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2) The Fountain
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
One man. One love. One destiny. One thousand years . . . Hugh Jackman anchors acclaimed visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's epic sci-fi adventure chronicling a man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz). Searching for the secrets of eternal life, he embarks on three parallel quests, in three lives, in three millennia, to unlock the mysteries of life that have consumed him for centuries.
4) Ant-Man
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
"The second half of this nearly two-hour film is a pure delight - fast-paced...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
One evening, soon after the death of her mother and a move to a new town, 14-year-old Millie sees her next-door neighbor, Eric, sitting precariously on his second-floor windowsill, arms outstretched as though in flight. Since the age of five, when his parents died in a plane crash, Eric has been mute, withdrawn from reality and absorbed in the belief that he can fly.As an awkward, magical first love grows between the two, Millie (Lucy Deakins) encourages...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
日本語
Description
Somewhere between a modern-day nightmare and a techno-fetishist's ultimate fantasy, this extraordinary film from Shinya Tsukamoto (Vital, A Snake of June) caused a cult sensation when first released. A strange man known only as the "metal fetishist", who seems to have an insane compulsion to stick scrap metal into his body, is hit and possibly killed by a Japanese "salaryman", out for a drive with his girlfriend. The salaryman then notices that he...
7) Unicorn Boy
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The story follows Matty, a down-on-their-luck artist, who is magically sucked into a unicorn-run alternate dimension. Forced to confront their issues, Matty must bring peace to the kingdom and emotional stability to their bleak Silver Lake life.
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Fletcher McBracken is a struggling street performer in Texas. Rosalyn "Roz" Willoughby is an upscale art swindler in California. They couldn't have less in common… and couldn't need each other more. And as long as these two souls in search of a mate are still breathing, they have a magical chance at romance. The couple are fated to become dream lovers (literally and figuratively) by way of the mystical, soul-awakening visions they've had of each...
Publisher
Level 33 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After the death of his wife, Ben Grady (Grant Rosenmeyer) stumbles upon a self-help book by an enigmatic guru named “Mealworm” (Paul Raci), who claims to have harnessed the power to fly. The book arrives…and so does Mealworm, forcing Ben to navigate his family life, accusations of foul play, and the bizarre rituals laid before him in the hopes of healing and, just maybe, achieving flight.
10) P.S
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An unfulfilled divorced woman gets the chance to relive her past when she meets a young man who appears to be her high school sweetheart who died many years before.
11) The giver
Publisher
Anchor Bay Films
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
13) Petrov's Flu
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A deadpan, hallucinatory romp through post-Soviet Russia. With the city in the throes of a flu epidemic, the Petrov family struggles through yet another day in a country where the past is never past, the present is a booze-fueled, icy fever dream of violence and tenderness, and where – beneath the layers of the ordinary, things turn out to be quite extraordinary. Based on the novel The Petrovs In and Around the Flu by Alexey Salnikov.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In this outrageous musical comedy adventure, aspiring rockers JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) form the band Tenacious D and embark on an epic quest to find the Pick of Destiny, a legendary guitar pick that grants its wielder unparalleled musical talent. Featuring cameos from rock legends and a soundtrack that rocks as hard as the story, the film blends humor, music, and fantasy in a way that only Tenacious D can.
16) Magical movies
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Five early fantasy and trick films--including a previously-unseen trick film by Georges Méliès, hand-colored films from Segundo de Chomon and Gaston Velle, and astonishing stop-motion animation from 1911.
17) The Dark Crystal
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
In this groundbreaking fantasy epic from Jim Henson and Frank Oz, the peaceful world of Thra is threatened by the evil Skeksis, who rule through the power of the shattered Dark Crystal. A young Gelfling named Jen (voiced by Stephen Garlick) embarks on a quest to restore the crystal and fulfill an ancient prophecy. Along the way, he encounters mystical creatures and allies, including the brave Kira (voiced by Lisa Maxwell). Featuring stunning puppetry...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
From director Robert Redford comes a film that celebrates the power and potential of the human spirit. Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron star in this highly-acclaimed tale of a local hero with a promising future whose hopes are shattered on the battlefields of war. The disillusioned young man turns his back on the world – until a fateful visit from a mysterious stranger turns his life around. Visually stunning and emotionally compelling, THE...
20) Fantastic 4
Publisher
Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
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