Catnapped! The Movie AKA Totsuzen! Neko no kuni banipal witt (1995)

Released March 7 , 2000 in the US.
The story : One day while on way to school , Meeko doesnt see the family dog Papadoll and believes he was kidnapped.
She tries convincing her older brother Toriyas of this but he doesn't believe in much of anything.
That night while Meeko and Toriyas sleep , three cats creep into their bedroom.
They mistakenly wake Meeko who is convinced they are in fact the ones who have taken Papadoll.
But the cats are on a mission to ask Toriyas , the owner of Papadoll , to come to their world - Banapal Witt , to help them.
Apparently Papadoll has become a very large monster in Banapal Witt due to being there for longer than a day...
The evil , self-centered , cursed princess Burburina has taken a liking to Papadoll and takes comfort in his wrecking havoc on the cats of the land.
Without Toriyas's help , the inhabitants of Babapal Witt will eventually be turned into balloons by the hands of Burburina with Papadolls help.
Stars (voices by) Sandy Fox , Dorothy Elias Fahn , William Bassett , Barbara Goodson , Brianne Brozey , Christopher Carroll , Louise Chamis , Michael Forrest , Mary Elizabeth McGylnn
Directed by Takashi Nakamura
English version
Not Rated
ANIMATION/ANIME/FANTASY/ADVENTURE

The Damned United (2009)

Released October 9th in the US.
Filmed in England and Spain.
Based on truths.
The story : In 1968 , Brian Clough was managing the very unsuccessful Derby County football team.
After some time , because of wanting to be the best , Brian's team rose to the top.
Then he decided he would manage the always successful but dirty playing Leeds United team whom he had been watching for years while despising their manager.
But the plan didnt work out like Brian intended and the team rebelled against him.
By 1974 Brian began working once again with his partner whom he was also successful with in the past to make a great comeback.
Stars Michael Sheen , Timothy Spall , Colm Meaney , Ryan Day , Oliver Stokes , Maurice Roeves , Stephen Graham , Mark Bazeley , Peter McDonald , Mark Cameron , David Roper , Henry Goodman
Directed by Tom Hooper
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/DRAMA

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

Released December 20th in the US,
Filmed in Connecticut.
The story : Beatrice is a single , sarcastic , lonely , middle-aged woman who is raising her two under 18 daughters alone.
Beatrice makes ends meet by taking borders into her run down home but she dreams of making things better for herself and her daughters.
Every time Beatrice comes up with an idea , she cannot find a way to make it a reality.
Meanwhile her oldest daughter struggles with night terrors and seizures while her younger daughter is living in the world her beloved Science teacher enlightens her with.
Stars Joanne Woodward , Nell Potts , Roberta Wallach , Judith Lowry , Richard Venture , Will Hare , Carolyn Coates , David Spielberg , Estelle Omens , Ellen Dano , Jess Osuna , Lynne Rogers
Directed by Paul Newman 
Rated PG
DRAMA

Interiors (1978)

Released August 2nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Renata , Joey and Flyn are adult sisters , living very different lives from each other.
While Renata and Joey are visiting their parents Eve and Arthur one day , they witness Arthur telling their Eve he is leaving her.
Eve instantly wants to sell the house they are living in but ends up moving close to Joey , who sees her regularly.
Eve is trying hard to just continue living but has been struggling with some metal issues for years now.
She also desperately hopes that in the future her husband will come back to her.
But after a short time , Arthur invites his daughters all back to their home as he will be marrying the new love of his life there.
Stars Diane Keaton , Mary Beth Hurt , Geraldine Page , EG Marshall , Sam Waterson , Richard Jordan , Kristen Griffith , Maureen Stapleton , Henderson Forsythe , Kerry Duffy , Missy Hope
Directed by (& story written) Woody Allen
Rated PG
DRAMA

After Hours (1985)

Released October 11th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : One evening while Paul is out having coffee he meets a nice but strange woman.
She tells him she is going to see a friend of hers who is a sculptor and gives him the friends number in case he would like to buy some of her art.
Later when Paul gets home he calls the friend and the friend puts the woman he met on the phone.
The woman he met tells him to come on over and on his way he is.
When he arrives , the woman who invited him isnt there but the friend is , working.
She decides to take a break and ends up falling asleep.
Just when Paul decides to leave , the woman who invited him shows up.
They begin talking but Paul kinda gets freaked out by her vagueness.
Paul ends up sneaking out while she isnt looking but cant seem to come up with the cash to take the train home.
Now Paul is stuck far from home and the more he sticks around , trying to get back home without any cash , the stranger things become.
Stars Griffin Dunne , Bronson Pinchot , Rosanna Arquette , Linda Fiorentino , Tommy Chong , Cheech Marin , Dick Miller , Will Patton , John Heard , Terri Garr , Catherine OHara , Verna Bloom
Directed by Martin Scorsese 
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA

