December 2017
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
#37 - TV, 12/10/17. Ivan Meštrović - Izložba (Radovan Ivančević, doc, sh) - 6/10 (FF)
Also, films listed at IMDb but the new (improved, LOL) search function can't find them for this list (as of yet):
#27 - OL, 12/7/17. Cathy Come Home (Ken Loach, 1966, TV) - 8.5/10 (R)
#31 - OL, 12/8/17. Dip N' Dance (Hugo Cierzniak, 2013, sh) - 8/10 (R)
#37 - TV, 12/10/17. Girls! Girls! Girls! (Norman Taurog, 1962) - 5/10 (FF)
#61 - OL, 12/15/17. Paper World (László Ruska/Dávid Ringeisen, 2014, sh) - 9/10 (R)
#96 - TV, 12/23/17. Ivan Lacković-Croata (Antun Vrdoljak, 1972, doc, sh) - 6/10 (FF)
#128 - TV, 12/30/17. Super Sex (Matthew Modine, 2016, sh) - 7/10 (FF).
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):
#37 - TV, 12/10/17. Ivan Meštrović - Izložba (Radovan Ivančević, doc, sh) - 6/10 (FF)
Also, films listed at IMDb but the new (improved, LOL) search function can't find them for this list (as of yet):
#27 - OL, 12/7/17. Cathy Come Home (Ken Loach, 1966, TV) - 8.5/10 (R)
#31 - OL, 12/8/17. Dip N' Dance (Hugo Cierzniak, 2013, sh) - 8/10 (R)
#37 - TV, 12/10/17. Girls! Girls! Girls! (Norman Taurog, 1962) - 5/10 (FF)
#61 - OL, 12/15/17. Paper World (László Ruska/Dávid Ringeisen, 2014, sh) - 9/10 (R)
#96 - TV, 12/23/17. Ivan Lacković-Croata (Antun Vrdoljak, 1972, doc, sh) - 6/10 (FF)
#128 - TV, 12/30/17. Super Sex (Matthew Modine, 2016, sh) - 7/10 (FF).
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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- DirectorJohn M. StahlStarsGene TierneyCornel WildeJeanne CrainA writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both as well as everyone around them.OL, 12/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMoises AisembergStarsTessa IaHarold TorresValentina LedesmaAt odds between love and pleasure, a human pinata will realize which is her true nature.OL, 12/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSlobodan PraljakStarsAlma PricaMustafa NadarevicAnnemarie WendlAfter her husband who left for Germany to find better work suddenly dies, an attractive young widow, Katarina Kozul, leaves his native village in Herzegovina to work abroad herself. There, she starts an affair with an Italian laborer who abandons her after accidentally getting her pregnant. She gets an abortion, only to suffer another blow - her godfather Luka steals her hard-earned money. Now what?Orig. title: Povratak Katarine Kožul.
TV, 12/1/17. 6/10 (FF).
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In memoriam Slobodan Praljak (1945–2017). - DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsVillmar BjörkmanLola EwerlundMaria LundqvistIn several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down - or failing to do so - are explored.TV, 12/1/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorLucrecia MartelStarsMercedes MoránGraciela BorgesMartín AdjemiánThe life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.TV, 12/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.TV, 12/2/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsJames StewartPaulette GoddardHorace HeidtJimmy goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices.TV, 12/2/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsSaoirse RonanEmory CohenDomhnall GleesonAn Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.TV, 12/2/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn HamburgStarsZoey DeutchJames FrancoTangie AmbroseA holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming realizes that his daughter's Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.TV, 12/2/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNaji Abu NowarStarsJacir Eid Al-HwietatHussein Salameh Al-SweilhiyeenHassan Mutlag Al-MaraiyehIn the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.TV, 12/2/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavide BarlettiLorenzo ConteStarsPasquale PatrunoLetizia Pia CartolaroDonato PaternoIn the summer of 1975 the feud is re-ignited between the kids of the rich and the locals up again. But compassion and romance can change it all.TV, 12/3/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBrian CranoStarsJason RitterJake SandvigChandler CanterburyBen and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.TV, 12/3/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorWolfgang MurnbergerStarsWainde WaneDavid RottMiriam SteinThe moving story of a young boy trying to fulfill his dream in post-war Europe - in the face of all obstacles.TV, 12/3/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDorie BartonStarsKatee SackhoffJade PettyjohnJeremy SistoBird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.TV, 12/3/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsMichael J. FoxJames WoodsStephen LangAn action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.TV, 12/3/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom HoffmanIn the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.TV, 12/3/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAnastasiya MiroshnichenkoStarsValery LiashkevichValery Liashkevich is a homeless artist who for over twenty years has painted pictures in the streets of