July 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):
Devalvacija jednog osmijeha (Vojdrag Berčić, 1967, doc, sh) - 7.5/10 (FF)
Jordan (Jakov Sedlar, 1983, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Od jutra do mraka (Dražen Žarković, 2005, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Izvan sezone (Dijana Bolanča Paulić, 2012, 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):
Devalvacija jednog osmijeha (Vojdrag Berčić, 1967, doc, sh) - 7.5/10 (FF)
Jordan (Jakov Sedlar, 1983, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Od jutra do mraka (Dražen Žarković, 2005, doc, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Izvan sezone (Dijana Bolanča Paulić, 2012, 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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- DirectorFrank LloydStarsSterling HaydenAnna Maria AlberghettiRichard CarlsonModerate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Ana.TV, 7/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSilvana MendjusicStarsDolores LambasaThe most popular news in 2013, according to Croatian online portals, was the tragic death of Dolores Lambasa. The documentary observes the final year of her life and her intense relationship with the media.TV, 7/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorR.J. CutlerStarsChloë Grace MoretzMireille EnosJamie BlackleyLife changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.TV, 7/1/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlison KlaymanStarsAi WeiweiDan AiLao AiA documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.TV, 7/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAndrés WoodStarsMatías QuerAriel MatelunaManuela MartelliTwo 12-year-old Chilean children from different social classes become friends in 1973. They both discover each other's world as political tensions in their country increase.TV, 7/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsBetty HuttonJohn LundBilly De WolfeThe real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.TV, 7/2/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilos RadovicStarsLazar RistovskiBranka KaticSimon LyndonA half-mad patriot who shot Avax from the roof of his house captures its American pilot during NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. The hostage gets romantically involved with his sister while unsuccessfully trying to escape.TV, 7/2/17. 7/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Falling in the Paradise' in Croatia (on 'Klasik TV'). - DirectorRobert AldrichStarsRock HudsonKirk DouglasDorothy MaloneAt a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.TV, 7/3/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
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A rewatch after many decades (saw this one when I was a little kid). - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsAubrey PlazaMark DuplassJake JohnsonThree magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.TV, 7/3/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNikos KoundourosStarsDinos IliopoulosMargarita PapageorgiouGiannis ArgyrisA peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.OL, 7/4/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsBen StillerJack BlackRachel WeiszA man becomes increasingly jealous of his friend's newfound success.TV, 7/4/17. 6/10 (FF).
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Completely ridiculous but also quite funny in places. The funniest (hilarious, actually) thing is that the satire was/is completely lost on the masses. - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsJason ClarkeAng Phula SherpaThomas M. WrightOn May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.TV, 7/4/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsChristopher WalkenA businessman, overhearing the song on the maid's radio, takes to dancing in the hotel lobby.OL, 7/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAlexandra von GroteStarsGabriele OsburgChristiane MilletDanièle DelormeTwo women fall in love in nazi-occupied France, and must fight to survive the war. A task made more difficult as one is a jew on the run from Germany.OL, 7/5/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorStole JankovicStarsVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicRadko PolicPavle VuisicA young man from the banks of the Ibar River goes to the revolutionary war. It turns out to be one of the key moments that will later leave marks on his life. The war conflict runs along with his intimate, internal conflicts of his own. He feels the need to think as a human being despite the horrors surrounding him. Such is the deeply embedded need of this man - the need for love, understanding and justice.TV, 7/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMohamed Ben AttiaStarsMajd MastouraRym Ben MessaoudSabah BouzouitaHedi, a young man with great dreams, is struggling his way through social conventions in Tunisia. While his mother tries to decide his life for him, Hedi meets Rim and suddenly he discovers that his world goes beyond and above conventions.TV, 7/5/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsJavier BardemJohnny DeppOlatz López GarmendiaThe life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas.TV, 7/5/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorT.M. ScorzafavaStarsAnnabeth GishAllison SmithJulie Ann Emery"Gillery's Little Secret" is a female-driven examination of the depth that lies between love and friendship. Gillery Poiencot returns home for her 20th high-school reunion. While there, she is confronted by a young girl seeking answers that she believes only Gillery can give. However, her journey to answer these questions forces her to confront a past love, uncovering a hidden secret only now forced into the light after 18 years.OL, 7/6/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMalgorzata SzumowskaStarsJulia JentschPeter GantzlerMaciej StuhrA successful artist, married to a famous composer, must suddenly deal with a number of crises, from the death of the family dog to the illness of her father and absence of her husband.Orig. title: 33 sceny z życia.
