Saturday, December 29, 2007

February, 2008 Hidden Gems

City Lights' "Descent" Starring Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust. A college co-ed who is book smart and shy and curious about sex, is raped. Her world is ripped inside out and she seeks revenge.
Fox's "Two Days in Paris" Starring "Julie Deply, Adam Goldberg. A couple try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of her parents and several of her ex-boyfriends.
Fox's "The Final Inquiry" Starring F. Murray Abraham, Anna Kanakis, Max Van Zydow. In 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection of a certain Jesus from Nazareth.
Anchor Bay's "To Kill A King" Starring Rupert Everett, Tim Roth, Olivia Williams, Dougray Scott. The year is 1645. King Charles the First is overthrown and two heroes have emerged - Lord General Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. These two friends turn on each other.
Fox's "Feast of Love" Starring Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear. A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set with a community of friends in Oregon, and is an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.

Foxs "Death at a Funeral" Starring Matthew Macfayden. In this British comedy, a father dies and his family and friends convene at the family home for his funeral. Hilarious.

New Line's "Silk" Starring Carlo Cecchi, Alfred Molina, Keira Knightly. This is the story of a married silkworm smuggler in 19th century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo.


Screen Media's "When A Man Falls" Starring Sharon Stone, Timothy Hutton. When a lonely housewife faces the reality of her dying marriage, she seeks comfort in unlawful and forbidden activities.