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"NEW" THEATRICAL RELEASES
[MAY 18, 2012 Weekend // ++Wed and ##Thursday Openings]

(SXSW+GenArt'11) Matt D'Elia's
"American Animal" [(2011)USA/2012 release/Screen Media Films] -- NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East

(Sci-Fi: 'Aliens vs. Navy') Peter Berg's "Battleship"
[Inspired by the boardgame invented in 1931 by Milton Bradley/(2012)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13/131 min] - NOW PLAYING in 3,690 theaters (including 11 in Manhattan / check local listings)

(Profile: A.A.) Carracino & Hanlon's "Bill W." [(2012)docu/US -Canada/Page124prod’s] -- NOW PLAYING in 9 theaters in 3 states (NY-NJ-CA, including the Quad in Manhattan / Starts in Scottsdale,AZ on June 1st)

(SPORTS: Lacrosse) Steve Rash's
"Crooked Arrows" [(2012)USA/Branded/PeckEnt./Rated PG-13] - NOW PLAYING in 55 theaters in 9 states (NJ-CT-MA-PA-DE-MD-VA-TX-CO / NOT in NYC / Nationwide release on June 1st)

(BOLLYWOOD) Ram Gopal Varma's "Department "
[(2012)India/UTVcomm./141 min] - NOW PLAYING in 45 theaters in 15 states (NY-NJ-CT-MA-NC-VA-GA-FL-IL-IN-MI-TX-AZ-CA-WA, including 2 Manhattan venues / check local listings)

(HATERflik/'SachaBaronCohen') A Larry Charles film
"the DICTATOR" [(2012)USA/Paramount/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 3,008 theaters (including 11 in Manhattan / check local listings)

(Cannes'11/Sundance2012) Andrei Zvyagintsev's
"ELENA" [(2011)Russia/2012-USA-release/ZeitgeistFilms] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS May 29th / click "Film Forum" for showtimes / Starts in LA on May 25th)

(NYC preem/IsraeliCine: U.S.) FOLLOW ME:
The Yoni Netanyahu Story [(2012)docu-USA/Int'lFilmCircuit] - NOW PLAYING in 12 NEW theaters in 3 states (NY-NJ-FL,including in 3 Manhattan venues / check local listings / HELD OVER in Washington DC / Starts in White Plains,NY on May 25th / TR: 2nd wknd)

(Toronto'11) Tanya Wexler’s "HYSTERIA"
[(2011)UK-France-Germany- Luxembourg/2012-USA-release/SPC/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 2 LA-area theaters and 2 in Manhattan (check local listings)

(Sundance2012) Indie Game: The Movie [(2011)docu-Canada/2012-USA-release] - NOW PLAYING in 4 theaters in 4 cities (NYC-LA-San Fran-Phoenix,including the IFC Center in Manhattan)

(JewishCine) Mahler on the Couch [(2010)Germany-Austria/2012-USA-release/NJCF] - NOW PLAYING @ the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center @ Lincoln Center-NYC

(Dance-On-Film) Never Stand Still: Dancing At Jacob's Pillow [(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/FirstRunFeatures/78 min] -- NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema (Starts in Chicago,IL on June 29th / *DVD available: July 17, 2012)

(FrenchCine: CRIME/Cannes'11) Maïwenn's
"POLISSE" [(2011)France/2012-USA-release/SundanceSelects(IFC)/127 min] - NOW PLAYING @ The Landmark in Los Angeles,CA and 2 Manhattan venues in NYC (check local listings / Also "On Demand" starting May 25th)

(Toronto2010) Dustin Lance Black's "VIRGINIA" [(2010)USA/2012 release/Ent.OneFilms/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING @ the Chinese-6 Theaters in Los Angeles,CA and 2 Manhattan venues im NYC (check local listings)

(ChikFlik: PARENTING) What to Expect When You're Expecting [(2012)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - NOW PLAYING in 3,021 theaters (including 9 in Manhattan / check local listings)





