<p>In this gripping 21-minute fan film, the dark lord Darth Vader finds himself haunted by spectral echoes of the Jedi he has slain across the galaxy. As he hunts for a hidden relic tied to the ancient Order, Vader is forced to confront the lingering presences of his past victims, whose whispers threaten to undermine his resolve and unearth buried emotions he thought long extinguished. The story delves into Vader’s internal torment, balancing his ruthless pursuit of power with the faint, persistent pull of the light side. With intense lightsaber duels and atmospheric, shadowy visuals, the film captures a haunting tone that blends classic [m=Star Wars] mythology with psychological horror. Fans of the saga will be drawn into this exploration of guilt and redemption, as Vader’s quest becomes a battle not just against hidden enemies, but against the very ghosts of his own making.</p>

<p>The man, who wakes up in a bloody state in the field, is trying to figure out what happened.</p>

<p>Vaivén follows three generations of beachgoers from sunrise to sunset in Barcelona - a study of patterns, rhythm, and the natural cadence of a day at the beach.</p>

<p>For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood&apos;s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors, has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.</p>

<p>Third entry in The Valencia Saga. A sitter got hired to take care an overprotected grown teen. While both discussing the up beats of life, their night turns more creepier than just a sitter chat.</p>

<p>Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine&apos;s Day.</p>

<p>Rooted in the classic graphic novel series, Valerian and Laureline- visionary writer/director Luc Besson advances this iconic source material into a contemporary, unique and epic science fiction saga.</p><p>Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner- blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him.</p><p>Under directive from their Commander (Clive Owen), Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha's seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time- uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.</p>

<p>Two veteran valet parking guys at a South Beach hotel who witness a murder and find themselves running for their lives.</p>

<p>World famous movie star Olivia faces a PR disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of her with her married lover, Vincent. The hard-working valet Antonio accidentally appears in the same photo and is enlisted to pose as Olivia&#8217;s new boyfriend as a cover-up. This ruse with Olivia thrusts Antonio into the spotlight and unexpected chaos.</p>

<p>Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self.</p>

<p>From the producer of "Shrek" and "Shrek 2," comes this high-flying computer-animated comedy-adventure tale of a brave-but-undersized pigeon named Valiant (voiced by Ewan McGregor), who dreams of joining the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service (RHPS), and serving crown and country during World War II. Despite his small stature, Valiant's ambitions are enormous as he keeps a stiff upper beak and endures rigorous training in preparation for a dangerous mission to deliver vital messages to troops behind enemy lines. With a shortage of wingpower in the royal fleet due to increased attacks by a brigade of vicious enemy falcons (led by the ruthless General Von Talon), the mission falls to Valiant and the unlikely heroes of "Squad F" to try and save the day. With a wing and a prayer, Valiant and his fine feathered pals fly into harm's way and prove that it's not the size of the wingspan that counts, but the size of the spirit. Filled with adventure, comedy and memorable characters,</p> <p>"Valiant" delivers great entertainment for audiences of all ages. John Cleese, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, and an all-star vocal cast of British favorites also add to the fun and excitement of this imaginative feature. The film was inspired by the fact that pigeons saved thousands of lives during the war, and 31 of the 53 top honors given to animal heroes went to pigeons.</p>

<p>In a country in the grips of evil, in a police state where every move is being watched, in a world where justice and honor have been subverted, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Tom Cruise stars in the suspense film, VALKYRIE, based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (CRUISE) and the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. Director Bryan Singer (THE USUAL SUSPECTS, X-MEN, SUPERMAN RETURNS) re-teams with Academy Award-winning USUAL SUSPECTS screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie to bring to life the story of the men who led the operation to assassinate Hitler. The film also stars an acclaimed cast including Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel and Terence Stamp.</p><p>A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he decides that he must take action himself and joins the German resistance. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler's own emergency plan - known as Operation Valkyrie - these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside.</p><p>With everything in place, with the future of the world, the fate of millions and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to the one who must kill Hitler himself.</p><p>VALKYRIE is produced by Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie and Gilbert Adler. McQuarrie co-wrote the original screenplay with Nathan Alexander who also serves as co-producer. The executive producers are Chris Lee, Ken Kamins, Daniel M. Snyder, Dwight C. Schar and Mark Shapiro.</p><p>The film was shot in Germany at various locations where many of the actual events occurred, including the historic Bendlerblock. Recreating the atmosphere of urgency and paranoia inside the German resistance is a team that includes Singer's frequent collaborators Newton Thomas Sigel (SUPERMAN RETURNS, X2, X-MEN) as director of photography and editor/composer John Ottman (SUPERMAN RETURNS, X2); as well as production designers Lilly Kilvert (two-time Oscar-nominee for THE LAST SAMURAI and LEGENDS OF THE FALL) and Patrick Lumb (THE OMEN) and costume designer Joanna Johnston (MUNICH, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN). </p>

<p>Set to a new wave &apos;80s soundtrack, Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.</p>

<p>A paleontologist gets a tip from an oil worker in the Badlands that may set her career back on track.</p>

<p>Two movie stars and estranged lovers reunite in Death Valley, Calif., after receiving a mysterious letter from their dead son. As their son promises that he'll appear to them in one of the five sites of the Valley, the pair embarks on a spiritual journey across the desert which brings them closer to one another.</p>

