August 2016
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Ljubavnici i luđaci (Lovers and Madmen, Ljiljana Bunjevac Filipović, 2012, TV, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Little Samurai (Sayaka Tani, 2014, sh) - 6/10 (FF)
Comme un pluie de parfum (Claire Billet/Olivier Jobard, 2015, doc) - 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):
Ljubavnici i luđaci (Lovers and Madmen, Ljiljana Bunjevac Filipović, 2012, TV, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
Little Samurai (Sayaka Tani, 2014, sh) - 6/10 (FF)
Comme un pluie de parfum (Claire Billet/Olivier Jobard, 2015, doc) - 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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- DirectorCarol ReedStarsMargaret LockwoodRex HarrisonPaul HenreidAfter Germany invades Czechoslovakia, the German and the British intelligence services try to capture Czech scientist Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt), inventor of a new type of armor-plating.OL, 8/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresChiwetel EjioforThe crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture telepath River.TV, 8/1/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsMickey RooneyCarolyn JonesCedric HardwickeGeorge "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.OL, 8/2/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMalcolm D. LeeStarsMartin LawrenceLouis C.K.James Earl JonesDr. R.J. Stevens is a talk-show host who visits his family in the Deep South. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde, and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.TV, 8/2/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsMakiko EsumiTakashi NaitôTadanobu AsanoA young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.OL, 8/3/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyo IshibashiEihi ShiinaTetsu SawakiA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.OL, 8/3/16. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJulie Lopes-CurvalStarsAna GirardotBastien BouillonBaptiste LecaplainAlice, a twenty-year-old girl of modest origin, lives in Bayeux, a small town in Normandy. She has an unambitious boyfriend, Kevin, and works at the the moment as a salesgirl in a bakeshop. But her passion is fashion and she has a gift for weaving wool. At the tearoom she serves a patron, Agnès, who spots her talent. Determined to help her develop her skills,the wealthy woman encourages the young lady to enroll at the Ecole Duperré in Paris, a prestigious school of Applied Arts. Alice is selected and must now leave Bayeux, her mother, Kevin and her friends for Paris. In the meantime, she has fallen in love with Antoine, Agnès's son, a sensitive young man revolted both against his mother and his bourgeois milieu...TV, 8/3/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsRhys IfansDaniel CraigSamantha MortonTwo strangers become connected by a tragedy, yet one dangerously feels that the connection goes much deeper than the other is willing to admit.TV, 8/3/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAnte ZaninovicStarsNada AgbabaErik SchumannIn the fall the storks leave the city together to head south. Only one stork, Peppino, is delayed and must stay by himself over the winter. Professor Balthazar teaches him about geography and famous places so he can be a tourist guide to the other storks the next fall.Orig. title: Peppino Cicerone.
OL, 8/4/16. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorAnte ZaninovicStarsNada AgbabaErik SchumannIn a faraway desert there in only one palm tree with s shadow large enough for one lion. So Leo the lion travel to professor Balthazar's city for help. With the help of a homeless man he finds the professor who is happy to find a solution.OL, 8/4/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrançois GirardStarsMichael PittKeira KnightleyKoji YakushoThe story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.TV, 8/4/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorCraig PryceStarsCatherine BellChris PotterCatherine DisherIt's a week till Christmas and Sheriff Jake sees a bank robber, he arrested 10 years ago. Jake sets the wedding to Cassie to Dec. 24. Cassie's busy in her gift shop but accepts.TV, 8/5/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsRichard GereDon CheadleEthan HawkeThree unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths.TV, 8/5/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSam WeismanStarsDavid SpadeMary McCormackAlyssa MilanoA thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.TV, 8/6/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavid SemelStarsJoshua JacksonJaime KingMatthew DavisA young Texas mechanic (Jackson) tries to save a dim-witted relative from the mob. There's also something about the murderer of the mechanic's father, who's been in prison for 20 years, thanks to histestimony as a child.TV, 8/6/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsMilla JovovichJohn MalkovichRab AffleckA young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.TV, 8/6/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCutter HodierneStarsAbdiwali FarrahEric GodonAbdikhadir HassanA drama the follows a Somali who opts in on a piracy mission but then tries to extricate himself from the events.TV, 8/6/16. 8/10 (R).
