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Theatrical FILM releases
and FESTIVAL info:
"NEW" THEATRICAL RELEASES
[JAN. 27, 2012 Weekend // ++Wed and ##Thursday Openings]

("3"-OSCAR -noms!/SPIRIT-Nominee/Toronto'11) Rodrigo Garcia’s "Albert Nobbs" [(2011)UK-Ireland/LiddellEnt./Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 246 theaters (including 5 in Manhattan / check local listings)

africa
(REVIVAL) Lionel Rogosin's "Come Back, Africa" [(1959) docu-USA/2012-RE-release/MilestoneFims] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS Feb. 2nd / click title for showtimes)

(Cannes'11) Valérie Donzelli's "Declaration of War" [(2011)France/2012-USA-release/SundanceSelects(IFC)/FB] - NOW PLAYING in 4 LA-&-SF-area theaters; PLUS 2 in Manhattan (check local listings / Also "On Demand")

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(REVIVAL) Eric Schaeffer's "FALL" [(1997)USA/M-G-M] -- NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema

How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?++ [(2010)docu/UK-Spain-Germany-US-Switzerland-France-China-Hong Kong/2012-USA- release/ArthouseFilms/78 min] -- NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the IFC center




JANUARY 27th EXPANSIONS
(IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent / ++Wed & ##Thursday Openings // "VOD"=Video-On-Demand)

("10"- OSCAR-noms!/"3"-GG-WINS!/"3"-SAG-noms/"5"- SPIRIT-Noms/Cannes'11) Michel Hazanavicius
"the ARTIST" [SILENT-B&W/(2011)France/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.5 - EXPANDS to 897 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues / TR: 10th wknd)

(Cannes'11) Xavier Durringer's "the Conquest" [(2011) France/MusicBoxFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - EXPANDS to Hartford,CT; Denver,CO; and Seattle,WA (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 11th wknd)

(SHAKESPEARE) Ralph Fiennes "Coriolanus" [(2011)UK/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 12 USA & Canadian venues (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 2nd wknd)

(Toronto'11) Frederick Wiseman's "Crazy Horse" [(2011)docu/US-France/2012-USA- release/ZipporahFilms/134 min] - EXPANDS to the Kendall Square in Cambridge,MA (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Film Forum<--ENDS Feb. 7th / click "Film Forum" for NYC showtimes / TR: 2nd wknd / Starts in LA on Feb. 3rd)

("5"-OSCAR -noms!/2-GG-WINS!/"2"-SAG-noms/"4"- SPIRIT-Noms/
Toronto'11) Alexander Payne's
"the Descendants" [(2011) USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - EXPANDS to 1,997 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues / TR: 11th wknd)

("11"- OSCAR-noms!/"1"-GG-WIN!) Martin Scorsese's "HUGO" [In 2D-&-*Real-3D/(2011)USA/Paramount/Rated PG/127 min] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - EXPANDS to 965 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in *4 Manhattan venues / TR: 10th wknd)

(BO:#10/"2"-OSCAR- noms!/"1"-GG-WIN!/"MerylStreep") Phyllida Lloyd's "the Iron Lady" [(2011) UK/TWC-TheWeinsteinCo./Rated PG-13] - EXPANDS to 1,244 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 9 Manhattan venues / TR: 5th wknd)

(SXSW2010/"Richard Garriott") Man on a Mission [(2010)docu-USA/2012 release/FirstRunFeatures] - EXPANDS to the Time & Space LTD in Hudson,NY (ENDS Jan. 29th / NOT in NYC / TR: 6th wknd / Starts in & Spokane,WA on Feb. 10th)

("4"- SPIRIT-Noms/Sundance'11) Martha Marcy May Marlene [(2011)USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to the Kimball Theater in Williamsburg,VA (NOT in NYC / HELD OVER in Portland,OR / TR: 13th wknd / Starts in Bar Harbor,ME on Jan. 31st)

