Speed Racer

Rating: U
Director:
Larry Wachowski & Andy Wachowski
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Christina Ricci & Matthew Fox
Genre: Action/Science/Fiction

Based on the classic TV series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, the live-action "Speed Racer" follows the adventures of race car driver Speed on and off the track in his thundering Mach 5. The film also features other characters that fans of the show will remember, including Speed's family and his mysterious arch-rival, Racer X. The movie combines revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the Wachowski Brothers' films.

What Happens In Vegas  

Rating: U
Director:
Tom Vaughan
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Krysten Ritter & Lake Bell
Genre: Romance/Comedy

Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. Unhappy pair try to undermine each other and get their hands on the money & falling in love along the way.

Congkak (B.Malaysia)

Rating: U
Director:
Ahmad Idham
Starring: Nanu, Riezman Khuzaimi, M.Rajoli, Nur Arina & Erynne Erynna
Genre: Horror

Kazman has decided to buy a bungalow for his family in the outskirts as a family getaway. Strange occurrence happened in the bungalow & Sufiah felt very uneasy most of the times as if another person was watching her. Her daughter Lisa would always go downstairs at night to a dark room playing congkak with someone whom she could only see. Sufiah was not pleased and threw away the congkak. The next night Sufiah heard the congkak being played and found out that her daughter was missing. Pak Tua, the oldest resident in that area came to the bungalow to rescue the family and find Ely and Lisa.

Iron Man

Rating: U
Director:
Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges & Terrance Howard
Genre: Action/ Science-Fiction

Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) makes weapons for the U.S. government. While testing of one of his inventions, he is wounded, captured and forced to make weapons for the enemy. Instead, he fashions himself a crude power armour to save his life and facilitate his escape. When he returns home, he revises his armour and finds purpose as the Armoured Avenger, Iron Man!

sky of love (japanese)

Rating: U
Director:
Natsuki Imai
Language: Japanese with English and Chinese Subtitles
Starring: Yui Aragaki & Haruma Miura
Genre: Romance / Drama

Based on cell phone novel that moved 11 million people to tears, the story revolves around Mika, a regular girl’s stormy years in high school. Mika begins receiving phone calls from a boy she doesn’t know and is gradually drawn to him. She finally meets him but their happy days soon pass as troubles and trials take the lead.

Cinta u-turn (b.malaysia)

Rating: U
Director:
Prof. Madya A. Razak Mohaideen
Starring: Awie, Fasha Sandha, Mazlan Pet Pet, Abu Bakar Omar & Jalaluddin Hassan
Genre: Comedy/Romance

Faiz, is pressured to marry Juliana the daughter of his father's best friend. Upon receiving a picture of Juliana, Faiz was displeased and decided to runaway. Unbeknown to him, the picture he received was not Juliana's picture. He ended up working in a car repair shop and befriended Hafiz. There, Faiz met Juliana and fell in love.  Things got complicated when Datuk Jamal met Hafiz and mistakenly assumed him as his future son in law. With all that is happening Faiz begs that Hafiz continues on this charade. Will their true identities be revealed in the end?

Slit-Mouthed Woman (Japanese)

Rating: 18PL
Director:
Koji Shiraishi
Starring: Eriko Sato, Haruhiko Kato, Miki Mizuno, Chiharu Kawai & Rie Kuwana
Genre: Horror

Legend has it that 30 years ago in Japan, the spirit of a woman whose beautiful face was grotesquely disfigured by a jealous husband terrorised a suburban town. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and surgical mask, the spirit would approach her young victims and, remove her mask. The victim's response would lead to their violent death. Now, children are disappearing again, one by one. As teachers and officials desperately investigate, a panic builds as the woman's spirit returns for some unfinished business and the town's dark secrets are exposed. Based on an actual story from Japanese mythology.

