Genre: Horror
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 158
Language: English
Director:
Plot: Films include: Husk, Fertile Ground, Prowl, The Task and Seconds Apart.
After Dark Originals
January 28th, 2011The Task
January 28th, 2011Genre: Horror
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 146
Language: English
Director: Alex Orwell
Plot: Something diabolical is taking place on the set of “The Task” a new reality show in which players complete terrifying missions within the confines of an abandoned prison hoping to win a hefty cash prize. As six young students explore their new environment, malicious spirits make their presence known in the most gruesome ways imaginable, Unable to escape the labyrinthine prison, the contestants become unwitting pawns caught at the centre of a blood-soaked night of terror.
Husk
January 28th, 2011Genre: Horror
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 137
Language: English
Director: Brett Simmons
Plot: When a murder of crows smash into their car windshield, a group of young friends are forced to abandon the vehicle, leaving them stranded beside a desolate cornfield. Hidden deep within the cornfield they find a crumbling farmhouse – but they soon discover that instead of a sanctuary, the house is actually the center of a terrifying supernatural ritual that they are about to become a part of…
Fertile Ground
January 28th, 2011Genre: Horror
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 129
Language: English
Director: Adam Gierasch
Plot: Emily and Nate Weaver leave the city for the rural comfort of Nate’s ancestral home in the
country. Once there, Emily is plagued by horrifying visions and haunted by the ghosts
inhabiting their isolated new home. When Nate’s behavior undergoes a strange and fearful
metamorphous, Emily fears she might be the latest target in a murderous tradition.
Ka-boom
January 28th, 2011Genre: Comedy
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 139
Language: English
Director: Gregg Araki
Plot: Smith’s everyday life in the dorms – hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor – all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.
Tripping on some hallucinogenic cookies he ate at a party, Smith is convinced he’s witnessed the gruesome murder of an enigmatic Red Haired Girl who has been haunting his dreams. What he discovers as he tries to find out the truth leads him deeper and deeper into a mystery that will forever change not only the course of his young life but the destiny of the entire world.
The Rite
January 28th, 2011Genre: Thriller
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 153
Language: English
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Plot: Inspired by true events, “The Rite” follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith.
The Mechanic
January 28th, 2011Genre: Action-Adventure
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 141
Language: English
Director: Simon West
Plot: Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a ‘mechanic’ – an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It’s a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed – he wants those responsible dead.
His mission grows complicated when Harry’s son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop’s trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can’t turn his back on Harry’s son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.
RAGE (RABIA)
January 28th, 2011Genre: Thriller
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 102
Language: Spanish
Director: Sebastian Cordero
Plot: Produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone), RAGE tells the suspenseful story of a pair of Latin American immigrants who fall in love. José MarÃa, a hot-headed builder, and Rosa, a housekeeper, embark in a passionate relationship. When a violent confrontation with José MarÃa’s foreman results in the other man’s death, José MarÃa flees to the mansion where Rosa works, telling no one. Hidden even from her, he watches Rosa be mistreated by her boss as he yearns for the day they can be together.
Restless
January 28th, 2011Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 153
Language: English
Director: Gus Van Sant
Plot: A terminally ill girl falls for a boy who loves to attend funerals. They encounter the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Ip Man 2
January 28th, 2011Genre: Action-Adventure
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 72
Language: Cantonese
Director: Wilson Yip
Plot: International megastar Donnie Yen reprises his iconic role as the real-life kung fu grandmaster Ip Man in this martial arts spectacular. www.ipman2movie-us.com
Strongman
January 26th, 2011Genre: Documentary
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 137
Language: English
Director: Zach Levy
Plot: STRONGMAN is a cinema verité documentary about Stanless Steel, The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal.
Told with the kind of intimacy that can only be achieved with years of filming, STRONGMAN follows the dreams and heartbreaking humanity of Stanless Steel – the only man alive who can bend a penny with his fingers—as he struggles to gain control of a world that seems constantly out of his grasp.
STRONGMAN is a film about faith, about believing in yourself and a film about never giving up. It is a film about weakness and a film about strength.
Applause
January 21st, 2011Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 132
Language: Danish
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Plot: APPLAUSE is a Danish motion picture starring internationally acclaimed actress Paprika Steen (The Celebration, Adam’s Apples) who portrays Thea, a recovering alcoholic stage actress whose struggle to reclaim her role as a mother is complicated by the demons from her past.