May 18th EXPANSIONS
(IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent / ++Wed & ##Thursday Openings // "VOD"=Video-On-Demand)

a Bag of Hammers [(2011)USA/2012 release/MPI- MediaGroup] - IMDb rating: 4.3 - EXPANDS to the Theater-N at Nemours in Wilmington,DE; the Mos' Art Theater in West Palm Beach,FL; and the Laemmle's Music Hall-3 in Beverly Hills,CA (NOT in NYC / TR: 2nd wknd / *DVD available: June 19, 2012)

(TruStory/SXSW2012/'JackBlack')
Richard Linklater's "BERNIE"
[(2011)USA/2012 release/MillenniumEnt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to 95 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 4th wknd)

(BO:#8/SeniorCiti-Cine)
the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
[(2011)UK/2012-USA-release/FOXsearch./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 358 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 7 Manhattan venues / TR: 3rd wknd)

(CinemaLatino/Cannes'11) A Cristián Jiménez film
"BONSAI" [(2011) Chile-Argentina- Portugal-France/2012-USA-release/Strand] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - EXPANDS to the Miami Beach Cinematheque in Miami Beach,FL and the Tower Theater in Miami,FL (NOT in NYC / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BLACKcine) Rel Dowdell's
"Changing the Game" [(2012)USA/BarnholtzEnt.-AMC/Rated R] - EXPANDS to the Southlake Pavillion-24 in Morrow,GA (HELD OVER in Cherry Hill,NJ & Largo,MD / NOT in NYC / click "AMC" for local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(Toronto'11) Malgoska Szumowska's "ELLES"
[(2011)France- Poland- Germany/2012-USA-release/KinoLorber/Rated: NC-17<--ADULTS ONLY] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters in 6 states (ME-RI-PA-TN-TX-CA / HELD OVER in 5+ other venues,including the Quad cinema in Manhattan / TR: 3rd wknd / Starts in Chicago,IL on June 8th)

(FrenchCine/Cannes'11) Abel-Gordon-Romy's
"the FAIRY" [(2011)France-Belgium/2012-USA-release/KinoLorber] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - EXPANDS to Cosford Cinema in Coral Gables -Miami,FL (NOT in NYC / TR: 12th wknd / Starts in Denver,CO on June 1st)

(Dance-On-Film/Toronto’11) Bess Kargman’s
"First Position" [(2011)docu/Israel-Japan-France- Colombia-Italy-Canada-UK-US/2012-USA-release/SundanceSelects(IFC)/FB] - IMDb rating: 5.6 - EXPANDS to 41 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 3rd wknd)

(ART/Toronto'11) Corinna Belz "Gerhard Richter: Painting" [(2011)docu -Germany/2012-USA-release/
KinoLorber] - EXPANDS to Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago,IL (ENDS May 24th / NOT in NYC / TR: 10th wknd / Starts in Grand Rapids,MI on May 25th)

(Toronto'11) Bobcat Goldthwait's
"God Bless America" [(2011) USA/2012 release/MAGNET(Magnolia)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - 5 NEW theaters in 4 states (MA-GA-La-OR / HELD OVER in 14 theaters in 10+ states (NY- MA-PA-FL-IL-MO-MN-TX-AZ-CA, including the Landmark-Sunshine cinemas in Manhattan / Also "On Demand" / TR: 2nd wknd / *DVD available: July 3, 2012)

(GLBT) Going Down in LA-LA Land
[(2011) USA/2012 release/EmbremEnt.] -- EXPANDS to the Chinese-6 Theaters in Hollywood,CA (NOT in NYC)

(FrenchCine/Toronto'11) Mia Hansen-Løve's
"Goodbye First Love" [(2011) USA/2012-USA-release/SundanceSelects(IFC)] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - EXPANDS to the Belcourt Twin in Nashville,TN (NOT in NYC / TR: 5th wknd)

