August 2014
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
If There Be Thorns (Michael Robinson, 2009, sh) - 8/10 (R)
May Tomorrow Shine The Brightest Of All Your Many Days As It Will Be Your Last (Ben Rivers/Paul Harnden, 2009, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
If There Be Thorns (Michael Robinson, 2009, sh) - 8/10 (R)
May Tomorrow Shine The Brightest Of All Your Many Days As It Will Be Your Last (Ben Rivers/Paul Harnden, 2009, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorRobb MossFrom peyote to prozac, a sensitive portrait of five former hippies now approaching middle age.OL, 8/1/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsElisabeth RöhmTeryl RotheryMyron NatwickStory about Amber Hagerman who was 9 years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children, we know that to be called an Amber Alert today.TV, 8/1/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsEbru CeylanNuri Bilge CeylanNazan KesalDowdy university instructor Isa is an inattentive husband to his younger, TV-business wife Bahar. Self-absorbed, Isa only communicates in the most rudimentary way, while she, similarly, detaches into crying jags and juvenile behavior.TV, 8/1/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJesse HibbsStarsAnne BaxterJeff ChandlerRory CalhounIn 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold claims.TV, 8/2/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlejandro AzzanoStarsJosé Luis AlfonzoNancy AllenRodrigo BarrenaDiana and her mother Brenda travel from their home in New York City to Argentina. Once there they will seek out Diana's dad who's an archaeologist looking for a legendary cache of gold.TV, 8/2/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsDennis QuaidLouis Gossett Jr.Brion JamesDuring a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.TV, 8/2/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsGeorge HarrisonHarry HarrisonPeter HarrisonFilmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs.TV, 8/2/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorStephen BelberStarsJennifer AnistonSteve ZahnWoody HarrelsonA traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.TV, 8/3/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGérard KrawczykStarsSamy NaceriFrédéric DiefenthalEmma WiklundPolice inspector Emilien and his taxi-driver pal Daniel are back, this time on the tail of a group of Japanese yakuza.TV, 8/3/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierRobert HosseinJean RochefortIn the first of the Angélique series, the beautiful feisty teenage heroine becomes entangled in a political assassination plot and is betrothed to a stranger who is twelve years her senior and a reputed sorcerer.TV, 8/3/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaul HaggisStarsDon CheadleSandra BullockThandiwe NewtonLos Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.TV, 8/3/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorLynn ReynoldsStarsTom MixJ. Farrell MacDonaldEva NovakA government agent infiltrates a gang of Chinese immigrant smugglers and pursues their ringleader throughout the heart of the Southwestern desert.OL, 8/4/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneAntonio TarverMilo VentimigliaThirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.TV, 8/4/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDejan SorakStarsVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicMiodrag KrivokapicMustafa NadarevicLika, Austro-Hungarian Empire, the year is 1918, the last year of WWI. In a wasteland rocky area, among ravines there is a small gendarmery police station with several gendarmes headed by sergeant Cokula. The area is controlled by a group of outlaws led by Todor nicknamed "The Terrible". Sergeant Cokula and Todor did not bother each other, until bandits robbed the emperor's inspector.Orig. title: Mala pljačka vlaka.
