February 2017
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Bakina unuka (Tomislav Šestan, 2014, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Sreća (Happiness, Zlatko Pavlinić, 1976, sh) - 7.5/10 (R)
Pričaj sa mnom (Dario Juričan, 2012, sh) - 5/10 (FF)
Show (Sonja Lazić, 2016, doc, sh) - 5/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Bakina unuka (Tomislav Šestan, 2014, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Sreća (Happiness, Zlatko Pavlinić, 1976, sh) - 7.5/10 (R)
Pričaj sa mnom (Dario Juričan, 2012, sh) - 5/10 (FF)
Show (Sonja Lazić, 2016, doc, sh) - 5/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorMike LeighStarsMarion BaileyTim RothPhil DanielsWhen one brother gets a job from their wealthy aunt, the other becomes increasingly jealous.OL, 2/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorFerenc CakóOL, 2/1/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsReese WitherspoonArnold OcengGer DuanyA group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.TV, 2/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKareem MortimerStarsJohnny FerroStephen Tyrone WilliamsMargaret Laurena KempThe story of two young Bahamian men who fall in love with each other and portrays the homophobia of the Bahamian society.TV, 2/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorVesna LjubicStarsGorica PopovicAnte VicanIvan KlemencA poor village in Herzegovina suffers from constant flooding and different armies that periodically plunder the countryside. One woman is convinced that the solution to the problems lies in making a tunnel that should take the water to the sea.TV, 2/1/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilutin KosovacStarsZoja OdakAleksandar BercekAdi KaralicA married woman unsuccessfully tries to find a job in order to provide a better life to her son.OL, 2/2/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJean-Claude La MarreStarsRobert Ri'chardTyson BeckfordDeRay DavisLife for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl.TV, 2/2/17. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorVeljko BulajicStarsVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicAntun NalisFaruk BegolliWW2. Four partisans suffering from typhus in the snowy mountains of madness.TV, 2/2/17. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorVladimir PaskaljevicStarsLazar RistovskiDanica RistovskiMarija ZeljkovicA series of interconnected stories taking place in Belgrade during the course of one day. A teenage girl from a poor family wants to accompany her well-off friend in her tennis lessons, but she can't afford it. A man recently returned after many years abroad finds it difficult to conduct business in his native country. A rich young man doesn't accept that his girlfriend wants to leave him after meeting someone else. A chronically unemployed man pays more attention to a tennis match on TV than to his young baby.Orig. title: Đavolja varoš.
TV, 2/2/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorNacer KhemirStarsNacer KhemirSoufiane MakniNoureddine KasbaouiA teacher is assigned to a remote desert village that is obsessed with a mysterious buried treasure and whose children are cursed to wander the desert.OL, 2/3/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsChris PrattWill FerrellElizabeth BanksAn ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.TV, 2/3/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsYul BrynnerRobert MitchumMaria Grazia BuccellaMexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico.TV, 2/3/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorBurt KennedyStarsJames GarnerSuzanne PleshetteJack ElamA con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.TV, 2/4/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGiorgio CapitaniStarsVan HeflinGilbert RolandKlaus KinskiFour men embark on a mission to unearth a fortune in gold from a mine.TV, 2/4/17. 5/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'The Goldseekers' in Croatia (on HRT 3). - DirectorMichael DowseStarsDaniel RadcliffeZoe KazanMegan ParkWallace, who is burned out from a string of failed relationships, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.TV, 2/4/17. 6/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'What If' in my country. - DirectorMiguel SapochnikStarsJude LawForest WhitakerAlice BragaSet in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.TV, 2/4/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsJack PalanceIda LupinoWendell CoreyHollywood actor Charles Castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his valuable career.TV, 2/4/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill ShepherdIn 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.TV, 2/5/17. 10/10 (R).
