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Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids. Jonathan Demme's acclaimed career may include numerous beloved dramas and comedies—from Something Wild and Married to the Mob to The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, and Rachel Getting Married—but he's also the world's foremost music- concert documentarian. In the grand tradition of Stop Making Sense and Neil Young: Heart of Gold, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids is a thrilling showstopper focused on its headliner as he completes his two- year 2. Experience World Tour with two final shows at Las Vegas' MGM Grand (in January 2. Tennessee Kids. Demme captures Timberlake's multifaceted talents in a collection of rousing greatest- hits numbers, which place a premium on in- the- moment artistry. In the way his camera pans in long unbroken takes between Timberlake and his fellow on- stage singers, guitarists, keyboardists and horn players (as well as frames him amidst a sea of adoring arena fans) Demme subtly celebrates the joyous collaborative spirit that guides Timberlake's infectious shows—and elevates him above his pop- star peers.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Don't worry if you haven't seen the 2. Hong Kong- Chinese import (also known as SPLII: A Time for Consequences)—aside from their titles, the two films share no relationship. And don't worry if you can't follow its myriad crime- saga plot strands, which involves a dying Hong Kong gangster (Louis Koo) who sells organs on the black market and plans to kill his brother so he can steal his heart, a Hong Kong undercover cop (Wu Jing) intent on infiltrating this kingpin's gang, and a Thailand prison guard (Tony Jaa) trying to save his daughter who is dying of leukemia.

What matters here is that director Cheang Pou- soi's film features the finest hand- to- hand skirmishes of the year, with Wu Jing demonstrating deft martial- arts skills and Jaa—he of Ong- Bak: The Thai Warrior fame—bringing the concussive thunder via his trademark elbow drops and flying knee attacks, which peak with him leaping, knees first, through the windshield of a moving bus. The film's melodrama and comedy (including a subplot involving a Down's Syndrome- afflicted teen texting with a dying child via emojis) are overcooked, but Jaa and Jing's fighting prowess make this a must- see for genre aficionados. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.

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Just about everybody agreed that 2. Ouija, based on the popular contact- the- dead board game, was a dud. But this Halloween season's follow- up, Origin of Evil, is an altogether different beast—a sterling '6. In this case, those are a mother and two daughters who, while running a séance scam out of their home, wind up in real supernatural trouble when the youngest of their clan (Lulu Wilson) makes contact with what she initially believes is the spirit of her dead father. Another superb chiller from director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush)—mainstream horror's best new filmmaker—about the peril that can come from grieving lost loved ones, this stylish work is a throwback in terms of not only its setting, but also its preference for hold- your- breath suspense and unforgettable otherworldly imagery over cheap scare tactics.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Kaili Blues. A lyrical import about the circular relationship between the present and the past, Kaili Blues heralds an exciting new filmmaking voice in debut director Bi Gan. In this haunting, elliptical tale, a physician travels to his hometown to rescue his nephew, who's been unceremoniously dropped there by his disreputable gambler father. Gan sets up this story in an oblique fashion, full of subtle allusions and offhand implications.

Once the proceedings move to the protagonist's rural childhood stomping ground, the director captures his action via a 4. This tour- de- force sequence, in which numerous characters and relationships are introduced and developed, is powerfully attuned to its subjects' uneasy circumstances, even as it self- consciously calls attention to itself (via bobbing and weaving movements that suggest the director's own just- off- camera presence). The result is a uniquely mesmerizing portrait of people caught in a purgatory between what came before and what's still to come. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.

Director Fede Alvarez proved he was a gifted technician with his 2. Evil Dead remake, but it's his latest thriller that establishes him as more than just a look- at- me behind- the- camera showman. Alvarez's latest concerns three kids (Dylan Minnette, Jane Levy, Daniel Zovatto) who, desperate to get out of their working- class circumstances, decide to rob a blind man (Stephen Lang) reportedly in possession of a stash of money hidden in his dilapidated home. Their plot, however, goes awry when that sightless individual turns out to be far more capable—and lethal—than anticipated, leading to a perpetrators- become- the- victims nightmare that the director orchestrates for maximum tension. Even when it eventually turns to third- act bombshells, Don't Breathe is a work of superbly sustained suspense, employing its gorgeous widescreen visuals to deliver a bevy of heart- pounding thrills—and one that also, subtly, doubles as a commentary on the literal, emotional, and psychological decay that's overtaken modern- day Detroit. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. South Korean auteur Park Chan- wook has made a name for himself with deliriously violent, sexually deranged revenge tales like Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, and 2.

