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Skin

maint — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:28:01 +0000

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Ten year-old Sandra is distinctly African looking. Her parents, Abraham and Sannie, are white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. They are shopkeepers in a remote area of the Eastern Transvaal and, despite Sandra's mixed-race appearance, have lovingly brought her up as their "white" little girl. Sandra is sent to a boarding school in the neighbouring town of Piet Retief, where her (white) brother Leon is also studying, but parents and teachers complain that she doesn't belong. She is examined by State officials, reclassified as "coloured," and expelled from the school. Sandra's parents are shocked, but Abraham fights through the courts to have the classification reversed. The story becomes an international scandal and media pressure forces the law to change, so that Sandra becomes officially "white" again. SKIN is a story of family, forgiveness and the triumph of the human spirit.

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Format:

2.35:1

Awards – Nominated:

Best Actress (Okonedo), 2010 Black Reel Awards

Best Actress (Okonedo), 2009 British Independent Film Awards

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Okonedo), Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture, 2010 Image Awards

Awards – Won:

Narrative Feature, 2009 Dallas International Film Festival

Amnesty International Award, Aluminum Gryphon CIAL Award, 2009 Giffoni Film Festival

Audience Award: Best Feature Film, 2009 High Falls Film Festival

Audience Award, Jury Award, 2009 Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20317541,00.html

Review quote:

"A tragic, enraging, and uplifting tale." -- Clark Collis, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Year:

2008

Length:

107min

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Giulia Doesn't Date at Night

maint — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:19:11 +0000

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This passionate romance from Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni concerns Guido Montani (Valerio Mastandrea) , a top-tiered writer and the recipient of an elitist literary award. Motivated by his towering success, Guido taps into a lifelong aspiration to learn to swim, and enrolls in swimming lessons at a local pool. In so doing, his path criss-crosses with that of Giulia (international star Valera Golino) a beautiful woman who projects the utmost grace and finesse in the water. A relationship gestates between the two, but Guido senses that Giulia is concealing unusual and dark secrets about her past -- beginning with the fact that she is an ex-convict.

Film details

Format:

2.35:1

Awards – Nominated:

Best Actress (Golino), Best Editing, Best Music, Best Music: Original Song, 2009 David di Donatello Awards

Best Actress (Golino), Best Original Story, 2009 talian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

Awards – Won:

Best Song, Supporting Actress Of The Year (Esposti), 2009 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

http://globalcomment.com/2009/london-film-festival-giulia-doesnt-date-at-night/

Review quote:

"Piccioni s surrealist sensibilities, the subtle performances [& ] and the effortless script, raise the film to a delicate character study that defies being pigeonholed into a specific genre." -- Mark Farnsworth, GLOBAL COMMENT

Year:

2009

Length:

105min

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Tokyo Sonata

maint — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:28:44 +0000

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Set in contemporary Tokyo, TOKYO SONATA is a story of an ordinary Japanese family of four. The father, Ryuhei Sasaki, like any other Japanese businessman, is faithfully devoted to his work. His wife, Megumi, left on her own to manage the house, struggles to retain a bond with her oldest son in college, Takashi, and the youngest, Kenji, a sensitive boy in elementary school. From the exterior the family is seemingly normal, save for the tiny schisms that exist within. The quiet unraveling of the family begins when Ryuhei loses his job unexpectedly. Facing completely unfamiliar circumstances, he decides not to tell his family and begins his lonely sojourn into the world of the secretly unemployed. Along with many other businessmen who save face by concealing their shameful reality from family and friends, Ryuhei begins to depart each day for work, when, in fact, he kills time in libraries and parks. His lies and torment go unnoticed by Takashi, who becomes increasingly despondent and alienated from his family, and Megumi, who can no longer summon the will to keep her family together. Meanwhile, Kenji's journey begins to mirror his father's solitary plight. While Ryuhei vehemently refuses to allow Kenji to play the piano, he nevertheless finds a way to take clandestine piano lessons by using his school lunch money for lesson fees. What began as lies created as means to survive in a society increasingly unable to communicate, gradually lead the family into unforeseeable destruction.

Film details

Trailer:

KURO05.mp4

Format:

1.85:1

Teaser:

Ryuhei is a Japanese businessman faithfully devoted to his work. He loses his job unexpectedly and decides not to tell his family, beginning his lonely sojourn into the world of the secretly unemployed.

Awards – Won:

Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, 2008 Cannes Film Festival

Best Film, Best Screenwriter, 2009 Asian Film Awards

Best Actress (Koizumi), 2008 Hochi Film Awards

Best Cinematographer, 2009 Yokohama Film Festival

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090409/REVIEWS/90409...

Review quote:

"All of the performances have perfect pitch." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2008

Length:

120min

Price: $19.99

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Dakota Skye

maint — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:04:44 +0000

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Dakota Skye (Boylan) has a superhero talent to match her impressive name: she can tell when anyone is lying to her. However, she hates her "gift," and teen apathy is starting to overtake her. The only person who can bring her out of her trouble isn't her boyfriend -- it's his best friend.

Film details

Format:

1.78:1

Awards – Won:

Best Narrative Feature, 2008 Charlotte Film Festival

Best Screenplay, 2008 Phoenix Fil Festival

Year:

2008

Length:

89min

Price: $11.99

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Welcome to Macintosh

maint — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:04:44 +0000

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WELCOME TO MACINTOSH mixes history, criticism and an unapologetic revelry of all things Apple into a unique documentary experience. The film explores the early years of Apple, the many challenges faced by the comapny, and what the future may hold for Apple and its products. Ex-employees, engineers and community members offer insight into the company's innovations and failures, its cultural impact and what the future may be like beyond the reign of its co-founder Steve Jobs. Interviews include notable Apple personalities Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the original Macintosh; Guy Kawasaki, long time Mac evangelist; Leander Kahney, author of the book CULT OF MAC; Jim Reekes, creator of the Macintosh start-up sound; and Ron Wayne, original co-founder of the Apple Computer Company.

Film details

Format:

1.85:1

Year:

2008

Length:

83min

Price: $17.99

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Departures

maint — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:04:44 +0000

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When his orchestra disbands, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his hometown and takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to admit his new career to his family, Daigo keeps his profession a secret, until he's faced with the death of someone close to him.

Film details

Trailer:

TAKI01.mp4

Format:

1.78:1

Teaser:

When his orchestra disbands, Daigo Kobayashi takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to admit his new career to his family, Daigo keeps his profession a secret.

Awards – Won:

Best Foreign Language Film, 2009 Academy Awards

Best Film, 2009 Awards of the Japanese Academy

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090527/REVIEWS/90527...

Review quote:

"The plot involves some developments we can see coming, but they seem natural, inevitable. The music is lush and sentimental in a subdued way, the cinematography is perfectly framed and evocative, and the movie is uncommonly absorbing." -- Roger Ebert, THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2010

Length:

131min

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In Praise of Older Women

maint — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:04:44 +0000

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A man's amorous adventures in love are traced from young girls to passionate affairs with older women.

Film details

Format:

1.33:1

Awards – Won:

Best Actress (Shaver), Best Supporting Actress (Lightstone), Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, 1978 Canadian Film Awards

Year:

1978

Length:

110min

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