Cast: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Frances Conroy
Plot: Parole officer Jack Mabry (Robert De Niro) has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald "Stone" Creeson (Edward Norton), a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially reluctant to indulge Stone in the coarse banter he wishes to pursue and feels little sympathy for the prisoner's pleads for an early release. Seeing little hope in convincing Jack himself, Stone arranges for his wife Lucetta (Milla Jovovich) to seduce the officer, but motives and intentions steadily blur amidst the passions and buried secrets of the corrupted players in this deadly game of deception.
Written by: Michael R. Perry, Christopher B. Landon
Genre: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Release Date: 22 October 2010
Cast: Brian Boland, Molly Ephraim, Katie Featherston, Seth Ginsberg
Plot: After experiencing what they think are a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.
Directed by: Xawery Zulawski Written by: Xawery Zulawski, Dorota Maslowska (novel) Genre: Comedy | Drama Release Date: 22 May 2009 Cast: Borys Szyc, Roma Gasiorowska, Maria Strzelecka, Sonia Bohosiewicz Plot: This movie is a adaptation of a extraordinary book. Released in 2002 (author was 21 then) it divided polish book market. Some of them noticed the Blue Note, but some thought it was graphomania, botched story about pathetic people. I bet film will cause the same diversity of opinions. I didn't read the entire book, but from fragments I have seen I can say I probably would hate it, because of the language, which is so chaotic and disturbing.
But the film I liked. I liked a lot. Director dared to use new forms, which is not a common thing in polish cinema. Movie is very "bravado", it offers decent fight scenes and special effects. Someone compared the director to Quentin Tarantino. I'm sure this comparison is too big, but if those people can be in the same row, it's because of alterity. They both offer something new - in this case, something you cannot see in Polish cinema nowadays.
Another word for actors. Borys Szyc proved he's not a sissy. Good choice for leading role, he meets the great expectations. He's both hilarious (it has comedic parts, but it's definitely not a comedy movie, as some has labeled it) and disturbingly "not so stupid" in drama parts. Additional praise for Roma Gasiorowska.
I'd recommend Wojna polsko-ruska to anyone who wants to see something new, something different. Who's (even a little bit) tired of conventional movies. I believe people who dislike extreme mediums might find it very hard to follow (resulting in notes on film portals... sadly). But as far as you read single good review ("Both hilarious and engrossing, something very different and interesting") and compare it with negative reviews (most of them are like "It's stupid, i don't understand it. Give me Gladiator again"), you'll know what you're gonna deal with.
Great movie, but for open minded people. Polish "Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind"!
Directed by: Sylvain White Written by: Peter Berg, James Vanderbilt Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Thriller Release Date: 23 April 2010 Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans Plot: After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.
Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik Written by: Eric Garcia, Garrett Lerner Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller Release Date: 19 March 2010 Cast: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber Plot: In the future humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive...
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Lena Olin, Pierce Brosnan
Plot: A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.
Cast: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Juan Carlos Hernández, Cory Fernandez
Plot: A comedy about a veteran NYPD cop whose rare baseball card is stolen. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his partner to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.
Written by: Robert Nelson Jacobs, Geeta Anand (book)
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 22 January 2010
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell, Diego Velazquez
Plot: A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.
Plot: A kung fu thriller set during the Ming Dynasty and centered on a secret service agent (Donnie Yen) in the emperor's court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues.
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson
Plot: Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
Cast: Sean Bean, Chris Hemsworth, Victoria Profeta
Plot: A man meets up with two "good guys" to recover what is unlawfully his, taking them on his whirlwind ride, doing things they never would have imagined, just to survive.
Genre: Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Release Date: 9 March 2009
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, Lara Robinson
Plot: A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
Cast: Al Pacino | Matthew McConaughey | Rene Russo | Armand Assante
Plot: Brandon Lang loves football: an injury keeps him from the pros, but his quarterback's anticipation makes him a brilliant predictor of games' outcomes. Needing money, he leaves Vegas for Manhattan to work for Walter Abrams advising gamblers. Walter has a doting wife, a young daughter, and a thriving business, but he has problems: a bum heart, a belief he's a master manipulator, and addictions barely kept in check. He remakes Brandon, and a father-son relationship grows. Then, things go awry. Walter may be running a con. The odds against Brandon mount.
Plot: A woman (Adams) who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged.
Cast: Will Smith | Charlize Theron | Jason Bateman | Jae Head
Plot: The powerful alcoholic and clumsy John Hancock is the most hated person in Los Angeles, as in spite of saving lives, he also destroys properties causing high cost to the city to fix his damages. When he saves the life of the PR Ray Embrey from a train, the executive feels in debt with Hancock and decides to change his image. He brings the anti-hero to have dinner at his home, and introduces him to his son and fan Aaron and to his wife, Mary. But Mary does not want Hancock in her life.