English- language Stoker (starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska). Thus, The Handmaiden finds him back in familiar terrain, given that it charts a con man's scheme to use a young female pickpocket to help him marry, and then commit to an insane asylum, a mentally unstable heiress—a ruse that gets hopelessly complicated the further it progresses thanks to a series of didn't- see- that- coming twists. Rearranging characters around his narrative playing board like a devilish chess champion, Park stages his material with serpentine sensuality and playfully grim wit, all while presenting a vision of femininity that, true to his prior form, is seductive, sinister and empowered.

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Joachim Trier isn't a household name in America, but the Norwegian filmmaker's first two features—2. Reprise and 2. 01. Oslo, August 3. 1st—were startlingly incisive dramas about young men struggling with issues of adulthood, responsibility, and regret. His third feature, and first in English, is this sterling work about a teacher (Gabriel Byrne) and his two sons, married Jonah (Jesse Eisenberg) and disaffected high- schooler Conrad (Devin Druid), trying to come to terms with the death of their famous photographer matriarch Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert).

That woman's shadow, and the secrets she took to her grave, loom large over their present, fraught- with- friction circumstances, which Trier investigates with a novelist's attention to his character's interior lives.

Wikipedia. 30. 0 is a 2. American epicwar film based on the 1. Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae within the Persian Wars.

The film was directed by Zack Snyder, while Miller served as executive producer and consultant. It was filmed mostly with a super- impositionchroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book. Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman Full Movie Part 1.

The plot revolves around King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), who leads 3. Spartans into battle against the Persian"god- King"Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his invading army of more than 3. As the battle rages, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The story is framed by a voice- over narrative by the Spartan soldier Dilios (David Wenham). Through this narrative technique, various fantastical creatures are introduced, placing 3.

The events are revealed to be a story told by Dilios, the only one of the 3. Spartans to survive the battle. IMAX theaters in the United States on March 9, 2. DVD, Blu- ray Disc, and HD DVD on July 3. The film received mixed reviews, receiving acclaim for its original visuals and style, but criticism for favoring visuals over characterization and its depiction of the ancient Persians in Iran, a characterization which some had deemed racist; however, the film was a box office success, grossing over $4.

A sequel, entitled Rise of an Empire, which is based on Miller's unpublished graphic novel prequel Xerxes, was released on March 7, 2. In 4. 79 BC, one year after the Battle of Thermopylae, Dilios, a hoplite in the Spartan Army, begins his story by depicting the life of Leonidas I from childhood to kingship via Spartan doctrine. Dilios's story continues and Persian messengers arrive at the gates of Sparta demanding "earth and water" as a token of submission to King Xerxes; the Spartans reply by killing and kicking the messengers into a well. Leonidas then visits the Ephors, proposing a strategy to drive back the numerically superior Persians through the Hot Gates; his plan involves building a wall in order to funnel the Persians into a narrow pass between the rocks and the sea. The Ephors consult the Oracle, who decrees that Sparta will not go to war during the Carneia.

As Leonidas angrily departs, a messenger from Xerxes appears, rewarding the Ephors for their covert support. Although the Ephors have denied him permission to mobilize Sparta's army, Leonidas gathers three hundred of his best soldiers in the guise of his personal bodyguard; they are joined along the way by Arcadians.

At Thermopylae, they construct the wall made up of stones and slain Persian scouts as mortar, angering the Persian Emissary. Stelios, an elite Spartan soldier, orders him to go back to the Persian lines and warn Xerxes after cutting off his whipping arm.

Meanwhile, Leonidas encounters Ephialtes, a deformed Spartan whose parents fled Sparta to spare him certain infanticide. Ephialtes asks to redeem his father's name by joining Leonidas' army, warning him of a secret path the Persians could use to outflank and surround the Spartans. Though sympathetic, Leonidas rejects him since his deformity physically prevents him from holding his shield high enough; potentially compromising the phalanx formation, and Ephialtes is enraged. The battle begins soon after the Spartans' refusal to lay down their weapons. Using the Hot Gates to their advantage, as well as their superior fighting skills, the Spartans repel wave after wave of the advancing Persian army. During a lull in the battle, Xerxes personally approaches Leonidas to persuade him to surrender, offering him wealth and power in exchange for his allegiance; Leonidas declines and mocks Xerxes for the inferior quality of his fanatical warriors. In response, Xerxes sends in his elite guard, the Immortals, later that night.