the town of Gomel in Belarus. The documentary was made with private money to support this extremely talented artist.TV, 12/4/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorSean AndersStarsAdam SandlerAndy SambergLeighton MeesterWhile in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent until Todd's 18th birthday. Now Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding after years apart, sending the groom-to-be's world crashing down.TV, 12/4/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNanni LoyStarsRaffaele BarbatoCharles BelmontRegina BianchiThe film shows the history of the Neapolitan popular revolt against the invading Germans during World War II. During the four days in Naples, the revolt turns over in just a few hours. Neapolitans slung on rifles and guns or armed themselves with stones, house-objects, gasoline-bottles, anything and everything, anonymous and silent. Gennarino Capuozzo, a 10-year-old killed on a barricade while he was fighting against the invaders, is remembered as a hero.TV, 12/4/17. 9/10 (R).
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Shown under the title 'The Four Days of Naples' in Croatia (on HRT 3). - DirectorKirsi LiimatainenStarsSabrina KruschwitzJulia KaufmannNadja EngelA teenage girl learns some valuable lessons about love and self-acceptance in this coming-of-age drama from filmmaker Kirsi Liimatainen. Sonja (Sabrina Kruschwitz) has just turned sixteen, and is going through a summer where nothing seems to feel right anymore. Sonja can't get along with her mother (Nadja Engel), their apartment feels uncomfortably small, a recent spurt of growth has left her physically awkward, and she's lost all interest in her boyfriend. The one person who seems to understand Sonja is her best friend Julia (Julia Kaufmann), but as Sonja spends more and more time with Julia, she begins to realize that her feelings for her have moved beyond friendship. Hoping to sort out her feelings, Sonja pays a visit to her estranged father, but an upsetting encounter with a neighborhood boy only confirms in her mind that her sexuality follows a different course. Sonja received its North American premiere at the 2006 Miami International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie GuideOL, 12/5/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsKinuyo TanakaTsukie MatsuuraIchirô SugaiFollows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.TV, 12/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJulie DelpyStarsBernadette LafontEmmanuelle RivaEric ElmosninoIn July 1979, during the Summer holidays, in a house somewhere in Brittany, a whole family (parents, uncles, aunts, cousins and other relatives) are gathered to celebrate Granny Amandine's sixty-seventh birthday. Albertine, who was ten years old at the time, vividly recounts this brief but life-changing experience.TV, 12/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFadil HadzicStarsJudita HahnRade MarkovicFranjo KumerAn exemplary female communist finds himself sentenced for years in prison because of a fraud. The inspector who was in charge of investigation becomes suspicious about her guilt, trying to find out real motives behind the case.OL, 12/6/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorg WübboltStarsDaryl JacksonLeonard BernsteinChristoph EschenbachThe documentary explores Leonard Bernstein's various facets, as a conductor, a composer, a pianist and most of all a teacher and how he influenced so many people. It includes interviews of his children, former conductor students, orchestra members, collaborators and other acquaintances.TV, 12/6/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorShane AckerStarsElijah WoodJennifer ConnellyCrispin GloverA rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation.TV, 12/6/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsMiao TienKang-sheng LeeYi-ching LuA young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river; his dysfunctional parents are unable to provide any relief for him or themselves.TV, 12/6/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPaul SchoolmanStarsDerek JacobiJohn KaniAlice KrigeThe early life of Roman ruler Julius Caesar as told in three working prisons in South Africa, the U.K., and Canada. A small group of professional actors is joined by hundreds of prisoners to tell the story of one of history's foremost personalities.TV, 12/7/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilcho ManchevskiStarsBorce NacevVesna StanojevskaSabina AjrulaThe son of a reputable physician struggles to live up to other people's expectations of him, until one day he is confronted by people who appear to die time and again.TV, 12/7/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRajko RanflStarsBoris JuhZvone HribarMaja SeverOld man Repovz recalls experiences of the WWII in an entertaining, comic way rather than tragic. A man breaks his arm to avoid being drafted; the other man shoots fire to scare enemy soldiers; love stories, as well as troubles with forced collectivization took place there. A partisan hero finds out that he lost her fiancee, but somewhat cheers up when his white horse comes back to him...Orig. title: Živela svoboda!.
