September 2015
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Mesto, ki se ozira v nebo (Marko Šantić/Maja Bahar, 2015, TV, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
En dan resnice (Vinko Möderndorfer, 2006, TV) - 6/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Mesto, ki se ozira v nebo (Marko Šantić/Maja Bahar, 2015, TV, doc) - 7/10 (FF)
En dan resnice (Vinko Möderndorfer, 2006, TV) - 6/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorPavel ChukhrayStarsVladimir MashkovYekaterina RednikovaMikhail FilipchukA woman meets a man who isn't the right man for her - but she hasn't realised it yet...OL, 9/1/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorStephen QuayTimothy QuayStarsMagdalena CieleckaIn a technologically developed but feudal world beautiful Duenna is forced to choose between love and the task for which she was created.OL, 9/1/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorCesc GayStarsJavier CámaraRicardo DarínEduard FernándezA comedy centered on eight men in their 40s, all with identity crises.TV, 9/1/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMaurice ClocheStarsPierre FresnayAimé ClariondJean DebucourtSt. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among peasants and nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles.OL, 9/2/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsAldo FabriziGianfranco BelliniPeparuoloA series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.OL, 9/2/15. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorJuris KursietisStarsKristers PiksaRezija KalninaSabine TrumsinaModris, a 17-year-old, is like many teenagers in his small town. He has developed an addiction to gambling and is frequently in trouble. As his mother turns him to the police, now he struggles to keep out of jail.TV, 9/2/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJoe KingsleyStarsKirsten BabichDanielle BolducChris BrennanAfter graduating college, things didn't quite work out the way Russ planned. Now he's back home, with miserable jobs, no girl, and little chance of the future he always dreamed of.TV, 9/2/15. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorFebo MariArturo AmbrosioStarsEleonora DuseFebo MariNietta MordegliaSet in Sardinia, a barren and disconsolate land, where Rosalia, a poor young mother, entrusts her only son, Anania, to the natural father, who is well-off and already married. The years pass. Rosalia ages in misery, Anania becomes an adult and is about to marry. He returns to the country in order to find his mother and invite her to the wedding, but his fiancée does not appreciate this. Rosalia is abandoned once again...OL, 9/3/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFiloteo AlberiniStarsUbaldo Maria Del ColleCarlo RosaspinaThe Italian army captures Rome after refusal to surrender this unifying Italy.OL, 9/3/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBruno VeSotaStarsLawrence TierneyJayne MansfieldJohn CarradineSeveral persons, including an off duty policeman and a weird rich guy, are suspects in the murder of a beautiful actress.OL, 9/3/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobby HensonStarsBilly Bob ThorntonPatricia ArquetteWilliam DevaneSheriff Hardwick investigates the death of Mona, a transexual woman. The judge asks that the case is archived to prevent it impacting the upcoming elections, but the evidence keeps coming in.TV, 9/3/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorZoltán HuszárikStarsItschak FintziIstván HollAndrea DrahotaTivadar Csontváry Kosztka the one-ideaed Hungarian painter was thought to be crazy by his peers, but he eventually became a significant artist.OL, 9/4/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMax WinklerStarsMichael AngaranoUma ThurmanReece ThompsonTwo friends are off on a weekend outing. Marshall thinks the trip is to re-establish their friendship, but Sam has ulterior motives in mind as he crashes the wedding of a woman he still loves.TV, 9/4/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorFrancesco PatiernoStarsIngrid BergmanAnna MagnaniRoberto RosselliniThe story of how Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman fell in love whilst collaborating on a film in Stromboli. While Rossellini's longtime lover and star Anna Magnani prepares to shoot a rival film.TV, 9/4/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorStuart HeislerStarsSusan HaywardRobert PrestonPedro ArmendárizIn Tulsa, after a rancher dies during a feud with a major oil company, his daughter, driven by revenge, starts digging for oil herself.TV, 9/5/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillAmy AdamsMichael ShannonAn alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.TV, 9/5/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDennie GordonStarsMary-Kate OlsenAshley OlsenEugene LevyTwo sisters who just can't get along have to travel to New York City together and find themselves on numerous misadventures in order to accomplish their goals.TV, 9/5/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsBradley CooperZach GalifianakisEd HelmsWhen one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the run.TV, 9/5/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuigi ComenciniStarsHeinrich GretlerElsbeth SigmundThomas KlamethWhen Heidi, a little girl who leads an idyllic life with her grandfather in the Alps, is cruelly taken from the mountain retreat by a stern aunt, she adapts to life in the village below by bringing humor and goodwill to every situation.TV, 9/6/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMiha HocevarStarsJurij ZrnecTadej TosTadej Koren SmidGoing Our Way 2 follows the adventures of young scouts spending summer at a camp in the middle of the idyllic Slovene Alps. Because the heroes from the first film, Aleks, Jaka and Sleepyhead, are almost grown up now, the scout leader charges them with new responsibilities and assignments that also involve taking care of a group of mischievous 10-year-olds, which proves to be quite a feat. sequel of Going Our Way.TV, 9/6/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames DeardenStarsMatt DillonSean YoungJames BonfantiA determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.TV, 9/6/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorSeán Ó CualáinStarsFionnula FlanaganPeter QuinnRic BurnsThe story of "Lunch atop a Skyscraper," the iconic photograph taken during the construction of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.TV, 9/7/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAleksey BalabanovStarsSergey BodrovViktor SukhorukovSvetlana PismichenkoAn ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.OL, 9/8/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAdemir KenovicStarsBranko DjuricBoro StjepanovicZaim MuzaferijaA bitter coming-of-age story about boy who grows up in a remote Bosnian village shortly after the WW II.Orig. title: Ovo malo duše.
