The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

On 17-year-old Kate's last weekend in town, she and her friends plan to spend it together at SpaceCON– the local science fiction convention they attend every year. At the convention Kate meets Paul, a recently turned teen-vampire (who is also dressed as one). But when Kate tries to make a move on him, he accidentally bites her in the neck. Kate and her friends soon discover Paul is not the only vampire at the convention, and it is up to them to stop the vampires and find a way to turn Kate back before it is too late.

A biographical study of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling, told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, and Juergen Teller. Intercut with footage from some of Rampling's most famous films, this "self-portrait through others" is a revealing look at one of our most iconic screen stars.

A story of destinies joined by Guatemala's past, and how a documentary film intertwined with a nation's turbulent history emerges as an active player in the present.

An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

Melody returns to her old home to Fairlands the funeral of their daughter, June to attend. But Melody not recognize their city regains because it is almost entirely disappeared under tons of sand. She also learns that they have a 10-year-old grandson, River, has. Melody River will take into their new life, but this is fighting back. He wants to hatch the eggs of ostriches, which he has always fed with his mother. Rivers father, Scoop, a lazy musician and the man in the city post office, wants Melody leaves the city. Here are a lot of conflicts, to Melody learns the truth. But haunts as a sand storm the city, suddenly everything changes.

Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.

During the late 60s and early 70s, and decades before Nirvana, Microsoft and Starbucks put Seattle on the map, Seattle's African American neighborhood known as the Central District was buzzing. The soul sounds filled local airwaves and packed clubs seven nights a week. As many of the bands began breaking out nationally via major record deals, television appearances, and gigs with the likes of Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder, the public demanded disco and the scene slipped into obscurity. Narrated by Seattle's own Sir Mix-A-Lot.

A South African spinster (Jane Birkin) murders her father (Trevor Howard) after he rapes the wife of the black foreman for his plantation.

"Psy-Show" concerns a man approaching middle age, a fragile soul who becomes the plaything of his psychoanalyst who surreptitiously re-positions his quiet motorized chair as his patient lies on the couch.

India, 1937. Anne-Marie Stretter is the wife of the French ambassador and leads a solitary yet privileged life in Calcutta. The tedium of her existence is relieved by numerous illicit love affairs with government officials, young men who find her an object of desire and fascination. The Vice Consul is driven insane by his love for her and, expelled from the ambassador’s palace, cries like a sick animal. Life continues for Anne-Marie Stretter, the same tedious existence…

Brother Number One is a New Zealand documentary on the torture and murder of New Zealand yachtie Kerry Hamill by the Khmer Rouge in 1978. It follows the journey of Kerry's younger brother, Rob Hamill, an Olympic and Trans-Atlantic champion rower, who travels to Cambodia to retrace the steps taken by his brother and John Dewhirst, speaking to eyewitnesses, perpetrators and survivors.

From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A beautifully gaunt and gothic aristocrat, the unique distinctive fury of his guitar style shot him directly into the imagination of a generation. He was impeccable, the austerity of his artistry embodied in his finely wrought form, his obscure tastes and his intelligently wry wit. He radiated a searing personal integrity that never seemed to tarnish. Despite the trials and tribulations of his career, in an age of makeover and reinvention, Rowland Howard never ‘sold out’. With recent and moving interviews, archival interviews and other fascinating and original footage, AUTOLUMINESCENT traces the life of Rowland S Howard. Capturing moments with the man himself and intimate missives from those who knew him behind closed doors; words and images etch light into what has always been the mysterious dark.

An intimate glimpse into the experiences of a young Tibetan family struggling to reconcile their traditional way of life with a rapidly modernizing world.

The film bears witness to German artist Anselm Kiefer's alchemical creative processes and renders in film, as a cinematic journey, the personal universe he has built at his hill-studio estate in the South of France.

An intertwining story of murder and mystery across two decades. In the early twentieth century, several pregnant girls meet in a country house, where they have been sent to give birth and have their children adopted. The girls are never seen by outsiders again. Almost twenty years later, two historians return to the house to research the case, and when the disturbing truth is revealed, the dark story continues.

