The Sims 3 Ambitions-ViTALiTY
The Sims 3 Ambitions allows players to pursue a variety of exciting paths and careers in their Sims’ lives that in turn affect their overall gameplay experience and neighborhood. While on the job, the player has direct control over their Sims’ work and can choose how to spend their days. Players can opt to make house calls and save lives as a doctor or choose the devious route and test experimental medicine on patients, be the hero firefighter tackling raging infernos or smashing everything in sight at the victim’s home with an axe, or take a shot at solving cases as an investigator, nicely convincing sources to divulge secrets or roughing up perpetrators in a dark alley to get information. Read More
The friendship and trust that develops rapidly between a 17-year-old homeless boy and a young mother with two children is the basis for Andre Techine’s STRAYED. They find each other during a terrifying WWII bombing as they are escaping Paris for the countryside. Yvan (Gaspard Ulliel) is a recluse hiding in the woods. Odile (Emmanuelle Beart) is a widow trying to get her children to safety. Together, the group finds a magical abandoned chateau hidden far back in the forest, and they take shelter there. Settling into a nearly idyllic secret existence as the rest of the world endures the hardships of war, their situation is fairly surreal. Yvan is resourceful and self-sufficient, instantly taking on the role of the man in the family. He hunts for rabbits, delights the children with his youthfulness and curiosity, and even ignites a romantic spark in Odile. But there is always a sense of urgency and doubt, as if the temporary paradise they’ve stumbled upon will come to a rapid halt and fall into the shadows of some looming dark event. A beautiful film that takes a carpe diem approach to survival–and loving life life–during wartime, STRAYED is rich with substance while also being a visually enjoyable and entertaining film from talented director Techine.
On a dark autumn eve, a college student finds a mysterious book in his campus library. Within its pages, he finds four gruesome tales of ghosts, werewolves, vampires and the unknown. In the tradition of “Creepshow” and “Tales from the Darkside”, “Dead Teenagers” will keep viewers shivering with fear.
TORTURE ROOM stars Brooke Bailey and Nicki Streisel as two young women who enjoy treating men as toys, manipulating them for fun. But, when their car gets a flat tire on the way home from a big night out on the town the girls find themselves on the other end of the game as they run into a twisted maniac who has a very bloody manipulation hobby of his own.
A woman has to decide if she wants to stay with her husband after three decades together in this German drama with a comedic undertow. Inge (Ursula Werner) is an ordinary woman in her mid-60s who is married to Werner (Horst Rehberg). Inge and Werner have been together for over 30 years, and while their relationship is still a happy one, it’s clear that in most respects their lives have fallen into a rut. Inge makes extra money mending clothes for others, and when she drops off a pair of trousers for one of her customers, Karl (Horst Westphal), he invites her in for a moment. Inge and Karl sense an immediate attraction to one another, and after a few minutes together they repair to the bedroom. Unwilling to lie to her husband, Inge confesses her infidelity to Werner, but at the same time she admits she wants to continue her affair with Karl. After all their years of marriage, Werner isn’t interested in an open relationship, and their daughter, Petra (Steffi Kuehnert), is appalled by her mother’s brazen behavior. Unable to have her cake and eat it too, Inge realizes she must choose between a man she’s loved most of her adult life and one who has brought a new excitement to her autumn years. CLOUD 9 (aka WOLKE 9) was an official selection at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
A small town misanthrope builds a bulletproof Kevlar suit and goes on a merciless killing spree in this visceral thriller from director Uwe Boll (HEART OF AMERICA, POSTAL). Bill Williamson (Brendan Fletcher) is frustrated. Well into his 20s but still aimless, the only time Bill leaves his parent’s house is to hang out with his best friend Evan (Shaun Sipos). But Bill’s mom (Lynda Boyd) and dad (Matt Frewer) are getting tired of supporting their freeloading son, and begin turning up the pressure on him to finally find his own place to live. When Bill’s boss refuses to give him a raise, something snaps deep inside. Bill is going to send a message to society, and society isn’t going to like what he has to say. By the time the gunfire starts there’s no turning back, and even the innocent won’t be safe as Bill embarks on a grim mission to cleanse this world one bullet at a time.
Easy-to-learn propositions and challenges to astound, impress and win you drink after drink. Alex Conran, Jessica Clement and Paul Wilson (of the Real Hustle) demonstrate a selection of startling and astonishing bar bets and challenges. Looking to get out of your round down the local? Scamming a drink from a bar full of strangers? Or just getting your own back on that uncle who never bought you a present? Alex, Jess and Paul show you a series of classy, easy-to-learn challenges using everyday items from wine glasses to bank notes, playing cards to eggs
A teen with a taste for pop music has a chance encounter with her favorite singer and experiences a Hollywood adventure beyond compare in this upbeat teen musical for the entire family. For Sara Olson (Maggie Castle), pop star Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight) is the best thing to happen to music since the microphone. But her younger sister Jessica (Danielle Campbell) doesn’t want anything to do with her older sibling’s obsession. When the two sisters venture out to LA to visit their grandmother, Sara leads Jessica on a frantic race around town in hopes that they will catch a glimpse of the popular singer. Much to her surprise, they’re soon standing face to face with Christopher, and being treated to a guided tour of the city, pop star-style. Later, when Christopher gets the opportunity to cross over into movies, he grows worried that his fame may be having an adverse effect on his personality. Perhaps a friend like Sara is all Christopher needs to help put his glamorous life in perspective, and make the career choices that best reflect his own personal values.
Director/screenwriter Gabriel Fleming (ONE THOUSAND YEARS) explores the subtleties of loneliness, friendship, and sexuality with this tale of two high school friends who are forced to face their unspoken sexual history while wandering the streets of San Francisco on Halloween night.
An aspiring Miami filmmaker is unknowingly drawn into an elaborate robbery scheme in director Aleks Rosenberg’s sun-drenched action thriller. Adriana wants to be a famous film director. When a team of French producers hire her sight unseen, it looks as if her dream is finally coming through. But Adriana had no idea what she was in for. When the producers stage a daring daytime heist, Adriana is charged with capturing it on camera. Now, in addition to videotaping an armed robbery, she’s become an accessory to the crime as well. The pay was good, and the adrenaline rush was even better. Over the course of the next few weeks, Adriana continues to work for her shady employees, risking her life – and drifting ever further from her original ambitions – in the process.