"You did not bear the shame
You resisted
Sacrificing your life
For freedom, justice and honor"
-German Resistance Memorial, Berlin
Released December 25th in the US.
Filmed in Germany, California and the Czech Republic.
The story: In 1944 Germany, World War ll is at its peak of destruction, due to its unruly and inhuman leader Hitler.
A bunch of German men serving in the war decides they've had enough of Hitler strong-arming them and the country they love.
Newly appointed Colonel, von Stauffenberg comes up with a scheme to follow through with the rewritten version of Operation Valkyrie - an emergency government operations plan developed by Nazi Germany, which stated that failure of the government maintaining control of civil affairs by allied bombing and was changed to help German soldiers be free of their oaths of loyalty to Hitler, in the event that their government was not for them.
All of this to stop the war and spare all the lives it brutally and unnecessarily took. This set the stage for Hitler's arrest or death.
The new plan is written to turn against Hitler, in an effort to take him out of command completely and save Berlin.
Stauffenberg and his helpers are the last known attemptees on Hitlers life before his suicide the following year.
Their brave efforts cost them their lives , due to a few mistakes , whom no one involved in the plot ever seen coming. The attempt was the only way out of Hitlers grip.
Stars Tom Cruise , Kenneth Branagh , Bill Nighy , Tom Wilkinson , Carice van Houten , Thomas Kretschmann , Terence Stamp , Eddie Izzard , Kevin McNally , Christian Berkel , Jamie Parker , David Bamber , Tom Hollander , David Schofield , Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Bryan Singer
Rated PG13
HISTORY/DRAMA/THRILLER
This is a remake of the 1987 film of the same title.
Released October 16th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: After murdering his whole family, David Harris flees the scene without a trace, with hopes of finding another family.
When David does find a new family, things seem pretty normal for his new love.
But her kids, ex-husband, and friends are completely suspicious of David, and with very good reason.
Stars Dylan Walsh , Sela Ward , Penn Badgley , Braeden Lemasters , Skyler Samuels , Amber Heard , Nancy Linehan Charles , Paige Turco , Jon Tenney , Sherry Stringfield , Marcuis Harris , Deirdre Lovejoy , Blue Deckert
Directed by Nelson McCormick
Rated PG13
REMAKE/THRILLER/MYSTERY
Released July 31st in the US.
Filmed entirely in Louisana.
The story: Arkin is the quiet but helpful man who is down on his luck a bit.
It seems the mother of his daughter needs to pay back some loan sharks and shes run out of time.
Arkin is doing his best to try and get the money for her, but what he gets just isn't enough.
He decides to rob the family whom he has been working for while they are away on vacation.
But when Arkin arrives to get the job done, he stumbles onto something so horrifying he wished he didn't have to be there.
Stars Josh Stewart , Michael Reilly Burke , Andrea Roth , Karley Scott Collins , Daniella Alonso , Juan Fernández
Directed by Marcus Dunstan
Rated R
SUSPENSE/THRILLER/HORROR
Released December 17th in the US.
Filmed in California and Nebraska.
The story: Carl Allen is a loan officer at a bank who is stuck in his humdrum boring day-to-day life.
Carl continuously blows off his friends when they ask him to do anything with them.
His friends are in fear that he will end up a very alone and lonely guy.
One day during a lunchtime break, Carl runs into an old friend.
The old friend convinces Carl to attend a seminar which he himself has been attending.
So Carl attends and the seminar changes Carls's life forever.
Stars Jim Carrey , Zooey Deschanel , Bradley Cooper , John Michael Higgins , Rhys Darby , Danny Masterson , Fionnula Flanagan , Terence Stamp , Sasha Alexander , Molly Sims , Brent Briscoe , John Cothran Jr.
Directed by Peyton Reed
Rated PG13
COMEDY
The boy who plays the role of young Biggie here is none other than the icons one and only son, Christopher Jordan Wallace Jr. He is the son of Biggie and Faith Evans.
Released January 16th in the US.
Filmed in California and New York.
The story: As a young boy, Christopher Wallace could think of nothing else but the
heartache and hard times he and his single mother had endured.
He wanted to make something of himself.
As a teen, things started happening way too fast for him.
He made his way in drug dealing.
As a young man living in Brooklyn, that seemed like the only way for him to support his small family.
But all that changed when he met Sean "Puffy" Combs after a friend submitted one of Christopher's demo tapes spotlighting his ground-breaking lyrical spins.
At the top of his career, not only was he surrounded by adoring fans and loved ones but he was also stalked, threatened and surrounded by haters who spawned from an east side/west side rap culture battle that took the life of close friend Tupak just months before.
In March of 1997 , in California - where it wasnt exactly safe for Biggie
to be he found himself being brave and positive , promoting his brand new album that hadnt reached stores yet.
Wanting just to end the fighting that took his good friend and turned him against him he didnt get that chance when his young life was ultimately ended by fatal gunshot wounds he endured while leaving a party...
>R.I.P. Big Poppa<
Stars Christopher Jordan Wallace , Angela Bassett , Jamal Woolard , Dennis L.A. White , Ricky Smith , Amanda Christopher , Naturi Naughton , Anthony Mackie , Antonique Smith , Marc John Jefferies , Derek Luke
Directed by George Tillman Jr.
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY
Released only on video, in July of 1989.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Paula Carson is a high school student and a very good girl.
Her father, a lawyer, is always worried about his daughter. Mostly about her 'cutting class'.
Paula's father tries to get away for a bit of relation on a hunting trip and leaves Paula home alone. Soon people at Paula's school start turning up missing.
Paula suspects the ex-best friend of her beau...who happens to have a major crush on her.
Stars Jill Schoelen , Martin Mull , Donovan Leitch , Brad Pitt , Roddy McDowall , Brenda James , Mark Barnet , Robert Glaudini , Eric Boles , Dirk Blocker , Nancy Fish
Directed by Rospo Pallenberg
Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY/HORROR
