Sunday, January 11, 2015

How to Be a Man (2013)

Mark - the most common representative of his generation, he moderately lazy moderately stupid, moderately passive, in short, it is no different from the thousands of adults of the same men who exchanged the fourth, and even fifth decade, but it did not independently teenager. Once Mark learned that to be a father, and decided that very soon die, and not having time to communicate with his offspring, he realized that he needed to leave behind a kind of encyclopedia of worldly wisdom - a collection of tips for the young child to help him feel the full force of his father's love and attention.

In other words, Mark decides to tell his son the future (in the child he had no doubt) about the most important in the world - how to be a real man. And put this idea into reality it helps the boy, who graduated from film school and is able to shoot video on the wisdom of Mark. So they begin to sculpt son Mark legacy that they themselves need a lot more than not yet born baby.

Year: 2013
Country: United States
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1:25:36

Director: Chadd Harbold
Starring: Gavin MakInness, Liam Aiken, Megan Nurindzher, Marisa Redanty, Helen Rogers, Jasmine Osborne, Dario Barroso, Lloyd DeLeon, Samantha Massell, Mike Keller

The Boxtrolls (2014)

In 1805, in the glorious city Syrburge strongly they were all afraid of box trolls - strange and mysterious, but because of terrible creatures, which, according to rumors, the night came out of their hiding places and steal any innocent children. In the unfortunate residents remained only one hope in the face of Archibald Hvatsona - brave men who undertook the difficult mission to rid Syrburga from trolls.

Ten years later, everything remains the same: the city went all the same rumors, people are still afraid of trolls and Hvatson quite successfully get rid of them - only trolls became less and less. Yet something has changed: there was a man capable to tell everyone the truth about the boxed trolls - quite harmless and good, though not devoid of oddities exist. That man was a boy named Eggs, which was raised from infancy boxed trolls, and seeing that they are becoming less decided to take their salvation in his hands.

Year of release: 2014
Country: United States
Genre: Animation, Children, Family
Duration: 1:36:07

Director: Graham Enneybl Anthony Stakki
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Dee Bradley Baker, Steven Bloom, Nika Futterman, Pat Fraley, Fred Tatasciore

The Company Men (2010)

Bobby Walker - a solid worker Shipbuilding Corporation, in which involved serious money. Getting this work, Walker guided primarily by considerations of stability and prestige: he went up the ladder, getting more than a decent salary, and was convinced that a long time will provide themselves and their entire family a decent life. His plan was destined to collapse like a house of cards when the Great Recession - the economic crisis of 2009 led to the dismissal of a plurality of workers, among whom was Bobby.

Moving from your own luxury home in the parental relatively modest dwelling was only the beginning - and it was followed by a change of profession - from an employee of a large company, Bobby began working a small construction company ... Meanwhile Corporation, where he worked, getting rid of the "extra" employees, started the construction of new buildings and the development of business strategy, adequate state of affairs in the market. Is it possible that layoffs could be avoided, or is an integral part of corporate policy in the difficult times of crisis?

Year: 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1:44:36

Director: John Wells
Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Craig T. Nelson, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzanne Rico, Kent Shoknek Adrian Krshtanski, Lewis D. Wheeler, Celeste Oliva

Grace (2014)

Not for nothing the majority of Americans believe that adulthood begins with admission to college: in American universities, students should at least the first year of learning to live in a dorm, away from their families and in conditions of maximum independence. It is not surprising that almost all high school students can not wait for graduation and admission to the next stage of learning - such freedom of the majority of them did not exist before.

Only here Grace, cute freshman, had just settled into a hostel, does not feel any enthusiasm at the thought of living away from the family: it brought pious and religious parents instill values daughter, with whom she is not ready to leave. However, faith in God, Grace and her desire to remain the same, despite the temptations of the outside world, it does not help - on the contrary, evil seems to be wanted at all costs to get itself so pure soul. Almost from the settlement of Grace in her dorm pursue a bloodcurdling vision and evil force gradually deprived of reason.