Grand
(REVIVAL: 75th Anniv./FrenchCine) Jean Renoir's
"Grand Illusion" [B&W/(1937)France/2012-USA- RE-release/RialtoPix] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - EXPANDS to Laemmle's Royal Theater in Los Angeles & the Playhouse-7 in Pasadena,CA (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS May 24th / click "Film Forum" for NYC-showtimes / TR: 2nd wknd / Starts in San Fran on June 1st)

(Toronto'11) Morten Tyldum’s "Headhunters"
[(2011)Norway- Germany/2012-USA-release/MagnoliaPix/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 6 NEW theaters in 6 states (OH-IN-MI-MO-CO-CA / HELD OVER in 10+ other venues,including Landmark's Sunshine cinema in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 4th wknd / Starts in Scottsdale & Tucson,AZ on May 25th)

(MUSIC: 'Hole'/SXSW'11) Hit So Hard [(2011) docu-USA/2012 release/Variance-WellGo] - IMDb rating: 6.1 -- EXPANDS to the Screenland Theater @ the Crossroads in Kansas City,MO (HELD OVER in Providence,RI / NOT in NYC / Starts in Seattle,WA on May 25th / TR: 5th wknd)

(Bollywood-SEQ.) HOUSEFULL 2:
The Dirty Dozen [Follow-up to 2010 film/(2012)India/ErosEnt./145 min] - IMDb rating: 5.3 - EXPANDS to the Fun Asia-3A Theaters in Richardson,TX (HELD OVER @ the NAZ-8 -Artesia in Lakewood,CA / NOT in NYC / TR: 7th wknd)

(HOLOCAUST/Toronto'11) Agnieszka Holland's
"In Darkness" [(2011)Poland- Germany/SPC/Rated R/145 min.] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to the Rivoli Theater & Pizzeria in Lacrosse,WI and the Vickers Theater in Three Oaks,MI (NOT in NYC / TR: 16th wknd)

(GlobalWarming/Toronto'11) the Island President [(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/IDP/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to the CCA-Cinematheque in Santa Fe,NM; the Palace Theater in Hilo,HI; and Upstate Films in Rhinebeck,NY (NOT in NYC / Starts in Tacoma,WA on May 25th)

(TAMILcine) Kalakalappu (@ Masala Cafe)
[(2012)India/UTVcomm.] - EXPANDS to the Big Cinemas-Golf Glen-5 in Niles,IL (HELD OVER in 10 theaters in 5 states<--NJ-VA-TX-CA-WA / NOT in NYC / TR: 2nd wknd)

(TEACHERS/Toronto'11) Monsieur Lazhar [(2011)Canada/2012-USA-release/Music Box Films] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to 14 NEW theaters in 9 states (ME-NH-MA-PA-NC-MD-OH -NE-ID / HELD OVER in 63 other venues,including the Angelika Film Center in Manhattan / TR: 6th wknd)

(SXSW'11) Robbie Pickering's
"Natural Selection" [(2011)USA/2012 release/CinemaGuild/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to the Nuart in Los Angeles,CA (NOT in NYC / TR: 9th wknd / Starts in Palm Springs,CA on June 2nd)

(NATURE) Otter 501 [(2012)docu-USA/Paladin/Rated G] - EXPANDS to The Nickelodeon in Santa Cruz,CAand the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle,WA (NOT in NYC / TR: 2nd wknd / Starts in San Diego,CA on May 2th)

(GLBT/Tribeca'11) Anne Renton's
"the Perfect Family" [(2011)USA/2012 release/VarianceFilms/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.6 - EXPANDS to the Harkins Valley Art in Phoenix,AZ and the Living Room Theaters in Portland,OR (NOT in NYC / TR: 3rd wknd / Starts in Ogden,UT on May 24th)

STEVE JOBS: The Lost Interview [(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/MagnoliaPix/70 min] - EXPANDS to theHarkins-Valley Art-1 Theater in Tempe,AZ; PLUS venues in Taos,NM; Portland,OR; and San Jose,CA (check local listings / HELD OVER in Greensboro,NC & Cupertino,CA / NOT in NYC / Starts in Las Cruces,NM on May 23rd)