Irene lives with Mateo, his father, and her son David, 22 years old. Living together is harmonious and happy, but there is a conflict: David, a brilliant student of architecture, has decided to go and live with his girlfriend Clara, a supermarket cashier. Despite its liberal way of thinking, Irene cannot understand such an unequal relationship. However, David finds in his grandfather the necessary complicity to carry out his plans. Mateo is a old and vital octogenarian despite his tough history: he was a child during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), and he lost his house and all his family. But none of that could finish with his energy and desire to live. One day, however, Mateo arrives with terrible news.

Suddenly he thinks her alone, his wife. This person whom he doesn't know how to love and who is now falling prey to a gnawing disease. This woman whom he knows so little about and whom he would like to be with him. Right now, Just like before.

The story revolves around former food writer, Jane Stern, and how she conquered clinical depression after becoming a paramedic.

Sarah Sparks is pregnant and feeling wholly ambivalent, despite her boyfriend's pure enthusiasm. A committed tech-geek, she fears she is more interested in ultrasound technology than in what's being ultra-sounded. When her sister lures her to L.A. for what ends up being a terrorizing baby shower, Sarah keeps her rental van and hits the road in search of the source of her anxiety: her estranged mother, now living off the grid. Small, Beautifully Moving Parts takes a comical, yet poignant look at one woman's coming-of-parenthood in the age of technology.

Incarcerated women join a band of volunteers who battle forest fires and assist during natural disasters.

A successful sculptor and life-loving womanizer Max has never had a serious relationship in his life, until... his right hand gets possessed by the spirit of a young woman who hates his guts. While trying to get out of this predicament, the two strikingly different people are forced to share a body and a life.

Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.

大学を卒業したてのアンドリュー、22歳。彼は進むべき道が定まらず、ニュージャージーにある実家暮らしの身。そんなアンドリューがユダヤ教の成人式パーティーで盛り上げ役として働くことに。やがて彼はパーティー会場で、ある若い女性とその10代の娘と出会い、風変わりな友情を深めていく。

ジェニーは保護された環境で育ったにもかかわらず、頭脳明晰で可愛く、オックスフォード大学への進学を希望している、将来有望なティーンである。そんなジェニーの前に、魅力的だが年上の求婚者デイビッドがピカピカの車で現れ、ジェニーは忘れられない大人の生活を体験することになる。

ロスの住宅街に越してきた白人と黒人の夫婦。幸せな新生活のはずが、なぜか隣人である黒人警官の執拗な嫌がらせを受けて……。サミュエル・L.ジャクソンが狂気の警官に扮したサスペンス・スリラー。製作はウィル・スミス。

A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

1949年、パリでフランス料理の虜となったアメリカ女性ジュリア。彼女は名門ル・コルドン・ブルーで学ぶと、家庭で誰でも作れる524のレシピを本にまとめて出版する。本はベストセラーとなり、彼女はテレビの料理番組に出演するなど一躍人気者となった。それから50年後のニューヨーク。小説家になる夢に破れた29歳のOLジュリーは、人生を変えるためにある無謀な計画を立てる。それは、365日かけてジュリアが書いた524のレシピに挑戦し、その過程を毎日ブログに綴ることだった……。

1953年、ニューイングランド地方。名門女子大、ウェルズリー大学に女性教師キャサリンがカリフォルニアから赴任してくる。彼女は美術史の助教授として就任し、優秀だが米国一保守的といわれるこの大学に自立心を育てるなどの教育方法で新しい風を吹き込もうと意気込んでいた。しかし先輩教師は、学生にとって重要で価値あるものは教育よりもエリートの恋人からもらう婚約指輪、とキャサリンの考えを一蹴する。それでも彼女は期待を込めて初日の授業に臨むが、早速したたかな優等生ベティら女生徒たちの反発に翻弄されてしまう…。

白血病の姉（ソフィア・ヴァジリーヴァ）に臓器を提供するドナーとして、遺伝子操作によって生まれた11歳のアナ（アビゲイル・ブレスリン）。彼女はこれまで何度も姉の治療のために犠牲を強いられてきたが、母サラ（キャメロン・ディアス）は愛する家族のためなら当然と信じてきた。そんなある日、アナは姉への腎臓提供を拒否し、両親を相手に訴訟を起こす。