The Housemaid
January 21st, 2011Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 120
Language: Korean
Director: Im Sang-soo
Plot: Eun-yi (Cannes Best Actress winner Jeon Do-youn of SECRET SUNSHINE) is hired as a nanny in an impossibly lavish mansion by businessman Hoon (Lee Jung-jae) and his very pregnant wife, Hae-ra (Seo Woo). When Hoon callously seduces the young maid, she becomes the unwitting victim in a battle of wills between him and the scheming women of the house-Hae-ra, her villainous mother (Park Ji-young), and their seemingly loyal but increasingly bitter housekeeper (Yun Yeo-jong). Intensely erotic and fiendishly entertaining, THE HOUSEMAID builds to an unforgettable climax as Eun-yi tries to maintain her cunning to protect her sanity-and her life-from the ruthless vipers around her.
No Strings Attached
January 21st, 2011Genre: Comedy
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 152
Language: English
Director: Ivan Reitman
Plot: In this comedy, Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly “no strings attached.” “No strings” means no jealousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, no baby voices. It means they can do whatever they want, whenever they want, in whatever public place they want, as long as they don’t fall in love. The question becomes- who’s going to fall first? And can their friendship survive?
The Company Men
January 21st, 2011Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 150
Language: English
Director: John Wells
Plot: Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper) and Gene McClary (Tommy Lee Jones) jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers.
Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law (Kevin Costner) which does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. With humor, pathos, and keen observation, writer-director John Wells (the creator of “ER”) introduces us to the new realities of American life.
The Way Back
January 21st, 2011Genre: Drama
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 120
Language: English
Director: Peter Weir
Plot: Inspired by Slavomir Rawicz’s acclaimed novel, “The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom” as well as other real life accounts, six time Oscar nominated director Peter Weir’s (“Witness”, “Master And Commander”, & “Dead Poet’s Society”) “The Way Back” is a remarkable adventure story chronicling the escape of a small group of multi-national prisoners from a Siberian gulag in 1940 and their epic life affirming journey over thousands of miles across five hostile countries.
Looking for Palladin
January 21st, 2011Genre: Comedy
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 169
Language: English
Director: Andrzej Krakowski
Plot: Arrogant Hollywood talent agent, Josh Ross (David Moscow) is sent to Guatemala to find Oscar-winning actor Jack Palladin (Ben Gazzara). Having never met, the search is emotionally complicated as the long-time retired star was once married to Josh’s late mother. Josh’s contempt for the ‘old’ actor mirrors his comedic distaste for the local community whose help he desperately needs to find him. What he hopes will be a quick and lucrative deal turns into a humorous yet soul-searching journey for both.
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
January 21st, 2011Genre: Action-Adventure
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 117
Language: English
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Plot: The third installment in the series, TETSUO III: THE BULLET MAN, and Tsukamoto’s first English-language film, stars Eric Bossick as Anthony, a young man who was born and raised in Tokyo and is now raising a family there. What should be a happy time in Anthony’s life is not: his wife is crippled by anxiety and unable to leave the house. She also has recurring nightmares about a horrible fate awaiting the pair’s young son, Tom. Those nightmares turn out to be prophetic when Tom is cruelly run down in the street. Losing their boy pushes Yuriko over the edge and triggers violent emotions in Anthony, whose body begins to transform. Anthony flies into a terrible rage, and soon discovers that the power of his emotion transforms him into a strange, metallic monster. When the driver who killed Tom reappears and Anthony learns the truth about his father’s past experiments on human guinea pigs and about his mother’s death, Anthony mutates into a mass of metal – a human weapon fueled by an uncontrollable rage. This delights the mysterious man who ran down Anthony’s son, a man who now continually taunts Anthony from a distance.
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
January 21st, 2011Genre: Horror
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 104
Language: English
Director: Troy Nixey
Plot: When a little girl (Bailee Madison) is sent to live with her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes) in the old mansion they are renovating, she unwittingly unleashes malevolent creatures bent on destroying all of them.
EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE
January 21st, 2011Genre: Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2011
Runtime: 101
Language: Japanese
Director: Masayuki
Plot: The landmark anime Evangelion evolves, reaching new heights of intensity in the
new feature film, EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. In an explosive
new story full of brutal action and primal emotion, a group of young pilots maneuver
their towering, cyborg Eva Units into combat against a deadly and disturbing enemy.
In the battle to prevent the apocalyptic Third Impact, Shinji and Rei were forced to
carry humanity’s hopes on their shoulders. Now, as the onslaught of the bizarre,
monstrous Angels escalates, they find their burden shared by two new Eva pilots:
the fiery Asuka and the mysterious Mari. In this thrilling new experience for fans of
giant robot action, the young pilots fight desperately to save mankind – and struggle to save themselves.