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“The Forbidden Kingdom” (USA, 2008, Rob Minkoff). An American teenager, with the help of a magic staff, is transported to Ancient China, where he is forced to participate in a battle with the army of the Jade Emperor, who has imprisoned the Monkey King in his dungeons. The first time two of today's greatest masters of cinematic kung fu appeared on screen simultaneously - Jackie Chan (Armor of God, Rush Hour, Drunken Master) and Jet Li (Once Upon a Time in China, Fearless, " Danny the Chain Dog." Also starring Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Colin Chow and Jackie Wu.“Rewind” (USA, 2008, Michel Gondry). A funny cinephile comedy from the author of the films “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Science of Sleep”: the dunce Jerry (Jack Black - “King Kong”, “School of Rock”, “Super Nacho”) in a completely idiotic way demagnetizes all the cassettes in the video store, who is looked after by his friend Mike (Mos Def - "The Woodcutter", "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "16 Blocks"). And in order not to lose clients, the comrades have to hastily re-shoot - on their knees and with their own participation - the main hits: from “The Lion King” and “Driving Miss Daisy” to “RoboCop” and “Back to the Future.” Also starring Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Diaz and Paul Dinello. Only in "Roland" and "Five Stars".
“Contact List” (USA, 2008, Marcel Langenegger). Thriller about an ordinary (even too much) accountant (Ewan McGregor - "Trainspotting", "The Island", "Cassandra's Dream"), who becomes a client of an elite secret brothel and eventually finds himself drawn into a complex and profitable - but not for him - a scam. Also starring Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Maggie Q, Natasha Henstridge, Malcolm Goodwin and Zoe Perry.
“All songs are only about love” (France, 2007, Christophe Honore). A musical about the relationship between several couples in love in Paris. Life situations are sometimes touching, sometimes tragic, but all the songs (and there are fourteen of them) in the film, as the title implies, are only about love (“Cesar” for the music). Starring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Chiara Mastroianni, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Brigitte Rouen and Yannick Renier. Only in “35 MM” and “Five Stars on Novokuznetskaya”.
“Deadly Number” (UK-Australia, 2007, Gillian Armstrong). The story of the confrontation between one of the greatest magicians and magicians of modern times, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce - "L.A. Confidential", "Memento", "The Time Machine") and a charlatan medium (Catherine Zeta-Jones - "Ocean's Twelve", "The Mask of Zorro", "Taste of Life"). Also starring Sorsha Ronan, Timothy Spall, Aaron Brown and Frankie Martin.
“Blessed” (Russia, 2007, Sergei Strusovsky). Provincial young lady Alexandra (Karina Razumovskaya - “Adjutants of Love”, “Ring My Doorbell”) comes to Moscow to study to become an artist and find love. But in the future (if you believe the official press release), “the trials that befell the heroine in a short period of time could shape the character of a rather practical, despising weak and selfish person. But Alexandra, retaining her childlike spontaneity and purity, became blissful, and the ashes in her hands turn into flowers...” Also starring Daniil Strakhov, Vyacheslav Zhelobov, Galina Yatskina, Alexander Masalov, Alexey Vertinsky and Ada Rogovtseva.
“Lark's Nest” (Italy - France - Bulgaria - Spain - Great Britain, 2007, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani). An adaptation of the novel by Antonia Arslan, the story of the life of the Armenian Avakyan family on the family estate (whose name is included in the title of the film) in Turkey during the 1915 genocide: the love of a young Armenian woman for a Turkish soldier can change the fate of those Avakyans who survived the massacre. Starring Paz Vega, Moritz Blabtrøy, Alessandro Preziosi, Angela Molina, Arsine Honjan and Tchéky Karyo. Only in Roland.
“Two Worlds” (France, 2007, Daniel Cohen). The restorer Remy (Benoit Paulvour - “The Cyclist”, “Four Wheel Drive”, “Asterix at the Olympic Games”), who seems to have suffered all possible everyday troubles, is forced to move in with his parents, in whose house he falls into a parallel world. Its inhabitants languish under the yoke of a cannibal ruler and eagerly await the messiah-savior, for whom, of course, Remy must pass... Also starring Natasha Lindinger, Michel Duchossois, Daniel Cohen, Pascal Elso, Florence Loiret and Arlie Hover.
“In Flight” (USA, 2008, Nicholas Stoller). The latest production from Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Superbad,” “Knocked Up”) is a comedy about a young man who decides to unwind in Hawaii after his girlfriend dumped him and immediately meets this same girl with a new boyfriend... That's right, in Hawaii. Starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Maila Kunis, Russell Brand and Bill Hader.