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Now Playing at the Hillcrest Cinemas
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Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with the touching story of schoolteacher
April Epner (Hunt) and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment.
Following the separation from her husband (Matthew Broderick) and the death
of her adopted mother, April is contacted by her apparent birth mother (Bette
Midler), who turns out to be a local talk show host Bernice Graves. As Bernice
tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems
to find solace in the arms of the parent of one of her students (Colin Firth),
only to find that the mystery to life's questions cannot be solved by a simple
revelation. Adapted from Elinor Lipman's novel of the same name. Official
Web Site Nina Garin's San Diego Union-Tribune review... |
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Now Playing at the La Jolla Village Cinemas
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A mysterious red balloon affectionately follows seven-year-old Simon (Simon
Iteanu) around Paris in this imaginative tale. His mother Suzanne (Juliet
Binoche) is a puppeteer who uses her vocal talents to bring life to the shows
she writes. Completely absorbed in her new show, Suzanne becomes overwhelmed
by the complications of modern daily life, so she decides to hire Song (Song
Fang), a Taiwanese film student, to help her care for Simon. Inspired by the
1956 classic, The Red Balloon. Feeling at times almost improvisatory,
this first European-made film by writer/director Hou Hsiao Hsien (Flowers
of Shanghai, Millennium Mambo) is a poetic delight. Co-starring Hippolyte
Girardot and Louis Margolin. Official
Web Site Bob Strauss's San Diego Union-Tribune review... |
Now Playing at the La Jolla Village Cinemas
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Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the
prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to pursue an honorable life by operating
a self-defense studio with a samurai's code. He and his wife Sondra (Alice
Braga) struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident
at the Academy between an off duty officer (Max Martini) and a distraught
lawyer (Emily Mortimer) puts in motion a series of events that will change
Terry's life dramatically, introducing him to a world of promoters (Ricky
Jay, Joe Mantegna) and a movie star (Tim Allen). To pay off his debts and
regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time in his
life. Written and directed by David Mamet (Spartan, The Spanish Prisoner). Official Web Site Beth Accomando's KPBS.org review... |
Now Playing at the Hillcrest Cinemas
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Is it possible for a photograph to change the world? Photographs taken by
soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison changed the war in Iraq and changed America's
image of itself. Yet, a central mystery remains: Did the notorious Abu Ghraib
photographs constitute evidence of systematic abuse by the American military,
or were they documenting the aberrant behavior of a few "bad apples"?
Director Errol Morris (The Fog of War) set out to examine the context
of these photographs, talking directly to the soldiers who took them and who
were in them. After two years of investigation, he amassed a million
and a half words of interview transcript, thousands of pages of unredacted
reports, and hundreds of photographs. The story of Abu Ghraib is still shrouded
in moral ambiguity, but it is now clear what happened there. Official
Web Site Stephen Whitty's San Diego Union-Tribune review... |
Now Playing at the Ken Cinema
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| Matt (Philipp Karner) is shocked when he receives an invitation to his high school best friend's wedding—especially since Ryan (James O'Shea) is marrying a woman! So he plans to rescue his former love from the "she-devil" that has trapped him into this huge mistake. On the other hand, Ryan's perky fiancé Alex (Tori Spelling) takes quite the liking to Matt. Is she very cunning, disarmingly ditzy, completely adorable—or all three? As Matt tries to rekindle the old flame, Ryan seems intent on putting out any sparks. A sexy, fun romantic comedy, proving the boundaries of love, sexuality and identity are never constant. Co-starring Joanna Cassidy, Tess Harper and Robert Foxworth. Directed by C. Jay Cox (Latter Days). Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Ken Cinema
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Legendary pop icon and actress Marianne Faithfull stars as Maggie, a middle-aged
widow who, desperate to raise money to pay for her grandson's medical bills,
takes a hostess job in a London sex club. She soon transforms herself into
the much sought after and highly paid "Irina Palm." Along with her
new persona, Maggie gains renewed self-confidence, realizing she is not as
old and unattractive as she thought. But her two worlds collide as her clandestine
existence provokes the suspicions of her family and inquisitive neighbors
alike. Co-starring Miki Manojlovic, Kevin Bishop and Jenny Agutter. Directed
and co-written by Sam Garbarski. Official
Web Site Dan Bennett's North County Times review... |
Now Playing at the Hillcrest Cinemas
at La Jolla Village Cinemas
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Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, 62-year-old Walter
Vale (Richard Jenkins) fills the void by trying to learn to play classical
piano. Sent to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find
a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real
estate scam, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman), a Syrian man, and Zainab (Danai Gurira),
his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series
of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him.
