Based on a true story, a young priest finds himself caught in the middle of the Spanish revolution in the 1930s. He has friends and acquaintances on various sides of the war, as there were 3 factions---the Catholics, the socialists, and the fascists. The story takes place from his childhood to adulthood through the war and living through persecution and murders of Catholic priests by the more atheist socialists. He escapes over the Pyrenees and is actually designated a saint by the ...
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This is a true story of a group of young men who rape several young women in their home over a period of years and the emotional damage they cause these young girls for the rest of their lives. All of the girls were minors who the young men enticed into a home where the parents were gone and only a young boy brother knew about what was going on. Years later the grown boy hears a song by one of the girls who was raped and befriends her without telling her he knew of her rape and was too young ...
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The Tic Code, directed by Gary Winick and starring Gregory Hines and Polly Draper (who was also the scriptwriter and producer), is a wonderful film about a ten-year-old genius pianist (Christopher Marquette) who has Tourette's Syndrome.  Besides the great jazz music heard throughout this film, the messages are so wonderful that if you take the time while viewing the film to think about the last message you may have to watch the film again to get the next wonderful ...
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A Korean tiger hunter, who lives in the mountains with his wife and son, is called upon by the invading Japanese army in the 1900s to help hunt the biggest tiger ever, found in the mountains. This film is far superior to many films made in Hollywood. It has spectacular special effects that were better than the wolf film made by Liam Neeson. The special effects with the tiger are outstanding. So are the many messages associated between the wild animals and humans. I would highly recommend this...
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Written and directed by Paul Dalio and inspired by his struggles overcoming "bipolar", and based on the book by a psychologist (Kay Redfield Jamison), Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby play two supposed bi-polar people who meet in a mental institution because their parents put them there because they aren't "normal." Of course the medical institution wants to put names upon starseed and/or indigo children who can't deal with society and the education system. The majority of these people are ...
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Australian/Bhutanese drama

A very interesting pictorial of life in Bhutan with Western influence creeping into the traditional culture. It's fun to see a Bhutanese with Nike tennis shoes and boom box sitting beside a monk playing a traditional string instrument high in the mountains. Check out the transportation. Spectacular views and cinematography lend to the mystical aspect of this film and story. Interesting characters keep you very interested in what characters will pop up ...
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Bravo director & writer Terrence Malick and Brad Pitt for helping to produce it financially and Sean Penn! This art film is magnificent in its metaphorical messages, spectacular visuals and photography, and being able to capture the miracle of birth, the innocence of life as babies, the safety of loving parents, the difficultly of raising children, the frustration of lack of success by fathers in their career, and the hope in an afterlife where all decent people will be together again. Brad ...
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