2024-09-19 The Babadook (2014) imdb.com
Director: Jennifer KentSynopsis: A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Cast: Essie Davis as Amelia Vanek, Noah Wiseman as Samuel Vanek, Ben Winspear as Oskar Vanek, Barbara West as Gracie Roach, Terence Crawford as Doctor, Adam Morgan as Sergeant
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| Oskar Vanek | Amelia | Samuel, Amelia Vanek | ||
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2015-12-13 Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey (2014) imdb.com
Cast: Ariane Labed as Alice, Melvil Poupaud as Gael, Anders Danielsen Lie as FelixLinks
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2015-05-24 What We Do In the Shadows (2014) imdb.com
Director: Jemaine Clement, Taika WaititiSynopsis: Flight of the Conchords collaborators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi reteam for this comical mock-documentary centering on four contemporary vampire roommates waging an immortal struggle to be cool. When they're not looking for their next meal or scheming to get into the hottest dance clubs, the bloodsucking foursome get their kicks by stirring up trouble with the local lycanthropes, or bickering to determine who's fallen behind on their housework. Rhys Darby, Jonathan Brugh, Stu Rutherford and Jackie van Beek co-star. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Taika Waititi as Viago, Jemaine Clement as Vladislav, Jonathan Brough as Deacon, Ben Fransham as Petyr, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer as Nick
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| Viago | Viago, Petyr | Deacon | Viago, Deacon, Vladislav | Nick |
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| Stu, Viago | Vampires party with victims | Viago in action | |
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2015-04-17 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) imdb.com
Director: Ana Lily AmirpourSynopsis: A solitary female vampire stalks the streets of an Iranian ghost town. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Sheila Vand as The Girl, Arash Marandi as Arash
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Joe Morgenstern
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| The Girl | Prostitute | Bad City | At the party | Arash, the Girl |
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| Arash, the Girl | Bad City | Arash stares at his Father's body | The Girl with Arash's cat | Leaving the Bad City |
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2015-01-31 American Sniper (2014) imdb.com
Director: Clint EastwoodSynopsis: U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.
Cast: Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, Sienna Miller as Taya Renae Kyle
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2014-12-07 Miss Julie (2014) imdb.com
Director: Liv UllmannSynopsis: Miss Julie depicts a fierce battle between a man and a woman, a struggle for power and dominance enacted through a cruel and compulsive game of seduction and repulsion. A country estate in Ireland in 1880s. Over the course of one midsummer night, in an atmosphere of wild revelry and loosened social constraints, Miss Julie and John, her father's valet, dance and drink, charm and manipulate each other. She, all hauteur longing for abasement he, polished but coarse - both united in mutual loathing and attraction. By turns seductive and bullying, savage and tender, their intimacy leads to desperate plans and vision of a life together... Unsure if the morning brings hope or hopelessness, Julie and John find their escape in a final act as sublime and horrific as anything in Greek tragedy.
Cast: Jessica Chastain as Miss Julie, Colin Farrell as John, Samantha Morton as Kathleen, a cook
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Michael O'Sullivan
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Stephen Holden
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2014-11-29 Foxcatcher (2014) imdb.com
Director: Bennett MillerSynopsis: Steve Carell steps into dramatic territory with this docudrama about John du Pont, the schizophrenic millionaire who infamously shot and killed his friend and Olympic gold-medal wrestler Dave Schultz before locking himself in his mansion as police officers negotiated his surrender for two days. Moneyball's Bennett Miller directed from a script by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman. - By Jeremy Wheeler
Cast: Steve Carell as John du Pont, Channing Tatum as Mark Schultz, Mark Ruffalo as David Schultz, Vanessa Redgrave as Jean du Pont
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Christopher Orr
Kenneth Turan
Liam Lacey
Colin Covert
James Berardinelli
Dana Stevens
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2014-10-31 Nightcrawler (2014) imdb.com
Director: Dan GilroySynopsis: An ambitious young crime journalist probes the dark underbelly of L.A. in this cynical urban drama that marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Dan Gilroy (Real Steal, The Bourne Legacy). Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhall) is a petty thief in search of a payday when he stumbles onto the scene of a grisly car accident, and witnesses seasoned "Nightcrawler" Joe Loder (Bill Paxton) gathering video footage for a local news broadcast. Convinced that this is a career he could excel at, Lou promptly purchases a police scanner and a cheap video camera, and hits the streets. In short order Lou has hired an assistant (Riz Ahmed) to help him navigate the city streets, and started selling footage to local TV producer Nina (Rene Russo), one of Joe's regular buyers. As fast learner with an eye for detail, Lou isn't above manipulating a crime scene in order to get a picture that tells a story. When Lou beats the police to the scenes of a deadly home invasion in an affluent neighborhood, however, his shocking footage catches the attention of two homicide detectives who suspect he's hiding evidence that could be crucial to their investigation. Meanwhile, that footage may be just what Lou needs to enter the big time. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, Rene Russo as Nina, Bill Paxton as Joe Loder, Riz Ahmed as Rick