OL, 8/5/14. 7.5/10 (R). - DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsMacdonald CareyShirley Anne FieldViveca LindforsAn American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.OL, 8/5/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsEmily WatsonRobert CarlyleJoe BreenAn Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.TV, 8/5/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorPaul HaggisStarsTommy Lee JonesCharlize TheronJonathan TuckerA retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.TV, 8/5/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMark RappaportStarsRandy DansonMarilyn JonesKevin WadeSpins the tale of a woman, her sister, and the man who completes the triangle. Told through such fertile sources as grand opera, classical painting, and Victorian melodrama.OL, 8/6/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsSean PennJay AdamsTony AlvaDocumentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.OL, 8/6/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJames E. DuffStarsAndrew PastidesMahira KakkarBrian SloanAn Indian student in Prague and a lonely New Yorker correspond online through video letters. A voyeuristic love story about aching for human connection in a hyper-connected world.TV, 8/6/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKjell SundvallStarsRolf LassgårdLennart JähkelJarmo MäkinenA Stockholm cop moves back home to his brother near Norway and Finland. He investigates out of control reindeer poaching. He confiscates rifles with no permits. Everybody, even his brother and local cops, are against him. Things escalate.TV, 8/6/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsEmily PerkinsKatharine IsabelleKris LemcheTwo death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.OL, 8/7/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBen RiversCharting the beginnings of the time, through the descent of man, on to an uncertain future - all shot throughout the seasons in the garden of S, who lives in the wilderness and builds contraptions.OL, 8/7/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoseph KaneStarsRoy RogersSmiley BurnetteCarol HughesRoy is elected to Congress to bring the misery of the "dustbowl" of the 1930s to the attention of Washington politicians.OL, 8/7/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames RyanStarsJosh CookeHarland WilliamsGreg PittsRon wants to marry Melinda. He must first survive a bachelor party used by Melinda's brother-in-law to kill the wedding.TV, 8/7/14. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorYonggang WuStarsLingyu RuanTian JianZhizhi ZhangStreet walker by night, devoted mother by day, a woman fights to get her young son an education amid criminal and social injustice in China.OL, 8/8/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorEric StylesStarsScott AdkinsDolph LundgrenYi HuangA team travels to China to capture a primeval creature that is not supposed to exist.TV, 8/8/14. 1/10 (P).
- DirectorKjell SundvallStarsRolf LassgårdPeter StormareAnnika NordinA Stockholm cop returns again to his hometown in the northern wilderness to investigate a murder.TV, 8/8/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJerry HopperStarsDana AndrewsPiper LaurieRex ReasonA suspected cavalry deserter proves to be resourceful in helping the surviving members of a fort flee Indians along a dangerous river.TV, 8/9/14. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsDave SheridanCameron RichardsonRandy QuaidAfter his work partner is murdered, a gung-ho insurance claims investigator teams with a new female investigator to uncover a massive, homicidal fraud the company seems to be perpetrating on its biggest clients.TV, 8/9/14. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRichard LaxtonStarsDominic WestHelena Bonham CarterGreg HicksLegendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."TV, 8/9/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSam MendesStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletChristopher FitzgeraldA young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.TV, 8/9/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSteve BoyumStarsSteve HoweyMike VogelSophia BushFaced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.TV, 8/10/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilo DjukanovicStarsMiodrag Petrovic-CkaljaPavle VuisicRadmila SavicevicThe adventures of a truck driver and his fellow associate, who both leave their company refusing to meet the newly introduced criteria of having elementary school degree. Being in their 40s and totally talentless for education, they decide to leave the company and go private. However, the world outside their company has been completely changed over the years, and after the series of bad lucks, they will summarize their position and go back to school.TV, 8/10/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierClaude GiraudJean RochefortIn the second of the Angélique series, the heroine joins a group of bandits, rescues her children, becomes a successful businesswoman, and once again becomes entangled in politics and matters of the heart.TV, 8/10/14. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJonathan HensleighStarsRay StevensonChristopher WalkenVincent D'OnofrioThe true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's.TV, 8/10/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorLian LunsonStarsLeonard CohenBonoRufus WainwrightA documentary on the legendary singer-songwriter, with performances by those musicians he has influenced.OL, 8/11/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsVin DieselMichelle YeohMélanie ThierryVeteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.TV, 8/11/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsColin FarrellNoomi RapaceDominic CooperIn New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is helped by a woman seeking retribution.TV, 8/11/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorChester M. FranklinStarsAnna May WongKenneth HarlanBeatrice BentleyWhile visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship.OL, 8/12/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesMicheál MacLiammóirHilton EdwardsEssay film shot for TV including Orson Welles reflections on Othello close to the Moviola, a chat with Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir and fragments of a conversation with the audience in Boston after a screening of the film.OL, 8/12/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJeanne LabruneStarsIsabelle HuppertBouli LannersSabila MoussadekDrawing some intriguing parallels between the work of the prostitute and that of the psychiatrist-both have clients, both charge for sessions, both take on roles that serve the needs, psychological or otherwise, of those they serve, like Alice, a disaffected call girl and Xavier, a shrink with a crumbling domestic situation. With sex more talked about than shown, the film is filled with pointed dialogue and double entendres.TV, 8/12/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsMandy MooreJohn KrasinskiRobin WilliamsA reverend puts an engaged couple through a grueling marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church.TV, 8/12/14. 5/10 (FF).
