Command Performance (2009)
A Moscow charity concert turns bloody when armed extortionists take the head liner American pop-star Venus and the Russian President Petrov hostage. But help is on the way when the drummer from the warm-up band cum a California ex-biker (Dolph Lundgren), and a young Russian F.S.B. agent team up to try to save the day.
>>: C+
The 400 Blows (1959)
Not a particular 12 year old boy in Paris, this beautiful landmark of cinema actually depicts the stories of millions of Antoine Doinels all over the world.
Glad I have it on Criterion DVD, there are some nice features added...the short romantic sequel:
Antoine and Colette, audition footage of those talented child actors (specially I think the boy with bit curly hair who teared an entire notebook in the class had lots of potential for sure) and some interviews of Truffaut.
>>: A+
Hurt (2009)
>>: C
Necromentia (2009)
Slow paced with some average or weak acting skills, I think this new indie flick still delivered better than the expectations. Somewhat inspired by Clive Barker's stories, this weird little film tells three intertwined stories in a non-linear fashion. Centering around 3 characters...it tries to build a surreal world (Hell) of what happens when you meddle with superstition and try to cross into another dimension using the powers of a tattooed Ouija board on someone's body!
Worth a watch.
>>: C+
A Bay of Blood (1971)
A great Slasher masterpiece that does exactly what it sets out to do. Grippingly showcase 13 bloody murders that has a great deal of influence on later films of this sub genre of horror. Bava's gore-fest manages to remain fascinating all the way through, as it turns out that the first murder scene sets off a violent chain of events that results in a very high body count with a very interesting ending.
>>: A-