OL, 9/8/15. 8/10 (R). - DirectorGlauber RochaStarsJardel FilhoPaulo AutranJosé LewgoyIn the fictional Latin American country Eldorado, a poet tries to effect political change by influencing powerful men.OL, 9/9/15. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJay DuplassMark DuplassStarsJohn C. ReillyMarisa TomeiJonah HillJohn and Molly, a divorced middle aged man and a single mother meet at a friends party and start up a small relationship, all John has to do now is meet Molly's son... CyrusTV, 9/9/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorGoran MarkovicStarsDimitrije VojnovLazar RistovskiPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicA 10-year-old boy goes through variety of silly situations and confusions during the peak of Marshal Tito's cult of personality in 1950's Yugoslavia.OL, 9/10/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorIrving BelatecheStarsWilliam McNamaraAmy LocaneFrederic ForrestAnn, who lost her daughter in an auto accident, is asked to babysit Katie, the daughter of her new boyfriend Tom's boss. She quickly forms a bond with the little girl. Despite her bond with the little girl, however, it is too late before Ann realizes that she and Katie are simply pawns in a kidnapping scheme Tom is carrying out to make some fast money.TV, 9/10/15. 3/10 (P).
- DirectorTao HaiWei LiGuoqiang TangStarsJackie ChanWinston ChaoBingbing LiA historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty.TV, 9/10/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTomás Gutiérrez AleaStarsSergio CorrieriDaisy GranadosEslinda NúñezA Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami.OL, 9/11/15. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorArarat MashanovStarsIsaak ItkindDocumentary film showing one of the famous Kazakh sculptors, Isaak Itkind, at work when he was 95 years old.OL, 9/11/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPeter WolffStarsPeter WolffShort film which documents the lives of children in South Vietnam.OL, 9/11/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPatricio GuzmánStarsPatricio GuzmánVincent DavyHortensia AllendeAfter decades of fascist rule in Chile, Patricio Guzman returns to his country to screen his documentary, Battle of Chile, which until the time of the filming was banned by authorities. His audience, a new generation of Chileans who remember little of the revolution and ensuing coup reflect on their experience of watching the film after so many years of suppression.TV, 9/11/15. 8/10 (R).