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Shown under the title 'Jallaabasho shabaq la'aan' in my country (on SLO 1). - DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJohn WayneLloyd NolanWalter AbelA C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.TV, 8/7/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsOwen WilsonJack BlackSteve MartinTwo bird enthusiasts try to defeat the cocky, cutthroat world record holder in a year-long bird-spotting competition.TV, 8/7/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoger KumbleStarsBrendan FraserBrooke ShieldsRicky GarciaIn the Oregon wilderness, a real-estate developer's new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protestors: local woodland creatures who don't want their homes disturbed.TV, 8/7/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsJackie ChanAmber VallettaBilly Ray CyrusFormer C.I.A. spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau.TV, 8/7/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarc KleinStarsSarah Michelle GellarAlec BaldwinMaggie GraceA Manhattanite book editor finds her take on the game of romance changed after she lures the attention of an influential older man.TV, 8/7/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMika RonkainenStarsAnna JärvinenHeikki KiviahoHarri MantyA son and a father go on a road trip that turns into a musical journey into the emotional memory and the history of Finnish immigration in Sweden; of shame, guilt, crime, alcoholism, and family secrets.TV, 8/7/16. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Finnish Blood Swedish Heart' in Croatia (on HRT 1). - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth MoodyA young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.OL, 8/8/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsTaye DiggsWilson Jermaine HerediaRosario DawsonIn New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.TV, 8/8/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames CottenStarsRay LiottaAndy GarciaEsai MoralesThe unstable new kingpin of a Tijuana drug cartel is targeted by an assassin for elimination.TV, 8/8/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisEmily WatsonDaragh DonnellyYoung Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.TV, 8/9/16. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellWoody HarrelsonSam RockwellA struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.TV, 8/9/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorBryan ForbesStarsEdith EvansNanette NewmanHarry BairdElderly Mrs. Ross lives alone in her meager flat, scraping by on government assistance even as she claims to have great wealth. After finding stolen money she is victimized, making it necessary to find her support in her declining years.OL, 8/10/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJirí StrachStarsIvan TrojanZuzana StivínováGregor BauerAn ordinary man with an ordinary job, ordinary family and ordinary affair has an unordinary day after he signes the Charta 77.TV, 8/10/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsUlrich ThomsenNikolaj Lie KaasConnie NielsenTwo brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.TV, 8/10/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsThandiwe NewtonDavid ThewlisClaudio SantamariaWhile in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.OL, 8/11/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorMark ChristopherStarsRyan PhillippeSalma HayekNeve CampbellThe famous 1970s New York City nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.TV, 8/12/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJuliet RylanceJames RansoneA controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.TV, 8/12/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsChad LoweKesun LoderMarin HinklePhillip Fielder is a man who is struggling to rise up in his competitive career. Then his sister passes away leaving him custody of her 8 year old autistic son. Soon Fielder learns responsibilities of being a father.TV, 8/13/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorEllory ElkayemStarsOliver JamesKristopher TurnerRik YoungZach talks Ben into taking off time to go on an adventure of a lifetime. Our two fiends head out on the river, along with an uptight Brit to find Ben's long lost love.TV, 8/13/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorJoachim TrierStarsAnders Danielsen LieHans Olav BrennerIngrid OlavaOne day in the life of Anders, a young recovering drug addict, who takes a brief leave from his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with old friends in Oslo.TV, 8/13/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMichel DevilleStarsMarina VladyGeorge ChakirisPaul FrankeurVincent, the framer, get a job as an apprentice, but really wants to steel Mona Lisa...TV, 8/14/16. 