OL, 12/8/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorRichard BrooksStarsHumphrey BogartEthel BarrymoreKim HunterWith his newspaper about to be sold, crusading editor Ed Hutcheson tries to complete an exposé on gangster Rienzi.OL, 12/8/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean PennJosh BrolinEmile HirschThe story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.TV, 12/8/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsAnas AbdirahmanSebastian BlyckertYannick DiakitéAn astute observation based on real cases of bullying. In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the 'little brother number' or 'brother trick', involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence.TV, 12/8/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsCharlton HestonAnne BaxterGilbert RolandWhen Confederate officer Colt Saunders returns to his Texas ranch after the war he finds his lands wanted by carpetbaggers and by corrupt provisional government commissioners Harrison and Cable.TV, 12/9/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.TV, 12/9/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrancis WhatelyStarsDavid BowieEarl SlickGail Ann DorseyA documentary about David Bowie's final two albums "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016) and Broadway musical "Lazarus".TV, 12/9/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsTommy Lee JonesHilary SwankGrace GummerThree women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.TV, 12/9/17. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKirsten DunstJason SchwartzmanRip TornThe retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.TV, 12/10/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPeter BrookStarsJames AubreyTom ChapinHugh EdwardsSchoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.TV, 12/10/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsTemuera MorrisonAkuhata KeefeNancy BrunningFrom the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.TV, 12/10/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAnca Miruna LazarescuStarsAlexandru MargineanuRazvan EnciuOvidiu SchumacherThe story is set in 1968, when a Romanian-German family from the city of Arad starts a journey to the German Democratic Republic.TV, 12/10/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'That Trip We Took with Dad' in my country (on Cinemax). - DirectorJoão Pedro RodriguesStarsPaul HamyJoão Pedro RodriguesXelo CagiaoFernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for black storks when he is swept away by the rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he plunges into an eerie and dark forest, trying to get back on his track.TV, 12/10/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMenahem GolanStarsElliott GouldMargaux HemingwaySid CaesarA Jewish man who owns a Brooklyn deli asks his domineering uncle for a loan so he can buy his dream restaurant in Manhattan, but the uncle demands that he give up his Gentile girlfriend even though she's one of the few sources of stability in his somewhat chaotic life.TV, 12/11/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuke GreenfieldStarsRob SchneiderColleen HaskellJohn C. McGinleyAfter receiving organ transplants from various animal donors, a man finds himself taking on the traits of those animals.TV, 12/11/17. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsOlivia de HavillandLew AyresThomas MitchellA man is found murdered, and witnesses are sure about the woman they saw leaving his apartment. However, it becomes apparent that the woman has a twin, and finding out which one is the killer seems impossible.OL, 12/12/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGavin WiesenStarsLio TiptonEmile HirschJ.K. SimmonsA workaholic father who attempts to visit his daughter during a layover in LA, only to discover that she's disappeared, is forced to team up with her awkward ex-boyfriend to find her over the course of one transformative night.TV, 12/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorTudor GiurgiuStarsAndi VasluianuMonica BarladeanuDorel VisanThe story of one man who tries to save his car factoryTV, 12/12/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorStefano MordiniStarsStefano AccorsiValentina CerviIvan FranekA mentally unstable woman loses her daughter's custody to her mother. Things get even more complicated when her husband has a car accident and befriends a Czech mechanic, bringing the man into their dysfunctional home.TV, 12/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorElia KazanStarsAndy GriffithPatricia NealAnthony FranciosaA female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.OL, 12/13/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn CarneyStarsFerdia Walsh-PeeloAidan GillenMaria Doyle KennedyA young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention.TV, 12/13/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorRosario EspinosaEnrique FaríasStarsMaria Olga MatteShenda RománPatricia VelascoCristina (49) has spent her life taking care of her mother Carmen. Single and without a trade or friends, she grows older, year after year in her hometown. A few days from her birth- day, Cristina reconnects with Sandra, a former schoolmate who will show her other ways to live, freely and without prejudice.TV, 12/13/17. 5/10 (FF)