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A rewatch after many (many!) decades. This time around I saw a 'Director's cut' though. My rate remains the same, of course. - DirectorPete DocterRonnie Del CarmenStarsAmy PoehlerBill HaderLewis BlackAfter young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.TV, 2/5/17. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorPhilipp StölzlStarsWotan Wilke MöhringNik XhelilajFahri YardimIn the second part of the german remake of the Winnetou films, Old Shatterhead and Winnetou get forced to search for the precious in the silver sea by their evil opponent El Mas Loco.TV, 2/5/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorIvan-Goran VitezStarsKristijan JaicStjepan PericTena Jeic GajskiThis comedy of the absurd is set in the Nazi puppet Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II. The hero, Ljiljan is a young peasant poet who joins the Partisan movement just before it falls apart, abandoned by its leader Tito. The last remaining hope for resisting Nazism is to assassinate Hitler. Ljiljan's task is to write a song that will allow his Partisan band to infiltrate the inner sanctum of the SS - by entering an SS talent show. If they win the competition, they will be invited to perform before Hitler and the NDH's high command. This is a satirical coming-of-age tale with a difference, capturing the craziness, comedy and horror of war in the Balkans.Orig. title: Narodni heroj Ljiljan Vidić.
TV, 2/5/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorMirza IdrizovicStarsBoris DvornikDragomir CumicPavle VuisicTwo friends dream of what they will do when they become adults. One friend dreams of travelling to far off places, but stays at home. The other one leaves and sends him postcards from exotic locations, with descriptions of impossible adventures. But, his friend at home engages in a passionate love affair with his beautiful young landlady. When his friend-the traveller returns he admits he may have exaggerated about some of his adventure stories.. The two friends continue on dreaming of new excitements.Orig. title: Život je masovna pojava.
TV, 2/5/17. 5.5/10 (FF). - DirectorSheree FolksonStarsJessica GunningNatalie DormerAneurin BarnardAn 18th-century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley.TV, 2/5/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJeb StuartStarsDanny GloverDennis QuaidClaudia StedelinAn FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.TV, 2/6/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohnnie ToStarsAndy LauSammi ChengTao GuoA brilliant detective is forced into early retirement after losing eyesight. Making ends meet by solving cold cases for reward money, he teams up with a rookie lady inspector to solve a case from her personal past.TV, 2/6/17. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorZoran AmarStarsDragomir Bojanic-GidraSnezana SavicSlobodan AligrudicA village handball team gets close to the promotion to the top flight, but three of its residents try to ensure the success by bribing the referee.OL, 2/7/17. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorLjubisa RisticStarsZvonimir ZoricicMiodrag KrivokapicZdenka HersakZagreb in 1942. The police blocks on of the houses while looking for one of the communist officials hiding in the apartment of young female illegal fighter. Them two manage to escape, however police kills her husband. In the house, her small baby is left, which police wants to use as a bait so they could catch them. Children who live in the neighborhood steal the baby, upon which the police starts thorough search of the house.Orig. title: Luda kuća.