OL, 7/6/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsJames MarsdenMichelle MonaghanLuke BraceyA pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.TV, 7/6/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlex van WarmerdamStarsTom DewispelaereAlex van WarmerdamMaria KraakmanOn his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.TV, 7/6/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCharles HaidStarsEd HarrisAmy MadiganHenry ThomasJim Lassiter roams from town to town in search for the man who drove his sister to suicide. While riding toward a mountain pass, he sees an heiress, Jane Withersteen, being harassed by thugs and steps in to help. A religious sect wants Jane to marry their leader, Deacon Tull, so they can gain ownership of her land. When he steps in to help, Lassister slowly begins to believe that a member of this sect is the man he is looking for.TV, 7/7/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarlon BrandoStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenPina PellicerAfter robbing a bank in Mexico, Dad Longworth absconds with the loot leaving his partner Rio to be captured by the Rurales. Rio escapes prison but struggles with his conflicting desires to love Dad's stepdaughter Louise and to get revenge.TV, 7/7/17. 8.5/10 (R).
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A rewatch after many (many!) decades (saw this one when I was a little kid). - DirectorIvan I. TverdovskiyStarsAleksandr GorchilinMasha TokarevaNatalya PavlenkovaMiddle-aged zoo worker Natasha still lives with her mother in a small coastal town. She is stuck and it seems that life has no surprises for her until one day - she grows a tail and turns her life around.TV, 7/7/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMojtaba MirtahmasbJafar PanahiStarsJafar PanahiIgiMrs. GheiratIt's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.TV, 7/7/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorAndrey KonchalovskiyStarsJulie AndrewsAlan BatesMax von SydowStephanie Anderson (Dame Julie Andrews), a famous violin player married to a composer becomes ill from Multiple Sclerosis. Her whole life goes to pieces. Her career ends abruptly, her husband betrays her with another woman, and her favorite pupil decides to leave for a tour in the U.S. Stephanie tries to take her own life.TV, 7/8/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsGeorge O'BrienIrene HerveyLeRoy MasonAn Easterner inherits a cattle ranch, only to discover that thousands of cattle have been stolen. He secretly signs on as a hired hand at his own ranch to discover who's stealing them.TV, 7/8/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJérôme Le GrisStarsGérard LanvinJalil LespertAlice TaglioniCharlie Maréchal, the owner of a successful guide to the wines of France, is forced to take over the vineyard that has been in his family for 200 years when it gets dangerously close to bankruptcy due to his father's loss of interest in the operation. Having little previous experience in the wine-making process, he gambles on using traditional methods that went in disuse with the introduction of technology.TV, 7/8/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsCallum TurnerCaleb Landry JonesPat ShorttIn this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where he and his eccentric best mate, Percy, battle their snooty superiors on the base and look for love in town.TV, 7/8/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsColin FarrellRachel WeiszJessica BardenIn a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.TV, 7/8/17. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJuan Carlos TabíoStarsVladimir CruzTahimi AlvariñoJorge PerugorríaA desperate group of people wait at a rundown Cuban transit station for the next bus to arrive. The problem is, it never shows up. While a number of busses pass by the station, and others that are either full or at the end of the line stop by, it soon becomes obvious that the bus everyone was waiting for has left them high and dry. While one of the would-be passengers, Emilio, uses his downtime to win the affections of the beautiful Jacqueline, most of the rest decide that if they're stuck without anywhere to go, they might as well make the station a better place to wait, and they begin forming a plan to turn the decrepit bus terminal into a showplace that people would look forward to visiting.TV, 7/8/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsFrank LovejoyRichard CarlsonAnita LouiseThe saga of a battalion of U.S. Marines during the Korean War, starting with their training, landing at Inchon in 1950, advance into North Korea and their subsequent retreat back to the 38th parallel.TV, 7/9/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsNova PilbeamDerrick De MarneyPercy MarmontA man on the run from a murder charge enlists the help of a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause.TV, 7/9/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael PateStarsPiper LaurieMel GibsonAlwyn KurtsA somewhat mentally handicapped 20-year-old man works as a laborer, but everyone abuses his naiveté. A nice 40-year-old American woman hires him one day and they become close. However, the town and his family see her as predatory.TV, 7/9/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJack StarrettStarsJody McCreaMarie GahvaDan KempGang of sadistic cowboys let nothing stand in their way in their search for gold.TV, 7/9/17. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorKing VidorOtto BrowerWilliam DieterleStarsJennifer JonesJoseph CottenGregory PeckBeautiful, biracial Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between two brothers, one good and the other bad.TV, 7/9/17. 7/10 (FF).
