diff --git a/apache/vhost.conf.in b/apache/vhost.conf.in
index 8811d4b52..b484bab26 100644
--- a/apache/vhost.conf.in
+++ b/apache/vhost.conf.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     Alias /media       __PREFIX__/pandora/media
     Alias /admin/media __PREFIX__/src/django/django/contrib/admin/media
     Alias /static/js/jquery.js __PREFIX__/src/django/django/contrib/admin/media/js/jquery.min.js
+
     WSGIScriptAlias / __PREFIX__/wsgi/django.wsgi
 
     WSGIDaemonProcess pandora user=pandora group=pandora threads=25 python-path=__PREFIX__/lib/python2.6/site-packages/
diff --git a/pandora/backend/extract.py b/pandora/backend/extract.py
index 3bfaf388f..ebd14f20e 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/extract.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/extract.py
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ def frame(videoFile, position, baseFolder, width=128, redo=False):
             width of frame
             redo boolean to extract file even if it exists
     '''
+    def frame_path(size):
+        return os.path.join(baseFolder, "%s.%s.%s" % (oxlib.ms2time(position*1000), size, img_extension))
+
     #not using input file, to slow to extract frame right now
     base_size = 320
-    frame = os.path.join(baseFolder, "%f.%s.%s" % (position, base_size, img_extension))
+    frame = frame_path(base_size)
 
     if exists(videoFile):
         if redo or not exists(frame):
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ def frame(videoFile, position, baseFolder, width=128, redo=False):
             run_command(cmd)
     if width != base_size:
         frame_base = frame
-        frame = os.path.join(baseFolder, "%f.%s.%s" % (position, width, img_extension))
+        frame = frame_path(width)
         if not exists(frame):
             resize_image(frame_base, frame, width)
     return frame
diff --git a/pandora/backend/managers.py b/pandora/backend/managers.py
index 3227910a0..eeaeff8ff 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/managers.py
@@ -25,7 +25,130 @@ class MovieManager(Manager):
     def get_query_set(self):
         return super(MovieManager, self).get_query_set()
 
-    def find(self, request):
+    def filter_list(self, qs, l, user):
+        if l != "all":
+            l = l.split(":")
+            only_public = True
+            if not user.is_anonymous():
+                if len(l) == 1: l = [request.user.username] + l
+                if request.user.username == l[0]:
+                    only_public = False
+            if len(l) == 2:
+                lqs = models.List.objects.filter(name=l[1], user__username=l[0])
+                if only_public:
+                    lqs = qls.filter(public=True)
+                if lqs.count() == 1:
+                    qs = qs.filter(listitem__list__id=lqs[0].id)
+        return qs
+
+    def find(self, data, user):
+        '''
+            query: {
+                conditions: [
+                    {
+                        value: "war""
+                    }
+                    {
+                        key: "year",
+                        value: "1970-1980,
+                        operator: "!="
+                    },
+                    {
+                        key: "country",
+                        value: "f",
+                        operator: "^"
+                    }
+                ],
+                operator: "&"
+            }
+		'''
+        query_operator = data['query'].get('operator', '&')
+        conditions = []
+        for condition in data['query']['conditions']:
+            k = condition.get('key', 'all')
+            v = condition['value']
+            op = condition.get('operator', None)
+            if op.startswith('!'):
+                op = op[1:]
+                exclude = True
+            else:
+                exclude = False
+            if keyType(k) == "string":
+                startswith = op.startswith('^')
+                endswith = op.endswith('$')
+                if op == '=':
+                    k = '%s__iexact' % k
+                elif op == '^':
+                    v = v[1:]
+                    k = '%s__istartswith' % k
+                elif op == '$':
+                    v = v[:-1]
+                    k = '%s__iendswith' % k
+                else: # elif op == '~':
+                    k = '%s__icontains' % k
+                k = 'find__%s' % k
+                k = str(k)
+                if exclude:
+                    conditions.append(~Q(**{k:v}))
+                else:
+                    conditions.append(Q(**{k:v}))
+            else: #number or date
+                def parseDate(d):
+                    while len(d) < 3:
+                        d.append(1)
+                    return datetime(*[int(i) for i in d])
+                if op == '-':
+                    v1 = v[1]
+                    v2 = v[2]
+                    if keyType(k) == "date":
+                        v1 = parseDate(v1.split('.'))
+                        v2 = parseDate(v2.split('.'))
+                    if exclude: #!1960-1970
+                        k1 = str('%s__lt' % k)
+                        k2 = str('%s__gte' % k)
+                        conditions.append(Q(**{k1:v1})|Q(**{k2:v2}))
+                    else: #1960-1970
+                        k1 = str('%s__gte' % k)
+                        k2 = str('%s__lt' % k)
+                        conditions.append(Q(**{k1:v1})&Q(**{k2:v2}))
+                else:
+                    if keyType(k) == "date":
+                        v = parseDate(v.split('.'))
+                    if op == '>':
+                        k = str('%s__gt' % k)
+                    elif op == '>=':
+                        k = str('%s__gte' % k)
+                    elif op == '<':
+                        k = str('%s__lt' % k)
+                    elif op == '<=':
+                        k = str('%s__lte' % k)
+
+                    k = str(k)
+                    if exclude: #!1960
+                        conditions.append(~Q(**{k:v}))
+                    else: #1960
+                        conditions.append(Q(**{k:v}))
+
+        #join query with operator
+        qs = self.get_query_set()
+        #only include movies that have hard metadata
+        qs = qs.filter(available=True)
+        if conditions:
+            q = conditions[0]
+            for c in conditions[1:]:
+                if query_operator == '|':
+                    q = q | c
+                else:
+                    q = q & c
+            qs = qs.filter(q)
+
+        # filter list, works for own or public lists
+        l = data.get('list', 'all')
+        qs = self.filter_list(qs, l, user)
+        return qs
+
+    """
+    def find(self, data, user):
         '''
             construct query set from q value in request,
             also checks for lists.
@@ -37,8 +160,7 @@ class MovieManager(Manager):
           if i.startswith('q='):
             q = i[2:]
 		'''
-		q = json.loads(request.POST['data'])['q']
-		print q
+		q = data['q']
         op = ','
         if '|' in q:
             op = '|'
@@ -115,21 +237,10 @@ class MovieManager(Manager):
             qs = qs.filter(q)
 
         # filter list, works for own or public lists
-        l = request.GET.get('l', 'all')
-        if l != "all":
-            l = l.split(":")
-            only_public = True
-            if not request.user.is_anonymous():
-                if len(l) == 1: l = [request.user.username] + l
-                if request.user.username == l[0]:
-                    only_public = False
-            if len(l) == 2:
-                lqs = models.List.objects.filter(name=l[1], user__username=l[0])
-                if only_public:
-                    lqs = qls.filter(public=True)
-                if lqs.count() == 1:
-                    qs = qs.filter(listitem__list__id=lqs[0].id)
+        l = data.get('l', 'all')
+        qs = self.filter_list(qs, l, user)
         return qs
+    """
 
 class FileManager(Manager):
     def get_query_set(self):
diff --git a/pandora/backend/models.py b/pandora/backend/models.py
index e7f610a0e..7bf0fe162 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/models.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/models.py
@@ -442,7 +442,9 @@ class Movie(models.Model):
         except MovieFind.DoesNotExist:
             f = MovieFind(movie=self)
 
-        f.title = self.get('title') + ' '.join([t.title for t in self.alternative_titles()])
+        f.title = self.get('title')
+        #FIXME: filter us/int  title
+        #f.title += ' '.join([t.title for t in self.alternative_titles()])
         f.director = ' '.join([i.name for i in self.directors()])
         f.country = ' '.join([i.name for i in self.countries()])
         f.year = self.get('year', '')
diff --git a/pandora/backend/views.py b/pandora/backend/views.py
index f23dd1a58..db553521a 100644
--- a/pandora/backend/views.py
+++ b/pandora/backend/views.py
@@ -77,9 +77,26 @@ def api_error(request):
     success = error_is_success
     return render_to_json_response({})
 
-def _order_query(qs, s, prefix='sort__'):
+def _order_query(qs, sort, prefix='sort__'):
     order_by = []
-    for e in s.split(','):
+    if isinstance(sort, basestring):
+        sort = [sort, ]
+    for e in sort:
+        desc = ''
+        if e.startswith('-'):
+            e = e[1:]
+            desc = '-'
+        order = {'id': 'movieId'}.get(e, e)
+        order = '%s%s%s' % (desc, prefix, order)
+        order_by.append(order)
+    if order_by:
+        qs = qs.order_by(*order_by)
+    return qs
+
+'''
+def _order_query(qs, sort, prefix='sort__'):
+    order_by = []
+    for e in sort.split(','):
         o = e.split(':')
         if len(o) == 1: o.append('asc')
         order = {'id': 'movieId'}.get(o[0], o[0])
@@ -90,9 +107,22 @@ def _order_query(qs, s, prefix='sort__'):
     if order_by:
         qs = qs.order_by(*order_by)
     return qs
-
-def _parse_query(request):
-    get = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
+'''
+def _parse_query(data, user):
+    query = {}
+    query['range'] = [0, 100]
+    query['sort'] = (['title', 'asc'])
+    _dicts = ['p', ]
+    _ints = ['n', ]
+    for key in ('sort', 'keys', 'group', 'list', 'range', 'n'):
+        if key in data:
+            query[key] = data[key]
+    print query
+    query['qs'] = models.Movie.objects.find(data, user)
+    #group by only allows sorting by name or number of itmes
+    return query
+'''
+def _parse_query(data, user):
     query = {}
     query['i'] = 0
     query['o'] = 100
@@ -103,16 +133,18 @@ def _parse_query(request):
     _dicts = ['p', ]
     _ints = ['n', ]
     for key in ('s', 'p', 'g', 'l', 'n'):
-        if key in get:
+        if key in data:
             if key in _ints:
-                query[key] = int(get[key])
+                query[key] = int(data[key])
             elif key in _dicts:
-                query[key] = parse_dict(get[key])
+                query[key] = parse_dict(data[key])
             else:
-                query[key] = get[key]
-    query['q'] = models.Movie.objects.find(request)
-    if 'r' in get:
-        r = get['r'].split(':')
+                query[key] = data[key]
+
+    print query
+    query['q'] = models.Movie.objects.find(data, user)
+    if 'r' in data:
+        r = data['r'].split(':')
         if len(r) == 1: r.append(0)
         if r[0] == '': r[0] = 0
         if r[1] == '': r[0] = -1
@@ -120,44 +152,48 @@ def _parse_query(request):
         query['o'] = int(r[1])
     #group by only allows sorting by name or number of itmes
     return query
+'''
 
 def api_find(request):
     '''
         param data
-            {'q': query, 's': sort, 'r': range}
+            {'query': query, 'sort': string, 'range': array}
         
-            q:  query string, can contain field:search more on query syntax at
+            query: query object, more on query syntax at
                    http://wiki.0xdb.org/wiki/QuerySyntax
-            s:  comma seperated list of field:order, default: director:asc,year:desc 
-            r:  result ragne, from:to or from
-            p:  properties to return, if obmited stats are returned
-            g:  group elements by, country, genre, director...
+            sort:  string or arrays of keys; to sort key in descending order prefix with -
+                   default: ['director', '-year'] 
+            range:       result range, array [from, to]
+            keys:  array of keys to return
+            group:    group elements by, country, genre, director...
 
-        with p, items is list of dicts with requested properties:
+        with keys, items is list of dicts with requested properties:
           return {'status': {'code': int, 'text': string},
                 'data': {items: array}}
 
-        with g, items contains list of {'title': string, 'items': int}:
+        with group and keys(possible values: name, items)
+          items contains list of {'name': string, 'items': int}:
           return {'status': {'code': int, 'text': string},
                 'data': {items: array}}
 
-        with g + n=1, return number of items in given query
+        with group without keys: return number of items in given query
           return {'status': {'code': int, 'text': string},
                 'data': {items: int}}
 
-        without p or g, return stats about query:
+        without keys or group, return stats about query:
           return {'status': {'code': int, 'text': string},
                 'data': {items=int, files=int, pixels=int, size=int, duration=int}}
     '''
-    query = _parse_query(request)
+    data = json.loads(request.POST['data'])
+    query = _parse_query(data, request.user)
     response = json_response({})
-    if 'p' in query:
+    if 'keys' in query:
         response['data']['items'] = []
-        qs = _order_query(query['q'], query['s'])
+        qs = _order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
         if 'n' in query:
             response = {'items': qs.count()}
         else:
-            _p = query['p']
+            _p = query['keys']
             def only_p(m):
                 r = {}
                 if m:
@@ -165,11 +201,11 @@ def api_find(request):
                     for p in _p:
                         r[p] = m[p]
                 return r
-            qs = qs[query['i']:query['o']]
+            qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
 
             response['data']['items'] = [only_p(m['json']) for m in qs.values('json')]
 
-    elif 'g' in query:
+    elif 'group' in query:
         if query['s'].split(':')[0] not in ('name', 'items'):
             query['s'] = 'name'
         #FIXME: also filter lists here
@@ -183,14 +219,12 @@ def api_find(request):
             'language': models.Language.objects,
             'director': models.Person.objects.filter(cast__role='directors'),
         }
-        if query['g'] in _objects:
+        if query['group'] in _objects:
             qs = _objects[query['g']].filter(movies__id__in=movie_qs).values('name').annotate(movies=Count('movies'))
-        elif query['g'] == "year":
+        elif query['group'] == "year":
             qs = movie_qs.values('imdb__year').annotate(movies=Count('id'))
             name='imdb__year'
-        if 'n' in query:
-            response['data']['items'] = qs.count()
-        else:
+        if 'keys' in query:
             #replace normalized items/name sort with actual db value
             order_by = query['s'].split(":")
             if len(order_by) == 1:
@@ -203,6 +237,8 @@ def api_find(request):
             qs = qs[query['i']:query['o']]
 
             response['data']['items'] = [{'title': i[name], 'items': i[items]} for i in qs]
+        else:
+            response['data']['items'] = qs.count()
 
     else:
         #FIXME: also filter lists here