TV, 2/7/17. 6/10 (FF). - DirectorRobert BerlingerStarsRandy WayneJonathan BennettApril ScottTeenaged cousins Bo and Luke Duke spend their first few weeks in Hazzard County getting into trouble running outlawed liquor in order to save their Uncle Jesse's farm.TV, 2/7/17. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorMike CahillStarsBrit MarlingWilliam MapotherMatthew-Lee ErlbachOn the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.TV, 2/7/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAndrew RossiStarsAnna WintourAndrew BoltonJohn GallianoFollows the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in history, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.TV, 2/8/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLisa CholodenkoStarsKyra SedgwickAidan QuinnSherilyn FennA traumatic event sends a musician (Sedgwick) back to her hometown in an effort to reunite with the daughters she abandoned. To do so, she must confront her abusive ex-husband (Quinn), from whom she fled years ago.TV, 2/8/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJason MooreStarsAnna KendrickBrittany SnowRebel WilsonBeca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.TV, 2/8/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorAleksandar DjurcinovStarsNeda ArnericDarko DamevskiSlobodan DimitrijevicA Macedonian girl is trying to swim the British Channel. During the ordeal, she remembers her troubled past.TV, 2/8/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGoran PaskaljevicStarsColm MeaneyAdrian DunbarCillian MurphyThis drama is set in rural Ireland. Believing that "a man is measured by his enemies", Harry Maloney ('Colm Meany') sets out to ruin George O'Flaherty - the most powerful man in town, who not only owns the local pub and most of the businesses in the area, but is also the local matchmaker. When Harry's son Gus(Cillian Murphy) - upon whom Harry regularly heaps abuse (mostly mental and verbal) - falls for the lovely Eileen, George helps get the two together during this time, Harry quietly mobilizes his dastardly plans.TV, 2/8/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSasa RadojevicStarsAndriana DjordjevicJelena SusnjarAmra LatificSlavica is living on the margins of society, always skirting borders of what is legal. She is trying to change her ways and to make a living, but it turns out to be an impossible achievement for her. Not having any other means to survive, she turns to stealing, but is quickly apprehended and severely sentenced. She tries to cover her tracks and takes on the identity of Marija, a successful scientist who is preparing her PhD in psychoanalysis. The real Marija learns about this identity theft, which awakens an interest in Slavica's way of life. The two of them switch identities and discover worlds which are sure to change them.Orig. title: Žigosana.
TV, 2/8/17. 4/10 (P). - DirectorMiomir 'Miki' StamenkovicStarsLjuba TadicAbdurrahman ShalaJosif TaticUka is an old Albanian who lives in the mountains on the border of Kosovo and Albania. As an honorable man, he must deal with his son who befriended Italian fascists during WW2.TV, 2/9/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorElizabeth BanksStarsAnna KendrickRebel WilsonHailee SteinfeldAfter a humiliating command performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.TV, 2/9/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilutin KosovacStarsMira StupicaPavle VuisicMilan SrdocContemporary drama about the men who go abroad to find work. The action takes place in a small railway station where a group of building workers are setting off for Germany.Orig. title: Sunce tuđeg neba.
TV, 2/9/17. 7.5/10 (R). - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeremy IrvineEmily WatsonDavid ThewlisA young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.TV, 2/9/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRajko GrlicStarsMladen BudiscakJagoda KaloperSrecko PticekFor being unable to find any decent job, an unconventional young man of working-class background gives up of all sorts of employment, and accompanied by his girlfriend, he tells his story in front of film cameras.TV, 2/9/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorIgor PretnarStarsLojze RozmanStevo ZigonMira NikolicTwo concentration camp prisoners are taken by Germans to disable unexploded bombs in German towns. When they work on the ruins, with their guards safely away, they enjoy a few precious moments of freedom.TV, 2/9/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBozidar TrkuljaStarsMarko DimicVladimir SokacicBozidar TrkuljaA large threat is menacing the village. The mythical demon Garmah - part squid, part bird - has awoken and brings utmost darkness... The tribe shaman, disturbed by the vision of the mythical monster's coming, chooses a young warrior who needs to go to the end of the world and find the White Girl, the only one who can help him conquer the demon and defeat eternal darkness. The journey is uncertain, time is scarce and the village shaman is talkative.Orig. title: Priča s početka vremena.
TV, 2/9/17. 6.5/10 (FF). - DirectorMarko MarinkovicStarsGordan KicicDanijela VranjesGoran JevticSrba is graduating pupil and football fanatic, or more precise king of a street soccer, who plays even without others, in a winter, summer, rain or snow, while his grandma lights narrow backyard (so called small Maracana) with a flashlight. He wouldn't accept to become professional by no means and to play for money, rejecting offers of various scouts promising him a career in Spain, Greece, Germany, Turkey... main characters of Srba's school days are his best friends, Daca who is secretly in love with him ever since first grade, professors Hannibal and Darwin and Beki, new schoolmate to whom Srba fells in love - and she loves Red Star...TV, 2/9/17. 2/10 (P).
- DirectorByron HowardRich MooreJared BushStarsGinnifer GoodwinJason BatemanIdris ElbaIn a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.TV, 2/10/17. 7.5/10 (R).
