Showing posts with label Drama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drama. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Water for Elephants (2011)



When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.



Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)



In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae (Takenouchi Yutaka) leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military’s surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname “The Fox”. Soon, even the American commander who’s charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.



The Perfect Host (2010)



A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.



Dooman River (2011)



Chang-ho, 12, becomes friend with a North-Korean immigrant about the same age who just crossed the Dooman river, border between North-Korea and China. His mute sister and his wise grand-father will get along with him in a series of misfortunes.



Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)



Diving to save a camera from a fall down a flight of stairs, high school junior Naomi Sukuse wakes with no memory of the last four years. Naomi must remember who she was and figure out who she wants to be in this story of love and second chances.



Lost and Delirious (2001)



Lost and Delirious is the story of three adolescent girls' first love, their discovery of sexual passion, and their search for identities. Set in a posh, private boarding school surrounded by luxuriant, green forest, Lost and Delirious moves swiftly from academic routine, homesickness, and girlish silliness to the darker region of lover's intrigue.



The Battle of Algiers (1966)



A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.



Empty (2011)



A suspenseful drama about a young couple on a road trip who get caught in the midst of a worldwide gas shortage.



Dawning (2009)



"Dawning" takes place at a Northern Minnesota lake cabin where a brother and sister visit their father and step-mom. As the first night unfolds with uncomfortable small-talk and tension, tragedy strikes as the beloved family dog is found mortally wounded. Almost immediately a stranger, potentially under the spell of some un-seen "presence", appears in the cabin and tells the family that he has come to save them...but from what? The man's arrival upsets what at best was only a tentative balance and the pretense at civility begins to crumble. Soon, their lack of trust in each other and their inability to cope with any new pressure exposes their weaknesses and what the stranger has started, whatever is waiting in the dark may finish.



The Cane (2011)



A Joseon-style school in Gangwon Province doubles as a boot camp for social misfits. One of the teachers, Song-i (Jin Ji-hee), is only 12 but is well-versed in Confucian classics and exhibits charismatic leadership. She faces the greatest challenge ever in her teaching career, however, when a criminal Du-yeol (Ahn Nae-sang) turns out to be her father. Directed by Park Kwang-woo.



Dr. Jump (2011)



A movie is being produced in agreement with the 2011 World Athletic Championships in Daegu. The challenge of rising pole jumper Ha-ra based in Daegu where the 2011 World Athletic Championships are being held. Won-sik parts ways with roommate Woo-jeong and wackily starts long jumping at her suggestion that she might rethink about this if he showed something manly about himself. Former track and field coach Yeong-rok’s suggestion to jump over the rooftop house to impress his lover and the adventures of to-ve idol Jae-yeong who tries to stop this challenge but ends up doing it together.



Late Blossom (2011)



"Late Blossom" follows the lives of two couples who live in the same neighborhood. Kim Man-Suk (Lee Soon-Jae) delivers milk on a motorbike at dawn. He curses a lot, but actually has a warm heart. One day when he goes up a slope, he meets Ms. Song (Yun So-Jeong) - a lonely woman who works hards by collecting and selling scrap paper. Man-Suk feels something special toward Ms. Song. Jang Kun-Bong (Song Jae-Ho) works in a parking lot. Jang Kun-Bong has a wife (Kim Soo-Mi) who suffers from Alzheimer's. He works from dawn until late at night. After work he comes home and takes care of his wife.



There is a Reason for My Misery (2010)



The girlfriend, who has been in a relationship with Je-gi for 2 years, suddenly wants to breakup with him. Je-gi, who has nowhere to go, impulsively steals money from the store he works for. He has to return the money to the owner, but the owner asks for a higher amount than what Je-gi stole. His friend Jae-sik, pays back instead of him, but Jae-sik wants his money by tomorrow. Je-gi has to pay back that money...



Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)



Madea jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can't manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs again. It's up to Madea, with the help of the equally rambunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan together and make things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of tough love, laughter ... and the revelation of a long-buried family secret.



