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A few MUST-SEE movies plus the rest of the
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Theatrical FILM releases
and FESTIVAL info:
NEW THEATRICAL
RELEASES
[Week ending: SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 // ++Wed
and **Thursday Openings // "VOD"=Video-On-Demand]
Anton Corbijn's "the American++" [(2010)
USA/UNIVERSAL-Focus/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 2,823 theaters (including 10 in
Manhattan / check local listings)
(MUSICAL) Elizabeth Lucas' "Clear Blue
Tuesday" [(2009)USA/2010 release/ClearBlueProd's] -- NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the
Quad cinema
Jeff Mizushima's Etienne! [(2009)USA/2010
release/CineastaProd's] -- NOW PLAYING in Brooklyn,NYC @ the reRun Gastropub Theater (NOT in Manhattan)
(CHIKFLIK) Nanette Burstein's "Going the
Distance" [(2010)USA/WB-NewLine/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 3,030 theaters
(including 9 in Manhattan / check local listings)
(Sundance2010) Lixin Fan's "Last Train
Home" [(2009)docu/Canada-China-UK/2010-USA-release/ZeitgeistFilms/85 min] --
NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the IFC center
Maniquis and Rodriguez' "Machete" [(2010)
USA/FOX/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 2,670 theaters (including 11 in Manhattan /
check local listings)
(TruStory/Toronto'09) Rønning and Sandberg's "Max Manus" [(2008)Norway-Denmark-Germany/2010-USA-release/Dfilms] - NOW
PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema
(FrenchCine/SEQUEL) Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 [Pt. 2 of 2/(2008)France-Canada/2010-USA-
release/MusicBoxFilms/Rated R/133 min] - NOW PLAYING in 18 theaters in
9 states (NY-MA-PA-VA-GA-TX-CA-OR-WA; PLUS 3 venues in Manhattan / check
local listings)
(Cannes+Toronto'09/Animated) Paul & Sandra Fierlinger's "MY DOG TULIP++" [(2009)USA/2010
release/NewYorkerFilms/83 min] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS Sept. 14th / click "Film Forum"
for showtimes)
(Cannes'08/Portuguese) Our Beloved
Month of August [Aquele Querido Mês de
Agosto/(2008)Portugal-France/2010-USA-release/FiGaFilms/147 min] - NOW PLAYING
in Manhattan @ the Anthology Film Archives (ENDS Sept. 9th)
Sean Baker's "Prince of Broadway++ [(2008)
USA/2010 release/ElephantEyeFilms] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film center
(Starts in LA on Sept. 24th)
(BOLLYWOOD) Sidharth Malhotra's "We Are
Family [(2010)India-Australia] - NOW PLAYING in 25+ theaters in 9+ states (NJ-
PA-NC-VA-MD-GA-FL-OH-MO; PLUS the AMC-Loews Village-7 and Big Cinemas-Manhattan in NYC)
..
(AfricanCinema) White Wedding [(2009)South Africa/2010-USA-release/LilFilmCo.] - NOW PLAYING in 2 LA-area
theaters and 2 in Manhattan (check local listings)
(Sundance'09) James C. Strouse's "the Winning
Season" [(2009)USA/2010 release/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - NOW PLAYING in 2 LA-
area theaters and the CC-Village East cinema in Manhattan (check local listings)
(**Asian-REMAKE) Zhang Yimou Zhang's "a Woman, a Gun and a Noodle
Shop [**Coen Bros' "Blood Simple"/aka 'A Simple Noodle Story'/San qiang pai an jing qi/
(2009)China/2010-USA-release/SPC/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 4 LA-area theaters and
the Landmark-Sunshine cinemas in Manhattan (check local listings)
SEPT. 3rd EXPANSIONS
(IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent / ++Wed
& **Thurs Openings // "VOD"=Video-On-Demand)
(Atheist/Cannes+Toronto'09) Alejandro Amenábar's "AGORA"
[2009)Spain/2010-USA-release/NewmarketFilms/127 min] - IMDb rating:
7.3 - EXPANDS to 3 NEW theaters in 3 states (PA-DC-WA / HELD OVER @
the Cinema Village in Manhattan / *DVD available: October 19, 2010)
(AussieCinema/Sundance2010) David Michôd's "Animal Kingdom" [(2010)
Australia/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to 16 NEW theaters in
8 states (NY-NJ-MD-GA-MO-TX-AZ-CA / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues)
(Toronto'09/Tribeca2010) Cairo Time [(2009)Canada-Ireland-Egypt/2010-USA-release/IFCfilms/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.7 -
EXPANDS to 55 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues /
Also "On Demand")
Neil
Marshall's "Centurion" [(2010)UK/MagnetReleasing/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.5 -
EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters in 4 states (CT-GA-MO-CA / HELD OVER @ the
Angelika Film Center in Manhattan / Also "On Demand" / *DVD available: November 2, 2010)
(RomanianCinema) Radu Mihaileanu's "the
Concert" [Le Concert/(2009)
France-Italy-Romania/2010-USA-release/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS
to Monterey,CA and 2 NEW venues in San Francisco,CA (check local listings / HELD OVER
in Manhattan @ the CC-1-2-3)
(Sundance2010) Exit Through the Gift
Shop [(2010)docu/US-UK /2010 release/ProducersDist.Agy./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.5 -
EXPANDS to Portland,OR and Spokane,WA (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the
Landmark-Sunshine cinemas)
(Sundance2010) Shari Springer Berman's "the Extra
Man" [(2010)USA/MagnoliaPix/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - EXPANDS to 12
NEW theaters in 11 states (NY-NJ-MA-FL-OH-MI-WI-TX-ID-CA-WA / HELD OVER in
Manhattan @ the Cinema Village / Also "On Demand")
(Toronto'09) Christian Carion's "Farewell" [L'affaire Farewell/(2009)France/2010-USA-
release/NeoClassicsFilms] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to Pleasantville,NY; Kansas
City,MO; and the Brooklyn Heights Cinema in Brooklyn,NYC (check local listings / HELD OVER in
Manhattan @ the Cinema Village)
(Holocaust)
Yael Hersonski's "a Film Unfinished" [(2010)docu/Germany-Israel/OscilloscopePix/Rated
R] - EXPANDS to Kew Gardens,NY; PLUS Beverly Hills and West Hills,CA (check local listings /
HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Lincoln Plaza-6 and the Film Forum (click "Film Forum" for Hold
Over showtimes / Starts on Sept. 24th in MA-MD-DC-CA)
(TWEEN) Rob Reiner's "Flipped" [(2010)
USA/WB/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to 28 theaters in 5states
(NY-MA-IL-IN-CA / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)
(Toronto'09/Sundance+SXSW+Tribeca2010) Get Low [(2009)US-Germany-Poland/2010-USA-
release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 570+ theaters (check
local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)
(SEQUEL) the Girl Who Played with Fire [(2009)Sweden
-Denmark-Germany/2010-USA-release/MusicBoxFilms/129 min] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to 13
NEW theaters in 7states (NY-SC-VA-OH-IL-AL-MI / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the
Angelika Film Center & the Clearview-1st&62nd / *DVD available: October 26, 2010)
(SXSW2010) the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* [(2009)
Sweden-Denmark-Germany/2010-USA-release/MusicBoxFilms/152 min] - IMDb rating:
7.7 - EXPANDS to 5 NEW theaters in 5 states (PA-KS-MN-CA-OR / HELD
OVER in Manhattan @ the Landmark-Sunshine cinema / *On DVD now!)
(SURFING) Dana Brown's "Highwater" [(2008)docu
-USA/2010 release/ATOpix] - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (CA & WA only / HELD OVER in
Kahului,HI; Honolulu,HI; and the Angelika Film Center in Manhattan (check local listings)
(Toronto'09/Sundance2010) Luca Guadagnino "I Am
Love" [Io sono l'amore/(2009)Italy/2010-USA-release/MagnoliaPix/Rated R] - IMDb rating:
7.3 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters in 6 states (MA-IL-CO-IA-OR-WA / HELD
OVER in Manhattan@ the Landmark-Sunshine cinema / *DVD available: October 12, 2010)
Jean
-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child [(2010)docu-USA/ArthouseFilms] - EXPANDS to
Rochester,NY; Palm Desert,CA; and Portland,OR (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East
Cinema / *DVD available: Nov. 16, 2010)
(Sundance+Tribeca2010) Joan
Rivers: A Piece of Work [(2010)docu-USA/IFCfilms/Rated R/84 min] - IMDb rating:
6.9 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters in 9 states (NY-ME-NH-TN-VA-FL-OH-
TX-OR / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad)
<--DVD
Tuesday
Robert Luketic's "Killers" [(2010)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] -
IMDb rating: 4.4 - EXPANDS to Birmingham,AL and Richmond,IN(check local listings /
NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Sept. 7, 2010)
(Toronto'09) Samuel Maoz' "Lebanon" [(2009)
Israel-France-UK/2010-USA-release/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to
6 NEW theaters in 4 states (NJ-PA-VA-FL / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad
cinema)
(Toronto'09/SEQUEL) Todd Solondz' "Life During Wartime" [aka