(AsianCinema: JAPAN/Toronto2010) Norwegian Wood [Noruwei no mori /(2010) Japan/2012-USA-release/RFR-RedFlagRel./133 min] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to Wilmington,DE; Los Angeles,CA; and Seattle,WA (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center / Starts in Portland,OR on March 2nd)

U23D<-- DVD Tuesday
(Cannes2010) Takeshi Kitano's "OUTRAGE" [Autoreiji/(2010)Japan/2011-USA -release/Magnet(Magnolia)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to the Detroit Institute of Art in Detroit, MI and the Magic Lantern Theater in Spokane,WA (NOT in NYC / Also "On Demand" / TR: 9th wknd / *DVD available: Jan. 31, 2012)

(DanceOnFilm/Toronto'11) Wim Wenders "PINA" [In /(2011)docu/Germany-France- UK/IFCfilms/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 35 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 6th wknd)

(BO:#2/WAR: WW2) Anthony Hemingway's "Red Tails" [(2012) USA/Fox/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - EXPANDS to 2,573 theaters (including 9 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BIO) Young Goethe in Love [(2010) Germany/2011-USA-release/MusicBoxFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters in 4 states (CT-DC-KY-NM / HELD OVER in Beverly,MA / NOT in NYC / TR: 13th wknd)





Last wknd's "NEW" THEATRICAL RELEASES
[JAN. 20, 2012 Weekend // ++Wed and ##Thursday Openings]

(WAR: WW2-Nanking) Zhang Yimou's "the Flowers of War" [Jin líng shí san chai/(2011)China-Hong Kong/WrekinHillEnt.] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - HELD OVER in 30 theaters in 9 states (NY-MA-PA-DC-GA-IL-TX-CA-HI,including 2 Manhattan venues / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(JapAnime) Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos [Hagane no renkinjutsushi: Mirosu no seinaru hoshi/(2011)Japan/2012-USA-release/ElevenArts] - HELD OVER in 42 theaters (including the Cinema Village in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BO:#5/MMA: "Gina Carano") Steven Soderbergh's "HAYWIRE" [(2011)US-Ireland/2012-USA-release/RelativityMedia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - HELD OVER in 2,441 theaters (including 9 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

the Pruitt-Igoe Myth [(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/FirstRunFeatures/79 min] -- HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (ENDS Jan. 31st / TR: 2nd wknd / Starts in Atlanta,GA on Feb. 6thl)

(FASHION) Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston [(2010) docu-USA/2012 release/PaladinFilms]-- HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (Starts in LA on Feb. 1st / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BO:#1/SEQUEL) Underworld: Awakening [In 2D, *Real-3D, & **IMAX-3D/U#4/(2012) USA/ScreenGems(SONY)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - HELD OVER in 3,078 theaters (including *9/**3 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(AsianCInema: HK) Dante Lam's "the Viral Factor" [(2012)Hong Kong/ChinaLionEnt.] - HELD OVER in 15 theaters in 6 states (NY-NJ-DC-CA-WA-HI, including 2 Manhattan venues / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)




JANUARY 20th EXPANSIONS
(IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent / ++Wed & ##Thursday Openings // "VOD"=Video-On-Demand)

Addiction Incorporated [(2011)docu- USA/VarianceFilms] - EXPANDS to the Landmark-Shattuck in Berkeley,CA & the Lumiere in San Francisco,CA (NOT in NYC / TR: 6th wknd)

(BO:#3/SMUGGLING/**REmake) Baltasar Kormákur's "Contraband" [**Reykjavik-Rotterdam/(2012)US- UK/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - EXPANDS to 2,870 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER 9 Manhattan venues / TR: 2nd wknd)

EAMES: The Architect & The Painter [(2011)docu- USA/FirstRunFeatures/83 min] - EXPANDS to the Roxie Theater in San Francisco,CA and PFC's Limelight Cinema in Bellingham,WA (NOT in NYC / TR: 11th wknd)