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Shown under the title 'Chili, la mémoire obstinée' in my country (on SLO 2). - DirectorPaul HunterStarsChow Yun-FatSeann William ScottJaime KingBased on the very underground comic book of the same name, a Tibetan monk becomes a mentor to a young street punk and tries teaching him how to protect the scroll of ultimate power from a secret Nazi organization bent on world domination.TV, 9/11/15. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsEmilio EstevezKathy BatesMartin SheenHaunted by his experiences in the Vietnam War, a young man returns home and has trouble adjusting back to civilian life, his family and his stern father.TV, 9/12/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael SucsyStarsRachel McAdamsChanning TatumSam NeillA car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.TV, 9/12/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsHumphrey BogartJohn DerekGeorge MacreadyAn attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.TV, 9/13/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorClaude LelouchStarsLino VenturaFrançoise FabianCharles GérardReleased from prison apparently under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.TV, 9/13/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsMark WahlbergZooey DeschanelJohn LeguizamoA science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.TV, 9/13/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsJulia StilesDavid WaltonCamryn ManheimAfter losing election for US Congress, the well spoken Hannah coaches a beer vendor for the position as he, contrary to Hannah, has a likable personality. Can they learn from each other?TV, 9/13/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorByambasuren DavaaLuigi FalorniStarsJanchiv AyurzanaChimed OhinAmgaabazar GonsonWhen a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.OL, 9/14/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMatej MinacStarsBen AbelesDenisa AugustinovaMartin BandzakThe nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of 669 children just before the outbreak of WWII.TV, 9/14/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorMohsen MakhmalbafStarsGhafour BarahouyiMaryam OzbakMohsen MakhmalbafDocumentary showing the life of children of the Afghan villages bordering Iran, and how their life and culture were affected by Taliban regime.OL, 9/15/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAleksandr ZarkhiStarsNikolay RybnikovInna MakarovaGennadi Karnovich-ValuaA team of installers under the leadership of brigadier Nikolai Pasechnik are arriving for the construction of the blast furnace. At the construction site, Nikolai meets welder Ekaterina. He tries to care for her, but they often quarrel.OL, 9/15/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorDaniel JanneauStarsBruno SlagmulderStéphanie PasterkampGaëlle BonaTV, 9/15/15. 7/10 (FF).
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Part 1 of a (very) short 'TV series' (in 2 parts). It seems to me this should be rather considered a TV movie in 2 parts (and NOT a 'TV series'). - DirectorJafar PanahiStarsMaryiam Palvin AlmaniNargess MamizadehMojgan FaramarziVarious women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.OL, 9/16/15. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorEduard GalicStarsVojislav MiricFabijan SovagovicIvan SubicWW2 story about group of prisoners who are trying to escape the death camp, run by local pro-Nazi militia.OL, 9/16/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsAndré DussollierNiels ArestrupBurghart KlaußnerA historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz, the German military governor of occupied Paris, and Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling.TV, 9/16/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsScott SpeedmanWes BentleyTaryn ManningA pair of slackers get in way over their heads when they try to dump the body of a dead girlfriend in the basement of a drive-in movie theater where a satanic cult performs ritual sacrifices.TV, 9/16/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorStjepan CikesStarsNenad NenadovicZarko RadicMiodrag RadovanovicA youth has a burning ambition to be a pilot, but this is met with opposition by his mother because his father, also a pilot, was killed in a jet-fighter crash in a storm. The youth goes ahead with his career but one day he encounters a bad storm.TV, 9/17/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBill DouglasStarsStephen ArchibaldHughie RestorickJean Taylor SmithJamie and Tommy are separated by the death of their grandmother; Jamie with another relative and Tommy to a welfare home. Now Jamie is all alone and his life is not at all happy taken over by silence, rejection and violence.OL, 9/18/15. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorSrdjan KaranovicStarsDusan HudjecMirjana TintarGoran BukilicDirector of this movie gave an advertisement in many Yugoslav papers calling everybody who wants to act in movie regardless of age, look or profession to reply. From 7000 arrived letters, about 30 heroes were picked up for the movie and its story was made based on what they wished to play.Orig. title: Društvena igra.
OL, 9/18/15. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstTopher GraceA strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.TV, 9/18/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndré De TothStarsBroderick CrawfordBarbara HaleJohnny StewartThe remnants of a massacred cavalry troop and ragtag group of stagecoach passengers fight for survival against fierce Comanches at a desert ruin.TV, 9/19/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPeter AnthonyStarsStanislav PetrovKevin CostnerSergey ShnyryovRetired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic mixture of documentary and reenacted footage.TV, 9/19/15. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorDarko BajicStarsStrahinja BlazicAleksandar RadojicicMilos BikovicThe story about the founders of the famous "Yugoslav Basketball School" and the first gold medal at the Championships in Ljubljana in 1970, is based on real events and is dedicated to personalities who have contributed to the emergence and development of basketball in their country.Orig. title: Bićemo prvaci sveta.
TV, 9/19/15. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsGinger RogersEdward G. RobinsonBrian KeithA female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.TV, 9/20/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorClaude LelouchStarsJean YanneMarie-Sophie L.Patrick BruelOn the day Jean Gabin dies, a kidnaper who also takes a fortune in jewels heisted from Cartiers murders Simon Verini's wife. (Simon was fencing the jewels for a youthful gang who robbed Cartiers; he suspects them of the murder.) He's framed for the theft and spends ten years in prison, writing to his daughter, Marie-Sophie, who's 11 when he's sent away. Released, he reconnects to Marie-Sophie and to the young thieves, seeks revenge, and is quickly arrested again. She doesn't know what to make of her father, retreats to her Swiss fiancé, and is flummoxed when one of the young thieves falls for her. Is resolution possible when crime cuts across families and romance?TV, 9/20/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenAnna FarisJohn C. ReillyThe heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.TV, 9/20/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMichael GlawoggerStarsEmmaNingTohAn examination of the lives, needs, troubles, and hopes of prostitutes in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Mexico.TV, 9/20/15. 8/10 (R).
