“The Last Station” directed by Michael Hoffman [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AWYJJtAas4] “Historical and biographical drama about the legendary Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, his wife Sofya and Valentin Bulgakov, the disciple advantage of the writer. The film further illustrates the author's struggle to reconcile fame and commitment to an extraordinarily austere life." Extracted from Filmaffinity. See also:
“Stone” by John Curran [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayFW7rKw8U ] “Jack Mabry (Robert De Niro), a probation officer, befriends Gerald Creeson (Edward Norton), a convicted arsonist desperately trying to get out of prison. The latter's wife, Lucetta (Milla Jovovich) will try to manipulate the officer to get her husband's freedom. Extracted from Filmaffinity. Watch
“In the Valley of Elah” directed by Paul Haggis [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUo1lptXd1E] “Hank Deerfield, an American war veteran, must investigate the disappearance of his son Mike, a soldier stationed in Iraq who has inexplicably been absent from his base without leave. With the help of Detective Sanders and his wife, Joan, he will relive the experiences
“The Writer” directed by Roman Polanski [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7SagA-3YfM] “A writer (Ewan McGregor) reluctantly accepts the commission to finish the memoirs of the former British prime minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), after the death in an accident of the person who was doing it. To do this, he settles on an island off the east coast of
“On Hostile Land” directed by Kathryn Bigelow [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0xRAXU7-ZA] “Portrait of a bomb disposal in the Iraq war by one of the most masculine female directors of Hollywood. Katherine Bigelow delivers adrenaline, action and visual virtuosity to the film about Iraq that pleased Republicans, Democrats, everyone." Extracted from El País. See also: http://www.thehurtlocker-movie.com/
“It's Not That Easy” written and directed by Nancy Meyers [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tNyslciq6s] “A mother of three grown children, Jane owns a popular bakery in Santa Barbara. She has been divorced for ten years and is still on good terms with her ex-husband, Jake, who is now married to a much younger woman. Everything gets complicated when
“A Series of Unfortunate Events” by Lemony Snicket “Violet, Klaus and Sunny, the Baudelaires, are three young orphans who are successively adopted by strange relatives and others, including Lemony Snicket, who is the narrator of the story. Also taking charge of the Baudelaires is the cunning and cowardly Count Olaf whose goal
"How to train your dragon" directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. “Set in the mythical world of rugged Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the children's book by Cressida Cowell, this action-comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a teenage Viking who doesn't exactly fit into the age-old reputation of
“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” directed by Oliver Stone “Sequel to the popular 1987 film “Wall Street”, set 20 years later. Released from prison after serving a lengthy prison sentence, ruthless financial shark Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) finds himself disoriented in the world he lives in.
“Gulliver's Travels” directed by Rob Letterman “Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black), a writer who works as a mail carrier for a major New York newspaper, dreams of becoming a travel editor. To do this, he decides to embark on an adventure to the Bermuda Triangle, but a terrible storm will drag him to a