Angels & Demons 2009  PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Thure Lindhardt, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco, Victor Alfieri, Franklin Amobi, Curt Lowens, Bob Yerkes, Marc Fionini
Based on Dan Brown's bestselling book, events transpire after those of "The Da Vinci Code." The Pope has died, and, after being summoned by the Vatican, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) travels to Rome where he decodes a symbol found on a murder victim's skin. Clues lead to a resurrected sect, the Illuminatis, that has kidnapped four high-ranking Cardinals who are in line to succeed the Pope. The plan is to kill them one-by-one and then bomb Vatican City to show the power of science over faith. Along the way, Langdon joins forces with Italian scientist Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), and they search through catacombs and crypts for answers to the villains' identities.
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The Card Player 2004  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Claudio Santamaria, Antonio Cantafora, Fiore Argento, Silvio Muccino, Pier Maria Cecchini, Mia Benedetta, Cosimo Fusco, Adalberto Maria Merli, Luis Molteni, Mario Opinato
Anna Mari (Stefania Rocca) teams up with British policeman John Brennan (Liam Cunningham) to track down the serial killer who has contacted her to play poker online. Every time the killer wins, he cuts off another body part of his victim. Now, they race against the clock to put an end to the killer's deadly game.
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Coco Chanel 2008  PG, 180 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Barbora Bobulova, Malcolm McDowell, Olivier Sitruk, Sagamore Stevenin, Valentina Lodovini, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Cosimo Fusco, Sagamore Stevenin, Brigitte Boucher, Valentina Carnelutti, Carla Cassola, Valentina Mezzacappa
Through flashbacks, this story shows high-fashion designer Coco Chanel persevering to succeed in life. The story begins in 1950s' Paris where 70-year-old Coco (Shirley MacLaine) is preparing to release a new collection. Through flashbacks, the story shows young Coco (Barbora Bobulova) experiencing a humble youth working long hours as a seamstress. Then, Coco moves in with wealthy Etienne (Sagamore Stevenin) and becomes a kept woman. That relationship does not last long, and Coco leaves Etienne and opens her own shop. She later falls in love with Boy Capel (Olivier Sitruk), and happiness is hers–for awhile. But, through it all, Coco finds huge success as a fashion icon.
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The Eighteenth Angel 1997  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Bindley
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci, Wendy Crewson, Maximilian Schell, Cosimo Fusco, Venantino Venantini, Ted Rusoff, Francesca De Sapio, Branislav Tesanovic
Hugh (Christopher McDonald) and daughter Lucy (Rachael Leigh Cook), trying to deal with the apparent suicide of Hugh's wife, head to Rome where they get involved with a religious sect that is preparing for the return of Satan. But the cult needs 18 angelic faces to put on the bodies they have created, and Lucy is targeted as number 18. Confusing at times.
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| 1. Angels & Demons (2009)
2. The Card Player (2004)
3. Coco Chanel (2008)
4. The Eighteenth Angel (1997)
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