(Toronto'11) Surviving Progress [(2011)docu- Canada/2012-USA-release/FirstRunFeatures] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - EXPANDS to Landmark's Kendall Square in Boston,MA & the Ritz @ the Bourse in Philadelphia,PA (NOT in NYC / TR: 6th wknd / Starts in New Orleans,La on May 25th)

(BOLLYWOOD: U.K.) Priyadarshan's "TEZZ"
[(2012)UK] - IMDb rating: 4.4 - EXPANDS to the Fun Asia-Bollywood Cinema-6 in Houston,TX and the Fun Asia-3A Theaters in Richardson,TX (NOT in NYC / TR: 4th wknd)

(Tribeca'11) Turn Me On, Dammit!
[(2011) Norway/2012-USA-release/NewYorkerFilms76 min] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - EXPANDS to Landmark's Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis,MN (NOT in NYC / TR: 8th wknd / Starts in New Haven,CT on May 25th)

(MUSIC: 'Paul Simon'/Sundance2012)
Under African Skies [(2012)docu/US-South Africa/A&Eindiefilms/Trailer] - EXPANDS to the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago,IL (NOT in NYC / TR: 2nd wknd / *CD-DVD available: June 5, 2012)

(AsianCine: Taiwan) Warriors of the Rainbow:
Seediq Bale [Sàidékè balái/(2011)Taiwan/2012-USA-release/WellGo-AMC/150 min] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 6 theaters in 5 states (NJ-MA-GA- IL-CA / NOT in NYC / click "AMC" for local listings)

(Cannes'11) Nadine Labaki's
"Where Do We Go Now?" [Et maintenant on va où?/
(2011)France-Lebanon-Egypt-Italy/2012-USA-release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDS to 14 NEW theaters in 4 states (VA-MD-IL-CA / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd / Starts in MA-DC-MN-CA on May 25th)

(SEQ.-to-REmake) Wrath of the Titans
[In 2D, *Real-3D, and $$IMAX-3D/(2012)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to 360-"2nd-run" theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 8th wknd / *DVD available: June 26, 2012)



CONTINUING THIS WEEK

(TV-REmake) 21 Jump Street [Inspired by the 1987-1991 TV series feat. Johnny Depp/(2012)USA/ColumbiaPix(SONY)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - NOW PLAYING in 238 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 9th wknd / *DVD available: June 19, 2012)

(**Franchise-SEQUEL) American Reunion [**American Pie #4/(2012)USA/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 290 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 7th wknd / *DVD available: July 10, 2012)

("5"-OSCAR -WINS!/"3"-GG-WINS!/"1"-SAG-WIN!/"4"-SPIRIT-WINS!/Cannes'11) Michel Hazanavicius
"the ARTIST" [SILENT-B&W/(2011)France/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - NOW PLAYING in 103 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex / TR: 26th wknd / *DVD available: June 26, 2012)

(BO:#1/COMICBOOK: Marvel/Tribeca2012)
Joss Whedon's "the AVENGERS"
[In 2D, ETX,*Real-3D, & IMAX-3D$$/(2012)USA/Disney(BV)/Rated PG-13/142 min] - IMDb rating: 8.7 - NOW PLAYING in 4,249/*3,364/200$$ theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in *11/3$$ Manhattan venues / TR: 3rd wknd)

(CollegeFlik/SXSW2012) Blue Like Jazz [(2012)USA/RoadsideAttractions] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - NOW PLAYING in 7 theaters in 5+ states (VA-TN-MO-CO-CA / NOT in NYC / TR: 6th wknd)

bonjour
(REVIVAL) Otto Preminger's "Bonjour tristesse"
[NEW-35mm-RESTORATION/ (1958)USA/2012-RE- release/SonyPixRepertoryRel.] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS May 24th / click title for showtimes / TR: 2nd wknd)