6/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'On a volé la Joconde' in Croatia (on HRT 1). - DirectorLarry ShawStarsHilary DuffChristy Carlson RomanoGary ColeA fashion-conscious youngster is horrified when she is forced to move to military school.TV, 8/14/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsTom SelleckVirginia MadsenWilford BrimleyRafe promises a dying friend to look after his wife and 40,000 acre ranch in Wyoming. A powerful businessman wants the ranch and widow by whatever means necessary.TV, 8/14/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsDavid StrathairnMary Elizabeth MastrantonioVanessa MartinezIn an economically devastated Alaskan town, a fisherman with a troublesome past dates a woman whose young daughter does not approve of him. When he witnesses the murder of his shady brother, he, the woman and the kid run to the wilderness.TV, 8/14/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarcus AdamsStarsWesley SnipesWilliam HopeEmma SammsWith Russia on the brink of nuclear annihilation, there's only one man who can save it: an elite U.S. Special Forces operative who's been ordered to take out a Chechen nuclear power plant before terrorists set off a live reactor.TV, 8/14/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorDave MaxwellStarsEric ClaptonEric Clapton is one of the most revered and influential guitarists of all time. From his early days with the Yardbirds, through John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek And The Dominos and on to his solo career he has had consistent critical and commercial success. "Planes, Trains And Eric" follows Eric Clapton and his band on the Far and Middle Eastern leg of his 2014 World Tour. The film features 13 full length performances from the tour intercut with interviews with Eric Clapton and the band members, rehearsal and soundcheck footage, travel by trains and planes, presentations and "fly on the wall" filming of all the many aspects of being on the road with Eric Clapton.TV, 8/14/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBen StassenMimi MaynardStarsAnthony AndersonEd Begley Jr.Pat CarrollA sea turtle, who was hatched in 1959, spends the next fifty years travelling the world, while it is being changed by global warming.TV, 8/15/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJean-Pierre AmérisStarsIsabelle CarréAriana RivoireBrigitte CatillonMarie Heurtin is born both blind and deaf. Sister Marguerette wins her trust and teaches her how to express herself.TV, 8/15/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorDaniel SchmidStarsSami FreyCarlos DevesaIngrid CavenThe formerly great Swiss hotel which Valentin's family owned when he was a boy has been emptied and is about to be torn down. He revisits the magical site's empty halls and ballrooms.TV, 8/15/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJannik JohansenStarsLars BrygmannAnne Sofie EspersenMorten GrunwaldA psychological drama about Ulrich, a workaholic whose life takes a drastic turn when he is involved in a fatal accident. As his guilt grows, his life slowly crumbles around him. Next, an unpleasant event from his past rears its unforgiving head.TV, 8/16/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWilliam MonahanStarsColin FarrellKeira KnightleyRay WinstoneAn ex-con with a reputation tries to go straight by working as a handy man for a reclusive actress but this is unfortunately not the wish of London's underground crime lord.TV, 8/16/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsAamir KhanNandita DasRahul KhannaIt's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.OL, 8/17/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGorcin StojanovicStarsSergej TrifunovicMirjana JokovicDragan JovanovicA noir love story between a Serbian girl and a mysterious young Albanian, set against the backdrop of the recent Balkan conflicts.Orig. title: Stršljen.
OL, 8/17/16. 7.5/10 (FF). - DirectorWolfgang MurnbergerStarsMarc BenjaminRouven BlessingOle EisfeldLegendary South Tyrolean mountain climber and director Luis Trenker offers Eva Braun's diaries to Hollywood agent Paul Kohner at the Venice Film Festival in 1948. Film director Leni Riefenstahl sues to have the authenticity of the diaries verified because they claim she was once Hitler's mistress. The story of these two famous opportunists is told in flashbacks, from their brief romance to their ruthless competitive bouts to their backing by Hitler and Goebbels and their artistic successes.TV, 8/17/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorZlatko GrgicStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannThe first snowfall is eagerly anticipated and when it finally falls, the people of professor Balthazar's city make the most of it with building snowmen of all kinds. The city council decide to buy snow from the South pole to build the world's largest snowman. But as the spring sun starts to melt the snowman, the city needs the professor's help to save the city from the flooding.Orig. title: Najveći snjegović.