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A rewatch after many (many!) decades (saw this one when I was a little kid). My rate remains the same. - DirectorLars KraumeStarsBurghart KlaußnerRonald ZehrfeldLilith StangenbergThe story of the man who brought high-ranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice.TV, 7/9/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Corey HawkinsJason MitchellThe rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.TV, 7/10/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorSeverin FialaVeronika FranzStarsLukas SchwarzElias SchwarzSusanne WuestTwin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.TV, 7/10/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarcin WronaStarsItay TiranAgnieszka ZulewskaAndrzej GrabowskiA bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration, in this clever take on the Jewish legend of the dybbuk.TV, 7/11/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPiero MessinaStarsJuliette BinocheGiorgio ColangeliLou de LaâgeA mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiancée at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive.TV, 7/11/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorHarry DodgeSilas HowardStarsSilas HowardHarry DodgeStanya KahnBy Hook or by Crook chronicles the tale of two unlikely friends who commit petty crimes as they search for a path to understanding themselves and the outside world. Silas Howard plays Shy (a transgender man), who leaves his small town after the death of his father, and heads to the big city to live a life of crime. Along the way, he encounters Valentine, a quirky adoptee, in search of his birth mother. An immediate kinship is sparked between these men and they become partners in crime. Suffering money troubles, emotional problems, and physical confrontations, the duo face their issues head on and learn to trust each other and support each other in pursuit of their goals.OL, 7/12/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorHarry DodgeStanya KahnStarsHarry DodgeStanya KahnLost on their way to a desert rock concert, two loners remember the good times.OL, 7/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilivoje 'Mica' MilosevicStarsVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicNikola SimicMarko TodorovicProfessor Herceg struggling with difficulties, it is not easy to determine how students conveyed knowledge, and even harder to avoid the hatred of the disciples, and sympathy for the students. Arrival of television in school, a poll about the new school, students' imaginations and similar conditions will not relieve his problem.OL, 7/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
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A rewatch after many (many!) decades. Saw this one on the big screen when it came out but never rated it (naturally; that was long before my 'movie rating years'). - DirectorPatrice LeconteStarsChristian ClavierCarole BouquetValérie BonnetonHaving just unearthed a precious vinyl record, a middle-aged dentist needs one hour of peace to enjoy the rare album; however, his distraught wife, his activist son, and a maladroit plumber have other plans for his time.TV, 7/12/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorPeter BratusaStarsBorut VeselkoLenca FerencakSebastian CavazzaThe film follows a typical workday in the life of taxi driver Ales Kriznik, an educated man, likely with a degree in Economics, the owner of what used to be a successful business but is now in ruins. As a taxi driver, he meets all kinds of people, until one night, he takes one last call.TV, 7/12/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRodrigo PláStarsJana RaluySebastián AguirreHugo AlboresWhen her insurance company refuses to approve the care her husband needs to survive, Sonia Bonet (Jan Raluy) takes things into her own hands. Up against an unyielding bureaucracy and disinterested workers, she is pushed to her breaking point: with her son in tow, she attempts to fight the system.TV, 7/12/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsSean ConneryMichelle PfeifferRoy ScheiderA British publisher is sent a manuscript detailing Soviet Union nuclear missile capabilities. British Intelligence intercept it and recruit him to investigate the author's editor, a beautiful Russian woman he claims never to have met.TV, 7/12/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGiorgos PanousopoulosYorgos TsemberopoulosGiorgos TsemperopoulosStarsBetty LivanouAris RetsosGiorgos SiskosOn a hot Athenian July, a reclusive Astronomy student spots a disillusioned woman with his telescope, and his dull existence takes on a new meaning. They coexist in time and space; but, they are so far apart. Will they ever become one?OL, 7/13/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKatherine BrooksStarsChristian ZuberTara SutphenErin KellyKate rejects her boyfriend Jess for a fling with her philandering cousin, Victoria. Her love for the older woman is implicitly unrequited.OL, 7/13/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsGérard DepardieuRoman PolanskiSergio RubiniOnoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without clear memory of recent events, the Inspector is suspicious. Through interrogatory dialectic, the head of this lonely, isolated, broken-down police station tries to establish what has happened, by delving into the mind of his writer-hero, and clearing up a mysterious killing.TV, 7/13/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJoost van GinkelStarsAnjela NedyalkovaBoris IsakovicErik AdelöwThe jarring lives of six immigrant residents of Amsterdam intertwine in a poetic mosaic.TV, 7/13/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorBertrand TavernierStarsTommy Lee JonesJohn GoodmanPeter SarsgaardA detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.TV, 7/13/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDoug EllinStarsAdrian GrenierKevin ConnollyJerry FerraraMovie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back - and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince's directorial debut.TV, 7/14/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsLara Flynn BoyleJosh CharlesStephen BaldwinA girl named Alex is by mistake housed with 2 guys, Stuart and Eddy, in a college dorm suite. After initial problems they become friends. Stuart has the hots for Alex, Alex for Eddy and Eddy for Stuart. Can it work?TV, 7/14/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsMalin BuskaSarah GadonMichael NyqvistTHE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.TV, 7/14/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPepa San MartínStarsJulia LübbertEmilia OssandonMariana LoyolaSince their parents split up, Sara and her younger sister live with their mother, whose new partner is a woman. Everyday life for the four of them is very similar to that of other families. But