(ONGOING/Nature) David Lickley's "Born to Be Wild 3D" [Also in IMAX-3D/(2011)docu/US-Kenya/WB-IMAX/Rated G/40 min] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - NOW PLAYING in *34 theaters,including the American Museum of Natural History-LeFrak theater in Manhattan (ENDS July 1, 2012 / check local listings / TR: 58th wknd)

(Tribeca'11) Lee Hirsch's "BULLY [PG-13]" [aka 'The Bully Project'/(2011)docu- USA/2012 release/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - NOW PLAYING in 204 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East / TR: 6th wknd)

(HORROR/SXSW2012) the Cabin in the Woods
[(2011)USA/2012 release//Lionsgate/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - NOW PLAYING in 448 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 6th wknd)

(BO:#9/NATURE: 'Primates') Alastair Fothergill's "Chimpanzee" [(2012)docu- USA/Disneynature(BV)/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - NOW PLAYING in 895 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex / TR: 5th wknd)

(CinemaLatino: U.S./'WillFerrell'/SXSW'12)
Casa de mi Padre [House of My Father/
(2012)USA/PantelionFilms-Lionsgate/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - NOW PLAYING in 31 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 9th wknd)

connection
(REVIVAL: 50th Anniv.) Shirley Clarke's "the Connection"
[New-35mm-Restoration /(1962)USA/2012 RE- release/UCLAfilm&TVarchive] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (TR: 2nd wknd)

(SHAKESPEARE) Ralph Fiennes "Coriolanus"
[(2011)UK/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - NOW PLAYING in 8 USA & Canadian venues in 6+ states (SC-FL-AL-WI-NV-CA / NOT in NYC / TR: 18th wknd / *DVD available: May 29, 2012)

(Toronto'11) Whit Stillman's
"Damsels in Distress" [(2011)USA/2012 release/
SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - NOW PLAYING in 36 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ Landmark's Sunshine cinema / TR: 7th wknd)

(BOLLYWOOD) Dangerous Ishq [Also in 3D/(2012)India/RelianceBigEnt.] - NOW PLAYING in 10+ theaters in 6 states (NJ-VA-IL-TX-CA-WA / NOT in NYC / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BO:#2/TV- REmake/'JohnnyDepp') Tim Burton's
"Dark Shadows" [Inspired by the 1966-71 TV-Soap Opera/Also in IMAX$$/(2012) USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - HELD OVER in 3,755 theaters (including 12/2$$ in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(DOGflik) Lawrence Kasdan's "Darling Companion"
[(2012)USA/SPC/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 4.4 - NOW PLAYING in 57 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Paris Theater / TR: 5th wknd)

(Toronto'11) Terence Davies "the Deep Blue Sea" [(2011)US-UK/2012-USA-release/MusicBoxFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - NOW PLAYING in 43 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village / TR: 9th wknd / *DVD available: July 24, 2012)

(TELUGUcine) Boyapati Srinu's "Dhammu (Confidence) "
[(2012)India/Ficus(dist.)] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - NOW PLAYING in 8+ theaters in 4 states (NJ-TX-MN-CA / NOT in NYC / TR: 3rd wknd)

(Animated) "Dr. Seuss: The Lorax" [In 2D-&- *Real-3D, & IMAX-3D/(2012)USA/Universal/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - NOW PLAYING in 379 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 12th wknd)

(BO:#7/DATEflik) the Five-Year Engagement
[(2012)USA/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - NOW PLAYING in 1,175 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues / TR: 4th wknd)

(Cannes'11) Joseph Cedar's "Footnote" [(2011)Israel//2012-USA- release/SPC/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - NOW PLAYING in 48 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 11th wknd)

(PARENTSflik/Toronto'11) Jennifer Westfeldt's
"Friends with Kids [(2011)USA/2012 release/ RoadsideAtt./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - NOW PLAYING in 18 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 11th wknd)

(BO:#10/TEEN: GURLpower) Patricia Riggen's
"Girl in Progress" [(2011)USA/2012 release/Lionsgate-Pant.Films/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.4 - HELD OVER in 322 theaters (including 3 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BO:#4/SciFI) the Hunger Games [Also in IMAX$$/(2012)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13/142 min] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - NOW PLAYING in 2,064 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 9th wknd)