OL, 8/18/16. 8/10 (R). - DirectorZdenko GasparovicOrig. title: Šampion.
OL, 8/18/16. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorDavid SecterStarsJohn LabowHenry TarvainenJoy FieldingIts the 1960s at the University of Toronto. Doug is a well-liked senior with an equally popular girlfriend. Peter is a shy freshman, and new to the big city. Peter and Doug become best friends and soon start going to concerts, drinking, and playing in the snow together. When Doug brings Peter to a steam bath and washes his back, the friendship seems headed to a whole new level, at least in Doug's mind. But when Peter emerges from a party after having sex with a co-ed, things get even more complicated...OL, 8/18/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaul WeilandStarsBilly CrystalJack PalanceDaniel SternOne year after their first adventure, Mitch Robbins and his friends discover a treasure map that belonged to their late trail guide Curly and they set out to discover its secrets.TV, 8/18/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMartin DubaStarsMalinská AlexandraDavid BonaventuraJirí DubaDue to suspicion of BSE (mad cow disease), a herd of cows from a small farmstead is sentenced to be killed. The animals revolt and try to escape. People try to hunt them down but the herd, led by Bella, manages to protect itself. Further failures of people increase their aggressiveness. The escalating battle has little in common with the original veterinary prevention. However, there are also people who try to help the cows, who desire nothing more than free life in the great outdoors, even if they are also forced to learn how to live and survive without anybody to feed them, milk them or fill them up with medicine. They learn all about hunger, cold, deprivation and pain. And the loss of loved ones...TV, 8/19/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSylvain WhiteStarsColumbus ShortMeagan GoodNe-YoWhen his brother is murdered, a street dancer moves to Georgia to work his way through college. He joins a fraternity's step dancing team for a competition. Will he also get an education and the girl?TV, 8/19/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockePat HingleA hard but mediocre cop is assigned to escort a prostitute into custody from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so that she can testify in a mob trial. But a lot of people are literally betting that they won't make it into town alive.TV, 8/19/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWes CravenStarsEddie MurphyAngela BassettAllen PayneA Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.TV, 8/19/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavid BowersStarsZachary GordonRobert CapronDevon BostickSchool's out. Summer vacation is on. However, Greg may not have the best summer vacation ever. What could go wrong?TV, 8/20/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBen StillerStarsBen StillerKristen WiigJon DalyWhen both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined.TV, 8/20/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorFellipe BarbosaStarsMarcello NovaesSuzana PiresThales CavalcantiExploring issues of class privilege among Rio's decadent elite, Casa Grande depicts a teenage boy's struggle to escape his overprotective parents as they covertly spiral into bankruptcy.TV, 8/20/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoy BoultingStarsRichard WidmarkTrevor HowardJane GreerIn Central America, an action-adventure novelist and a journalist for a magazine find themselves at the mercy of Nazi war criminals.TV, 8/21/16. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrancine McDougallStarsAly MichalkaAJ MichalkaJack ColemanThe exasperated father of two wealthy teens forces them to work at the family business to learn how to be responsible. When company funds go missing, it's up to the girls to save the day.TV, 8/21/16. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorSteven RobmanStarsJosie BissettRob EstesLyndsy FonsecaA Vegas wedding spells trouble back at home, as Carrie (Bissett) and Jim (Estes) each break the news to their kids. Can the newlyweds -- and their new household -- survive?TV, 8/21/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoe E. GoodavageStarsSteven BauerSally KirklandNick MancusoA compulsive gambler struggles to keep his job, family and life from the depths of addiction, along with a beautiful phyciatrist who is treating him, they hatch a life changing plan that will alter their lives forever.TV, 8/21/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGregor SchnitzlerStarsMaximilian BrücknerMira BartuschekAntoine Monot Jr.Under false pretenses, Pitschi flees from a mutual holiday with his girlfriend on Mallorca only to escape to Buenos Aires and from the