(Toronto'11) Werner Herzog's "INTO THE ABYSS: A Tale Of Death, A Tale Of Life" [(2011)docu/Germany- Canada/IFCfilms/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to the Hamilton Theater-7 in Hamilton,NY (HELD OVER in Nashville,TN and Tulsa,OK / NOT in NYC / TR: 9th wknd)

Michael Corrente’s "Loosies" [(2012)USA/IFCfilms/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.3 -- EXPANDS to the Bow Tie-Criterion Cinemas in New Haven,CT and Laemmle's Music Hall-3 in Beverly Hills,CA (NOT in NYC / TR: 2nd wknd / Also "On Demand")

the Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby [(2011)docu-USA/First Run Features] - EXPANDS to the Landmark-Ritz at the Bourse and the Cinema-21 in Portland,OR (NOT in NYC / TR: 14th wknd)

Lavinia Currier's "OKA!" [(2010)USA/2011-USA- release/DadaFilms] - EXPANDS to West End Cinema in Washington DC and the Cleveland Cinematheque in Cleveland,OH (NOT in NYC)

(Cannes'11) Nuri Bilge Ceylan's
"Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" [Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da/(2011)Turkey-Bosnia-&-Herzegovina/2012-USA- release/TheCinemaGuild/150 min ] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - TRANSFERS to the Cinema Village in Manhattan (TR: 3rd wknd)

("2"-OSCAR -noms!/1-GG-WIN!/SPIRIT- Nominee/
Toronto'11) Asghar Farhadi's "a Separation" [(2011)Iran/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.6 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters in 3 states (VA-MD-CA / HELD OVER in 9 venues in NY-&-CA,including the Lincoln Plaza-6 & the Film Forum in Manhattan<--click "Film Forum" for more info / TR: 4th wknd)

(SPIRIT- nominee/Toronto'11)
Steve McQueen's "SHAME" [(2011)UK/FOXsearchlight/ADULTS ONLY:Rated NC-17] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - RE-EXPANDS to 95 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 8th wknd)

life<--On DVD now!
("3"-OSCAR -noms!/Cannes'11) Terrence Malick's "the Tree of Life"
[(2011) USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated PG-13/138 min] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - EXPANDS to the Cinema Theater in Rochester,NY (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village / *DVD available from Oct. 11, 2011)

(Toronto2010) Emilio Estevez "the WAY" [(2010)US-Spain/2011-USA-release/PDA-ArcEnt.] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters in 4 states (MA-IL-MN-WA / NOT in NYC / HELD OVER in 24 other venues/ TR: 16th wknd / *DVD available: Feb. 21, 2012)

(SAG- nominee/Cannes'11) Lynne Ramsay's
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" [(2011)UK/OscilloscopePix/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 5 LA-area theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center & the Lincoln Plaza-6 cinemas / TR: 3rd wknd)



NYC ALERT:

(Annual survey)
Global Lens 2012

January 12 - 28, 2012 @ MoMA's Titus theaters
[Various Shorts and Features / click "Global Lens" for program info]




CONTINUING THIS WEEK

(OSCAR- nominee/1-GG-WIN!/Motion-Capture-Animation) Steven Spielberg's "the Adventures of Tintin" [The Secret of the Unicorn/In 2D, *Real-3D-&-IMAX-3D/(2011)US-New Zealand/Paramount/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 1,340 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in *5 Manhattan venues / TR: 5th wknd)

(SEQUEL/3D-Animated) Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked [In 2D-&-*Real-3D/A&tC#2/(2011) USA/20thCenturyFox/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 3.4 - NOW PLAYING in 2,070/*1,000+ theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the AMC-Empire-25 / TR:6th wknd)