Year of release: 2014
Country: United States
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Duration: 1:27:31

Director: Jeff Chan
Starring: Alexia Fast, Daniel Arnold, Madeleine Arthur J. Joshua. Ballard, Margot Berner, Natasha Burnett, Alan Dale, Brett Deer, Alexis NEP, Joel David Moore

Before I Go to Sleep (2014)

Christine wakes up every day with a single thought, which leads her horrified - she does not know where she is and why it is sleeping next to a stranger to her man. The efforts it is making to recall at least something from the past, it is absolutely meaningless. Her memory of the events were only two decades ago. Malady it is called amnesia. But this kind of amnesia does not come by itself. In the case of Christine, it was due to the terrible brain injury. From the words of a loving husband Ben, who was watching Christine in his bedroom every morning, it is in this state after it happened ten years ago, a car accident. Every day Ben tells his wife that she is his wife, her forty years, and she suffers a special type of memory loss. Christina does not remember anything of what happened to her yesterday.

Peaky Ben talks about how hard it is given daily explanation of their role in the life of his wife. All the walls of their houses are covered with numerous notes indicating where that is, and photos in the bathroom, testimony of the reality of many events of the past. Wedding, joint trips, parties - Christine everywhere with Ben, smiling and has a pretty happy look. But something in her behavior Ben alarming. Especially after it on the advice of your doctor neuropsychologist Mike Nash began to lead videouchet events of each day in his life.

Year of release: 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Duration: 1:28:18

Director: Rowan Joffe
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Ben Crompton, Anne-Marie Duff, Adam Levy, Gabriel Strong, Flynn McArthur, Dean Charles Chapman, Hannah Blemayers

Wolves (2014)

The young guy Justin has everything: family, girlfriend, authority in high school. But at times he appears brutal cruelty that can not be, nor justify or explain, the guy turns into a beast, whose nature is difficult to determine. Everything changes when a guy finds out that his parents were brutally murdered. He feels that he is somehow involved in this, and therefore an urgent need to leave the city, whose residents immediately blame the guy. No one believed him, because the behavior of the hero recently left much to be desired. Since Justin is nothing more holds, he decides to go to look for answers to their many questions.

In one of the bars Justin acquainted with a man who talks about town "Wolf Ridge", is there a place for. After all, live in the town, such as it is, the real wolves. But in the quest for peace and solitude, Justin read this jungle law, non-compliance with which entails death. The guy starts to unwind the mysterious tangle, which tells you about his family and himself. The wolves live on - wolf howl. Justin introduced to the main lair, thereby making enemies, will have to face in the struggle for existence.

Year of release: 2014
Country: United States
Genre: Horror, Action
Duration: 1:30:48

Director: David Hayter
Cast: Jason Momoa, Lucas Till, Merritt Patterson, Kaitlyn Wong, Jennifer Hale, John Pyper-Ferguson, Stephen McHattie, Adam Butcher, Miriam McDonald, Melanie Scrofano

Wish I Was Here (2014)

Every person is painfully aware that his time has gone. But how to put up with this idea of the once popular artist who has already managed to get a taste of glory, accustomed to the crowd of fans, high fees and tempting offers studios? In its 35 years Aidan Bloom has appeared in such a predicament. Honestly, actor and had not been particularly successful in his profession, but still at least some job of work he had. Now, producers and agents even forgot to think about its existence, although Aidan young, talented and full of energy. Wife Sarah strongly supported her husband, we see that 35 years - it's time to start a new life. Only need to change the profession, and good luck will come of itself. But Aidan did not want to listen to the unpleasant truth, even the thought of change classes seemed to him treacherous. After Bloom - an actor, a creative person, and not just any locksmith!

Soon, the financial position of the family became catastrophic. Bloom in horror realized that no longer able to pay for their children's education, and father Aidan, the cranky old man, somehow rested and said that more than a dime will not give his ne'er-do, overage son. But Bloom and unaided found a very original way out of the plight. Actor turned their offspring at home schooling and family cheered by the fact that now is ready to devote himself to the children and he will give them the necessary knowledge. A student daughter was at a loss: she never for a moment believed in-depth knowledge and pedagogical talent of his father. But lazy son came to a complete delight from solving loved daddy.

Year of release: 2014
Country: United States
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1:46:31

Director: Zach Braff
Cast: Zach Braff, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Mandy Patinkin, Pierce Genon, Alexander Chaplin, Leslie David Baker, James Eyvri