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First Look Studios
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Foundation date 1 january 1993
First Look Studios was an independent American film distributor that specialized in home video releases of films and TV series. It purchased the Blockbuster subsidiary, DEJ Productions, in 2005. The company was a subsidiary of Ventura Distribution which ceased operations on March 21, 2006, in Thousand Oaks.
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Half Light (2006)
, 1h50Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about writers
Actors Demi Moore, Hans Matheson, Henry Ian Cusick, James Cosmo, Beans Balawi, Kate Isitt
Rachel Carlson (Moore) is a successful American murder mystery author living in London with her five-year-old son, Thomas (Balawi) and her second husband, Brian (Cusick), a successful book editor that has been unable to get any of his own works published. His mother being too busy working on her latest novel to play with him, Thomas goes outside to play outside their canalside home, only to accidentally drown, devastating Rachel and putting a tailspin on her marriage and her ability to finish her latest novel.
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
, 1h55Directed by Wes Craven, Gérard Depardieu, Bruno Podalydès, Alfonso Cuarón, Sylvain Chomet, Alexander Payne, Olivier Assayas, Christopher Doyle, Gus Van Sant, Richard LaGravenese, Walter Salles, Vincenzo Natali, Nobuhiro Suwa, Isabel Coixet, Gurinder Chadha, Oliver Schmitz, Tom Tykwer, Daniela Thomas, Frédéric Auburtin
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Anthology film, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Vampires in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Fanny Ardant, Juliette Binoche, Julie Bataille, Steve Buscemi, Bruno Podalydès, Sergio Castellitto
Génération AMOUR...Au fil des quartiers, des histoires d'amour passager, voilé, mimé, vampirisé, malmené ou révélé...Un Pari(s) moderne émouvant et drôle, un film plein de vie(s) sur le thème de l'Amour.
, 1h38Directed by Dito Montiel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson, Melonie Diaz, Eric Roberts, Channing Tatum
Present Day: Dito is a successful writer in Los Angeles. One day, after being urged by his mother, Flori, and his friend, Nerf, Dito visits his childhood home, Astoria, New York, because his father has suddenly become very ill. The film switches back and forth between the present and flashbacks with Dito's memories in the summer of 1986.
The Contract (2006)
, 1h37Directed by Bruce Beresford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Cusack, Morgan Freeman, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Bill Smitrovich, Corey Johnson
Frank Carden (Morgan Freeman) is a professional assassin who has been hired to kill a reclusive billionaire named Lydell Hammond, Sr., a vocal opponent of stem cell research. Carden's plan goes awry when he gets injured in a car accident and ends up in the hospital. When hospital staff see his gun, they call the police. They are able to peel away his false identity and federal marshals are called in to pick him up.
The Kovak Box (2006)
, 1h42Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Timothy Hutton, Lucía Jiménez, Annette Badland, David Kelly, Georgia Mackenzie, Colin Stinton
David Norton (Hutton) is used to being in control. As a best-selling science fiction author, he decides the fate of his characters; his heroes, his villains, their lives and deaths.
Mr. Fix It (2006)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors David Boreanaz, Alana de la Garza, Scoot McNairy, Paul Sorvino, Terrence Evans, Lee Weaver
Lance Valenteen (Boreanaz) makes a living as "Mr Fix It", a guy who is hired by men to get them back together with their ex-girlfriends. Lance dates the guy's ex-girlfriend and becomes the worst date ever, sending her back to her ex-boyfriend's arms. When Lance is hired by Bill Smith (Pat Healy) to get Sophia Fiori (Alana de la Garza) back, Lance ends up falling for her.
The Breed (2006)
, 1h27Origin German
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Michelle Rodríguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively, Hill Harper, Nick Boraine
The movie begins with a couple on a small sailboat who find a small island and begin to look around. The girl sneakily wanders off while the man ties up the boat. She stumbles across a fence and a small compound, but no one seems to be around. She is then attacked by unknown creatures. The man at the boat is startled by her screams.
Secret of the Cave (2006)
, 1h28Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about religion
Actors Patrick Bergin, Rhoda Griffis
The film follows a young American boy named Roy Wallace (Kevin Novotny) who spends his summer in a tiny fishing village on the coast of western Ireland. After a short while, unexplainable events and deeds begin to occur and rumors of ghosts sweep the village. All these things are pointing to something mysterious that is going on in a nearby cave. Roy sets out to disprove the rumor and decides to explore the cave with his new, teenage local friends Oscar (Gareth O'Connor) and Abbey (Niamh Finn). Roy faces his fears and discovers the secret of the cave.