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(BO:#6/3D- Animated-REVIVAL) Gary Trousdale’s "Beauty and the Beast" [In 2D-&-*Real-3D(1991)USA/WaltDisney(BV)/2012 release/Rated G/84 min] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - HELD OVER in 2,625/*1,000+ theaters (including *9 Manhattan venues / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(TELUGUcinema) Gopichand Malineni 's "Bodyguard" [3rd- Remake of "Malayalam version," inspired by the Whitney Houston-Kevin Costner 1992 orig./(2012) India] - HELD OVER in 25+ theaters in 13 states (NJ-CT-MA-NC-VA-GA-FL-MI-IN-TX -MN-CA-WA / NOT in NYC)

(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 - HELD OVER in *45 theaters,including the American Museum of Natural History-LeFrak theater in Manhattan (ENDS July 1, 2012 / check local listings / TR: 43rd wknd)

(TELUGUcinema) Puri Jagannath's "Business Man" [(2012)India] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - HELD OVER in 30+ theaters in 14 states (NJ-CT-MA-NC-VA-GA-FL-OH-IN-TX-MN-AZ-CA-WA / NOT in NYC)

(NYFF'11) Roman Polanski's "Carnage" [(2011)France-Germany -Poland/SPC/Rated R/79 min] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - NOW PLAYING in 248 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 6th wknd)

(Toronto'11) David Cronenberg's
"a Dangerous Method" [(2011)UK- Germany-Canada-Switzerland/SPC/Rated R (NOTE for Parents: HARD "R"-ADULTS ONLY)] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - NOW PLAYING in 37 theaters in 16 states (NY-NJ-CT-MA-PA-VA-MD-DC-GA-IL-CO-TX-AZ-CA-OR-WA / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 9th wknd / *DVD available: March 27, 2012)

(HORROR: Exorcism) William Brent Bell's
"the Devil Inside [(2012)USA/InsurgePix-Paramount/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 3.6 - NOW PLAYING in 2,207 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Regal-E -walk / TR: 3rd wknd)

(**SEQUEL) Farhan Akhtar's "Don 2" [**'Don'-2006 orig./ (2011)India/RelianceEnt./MOREinfo] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - HELD OVER in 8 theaters in 5 states (NJ-GA-IL-TX-CA / NOT in NYC / TR: 4th wknd)

(BO:#4/"2"-OSCAR- noms!) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close [(2011)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - HELD OVER in 2,630 theaters (check local listings / Also HELD OVER 9 Manhattan venues / TR: 6th wknd)

(BO:#10/"5"-OSCAR- noms!/USA-**REmake) David Fincher's
"the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" [**Based on 2009 Swedish orig./(2011)US-Sweden-UK- Germany/ColumbiaPix(SONY)/Rated R (NOTE for Parents: HARD "R"-ADULTS ONLY)/158 min] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - NOW PLAYING in 1,907 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 9 Manhattan venues / TR: 5th wknd)

(BO:#7/CHOIR-COMEDY) Todd Graff's "Joyful Noise" [(2012)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.5 - HELD OVER in 2,735 theaters (including 5 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" [(2011) USA/FOXsearchlight/Rated R/149 min] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village (TR: 4th wknd)

(SPIRIT- Nom/Cannes'11) Lars von Trier's "Melancholia" [(2011)Denmark-Sweden- France-Germany /MagnoliaPix/Rated R/136 min] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 60+ theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center / TR: 10th wknd)

(BO:#8/SEQUEL) Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
[In **IMAX /MI#4/(2011)USA/Paramount/Rated PG-13/133 min] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 2,519/**425 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 9/**1 Manhattan venues / TR: 6th wknd)

(OSCAR- nominee) James Bobin's "the MUPPETS" [(2011)USA/WaltDisney(BV)/Rated PG]; PLUS: Angus MacLane's "Small Fry"
[Animated-SHORT feat. characters from 'Toy Story'/(2011)USA/Pixar/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - NOW PLAYING in 285 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 9th wknd / *DVD available: March 20, 2012)

("2"-OSCAR -noms!/1-GG-WIN!/"2"-SAG-noms/SPIRIT- Nominee/NYFF'11) My Week with Marilyn [(2011)UK- US/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 225 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues / TR: 9th wknd)

