The Manchurian Candidate
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
Director: John Frankenheimer
Stars: Angela Lansbury Frank Sinatra Henry Silva James Edwards James Gregory Janet Leigh John McGiver Khigh Dhiegh Laurence Harvey Leslie Parrish
Look Away
A timid and socially alienated 17-year-old high school student's life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
Director: Assaf Bernstein
Stars: Ernie Pitts Harrison Gilbertson India Eisley Jason Isaacs John C. MacDonald Kiera Johnson Kristen Harris Michal Bernstein Mira Sorvino Penelope Mitchell
The Limits of Control
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Stars: Alex Descas Bill Murray Gael García Bernal Isaach De Bankolé Jean-François Stévenin John Hurt Óscar Jaenada Paz de la Huerta Tilda Swinton Youki Kudoh
The Ladykillers
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Stars: Diane Delano George Wallace Irma P. Hall J.K. Simmons Jason Weaver John McConnell Marlon Wayans Ryan Hurst Tom Hanks Tzi Ma
Kiss of Death
Jimmy Kilmartin is an ex-con living in Astoria in the New York City borough of Queens, trying to stay clean and raising a family with his wife Bev. But when his cousin Ronnie causes him to take a fall for driving an illegal transport of stolen cars, a police officer named Calvin Hart is injured and Jimmy lands back in prison. In exchange for an early release, he is asked to help bring down a local crime boss named Little Junior Brown. Jimmy remarries and attempts to renew a relationship with his child. But he is sent undercover by Detective Hart to work with Junior and infiltrate his operations. As soon as Little Junior kills an undercover federal agent with Jimmy watching, the unscrupulous district attorney and the feds further complicate his life. He must take down Junior or face the consequences.
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Stars: Anthony Heald David Caruso Helen Hunt Kathryn Erbe Michael Rapaport Nicolas Cage Philip Baker Hall Samuel L. Jackson Stanley Tucci Ving Rhames
Judgment
Helen Hannah, the Christian leader of "Apocalypse" "Revelation" and "Tribulation" is being put on trial in the One Nation Earth Court of Justice. Mitch Kendrick is a lawyer assigned to defend her, and Victoria Thorne, his ex-lover, is the attorney. Not only is the entire trial scripted, but Kendrick is on the fence about whose side he's on.
Director: André van Heerden
Stars: Arnold Pinnock Corbin Bernsen Jessica Steen Leigh Lewis Marium Carvell Michael Copeman Mr. T Nick Mancuso Patrick Gallagher Sandra Caldwell