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Christopher Orr
David Edelstein
Andrew O'Hehir
James Berardinelli
Kenneth Turan
Joe Morgenstern
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| Lou, Rick | Lou at TV station | Nina | Dinner with Nina | Lou, Nina |
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2014-09-30 O Lobo atras da Porta (2014) imdb.com
Director: Fernando CoimbraCast: Milhem Cortaz as Bernardo, Leandra Leal as Rosa, Fabiola Nascimento as Sylvia
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| Bernardo, Rosa | Rosa | Sylvia | Rosa with Bernardo's daughter | ||
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2014-09-13 The One I Love (2014) imdb.com
Director: Charlie McDowellSynopsis: A couple on the verge of splitting up permanently find a dilemma waiting for them on a retreat they had hoped would help them rebuild their relationship. - By Tracie Cooper
Cast: Mark Duplass as Ethan, Elisabeth Moss as Sophie, Ted Danson as Therapist
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Betsy Sharkey
Manohla Dargis
| Sophie, Ethan | Sophie enters the guest house | In the guest house | Sophie |
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2014-09-06 Fading Gigolo (2014) imdb.com
Director: John TurturroSynopsis: Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money. (C) Milennium
Cast: Woody Allen as Murray, John Turturro as Fioravante, Sofia Vergara as Selima, Sharon Stone as Dr. Parker, Vanessa Paradis as Avigal, Liev Schreiber as Dovi
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Betsy Sharkey
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Adam Nayman
Michael O'Sullivan
Mick LaSalle
Manohla Dargis
Claudia Puig
| Murray's bookstore closed | Dr.Parker calls Murray | Fioravante, Murray | Fioravante, Dr.Parker | Murray counts money | |
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| Fioravante with client | Dr.Parker, Selima | Fioravante, Selima | Avigal, Murray on Robin Hood | Avigal, Fioravante | |
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| Avigal, Dovi | Avigal, Fioravante | In the park with Murray's and Avigal's kids | Fioravante, Avigal | Murray picked up by Jewish activists | |
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| Dr.Parker, Selima, Fioravante | Rabbies at Murray's hearing | Avigal, Dovi in his car | Dovi, Avigal says good bye to Fioravante | Murray, Fioravante | Murray, Fioravante, possible client |
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2014-08-24 Calvary (2014) imdb.com
Director: John Michael McDonaghSynopsis: His life threatened by an anonymous member of his parish during confession, virtuous Father James (Brendan Gleeson) remains steadfast in his commitment to his congregation while attempting to comfort his delicate-minded daughter (Kelly Reilly). Meanwhile, as the day of his scheduled execution draws near, Father James quietly struggles to summon the courage to face his ultimate fate. Chris O'Dowd, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, M. Emmet Walsh, and Domhnall Gleeson co-star. - By Jason Buchanan
Cast: Brendan Gleeson as Father James, Chris O'Dowd as Jack Brennan, M. Emmet Walsh as Gerald Ryan, Kelly Reilly as Fiona Lavelle, Aidan Gillen as Dr. Frank Harte, David McSavage as Bishop Montgomery
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Liam Lacey
Ann Hornaday
Dana Stevens
patheos.com
| Father James with his daughter Fiona | Fiona | With butcher Jack Brennan | Michael Fitzgerald, local millionaire | |
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2014-08-03 A Most Wanted Man (2014) imdb.com
Director: Anton CorbijnSynopsis: When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill-gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true identity - oppressed victim or destruction-bent extremist? (c) Roadside Attractions
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman as Gunter Bachmann, Rachel McAdams as Annabel Richter, Grigoriy Dobrygin as Issa Karpov
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John Semley
Kenneth Turan
Joe Morgenstern
Mick LaSalle
| Bachmann with his German colleagues | Eversdropping | Bachmann, US advisor | Annabel, Issa | |
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| Annabel, Issa | Bachmann investigates Annabel | Bachmann, informant | Final scene. Annabel held, Issa and Abdullah caught | |
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2014-07-31 Magic in the Moonlight (2014) imdb.com
Director: Woody AllenSynopsis: Chinese conjuror Wei Ling Soo is the most celebrated magician of his age, but few know that he is the stage persona of Stanley Crawford (Colin Firth), a grouchy and arrogant Englishman with a sky-high opinion of himself and an aversion to phony spiritualists' claims. Persuaded by his friend, Howard Burkan (Simon McBurney), Stanley goes on a mission to the Cote d'Azur mansion of the Catledge family: mother Grace (Jacki Weaver), son Brice (Hamish Linklater), and daughter Caroline (Erica Leerhsen). He presents himself as a businessman named Stanley Taplinger in order to debunk the alluring young clairvoyant Sophie Baker (Emma Stone) who is staying there with her mother (Marcia Gay Harden). Sophie arrived at the Catledge villa at the invitation of Grace, who is convinced that Sophie can help her contact her late husband, and once there, attracted the attention of Brice, who has fallen for her head over heels. What follows is a series of events that are magical in every sense of the word and send the characters reeling. In the end, the biggest trick MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT plays is the one that fools us all. (C) Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: Colin Firth as Stanley, Jacki Weaver as Grace, Marcia Gay Harden as Mrs. Baker, Eileen Atkins as Aunt Vanessa, Hamish Linklater as Brice, Simon McBurney as Howard Burkan
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Joe Morgenstern
Mick LaSalle
Betsy Sharkey
Andrew O'Hehir
Youtube. I am not wrong
| Grace, her Mom Mr.Baker | Grace, Stanley | Grace's spirit session | Grace's Mom with the sponsor | Grace, her millionaire boyfriend Brice | |
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