(Toronto'11) Hirokazu Koreeda's "I Wish" [Kiseki / (2011)Japan/2012-USA-release/MagnoliaPix/Rated PG/128 min] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues (check local listings / Starts in MA-PA-DC on May 25th / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BOLLYWOOD-Sequel) Kunal Deshmukh's "Jannat 2"
[(2012)India/FOXstarStudios-VisheshFilms/FB] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - HELD OVER @ the Regal-Commerce Center-18 in North Brunswick,NJ and the NAZ-8-Artesia in Lakewood,CA (NOT in NYC / TR: 3rd wknd)

(Mumblecore? /Toronto'11)The Duplass Bros.
"Jeff, Who Lives at Home" [(2011) USA/Vantage(Para.)/Rated R/83 min] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - NOW PLAYING in 52 -"2nd-run" theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 10th wknd / *DVD available: June 19, 2012)

(FOODIES/Tribeca’11) Jiro Dreams of Sushi [(2011)docu-Japan/2012-USA-release/MagnoliaPix] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 36 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center / TR: 11th wknd / *DVD available: July 24, 2012)

(SEQ.-to-REmake) Journey 2:
The Mysterious Island [Based on 1959 film of Jules Verne’s ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’/In 2D-&-*Real-3D-&-#IMAX-3D/(2012)USA/NewLine(WB)/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - NOW PLAYING in 245-"2nd-run" theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 15th wknd / *DVD available: June 5, 2012)

('BadSeed'/Cannes'11) A Dardenne Bros. film
"the Kid with a Bike" [Le gamin au vélo/(2011) Belgium-France-Italy/2012-USA-release/
SundanceSelects(IFC)] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 34 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC Center / TR: 10th wknd)

(BO:#5/TWEENflik: 'ZacEfron') the Lucky One
(2012) USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.8 - NOW PLAYING in 2,005 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 5th wknd)

(BIO: 'Bob Marley'/SXSW2012) Kevin Macdonald’s "MARLEY"
[(2012)docu/US- UK/MagnoliaPix/Rated PG-13/144 min] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in49 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / Also "On Demand" / TR: 5th wknd)

(FAMILY/'JuliaRoberts') Mirror Mirror
[Inspired by the orig. story of 'Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs'/(2012) USA/RelativityMedia/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 5.8 - NOW PLAYING in 407 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 8th wknd / *DVD available: June 26, 2012)

(DanceOnFilm/Toronto'11) Wim Wenders "PINA" [In *3D/(2011)docu/Germany-France- UK/IFCfilms/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC Center (TR: 22nd wknd)

(BO:#6/FAMILY/*Real-3D/Animated) the Pirates!
Band of Misfits [Also in 2D/(2012)UK- US/ColumbiaPix(SONY)Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - NOW PLAYING in 1,840 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues / TR: 4th wknd)

(SWAT?/Toronto'11) A Gareth Evans film
"the RAID: Redemption [Serbuan maut/(2011)Indonesia-US/2012-USA-release/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.3 - NOW PLAYING in 10+ theaters,including the Cinema Village in Manhattan (check local listings / TR: 9th wknd)

(HORROR: EdgarAllenPoe) James McTeigue's "the RAVEN"
[(2012)US- Hungary-Spain/Rogue Pix(Relativity?)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - NOW PLAYING in 432 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Regal-E-walk / TR: 4th wknd)

(HORROR) Yam Laranas "the ROAD"
[(2011)Philippines/2012-USA-release/FreestyleDigitalMedia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.5 - HELD OVER in 10 AMC- theaters in 5+ states (NJ-TX-AZ-CA-HI / NOT in NYC / click "AMC" for local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

('JasonStatham') Boaz Yakin's "SAFE"
[(2012) USA/Lionsgate/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - NOW PLAYING in 503 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 4th wknd)

(LadyFlik/Toronto'11) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen [(2011)UK/2012-USA-release/CBS Films/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - NOW PLAYING in 128 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 11th wknd)