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Shown under the title 'Zootropolis' in my country (on HBO). - DirectorMiomir 'Miki' StamenkovicStarsMerima IsakovicDragan NikolicLjubisa SamardzicThe murder of a famous gynecologist occurred under unusual circumstances. Inspectors found the doctor's apartment door open.Orig. title: Neka druga žena.
TV, 2/10/17. 5.5/10 (FF). - DirectorJovan ZivanovicStarsVera CukicVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicLepa LukicAn electro-technician falls in love with a bar singer, but her job environment, full of alcohol, despair and tired truck drivers, causes nothing but troubles for him.Orig. title: I Bog stvori kafansku pevačicu.
TV, 2/10/17. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorAlain CorneauStarsGérard DepardieuPhilippe NoiretCatherine DeneuveYoung army officer of peasant origin becomes a war hero battling in the Sahara while seducing a young woman from the aristocratic class.TV, 2/11/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsTyrone PowerJoan BlondellColeen GrayThe rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.TV, 2/11/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsMatt DamonJodie FosterSharlto CopleyIn the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.TV, 2/11/17. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDusan VukoticStarsLjubisa SamardzicZarko PotocnjakLucie ZulováA science fiction writer is gifted with the ability to materialize his thoughts and inadvertently brings a group of aliens to Earth.TV, 2/12/17. 4.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorChris MessinaStarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadChris MessinaDon JohnsonA workaholic attorney is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves.TV, 2/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPhilipp StölzlStarsNik XhelilajWotan Wilke MöhringIazua LariosWinnetou and Old Shatterhand are close to establish peace between settlers and natives, only to come across more obstacles. A dark secret lies beneath Apache land threatening its future.TV, 2/12/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorA. Edward SutherlandStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJean ParkerOllie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.TV, 2/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGarry MarshallStarsJennifer AnistonKate HudsonJulia RobertsThree generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day.TV, 2/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDjordje MilosavljevicStarsNikola KojoIvana MihicAndrej SepetkovskiA contract killer and his unexperienced protégé are on their way to find the next victim in the landscape of Pannonian plain. Crossing the path of ruthless criminals, a young female teacher-to-be and a local cab driver will take part in bloodshed murderers.TV, 2/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLuka SepcicStarsCsilla Barath-BastaicIvica GunjacaTV, 2/12/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorIgor SterkStarsIgor SamoborSilva CusinLabina MitevskaA police inspector investigates an unusual suicide case. The investigation develops into an obsession, inspector starts living in the apartment of the deceased, digging through his life and gradually taking over his identity.TV, 2/12/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJames BobinStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlice is appointed to save her beloved Mad Hatter from deadly grief by travelling back to the past, but this means fatally harming Time himself, the noble clockwork man with the device needed to save the Hatter's family from the Red Queen.TV, 2/13/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSoi CheangStarsAnthony Chau-Sang WongShawn YueXiaodong GuoA rookie cop takes on a veteran escape driver in a death defying final showdown on the streets of Hong Kong.TV, 2/13/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorStevo CrvenkovskiStarsRisto SiskovPetre ArsovskiBlagoja Spirkovski-DzumerkoBased on real events in Macedonia during the Ottoman era. The plot revolves around a number of Macedonian revolutionaries battling against a large Ottoman-Turkish Army.OL, 2/14/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSean AndersStarsWill FerrellMark WahlbergLinda CardelliniBrad Whitaker is a radio host trying to get his stepchildren to love him and call him Dad. But his plans turn upside down when their biological father, Dusty Mayron, returns.TV, 2/14/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorBozidar 'Bota' NikolicStarsDanilo 'Bata' StojkovicBranimir PopovicSonja JaukovicThe story about typical Montenegrin family Miletic in post-war Yugoslavia, which shows personal tragedy of a father, whose only son comes back from the war as a different man.TV, 2/14/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsMaria BelloAnn DowdWill HarrisA famous mystery writer sets out for revenge after a brutal attack.TV, 2/14/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMate ReljaStarsIlija DzuvalekovskiDusan BulajicStane PotokarAfter the war, a Yugoslav army captain, Vladimir, is in charge of suppressing armed supporters of the former king's regime, led by major Momir. After Vladimir's best friend is killed, he joins the rebels pretending to be one of the king's supporters. However, one of Momir's supporters, a man who harbors rebels, has an attractive daughter who is engaged to marry Momir. She knows that Vladimir is an officer of the Yugoslav army, because she has seen him wearing a Yugoslav uniform. Vladimir fears that she might betray him.TV, 2/15/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorVladimir PogacicStarsLjubica JovicMilan PuzicTatjana BeljakovaWith a single, basic plot theme, this well-wrought drama of ultimate tragedy engages the viewer and gives pause for reflection. The tale focuses on the marriage of a man who is dominated and controlled by his own egoistic needs and illusions.TV, 2/15/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorOlmo OmerzuStarsDaniel KadlecJenovéfa BokováVanda HybnerováA couple embark on an early vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn. Boasting exquisite camera work, the film is also unforgettable for its wholly original ending.Orig. title: Rodinný film.
