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Set in Harlem in 1987, Precious is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly
hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. Claireece "Precious"
Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is a 16-year-old African-American girl born into a
life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father;
at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother (Mo'Nique), a poisonously
angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of
chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful
secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but
she is never out. Beneath her impassive expression is a watchful, curious
young woman with an inchoate but unshakeable sense that other possibilities
exist for her. Threatened with expulsion, Precious is offered the chance to
transfer to an alternative school, Each One/Teach One. In the literacy workshop
taught by the patient yet firm Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins a
journey that will lead her from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light,
love and self-determination. Winner of three awards at the 2009 Sundance Film
Festival, including the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the U.S. Dramatic
Competition. Co-starring Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz.
Official Web Site Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review... |
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In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly
believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing
of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter encounters an enigmatic
Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission. Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan
McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady
(George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental
U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the
way wars are fought. A legion of "Warrior Monks" with unparalleled
psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and
even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program's founder, Bill
Django (Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady's mission is to find him.
Intrigued by his new acquaintance's far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides
to accompany him on the search. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine
training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (Kevin Spacey), the reporter
is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django's
New Earth Army and Hooper's personal militia of super soldiers. An eye-opening
and often hilarious exploration of the government's attempts to harness paranormal
abilities to combat its enemies, inspired by Jon Ronson's non-fiction bestseller
of the same name. Official
Web Site Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review... |
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An Education is the story of a teenage girl's coming-of-age set in
1961 London, a city caught between the drab, post-war 1950s and the glamorous,
more liberated decade to come. Jenny (Carey Mulligan) stands on the brink
of becoming a woman: a brilliantly witty and attractive 16-year-old whose
suburban life is about to be blown apart by the utterly unsuitable 30-something
David (Peter Sarsgaard). Urbane and witty, David manages to charm her conservative
parents Jack (Alfred Molina) and Marjorie (Cara Seymour). David introduces
Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers
with his attractive friend and business partner, Danny (Dominic Cooper) and
Danny's girlfriend, the beautiful but vacuous Helen (Rosamund Pike). Just
as Jenny's family's long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into
Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life. Written
by Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) and directed by Lone Scherfig
(Italian for Beginners). Official Web Site Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review... |
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A grieving couple retreat to 'Eden,' their isolated cabin in the woods, where
they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature
takes its course and things go from bad to worse… Willem Dafoe and Charlotte
Gainsbourg (winner of the Best Actress Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival)
give brave, outstanding performances in the new provocation from writer/director
Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville). Antichrist
is a totally uncompromising psychological horror film conceived and made while
the director was experiencing emotional challenges in his own life. Reviewing
the intense and controversial film at its Cannes premiere, Roger Ebert called
it "powerfully made" and continued: "The performances by Willem
Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg are heroic and fearless…Von Trier's visual
command is striking…And if you can think beyond what he shows to what
he implies, its depths are frightening…Von Trier has reached me and shaken
me." Official
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Can you remember when everyone in America was not "Going Green"?
Visually stunning, vastly entertaining and awe-inspiring, Earth Days
looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement—from
its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's
incendiary bestseller Silent Spring, to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth
Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action. Earth
Days' secret weapon is a one-two punch of personal testimony and rare
archival media. The extraordinary stories of the era's pioneers—among
them Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; biologist and Population
Bomb author Paul Ehrlich; Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand; Apollo
Nine astronaut Rusty Schweickart; and renewable energy pioneer Hunter Lovins—are
beautifully illustrated with an incredible array of footage from candy-colored
Eisenhower-era tableaux to classic tear-jerking 1970s anti-litterbug PSAs.
Directed by acclaimed documentarian Robert Stone (Oswald's Ghost, Guerrilla:
The Taking of Patty Hearst) Earth Days is both a poetic meditation on
humanity's complex relationship with nature and an engaging history of the
revolutionary achievements—and missed opportunities—of groundbreaking
eco-activism. Official
Web Site Filmmaker Robert Stone on environmentalism’s legacy |
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| Innovative director Spike Jonze (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen in Where the Wild Things Are, a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out the world we live in. The film tells the story of Max (Max Records), a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought. Co-starring Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo and the voices of Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara and Forest Whitaker. Official Web Site |
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In Capitalism: A Love Story, filmmaker Michael Moore (Sicko, Fahrenheit
9/11, Bowling for Columbine, Roger & Me) tackles an issue he has been
examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance
on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).
Moore explores the root causes of the
global economic meltdown and takes a comical look at the corporate and political
shenanigans that culminated in what he has described as the biggest robbery
in the history of this country—the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer
money to private financial institutions. Official
Web Site Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review... |
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| Since the birth of movies, New York has long been cinema's dream city—its teeming populace of one-of-a-kind characters, its stone-and-glass skyscrapers rocketing towards the heavens, its subterranean cultures and its rooftop love affairs all making for the perfect backdrop to all manner of action, comedy, drama and poetry. Directed by an eclectic group of some of today's most imaginative filmmakers, including Mira Nair, Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Natalie Portman and Fatih Akin, New York, I Love You is a collective film that invites the audience into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Their stories are woven together to form a colorful, lyrical collage not only of the city—but of the deep yearning for love and human connections that sustain everyone within it. All-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Andy Garcia, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin, James Caan, Olivia Thilrlby, Julie Christie, John Hurt, Shia LaBeouf, Shu Qi, Burt Young, Chris Cooper, Robin Wright Penn, Eva Ammuri, Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman. Official Web Site |
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Whip It, the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, stars Ellen Page
(Juno) as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town
beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Marcia Gay Harden
(Mystic River, Pollock) plays Bliss’ disapproving mother, while
Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live") and Juliette Lewis (Old
School) play roller-derby stars. Also starring Eve, Jimmy Fallon, Daniel
Stern, Alia Shawkat, Ari Graynor, Zoe Bell and singer/songwriter Landon Pigg.
