Plot: Hit man Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) has one hour to settle the score and say goodbye to his girl and go out with a little style! The only question is, will he stay alive long enough to see it happen?
Plot: Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell). His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. This satirical sequel to "Escape From New York" is packed with even more thrills and action!
Plot: Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell). His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. This satirical sequel to "Escape From New York" is packed with even more thrills and action!
Plot: In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison. When the President of the United States crash-lands inside, only one man can bring him back: Snake Plissken, a notorious outlaw and former war hero!
Plot: In Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", a poet dreams of three women--a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer--all of whom break his heart in different ways.
Plot: Chantal Akerman's film meticulously details, with a sense of impending doom, the daily routine of a middle-aged widow. This astonishing, compelling movie experiment has been analyzed and argued over for decades.
Plot: In Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", a poet dreams of three women--a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer--all of whom break his heart in different ways.
AKA: Drunken Master II; The Legend Of Drunken Master [US Title] Hong Kong: 1994
Jackie Chan, Anita Mui Yim-Fong, Ti Lung, Felix Wong (Yat Wa) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Pretty much as good as it gets for Jackie Chan martial arts films! Lots of creative fight scenes (Jackie Chan does "drunken boxing" better than anyone!), filmed very well, with characters you care about; interesting sets and cinematography; and a good, simple plot. Top this off with an irresistible performance by the ever-naughty Anita Mui and a great soundtrack, and you've got a real winner.
AKA: Iron Monkey: The Childhood Years Of Wong Fei Hung Hong Kong: 1993
Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Yu Rong Guang, Jean Wang Ching-Ying Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: Jet Li stars in this visually stunning martial arts epic where a fearless warrior (Jet Li) rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation! This nameless soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people.
AKA: Kinta 1881; Four Dragons [US DVD Title] Malaysia: 2008
Michael Chin, David Bao, Jun Kuan (Kuan Jun-Fei), Shawn Lee Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: Malaysia's first martial arts movie! In the 1880's, a group of struggling Chinese miners unite to take on the secret society that is oppressing them. In the fight of justice and survival of the fittest, a heroic battle of earth shaking proportions ensues.
Plot: An incredibly timid art and literature expert is cast out of his own shell after discovering and being inspired by a volume of erotic literature. It's not long before he's making overtures to the queen herself, and enlisting the aid of friends!
All the restaurant scenes are captivating, energetic, and thoroughly believable. The delivery scenes fall flat due to a catastrophically catatonic protagonist.
Plot: Stuntwoman Zoë Bell ("Death Proof") stars as an assassin who sustains an injury and is now filled with remorse over her past victims. Now her ex-employers see her as a liability, and her only chance to survive is to track them down before they find her.
AKA: The 5th Commandment Thailand: 2008
Rick Yune, Keith David, Bokeem Woodbine, Dania Ramirez Action/Adventure / Thriller
Plot: An elite assassin is contracted to eliminate a gorgeous pop star, whom his long-lost brother is assigned to protect. Refusing the job, the assassin joins forces with his sibling to battle a cartel that will use any means necessary to destory them.
Plot: A middle-aged superhero desperately tries to hold onto the dying art of super-heroics. The film is a deadpan throwback to giant superheroes of old, with Daisato struggling to win over the masses in the age of Gross National Cool.
Plot: This documentary exposes the social conditions of the suppressed Nepalese people through the plight of their children, where reverence for the old and dead far outweighs the care for the young and living.
Plot: In a post-apocalyptic future, humans must fight off an invasion of giant robots intent on wiping out civilization. File this direct-to-video turkey under "so bad it's good".
Plot: This 1954 Japanese classic is director Ishiro Honda's original masterpiece of Monster Mayhem, which includes a powerful anti-nuclear statement which was cut from the 1956 US version.
AKA: Vals Im Bashir Israel: 2008
Ari Folman, Dror Harazi, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag Animation / Drama
Plot: This autobigraphical animated film follows the director as he tries to recover blacked-out memories of his experiences fighting in the 1982 Israel-Lebanon war.
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