of It's All Gone Pete Tong begins from a specific pressure point: A famous DJ in the Ibiza club scene finds the alcohol and drug fueled party that is his life threatened by the progressive loss of hi

Lila dit ça begins with an appealing promise: Ziad Doueiri will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vahina Giocante and Moa Khouas gives Lila dit ça an immediate pulse. The story of Lila dit ça begins from a specific pressure point: Two inner city teenagers engage in an obsessive, innocent flirtation fueled by Lila's sexually explicit overtures. By the end of its 1h 29m running time, the value

Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train begins with an appealing promise: Deb Ellis will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Matt Damon and Daniel Berrigan gives Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train an immediate pulse. The story of Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train begins from a specific pressure point: The life and times of Howard Zinn: the historia

Dig! begins with an appealing promise: Ondi Timoner will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor Taylor gives Dig! an immediate pulse. The story of Dig! begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols, and the friendship/rivalry between their respective founders, Anto

Five Times Two begins with an appealing promise: François Ozon will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Stéphane Freiss gives Five Times Two an immediate pulse. The story of Five Times Two begins from a specific pressure point: Five stages in the romance between a woman and a man. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Five Times Two rests less on novelty tha

Appleseed begins with an appealing promise: Shinji Aramaki will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ai Kobayashi and Jûrôta Kosugi gives Appleseed an immediate pulse. The story of Appleseed begins from a specific pressure point: In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade.

Tony Takitani begins with an appealing promise: Jun Ichikawa will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Issei Ogata and Rie Miyazawa gives Tony Takitani an immediate pulse. The story of Tony Takitani begins from a specific pressure point: When technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic. By the end of its 1h 1

Be Here to Love Me begins with an appealing promise: Margaret Brown will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Joe Ely and Guy Clark gives Be Here to Love Me an immediate pulse. The story of Be Here to Love Me begins from a specific pressure point: Be Here to Love Me Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt. By the end of its 1h 39m running time, the value