TV, 2/15/17. 6.5/10 (FF). - DirectorRaúl Marchand SánchezStarsJacobo MoralesAdrian GarciaDiego de la TexeraRafael, Elmo, and Pablo run away from the strict Catholic retirement home where they live with Carlos, Rafael's grandson, to embark on an adventure and prove life does not stop because of age.TV, 2/15/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMladen MaticevicStarsAleksandar SreckovicMilica ZaricBranimir PopovicUros is a distinguished award winning writer, and a former professor, who lives with his wife and son in Belgrade. Uros is plunged in a creative crisis since years and is not able to write a book. His wife, an architect, supports the whole family during this period. Unhappy with this arrangement she seeks solace in an extramarital relationship. When Uros finds out his wife has a lover, he wants to leave home quietly but then he decides to take drastic action to keep the family together.TV, 2/15/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorIvan BogdanovVessela DantchevaTravelling Country is a film about the collision of past, present and future. It is a fantastic tale about the search of one's true identity and freedom.TV, 2/16/17. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorEugenio MiraStarsElijah WoodJohn CusackKerry BishéA pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played.TV, 2/16/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDejan ZecevicStarsSonja DamjanovicNikola DjurickoBranko VidakovicSeveral people get locked in a turkish bath at night, being hunted by a brutal serial killer, who seems to be seized with the T.T. Syndrome, a brain malady that leads to painful sociopathy.TV, 2/16/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceAlan MowbrayWhen the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.TV, 2/17/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyCaptain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.TV, 2/17/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorStole PopovStarsMeto JovanovskiLjiljana MedjesiStojan 'Stole' ArandjelovicAfter a quarrel with his wife, a man leaves their apartment with one suitcase only. Having slept in a train station, the police legitimates him and found him suspicious. Soon he'll find himself locked in a prison with several other, mostly innocent people. The true horror begins only then.TV, 2/17/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorToma JanicStarsZoran RadmilovicTatjana BeljakovaVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicThe martyrdom of two workers who fall into the hands of the Gestapo during the occupation of Sarajevo.TV, 2/18/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyMilton BerleEthel MermanA group of motorists witnesses a car crash in the California desert, and after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, they turn against each in a race across the state to get to it.TV, 2/18/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsRandolph ScottAlan CurtisNoah Beery Jr.The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.TV, 2/18/17. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMimi LederStarsIvan PetrushinovVictor BoichevNickolay HadjiminevA veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.TV, 2/18/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDavid WnendtStarsAlina LevshinJella HaaseSayed AhmadMarisa hates foreigners; she finds them guilty of the decline of her country. But her convictions will slowly evolve when she accidentally meets a young Afghan refugee.TV, 2/18/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorToma JanicStarsMiha BalohMira SardocSonja TurkA young daughter resents another man coming into the life of her divorced mother.TV, 2/19/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorLorene ScafariaStarsSusan SarandonRose ByrneJ.K. SimmonsAn aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.TV, 2/19/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorPetra SeliskarStarsTerra Ferro SeliskarBranko BaricBernays PropagandaAn intimate conversation between a 6 year old teacher and her mother.TV, 2/19/17. 7.5/10 (R).