'Happiness 2'/(2009)USA/2010 release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to 4
NEW theaters in 4 states (NY-PA-MI-OR / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center)
(Toronto'09) Bruce Beresford's "Mao's Last Dancer" [(2009)Australia/2010-USA-release/ATOpix/Rated PG] - IMDb rating:
7.2 - EXPANDS to9 NEW theaters in 6 states (NJ-PA-NC-GA-OH-MO / HELD
OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / check local listings)
(FrenchCine/Toronto'08) Mesrine: Killer Instinct [Pt. 1 of
2/L'instinct de mort/(2008)France-Canada-Italy/2010-
USA-release/MusicBoxFilms/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW
theaters in 4 states (NY-MN-CA-WA / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / check
local listings)
(TruStory?/Cannes'09) George Gallo's "Middle
Men" [(2009)USA/2010 release/ParamountVantage/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 -
EXPANDS to Key West,FL and Scottsdale,AZ (check local listings / NOT in NYC)
Claudia Llosa's "the Milk
of Sorrow" [(2009)Spain-Peru/2010-USA-release/OliveFilms] - IMDb rating:
6.8 - EXPANDS to the Laemmle-Music Hall-3 im Beverly Hills,CA (HELD OVER in Manhattan
@ the Cinema Village)
(HindiCinema/Sundance2010) Peepli [Live] [(2010)
India/UTVcomm.] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters in 4
states (MA-VA-IN-CA / HELD OVER in NYC @ the Big Cinemas-Manhattan)
(TrueStory) Princess Kaiulani [(2009)US-
UK/2010-USA-release/RoadsideAttractions/Rated PG/130 min] - IMDb rating: 5.8 -
EXPANDS to the Megaplex-20 at the District in South Jordan,UT (check local listings / NOT in
NYC / *DVD available: September 14, 2010)
(Sundance2010) Tim Hetherington's "Restrepo" [(2010)docu-USA/Nat.Geo.Ent./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.3 -
12 theaters in 12 states (NY-RI-MD-OH-IL-KY-MI-IA-MN-TX-UT-CA / HELD OVER in
Manhattan @ the CC-Village East)
<--DVD
Tuesday
(Toronto'09) Solitary Man [(2009)USA/2010
release/AnchorBayEnt./Rated R]- IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters in
4 states (OH-NE-NM-CA / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Sept. 7, 2010)
(Toronto'09/Tribeca2010) Fatih Akin's "Soul
Kitchen" [(2009)Germany/2010-USA-
release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 10 NEW theaters in 4
states (NY-MA-PA-CA / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / Also "On Demand")
(WAR-BIO/Sundance2010) Amir Bar-Lev's "the Tillman
Story" [(2010)docu-USA/TWC/Rated R] - EXPANDS to 18 NEW theaters in 10
states (NY-NJ-MA-PA-DC-IL-TX-AZ-CA-WA / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / check
local listings)
(SEQUEL/CGI-Animated) Pixar's "Toy Story 3" [Also in
Disney Digital-3D and IMAX-3D/(2010)USA/BV-WaltDisney/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 8.9 - RE
-EXPANDS into 1,520 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan
venues / *DVD available: Nov. 2, 2010)
(ONGOING/IMAX) Under
the Sea-3D* [(2009)docu/US-Canada/WB/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to
the IMAX-Omnitheatre @ the Ft Worth Museum of Science & History in Fort Worth,TX
(NOT in NYC / *On DVD now!)
NYC ALERT - Weekly REVIVAL
night + Comedy emcee:
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CONTINUING THIS WEEK
(Cannes'09) the Army of Crime [(2009)France/2010-USA-release/LorberFilms/139
min] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - HELD OVER @ the Balboa Theater in San Francisco,CA and in
Manhattan @ the Quad cinema
James Cameron's "Avatar: Special Edition" [ in 3D and
**IMAX-3D/(2010)USA/FOX/Rated PG-13/162 min] - IMDb rating: 8.3 - HELD
OVER in 812-"3D-only"/**122 theaters (including 4/**1 in Manhattan / check local
listings)
(SEQUEL/Talking Animals) Change of Plans [Le code a changé/(2009)France/2010-USA-
release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - HELD OVER @ the IFC center and the Lincoln Plaza-6
cinemas in Manhattan
Charlie St. Cloud [(2010)US-Canada/Universal/Rated
PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.8 - NOW PLAYING in 217 theaters (check local listings /
HELD OVER @ the Cinemart Cinemas in Forest Hills,Queens-NYC / NOT in Manhattan)
(CGI-Animation) Despicable Me [in 2D and 3D/(2010)
USA/Universal/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 1,587 theaters
(check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)
(USA**REmake) Dinner for Schmucks [**orig.