The Dead Girl (2006)
, 1h33Directed by Karen Moncrieff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Brittany Murphy, Giovanni Ribisi, Rose Byrne, James Franco
The Stranger: Arden (Colette) lives with her abusive, invalid mother (Laurie). One day she discovers the naked body of a dead woman on the property. Arden becomes a minor celebrity, drawing the attention of Rudy (Ribisi), who tells her the dead woman is the victim of a serial killer preying on young women in the area. Rudy asks Arden out. Arden gets into a fight with her mother, which compels her to finally leave home. Arden has her date with Rudy. In the morning, Arden calls the police to report a woman (her mother) left alone at home. The Sister: Leah (Byrne) is prepping the dead woman in the morgue when she notices a certain birthmark. Leah suspects that the dead woman is her sister, Jenny, who was taken from a nearby park fifteen years ago. She asks the sheriff to match the dental records. She is certain the dead woman is her missing sister, but Leah's parents (Steenburgen, Bruce Davison) refuse to believe that Jenny is dead. The sheriff delivers the test result: the dead woman is not Jenny.
, 1h38Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Brendan Fraser, Mos Def, Alice Braga, Scott Glenn, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Matheus Nachtergaele
The film is set in a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, Brazil, where the exiled Americans Sinatra and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted to cocaine. Sinatra is married to a former prostitute named Angie, with whom he has a son. A Russian client is killed by his wife in their establishment, leaving behind a suitcase filled with drugs. On the night that they have scheduled a negotiation to sell the contents of the suitcase to African buyers, their go-between dies while having sex with a transvestite named Nazda. In desperation, Sinatra makes a deal with the Nigerian dishwasher of the brothel, Wemba. Wemba is to travel to the harbor of Santos, taking the place of the go-between, and make the sale to the drug dealers. In return Wemba would receive a large amount of money. Wemba accepts but while returning to his car in the harbor, he is attacked by two small-time thieves and is knocked unconscious. His lack of contact with Sinatra and Paul starts a chain-reaction of misunderstandings that lead to a tragic end.
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Kam Heskin, Luke Mably, Clemency Burton-Hill, Maryam d'Abo, Jonathan Firth, Jim Holt
Just weeks before their wedding, newly crowned King Edvard of Denmark (Luke Mably) and his American fiancée Crown-Queen Paige Morgan (Kam Heskin) find their relationship in jeopardy when an old law is brought to light, one that requires a Danish king to be married to a princess, or be forced to abdicate and relinquish the crown. Edvard's childhood friend, Princess Kirsten (Clemency Burton-Hill), comes for a visit and plots to try to steal Edvard from Paige, both for her personal reasons (to become Queen of Denmark) and that her father, a Norwegian royal, is heavily in debt and seeks to marry Kirsten into the royal family's money.
The Pumpkin Karver (2006)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Amy Weber, Minka Kelly, Terrence Evans, Charity Shea, Alex Weed, Dan Harris
Jonathan and his sister Lynn have moved to a new town to start a new life after Jonathan killed his sister's boyfriend Alec accidentally in a prank gone wrong. They are heading to a Halloween party but there's a catch: the man Jonathan killed is back in a new, horrific form. Lynn and Jonathan meet some party goers, like Tammy, twins Grazer and Spinner, Tammy's ex, Lance, the sexy-blonde Rachel, Lance's friend, Brian, best friends Yolanda & Vicki and the old carver, Ben Wicket, as well as other party-goers. After a fight with Lance, Jonathan starts thinking that Alec is there at the party, but chooses to ignore this.
The System Within (2006)
Directed by Dale Resteghini
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Chingy, Taimak Guarriello, Sean Combs, Bryce Wilson, James Hawthorne
The film is about an internationally famous model, Tony "Wise" Good (who is played by Tariq Alexander), that fought his way out of the inner city and rocketed straight to the top. But his swift rise to the top didn't take him high enough to protect him from the sudden fall he experiences. The corrupt corporate world, the government's support and participation in that corruption, and the jealousy and greed of people he knew best, all leading to a rapid downward spiral into a living hell.
The Last Drop (2005)
, 1h43Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Action, Historical, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Billy Zane, Michael Madsen, Neil Newbon, Karel Roden, Alexander Skarsgård, Tommy Flanagan
The film is set against the backdrop of World War II, during Operation Market Garden, the largest full scale airborne invasion in history. Corporal Powell (Newbon), an undercover British Intelligence officer, has been given command of a small unit of men, codenamed Matchbox. Their assignment is to retrieve a hoard of Dutch gold and art treasures, plundered by the Nazis, from a seemingly impregnable booby-trapped underground bunker. Simple enough, but when Matchbox is shot down short of the drop point their plan goes awry and Powell is forced to recruit the assistance of several colorful characters, including a smart-mouthed petty thief (Moran), a drunken bomb disposal expert (Flanagan), and a smooth talking pilot with a keen eye for smooth ladies (Zane).
Dot.Kill (2005)
, 1h27Directed by John Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Armand Assante, Stanley Townsend, Clare Holman, Craig Cheetham, Michael Culkin
Charlie Daines (Armand Assante) is a morphine-addicted detective on the trail of a sophisticated psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As he closes in on the killer, he realises that it has become personal and that he is to be the final victim. Will he catch the killer before it is too late, or will his old-school methods mean his death?