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Shown under the title 'Mama Europa' in Croatia (on 'Klasik TV'). - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsMichael FassbenderKate WinsletSeth RogenSteve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.TV, 2/19/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsDaniel RadcliffeJames McAvoyJessica Brown FindlayTold from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.TV, 2/19/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMilivoje 'Mica' MilosevicStarsMiodrag AndricNikola SimicDara DzokicThe story of a man called "Moth" who becomes an entertainment star. Burdened with great popularity and entertainment events, he cannot find his way around, and gets into a series of comic situations. Miodrag Andric aka 'Ljuba the Moth', the first Yugoslav stand-up comedian, plays himself on the big screen here.OL, 2/20/17. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorFaruk SokolovicStarsZan MaroltGordana BobanDragan BjelogrlicTwo married couples of different religions and social status decide to swap their wives so they could all emigrate to New Zealand in an easier way.Orig. title: Mliječni put.
TV, 2/20/17. 5/10 (FF). - DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsAnna PaquinMatt DamonMark RuffaloA young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.TV, 2/20/17. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorWalter LangStarsShirley TempleSpring ByingtonNigel BruceMytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness.OL, 2/21/17. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorZdenek MilerOL, 2/22/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGustav DeutschFilm ist. consists almost entirely of excerpts from various scientific films. This footage shows the flight of pigeons, intelligence test performed on apes, upside-down worlds and stereoscopic vision, hurricanes and effect of shock waves. How glass breaks, how small children walk and a Mercedes crashing into a brick wall in slow motion.OL, 2/22/17. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorTakashi ItôStarsTakashi ItôOL, 2/22/17. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorTakashi ItôStarsMarika AbeHideo KojimaA depiction of a girl's uneasy state of mind as it wavers between life and death.OL, 2/22/17. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorKen LoachStarsBarry WardFrancis MageeAileen HenryDuring the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. Seeing the levels of poverty and oppression, the activist in him reawakens and he looks to re-open the dance hall that led to his deportation.TV, 2/22/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJuan Carlos Melo GuevaraStarsLuis Burbano BurgosPaula PaezCarlos Alberto HualpaA Colombian farmer and his son are exiled from their village on the high plains. They boy befriends a girl and borrows a little dog to play with, while the father is forced to work in the illegal Amapola (poppy) filed. The two stories intertwine when one day the boy follows his father to work.TV, 2/22/17. 6/10 (FF).
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Shown under the title 'Jardín de Amapolas' in Croatia (on HRT 3). - DirectorJane CampionStarsKate WinsletHarvey KeitelJulie HamiltonRuth's been brainwashed by a guru in Delhi, India. Her parents in Sydney hire a specialist in reversing this. Ruth is tricked to return to Australia and is isolated in an outback cabin with the specialist. It gets messy.TV, 2/22/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorLucien BullPioneering chronophotograph of a bullet piercing a soap bubble in slow motion.OL, 2/23/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWalter R. BoothA British trick film in which a motorist ends up driving around the rings of Saturn.OL, 2/23/17. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWalter R. BoothA robot chauffeur takes a newly married couple on their honeymoon to the planet Saturn and then on a trip under the sea.OL, 2/23/17. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSchmelzdahinIn "Stadt in Flammen" the scenes melt due to overheating, producing an infernal image impression of disappearance. The images no longer show a figuratively represented scene, but rather its dissolution as a temporal process.OL, 2/23/17. 9.5/10 (R).
- DirectorHenri GruelJan LenicaStarsEugène IonescoAn experimental and intellectual animated film which represents the last effort of Giannalberto Bendazzi.OL, 2/23/17. 8/10 (R).