not everyone sees it that way.TV, 7/14/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsJung SuhKim Yu-seokCho Jae-hyunWorking at a fishing resort in an idyllic location, but surrounded by various facets of human unpleasantness, a young mute woman falls in love with a man on the run from the law for committing murder.TV, 7/14/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorFrancesco RosiStarsFrank WolffSalvo RandoneFrederico ZardiThe unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.TV, 7/14/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsOwen KlineJeff DanielsLaura LinneyFollows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.TV, 7/15/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDerrick BorteStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersDaniel HuttlestoneDougray ScottIn '70s London, a 14 year-old boy is introduced to the Clash by his estranged mother. It changes his life forever.TV, 7/15/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsIsabelle HuppertFrançois CluzetMarie TrintignantA housewife in Nazi-occupied France struggles to make ends meet when her husband returns home after being wounded in the war.TV, 7/15/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorTom HooperStarsEddie RedmayneAlicia VikanderAmber HeardA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.TV, 7/15/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGrégoire VigneronStarsBenoît MagimelFrançois-Xavier DemaisonJulie GayetEtienne Meunier is a successful businessman who has money and a beautiful wife. But all is not well in Etienne's immaculate life. He is troubled by a secret that he has been hiding.TV, 7/15/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsSetsuko HaraMasayuki MoriToshirô MifuneA Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman.TV, 7/16/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJulio QuintanaStarsLucas QuintanaMartin SheenJacqueline DupreyTen years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.TV, 7/16/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsEileen BrennanTim CurryMadeline KahnSix guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.TV, 7/16/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJeff ZimbalistMichael ZimbalistStarsVincent D'OnofrioRodrigo SantoroDiego BonetaPele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.TV, 7/16/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Pelé' in my country (on Cinemax). - DirectorDario ArgentoStarsCristina MarsillachIan CharlesonUrbano BarberiniA young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.TV, 7/16/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorCarl FranklinStarsDenzel WashingtonTom SizemoreJennifer BealsA Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.TV, 7/17/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAdam GoldbergStarsMarisa CoughlanJudy GreerShalom HarlowThe film follows fictional movie star Gray Evans through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds Gray of his own life before becoming famous. A dark psychological drama, this movie explores the pressures of fame and the difference between getting what you want and wanting what you get.TV, 7/17/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNikos NikolaidisStarsAlkis PanagiotidisKonstantinos TzoumasRita BensousanFive friends (representatives of the Fifties generation) now in their forties, get together after many years of silence.OL, 7/18/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert De NiroMichelle PfeifferAlessandro NivolaThe fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme robbed $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in U.S. history.TV, 7/18/17. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsMatthew McConaugheyEthan HawkeSkeet UlrichThe story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.TV, 7/18/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorVlatko FilipovicStarsMeto JovanovskiNada DjurevskaVedran PericA story about a painter, an unconventional university professor, who has to deal with being haunted by his trouble past during the 2nd World War, while at the same time trying to cope with his university colleagues plotting against him.OL, 7/19/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAssad FouladkarStarsDarine HamzeRodrigue SleimanZeinab Hind KhadraFour tragicomic interconnected stories about how devoted Muslim men and women are trying to manage their love life and desires without breaking any religious rules.TV, 7/19/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorGabriele MainettiStarsClaudio SantamariaLuca MarinelliIlenia PastorelliLonely, misanthropic small-time crook Enzo uses the superpowers he gained after falling into the Tiber River to chase down a crazy gangster called "The Gypsy."TV, 7/19/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJeanne CrépeauStarsDominique LeducStephanie MorgensternMarcel SabourinTwo friends meet after 15 years. One of them is in love with the other. One night she comes clean and is rebuffed by her shocked friend - at first.OL, 7/20/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKris BoustedtLindy BoustedtStarsCarollani SandbergAngela DiMarcoJesse Lee KeeterRobin and Jenna are getting married. Robin is excited beyond words; Jenna is plagued by panic attacks and struggles to write her vows. But when they arrive at their secluded fairy-tale venue, sinister forces besiege them, threatening to tear them apart.OL, 7/20/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey ArendAfter being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.TV, 7/20/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteTwo years after the first series of murders, as Sidney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.TV, 7/20/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorVladimir TadejStarsBehar SusicRamiz PasicBoris DvornikIn the early 1920s, a new school year begins in a small Bosnian village beneath the mountain Grmec. For two young boys, Baja and Ike, it is the end of their childhood and times spent listening to their grandpa's stories about bandits. The first day of school begins well for the two boys, especially for Baja who meets a girl, Veja, a refugee from Lika. However, another boy from the school, Joja, spoils the day and Baja and Ike's relatives, the seven Raseta brothers, have to defend them. All the villagers have problems with the gendarmerie, who take food and cattle from all those who cannot afford to pay the high taxes. A group of friendly bandits arrives to the village, returning the gendarmeries' loot to the people. When the bandits flee to the hills, the Raseta brothers disappear with them. The gendarmerie calls up reinforcement and organizes a posse to track down the bandits. The kids, Baja, Ike and Veja believe Joja's story that their relatives joined the bandits and begin searching for them.Orig. title: Hajdučka vremena.
