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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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Now Playing at the Nuart Theatre
Filmmakers Emily Kunstler & Sarah Kunstler
In Person Fri & Sat, Nov 20 & 21 at 7:30 & 9:50pm!
Plus Tom Hayden on Fri, Nov 20 at 7:30pm!
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William Kunstler was one of the most famous and controversial lawyers of
the 20th century. In the 1960s and '70s, Kunstler fought for civil rights
with Martin Luther King Jr. and represented the famed "Chicago 8"
activists who protested the Vietnam War. When the inmates took over Attica
prison, or when the American Indian Movement stood up to the federal government
at Wounded Knee, they asked Kunstler to be their lawyer. To his daughters,
filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, it seemed that he was at the
center of everything important that had ever happened. But when they were
growing up, Kunstler represented some of the most reviled members of society,
including rapists, assassins and accused terrorists. This powerful film not
only recounts the historic causes that Kunstler fought for, it also confronts
a man that even his own daughters did not always understand, a man who believed
that, however unpopular, justice should serve all. Official Web Site Gary Goldstein's Los Angeles Times review... |
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In Werner Herzog's new film, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is
as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs—while playing fast and
loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order
to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning
addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful
ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous
life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mendes). Together they descend
into their own world marked by desire, compulsion and conscience. The result
is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.
Official Web Site Betsy Sharkey's Los Angeles Times review... |
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Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Kathy Bates star in The Blind Side, which
depicts the remarkable true story of All-American football star Michael Oher
(played by Quinton Aaron). A homeless African-American youngster from a broken
home, Oher is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him
fulfill his potential on and off the football field. At the same time, Oher's
presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries
of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different
set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works
hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American
offensive left tackle. Official
Web Site Betsy Sharkey's Los Angeles Times review... |
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Visionary director Wes Anderson's first animated film utilizes classic handmade
stop-motion techniques to tell the story of the best-selling children's book
by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James
and the Giant Peach). Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voices of George Clooney and Meryl
Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and
visiting young nephew Kristopherson (Eric Anderson). But after 12 years, the
bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts.
Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing
so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community.
Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band
together to fight against the evil Farmers—Boggis (Brian Cox), Bunce
(Hugo Guinness) and Bean (Michael Gambon)—who are determined to capture
the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost. Also featuring the voices of
Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson and Jarvis Cocker.
Official Web
Site Kenneth Turan's Los Angeles Times review... |
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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 Betsy Sharkey's Los Angeles Times review... |
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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 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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Michael Jackson's This Is It offers Jackson fans and music lovers
worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed,
created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place
in London's O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June 2009,
the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson
and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring
Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given
a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before.
In raw and candid detail, Michael Jackson's This Is It captures the
singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at
work as he creates and perfects his final show. Directed by Kenny Ortega,
who was both Michael Jackson's creative partner and the director of the stage
show. Official Web
Site Ann Powers's Los Angeles 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 Kenneth Turan's Los Angeles Times review... |
Now Playing at the Regent Theatre
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The new dramatic comedy from the Coen Brothers (Burn After Reading, Fargo)
is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson
Airplane is on the radio and "F-Troop" is on TV. It is 1967, and
Larry (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university,
has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving
him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy (Fred
Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry.
Larry's unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch,
his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew
school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his
wallet in order to save up for a nose job. While his wife and Sy blithely
make new domestic arrangements, and his brother becomes more and more of a
burden, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry's chances
for tenure at the university. Also, a graduate student seems to be trying
to bribe him for a passing grade while at the same time threatening to sue
him for defamation. Plus, the beautiful woman next door torments him by sunbathing
nude. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different
rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous
person—a mensch—a serious man? Official
Web Site Kenneth Turan's Los Angeles Times review... |
Friday Midnight Movies at the Nuart Theatre!
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Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums — Fri, Nov 27 Emilio Estevez & Harry Dean Stanton in Repo Man — Fri, Dec 4 Michael J. Fox goes Back to the Future — Fri, Dec 11 Original theatrical version! Donnie Darko — Fri, Dec 18 Michael Keaton in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice — Fri, Dec 25 Firefly on the big screen! Joss Whedon's Serenity — Fri, Jan 1 Gloria Swanson & William Holden in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard — Fri, Jan 8 |
New 35mm Uncut Print!
Every Saturday at Midnight at the Nuart Theatre!