("1"-OSCAR -WIN!/1-GG-WIN!/"1"-SPIRIT-WIN!/
Toronto'11) Asghar Farhadi's "a Separation" [(2011)
Iran/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.5 - NOW PLAYING in 7 USA & Canadian theaters in 6+ states (NY-VT-DE-FL-IL-MN & BC / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village / TR: 17th wknd)

(Sundance'11) Sound of My Voice
[(2011) USA/2012 release/FOXsearch./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - NOW PLAYING in 36 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 4th wknd)

(BO:#3/BLACKcine: DateFlik) Think Like a Man
[(2012)USA/ScreenGems(SONY)/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.0 - NOW PLAYING in 1,722 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues / TR: 5th wknd)

(FAMILY) The Farrelly Bros.
"the Three Stooges" [(2012)USA/FOX/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 5.5 - NOW PLAYING in 519 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC-East-86th St. / TR: 6th wknd)

titanic
(*Real-3D-REVIVAL) James Cameron's "Titanic 3D"
[Also in 2D and $$IMAX-3D/(1997)USA/2012-RE- release/Paramount/Rated PG-13/194 min] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 70 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Regal-E-walk / TR: 7th wknd)

(NATURE: 'PolarBears') Greg MacGillivray's
"To the Arctic 3D" [In IMAX$$-3D/(2012)docu- USA/IMAX/Rated G] - HELD OVER in 49/$$ theaters (NOT in NYC / TR: 5th wknd)

(SPORTS: 'H.S. Football') Touchback
 [(2011)USA/2012 release/AnchorBay/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - NOW PLAYING in 6 theaters in 4 states (MI-OK-TX-UT / NOT in NYC / TR: 5th wknd)

("1"-OSCAR -WIN!/SXSW’11/SPORTS:
"College Football") Lindsay & Martin's "UNDEFEATED"
[(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/TWC] - IMDb rating: 6.0 - NOW PLAYING in 8 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 14th wknd)

(BOLLYWOOD) Shoojit Sircar's "Vicky Donor"
[(2012)India/ErosInt'l.] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - HELD OVER in 10+ theaters in 6 states (NJ-GA-IL-TX-CA-WA / NOT in NYC)

(ItalianCine/Cannes'11) Nanni Moretti's
"We Have a Pope" [Habemus Papam/(2011)Italy-France/2012-USA- release/Sundance Selects(IFC)] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - NOW PLAYING in 20 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Lincoln Plaza-6 cinemas / Also "On Demand" / TR: 7th wknd)












RECENT DVD RELEASES

albert<--On DVD now!
(GLBT: 'SeniorCitizen'/Toronto'11) Rodrigo Garcia’s
"Albert Nobbs*" [(2011)UK-Ireland/LiddellEnt./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - (*DVD available from May 15, 2012)

chronicle< --On DVD now!
(SciFi: TEEN) Josh Trank’s "Chronicle*" [(2012)UK-US/FOX/Rated PG-13/84 min] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - (*DVD available from May 15, 2012)

george<-- On DVD now!
(Rockumentary) George Harrison: Living in the Material World* [(2011)docu-USA/HBOdocs/208 min] - IMDb rating: 8.2 -- ( *DVD availablefrom May 1, 2012)

grey<-- On DVD now!
("LiamNeeson") Joe Carnahan's "the GREY*" [(2012)USA/OpenRoadFilms/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - (*DVD available from May 15, 2012)

my<--On DVD now!
(DOCUweeks) Robin Hessman's "My Perestroika*" [(2010)docu/US-UK-Russia/2011-USA -release/Int'lFilmCircuit] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - (*DVD available from May 15, 2012)

perfect<- -DVD Tuesday
(SciFi: VIRUS/Sundance'11) David Mackenzie’s
"Perfect Sense" [(2011)Germany-UK- Sweden-Denmark/2012-USA-release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - (*DVD available: May 22, 2012)