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In memoriam Robin Williams. - DirectorSally PotterStarsJulie ChristieColette LaffontHilary WestlakeAn avant-garde exploration of a woman's life.OL, 8/13/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGregory RatoffOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesNancy GuildAkim TamiroffHypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.OL, 8/13/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrank OzStarsSteve MartinGoldie HawnDana DelanyCon artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.TV, 8/13/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBobcat GoldthwaitStarsRobin WilliamsDaryl SabaraMorgan MurphyWhen his son's body is found in a humiliating accident, a lonely high school teacher inadvertently attracts an overwhelming amount of community and media attention after covering up the truth with a phony suicide note.TV, 8/13/14. 7/10 (FF).
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In memoriam Robin Williams. - DirectorKrzysztof ZanussiStarsPiotr GarlickiZbigniew ZapasiewiczChristine PaulA group of students are spending the summer vacation at a university camp studying the science of linguistics. One of the camp directors, Jaroslaw, is a young professor who prefers the straightforward, intimate approach to students. He is opposed in his liberal views by Jakub, who likes to manipulate people. There is a confrontation from the beginning when Jaroslaw allows to attend the seminar a student who presents the views not according to the official line. In the end, a jury prize is given to mediocre paper, while the suspected school of thought still draws a recommendation. Finally the deputy rector arrives for the closing ceremonies, and since he disfavors the line of thought awarded by the recommendation the tensions rise. They climax when student in question bites the rector in the ear while receiving recommendation. The confrontation results in a scandal and the police is called in.OL, 8/14/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMarek PiwowskiStarsStanislaw TymJolanta LotheWanda Stanislawska-LotheA stowaway on a cruise ship is mistaken for an entertainment director.OL, 8/14/14. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn LydeStarsMatthew ReeseJennifer KlekasK. Danor GeraldAction film about a N.Korean general's vendetta against a U.S. team of special ops soldiers who are on a mission to free Japanese political prisoners.TV, 8/14/14. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsMichael SheenDemetri GoritsasAdam GodleyA dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.TV, 8/14/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsMeryl StreepKevin BaconDavid StrathairnRafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.TV, 8/15/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsAudie MurphyWanda HendrixBurl IvesA tomboy frontier lawyer finds an outlaw and his son hiding out from a false murder charge.TV, 8/16/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBill PullmanStarsBill PullmanDiane LaneJohn SavageA cowboy finds himself betrayed by his best friend and must choose between bringing him to justice and alienating the pretty schoolteacher he is in love with.TV, 8/16/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsRobert De NiroUma ThurmanBill MurrayWhen shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he's the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week "thank you" gift - a beautiful bartender named Glory.TV, 8/16/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPeter BergStarsJamie FoxxChris CooperJennifer GarnerA team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.TV, 8/16/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndrzej BartkowiakStarsJet LiDMXMark DacascosA jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.TV, 8/16/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorKevin SullivanStarsBarbara HersheyRachel BlanchardShirley MacLaineAnne, now a middle-aged woman, is troubled by recent events in her life. Her husband, Gilbert, has been killed overseas as a medical doctor during World War II. Her two daughters are pre-occupied with their own young families and her adopted son Dominic has yet to return from the war. When a long-hidden secret is discovered under the floorboards at Green Gables, Anne retreats into her memories to relive her troubled early years prior to arriving as an orphan at Green Gables and being adopted by the Cuthberts. Still haunted by her early childhood, the impact of this difficult period has a far-reaching effect on this older woman, once she discovers the truth about her real parents. She begins a delicate search for her birth father. It is a journey through a past fraught with danger, uncertainty, heartache and joy. In the parade of humanity Anne encounters she also faces the root of her desire to find true "kindred spirits", an inspired imagination and the impetus to use her talents as a writer to inspire others.TV, 8/17/14. