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Love in the Buff begins with an appealing promise: Ho Cheung Pang will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Miriam Chin Wah Yeung and Shawn Yue gives Love in the Buff an immediate pulse. The story of Love in the Buff begins from a specific pressure point: Former lovers Jimmy and Cherie discover that getting over each other isn't as easy as they thought in this sequel to the romantic comedy Love in a

Great Expectations begins with an appealing promise: Mike Newell will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Toby Irvine and Ralph Fiennes gives Great Expectations an immediate pulse. The story of Great Expectations begins from a specific pressure point: A series of events change the orphaned Pip's life forever as he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. By the end of

Ernest & Celestine begins with an appealing promise: Stéphane Aubier will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lambert Wilson and Pauline Brunner gives Ernest & Celestine an immediate pulse. The story of Ernest & Celestine begins from a specific pressure point: The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine. By the end of its 1h 20m running t

Blancanieves begins with an appealing promise: Pablo Berger will treat its fantasy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Maribel Verdú and Emilio Gavira gives Blancanieves an immediate pulse. The story of Blancanieves begins from a specific pressure point: A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter. By the end of its 1h 44m running time, the value of Blancani

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap begins with an appealing promise: Ice T will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ice T and Dr. Dre gives Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap an immediate pulse. The story of Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary on rap music and its rise to global prominence. By the end of its 1h 46m running time, th

Room 237 begins with an appealing promise: Rodney Ascher will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Bill Blakemore and Geoffrey Cocks gives Room 237 an immediate pulse. The story of Room 237 begins from a specific pressure point: An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980). By the end of its 1h 42m running time, the value of Room 237 rests less o

Stolen begins with an appealing promise: Simon West will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nicolas Cage and Malin Akerman gives Stolen an immediate pulse. The story of Stolen begins from a specific pressure point: A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi. By the end of its 1h 36m running time, the value of Stolen rests l

Love begins with an appealing promise: Doze Niu will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shu Qi and Mark Chao gives Love an immediate pulse. The story of Love begins from a specific pressure point: Eight people try to end their loneliness by searching for that one person to love, who can make their life complete. By the end of its 2h 8m running time, the value of Love rests less on novelty than on

West of Memphis begins with an appealing promise: Amy Berg will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jason Baldwin and Damien Wayne Echols gives West of Memphis an immediate pulse. The story of West of Memphis begins from a specific pressure point: An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three. By the end of its 2h 27m running time, the value of West of Memphi

Back to 1942 begins with an appealing promise: Xiaogang Feng will treat its historical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Guoli Zhang and Hanyu Zhang gives Back to 1942 an immediate pulse. The story of Back to 1942 begins from a specific pressure point: A deadly drought in 1942 takes its toll on central China's Henan province during the war against Japan. By the end of its 2h 25m running time, the value of Ba

Compliance begins with an appealing promise: Craig Zobel will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ann Dowd and Dreama Walker gives Compliance an immediate pulse. The story of Compliance begins from a specific pressure point: A normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on

The Central Park Five begins with an appealing promise: Ken Burns will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Antron McCray and Kevin Richardson gives The Central Park Five an immediate pulse. The story of The Central Park Five begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Pa