secret<-- DVD Tuesday
(JapAnime) the Secret World of Arrietty [Kari-gurashi no Arietti/(2010) Japan/2011-USA-release/Gkids-Disney(BV)/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - (*DVD available: May 22, 2012)

time<-- On DVD now!
(Cannes'09) Elia Suleiman's "the Time That Remains*"
[...Chronicle of a Present Absentee/Al Zaman Al Baqi/(2009)UK-Italy-Belgium- France-Palestine/2011-USA-release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - (*DVD available from April 24, 2012*)

vow<-- On DVD now!
(CHIKFLIK: Amnesia/'ChanningTatum') Michael Sucsy’s
"the VOW*" [(2012)US-Brazil-France-Australia-UK-Germany/ScreenGems (SONY)/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - (*DVD available from May 8, 2012)

love<-- On DVD now!
(BIO) Young Goethe in Love* [(2010) Germany/2011-USA-release/MusicBoxFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - (*DVD available from April 24, 2012)



PLUS 2012 OSCAR & "SPIRIT" AWARD & "Golden Globe" & SAG WINNERS!!! (on DVD now!)

50<--On DVD now!
("1"-SPIRIT-WIN!/Toronto'11) Jonathan Levine's "50/50*" [(2011)USA/SummitEnt./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - (*DVD available from Jan. 24, 2012)

Beginners<-- On DVD now!
("1"-OSCAR -WIN!/"1"-GG-WIN!/"1"-SAG-WIN!/
"1"-SPIRIT-WIN!/Toronto'11/ChristopherPummer)
Mike Mills' "Beginners*" [(2010)USA/2011 release/FocusFeatures/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - (*DVD available from Nov. 15, 2011)

Descendants<--On DVD now!
("1"-OSCAR -WIN!/2-GG-WINS!/"2"-SPIRIT-WINS!/
Toronto'11) Alexander Payne's "the Descendants*" [(2011) USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - (*DVD available from March 13, 2012)

help<--On DVD now!
("1"-OSCAR -WIN!/"1"-GG-WIN!/"3"-SAG-WINS!)
Tate Taylor's "the HELP*" [(2011)US-India-United Arab Emirates/WaltDisney(BV)/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.0 -- (*DVD available from Dec. 6, 2011)

hugo<-- On DVD now!
("5"-OSCAR -WINS!/"1"-GG-WIN!) Martin Scorsese's "HUGO*" [In 2D-&-*Real-3D/(2011)USA/Paramount/Rated PG/127 min] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - (*DVD available from Feb. 28, 2012)

Interrupters<--On DVD now!
("1"-SPIRIT-WIN!/Sundance'11) the Interrupters* [(2011)docu-USA/CinemaGuild- Kartemquin/125 min] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - (*DVD available from Feb. 14, 2012)

lady<-- On DVD now!
("2"-OSCAR -WINS!/"1"-GG-WIN!/"MerylStreep")
Phyllida Lloyd's "the Iron Lady*" [(2011)UK/TWC-TheWeinsteinCo./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - (*DVD available from April 10, 2012)

paris<-- On DVD now!
("1"-OSCAR-WIN!/Cannes'11) Woody Allen's
"Midnight in Paris*" [(2011)Spain- US/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - (*DVD available from Dec. 20, 2011)

week<- -On DVD now!
(1- GG-WIN!/"1"-SPIRIT-WIN!/NYFF'11)
My Week with Marilyn* [(2011)UK-US/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - (*DVD available from March 13, 2012)

pariah<--On DVD now!
("1"-SPIRIT-WIN!/GLBT/Sundance'11) Dee Rees "PARIAH*" [(2011) USA/FocusFeatures/Rated R (NOTE for Parents: HARD "R"-ADULTS ONLY)] - IMDb rating: 6.9 -- (*DVD available from April 24, 2012)

rango<--On DVD now!
("1"-OSCAR -WIN!/CGI-Anime) Gore Verbinski's "RANGO*" [(2011)USA/Paramount/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - (*DVD available from July 15, 2011)