(TAMILcinema) S. Shankar's "Nanban" [(2012) India/188 min] - IMDb rating: 8.3 - HELD OVER in 25+ theaters in 12 states (NJ-CT-MA-VA-GA-FL-MI-IN-TX-MN-AZ-CA / NOT in NYC)

("2"- SPIRIT-Noms/GLBT/Sundance'11) Dee Rees "PARIAH" [(2011)USA/FocusFeatures/Rated R (NOTE for Parents: HARD "R"-ADULTS ONLY)] - IMDb rating: 7.0 -- NOW PLAYING in 21 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Landmark-Sunshine cinemas / TR: 4th wknd)

(BOLLYWOOD-**REmake) Abbas-Mustan's "PLAYERS" [**Refashioned version of 2003 USA film "The Italian Job"/(2012)India/VivaEnt.] - IMDb rating: 4.7 - HELD OVER in 20+ theaters in 8 states (NY-NJ-GA-IL-TX-MN-CA-WA / NOT in NYC)

(BO:#9/SEQUEL) Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows [SH#2/(2011)USA/WB/Rated PG-13/129 min] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 2,485 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 5 Manhattan venues / TR: 6h wknd)

(Sundance'11/"Harry Belafonte") Susanne Rostock's
"Sing Your Song" [(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/S2BNfilms-HBOdocs] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (TR: 2nd wknd)

("3"-OSCAR -noms!/TV-REmake) Tomas Alfredson's
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" [(2011)France-UK-Germany/FocusFeatures/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 731 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th wknd)

(TAMILcinema) N. Linguswamy's "VETTAI" [(2012) India/UTVcomm./150 min] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - HELD OVER in 24 theaters in 9 states (NJ-VA-GA-FL-MI-MN-TX-CA-WA / NOT in NYC)

("6"-OSCAR -noms!) Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" [(2011)USA/TouchstonePix(DW)/Rated PG-13/2 hrs 26 min] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 2,525 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues / TR: 5th wknd)

Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo [(2011) USA/FOX/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 2,065 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 5th wknd)

Jason Reitman's
"Young Adult" [(2011) USA/Paramount/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - NOW PLAYING in 150 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th wknd)















RECENT DVD RELEASES

door<-- On DVD now!
Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace* [(2009)docu -USA/2011 release/FisherKlingensteinFilms] -- (*DVD available from Jan. 3, 2012)

contagion<- -On DVD now!
Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion*" [Also in **IMAX/(2011)US-United Arab Emirates/WB/RatedPG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - (*DVD available from Jan. 3, 2012)

guard<-- On DVD now!
(Sundance'11/IrishCinema) John Michael McDonagh's
"the GUARD*" [(2011)Ireland/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - (*DVD available from Jan. 3, 2012)

happy<-- On DVD now!
(Sundance'11) Anne Sewitsky's "Happy, Happy*" [Sykt lykkelig/ (2010)Norway/2011-USA-release/MagnoliaPix/Rated R/85 min] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - (*DVD available from Jan. 24, 2012)

limelight<-- On DVD now!
(NYC-niteclub) Billy Corben's "LIMELIGHT*" [(2011)docu-USA/MagnoliaPix] - (*DVD available from Jan. 24, 2012)

lisbon<-- On DVD now!
(PortoCinema/Toronto2010) Raúl Ruiz'
"Mysteries of Lisbon*" [(2010)Portugal/2011-USA-release/MusicBoxFilms/272 min] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - ( *DVD available from Jan. 17, 2012)

red<-- On DVD now!
(AsianCinema) United Red Army* [Jitsuroku rengô sekigun: Asama sansô e no michi/(2007) Japan/2011-USA-release/LorberFilms/190 min] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - ( *DVD available from Jan. 17, 2012)

whistleblower<--On DVD now!
(Toronto2010/"RachelWeisz") the Whistleblower* [(2010)Germany-Canada/2011-USA-release/IDP/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - (*DVD available from Jan. 24, 2012)



