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It's rare that a film of such power opens in U.S. theaters during January. Of course, when it comes to foreign-language films, the usual "rules" don't apply and the latest offering from Hirokazu Kore-eda has arrived in art houses following a succes...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-01-17
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Masaharu Fukuyama, Machicko Ono, Yoko Maki, ...
It wouldn't be a stretch to name legendary Japanese film maker Akira Kurosawa as one of the ten greatest motion picture directors of all time. Kurosawa's brilliant work speaks for itself, and, with over five decades of movie making to his credit, ...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, ...
WARNING! Heavy spoilers ahead! Beginning with the fifth paragraph, this review reveals details about key plot points and the endings of both Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. Proceed at your own risk. Although released with a three mon...
U.S. Release Date: 1987-06-26
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Claude Berri
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, ...
Commandment Six: "Thou shalt not commit adultery." A Short Film About Love, the second of Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue episodes to be transformed into a feature film (the other being A Short Film about Killing), takes a unique look at the ...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Cast: Grazyna Szapolowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefina Iwinska
Most movies about artists (painters, composers, authors, etc.) tend to be dull and uninspired, rendering the subject of the film far less interesting than his or her work. Amadeus is an exception. In fact, it is arguably the best motion picture e...
U.S. Release Date: 1984-09-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Simon Callow, Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, ...
Raise the Red Lantern is one of the more sublimely beautiful and openly disturbing films of the 1990s. It is also the best work to date turned in by the actress/director combination of Gong Li and Zhang Yimou -- and this includes other impress...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Situations, Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Gong Li, Cao Cuifen, He Caifei, ...
With the tenacity of a bulldog, Spike Lee ruthlessly and sometimes recklessly defies mainstream expectations and courts controversy with every film he releases. Some find Lee to be a fresh and powerful voice in American cinema – a man who is una...
U.S. Release Date: 1989-06-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Joie Lee, ...
1950 was a very good year for movies that took a look behind the showbiz scene. Both Sunset Blvd. (films) and All About Eve (theater) collected their share of Oscar nominations, with Eve beating out Sunset in the key Best Picture category. Howeve...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, ...
The World of Apu (Apur Sansar) concludes one of the greatest film series of all time, Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, which chronicles the life of one Bengali boy as he traverses the road from childhood through adolescence to maturity. Ray, a mast...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Satyajit Ray
Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, ...
All About Eve possesses one of the best screenplays ever to grace the silver screen. It also has one of the best performances by an actress in the history of Hollywood features. For his writing, Joseph Mankiewicz was honored by the Academy of Moti...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, ...