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Friday, March 30, 2012

The Darkest Hour (2011)


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Synopsis: In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.

Bunohan (2012)


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Synopsis: "Bunohan" is both a village in backwater Malaysia and also a Malay word for "murder", and as it were, it is a story that opens with a vicious Muay Thai fight-to-the-death in Thailand, in which the badly outclassed Adil (Zahril Adzim) is rescued by his best friend Muski (Amerul Affendi). However, because he's betrayed the terms of the match, Adil has to flee Thailand, and hot on his heels is hired killer Ilham (Faizal Hussein), who's been hired by the crooked promoter Jokol (Hushairy Hussin) to kill Adil. Ilham left home as a youth, so he doesn't realize that he and Adil actually are half-brothers. The chase takes the two men back to their village of Bunohan, where coincidentally, Bakar (Pekin Ibrahim), who is Adil's older brother, also returns in order to look after their ailing father. Unbeknownst to them, Bakar has much darker motives than that of a dutiful son. What fates await the three men back home, when in Bunohan; home is where the heart breaks.

Bending the Rules (2012)


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Synopsis: A district attorney is determined to take down a corrupt New Orleans cop.

The Prestige (2006)


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Synopsis: In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival magicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences.

Shakespeare in Love (1998)


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Synopsis: Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet, playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard Burbidge but now faces a far more difficult problem: he is bereft of ideas and has yet to begin writing. He is in search of his muse, the woman who will inspire him but all attempts fail him until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps. She loves the theatre and would like nothing more than to take to the stage but is forbidden from doing so as only men can be actors. She is also a great admirer of Shakespeare's works. Dressing as a man and going by the name of Thomas Kent, she auditions and is ideal for a part in his next play. Shakespeare soon see through her disguise and they begin a love affair, one they know cannot end happily for them as he is already married and she has been promised to the dour Lord Wessex. As the company rehearses his new play...

7 Petala Cinta (2012)


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Synopsis: Hamka is a graduate from University Al-Azhar who is engaged to the daughter of his teacher, Saidatul Nafisah, before migrating to Yemen to further his studies. However, in actuality, Hamka just wants to finish writing the whole al-Quran by hand in order to present it as his future wedding gift. Not long after Hamka left for Yemen, a political conflict and a war between Yemen rulers break out, and soon, his family receives reports that Hamka is dead. Despite that, her fiancee, Nafisah continues to wait patiently for Hamka's return, while Attar, a man who longs harboured feelings for Nafisah, begins to approach her. This is the story of one woman's dedication and love to her man that withstands all obstacles.