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Sang Kiai

In Movie Theaters: 30 May 2013

Review:
It's a remarkable coincidence how two very different films revolving around real-life politicians shared the spoils at last week's Indonesian Film Festival awards. While the more accessible Habibie & Ainun -- a romantic drama based on former president B. J. Habibie's recollections of his life with his wife, who died in 2010 -- took three prizes, it was the stirring historical epic Sang Kiai – about Hasyim Asy'ari, the founder of the southeast Asian country's largest Islamic organization – which brought home the Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound Editing awards.
Indonesian Director Edwin Partners With Holland’s Lemming Film for Sex-Driven Period Feature
It's hardly a surprise that Rako Prijanto's film received such a ringing endorsement from the awards -- or maybe even the political establishment -- given that it was already Indonesia's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sang-kiai-film-review-666513)

Director: Rako Prijanto

Writer: Anggoro

Stars: Ikranagara, Christine Hakim, Agus Kuncoro

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3032240/

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In Movie Theaters: Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Storyline
The outcast Kai (Keanu Reeves) joins a group of Ronin, led by Kuranosuke Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), who seeks vengeance on Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) for killing their master and banishing the group. The Ronin embark on a journey whose challenges would defeat most warriors.
After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)—a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled, enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon, he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity.

Director: Carl Erik Rinsch
Cast:
Keanu Reeves . . . Hiro
Tadanobu Asano . . . Lord Kira
Ken Watanabe
Hiroyuki Sanada . . . Kuranosuke Ôishi
Rinko Kikuchi . . . Mizuki
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa . . . Shogun
Companies: Universal Pictures & 2 more

Ratings: 6,6/10 from 24.113 users Metascore: 29/100
Reviews: 162 user | 135 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1335975/

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In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 22, 2013

Storyline:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning¹s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
official version from filmdistrict.com

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Cast:

Gerard Butler . . . Ex-Secret Service Agent

Angela Bassett . . . Lynne Jacobs

Radha Mitchell . . . Leah

Aaron Eckhart

Ashley Judd

Dylan McDermott

Companies: FilmDistrict & 1 more

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In Movie Theaters: Friday, April 12, 2013 Nationwide

Storyline:
In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.
official version from twitter.com

Director: Federico Alvarez

Cast:

Jessica Lucas . . . Olivia

Elizabeth Blackmore

Jane Levy . . . Mia

Shiloh Fernandez . . . David

Lou Taylor Pucci

Companies: Sony Pictures & 4 more

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In Movie Theaters: Friday, April 26, 2013

Storyline:
Based on the true story of a group of bodybuilders who get caught up in a criminal enterprise, including kidnapping, extortion and murder, in Florida.
from comingsoon.net

Director: Michael Bay

Cast:

Dwayne Johnson . . . Paul Doyle

Mark Wahlberg . . . Daniel Lugo

Bar Paly . . . Sabina Petrescu

Tony Shalhoub . . . Marc Schiller

Anthony Mackie . . . Adrian Doorbal

Rob Corddry

Companies: Paramount Pictures & 1 more

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In Movie Theaters: Friday, April 19, 2013

Storyline:

On a future Earth evolved beyond recognition, humanity seeks a new home in the stars. Only one man (Tom Cruise) can find the truth and discover hope for our future.

On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind.

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Jack Harper (Cruise) is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete.

Living in and patrolling the breathtaking skies from thousands of feet above, his soaring existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

modified formulation from imax.com

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Cast:

Tom Cruise . . . Jack

Olga Kurylenko . . . Julia

Andrea Riseborough . . . Victoria

Nikolaj Coster Waldau . . . Sykes

Melissa Leo . . . Sally

Morgan Freeman . . . Malcolm Beech

Companies: Universal Pictures & 5 more

In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 1, 2013

Storyline:
After India's (Mia Wasikowska's) father dies in an auto accident, her Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode), who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother Evelyn (Nicole Kidman). Soon after his arrival, she comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives, but instead of feeling outrage or horror, this friendless girl becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
official version from trailers.apple.com

Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast:

Carey Mulligan
Jodie Foster
Mia Wasikowska . . . India Stoker
Nicole Kidman . . . Mother of India
Matthew Goode . . . Uncle of India
Lucas Till
Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures & 1 more

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In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 29, 2013 Nationwide

Storyline:
An Ivy League-educated marriage counselor who gives marital advice but finds it difficult to address issues with her own marriage.