<p>Valley of the Gods contrasts abundance and poverty through three separate storylines, featuring a middle-class writer (Josh Hartnett), an eccentric trillionaire (John Malkovich), and a struggling Navajo community. Post-divorce, copywriter John Ecas undertakes the biography of the richest man on earth, who is dead-set on mining sacred lands for uranium. When modern advance runs afoul of long-dormant guardians from ancient legend, even the most unimaginable wealth may soon meet its match.</p>

<p>During their search in the woods for a missing boy, an estranged father and son encounter a sinister cult who worship mind and flesh altering creatures.</p>

<p>When a serial killer posing as a Reverend murders two families in 1877 Colorado, the survivors from each family join forces to track down the killer in an attempt to deal out their own version of Western justice.</p>

<p>After a 1977 diamond heist goes sideways, two small-time crooks take refuge at a remote Pennsylvania motel, where a pair of bizarre sibling owners, a ruthless hitman and a night full of bad decisions turn their getaway into a desperate fight to survive the night and make it to their rendezvous before it&apos;s too late.</p>

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.

<p>An intimate animated portrait of one individual&apos;s journey through anxiety and isolation, unfolding into a quiet, hard-earned sense of self-acceptance.</p>

<p>In the neon-drenched nightlife of a sprawling metropolis, a young man grapples with a profound and unexpected transformation. "VampBi" is a sharp, stylish genre-bender that follows a newly turned vampire who must navigate the treacherous politics of the undead while desperately clinging to his human identity and the secret he dare not reveal: his bisexuality. Torn between two worlds—the ancient, predatory hierarchy of vampire society and the vibrant, complex human relationships he's not ready to leave behind—he finds himself pulled into a dangerous conflict where his unique nature makes him a target for factions on all sides. This taut, four-minute thriller blends the visceral tension of urban horror with a poignant character study, exploring themes of duality, desire, and the fight for self-acceptance in a world that demands you choose a side. As allegiances shift and threats close in from both the shadows and the daylight, he must discover if his perceived weakness is, in fact, his greatest strength.</p>

<p>An outwardly normal schoolteacher preys on suicidal women to slake his overwhelming thirst for human blood.</p>

<p>Rose, a rebellious half-vampire/half-human guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa -- a mortal, royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St. Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.</p>

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<p>Vampire Variety Hour presented by FirstName Watkins brings you a variety of exciting story segments that go exactly as planned.</p>

<p>"The Vampire's Assistant", based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.</p><p>16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend (Josh Hutcherson), got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.</p><p>Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what's left of his humanity.</p>

<p>A group of vampires confronts the challenges of adapting to contemporary society while grappling with their own mortality, all while engaged in a conflict with a dangerous enemy.</p>

<p>Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who treats her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca&apos;s friends contend with their own romantic issues &#8211; all of which collide at the prom.</p>

<p>Three gutsy kids from a rapidly gentrifying Bronx neighborhood stumble upon a sinister plot to suck all the life from their beloved community.</p>

<p>Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Krysten Ritter) are addicted to the night life, clubbing, hooking up and always looking for the next thrill, all the while keeping a big a secret-they happen to be modern-day vampires. But even with lifetimes of dating experience behind them, the duo realizes they still have a lot to learn about love when Stacy unexpectedly falls for the son of a vampire hunter, and Goody runs into the man of her dreams from decades earlier.</p><p>With their destinies at stake, the girls are faced with a difficult choice; give up their eternal youth for a chance at love, or continue to live their uncomplicated fabulously single lives forever.</p><p><i>Vamps</i> also features an all-star supporting cast, including Sigourney Weaver, Richard Lewis, Dan Stevens, Justin Kirk, Wallace Shawn, Marilu Henner, and Kristin Johnson.</p>

<p>Based on the Howard Reich book "Van Cliburn", it's about a pianist in his formative years when, at age 23 in 1958, he emerged from out of nowhere to win the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow. It was the first time the tournament was held, and was organized by the USSR after it had caught up to the U.S. in the nuclear arms race and completed the first successful space launch with Sputnik.</p>

<p>Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein&apos;s monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.</p>

A descendant of the Vanara clan is pushed into conflict when a modern-day Ravana seizes his only bike for an election rally. What starts as a petty injustice soon erupts into a fierce fight for self-respect and dignity.

<p>Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world&apos;s deadliest mercenary organization.</p>

<p>A New York girl befriends Gogo, the world's only living albino gorilla. Through sign language they communicate and bond, and their ensuing trans-African quest to return Gogo to the wild puts ruthless poachers, determined CNN reporters, and one very concerned parent on their tail.</p>

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

<p>In just eight minutes, "Vanilla Willa" delivers a poignant and visually striking short film that explores the bittersweet nature of memory and letting go. The story centers on Willa, a young woman who inherits her late grandmother’s beloved ice cream shop, a place filled with the scent of vanilla and the echo of cherished moments. As she prepares to close the shop for good, Willa is confronted by the ghosts of her past, literally embodied by the spectral figures of her grandmother and her childhood self. Their gentle, non-verbal interactions force her to reconcile the joy of those memories with the pain of loss. Directed with a delicate touch, the film weaves a tender, melancholic atmosphere that is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Through its evocative use of color and sound, "Vanilla Willa" becomes a meditation on the sweetness of life’s simplest pleasures and the difficult, necessary act of saying goodbye. It is a quiet, emotional journey that lingers long after the credits roll.</p>

<p>After her daughter disappears from a gas station, a mother&apos;s race against time uncovers a chilling truth buried beneath a quiet town&apos;s surface.</p>

<p>A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when parents Paul and Wendy discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, the search for the truth leads to a shocking revelation.</p>