- DirectorStole JankovicStarsGizela VukovicRade MarkovicVesna KrajinaGerman retaliation expedition burned down the village of Radopolje and killed all the men. When first men appear in the village after the war, Kata Plecas believes they will renew the village. But these men die as well and the question if Radopolje will be the "village of black scarves" again remains.OL, 12/14/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMaria Sole TognazziStarsMargherita BuySabrina FerilliFausto Maria SciarappaMarina and Federica have been together for five years now, they share the same apartment, bed, face cream, they laugh, they fight, but even so sometimes they are not sure if they're a couple or not.OL, 12/14/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPhilippa LowthorpeStarsTimothy SpallSamantha MortonGeorgie SmithA semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.TV, 12/14/17. 6/10 (FF)
- DirectorChristian TafdrupStarsSøren MallingBodil JørgensenElliott Crosset HoveWhen their son moves out, a couple buys the condo from their youth and furnish it as back then. They start living as then and one day, they're same age as their son. Other twists follow.TV, 12/14/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGilles DerooMarianne PistoneStarsMichael MormentynDavid MerabetAudrey ClémentThe film opens in October 2007 with Aurélien Bouvier, known as "Mouton" (Sheep), who is 17 years old. It was his destiny that the young Mouton would live his simple life as a seaside restaurant employee for three years and that he would be torn away from this life after a tragic night at the Sainte-Anne ball.TV, 12/14/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAttila GigorStarsZsolt AngerAndrás Márton BalóPéter BlaskóBadly needing money for the treatment of his ill mother, pathologist Tibor Malkáv accepts the proposition of a stranger to murder someone he doesn't know a thing about.TV, 12/14/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsEva Marie SaintDon MurrayAnthony FranciosaA Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.OL, 12/15/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKatie ChangIsrael BroussardEmma WatsonInspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.TV, 12/15/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren BacallA man visits his war buddy's family hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other.TV, 12/15/17. 8/10 (R).
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A rewatch after many decades. My rate remains the same. - DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsPreity G ZintaGick GrewalVansh BhardwajChand, a young Punjabi woman, travels to Canada to marry a man she has never met. They live in a crowded suburban house and Chand has to also put up with her husband's abusive behavior.TV, 12/15/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsJohn LundJeff ChandlerSusan CabotWhen Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian tribes, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. The only thing in his way are the Indians he used to call his friends.TV, 12/16/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorByambasuren DavaaStarsBatchuluun UrjindorjBuyandulam DaramdadiNansal BatchuluunThe little Nansal finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend against all rejections of her parents.TV, 12/16/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorThomas LiltiStarsFrançois CluzetMarianne DenicourtChristophe OdentAfter a doctor is diagnosed with cancer, a new doctor joins him to help him treat his rural patients.TV, 12/16/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorScott FrankStarsLiam NeesonDan StevensDavid HarbourPrivate investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.TV, 12/16/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn MacleanStarsKodi Smit-McPheeCaren PistoriusAorere PakiA young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide.TV, 12/16/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJanez StucinLesnicar TinaStarsMarko CrncecKaja DrakslerIgor LumpertJazz. Love at first sight, or better yet, sound. The kind of love you follow to the end of the world. You take an instrument and set off to find the holy grail. First, within the confines of the classroom, where years and years of rigorous practice pass by in the hope of one day being able to play freely. Then, from the safe nest of your school, from under your mentor's wing, straight to the darkness of the jazz clubs, if you're lucky, to festival stages or, if all else fails, to the street. Because you can't not play your music; even though you know a lot of great artists go hungry, even though people hardly hide their disregard when hearing about jazz, even though our society favors things that are simple and fast. Then, improvisation becomes your way of life. The documentary film puts a face to the local jazz scene, featuring eight notable players whom it follows to Vienna, to Amsterdam and to New York, watching them aspire to perfection and try to find their place at the margins of music.Orig. title: Čas za improvizacijo.
