New to Our Shelves:
The Help
The adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel has already garnered a lot of Oscar buzz for its performances, particularly for Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.
The Debt
A period-jumping espionage thriller starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain, and Ciaran Hinds.
Hangover II
The wolfpack's at it again... this time in Thailand.
Cowboys & Aliens
Jon Favreau (Iron Man; Elf) helms this high-concept sci-fi actioner starring Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Sam Rockwell, and Olivia Wilde.
30 Minutes or Less
Ruben Fleischer follows up his Zombieland with this black comedy heist thriller starring Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, & Nick Swardson.
Friends With Benefits
aka No Strings Attached, Pt. 2
Our Idiot Brother
Paul Rudd plays the titular idiot brother, sibling to Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, & Emily Mortimer.
One Day
Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess star in the adaptation of the popular romance book. Lone Scherfig (An Education; Italian for Beginners) directs.
The Future
Performance artist Miranda July (Me, You and Everyone Else) returns with this odd, oddly endearing film about... well, many things. Read Margot Harrison's review here.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Werner Herzog play tour guide in this documentary about the ancient paintings of the Chauvet caves.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Hillbilly horror with a comic twist. Read Margot's review of it here.
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Jim Carrey stars in one for the kids.
The Smurfs
The latest iteration of the famed Belgian blue creatures gives them the CGI treatment.
Another Earth
A duplicate planet is discovered.
The Art of Getting By
Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts star in a tale of young love.
5 Days of War
An American journalist and his cameraman are caught up in the crossfire during the war between Russia and Georgia.
The Wave
A teacher trying to impart a lesson about fascism develops an experiment that quickly gets out of hand.
Rapt
A French thriller about a kidnapped industrialist.
Life, Above All
A South African story about a mother and daughter.
Seven Days in Utopia
A failed golfer finds guidance in Utopia, Texas.
Sons of Perdition
A compelling documentary that follows a couple of teenage boys who have escaped from the FLDS (a Mormon sect) and are trying to assimilate to "normal" life.
Becoming Chaz
A profile of Chaz Bono, directed by Fenton Baily & Randy Barbato (The Eyes of Tammy Faye; Party Monster; Inside Deep Throat).
Histoire(s) du Cinema
Jean-Luc Godard's epic and idiosyncratic 8-part examination of cinema.
Design For Living
A delightful, sassy & saucy pre-Code comedy from Ernst Lubitsch (Trouble in Paradise; The Shop Around the Corner) that follows the ups & downs of a menage-a-trois. Stars Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins (who also appeared together in the great 1931 Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) and Gary Cooper.
Portlandia - 1st Season
Oh, the funny! Here's the opening couple of minutes:
Big Love - 5th Season
30 Rock - 5th Season
Smallville - 10th Season
Lie to Me - 3rd Season
The Simpsons - 14th Season
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2 comments:
I saw 'Another Earth' and I recommend it (amazing scene with a guy playing a saw - how many movies have that?! You can listen (and download) to the ethereal music from this scene on the
composer's website http://www.scottmunsonmusic.com/news/music-in-film-another-earth-soundtrack
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