Jurnee Smollett plays the central character in the film. Her character is caught between Lance Gross and Robbie Jones. Smollett’s Judith is an Ivy League educated relationship expert who gives marital advice for a living, yet can't seem to follow that advice in her own marriage to Bryce (Gross). Bored with her life, she breaks her professional code and begins an affair with a smooth talking client (Jones). After the initial excitement of their torrid relationship wears off, Judith realizes that she's made a grave mistake. It will take every ounce of courage and forgiveness for Judith to escape the dangerous situation she finds herself in.Rounding out the cast are Vanessa Williams in the role of Janice, the owner of the firm where Judith practices, and Kim Kardashian as Ava, Judith’s sassy co-worker. Accomplished singer and actress Brandy Norwood, better known to some as simply Brandy, will play Melinda, Bryce’s co-worker, whose personal life ends up intersecting with Judith’s in an unexpected twist.
official version from lionsgate.com

Director: Tyler Perry
Cast:

Jurnee Smollett . . . Judith
Lance Gross
Robbie Jones
Vanessa Williams . . . Janice
Brandy Norwood . . . Melinda
Ella Joyce . . . Sarah
Companies: Lionsgate Films & 2 more

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In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 1, 2013

Storyline:
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found alone and terrified in the woods. Back in the relative safety of civilization, Nell realizes that she can't remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family. Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans that mean herlast exorcism was just the beginning.
from cbsfilms.com

Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly

Cast:

Ashley Bell . . . Nell Sweetzer
Spencer Treat Clark . . . Chris
Andrew Sensenig . . . Doctor
Judd Lormand . . . Jared
Julia Garner . . . Gwen
Muse Watson . . . Frank
Companies: CBS Films & 2 more

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In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 29, 2013

Storyline:

From Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight Saga) comes The Host, a love story set in the future.

The Host is a story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed. When Melanie (Saoirse Ronan), one of the few remaining “wild” humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn’t expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.

View All Plots (2)official version from openroadfilms.com

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Director: Andrew Niccol

Cast:

Saoirse Ronan . . . Melanie Stryder

Max Irons . . . Jared Howe

Jake Abel . . . Ian O'Shea

William Hurt . . . Jeb Stryder

Diane Kruger . . . The Seeker

Chandler Canterbury . . . Jamie Stryder

Companies: Open Road Films & 3 more

In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 1, 2013

Storyline:
Starring Antonio Banderas (Desperado), Mark Strong (Zero Dark Thirty), Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Tahar Rahim (The Eagle), Day of the Falcon is an epic film that tackles honor, greed, betrayal and love between rival kingdoms. Just as the two groups cease to fight after years of bloodshed, oil is discovered between their territories, reigniting their once violent past. It’s now up to their children—young lovers who married in hopes of bringing the families together—to find a way to end the violence and to bring peace to the land.
official version from trailers.apple.com

Trailer:

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast:

Mark Strong . . . Sultan Amar

Antonio Banderas . . . Emir Nesib

Freida Pinto . . . Princess Leyla

Riz Ahmed . . . Ali

Tahar Rahim . . . Prince Auda

Corey Johnson . . . Thurkettle

[IMDb Ratings: 6.5/10]

[Production Co: Quinta Communications, Prima TV, Carthago Films S.a.r.l.]

[IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1701210/]

In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 22, 2013

Story line:
A prehistoric comedy that centers on the caveman Grug, who cautiously leads his family to leave behind the only world he knows, after an earthquake destroys their home. With his family in tow, he ventures out into the volatile world in search of a new home. While attempting to navigate the dangerous and unfamiliar world, Grug butts heads with a nomad, who charms Grug’s clan, especially his eldest daughter, Eep, named Guy, with his (relatively) modern-minded ways. This quirky, imaginative stranger's search for 'tomorrow' is at odds with Grug's reliance on the traditions of yesterday.

Trailer:

Directed by: Kirk DeMicco

Chris Sanders

Cast:

Nicolas Cage as Grug, a caveman who is the well-meaning, overprotective but outdated patriarch of the Croods family.
Ryan Reynolds as Guy, a nomadic caveboy who is not as strong as the Croods but prefers using his brain and comes up with various ideas. He is accompanied by a sloth-like pet named Belt.
Emma Stone as Eep, a cavegirl who is Grug and Ugga's eldest daughter and is filled with curiosity and a desire for adventure.
Catherine Keener as Ugga, a cavewoman who is Grug's wife. She is more open-minded than Grug, but has a hard job to make her family safe.
Clark Duke as Thunk, a caveboy who is Grug and Ugga's son. Thunk is the 6-foot-9, 320 pound and 9 year old middle child, who is not smart, has bad coordination but has a good heart.
Cloris Leachman as Gran, a very old (45 years) and ferocious cavewoman who is the mother-in-law of Grug.

In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 1, 2013

Story line:

When Jack, a young farmhand, accidentally opens a gateway to the world of Giants an ancient war restarts as the giants, thought only of as legend, try and reclaim the world they lost centuries ago. When a princess is kidnapped, the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened. Jack is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing her. He is forced into a fight to not only save his own life, but that of those in the kingdom and that of the princess.

Trailer:

Directed by: Bryan Singer

Cast:

Nicholas Hoult . . . Peasant

Stanley Tucci . . . Roderick

Bill Nighy . . . Fallon

Ewan McGregor . . . Elite Guard

Eleanor Tomlinson . . . Isabella

Ian McShane . . . King Brahmwell

In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 8, 2013

Story line:
This film shows 26 different ways of death. The film is divided into twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The varieties of death range from accidents to murders.