responsibilities of having a baby and building a house.TV, 8/21/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMartin R. SmithStarsPete TownshendRichard BarnesRoger DaltreyThe Who's seminal double album "Tommy", released in 1969, is a milestone in rock history. It revitalised the band's career and established Pete Townshend as a composer and Roger Daltrey as one of rock's foremost frontmen. The first album to be overtly billed as a "rock opera", "Tommy" has gone on to sell over 20 million copies around the world and has been reimagined as both a film by Ken Russell in the mid-seventies and a touring stage production in the early nineties. This new film explores the background, creation and impact of "Tommy" through new interviews with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, archive interviews with the late John Entwistle, and contributions from engineer Bob Pridden, artwork creator Mike McInnerney plus others involved in the creation of the album and journalists who assess the album's historic and cultural impact.TV, 8/21/16. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Sensation: The Story of the Who's Tommy' in Croatia (on HRT 1). - DirectorAbel FerraraStarsLili TaylorChristopher WalkenAnnabella SciorraA New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.OL, 8/22/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavid BarrettStarsJosh DuhamelBruce WillisRosario DawsonA fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against, after being held up at a local convenience store, threatens him.TV, 8/22/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGary OldmanStarsRay WinstoneKathy BurkeCharlie Creed-MilesA rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.OL, 8/23/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorShawn LindenStarsCostas MandylorDarren WallEd O'RossA nameless assassin is hunted through the dark streets of an empty city, pursued by the mysterious man he had just killed...TV, 8/23/16. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsVince VaughnHeather GrahamJon FavreauA wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.TV, 8/23/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsStephen ReaFiona ShawEamonn OwensThe antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.OL, 8/24/16. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorAndrew KottingOL, 8/24/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndrew KottingStarsAndrew KottingOL, 8/24/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAnupam SharmaStarsBrett LeeTannishtha ChatterjeeSupriya PathakMeera, a beautiful Australian woman of Indian origin, living in Sydney as a single mother, she follows her dreams, instead of that of her parents'. She falls in love with a man named Will, for Meera is not only scandalous, it's UNindian.TV, 8/24/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsStephen DillaneWoody HarrelsonMarisa TomeiAmerican and British journalists Flynn and Michael Henderson, along with their respective news teams, meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, the group find an orphanage run by the devoted Mrs. Savic near the frontline. Feeling sympathy, Henderson decides to take one of the children, Emira, illegally back to England.OL, 8/25/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorÉric LartigauStarsAlain ChabatCharlotte GainsbourgBernadette LafontLuis enjoys the liberty of being single. He has a smell for perfumes and thus money. However, his 5 sisters and mom believe that at 43, he should be looking for a wife, not one-night stands. They find candi/dates. He hires a "fiancée".TV, 8/25/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorCraig R. BaxleyStarsNeil Patrick HarrisJohnny GaleckiLinda KelseyA teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.TV, 8/26/16. 6/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Sudden Fury' in Croatia (on HRT 2). - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodKyle EastwoodJohn McIntireA boy with a music talent goes on a journey with his uncle for a stage concert.TV, 8/26/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMario AzzopardiStarsDarren ShahlaviNoam JenkinsKandyse McClureAladdin and his friend Ali accidentally uncover a lamp that contains a genie - but instead of granting wishes...this genie has other plans.TV, 8/26/16. 1/10 (P).
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsJames WolkTreat WilliamsDominic Scott KayBrad Cohen who, despite being challenged by Tourette's Syndrome at a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.TV, 8/27/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorIsaac H. EatonStarsRobert MerrillAlison EastwoodNolan FlanneryThree siblings come to terms with their family demons when their father dies.TV, 8/27/16. 3.5/10 (P).