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown in 2 parts (in-a-row) in Croatia (on HRT2). - DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierRobert HosseinJean RochefortIn the third of the Angélique series, the heroine is sent on a mission by King Louis XIV, and later finds herself the subject of rumors.TV, 8/17/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAntti J. JokinenStarsHilary SwankJeffrey Dean MorganLee PaceWhen a young doctor suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft, she learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her.TV, 8/17/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorZbigniew RybczynskiPlamuz animates a cool jazz ensemble's jam session, splitting the screen into pulsing shards of color that dance to different instruments from one moment to the next.OL, 8/18/14. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorJeff GrantStarsDonald PleasenceTerry Sue-PattWarning children not to play near 'dark and lonely' water, a horror film style look and voice-over is used in this film to highlight the dangers.OL, 8/18/14. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn HyamsStarsDolph LundgrenJean-Claude Van DammeAndrei ArlovskiTerrorists kidnap the Russian Prime Minister's 2 kids, take Chernobyl nuclear power plant and threaten to blow up a reactor. 4 Universal Soldiers go in but are no match to a Next Gen. UniSol Luc (Jean-Claude Van Damme) goes in but faces 2 NGUs.TV, 8/18/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLouis LeterrierStarsEdward NortonLiv TylerTim RothBruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.TV, 8/18/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBill MelendezPhil RomanStarsTodd BarbeeRobin KohnStephen SheaPeppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.OL, 8/19/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorWojciech HasStarsBarbara KrafftównaZbigniew CybulskiArtur MlodnickiAn actress traveling to Paris reflects on her life during the Nazi occupation of Poland.OL, 8/19/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorErik WhiteStarsShad MossBrandon T. JacksonNaturi NaughtonKevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.TV, 8/19/14. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDerek JarmanStarsGerald IncandelaLuciana MartínezKevin WhitneyAn abstract film shot in super 8 features figures moving in the foreground and background of an empty space holding mirrors which occasionally flash in the lens of the camera. The images portrayed in the film are reminiscent of Jarman's "Abstract Landscape" paintings of the same period.OL, 8/20/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPeter CampusStarsPeter CampusA philosophical seminal video experiment.OL, 8/20/14. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorKihachirô KawamotoA woman taking a trip encounters a nightmarish landscape juxtaposed against scenes of classical beauty.OL, 8/20/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBoris StepantsevStarsHans ConriedShirley MacLaineA young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.OL, 8/20/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorTewfik SalehStarsMohamed Kheir-HalouaniAbdul Rahman Al RashiBassan Lofti Abou-GhazalaSet in Iraq (but shot in Syria), this is the story of three men who try to leave their impoverished and hopeless lives to get get work in Kuwait. They hire a water-truck driver to transport them illegally across the border in the tank of his truck...OL, 8/20/14. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorLubomir BenesBig event! The garden gnome arrives. But how can you fix a broken garden gnome?TV, 8/20/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsChristian SlaterCuba Gooding Jr.Sarah Ann SchultzA self help author is hunted by thugs who believe the writer holds millions of dollars in diamonds stolen by his dead fiancée.TV, 8/20/14. 2/10 (P).
- DirectorJohn StockwellPaulette Victor LiftonStarsCam GigandetJenny GabrielleAnson MountA group of Navy SEALs comes to learn the identity of their target: Osama bin Laden.TV, 8/20/14. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Code Name: Geronimo' in my country (on Kanal A). - DirectorFrank LaunderStarsAlastair SimJoyce GrenfellGeorge ColeThe schoolgirls of St. Trinian's are more interested in racing forms than books; as they try to get rich quick, they are abetted by the headmistress' brother.OL, 8/21/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn MooreStarsGene HackmanOwen WilsonGabriel MachtA disillusioned pilot shot down over war-torn Bosnia goes on the run from the local military and an assassin, as his commanding officer risks all to save him.TV, 8/21/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavid OndaatjeStarsAlfred MolinaHope DavisShane WestA couple rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders.TV, 8/21/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWitold LeszczynskiStarsFranciszek PieczkaAnna MilewskaWirgiliusz GrynMateusz is a weird man living a peaceful life in a remote country house by the lake. When a stranger is attracted to his beloved sister, his life starts falling apart.Orig. title: Żywot Mateusza.