Touched by his kindness, the talented Tarek insists on teaching the aging
academic to play the African drum. The instrument's exuberant rhythms revitalize
Walter's faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz
clubs and Central Park drum circles. When Tarek is arrested as an undocumented
citizen and held for deportation, Walter finds himself compelled to help his
new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. Written and directed
by Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent). Official Web Site Director Tom McCarthy is fascinated by how and why people connect Dan Bennett's North County Times review... |
Now Playing at the Hillcrest Cinemas
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Prepare to be entertained and inspired by a New England senior citizens chorus
that has delighted audiences worldwide with their covers of songs by everyone
from The Clash to Coldplay. As director Stephen Walker's documentary begins,
the retirees, led by their strict musical director, are rehearsing their new
show, struggling with a discordant Sonic Youth number and giving new meaning
to James Brown's "I Feel Good." What ultimately emerges is a funny
and unexpectedly moving testament to friendship, creative inspiration and
reaching beyond expectations. Official
Web Site Lee Grant's San Diego Union-Tribune review... |
Now Playing at the Hillcrest Cinemas
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Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire
by a beautiful seductress named Irene (Audrey Tautou, Amélie).
When Irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him, only to find that
a love-struck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. Jean's comical
attempts to gain her affections gradually evolve into setting himself up as
a gigolo at a luxury hotel, until Irene finally starts to warm to her persistent,
persuasive suitor. Against the wildly atmospheric backdrop of the south of
France, Pierre Salvadori (Après Vous) directs this sexy and
thoroughly charming romantic comedy, which is a fresh re-imagining of the
cinema classic Breakfast at Tiffany's. Official
Web Site Director Salvadori on meeting the right person at the wrong time Mick LaSalle's San Diego Union-Tribune review... |
Starts Friday, May 16 at the Hillcrest Cinemas
and La Jolla Village Cinemas
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The English-language debut of acclaimed Indian director Santosh Sivan (Asoka,
The Terrorist) is set in 1930s southern India against the backdrop
of a growing nationalist movement. Rahul Bose stars as an idealistic young
Indian man who finds himself torn between his ambitions for the future and
his loyalty to the past when people in his village learn of an affair between
his British boss (Linus Roache) and a village woman (Nandita Das). Co-starring
Jennifer Ehle and John Standing. Presented by Merchant Ivory, creators of
A Room With a View, Howards End and The Remains of the Day. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, May 16 at the Hillcrest Cinemas
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| In 1980s Britain, young Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is raised in isolation among The Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music and TV are strictly forbidden. When Will encounters his first movie, a pirated copy of Rambo: First Blood, his imagination is blown wide open. Now, Will sets out to join forces with the seemingly diabolical school bully (Will Poulter) to make their own action epic, devising wildly creative, on-the-fly stunts, not to mention equally elaborate schemes for creating a movie of total commitment and non-stop thrills while hiding out from The Brethren. Written and directed by Garth Jennings (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), who captures the agony and the giddy ecstasy of a camcorder childhood with inventive humor, poignancy and a rousing dose of cinematic panache. Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, May 16 at the Ken Cinema
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| Colorful and action-packed, this jubilant film endearingly spoofs James Bond-style spy adventures from the 1960s. The setting is Egypt, 1955. Cairo is a veritable nest of spies, with everyone wary of everyone and plotting against everyone: the English, French, Soviets—even the radical Eagles of Kheops brotherhood. To bring order to this desert at the edge of chaos, the French Secret Service sends their main weapon: Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath (Jean Dujardin), a super agent and ladies man otherwise known as OSS 117. His mission: investigate the death of a friend and fellow spy, control the Suez Canal and establish peace in the Middle East! Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, May 16 at a
San Diego Area Landmark Theatre
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| In the still of the night, three lives are about to cross…a woman abandoned, a stranger awaiting his chance and a best-selling author who imagines the thriller of the year. Deceptively layered and intriguingly misleading, this highly anticipated new feature from writer/director Claude Lelouch (Oscar winner for A Man and a Woman) stars Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant as an unlikely couple caught up in a game with high stakes—and deadly consequences. The thriller takes its title from the name given to pulp fictions sold in French train stations. Co-starring Audrey Dana. Official Web Site |
Fri & Sat Midnight Movies at the La Jolla Village!
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Mysterious Galaxy, Citizen Video, Sobering Conclusion & Lloyd St. Rockers! Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction · May 16 & 17 |
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