TV, 12/17/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorYannis SakaridisStarsGiannis StankoglouMakis PapadimitriouVassilis KoukalaniA bitter Greek nationalist in Athens is horrified when his apartment building and local park become resting stops for refugees.TV, 12/17/17. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Amerika Square' in my country (on Cinemax 2). - DirectorKirill SerebrennikovStarsPyotr SkvortsovViktoriya IsakovaYuliya AugContemporary Russia. A high school student becomes convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him.TV, 12/17/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJane AdamsSophia TakalKent OsborneJane Adams is an actress living in a house precariously perched above the beach in Malibu. Her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. That's when her young, aspiring-actress niece arrives for a weekend stay - a weekend filled with confronting fears, burgeoning relationships, and navigating life in the early 21st century.TV, 12/17/12. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMartin ZandvlietStarsRoland MøllerLouis HofmannJoel BasmanIn post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.TV, 12/17/17. 8/10 (R).
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Shown under the title 'Land of Mine' in my country (on Cinemax). - DirectorKeith GordonStarsPeter BergKevin DillonArye GrossThe Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post as the German Army is expected to advance through that area. However, the Germans seem oddly friendly.TV, 12/17/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNaomi KawaseStarsKyoko HasegawaGrégoire ColinJun MurakamiA young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.TV, 12/17/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsWilliam ShatnerFrank MaxwellBeverly LunsfordA charismatic "social reformer" rallies the white populace of a Southern town to oppose school integration, but he soon finds himself in a situation that he cannot control.OL, 12/18/17. 7/10 (FF)
- DirectorSilviu PurcareteStarsAnne Marie CherticConstantin ChiriacPaul Chiributa"Somewhere in Palilula" tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of a medical school, in 60's Romania. He is brought by destiny to the strange town of Palilula. Nowhere, that is. Palilula is a ghost town, lost in the middle of the Wallachia. A quarantine area, a sanatorium, an improbable hospital, a gynecological clinic in a settlement where no child is born. A small community of fools, lazies, sluts, vagabonds with angel's hearts is living under the sun in a sweet innocent unconsciousness. A community of Romanians who forgot their language, but not the nostalgia of their traditional music. Romanians with Danubian taste and disorientation. The young doctor Serafim will not get to practice his profession in this childless town. He will be drowning in the sweet and poisoned honey of the place, like a fly caught by a frog.TV, 12/18/17. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJohn WayneKirk DouglasPatricia NealA Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.TV, 12/18/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorStole PopovStarsVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicIlija DzuvalekovskiJordanco CevrevskiA joint fight of Macedonian and Greek people against the fascist monarchical government of Greece ended with their defeat in 1949, after many years of bloodshed. Many members of the democratic party DAG, as well as the innocent inhabitants experienced the destiny of political exile.OL, 12/19/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDarren ThorntonStarsSeána KerslakeCarolyn BrackenDenise McCormackA woman newly released from prison seeks a date to bring to her best friend's wedding.TV, 12/19/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsNikolaj Lie KaasPer Scheel KrügerTroels LybyPolice inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.TV, 12/19/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJamie BabbitStarsAgnes BrucknerMadeline ZimaShawn AshmoreSara, a college student who was slandered by a classmate, finds herself framed for murder by Alex, who initially proposed the perfect, untraceable crime.OL, 12/20/17. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJerry HopperStarsSterling HaydenGloria GrahameGene BarryA chief of police detectives fired for brutality, tries to get evidence on a man suspected of killing 3 of his officers.OL,12/20/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSnjezana TribusonStarsKsenija MarinkovicRenata PokupicOzren GrabaricA Christmas tale with singing and poisoningTV, 12/20/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlan BridgesStarsAnn-MargretAlan BatesEmily IrvinChris returns from WWI unable to recognize his wife Kitty. He wants to reunite with Margaret, his former lover. Kitty hires a psychiatrist to address Chris's feelings for Margaret and cousin Jenny, but sees the man she knew is gone.TV, 12/20/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRajko GrlicStarsIvo GregurevicDavor JanjicBranka Trlin-MatulaBased on the true story about Jovo Stanivukovic, alias Caruga, a bandit who became a legend in post-WW1 Slavonia.Orig. title: Čaruga.
