пятница, 31 января 2014 г.

The Intruders (1969)


Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and the Intruders

Director: Lee Robinson
Cast: Jeff Ashby, Garry Pankhurst, Ken James, George Assang, Tony Bonner, Robert Bruning, Ed Devereaux, Jeanie Drynan, Gerry Duggan, Liza Goddard, Reg Gorman, Ron Graham

This Australian adventure film adapted from the 1966 family series "Skippy"--which chronicled the adventures of a young boy and Skippy, his intelligent pet kangaroo--finds Head Ranger Matt Hammond (Ed Devereaux) and Flight Ranger Jerry King (Tony Bonner) dealing with two suspicious divers seeking permits to fish off the coasts of Waratah National Park. Their real motives, however, are more nefarious.

In English
 

среда, 29 января 2014 г.

Samsara (2001)


Director & Writer: Pan Nalin
Stars: Shawn Ku, Christy Chung, Neelesha BaVora, Lhakpa Tsering, Tenzin Tashi, Jamayang Jinpa, Sherab Sangey, Kelsang Tashi, Tsepak Tsangpo

A spiritual love-story set in the majestic landscape of Ladakh, Himalayas. Samsara is a quest; one man's struggle to find spiritual Enlightenment by renouncing the world. And one woman's struggle to keep her enlightened love and life in the world. But their destiny turns, twists and comes to a surprise ending...

Language: Tibetan | Ladakhi | Hindi
With English subs (.srt)

вторник, 28 января 2014 г.

Handel's Last Chance (1996)



Directors: Milan Cheylov
Actors: Leon Pownall, Tod Fennell, Gerard Parkes, Seana McKenna, Cody Jones, Steven Miller, Jan Nemejovský

Jamie, a Dublin street urchin, is chosen to be a choirboy for George Frederich Handel's first performance of "The Messiah." Through working together, the unlikely pair become friends, and help each other through a series of mishaps, culminating in the triumphant debut of Handel's masterpiece.

In English

воскресенье, 26 января 2014 г.

The Challengers (1989)



Director: Eric Till
Stars: Gwynyth Walsh, Eric Christmas, Gema Zamprogna, Steven Andrade, Martin Smits, Matthew Beckett, Sarah Sawatsky, Michael Gottli

After her father dies, Mackie and her mom move to a new town. As she makes new friends, she discovers a band she wants to join. The only problem is, the band consists of only boys and no girls are allowed. She comes up with the idea to dress like a boy to join the band and be part of "The Challengers". Balancing out between dressing up as a guy in the band and a being normal girl with her best friend Jenny is harder than she thought.

Canada
In English

пятница, 24 января 2014 г.

Trollsommar (1980)


Trollsommar / Troll Summer

Director: Hans Dahlberg
Stars: Teddy Rhodin, Marrit Ohlsson, Stefan Wånggren, Jonny Gäfvert, Tommy Johnson, Rolf Larsson, Magnus Eriksson, Ruben Lundberg

Three city kids are taken somewhat reluctantly to a farm out in the forests of Sweden. There they meet the resident country kids who's rosy cheeks and youthful antics mirror the apathy and cynicism of the children grown up in the callous and barren streets of the city. In the country, strange and mysterious things are afoot. Sudden fires, cars braking down and enigmatic sightings point to there being more than the modern man fathoms in the woods. People talk of trolls and beings in the woods, guardians of the land, but the grown ups do not believe and the cynical city children say such talk is nonsense.

Swedish
 

четверг, 23 января 2014 г.

Malchishki (1969)


Malchishki / The Boys / Мальчишки

Directors: Leonid Makarychev, Ayan Shakhmaliyeva
Stars: Mayya Bulgakova, Vladimir Dontsov, Tatyana Doronina, Andrei Konstantinov, Mikhail Kononov, Aleksandr Podoshvin, Viktor Zhukov

Two stories about boys life in the Soviet Union.

USSR
In Russian

среда, 22 января 2014 г.

Missile Crisis (2010)


Director & Writer: Jaye Sarah Davidson
Stars: Finneas Scott, Royce Mann, Amy Hubbard, Thomas Poarch

South Florida. 1962. While the Cuban Missile Crisis threatens to incinerate America, divorce looms over the Shaw family. Thirteen-year-old Miles Shaw must protect his little brother, Danny, from the fallout, and he has it all figured it. The mission? To blow up the Soviet Missiles. The weapon? Model Rockets. There are always casualties in War-even the cold ones.

Short
In English, with English subs (.srt)
 

понедельник, 20 января 2014 г.

Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid (1976)


ABC Afterschool Specials: Season 5, Episode 3 - 1 Dec. 1976

Director: Tony Frangakis
Stars: Brandon Cruz, Dave Madden, Joseph Mascolo, Alex Karras, Nancy Puthuff, Charles Everett, Peter Halton, Matthew Roberts, Larry Gelman, James Axotis

Football coach tries to mediate a conflict between the star Quarterback and his father.

In English

суббота, 18 января 2014 г.