Trailer:

Directors:
A: Nacho Vigalondo (A for Apocalypse)
B: Adrian Garcia Bogliano (B Is for Bigfoot)
C: Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (C is for Cycle)
D: Marcel Sarmiento (D is for Dogfight)
E: Angela Bettis (E is for Exterminate)
F: Noboru Iguchi (F is for Fart)
G: Andrew Traucki (G is for Gravity)
H: Thomas Malling (H is for Hyrdo-Electric Diffusion)
I: Jorge Michel Grau (I is for Ingrown)
J: Yûdai Yamaguchi (J is for Jidai-geki)
K: Anders Morgenthaler (K is for Klutz)
L: Timo Tjahjanto (L is for Libido)
M: Ti West (M for Miscarriage)
N: Banjong Pisanthanakun (N is for Nuptials)
O: Bruno Forzani, Héléne Cattet (O is for Orgasm)
P: Simon Rumley (P is for Pressure)
Q: Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett (Q for Quack)
R: Srdjan Spasojevic (R is for Removed)
S: Jake West (S is for Speed)
T: Lee Hardcastle (T is for Toilet)
U: Ben Wheatley (U is for Unearthed)
V: Kaare Andrews (V is for Vagitus)
W: Jon Schnepp (W is for WTF)
X: Xavier Gens (X for XXL)
Y: Jason Eisener (Y for Young Buck)
Z: Yoshihiro Nishimura (Z is for Zetsumetsu)
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In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 29, 2013

Story line:
The G.I. Joe Team coming into a conflict with Zartan, Storm Shadow and Firefly, all serving under the newly released Cobra Commander. Zartan (who is still impersonating the President of the United States) frames all G.I. Joe operatives as traitors to the United States, exterminating most of them and leaving a small group of survivors. Zartan and the Commander now have all the world leaders under Cobra's control, with their advanced warheads aimed at innocent populaces around the world. Badly beaten, outnumbered and outgunned, the Joes make a desperate plan to overthrow Cobra Commander and take back the world, with their secret black operation called the "Second American Revolution", which involves the return of the original G.I. Joe General Joseph Colton.

Trailer:

Directed by: Jon Chu

Cast:

Bruce Willis as General Joseph Colton

Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock

D.J. Cotrona as Flint

Lee Byung-hun as Storm Shadow

Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye

Ray Park as Snake Eyes

Jonathan Pryce as the President of the United States

Ray Stevenson as Firefly

Channing Tatum as Duke

Arnold Vosloo as Zartan

RZA as Blind Master

Elodie Yung as Jinx

Joseph Mazzello as Mouse

Walton Goggins as Warden Nigel James

In Movie Theaters: Friday, February 22, 2013

Story line:
A father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years makes a deal with the United States Attorney to become an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel, risking his family and his life.

Trailer:

Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh

Cast:

Dwayne Johnson

Susan Sarandon

Michael Kenneth Williams . . . Narcotics Kingpin

Barry Pepper

Harold Perrineau . . . John Steele

Jon Bernthal

In Movie Theaters: Friday, February 1, 2013

Story line:
A zombie epidemic wipes out and reduces most of the world's population. The narrator is an undead who only remembers that his name once began with an "R", one of the few who is still capable of thought. R is friends with "M", an older male who is also able to think, and to speak.R encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies. R begins to have regular shutdowns that seem to be dreams. Waking up from one of the dreams, R realizes that Julie is being attacked in the Terminal by a group of zombies, including M. R promptly stops the attack, realizing it's time to get Julie back to her people in the Dome. Through this condition, they begin to attached each other closer and closer day by day, and for R he becomes more human the feeling that has long gone...

Trailer:

Directed by: Jonathan Levine

Cast:

Nicholas Hoult . . . R

Teresa Palmer. . . Julie Grigio

John Malkovich . . . General Grigio

Analeigh Tipton . . . Nora

Rob Corddry . . . M

In Movie Theaters: Thursday, February 14, 2013

Story line:

When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children. But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she is forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and rely on the power of love in this deeply moving romantic thriller.

Trailer:

Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom

Starring:

more cast Josh Duhamel . . . Alex

Cobie Smulders . . . Jo

Julianne Hough . . . Katie Feldman

David Lyons . . . Kevin Tierney

Noah Lomax . . . Josh

Mimi Kirkland . . . Kristen

In Movie Theaters: Friday, May 3, 2013

Story line:
Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his world reduced to rubble by a malevolent enemy and must use his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him as he seeks to destroy the enemy and his cohorts.

Trailer:

When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

Directoed by: Shane Black

Cast:

Robert Downey Jr. . . . Tony Stark / Iron Man

Don Cheadle . . . James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine

Ben Kingsley . . . The Mandrin (Villain)

Gwyneth Paltrow . . . Pepper Potts

Ashley Hamilton . . . Firepower (Villain)

James Badge Dale . . . Eric Savin

In Movie Theaters: Friday, March 8, 2013

Story line:

Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. He thinks he’s hit the jackpot, with fame and fortune his for the taking that is, until he meets the witches Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is really evil before it is too late. Putting his "magical" arts to use through illusion, ingenuity, and even a bit of wizardry, Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.

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