- DirectorJeff RenfroeStarsCatherine HicksAlexz JohnsonAndrew FrancisAfter the shocking untimely death of her husband, Shelley Stratton (Catherine Hicks) moves her daughter Alexis (Emily Hirst) and her adopted daughter Laurie (Alexz Johnson) to their remote summer house to give her family a fresh start. As Laurie begins to settle in and put her life back together, she gets the eerie feeling that she is constantly being watched. Her uneasiness grows when people start claiming to see her in places she has never been. The family's delicate state unravels when Laurie unearths her dark past, discovering a twin sister that she never knew she had. Laurie is forced to delve deeper into her twin's secrets, for it turns out her twin has been locked up for years. Laurie must now understand their strange connection in order to prevent her sister from taking over her life and harming her loved ones.TV, 8/27/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsAudie MurphyMichael RedgraveClaude DauphinA young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.TV, 8/28/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRon LagomarsinoStarsRichard RuccoloMeredith MonroeGabriel HoganA chef falls in love with a woman engaged to a hockey player and is asked to cater the wedding.TV, 8/28/16. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBrian RobbinsStarsEddie MurphyCliff CurtisKerry WashingtonAfter stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word he speaks.TV, 8/28/16. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSam DunnReg HarkemaScot McFadyenStarsDoris BuchruckerAlice CooperSheryl CooperSuper Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr Jekyll whose rock n roll Mr Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher's son, who struck fear into the hearts of parents as Alice Cooper, the ultimate rock star of the bizarre. From the advent of Alice as front man for a group of Phoenix freaks in the 60s to the hazy decadence of celebrity in the 70s to his triumphant comeback as 80s glam metal godfather, we will watch as Alice and Vincent battle for each others' souls. The is the first ever 'doc opera' - a dizzying blend of documentary archive footage, animation and rock opera that will cement forever the legend of Alice Cooper.TV, 8/28/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.OL, 8/29/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorYavuz TurgulStarsSener SenUgur YücelSermin HürmeriçBaran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.OL, 8/30/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAnte ZaninovicStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannProfessor Balthazar's friend Hugo suffers from clumsiness. Unable to hold a job or attend dancing lessons, his only friends are the bears that enjoys Hugo's trumpet playing. The professor develops a solution to help his friend.Orig. title: Problem nespretnosti.
OL, 8/30/16. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorArie PosinStarsAnnette BeningEd HarrisRobin WilliamsA widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.TV, 8/30/16. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsLeonardo DiCaprioArmie HammerNaomi WattsJ. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.TV, 8/30/16. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorZlatko GrgicBoris KolarAnte ZaninovicStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannProfessor Balthazar's neighbor is Oscar the watchmaker. When the professor's pendulum clock is broken he brings it to Oscar's shop. Inside the clock they find Igor the dancing mouse whose highest dream is to see the Elizabeth tower and the Big Ben in London. Some time later when the professor visits London to lecture on to use fog for peaceful means, the Big Ben breaks down. When the professor and Oscar arrive to the watch tower they once again meet Igor the dancing mouse.Orig. title: O mišu i satovima.
OL, 8/31/16. 7.5/10 (R). - DirectorBoris KolarStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannSylvester is an amazing tailor who can make clothes for anybody. But lately his business has been suffering because of his sister Vivianne whose horrendous singing makes it impossible to create his trademark clothing.Orig. title: Krojač Silvestar.
OL, 8/31/16. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorMajid MajidiStarsHossein AbediniMohammad KasebiParivash NazariehMehrollah is a 14-year-old boy who is forced to find a job to support his family after his father dies. He travels to the southern parts of Iran, looking for work. Upon his return to his hometown, he notices certain changes in his family.OL, 8/31/16. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsMohamed FellagSophie NélisseÉmilien NéronAt a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.TV, 8/31/16. 8/10 (R).