Nineteen Eighty-Four AKA 1984 (1984)

Released March 25 , 1985 in the US.
Filmed in the UK.
The story : In the future , due to war , the world has been separated into three parts.
Living in London where all its citzens live under strict laws is Winston Smith.
Winston re writes history for work and , along with all the other people of London , is not allowed to have memories , his own thoughts or contact with others.
When Winston gets caught committing thought and sex crimes , he endures the required consequences.
Stars William Hurt , Richard Burton , Corrina Seddon , Suzanna Hamilton  , Cyril Cusack , Gregor Fisher , James Walker , David Cann , Andrew Wilde , Peter Frye , Rupert Baderman
Directed by Michael Radford
Rated R
SCIFI/DRAMA

The English Teacher (2013)

Released May 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Linda Sinclair is a hopeless romantic.
Forty-five , living alone , Linda spends her life teaching high school kids and reading.
While at the bank one evening , Linda runs into a former student of hers.
She gives him a ride home and learns he has giving up writing , as he is back home now from New York after trying his hand at screen writing.
He explains to Linda that he wrote a play but hes sure its a failure.
Linda can think of nothing more than reading the play and after she does , she can think of nothing other than it is a great story.
She calls her former student and tells him all about what she thought.
She explains that she has a friend at the Drama club at school that she would like to give his play to and possibly have him put on a show with it.
Lindas plan works and production of the show goes along.
Linda invites her former student to be involved in the making of the show but while spending time with her while she constantly encourages him , the two have sex.
Now this is really bothering Linda and she decides to put an end to any future chances with her former student.
But when he begins flirting with one of the girls from the Drama club , Linda freaks out.
Stars Julianne Moore , (voice) Fiona Shore , Michael Angarano , Greg Kinnear , Nathan Lane , Lily Collins , Jessica Hecht , Norbert Leo Butz , Charlie Saxton , Sophie Lane Curtis , Nikki Blonsky
Directed by Craig Zisk
Rated R
DRAMA/COMEDY

50/50 (2011)

Released September 30th in the US.
Filmed in Canada and Washington.
Based on truths.
The story : Adam is a 27-year-old who is quiet , reserved and works at a talk radio station where he writes scripts for his own shows.
After going to the doctor to have a few things checked out , Adam gets the diagnosis that he has a rare form of back cancer.
This does a bit to him but he doesn't show much emotion over it.
His friend can't handle the news.
His girlfriend swears she will stay by his side and help him along his way and his mother wants to move in and nurse him.
After sometime , Adam begins adjusting to what is going on in his life now.
But there is still that chance that he won't make it.
Stars Joseph Gordon Levitt , Anna Kendrick , Seth Rogen , Bryce Dallas Howard , Andrew Airlie , Matt Frewer , Phillip Baker Hall , Anjelica Huston , Serge Houde , Yee Jee Tso
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA

Tenshi no tamago AKA Angel's Egg (1985)

Not released in the US...

The story: A young girl lives among a deserted city which seems to be all about fish and where there is no sunshine...only darkness.

She spends her time collecting and drinking water while wandering about holding close to her, a large egg...

Until one day, a mysterious young man appears.

The girl ask him who he is but he will not answer.

When he finally speaks to her, it is because of the egg she is caring for, which he advises her to break and find out its contents.

But instead, she walks away from him still asking who he is.

The young man does not answer but follows the girl in silence.

When they arrive at an ark, the young man sees a carving on the wall of a tree which he believes he has seen somewhere before, but cannot remember.

He cannot remember if it was a dream or real.

He tells the girl a story of the world being flooded from the rains and it washing away all the life on earth.

That the only people who survived lived on an arc and set a bird free to save them, but it never returned.

The girl tells him that what he remembered rings true to her  , as neither of them can remember how they got there or why.
She believes that her egg will someday hatch so that she can set it free.

Stars (voices by) Mako Hyodo, Jinpachi Nezu, Kei ichi Noda

Directed by Mamoru Oshii
Japanese with English subtitles

Not Rated

ANIME/ANIMATION/FANTASY

"Keep precious things inside you."