French film: 'The Dinner Game'/(2010)USA/Paramount/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.4 -
NOW PLAYING in 804 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan
venues)
the Disappearance of Alice Creed [(2009)
UK/2010-USA-release/aBiggerBoat/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - HELD OVER in Palm
Desert, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco,CA (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD
available: November 23, 2010)
(BO:#4/CHICKFLICK) Ryan Murphy's "Eat
Pray Love" [(2010)USA/SONY-Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.7 - NOW
PLAYING in 2,663 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 10 Manhattan
venues)
(BO:#3/GUYflick) Sylvester Stallone's "the Expendables" [(2010)USA/Lionsgate/Rated R] -
IMDb rating: 7.3 - NOW PLAYING in 3,398 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER
in 9 Manhattan venues)
(SXSW2010) Toni Myers' "Hubble-3D" [Also in **IMAX-
3D/(2010)SHORT-docu/Canada/WB/Rated G/40 min] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - NOW
PLAYING in 123 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ 4- IMAX
venues including The American Museum of Natural History<--thru Jan. 2011)
(BO:#7)
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" [Also **IMAX/
(2010)US-UK/WB/Rated PG-13/142 min] - IMDb rating: 9.1 - NOW PLAYING in
1,704 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 10/**3 Manhattan venues)
(Sundance+Cannes2010) Lisa Cholodenko's "the Kids Are All Right" [(2010)
USA/Focus/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - NOW PLAYING in 239 theaters (check local
listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)
(CinemaLatino/Toronto'09) Josh Crook's "La Soga"
['The Butcher's Son'/(2009)Dominican Republic/2010-USA-release/"7-57"] - IMDb rating: 6.9 -
HELD OVER in Paterson,NJ; Bronx,NYC; and 2 theaters in Manhattan (check local listings)
M. Night Shyamalan's "the Last Airbender" [in
2D and 3D/(2010)USA/Paramount] - IMDb rating: 5.3 - NOW PLAYING in 248-2nd-run
theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)
(BO:#2/HORROR) Daniel Stamm's "the Last Exorcism" [(2010)
USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - HELD OVER in 2,874 theaters
(including 9 in Manhattan / check local listings)
Erik White's "Lottery Ticket" [(2010)
USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 2.2 - NOW PLAYING in 1,310 theaters (check
local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)
(BO:#8/SEQUEL) Susanna White's "Nanny McPhee Returns" [NP#2/(2010)UK-France-US/Universal/ PG] - IMDb rating: 6.1 -
NOW PLAYING in 2,708 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan
venues)
(BO:#5/BuddyCopFlik) Adam McKay's "the Other Guys" [(2010)USA/SONY-Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating:
7.1 - NOW PLAYING in 2,607 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 7
Manhattan venues)
(BO:#10/**3D
-Franchise-SEQUEL) Piranha 3D [in 2D and Real-3D/(2010)USA/TWC- Dimension/Rated R] - IMDb rating:
6.9 - NOW PLAYING in 1,789 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in
**6 Manhattan venues)
Phillip Noyce's "Salt" [(2010)USA/SONY-
Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - NOW PLAYING in 705 theaters (check
local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World [(2010)
USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - NOW PLAYING in 802 theaters
(check local listings / HELD OVER in 5 Manhattan venues)
(CGI-ANIMATED/Tribeca2010) Shrek
Forever After [Sh#4/Also in 3D and IMAX-3D/(2010)USA/Paramount-DW/Rated PG] - IMDb
rating: 6.7 - NOW PLAYING in 145 theaters (check local listings / NOT in
NYC)
(ItalianCine) the
Sicilian Girl [La siciliana ribelle/(2009)Italy-France/2010-USA-release/Music Box Films] - IMDb rating: 6.9
- HELD OVER@ the Cinemart Cinemas in Forest Hills,Queens-NYC and in Manhattan @ the Cinema
Village
(SEQUEL/Dance-On-Film) Step Up 3D [In 2D
also/SUIII/(2010)USA/BV-Walt Disney/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.4 - NOW PLAYING in
434 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the AMC-Empire-25)
(BO:#9)
Gordon and Speck's "the SWITCH" [(2010)
USA/Miramax/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - NOW PLAYING in 1,885 theaters
(check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)
(BO:#1) John Luessenhop's "Takers" [(2010)USA/SONY-ScreenGems/Rated PG-
13] - IMDb rating: 4.8 - HELD OVER in 2,206 theaters (including 10 in
Manhattan / check local listings)
(SEQUEL) David Slade's "the Twilight Saga:
Eclipse" [Twi#3/in 2D and IMAX/(2010)USA/SummitEnt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.8 -
NOW PLAYING in 396 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the AMC
-Empire-25)
(Toronto '09) Nicolas Winding Refn's "Valhalla Rising" [(2009)Denmark
-UK/2010-USA-release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - HELD OVER @ the IFC center in
Manhattan
(BO:#6/SPOOF) Vampires
Suck [(2010)USA/FOX/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 3.3 - NOW PLAYING in 2,434
theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)
(Sundance+SXSW2010) Debra Granik's "Winter's
Bone" [(2010)USA/RoadsideAttractions/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - NOW PLAYING
in91 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center /
*DVD available: Oct. 26, 2010)
