Profiles Index - page 2
Head On
Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival, Fatih Akin's film about two troubled Turks in Germany who don't fit into either culture enter a marriage of convenience that changes both their lives. Opens January 21, 2004 in limited release
Anne Suzuki, Manami Konishi, Katsuo Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Kiyoshi Kod
Katsuhiro Ôtomo's (Akira) new anime adventure is retro a science-fiction epic set in Victorian England. Opens March 18, 2005.
Dot the I
Gael Garcia Bernal stars in Matthew Parkhill's romantic melodrama about a love triange in London. Opens March 11th, 2005.
Turtles Can Fly
Bahman Ghobadi's "Turtles Can Fly" tells the story of 13-year-old Soran who orders other children around as he installs an antennae for villagers keen to hear of Saddam's fall. Opens February 18, 2005.
Kung Fu Hustle
Stephen Chow's (Shaolin Soccer) new film is set in 1930's Shanghai, where gangs rule the streets. Opens March 18, 2005.
Melinda and Melinda
Woody Allen's newest film features a talented ensemble cast including Will Ferrell, Radha Mitchell, Amanda Peet, Wallace Shawn and Chloe Sevigny. Opens March 18th, 2005.
In My Country
Romance blossoms in the late 1990s between a married American Washington Post journalist (Samuel L Jackson) and an Afrikaner poet/radio journalist (Juliette Binoche) who meet while covering the proceedings of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Opens March 4, 2005
The Nomi Song
A "non-fiction film" about German New Wave rock star Klaus Nomi, one of the most profoundly bizarre characters to rise to fame in the '80s. Opens February 4, 2005.
Rory O'Shea Was Here
When the kinetic Rory moves into a home for the disabled, he changes the life of a young man with cerebral palsy. James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai and star. Opens in limited release February 4, 2005.
A Scanner Darkly
Richard Linklater (Before Sunset, Waking Life) directs this innovated adaptation of a graphic novel. Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane star. Opens September 16, 2005.
Everything is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Foer's acclaimed novel about has been adapted for the big screen. Elija Wood (formerly known as infamous hobbit Frodo) stars in the leading role. Opens August 12, 2005.
Eros
EROS is a three-part anthology film about eroticism and desire by a trio of world cinema's outstanding directors, Wong Kar Wai, Steven Soderbergh and Michelangelo Antonioni. Opens August 8, 2005.
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
An early look at Wes Anderson's highly anticipated "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou." Filmed in Rome and featuring numerous animated sequences, the film stars Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson and Angelica Huston.
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Sean Penn stars as Sam Byck, the business man who tried to kill the president in "The Assassination of Richard Nixon." Opens December 29, 2004 in limited release.
The Woodsman
Kevin Bacon plays a recently released convict attempting to rebuild his life after a decade in prison. Opens December 29 in limited release.
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Al Pacino stars as Shylock in Michael Radford's stirring adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." Opens December 29, 2004 in limited release.
La Petite Lili
Ludivine Sagnier stars as Lili, a young man's muse, in Claude Miller's tempestuous drama. Opens November 12, 2004.
The Sea Inside
The real life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro (Javier Bardem), who fought a 30-year campaign in favor of his right to die with dignity. Spain's official selection for 2004 Best Foreign film. Opens December 17th, 2004.
A Love Song For Bobby Long
Scarlett Johansson wrecks havoc in the hearts in yet another older man, this time John Travolta, a former literature professor in New Orleans. Opens December 29, 2004.
Hotel Rwanda
The inspiring story of real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), a hotel manager in Rwanda who used his courage and cunning to shelter over a thousand refugees from certain death. Opens December 22nd, 2004.
A Very Long Engagement
French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet reteams with Audrey Tautou (Amelie) in "A Very Long Engagement." Co-starring rising French star Gaspard Ulliel and Jodie Foster. The film opens November 26, 2004.
Who Killed Bambi
Gilles Marchand's thriller about a young student-nurse who uncovers a sinister doctor in the hospital where she works. Opens November 12, 2004.
Proof
Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the film adaptation of David Auburn's Pultizer Prize-winning film. Opens December 24th, 2004.
The Machinist
Christian Bale plays a disturbed man whose body is falling apart from not having slept in over a year. Jennifer Jason-Leigh costars. Opens October 22, 2004.
Sex Is Comedy
A film director (Anne Parillaud) is consumed with directing a young actress and actor in a difficult sex scene in Catherine Breillat's new drama. Opens October 20, 2004.