Despite some Spartans being killed, they heroically defeat the Immortals (with slight help from the Arcadians). On the second day, Xerxes sends in new waves of armies from Asia and other Persian city- states, including war elephants, to crush the Spartans once and for all, but to no avail.

Meanwhile, Ephialtes defects to Xerxes to whom he reveals the secret path in exchange for wealth, luxury, and a uniform. The Arcadians retreat upon learning of Ephialtes' betrayal, but the Spartans stay. Leonidas orders an injured but reluctant Dilios to return to Sparta and tell them of what has happened, a "tale of victory". In Sparta, Queen Gorgo tries to persuade the Spartan Council to send reinforcements to aid the 3. Theron, a corrupt politician, claims that he "owns" the Council and threatens the Queen, who reluctantly submits to his sexual demands in return for his help. When Theron disgraces her in front of the Council, Gorgo kills him out of rage, revealing within his robe a bag of Xerxes' gold. Marking his betrayal, the Council unanimously agrees to send reinforcements.

On the third day, the Persians, led by Ephialtes, traverse the secret path, encircling the Spartans. Herman`S House Full Movie Part 1. Xerxes' general again demands their surrender. Leonidas seemingly kneels in submission, allowing Stelios to leap over him and kill the general.

A furious Xerxes orders his troops to attack. Leonidas rises and throws his spear at Xerxes; barely missing him, the spear cuts across and wounds his face, proving the God- King's mortality.

Leonidas and the remaining Spartans fight to the last man until they finally succumb to an arrow barrage. Dilios, now back at Sparta, concludes his tale before the Council. Inspired by Leonidas' sacrifice, Greece mobilizes. One year later, the Persians face an army of 3.

Greeks led by a vanguard of 1. Spartans. After one final speech commemorating the 3. Dilios, now head of the Spartan Army, leads them to war, against the Persians across the fields of Plataea. Gerard Butler as Leonidas, King of Sparta. David Wenham as Dilios, narrator and Spartan soldier. Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (Gorgo has a larger role in the film than she does in the comic book, where she only appears in the beginning).[5]Giovanni Cimmino as Pleistarchus, son of Leonidas and Gorgo (Pleistarchus does not feature in the comic book).[5]Dominic West as Theron, a fictional corrupt Spartan politician (Theron is not featured in the comic book).[5]Vincent Regan as Captain Artemis, Leonidas' loyal captain and friend. Tom Wisdom as Astinos, Captain Artemis' eldest son.

In the film Astinos has a constant presence until he dies. In the comic book Astinos is only mentioned when he dies.[5]Andrew Pleavin as Daxos, an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. Andrew Tiernan as Ephialtes, a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. Rodrigo Santoro as King Xerxes, The powerful and ruthless god- like supreme king of Persia.

Stephen Mc. Hattie as The Loyalist, a loyal Spartan politician. Michael Fassbender as Stelios, a young, spirited and highly skilled Spartan soldier. Watch Metal Tornado 4Shared here. Peter Mensah as a Persian messenger who gets kicked into the well by Leonidas. Kelly Craig as Pythia, an Oracle to the Ephors.

Tyler Neitzel as young Leonidas. Robert Maillet as Über Immortal (giant), a muscular and deranged Immortal who battles Leonidas during the Immortal fight. Patrick Sabongui as the Persian General who tries to get Leonidas to comply at the end of the battle. Leon Laderach as Executioner, a hulking, clawed man who executes men who have displeased Xerxes. Tyrone Benskin as the whip- wielding Persian Emissary. Production[edit]Above: the film version of a panel from the graphic novel (below). Producer Gianni Nunnari was not the only person planning a film about the Battle of Thermopylae; director Michael Mann already planned a film of the battle based on the book Gates of Fire.

Nunnari discovered Frank Miller's graphic novel. Nunnari and Mark Canton, and Michael B.

Gordon wrote the script.[8] Director Zack Snyder was hired in June 2. Miller's novel before making his debut with the remake of Dawn of the Dead.[1.