TV, 7/21/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsChris PrattBryce Dallas HowardTy SimpkinsA new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.TV, 7/21/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGreg KwedarStarsJohnny SimmonsGabriel LunaClifton Collins Jr.For three Border Patrol agents working a remote desert checkpoint, the contents of one car will reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours will take them on a treacherous journey that could cost them their lives.TV, 7/21/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsEdward G. RobinsonLon McCallisterJudith AndersonAn old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.TV, 7/21/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBlaz ZavrsnikStarsKlemen JanezicAjda SmrekarIgor ZuzekA young man struggling with the death of his parents meets an extroverted girl who joins him on his sailing trip. While spending time together, the dark secrets they are both running away from start to show.TV, 7/21/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsCho Jae-hyunWon SeoKim Yun-taeAn unfeeling gangster seeks to ruin the life of a young girl who rejected him. He forces her into prostitution and spies on her regularly, then he soon begins to fall for her.TV, 7/21/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsBenedict CumberbatchChiwetel EjioforRachel McAdamsWhile on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.TV, 7/22/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorEdward KillyStarsRobert MitchumAnne JeffreysGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsJim 'Nevada' Lacy wins a small fortune at craps, but soon finds himself accused of murdering a gold prospecting ranch owner.TV, 7/22/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorTed TetzlaffStarsPatrick WayneYvonne CraigDennis HopperAn American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.TV, 7/22/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNiklaus HilberStarsFabrizio BorsaniJérôme HummBenjamin DangelA modern tragedy about a group of 14-year-old schoolchildren whose daily life is shaped by the power of social media and ever increasing sexualisation through the Internet.TV, 7/22/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsHal HolbrookLeslie NielsenAdrienne Barbeau"Creepshow" is a 1982 movie that tells five grisly tales from a children's comic book: a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.TV, 7/22/17. 7/10 (FF).
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In memoriam George A. Romero. - DirectorDániel ErdélyiStarsErika MarozsánSándor GáspárEnikö TóthZoli and Miki are close friends, constantly together. Their fathers are forced into a relationship because of their children's friendship, but a young teacher arrives at the school, and this changes everything.Orig. title: Előre!.
TV, 7/22/17. 8/10 (R). - DirectorMax MayerStarsHugh DancyRose ByrnePeter GallagherAdam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.TV, 7/23/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMike NewellStarsRichard ChamberlainPatrick McGoohanLouis JourdanD'Artagnan and his fellow Musketeers plot to replace the ineffectual Louis XIV of France with his secretly imprisoned twin brother Phillipe, who is the firstborn and rightful King.TV, 7/23/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuchino ViscontiStarsGiancarlo GianniniLaura AntonelliRina MorelliTullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.TV, 7/23/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJoseph Gordon-LevittStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittScarlett JohanssonJulianne MooreA New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.TV, 7/23/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDirk BogardeMarius GoringDavid OxleyLed by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.TV, 7/24/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorXiaogang FengStarsDaoming ChenChen LiYi LuThe epic story of a family separated as a result of the Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976.TV, 7/24/17. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNikos NikolaidisStarsVera TschechowaJohn MooreNiki TriantafillidiAwaiting for Orpheus to save her from a modern Hades, Euridice faces her fears, desires, hallucinations and memories.OL, 7/25/17. 8/10 (R).