OL, 12/21/17. 8/10 (R). - DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsFelicity JonesDiego LunaAlan TudykIn a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.TV, 12/21/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPhil MorrisonStarsPaul GiamattiPaul RuddSally HawkinsWhile out on parole, Dennis reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old buddy Rene in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she's always wanted.TV, 12/21/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorZhuo ChenStarsQiang LiBingbin WuYaning YingTeenaged Xiao Jing lives in a tucked away town in Hunan Province, isolated by both geography and her deafness. Her only real emotional connection is with her uncle, an artist that she occasionally poses for. That slightly awkward hobby gives rise to a minor scandal involving the uncle, which results in Jing being packed off to the city to live with her resentful father, cop Haoyang. Rounding out the makeshift family is Haoyang's pregnant girlfriend Xiao Mei, an aspiring rock star.TV, 12/21/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorÇagan IrmakStarsÇetin TekindorFikret KuskanHümeyraThe family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980.OL, 12/22/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChristian AlvartStarsDennis QuaidBen FosterCam GigandetTwo crew members of a spaceship wake up from hypersleep to discover that all their colleagues are missing. Despite this, it appears that they are not alone.TV, 12/22/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSebastián CorderoStarsMartina GarcíaGustavo Sánchez ParraTanya de la CruzA romantic thriller about a construction worker in hiding for killing his foreman who hides in the mansion where his girlfriend works as a maid.TV, 12/22/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBranko GapoStarsKiril Pop HristovBiljana TaneskaMeto JovanovskiThe arrival of the young teacher Damjan in one village in western Macedonia shakes the usual daily life of its inhabitants who belong to different religions. He, in many ways is altered from the former teachers in the village. With his youth, with the way he communicates with children and with his vanguard, is attracting attention between the villagers. In that kind of circumstances, he is respected guest in many village homes. In one of them also lives a girl named Djemile, sister of the new teacher friend, who by chance is the first person he met in the village. The beautiful girl attracts attention to Damjan who in the beginning, maybe irresponsibly, is courting to her, disregarding the patriarchal environment he enters. Love is born, which tragic component is present since day one. Different religious beliefs doesn't allow possibility for a happy ending of this love, that pretty soon will stop being secret. Under strong pressure from the family of Djemile, and from the village in general, Damjan is gonna leave. Short after, like in madness, he returns back. But, in that time continuum, Djemile killed herself, jumping in the overflow river, aside that her great love began there.TV, 12/23/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoseph CedarStarsRichard GereLior AshkenaziMichael SheenNorman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.TV, 12/23/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMahalia BeloStarsJessica BardenYasmin Monet PrinceJoe DempsieA tearaway teenage girl trying to take control of her life forms an amazing and unbreakable bond with a new friend. But can Ellen avoid becoming just another statistic?TV, 12/23/17. 6/10 (FF)
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsTom HanksBarkhad AbdiBarkhad AbdirahmanThe true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.TV, 12/23/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorAndreas ProchaskaStarsSam RileyTobias MorettiPaula BeerThrough a hidden path, a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alps. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.TV, 12/23/17. 7.5/10 (R).
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Shown under the title 'The Dark Valley' in my country (on SLO 1). - DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsRobert Downey Jr.Charles GrodinAlfre WoodardAn unhappy businessman finds a new sense of purpose after he's tasked with helping a quartet of ghosts fulfill their last wishes before moving on to the afterlife.TV, 12/23/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsMatt DamonHeath LedgerMonica BellucciWill and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.TV, 12/24/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNathan RissmanDanny TullLilly MelgarStarsMadonnaKevin AntunesKupono AweauMadonna's record-breaking Rebel heart Tour featurins 24 tracks performed around the world on her 10th global trek. This two hour spectacular is everything (and more) you'd expect from The Queen Of Pop.TV, 12/24/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorSlobodan MaksimovicStarsYlenia MahnicMarjuta SlamicBenjamin Krnetic16 year old girl go-kart driver Nika exceeds conflict with her mother to win the most important race of her life.TV, 12/24/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDustin Guy DefaStarsAbbi JacobsonMichael CeraTavi GevinsonFollows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.TV, 12/24/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsBill PaxtonCharlize TheronRade SerbedzijaA legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.TV, 12/25/17. 6/10 (FF).