for them and their ideas. (NR, 88 mins, US, 2008)
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Supporting Actress along with countless other awards and nominations. Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland and Clark Gable star in Victor Fleming’s Civil War classic. (NR, 238 mins, US, 1939)
Perseverance & passion are the themes of the year’s most critically acclaimed documentary. Once on the cusp of fame & fortune, success has eluded Anvil for over 30 years. Their last-ditch effort brings Spinal Tap antics and teary-eyed doubt. (NR, 90
(PG13, 90 mins, No, 2008)
Director Fritz Lang’s brilliantly epic vision of a futuristic dystopia, considered the most influential sci-fi film ever, featuring a sinister autocrat, de-humanized laborers, the elite who frolic above the clouds and an alluring robot.
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Sundance, starring Amy Adams, Steve Zahn and Alan Arkin, from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine.
spirited comedy-drama featuring crime-scene cleanup, family bonds and unexpected curves in life’s road.
Solo (Souleymane Sy Savane) is a Senegalese taxi driver whose latest fare, a despondent old Southerner named William (Red West), mysteriously offers big money to be driven to a mountain peak. (NR, 91 mins, US, 2008)
The original, starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot and Frank Reicher. With breakthrough special effects for 1933, King Kong is one of the all-time great films to explore the soul of a monster. (NR, 100 mins, US, 1933)
Julia Roberts is ex-CIA, Clive Owen is former MI6, Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson are rival CEOs in this slick, comic caper film of corporate espionage and “who’s conning whom?” Tony Gilroy directs. (PG13, 125 mins, US, 2009)
Renowned English video artist Steve McQueen's feature film debut brings a visceral intensity to his retelling of the hunger strike instigated by Bobby Sands and several other detained
1950s Romeo and Juliet (NR, 152 mins, US, 1961) World-premiere at Sundance, 2009. An epic dramatic thriller written and directed by Student Academy Award winner Cary Fukunaga in his feature debut about the promise of life in America. Subtitled. (R, 96 mins,
Director Kevin Macdonald moves from documentaries
The Last King of Scotland to this gripping political thriller. The all-star cast features Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck,
The highly acclaimed biopic of former Italian Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti. The narration spans the period from the seventh election of Andreotti as PM until the trial in which he was accused of collusion with the Mafia. Subtitled
Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper lead the top-notch cast.
Shining a spotlight on the racial profiling practices of a corrupt district attorney in a rural Texas town, Director Tim Disney’s film features a nuanced performance from Alfre Woodard as well as from newcomer, Nicole Behaire. (PG13,
Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn make for an adorable would-be couple in this romantic comedy also starring Woody Harrelson. (R, 93 mins, US, 2008)
Coward,
Biel, Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas star in this lighthearted tale of old world manners versus new world freedom. (PG13, 93 mins, UK, 2009)
director Jim Jarmusch. Isaach De Bankolé, Bill Murray, and Tilda Swinton star. A mysterious loner is in the process of
Sam Mendes (American Beauty) goes comedic with a tale of 30-somethings (The Office’s John Krasinski, SNL’s Maya Rudolph) facing a new era of their life together and a chance to make a
Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons, The Queen, High Fidelity) continues to demonstrate his genre-defying talent with this adaptation of a Colette novel. Set in Paris prior to WWI, Rupert Friend, Michelle Pfeiffer
