Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade 2012

USA / English

TV Show

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, or simply the Macy’s Day Parade, is religiously observed every Thanksgiving Day from New York City as presented and sponsored by American chain store Macy’s.

Why Stop Now

USA / English

Comedy / Drama

The story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

USA / English

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy

After receiving bad news from a fertility doctor, Cindy and Jim Green try to bury their dreams of having a child by writing out all the great traits their child would have and putting them in a box in the garden. During a freak storm in the middle of the night, they awake to find a boy named Timothy, with leaves growing from his ankles, standing in their kitchen calling them mom and dad. Cindy and Jim are thrown into the midst of parenthood and over the coming months, Timothy will teach them more than they could have imagined about being parents and raising a child, no matter how he comes into their lives.

The Next Day

USA / English

Drama

A relationship that begins with a one-night stand leaves a man and a woman linked by the consequences in ways that will both reveal and change them. Desiré (Dawn), outgoing and strikingly beautiful, meets withdrawn, taciturn Will (Robbins) in a bar, and their first night ends on a harsh note of misunderstanding. The glow of attraction masks problems that lie beneath the surface: her past in abusive relationships, his anger issues and inability to connect. The casual hookup has hooks into their future when Desiré shows up at Will’s house a few weeks later for an unanticipated disclosure.

40th Annual American Music Awards 2012

USA / English

Music

Scheduled performers for the 40th annual gala include Carrie Underwood, Pink, Pitbull, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park and Christina Aguilera. The event is held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Winners are determined by fan voting in categories that include Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip Hop and Latin, and for the first time, Electronic Dance Music.

Superheroes

USA / English

Action / Comedy / Documentary

‘Superheroes’ will introduce us to several of the country’s most famous masked heroes including, Mr. Xtreme, a 33-year-old security guard officer by day, but a goon’s worst nightmare by night. We’ll follow Mr. Xtreme on his nightly patrols through the streets of San Diego, as he tries to stop evildoers and protect the innocent. We’ll also meet the New York Initiative, a fantastic foursome of real life superheroes living together that tackle crime fighting, one Brooklyn borough at a time. Lead by Zimmer, we’ll watch as they take to the streets and try to lure criminals out of hiding with their controversial Bait-Patrols. With over 300 registered superheroes in the United States, we’ll definitively uncover the ‘Real-Life Superhero’ cultural phenomenon and discover what inspired these everyday citizens to take the law in to their own hands as they try to make the world a better and safer place for all.

Snow Falling On Cedars

USA / English

Drama / Mystery / Romance

Carl, a fisherman in the waters off Washington state, has been found dead, drowned in his own nets, but with a serious head wound. Was he murdered? Post-war anti-Japanese sentiments are still running high, and a murder suspect is found in the local Japanese-American community in the form of Kabuo, another fisherman, who had a grudge against Carl's family. Ishmael, the small town's newspaperman, may have the information that would acquit Kabuo, but can he ever put his jilted love for Hatsue (Kazuo's wife) aside?

Peter Pan

USA / English

Adventure / Family / Fantasy

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

ParaNorman

USA / English

Adventure / Animation / Comedy

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman’s estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual must he take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don’t go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.

Not Suitable For Children

Australia / English

Comedy / Romance

Jonah (Ryan Kwanten) is a freewheeling guy in the prime of his life, who after learning he will be infertile in a month, has to find someone to have a baby with before it’s too late. This twist of fate sees Jonah, with the help of his best friends, embark on a crazy caper to help him sow his seed as much as possible, and ultimately find the “one” in time.

Natural Selection

USA / English

Comedy / Drama

When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a stroke at a sperm bank where he's been secretly donating his seed for the past 25 years, she leaves her sheltered world and starts off on a journey to find his eldest biological son - a mullet-headed, foul-mouthed ex-con with whom she develops an odd but meaningful relationship.

Memorial Day

USA / English

Action / Drama / History

Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs, and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Memorial Day not only takes us on a journey into Bud’s complicated wartime past, but also into Kyle’s wartime future. As the two men share parallel experiences in combat, they come to realize how that magical day on the porch shaped both of their lives.

Hope Springs

USA / English

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Kay and Arnold are a middle-aged couple whose marriage has declined until they are now sleeping in separate rooms and barely interact in any meaningful loving way. Finally, Kay has had enough and finds a book by Dr. Feld which inspires her to sign them up for the Doctor’s intense week long marriage counseling session. Although Arnold sees nothing wrong with their 30 year long marriage, he reluctantly agrees to go on the expensive excursion. What follows is an insightful experience as Dr. Feld manages to help the couple understand how they have emotionally drifted apart and what they can do to reignite their passion. Even with the Doctor’s advice, Kay and Arnold find that renewing their marriage’s fire is a daunting challenge for them both.

Highway

USA / English

Comedy

Two marijuana-loving brothers, Earl and Ray Ray, embark on a journey in search of a mythical highway in Kentucky, which they believe will lead them to “marijuana nirvana”. After encountering several obstacles they find the crop and with a strategic plan in place Earl and Ray Ray attempt to trespass and steal the crop. Leaving a path of destruction behind them these two can’t seem to get out of Kentucky fast enough.

Heathens and Thieves

USA / English

Mystery / Thriller / Western

Lawmen, drifters, and hired guns converge at a Northern California ranch believing its Chinese owners possess stolen gold

Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn

USA / English

Action / SciFi / Thriller

In 2525, as mankind has begun to colonise space, a group of cadets are training to fight against human insurrectionists. One of these cadets, Thomas Laskey, has doubts about his abilities as a soldier and his convictions for this war. Whilst he struggles with himself, the planet is invaded by an unknown alien race. Reeling under the assault, Laskey and his squad mates are rescued by John-117, one of the UNSC’s legendary SPARTAN-II super-soldiers. John must inspire Laskey to fulfill his potential as a soldier and a leader to fight against an enemy deadlier than any that humanity has faced before.

Game of Werewolves

Spain / Spanish

Comedy / Horror

After 15 years, Tomas, a not very succesfull writer, comes back to the village in Galicia where his family comes from, Arga, apparently to get an award. But he doesn't know the real reason why he is there, to end with an old curse that is been haunting the village for the last hundred years.

Deranged

Asia / Korean

Drama / Thriller

Jae-hyuk is a pharmaceutical worker for a medical supplies company. When a series of dead bodies are found floating in the Han River. The public is shocked to discovered that the deaths are related to a fatal outbreak of virus-infected mutant parasitic horsehair worms, called 'Yeongasi', that can control the human brain. Those infected shows symptoms of hunger and thirst, hence jumps into the river to combat dehydration. Whilst the authorities work to find a cure, Jae-hyuk struggles to save his family when they also exhibits similar symptoms.

Coldplay Live

USA / English

Music

Coldplay Live 2012 is the band’s first concert film/live album for nine years. It documents their acclaimed Mylo Xyloto world tour, which was seen by more than three million people since it began in June 2011. The film was directed by Paul Dugdale, previously responsible for Adele’s Live at the Royal Albert Hall and The Prodigy’s Worlds On Fire concert films.

Butter

USA / English

Comedy

A young orphan (Shahidi) discovers her uncanny talent for butter sculpture in an Iowa town where her adoptive family lives. The talent pits her against the ambitious wife (Garner) of the reigning champion (Burrell) in the annual butter sculpture competition.

Beasts Of The Southern Wild

USA / English

Drama / Fantasy

Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in “the Bathtub,” a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe; for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

Alter Egos

USA / English

Comedy

At a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his own emotional crisis.