Monday, August 15, 2011

Glove (2011)



Kim Sang-nam (Jeong Jae-yeong), a hot-tempered former professional baseball player, is sent to the countryside to coach a team of hearing-impaired players in order to avoid media coverage of his recent involvement in an assault case. At first, Kim has a difficult time imagining how he can teach baseball to a group of boys who can’t hear, but as he spends time with them he starts to believe that they can play the game. Motivated, Kim decides to help them prepare for the nationals. But things don’t go the way Kim plans and their difficulties communicating with one another exacerbates the situation.



Romantic Heaven (2011)



There are 3 stories in this movie:



[Min Gyu who let his beloved wife go first]

This is about a man who losses his wife. The red bag which his wife kept hugging until her last breath were also gone. So, Min Gyu feels really empty because there’s nothing that can make him remember his wife. But it feels that his whife is still here, somewhere. So he decided to find the red bag that fill with the memories of his wife...



[Mimi who finds her cancer patient mom’s last hope]

Mimi and her mom find out that her mom has cancer and she needs bone marrow. Mimi finds one, but the her mom’s and donor’s bone marrow are not really match. The percentage is only 0,001. But Mimi still looks for the donor who is also a suspect for a murderer...



[Ji Wook who meet his grandfather’s everlasting first love]

Ji Wook hates his grandfhather because he forgot everything, even his own wife (Ji Wook’s grandmother). But somehow, his grandfather still remembers his first love’s name and Ji Wook feels a little bit sorry for that. One day, Ji Wook meets his grandfather’s first love accidentally and he wants to grant his grandfather’s wish to meet his first love for the last time...



Apt Pupil (1998)



Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is nazi war criminal. Bowden confronts Denker and offers him a deal: Bowden will not go to the authorities if Denker tells him stories of the concentration camps in WWII. Denker agrees and Bowden starts visiting him regularly. The more stories Bowden hears, the more it affects his personality.



The Story of My Life (2011)



Five men who lead the Korean musical society gathered for the tense first script reading of the musical “The Story Of My Life”. Ryu Jung-han the perfectionist, full of concentration from the first day of practice, Lee Seok-joon who delicately challenges him, Sin Seong-rok who decides he is the mood lightener, Lee Chang-yong-I, frozen tight in front of seniors that look like stars to him and Shin Chun-soo who got them all in one place. Within a circle of tension, Jung-han and Seong-rok start practicing the role of Thomas and Seok-joon and Chang-yong the role of Alvin. The youngest Chang-yong carefully approached Seong-rok to get closer to him but Seong-rok isn’t happy about being paired up with a newbie. Meanwhile, Seok-joon falls into a slump as he gets mixed criticis about his current performance and runs into trouble with Jung-han about everything starting with the product evaluation. This musical about two men and their friendship, will it be able to rise on stage?



Petty Romance (2010)



Also known as "The Petty Love Affair". Adult comic romance, between 'Grunge' adult cartoonist and 'Bluff' sex columnist, which takes place in both reality and dream. Cartoonist Jeong-bae gets rejected every time he tries to sell his work. One day when he got rejected, Jeong-bae sees a prize for an adult cartoon contest. He eventually tries to find a story writer for his new ‘adult’ comic. Da-ram, who screws every work that she has to do, is kicked out from her company. While finding a new job, she is interviewed by Jeong-bae. Attracted by this huge amount of prize money, Da-ram starts to write a scenario for Jeong-bae. This is the making film of Da-ram and Jeong-bae’s adult comic. The petty romance that nobody saw before will be start.



Being John Malkovich (1999)



Craig, a puppeteer, takes a filing job in a low-ceilinged office in Manhattan. Although married to the slightly askew Lotte, he hits on a colleague, the sexually frank Maxine. She's bored but snaps awake when he finds a portal leading inside John Malkovich: for 15 minutes you see, hear, and feel whatever JM is doing, then you fall out by the New Jersey Turnpike. Maxine makes it commercial, selling trips for $200; also, she's more interested in Lotte than in Craig, but only when Lotte is inside JM. JM finds out what's going on and tries to stop it, but Craig sees the portal as his road to Maxine and to success as a puppeteer. Meanwhile, Lotte discovers others interested in the portal.