Category Archives: Foreign Films

Flowers in the Attic (2014) Rated TV-14

Posted on January 20, 2014 by laurarachel4

Based on the book by V.C. Andrews by the same name.  The Dollanganger kids are coaxed into being locked up in their wealthy Grandmother’s attic after the death of their father. As days turn into years they grow both emotionally and physically. … Continue reading →

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The Horses of McBride (2012) Rated NR

Posted on January 17, 2014 by laurarachel4

Two horses get stranded high in the Rocky Mountains. A girl and her father with the help of the town decide to help them. Based on a true story. Starring Aidan Quinn, MacKenzie Porter, Kari Matchett This film is such … Continue reading →

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The Attack (2012) Rated R

Posted on January 13, 2014 by laurarachel4

An Arab surgeon discovers that his wife not only died in a suicide bombing but that she may have been a part of it. Starring Ali Suliman, Reymonde Amsallem, Evgenia Dodina This film brings out the troubling Israeli-Palestinian relationship. The film doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Paradise (PBS) Rated NR

Posted on October 10, 2013 by laurarachel4

Set in 1875, The Paradise is the first English department store. We follow Denise Lovett as she moves from small town to city life among the hustle and bustle of the store, it’s owner and employees. Based on Émile Zola’s novel … Continue reading →

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Trance (2013) Rated R

Posted on September 12, 2013 by laurarachel4

An art auctioneer goes to a  hypnotherapy to find a stolen painting. Starring James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson This film will keep you on your toes. I kept thinking I knew how this would end but every couple of minutes … Continue reading →

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Mama (2013) Rated PG-13

Posted on September 4, 2013 by laurarachel4

An Uncle and his girlfriend take in his nieces who have been left in the woods for 5 years. Starring Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier Mama is a smart story that doesn’t lean the horror side too much. There … Continue reading →

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The Lady Vanishes (2013) Rated NR

Posted on September 1, 2013 by laurarachel4

A young socialite befriends an English governess on a train across Europe. When the governess disappears everyone but the socialite denies she existed. Starring Tuppence Middleton, Keeley Hawes, Julian Rhind-Tutt This film is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady … Continue reading →

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Skyfall (2012) Rated PG-13

Posted on March 8, 2013 by laurarachel4

MI6 is under attack and Bond with M must track down the threat. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney This a typical Bond film, its action packed  with old and new gadgets galore. Sam Mendes … Continue reading →

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Taken 2 (2012) Rated PG-13

Posted on February 15, 2013 by laurarachel4

Retired CIA operative with his ex-wife is taken while on family leave in Istanbul. It’s up to their daughter to help save them. Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, D.B. Sweeney Ok, so the first Taken was such a … Continue reading →

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Octopussy (1983) Rated PG

Posted on February 14, 2013 by laurarachel4

The thirteenth film in the James Bond series. Based on Ian Fleming’s short stories, Octopussy and The Living Daylights and The Property of a Lady.  Starring Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan First off this is the worst title for … Continue reading →

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