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Caution! Adult (NC-17) content. You've been warned. - DirectorGuy GillesMarc SatorStarsMadeleine SerraAlain GualAlain StéphaneOL, 9/21/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorFerdinand KhittlStarsMario AdorfOL, 9/21/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBill DouglasStarsStephen ArchibaldPaul KermackJessie CombeJamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is befriended by Robert, whose undemanding companionship releases Jamie from self-pity.OL, 9/21/15. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorFerdinand KhittlStarsJust ScheuOL, 9/21/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJovan JovanovicStarsDragan NikolicAleksandar GavricMaría BaxaFollows Stevan Nikolic, "Stiv", petty criminal born in Belgrade, always problematic, enemy of country's regime, influenced by society and movies(for example Godard's, even the movie looks like "Breathless" a little bit and Godard is mentioned once in the movie) and his rise to power along with drugs, sex and with the help of local police.Orig. title: Mlad i zdrav kao ruža.
OL, 9/21/15. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorRyan CombsStarsVing RhamesNipsey HussleGillie Da KidCain's often challenged in prison by wannabes. Cain's later offered a chance to talk with kids from the hood, incl. his own son, so they don't end up in prison.TV, 9/21/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorFouad MikatiStarsJoe AndersonRob CorddryEllen BarkinA battle ensues among groups of government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.TV, 9/21/15. 4/10 (P).
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Shown under the title 'Operation: Endgame' in my country (on Kanal A). - DirectorJovan JovanovicStarsStevan TadicNada PavlovicMind sick man wondering on streets of Belgrade,thinking about killing us all.OL, 9/22/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMohsen MakhmalbafStarsTahmineh NormatovaNadereh AbdelahyevaGoibibi ZiadolahyevaEvery day, 10-year-old Khorsid takes the bus to his work at an instrument maker's shop, and every day something unexpected happens.OL, 9/22/15. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsIsabelle HuppertKool ShenLaurence UrsinoA stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.TV, 9/22/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsChristopher LambertRobin ShouLinden AshbyThree unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.TV, 9/22/15. 3.5/10 (P).
- DirectorKriv StendersStarsJosh LucasRachael TaylorRohan NicholBased on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.TV, 9/23/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRowdy HerringtonStarsJames MarshallCuba Gooding Jr.Brian DennehyTommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.TV, 9/23/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorKazuo MoriStarsRaizô IchikawaShintarô KatsuChitose MakiTange Tenzen and Nakayama Yasubei are honorable samurai living in an era of corrupt officials and treacherous clans. But after finding themselves in opposing clans and ensnared in a love triangle, only bloodshed can ensue! An epic tale of slashing swords, cutting betrayal, and bloody revenge, Samurai Vendetta is justly hailed as one of the best samurai films ever made!OL, 9/24/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAleksandar PetkovicStarsDusan JanicijevicMilena DravicLjubisa SamardzicThe story of a group of people who came to France to the temporary work, their sufferings, persecutions, and a constant struggle for survival.Orig. title: Aller retour.
TV, 9/24/15. 6/10 (FF). - DirectorMukunda Michael DewilStarsPaul WalkerNaima McLeanGys de VilliersIn Johannesburg, an American parole breaker unknowingly picks up a rental car that will tie him to a web of corrupt local police.TV, 9/24/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorArsenij JovkovThis film was made on the occasion of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Ilinden (St. Ellias Day) Rebellion. This panoramic film depicts the most significant historic figures and places situated in the Aegian, Pirin and Vardar regions.OL, 9/25/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSimon CahnSpike JonzeStarsPierre Le-TanSokoSpike JonzeAt a bookstore after closing hours, the characters Macbeth and Mina Harker spring to life and immediately go on a fateful romantic escapade.OL, 9/25/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorSimon TofieldStarsSimon TofieldA hungry cat resorts to increasingly desperate measures to wake its sleeping owner.OL, 9/25/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn HardenStarsDonovan DutroMatlock ZumstegParis, 1962. A scientist formulates a serum that transforms him into a dog. It's only when he changes back into a human that his troubles begin�OL, 9/25/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorErik LeijonborgStarsEva RöseAllan SvenssonPeter PerskiMaria Wern is a single mother of two and deputy crime commissioner on the Swedish island of Gotland. When a man is found murdered, she faces a bizarre and sinister affair. The body has been hung in a tree along with several dead animals. Soon the island is hit by another macabre murder. Is there a serial killer at stake?TV, 9/25/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
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Part 1 and Part 2 shown together (as a (one) TV movie) in my country (on TV3 Medias). - DirectorErik LeijonborgStarsEva RöseAllan SvenssonPeter PerskiThe Sleepless God - a menagerie of bodies, animal and human, are found hanging from a tree. Maria and her team investigate with the addition of a new member, a psychological profiler. The investigation brings up a similar prior crime scene in a neighboring town raising the question if they could have been committed by the same person.TV, 9/25/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
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Part 1 and Part 2 shown together (as a (one) TV movie) in my country (on TV3 Medias).