The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004)

Mini-series, made for ABC, airing March 24th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Australia.
Based on truths.
The story: As a little girl, Natalie could not escape that all her mother ever wanted for her was for to become a famous movie star.
Natalie didn't live a life like little girls her age she lived a busy, non-stop working life always as her mother wished.
As Natalie got older, the film roles became less but she never did stop working for very long.
As a young adult, Natalie's mother decided that it was time for her to have a serious boyfriend.
So mother set Natalie up with young, handsome actor Robert Wagner.
Soon the two were so in-love they married.
All Natalie ever wanted was a regular, normal life as a wife and mother but her mother always advised her not to have children.
After some jealousy issues, Natalie and Robert split.
Natalie was courted by many men and during which time Natalie and Robert became friends once again.
Then it happened to Natalie. She found the next man to be her husband, she could not be happier.
Shortly after the two wed, Natalie bore her first child. 
Nothing could be more perfect in Natalie's life only the marriage was not the perfect one she thought it was.
Then Natalie and Robert were once again back together and married for a second time.
Things were beautiful for a while but things got bad again as Robert became increasing difficult and jealous.
Stars Chelsea Smith, Keira Wingate, Elizabeth Rice, Sophie Monk, Grace Fulton, Alice Krige, Colin Friels, Michael Weatherly, Matthew Settle, Malcolm Kennard, Christopher Pate, Robert Taylor, John Noble, Richard Gregson, Nathalie Roy, Barry Langrishe, Jason Smith
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/DRAMA/MYSTERY

Belladonna of Sadness AKA Kanashimi no Beradonna (1973)

Released July 12 , 2016 in the US...
The story : Jean and Jeanne are a young , beautiful couple.
Everyone in their small , meek village loves them.
After the two wed , they go to the Lord Baron  for his blessing but what they recieve neither of them can endure.
Now Jeanne is very unhappy and is no longer welcomed into the village.
But when the devil wants to possess her soul and all she wants is Jean to be happy , Jeanne becomes even weaker and eventually unwillingly falls prey to his demonly plans for her.
Stars (voices by) Aiko Nagayama , Katsuyuki Ito , Masaya Takahashi , Natsuka Yashiro , Masakane Yonekura , Tatsuya Nakadai
Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto
Japanese with English subtitles
Not Rated
ANIMATION/ART/FANTASY/DRAMA

Lights Out (2016)

Released July 22nd in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Poor Martin. His dad has recently past. He is living with his mom who is super depressed and to boot, mom has been talking to herself and its really creeping Martin out.
When Martin can't sleep one night, he tries talking to mom.
He finds her talking to someone or rather , some thing...in the darkness. This just freaks poor Martin out more.
After falling asleep three times in the last week during home room, the school begins to worry about Martin.
They try calling mom but cannot get any answer, so Martin gives them his older sister Rebecca's number.
Rebecca comes to the rescue but doesn't understand the situation completely that is causing Martin to be afraid to go to sleep.
That is until she witnesses the same scary shit Martin has been witnessing.
Stars Gabriel Bateman , Billy Burke , Maria Bello , Teresa Palmer , Alexander DiPersia , Alicia Vela Bailey , Andi Osho , Maria Russell , Rolando Boyce , Elizabeth Pan , Emily Alyn Lind
Directed by David Sandberg
Rated PG13
THRILLER/HORROR/MYSTERY

"Sometimes, the strongest thing to do is just face your fears."

The Anniversary (1968)

Released February 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in England.
The story: Adults Henry, Terry, and Tom are all brothers.
Every year they all get together at their mother's house for her wedding anniversary celebration, only their father has been dead for some time.
This year it is the 40th...
This year is also the year that Terry and his wife Karen plan to finally break away from mothers clutches as well as Tom planning the same due to his recent engagement.
But mother is a class manipulator and the task of cutting ties with her scott free is a brutal one.
Stars Elaine Taylor , James Cossins , Christian Roberts , Jack Hedley , Sheila Hancock , Bette Davis , Sally Jane Spencer , Timothy Bateson , Arnold Diamond
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Not Rated
DRAMA/COMEDY

Dressed To Kill ; Brian DePalma's (1980)

Released July 25th in the US.
Filmed in New York and Pennsylvania.
The story: Kate hasn't been happy in her marriage.
She feels that her husband doesn't find her sexually attractive and it's messing with her head.
After seeing her therapist Kate runs off to the art museum.
While there, she encounters a mysterious dark stranger who ends up taking her by surprise and home for a string-less sexual escapade...
But on her way out of the strangers building Kate is attacked by a woman.
An escort happens to be trying to get on the elevator when the door opens and she sees Kate bleeding to death and the attacker!
The escort goes to the police but they do not believe her story but she cannot just forget about it because the attacker is now after her!
Stars Angie Dickinson , Robbie L McDermott , Keith Gordon , Michael Caine , Ken Baker , Nancy Allen , David Marguiles , Dennis Franz , Amalie Collier , Susanna Clemm , Mary Davenport
Directed by (& story written) Brian DePalma
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER