Check out the latest exclusive engagements and premieres, including the best in new indies, foreign films, documentaries and restored classics, by downloading a PDF of the Midtown Art Cinema Film Calendar, with all-new programming from February 10 through May 17!

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Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Hugo tells the story of an orphan boy (Asa Butterfield) living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl (Chloë Grace Moretz), he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick's award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this magical tale also stars Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Lee and Emily Mortimer. Official Web Site Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review...

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Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Alexander Payne, creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways), The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (Best Actor nominee George Clooney), a distracted husband and back-up parent to two girls who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a life-threatening boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land, which was handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries. Co-starring Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Judy Greer and Beau Bridges. Official Web Site

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Must End Thursday, February 9!

This fascinating biographical study of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling is told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster and Juergen Teller. Her son, director Barnaby Southcombe, rehearses her in a scene playing his mother. Born in England but a longtime resident of France, Rampling is bi-lingual and has had some of her best roles in French films. Her amazing career, in which she has often chosen controversial or challenging roles, spans from 1966's Georgy Girl to the present (Melancholia, The Mill and the Cross). What is the secret of her long-lasting screen charisma? The film intercuts well-chosen scenes from some of her most famous films—including Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter, Luchino Visconti's The Damned, Woody Allen's Stardust Memories, Sidney Lumet's The Verdict, Nagisa Oshima's Max Mon Amour and François Ozon's Swimming Pool and Under the Sand—each of which makes you want to rush out to see them again. This "self-portrait through others" is a revealing, rewarding look at one of our most iconic screen stars. Official Web Site

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The Iron Lady revisits recent history through the eyes of the leader who shaped it—charting the compelling rise and fall of trail-blazing politician Margaret Thatcher, the controversial former Prime Minister of the UK and the first woman ever elected as head of government in the West. Best Actress nominee Meryl Streep brings Margaret Thatcher to vivid life over a 40-year span, delivering a performance of great authenticity and sensitivity. Combining fact, fiction and poetic flights of imagination into a new breed of biopic, director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) creates a piercing portrait which reveals the many faces of Thatcher: the hard-nosed conservative; the woman who demolished the barriers of gender and class in a male-dominated world; the spirited wife and mother who longed to change her country for the better. Exposing the private life behind the headlines, The Iron Lady is a moving journey into the heart of an extraordinary, complex woman. Jim Broadbent co-stars. Official Web Site

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The contemporary drama Pariah stars Adepero Oduyeas as Alike (pronounced ah-lee-kay), a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents Audrey and Arthur (Kim Wayans and Charles Parnell) and younger sister (Sahra Mellesse) in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. A good student at her local high school and with a flair for poetry, Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. With the sometimes boisterous support of her best friend, out lesbian Laura (Pernell Walker), Alike is especially eager to find a girlfriend. At home, her parents' marriage is strained and there is further tension in the household whenever Alike's development becomes a topic of discussion. Pressed by her mother into making the acquaintance of a colleague's daughter, Bina (Aasha Davis), Alike finds Bina to be unexpectedly refreshing to socialize with. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and tenacity—sometimes succeeding, sometimes not, but always moving forward. Winner of the Excellence in Cinematography Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition) at the Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Dee Rees, based on her award-winning short film of the same name. Official Web Site Curt Holman's Creative Loafing review...

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Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is based on the first novel in Stieg Larsson's literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy, which altogether have sold 65 million copies in 46 countries and become a worldwide phenomenon. Hoping to distance himself from the fallout of a libel conviction, journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) retreats to a remote island in Sweden's far north where the unsolved murder of a young girl still haunts her industrialist uncle forty years later. Ensconced in a cottage on the island where the killer may still roam, Blomkvist's investigation draws him into the secrets and lies of the rich and powerful, and throws him together with one unlikely ally—tattooed, punk hacker, Lisbeth Salander (Best Actress nominee Rooney Mara). Also starring Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård and Robin Wright. From the director of The Social Network, Seven, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Official Web Site Curt Holman's Creative Loafing review...

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Must End Thursday, February 9!

In this warm-hearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (newcomer Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering solidarity of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. Made in French by acclaimed Finnish writer/director Aki Kaurismäki (Lights in the Dusk, The Man Without a Past, The Match Factory Girl, Leningrad Cowboys Go America), who was inspired by the continuing financial, political and moral crisis that has resulted from the irregular, often substandard treatment of refugees trying to find their way into the European Union from abroad. Finland's official entry to the 2012 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film consideration. Winner of the International Film Critics Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best International Film Award at the Munich Film Festival. Official Web Site

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Must End Thursday, February 9!

An Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close tells the story of one young boy's journey from heartbreaking loss to self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the tragic events of September 11. Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, Francophile, pacifist. And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, he embarks on an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. As Oskar roams the city, he encounters a variety of individuals, all survivors in their own way. Ultimately, Oskar's journey ends where it began, but with the solace of that most human experience: community. Directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Reader, The Hours), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close also stars Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, James Gandolfini, Viola Davis and John Goodman. Official Web Site

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Must End Thursday, February 9!

The bitterly amusing story of two families who become locked in a showdown after their children are involved in a playground squabble, Carnage shines a spotlight on the risible contradictions and grotesque prejudices of four well-heeled American parents. Shot in real time as the four adults meet to settle the dispute, Carnage pits power couple Nancy (Kate Winslet, The Reader) and cell phone-addicted Alan (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds) against the liberal writer and campaigner Penelope (Jodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs) and her wholesaler husband, Michael (John C. Reilly, Chicago). Unpredictable and shocking, the film hilariously exposes the hypocrisy lurking behind their polite façade. Briskly-paced, Carnage is a real acting tour-de-force—reminiscent of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, but lighter in tone. Directed by Roman Polanski (The Ghost Writer, The Pianist), who co-wrote the screenplay with Yasmina Reza, based on her smash comedy play God of Carnage. Winner of the Leoncino Prize at the 2011 Venice Film Festival. Official Web Site Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review...

One Week Only! Starts Friday, February 10

With sparkling widescreen cinematography and gorgeous sets and costumes, this delightful romantic romp captures the magic—and heartbreak—of first love. Director Philipp Stölzl (North Face) returns to the very wellspring of Romanticism—Goethe's autobiographical masterpiece The Sorrows of Young Werther—and conjures up a beguiling and refreshingly innocent period romance. In 1772 Germany, the young and tumultuous Johann Goethe (Alexander Fehling, Inglourious Basterds) aspires to be a poet, but after failing his law exams he is sent by his father to a sleepy provincial court to mend his ways, clerking for Judge Kestner (Moritz Bleibtreu). But then the lovely Lotte (Miriam Stein) enters his life and sparks fly. However, the young lovers are unaware that her father has already promised Lotte's hand to another man. Fehling is wonderful in the role of Goethe, burning with a passion and intelligence that would turn his first romantic experience into a novel that was a sensation throughout Europe and would launch the Romantic movement. (Fully subtitled) Official Web Site Producer/writer Christoph Müller on a famous writer's grief of love

One Week Only! Starts Friday, February 10

Don't miss this rare opportunity to see all five Academy Award nominees in the category of Best Animated Short and more! Program includes: "Dimanche/Sunday" (Canada), in which every Sunday, it's the same old routine—the train clatters through the village, Grandma will get a visit, and Dad dreams about his toolbox in church; "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" (USA), a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story, inspired in equal measures by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz and a love for books; Pixar's "La Luna" (USA), a timeless coming-of-age fable of a young boy whose Papa and Grandpa take him to work for the very first time, rowing in an old wooden boat far out to sea; "A Morning Stroll" (UK), a whimsical tale in which a New Yorker meets a chicken on his morning walk; and "Wild Life" (Canada), the story of an Englishman who moves to Calgary on the Canadian frontier in 1909, but is singularly unsuited to it. Official Web Site

One Week Only! Starts Friday, February 10

Don't miss this rare opportunity to see all five Academy Award nominees in the category of Best Live Action Short! Program includes: "Pentecost" (Ireland), in which Damian, forced to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in his local parish, must either conform to the status quo or give up his passion in life, football; "Raju" (Germany/India), a dramatic tale about a German couple in Kolkata who adopt an Indian orphan, but their child suddenly disappears; "The Shore" (Northern Ireland), the uplifting story of two boyhood best friends—Joe (Ciarán Hinds) and Paddy (Conleth Hill)—divided for 25 years by the tumult of "The Troubles"; "Time Freak" (USA), in which a neurotic inventor creates a time machine, only to get caught up traveling around yesterday; and "Tuba Atlantic" (Norway), in which seventy-year-old Oskar is told that he has only six days left to live, and wants to put things right with his brother who lives in New Jersey. Official Web Site

Starts Friday, February 10

Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays Tobin Frost, the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after eluding capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA has known, ex-intelligence officer Frost has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he's done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he's now back on the reservation with a secret. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, rookie operative Matt Weston (Reynolds) escapes with him. The unlikely partners must now stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead. Official Web Site

Starts Friday, February 10

In the romantic drama The Vow, Paige and Leo (Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum) are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange), and an ex-fiancé (Scott Speedman) she may still have feelings for. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage. Official Web Site

Special Advance Screening! Mon, Feb 13 at 6:30pm!
Stars and Filmmakers Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim In Person! (Sold Out)

Abso Lutely Productions and Funny or Die present Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, an all-new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (creators of Adult Swim's "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job"). Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime... and the sinister Schlaaang Corporation is pissed. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signs—a billion of them. Raunchy and hilarious, the film features cameos from "Awesome Show" regulars and some of the biggest names in comedy today! Directed and co-written by Tim and Eric. Official Web Site

Starts Friday, February 24

Valérie Donzelli's Declaration of War is an exuberant and deeply moving film following a young couple, Romeo (co-writer Jérémie Elkaïm) and Juliette (director/co-writer Donzelli), who must face the ultimate test when they discover their newborn child is very ill. Gathering their friends and family together, they confront this ordeal together as a form of warfare. Donzelli infuses the story with unexpected verve using a host of cinematic techniques, music and heartbreaking performances that results in a film about a contemporary couple who surprises even themselves with their ability to fight not only for the life of their child but for each other. The film will bring tears to your eyes but will dazzle you with its contagious vitality for life. It also establishes Donzelli as one of the most promising new filmmakers of her generation. A massive critical and box office hit in France, the film is the country's official entry to the 2012 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film consideration. Official Web Site

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