アメリカ・ミシシッピ州。1960年代当時、白人家庭でメイドとして働く黒人女性は“ヘルプ”と呼ばれていた。作家志望のスキーター（エマ・ストーン）はメイドの置かれた立場に疑問を抱き、彼女たちにインタビューをすることに。仕事を失うことを恐れて、皆が口をつぐむ中、一人の女性の勇気が社会を揺るがすことになる。

離婚間近のウィルは幼い娘マーヤから妻とのなれそめを聞かれる。しぶしぶ応じたウィルは３人の女性について仮名で話をする代わりに、その３人のうち誰が自分の母親なのかを当てさせることにした。３人の女性は、学生時代からの恋人エミリー、クリントン選挙事務所で同僚だったエイプリル、そしてエミリーの親友でライターのサマー。複雑に絡み合うウィルの恋愛遍歴の果てにマーヤの母親は誰なのか、マーヤはウィルの話を聞けば聞くほど分からなくなっていく。

Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.

1958年、ノイシュタット。15歳のマイケルは偶然から知り合った年上の女性ハンナに誘惑され、彼女に童貞を捧げる。ハンナの部屋に通い出すマイケルだが、彼女から頼まれ、「オデュッセイア」「犬を連れた奥さん」などの古典小説を彼女に朗読するように。そんなマイケルが彼女との愛が深まったと感じた時、ハンナは突然、彼の前から姿を消してしまう。8年後、法学生になったマイケルがハンナと再会したのは意外な場所だった。

イギリスの女性小説家バージニア・ウルフの「ダロウェイ夫人」をモチーフに、3つの時代、3つの場所で暮らす女性たちの1日を繊細に描いた人間ドラマ。1923年、ロンドン郊外。作家ヴァージニア・ウルフは病気療養のためこの地に移り住み、『ダロウェイ夫人』を執筆していた。午後にはティー・パーティが控えている…。1951年、ロサンジェルス。『ダロウェイ夫人』を愛読する妊娠中の主婦ローラ・ブラウンは、夫の望む理想の妻を演じることに疲れながらも、夫の誕生パーティを開くためケーキを作り始める…。2001年、ニューヨーク。『ダロウェイ夫人』と同じ名前の編集者クラリッサ・ヴォーンは、親しい友人でエイズ患者の作家リチャードが栄えある賞を受賞したことを祝うパーティの準備に取りかかっていた…。

トム・ハンクスが製作を務め、ジェニー・デュープロのSF小説 「エンバー」を映画化したファンタジー・アドベンチャー。 地底都市・エンバーに暮らす人々は、地上に出ることのないまま 発電機の光を頼りに生活していた。 ある日、エンバーで停電が頻繁に起こるようになり、少女リーナは 屋根裏で見つけた文書をもとにエンバーの出口を探して旅に出る。

Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the whole day, until something happens that will change his behavior and his life forever...

７歳程度の知能しかない中年男性サムはスターバックスで働き、ホームレス女性が出産した自分の娘、ルーシー・ダイアモンドと幸せに暮らしていた。しかし、ソーシャル・ワーカーに７歳になったルーシーは彼の知能を超えてしまい父親として養育能力がないと判断され、施設で保護されることになる。失望した彼は法廷で闘う決意を固め、エリート弁護士のリタに依頼したがとても不利な裁判だった。

1928年のロサンゼルス。留守番をしていたはずの息子の失踪から5ヵ月後、警察からの“息子発見”の連絡に喜ぶ母・クリスティンだったが……。実話を基に描く、クリント・イーストウッド監督、アンジェリーナ・ジョリー主演のサスペンス・ミステリー。

マイク・ニューウェル監督、リリー・ジェイムズ主演によるファンタジック・ミステリー。1冊の本をきっかけに“ガーンジー島の読書会”のメンバーと交流するようになった女性作家が体験する不思議な物語を描く。