Hellboy II: The Golden Army
action
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).
Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development - pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann - the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.
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drama
Toorop (Vin Diesel) stars as the mercenary hired by mafia boss (Gerard Depardieu) to deliver a mysterious package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic eastern Europe to a destination in New York City. The package turns out to be a beautiful young woman, Aurora (Melanie Thierry) who is hiding a potentially deadly secret. Her tutor, kickboxing nun Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh), insists on accompanying Toorop as Aurora's protector. While Toorop thinks this is an ordinary assignment, he gradually learns that there is far more to Aurora than meets the eye and that this is a mission like no other. The stakes are raised and Toorop is forced to battle it out against the big bosses in order to protect what's important to him.
The Fox and the Child
docudrama
The Fox and the Child centres on a young girl and her magical, life changing encounter with a fox. The film combines nature documentary footage with a fictionalised story. The little girl uses what she has learned from reading many books about foxes to find and follow one particular animal who leads her on an unexpected adventure. The girl later tries to find the fox in order to befriend it, trudging through deep snow which leads her to have an accident. The fox meanwhile has its own dangers ahead but by the summertime the two very different red-headed creatures become friends.
• Also being released this week is Space Chimps. All films are released by KRS.
actionAfter an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy (Ron Perlman).
Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development - pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz (Selma Blair), aquatic empath Abe (Doug Jones) and protoplasmic mystic Johann - the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who's accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.
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dramaToorop (Vin Diesel) stars as the mercenary hired by mafia boss (Gerard Depardieu) to deliver a mysterious package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic eastern Europe to a destination in New York City. The package turns out to be a beautiful young woman, Aurora (Melanie Thierry) who is hiding a potentially deadly secret. Her tutor, kickboxing nun Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh), insists on accompanying Toorop as Aurora's protector. While Toorop thinks this is an ordinary assignment, he gradually learns that there is far more to Aurora than meets the eye and that this is a mission like no other. The stakes are raised and Toorop is forced to battle it out against the big bosses in order to protect what's important to him.
The Fox and the Child
docudramaThe Fox and the Child centres on a young girl and her magical, life changing encounter with a fox. The film combines nature documentary footage with a fictionalised story. The little girl uses what she has learned from reading many books about foxes to find and follow one particular animal who leads her on an unexpected adventure. The girl later tries to find the fox in order to befriend it, trudging through deep snow which leads her to have an accident. The fox meanwhile has its own dangers ahead but by the summertime the two very different red-headed creatures become friends.
• Also being released this week is Space Chimps. All films are released by KRS.