Official Web
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| 2012 is an epic science-fiction adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists and governments. Starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson. Directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day). Official Web Site |
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A fashionable contemporary art gallerist in Chelsea, New York falls for a
brooding new music composer in this comic take on the state of contemporary
art. Adam Goldberg (Two Days In Paris) plays the composer, whose work
calls for paper crumpling, glass breaking and bucket kicking. Marley Shelton
(Grindhouse) plays the gorgeous Chelsea gallerist, whose latest show
features an artist (Vinnie Jones, Snatch) who employs taxidermy and
household objects. Further complicating the affair is the composer's brother
Josh (Eion Bailey, "Band of Brothers"), whose highly commercial
art work—the financial backbone of the gallery—is sold to corporate
clients discreetly out of the gallery's back room. Directed and co-written
by Jonathan Parker (Bartleby). Official
Web Site Director/co-writer Jonathan Parker on creativity and success Roger Ebert's Chicago Sun-Times review... |
One Week Only! Starts Friday, November 13
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| In this thriller inspired by true events, Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt star in a compelling human drama about two men from opposite sides of sectarian conflict. One man is a killer; the other is the brother of the dead man, who witnessed the murder as a young boy. They are reunited on the set of a popular television reality show that hopes for a reconciliation story but underestimates the brother's thirst for revenge. Winner of two awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival—World Cinema Directing for Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, Das Experiment) and World Cinema Screenwriting for Guy Hibbert (Omagh)—the film moves from a powerful re-enactment of the tragic, real events from Northern Ireland in 1975 to a fictional interpretation of what might happen should these two surviving men ever come face to face over 30 years later. Also starring Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days). Official Web Site |
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| In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenally successful Twilight series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of—only to find herself in greater peril than ever before. Following Bella's ill-fated 18th birthday party, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and his family abandon the town of Forks, Washington, in an effort to protect her from the dangers inherent in their world. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year of high school, numb and alone, she discovers Edward's image comes to her whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks. With the help of her childhood friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella refurbishes an old motorbike to carry her on her adventures. Bella's frozen heart is gradually thawed by her budding relationship with Jacob, a member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, who has a supernatural secret of his own. Official Web Site |
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How far would you travel to heal someone you love? An intensely personal
yet epic spiritual journey, The Horse Boy follows one Texas couple
and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia in
a desperate attempt to treat his condition with shamanic healing. When two-year-old
Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a writer and former horse
trainer, and his wife Kristin Neff, a psychology professor, sought the best
possible medical care for their son-but traditional therapies had little effect.
Then they discovered that Rowan has a profound affinity for animals—particularly
horses—and the family set off on a quest for a possible cure. The
Horse Boy is part travel adventure, part insight into shamanic tradition
and part intimate look at the autistic mind. In telling one family's extraordinary
story, the film gives voice to the thousands who display amazing courage and
creativity everyday in the battle against this mysterious and heartbreaking
epidemic. Produced by Rupert Isaacson and directed by Michel Orion Scott.
Official Web Site The director and producer/author discuss their spiritual journey |
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| The award-winning drama Skin tells one of the most unusual and moving true stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa. Sandra Laing (Sophie Okonedo, The Secret Life of Bees) is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners (Sam Neill, Alice Krige) who are unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black community, who lovingly bring her up as their 'white' little girl. But at the age of ten, Sandra is driven out of white society. The film follows Sandra's thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world. Official Web Site |
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| Legendary action-cinema master John Woo and international superstar Tony Leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic Hard Boiled in this epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. Red Cliff opens as power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei (You Yong) and Sun Quan (Chang Chen). As the expedition gets underway, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing him into retreat. Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) knows that the rebels’ only hope for survival is to form an alliance with rival warlord Sun Quan, and reaches out to Sun Quan’s trusted advisor, war hero Zhou Yu (Tony Leung). Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign—unrivaled in history—that changes the face of China forever. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production of all time, Red Cliff is a breathtaking war epic that marks the triumphant return of John Woo. Official Web Site |
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| Frustrated with religious turmoil, fanaticism and fundamentalism, filmmaker Peter Rodger set out on a global quest to understand why the concept of God has become politicized. In his stunningly beautiful documentary film, Rabbis, Christian Fundamentalists, Catholic Priests, Buddhist Llamas, Hindu Swamis, Zen Masters, Muslim radicals, Shamans and ordinary people across the globe share their unique perspectives and understanding of God, along with several celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Seal, Ringo Starr, Sir Bob Geldof, Princess Michael of Kent, David Copperfield and Jack Thompson. The film is set amongst beautiful backdrops around the world, filmed in 23 countries over three years. From the 9th ward of New Orleans to the Guatemalan Jungle, to the Himalayan region of Ladahk, Rodger searches for the common thread in our diverse humanity and reveals that which often divides us can also unite us. The film features inviting faces and personalities that are a touching reminder of the melting pot that we call humanity and the mystery that we have given many names. Official Web Site |
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