40 Hari Bangkitnya Pocong (B.Indonesia)

Rating: U
Director: Rudi Soedjarwo
Starring: Irwansyah, Raffi Ahmad, Sabai Morsek & Connie Sutedja
Genre: Horror

Jessi (Sabai Morscheck) feels that mysterious creatures are constantly watching her. She is unable to sleep, and suffers from paralysing paranoia. Her dark days cease for a while when she meets Kevin (Irwansyah), a charming guy with a huge crush on her. As they become closer, their terror of the creatures increases. For the next 40 days, Jessi and her friend Nino (Raffi Ahmad) will be surrounded by spirits of the dead on a mission of vengeance for a certain wrongful deed they committed long ago. Nino is on the verge of a mental breakdown as he continues to see ghosts that have only one motivation - revenge.

Ouija (Tagalog)

Rating: 18PL
Director:
Topel Lee
Starring: Judy Ann Santos & Jolina Magdangal
Genre: Horror

Half-sisters Aileen, Romina, Ruth & Sandra reunite in Camiguin to bury their grandmother. Accompanied by Sandra’s friend, Lucy, the five girls decided to play their old Ouija board. The Ouija board was accidentally burned before they could finish their ritual. Confronted by imminent death, the girls must now lead the spirit to its burial ground and release the spirit from the Ouija board.

Kuruvi (Tamil)

Rating: 18PL
Director:
Dharani
Starring: Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Malavika, Vivek & Suman  
Genre: Action

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The plot engages Vijay as a nice guy working for a courier firm. Little does he know that a smuggling gang is using the couriers as a secure transit route for illegal substances. Neither Vijay nor his courier firm is aware of this transaction and it lands him in jail. He then tried to disentangle the knots of misfortune and bring the bad guys down.

Fool’s Gold

Rating: U
Director:
Andy Tennant
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson & Donald Sutherland
Genre: Action/Romance

Ben "Finn" Finnegan is a surf bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen's Dowry. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess and his rusty salvage boat, 'Booty Calls'. Working aboard a yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure's whereabouts. Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn manoeuvers himself aboard Nigel's yacht and, convinces the tycoon and his daughter, Gemma, to join him in the pursuit. Against Tess' better judgment, the search rekindles her love for discovery. But they are not the only ones after the treasure as Finn's mentor-turned-nemesis, Moe Fitch, has also set out to claim the prize...

Love (B.Indonesia)

Rating: U
Director:
Kabir Bathia
Starring: Acha Septriasa, Darius Sinathrya, Fauzi Baadila, Irwansyah & Laudya Cintya Bella
Genre: Romance/Drama

Different characters and stories of love are portrayed poignantly in ‘Love’. As fate brings them together, in the hustle and bustle of Jakarta, they meet in the corners of their lives, which is filled with surprises.

Shadows In The Palace (Korean)

Rating: 18PL
Director:
KIM Mi-jung
Starring: Park Jin-hee ("Whispering Corridors") & YOON Se-ah ("Blood Rain")
Genre: Mystery / Horror

A maid-in-waiting hangs herself within the realms of the palace. But while performing an autopsy, palace medic Chunryung suspects murder and starts to investigate the case. With a sense of justice and full of wit, Chunryung bravely unmasks the deceptions, but soon confronts the veiled past, kept hidden by those that had far more power than she had expected.

Muoi Ghost Portrait (Korean)

Rating: U
Director:
Kim Tae-kyung
Starring: Jo-an & Cha Ye-ryun
Genre: Horror

Novelist Yoon-hee (Jo An) hears an interesting story from Seo-yeon (Cha Ye-ryun) who had immigrated to Vietnam. The story of a cursed portrait fascinates her and she heads for Vietnam. Having arrived in Vietnam, Yoon-hee feels somewhat eerie seeing Seo-yeon has change, and as this feeling intensifies, she become obsessed with collecting data on the secret of ‘Muoi’. However as the secret behind the portrait reveals, the beautiful exotic nature of Vietnam turns into a place of nightmares.

Lars And The Real Girl


Rating:
U
Director: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider
Genre: Comedy

When Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) introduces his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law Karin (Emily Mortimer) to his new friend Bianca, who he met on the internet, their immediate response is shock and disbelief. Has Lars, the sweet, socially challenged introvert gone completely mad— they meet Bianca and see a doll, but Lars sees a friend. Surprisingly to those around her, Bianca weaves her way into the hearts of everyone she meets, filling voids they didn’t know they had.

 
   
 
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