OL, 8/22/14. 8/10 (R). - DirectorMike JudgeStarsJason BatemanKristen WiigBen AffleckJoel, the owner of an extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.TV, 8/22/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJason MatznerStarsAgnes BrucknerKelli GarnerJustin LongA young woman who lives in a desert trailer park must choose between caring for her hapless father and sick friend or fulfilling her own destiny.TV, 8/22/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsRory CalhounPiper LaurieDavid BrianGunfighter Brett Wade, diagnosed with tuberculosis, tries to get out of his former life while helping a young woman.TV, 8/23/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJ.B. RogersStarsChris KleinHeather GrahamOrlando JonesJo and Gilly date. They find out they're brother and sister. Jo moves away. Gilly finds out that he's not Jo's brother and that Jo's getting married. Can he stop the wedding in time?TV, 8/23/14. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorLisa OhlinStarsBill SkarsgårdHelen SjöholmJan Josef LiefersTwo boys come of age in Sweden during World War II.TV, 8/23/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsNick NolteSusan SarandonPeter UstinovLorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.TV, 8/23/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsKevin CostnerRene RussoDon JohnsonA washed-up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the U.S. Open in order to win the heart of his successful rival's girlfriend.TV, 8/24/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsJenna DewanAshley BensonAimée Spring FortierThe new cheerleading coach at a high school is asked to resign by administrators after she tries to rein in five cheerleaders engaging in scandalous behaviour.TV, 8/24/14. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierRobert HosseinRoger PigautIn the fourth of the Angélique series, the heroine sets sail in hopes of discovering the truth about a man she once loved and lost.TV, 8/24/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorgiy DaneliyaStarsStanislav LyubshinEvgeniy LeonovYuriy YakovlevTwo Russians push the wrong button on a strange device and end up on the telepathic planet Pluke with its strange societal norms.OL, 8/25/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorErnie BarbarashStarsJean-Claude Van DammeJoe FlaniganAnna-Louise PlowmanAn ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.TV, 8/25/14. 5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Six Bullets' in my country (on Kanal A). - DirectorIvan DixonStarsLawrence CookJanet LeaguePaula KellyA black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.OL, 8/26/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsJonah HillAri GraynorSam RockwellA college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.TV, 8/26/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn KetchamStarsEstella WarrenJohn HannahJohn KapelosA chilling tale based on a real event in which a doctor stepped out of line and sexually assaulted a patient when drugged.TV, 8/26/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDerek JarmanStarsDerek JarmanTilda SwintonJohn QuentinIn his final - and most daring - cinematic statement, Jarman the romantic meets Jarman the iconoclast in a lush soundscape pulsing against a purely blue screen, laying bare his physical and spiritual state.OL, 8/27/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsPaulette GoddardBurgess MeredithHurd HatfieldA chambermaid plots to climb the social ladder by marrying a wealthy man.OL, 8/27/14. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBill MaherStarsCharlize TheronNick StahlAnnaSophia RobbThe drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.TV, 8/27/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGéza von RadványiStarsLilli PalmerRomy SchneiderTherese GiehseIn a strict Prussian boarding school for girls, sensitive student Manuela von Meinhardis develops a forbidden love to one of her teachers, the compassionate Elisabeth von Bernburg.OL, 8/28/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorWojciech MarczewskiStarsTomasz HudziecTeresa MarczewskaMarek KondratA boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his own thoughts.OL, 8/28/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsJake GyllenhaalAnne HathawayJudy GreerIn 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.TV, 8/28/14. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorVladimir BlazevskiStarsJordan SimonovKamka TocinovskiToni MihajlovskiA group of crotchety codgers attempt to revive the punk-rock band they all played in 17 years earlier in "Punk Is Not Dead," from Macedonian scribe-helmerTV, 8/28/14. 8/10 (R).