See above. - DirectorSteven SchachterStarsWilliam H. MacyMeg RyanLL Cool JA Hollywood producer starts with his nephew's script on Disraeli, Jewish PM in 1800s UK, and ends filming in Cape Town with a black action star. Will a movie be made? Will he score Deidre?TV, 9/26/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMark HellerStarsStephen DorffSarai GivatyKhalid BenchagraAn American man (Dorff) who falls in love with a Moroccan woman (Givaty) realizes their romance could cost them both their lives.TV, 9/26/15. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNadine TrintignantStarsCatherine DeneuveMarcello MastroianniSerge MarquandCatherine and Marcello are secluded in their house, living under the candlelight. Unable to accept the injustice behind the loss of their nine-month-old baby, they face a slow but definite self-destruction.TV, 9/27/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorVanja JuranicStarsNela KocisMila ElegovicSasa AnocicTwo women in forties, looking for happiness. Zagreb Cappuccino is the subtle story of two best friends, focusing on their emotional states. Petra and Kristina - friends call her Kika, are in their early forties. Petra is getting divorced in Zagreb, and Kika arrives from Cologne to console her. Kika, a cosmopolitan party girl, teaches Petra, a fresh divorcee, how to carry on with her life without a husband and a family. Over several cups of coffee and night out we get to know their fears and burdens, their solitude and their unsureness.TV, 9/27/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDror MorehStarsAmi AyalonAvraham ShalomAvi DichterA documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.TV, 9/27/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn HeyerStarsTom KruseWilliam Henry ButlerJack the DoggerA documentary film which follows a mailman as he travels along the Birdsville Track in the Outback.OL, 9/28/15. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBoro DraskovicStarsMilena DravicDragan NikolicPavle VuisicA gang of young delinquents from a coastal town terrorize the locals, the tourists that spend the summer holidays there, as well as the young girls. They are especially focused on a pretty girl that sells newspapers, and they make a bet which one will seduce her.OL, 9/28/15. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorJennifer Steinman SterninStarsSamantha GashTremaine KentDavid O'BrienA diverse cast of non-professional runners attempt to complete the most difficult ultramarathon race series on Earth. Their dramatic journey takes them across the World's most picturesque yet brutal landscapes, pushing their bodies, hearts and spirits through a myriad of external and internal obstacles. DESERT RUNNERS delves into the mindset of ultra-athletes, and the complex ways in which human beings deal with both heartbreak and triumph.TV, 9/28/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorDaniel JanneauStarsLaurent LévyStéphanie PasterkampBruno SlagmulderTV, 9/29/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
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Part 2 of a (very) short 'TV series' (in 2 parts). It seems to me this should be rather considered a TV movie in 2 parts (and NOT a 'TV series'). - DirectorAbbas KiarostamiBanafsheh ModaressiStarsRin TakanashiTadashi OkunoRyô KaseIn Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.TV, 9/29/15. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorGregory JacobsStarsEmily BluntAshton HolmesMartin DonovanTwo college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.TV, 9/29/15. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorFerdinand KhittlStarsLeo BardischewskiJoachim FuchsbergerHans PössenbacherOL, 9/30/15. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorMarko BabacZivojin PavlovicVojislav 'Kokan' RakonjacStarsBranka JovanovicMihajlo Kostic-PljakaLjiljana SljapicThree stories (Love, Heart, The Hoop), set in urban, alienated world of a big city. This is the only officially banned movie in history of Yugoslavia.OL, 9/30/15. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNat FaxonJim RashStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteAllison JanneyShy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.TV, 9/30/15. 7/10 (FF).