2001-2010

  • Jun Ichikawa – Sûtsu wo kau AKA Buy a Suit (2008)

    Jun Ichikawa2001-2010DramaJapan
    Sûtsu wo kau (2008)
    Sûtsu wo kau (2008)

    Quote:
    “Veteran director Jun Ichikawa (Tony Takitani), who died suddenly the night that he finished editing this film (originally a private project), reveals his more personal and playful side while filming with nothing more than a few friends as actors and a camcorder. The film follows Yuki’s visit to Tokyo in search of her missing brother, Hisashi, and their later reunion with Hisashi’s ex-wife. Ichikawa’s camerawork and plain sets draw out a more affectionate and gentle side of these characters and their connection amidst the barren Tokyo cityscape.”Read More »

  • José Padilha – Tropa de Elite AKA Elite Squad (2007)

    2001-2010BrazilCrimeDramaJosé Padilha
    Tropa de Elite (2007)
    Tropa de Elite (2007)

    In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.Read More »

  • Various – Braquo [Season 1] (2009)

    Drama2001-2010FranceThrillerVarious
    Braquo (2009)
    Braquo (2009)

    Quote:
    Four police officers of the SDPJ Hauts-de-Seine, Eddie Caplan, Walter Morlighem, Theo Wachevski and Roxane Delgado have their lives turned upside down when their colleague, Max, committed suicide, following a case in which he is unfairly blamed. They then cross the “yellow line”, not hesitating to circumvent the law to achieve their purposes in order to wash the honor of their friend Max.Read More »

  • Ela Alyamac – Peri tozu AKA Fairy Dust (2008)

    2001-2010DramaEla AlyamacRomanceTurkey
    Peri tozu (2008)
    Peri tozu (2008)

    On the day of her mother’s death Deniz asks Peter Pan to come and take her to Neverland. Her best friend Emre convinces her to stay, and they make a pact to never leave each other and live in the Neverland that they will create together. Deniz’s world tumbles down when Emre, as a young man, suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. When Emre falls into a coma Deniz decides to go on a journey to gather fairy dust which she believes will heal her friend. On the way she bumps into Cem who is on his way to see his dying father. Along with seeing the father he has rejected since his childhood, Cem is also running away from his fiancee and their wedding preparations. On this journey of hope, Deniz and Cem’s lives entwine as they get to know each other. When they return to Istanbul, their new relationship and the magical fairy dust is put to the test.Read More »

  • Aleksei Sidorov – Brigada AKA The Brigade (2002)

    2001-2010Aleksei SidorovCrimeRussiaTV
    Brigada (2002)
    Brigada (2002)

    SYNOPSIS
    Being the most notorious TV-product of post-Soviet Russia, “Brigada” is an epic story about a company of bosom friends that, step by step, is transformed, leading by ambitions and social conditions, to the high class gang with excessive economical and, even, policitcal purposes (or, one can say, appetites). The regular, form-building, undisguised, even pushy alternation of brutal and sentimental scenes especially excited the audience. Supporters (and, also, authors theirselves) pointed out the classical tradition of gangster sagas, while opponents accused this serial as a cynical exploitation of most primitive fears-‘n’-hopes of common people and forewarned about dangerous social consequences (indeed, many children began to play in “brigades” on city streets with all their ingenuousness). The very title “Brigada” became a kind of symbol of over-effective media product that doesn’t worry about moral; main actor Sergey Bezrukov immediately became the superstar of Russian popular culture.Read More »

  • Bernardo Bertolucci – The Dreamers (2003) (HD)

    Bernardo Bertolucci2001-2010ArthouseDramaItalyThe Films of May '68
    The Dreamers (2003) (HD)
    The Dreamers (2003) (HD)

    Quote:
    When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.Read More »

  • Mike Beck – Claudias sommarlov AKA Claudia’s Summer Vacation (2001)

    2001-2010EroticaMike BeckSweden
    Claudias sommarlov (2001)
    Claudias sommarlov (2001)

    Quote:
    A hot story about young Claudia’s lovely summer outings in picturesque southern Sweden. The summer and the nice weather mean that Claudia has no problem whatsoever getting what she wants – and through her diary entries she tells us exactly how she went about it…Read More »

  • James Toback – When Will I Be Loved (2004)

    2001-2010DramaJames TobackThrillerUSA
    When Will I Be Loved (2004)
    When Will I Be Loved (2004)

    Feeling undervalued by her boyfriend, a young woman begins to explore her sexuality with other people.Read More »

  • Su Friedrich – The Head of a Pin (2004)

    Su Friedrich2001-2010ExperimentalUSA
    The Head of a Pin (2004)
    The Head of a Pin (2004)

    Quote:
    The Head of a Pin reveals the awkward ruminations of the filmmaker and her friends as they attempt to learn about nature. Starting out as an examination of the differences between urban and rural life, between the daily grind and summer vacations, the film turns unexpectedly into a portrait of what happens when city dwellers encounter a country spider.Read More »

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