Director: Guy Ritchie
Written by:
Michael Robert Johnson
Anothony Peckham
Tagline:
Nothing Escapes Him
Plot:
After finally catching serial killer and occult “sorcerer” Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with his partner’s new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the dauntless detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic – and the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.
Runtime: 128 min
Award: Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
Director: Michael Haneke
Written by:
Michael Haneke
Tagline:
War causes an uprising drama.
Plot:
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.The worries and the dramas of the village are soon lost in the strange excitement of the coming war. Later, the schoolteacher ponders over it again: didn’t those events contain the germs of the tragedies that followed? Weren’t the barbaric acts of the children, deep down, the natural consequences of what they had been taught?
Runtime: 144 min
Award: Won Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 10 nominations
Director: Terry Gilliam
Written by:
Terry Gilliam
Charles McKeown
Plot:
In the present day, immortal thousand-year-old Doctor Parnassus leads a travelling theatre troupe—including a sleight of hand expert, Anton , and a dwarf, Percy —that offers audience members a chance to go beyond reality through a magical mirror in his possession. Parnassus had been able to guide the imagination of others through a deal with the Devil, who now comes to collect on the arrangement,targeting the doctor’s daughter, Valentina. The troupe, which is joined by a mysterious outsider named Tony, embark through parallel worlds to rescue the girl.
Runtime: 122 min
Director: David Twohy
Written by:
David Twohy
Tagline:
Let The Games Begin.
Plot:
For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encounters Kale and Cleo, two disgruntled hitchhikers and Nick and Gina, two wild but well-meaning spirits who help guide them through the lush jungles. The picturesque waterfalls and scenic mountainsides quickly give way to terror when Cliff and Cydney learn of a grisly murder that occurred nearby and realize that they’re being followed by chance acquaintances that suspiciously fit the description of the killers.
Runtime: 98 min
Director: Dominic Sena
Written by:
Jon & Erich Hoeber (screenplay)
Chad & Carey Hayes (screenplay)
Greg Rucka & Steve Lieber (graphic novel)
Tagline:
See Your Last Breath.
Plot:
A U.S. marshal (Kate Beckinsale), the only one assigned to Antarctica, must investigate a murder there within three days before the Antarctic winter begins. She crosses paths with a U.N. operative (Gabriel Macht), also investigating the murder.She must chase down suspects and find more murders. Early in the story, Steko is attacked by the killer and left for dead in a storm. She saves herself but loses two fingers due to severe cold-related injuries.
Runtime: 101 min
Director: Richard Kelly
Written by:
Richard Kelly (screenplay)
Richard Matheson (short story)
Tagline:
You Are The Experiment
Plot:
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don’t know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
Runtime: 115 min
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Written by:
Olatunde Osunsanmi(screenplay & story)
Terry Robbins(story)
Tagline:
There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction.
Plot:
In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. Modern-day, Alaska, where-mysteriously since the 1960s-a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented. The Fourth Kind exposes the terrified revelations of multiple witnesses. Their accounts of being visited by alien figures all share disturbingly identical details, the validity of which is investigated throughout the film.
Runtime: 98 min
Director: Kevin Greutert
Written by:
Marcus Dunstan
Patrick Melton
Tagline:
The Game Comes Full Circle
Plot:
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw’s legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw’s grand scheme is finally understood.
Runtime: 90 min
Director: Scott Mann
Written by:
Gary Young
Jonathan Frank
Tagline:
Only One Will Survive
Plot:
Every seven years in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world’s deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of Worlds No 1, which itself carries the legendary million dollar a bullet price tag.
Runtime: 97 min
Director: Oren Peli
Written by:
Oren Peli
Tagline:
Don’t See It Alone.
Plot:
Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat) is a young couple about to be engaged. Moving together in a suburban house in San Diego, California Katie starts to feel uneasy. Telling Micah that she’s been haunted by a ghost since her youth, she claims the ghost has followed them here. Micah decides to put a camera to their bedroom to comfort overreacting girl. When they start to check what happens during their sleep records of paranormal activities terrifies them.
Runtime: 86 min
Awards: 1 win
