Movie: Fucking Åmål (1998)

Fucking Åmål(1998)
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Writer: Lukas Moodysson
Release Date: 23 October 1998 (Sweden)
Genre: Drama - Romance

* Cast:

Alexandra Dahlström ... Elin Olsson
Rebecka Liljeberg ... Agnes Ahlberg (as Rebecca Liljeberg)
Erica Carlson ... Jessica Olsson
Mathias Rust ... Johan Hulth
Stefan Hörberg ... Markus
Josefine Nyberg ... Viktoria (as Josefin Nyberg)
Ralph Carlsson ... Agnes' Father Olof


* Description:

According to the official wbsite of the movie (ShowMeLove.Org), 1998 was the theatrical release date of "Fucking Åmål" in Sweden, followed by an extraordinary tour around the world nobody had expected. The filmmakers (director Lukas Moodysson and his team at Memfis Film) thought this film would only be released in Sweden – and hardly that, since it was very hard to get funding – that's one of the reasons it's partly financed from Danish sources. Lukas Moodysson had never made a feature film before, and nobody knew what to expect. But after everyone could see the results and the big box office success in Sweden this was all brought to shame. Norway came out next spring 1999, and the film became just as big here. Fucking Åmål reached top 2 in both countries. Outside Scandinavia the film has mainly been a silent independent success, but the fans there are even more enthusiastic. In some European countries like Switzerland it even entered the top 10 in cinemas, while the marketing in most countries usually was more or less non-existing as opposed to the massive media attention it received in Sweden.


* Plot:

In a small town called Åmål, Elin (Alexandra Dahlstrom) and her high school friends are part of the "in-crowd." Elin is the school debutante, she is popular and all the coolest girls want to be her best friend, and she is the rage of all the boys on campus. Agnes (Rebecca Liljeberg) is not part of the "in-crowd," she is considered an outcast. Young and pretty, but unconcerned of her social status, Agnes is getting ready for a birthday party she doesn't really want that is being planned by her parents. Nothing much happens in the small town of Åmål...


until Elin accidentally goes to the wrong party and her life takes a new direction. On a dare, Elin kisses Agnes to see if Agnes really is a "lesbian" and her life is transformed. Elin discovers that she has been repressing something that was innately there all the time. This is the story of two girls, Elin and Agnes, who fall in love. It is a contemporary tale of longing, the joy and pain of being in love, the comical and heartbreaking aspects of growing up and the courage it takes to be different. It is a universal of love and understanding.

Red Swastik (2007)

Red Swastik (2007)
Director: Vinod Pande
Writer: Vinod Pande
Release Date: 8 June 2007 (India)
Genre: Crime - Drama - Thriller more
Language: English and Indian with english subtitles


* Cast:

Sherlyn Chopra
Zahid Ali
Amrita
Usha Bachani
Manuj Bhaskar ... First victim
Harsh Chhaya ... D.C.P. Chaudhary
Deepshika ... Sarika
Priya Om Jha
Pankaj Kalra (as Pankaj Kalraa)
Yusuf Khan
Rishi Khurana
Preeti Koppikar
Kuldeep Mallik (as Kuldeep Malik)
Mukesh Panchal
Deep Raj Rana ... Crime Branch Inspector Sunil Ranade (as Deepraz Rana)
Rushali
Master Shanay Shah


* Plot :

Sarika is a single mother, who lives in Mumbai, India, along with her physically challenged daughter and works as an Editor with a magazine. One day she gets a phone call from an female reader, who is upset as her submission was not printed. The caller seemed threatening and she notifies her friend, D.C.P. Chaudhary, who meets with her but is unable to provide any assistance.


Then late one night Sarika gets a visit from him and Crime Branch Inspector Sunil Ranade, informing her that a businessman has been brutally knifed to death with a blood-smeared 'swastika' mark on his forehead. They inform her that they re-dialed the last number from the victim's phone number and found that it was her work number. They also informed her that they suspect that the killer is a woman, who has killed another male in Delhi in a similar fashion and her modus operandi appears to be to kill married males who are unfaithful to their respective spouses.


They provide her with a recording machine just in case the killer calls again. The female does call again and attempts to befriend Sarika but gets upset and evasive when questioned about her identity and whereabouts. Shortly thereafter the Police find another dead male victim and a hunt begins for this elusive, seemingly untraceable killer, who never leaves any clues.

Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)

Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)
Director: Mina Shum
Writers: Dennis Foon Mina Shum
Genre: Comedy - Family - Drama - Romance
Runtime: 01:31:53


* Cast:

* Sandra Oh as Kin Ho Lum
* Valerie Tian as Mindy Lum
* Ric Young as Bing Lai
* Chang Tseng as Shuck Wong
* Russell Yuen as Alvin Ng
* Donald Fong as Nelson Zong
* Christina Ma as Ada Lai
* Alannah Ong as Tam
* Tsai Chin as Hun Ping Wong
* Colin Foo as Lee-Tai-Tai / Yeu Wong
* Kevin Yee as Raymond
* Kameron Louangxay as Peter Lai
* Benjamin Ratner as Ernie the Manager
* So Yee Shum as Lee-Tai-Tai's Customer
* Rick Tae as Cute Delivery Guy
* Mario Carotenuto as Lottery Customer
* Jasmin Dring as The Matrons
* Diana Ha as The Matrons


* Synopsis:

Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho (Valerie Tian) tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's (Oh) financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects. Mindy's misdirected charms appear to cause an aging security guard to lose his job and a local butcher to win the lottery. The guard, the butcher and her mother's stories all intersect, bound together by Mindy's attempts at magic intervention. Kevin Yee played Raymond Lee, a young boy who lost his turtle. Mindy Ho tries to help him regain the animal by using her magic.

Falling Angels

Falling Angels (2003)
Director: Scott Smith
Writers: Barbara Gowdy (novel) & Esta Spalding (writer)
Release Date: 15 April 2005 (USA)
Genre: Drama


* Plot :

The wickedly funny story of three sisters' coming of age in a wildly dysfunctional family, set against the backdrop of the 60's, free love, the Cold War, LSD and the dawn of feminism.


Affectionately dubbed "Little Women on acid", this is a story about the destructive effects of secrecy and the bonds of duty between parents and their children.

Wilby Wonderful

Wilby Wonderful (2004)
Director: Daniel MacIvor
Writer: Daniel MacIvor (writer)
Release Date: 9 September 2005 (Spain)
Genre: Comedy - Drama


* Plot :

Wilby is the name of a small island in the Canadian Maritimes and the name of the main town located on the island.


According to residents, there are two types of people who live on Wilby: islanders (people who were born on Wilby) and non-islanders.


Among the townsfolk of Wilby are: single mom and recently returned islander Sandra Anderson, who was known as the girl in town with the reputation, something that has not changed in her adult years; Sandra's teen-aged daughter, Emily, who doesn't want to end up like her mother but can only think about making out with her new boyfriend; Buddy French, the local police officer who is having unspoken marital problems with his non-islander wife, Carol, the town realtor whose controlling behavior is pushing her and others around her on the verge of a nervous breakdown; the Mayor, Brent Fisher, who is secretly planning for his life post politics; dyslexic Duck McDonald, the town handyman; and recently separated non-islander Dan Jarvis who, because of activities at the island's seaside hangout called "The Watch", wants to kill himself if only people would leave him alone.


As the townsfolk interact with each other, most are looking for the same thing as summed up by Duck to Emily in speaking about her mother: "She wants to love and be loved, just like all of us".

A Simple Curve

A Simple Curve (2005)
Director: Aubrey Nealon
Writer: Aubrey Nealon (writer)
Genre: Drama


* Plot :

Caleb is 27, and was raised in the majestic Kootenays by his bush hippie parents. He loves his father Jim and understands his reverence for wood working, coriander and Soya products, but he just doesn't get Jim's determined effort to achieve economic disaster at every turn.


His father is a relentlessly unsuccessful business man, and as the junior partner in their carpentry shop, Caleb is powerless to stop the fiscal self sabotage. When Matthew, an old friend of Jim's, arrives in the valley to develop a high-end fishing lodge, Caleb sees fortune looming, provided he can keep his father distracted long enough.


But a small deception leads to colossal betrayal, and soon Caleb must face the fact that he's reached that treasured day when a boy becomes man enough to tell his father get lost.

Death Sentence (1974)

Death Sentence (1974)
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Writers: John Neufeld (writer) & Eric Roman (novel)
Release Date: 2 October 1974 (USA)
Genre: Crime - Mystery - Thriller

* Cast :

Cloris Leachman ... Susan Davies
Laurence Luckinbill ... Don Davies
Nick Nolte ... John Healy
Alan Oppenheimer ... Lubell
William Schallert ... Tanner
Yvonne Wilder ... Elaine Croft
Herb Voland ... Lowell Hayes
Hope Summers ... Emily Boylan
Peter Hobbs ... Judge
Doreen Lang ... Mrs. Cottard
Murray MacLeod ... Martin Gorman
Bing Russell ... Trooper
Meg Wyllie ... Mae Sinclair
Lew Brown ... Mr. Bowman


* Plot :


A juror on a murder case begins to believe that the man on trial is innocent of the crime.


She then discovers that the real killer is "Closer than it appears".