La vida de nadie (2002)


La vida de nadie / Nobody's Life

Director: Eduard Cortés
Stars: José Coronado, Adriana Ozores and Marta Etura

Eduard Cortes' La Vida de Nadie is about a man living a lie. Emilio works as an economist at the Bank of Spain. He is happily married to Agatha and has a son. He meets a college student, Rosana, who is having financial problems. He offers to help her, and their relationship grows when she keeps visiting him at work. What nobody knows is that Emilio has been living a lie, and the truth eventually comes out and ruins his life.

Spain
Spanish, English subs (.srt)

пятница, 17 января 2014 г.

Island Trader (1982)



Director: Howard Rubie
Stars: John Ewart, Sancho Gracia, Eric Oldfield, David Manning, Beth Buchanan, Heleen Rebel, Ruth Cracknell, Neil Fitzpatrick, Tony Blackett

An island boy battles an evil ship's captain over the wreckage of a downed plane that was transporting gold bullion.

Australian TV movie
In English
 

среда, 15 января 2014 г.

Furia nera (1975)


Furia Nera / Black Fury

Director: Demofilo Fidani (as Miles Deem)
Stars: Andrea Balestri, Luigi Pezzotti, Susanna Melandri, Ettore Manni, Paul Muller, Erna Schurer, Dino Emanuelli, Dada Gallotti

A little boy is kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity. His best friend with the help of his black dog set out to rescue him from the bumbling crooks.

In Italian
 

вторник, 14 января 2014 г.

Makdee (2002)


Makdee / The Web of the Witch

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Stars: Shabana Azmi, Shweta Prasad, Makrand Deshpande, Aalaap Majgavkar, Mohini Mathur, Farooq Sarkari, Amitabh Ghosh, Pappu

In a small North Indian village, Legend has it that a 100 years-old witch lives in an abandoned mansion on the village outskirts, and any person who goes inside is turned into an animal. In the same village a clever, naughty girl named Chunni (Shweta Prasad) lives with her widowed father, grandmother and her identical twin Munni, who is just the exact opposite of Chunni in mannerisms. But one day, Chunni's prank causes Munni enters the witch's mansion and the witch turns her into a hen. Chunni strikes a deal with Makdee (Shabana Azmi) that she will present Makdee with 100 hens in exchange for Munni in human form. How she manages this task forms the crux of the rest of this fun-filled children's movie.

Country: India
Language: Hindi, with English subs (.srt)
 

воскресенье, 12 января 2014 г.

Dykkerdrengen (2003)


Dykkerdrengen / The Boy Below

Director: Morten Giese
Stars: Helle Fagralid, Luke McQuillan and Mads Mikkelsen

Anders is obsessed with diving, and lives in an apartment with his alcoholic father, who himself has a past as a sports diver. Though his father's abuse is closely watched by social services, Donald is 100% loyal to him. For it's been promised that if the father stays away from the bottle, they can travel together to the south and take a diving holiday.

Country: Denmark
Language: Danish, with English subtitles
 

суббота, 11 января 2014 г.

Senza ragione (1973)


Senza ragione / Redneck

Director: Silvio Narizzano
Stars: Franco Nero, Telly Savalas, Mark Lester, Ely Galleani

A pair of crazed and violent fleeing criminals kidnap a young boy and hold him hostage as they try to escape the law.

Country: Italy | UK
Audio: English, Italian
 

четверг, 9 января 2014 г.

Daemon (1985)


Director & Writer: Colin Finbow
Stars: Susannah York, Bert Parnaby, Arnaud Morell, Moritz Baumann, Lisa J. Bloch, Justin Brett, Joshua Burrill

11-year-old Nick moves into a large old house with his sisters Jennie and Clare, left in the care of Helga the Swedish au pair while their parents are away in America. Nick is unhappy at his new school, where he is befriended by a boy named Sam and intimidated by scripture teacher Mr. Crabb, who is interested in the occult and demonology. Nick hears voices in the house and receives messages on his computer screen; he also suffers inexplicable blisters on his feet and grazes on his elbows and knees. When he dreams of burning and wakes up in a bed full of ashes, Nick tells a psychiatrist that he feels he is possessed by a demon.

Country: UK
Language: English
 

Boys (1996)


Director: Stacy Cochran
Stars: Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas, John C. Reilly, Skeet Ulrich, Spencer Vrooman, Charlie Hofheimer, Wiley Wiggins, Christopher Pettiet, Catherine Keener, Andy Davis, Chris Cooper

Patty Vare falls off a horse and is found unconscious by prep school student John Baker. He takes her to his dorm. As he quickly discovers, she is hiding from something. For John this becomes a road to maturity and for Patty it's a way back to love and tenderness.

In English (second audio)
 

четверг, 2 января 2014 г.

Don't Tell Papa (2004)


Don't Tell Papa / Appahago nahago

Director: Sang-hoon Lee
Stars: Woong-in Jeong, Seung Ho Yoo, Min-seo Chae, So-hee Hong, Eung-kyung Lee

Don't Tell Papa tells the story of a third-rate DJ who finds his relationship with his young son rapidly deteriorating.

Country: South Korea
Language: Korean, with English subs (.srt)