Featuring Sins O' The Flesh LIVE!
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| The longest-running midnight movie of all time stars Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as his hapless guests Brad and Janet, Meat Loaf as motorcycle-riding rough trade and author Richard O’Brien as the hunchbacked butler Riff Raff. It’s harmless musical fun—a delightful spoof of Hollywood horror movies and Old Dark House melodramas. All of our engagements feature live casts who perform scenes during the movie, and the audience is always welcome to respond to the on-screen action. The Rocky Horror Picture was the first—and is still the best—interactive movie experience! Official Web Site |
Starts Wednesday, November 25 at The Landmark
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| Viggo Mortensen leads a stellar cast (including Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce) in the epic, post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father (Moretensen) and his young son (newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee) as they journey across a barren America that was destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. A masterpiece of adventure, The Road is adapted from author Cormac McCarthy's (No Country for Old Men) beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which boldly imagines a future in which men are pushed to the worst and the best that they are capable of—a future in which father and son are sustained by love. Directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition). Official Web Site |
Starts Wednesday, November 25 at The Landmark
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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 |
Starts Wednesday, November 25 at The Landmark
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| In a romantic coming-of-age story set in the heady world of New York theatre, Zac Efron plays Richard Samuels, a teenage student who lucks his way into a minor role in the 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous 22-year-old genius named Orson Welles (Christian McKay). The rollercoaster week leading up to opening night has the charismatic-but-sometimes-cruel Welles staking his career on this risky production while Richard mixes with everyone from starlets to stagehands in behind-the-scenes adventures bound to change him. Co-starring Claire Danes and Ben Chaplin. Directed by Richard Linklater (Before Sunset, School of Rock). Official Web Site |
New 35mm Print! One Week Only!
Starts Friday, November 27 at the Nuart Theatre
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| While on holiday at a seaside resort, Monsieur Hulot—Jacques Tati's endearing, pipe-smoking clown—finds his presence provoking one catastrophe after another as his attempts to relax are thwarted at every turn by the caprices of fellow vacationers and the whims of nature and mischance. A wildly funny satire of vacationers determined to enjoy themselves, the first entry in the popular Hulot series includes a series of brilliantly choreographed sight gags about boats, dogs, tennis and other hazards of leisure. We are proud to present this masterpiece of gentle slapstick in a new 35mm restoration. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, December 4 at The Landmark
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| From Jason Reitman, the director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking, comes a dramatic comedy starring George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend more time at home, just as he is on the cusp of a goal he's worked toward for years—reaching ten million frequent flyer miles—and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams (Vera Farmiga). Also starring Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride and Melanie Lynskey. Official Web Site |
One Week Academy Qualifying Run!
Starts Friday, December 4 at The Landmark
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| After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary, suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy's trusted disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti)—whom she despises—may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his very own family, she is consumed by righteous outrage. Into this minefield wanders Tolstoy's worshipful new assistant, the young, gullible Valentin (James McAvoy). In no time, he becomes a pawn, first of the scheming Chertkov and then of the wounded, vengeful Sofya as each plots to undermine the other's gains. Complicating Valentin's life even further is the overwhelming passion he feels for the beautiful, spirited Marsha (Kerry Condon), a free thinking adherent of Tolstoy's new religion whose unconventional attitudes about sex and love both compel and confuse him. A tale of two romances, one beginning, one near its end, The Last Station is a complex, funny, rich and emotional story about the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, December 4 at The Landmark
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When a decorated Marine goes missing overseas, his black-sheep younger brother
cares for his wife and children at home—with consequences that will shake
the foundation of the entire family. Brothers tells the powerful story
of two siblings, Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy
(Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his
fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school
sweetheart, Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters.
Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who's
always gotten by on wit and charm. Shipped out to Afghanistan, Sam is presumed
dead when his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains. At home
in suburbia, the Cahill family suddenly faces a shocking void, and Tommy tries
to fill in for his brother by assuming newfound responsibility for himself,
Grace, and the children. When Sam unexpectedly returns to the States, he is
uncharacteristically withdrawn and volatile, and grows suspicious of his brother
and his wife. In the shifting family dynamics, who will dominate? And how
will the brothers come to terms with issues of love, loyalty, and manhood—and
with the woman caught between them? Directed by Jim Sheridan (In America,
My Left Foot). Official Web Site |
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