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

50<--On DVD now!
("3"- SPIRIT-Noms/Toronto'11) Jonathan Levine's "50/50*" [(2011)USA/SummitEnt./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - (*DVD available fromJan. 24, 2012)

earth<--On DVD now!
("2"- SPIRIT-Noms/Sundance) Another Earth* [(2011)USA/FOXsearchlight ] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - (*DVD available from Nov. 29, 2011)

Beginners<-- On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/GG-WINNER!/SAG-nominee/"4"- SPIRIT-Noms/Cannes'11/ChristopherPummer) Mike Mills' "Beginners*" [(2010)USA/2011 release/FocusFeatures/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - (*DVD available from Nov. 15, 2011)

Bellflower<--On DVD now!
("2"- SPIRIT-Noms/Sundance'11) Evan Glodell's "BELLFLOWER*" [(2011)USA/OscilloscopeLabs/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - (*DVD available from Nov. 15, 2011)

life<--On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/SAG-nominee/SPIRIT-Nominee/CinemaLatino) Chris Weitz' "a Better Life*" [(2011) USA/SummitEnt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - (*DVD available from Oct. 18, 2011)

bill<--On DVD now!
(SPIRIT- Nominee) Bill Cunningham New York* [(2010)USA/2011 release/Zeitgeist Films/84 min] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - (*DVD available from Sept. 13, 2011)

beach<-- On DVD now!
(SPIRIT- Nominee/Tribeca'11) Alma Har’el's "Bombay Beach*" [(2011)docu- USA/FocusWorld/80 min] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - (*DVD available from Jan. 17, 2012)

cedar<--On DVD now!
("2"- SPIRIT-Noms) Miguel Arteta's "Cedar Rapids*" [(2011)USA/FOXsearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - ( *DVD available from June 21, 2011)

circumstance<-- On DVD now!
(SPIRIT- Nominee/Sundance'11) Maryam Keshavarz' "Circumstance*" [(2011)France-US- Iran/RoadsideAtt./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - (*DVD available from Dec. 13, 2011)

love<--On DVD now!
(DATEflik) Crazy, Stupid, Love.* [(2011)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - (*DVD available from Nov. 1, 2011)

hell<--On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/SPIRIT-Nominee/Sundance'11) Hell and Back Again* [(2011)docu/US-UK- Afghanistan/NewVideo-Docurama] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - (*DVD available from Jan. 24, 2012)

help<--On DVD now!
("3"-OSCAR -noms!/"1"-GG-WIN!/"4"-SAG-noms) 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)

march<-- On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/<Toronto'11) George Clooney's "the Ides of March*" [(2011)USA/ColumbiaPix (SONY)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - (*DVD available from Jan. 17, 2012)

call<--On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/"2"-SPIRIT-Noms/Sundance'11) J.C. Chandor's "Margin Call*" [(2011) USA/RoadsideAttractions/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - (*DVD available from Dec. 20, 2011)

moneyball< --On DVD now!
("6"-OSCAR -noms!/"2"-SAG-noms/Toronto'11) Bennett Miller's "Moneyball*" [(2011)USA/ColumbiaPix(SONY)/Rated PG-13/133 min] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - (*DVD available from Jan. 10, 2012)

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

real<-- On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/SciFi: ROBOTS) Real Steel* [Also in IMAX/(2011)US-India/WaltDisney(BV)/Rated PG-13/127 min] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - (*DVD available from Jan. 24, 2012)

terri<--On DVD now!
(SPIRIT- Nominee/Sundance'11) Azazel Jacobs' "Terri*" [(2011)USA/IDP-ATOpix] - IMDb rating: 6.5 -- (*DVD available from Oct. 11, 2011)

win<--On DVD now!
(SPIRIT- Nominee/Sundance'11) Thomas McCarthy's
"Win Win*" [(2011)USA/FOXsearchlight] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - (*DVD available from August 23, 2011)