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Theatrical FILM releases & FESTIVAL info:
NEW THEATRICAL RELEASES
[Week ending: February 5, 2010 // ++Wed & **Thurs Openings // "VOD"=Video-On-Demand]

(IsraeliCinema/Cannes&Toronto'09) Scandar Copti's "AJAMI++" [(2009)Germany-Israel/2010 USA release/KinoIntl] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDs Feb. 16th / Also in "2" other NYC-area venues)

(BO:#1) Lasse Hallström's "Dear John" [(2010)USA/SONY-ScreenGems/Rated PG-13] - NOW PLAYING in 2,969 theaters (including 9 in Manhattan / check local listings)

(Foreign-Sequel) District 13: Ultimatum [http://www.b13ultimatum-lefilm.com/">Banlieue 13.../(2009)France/2010-USA-release/Magnet] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex (Also by "VOD")

(Israeli&QueerCinema) Eyes Wide Open [Einaym Pkuhot/(2009)Israel- Germany-France/2010-USA-release/NewAmericanVision] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village

(BO:#3) From Paris with Love [(2010) France/Lionsgate/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 2,722 theaters (including 10 in Manhattan / check local listings)

(HORROR/Sundance2010) Adam Green's "FROZEN" [(2010)USA/AnchorBay/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 106 theaters (including 4 in Manhattan / check local listings)

(REVIVAL) Susan Sontag's "Promised Lands**" [(1974)BetaSP-docu/Poland-France/2010-USA-RE-release/TheFilmDesk] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Anthology Film Archives (ENDS Feb, 10th)

Kurosawa
(REVIVAL) Akira Kurosawa's "RAN" [NEW-35mm-Print/(1985)Japan-France/2010-USA-RE-release/Rialto/Rated R/162 min] - IMDb rating: 8.3 - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDs Feb. 18th)

(Separate-admissions) Red Riding (Trilogy) [3-features/(2009)UK/2010-USA-release/IFCfilms/305-min: Julian Jarrold's "1974 (102 min); James Marsh's "1980" (93 min); & Anand Tucker's "1983" (100 min)] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the IFC center

(JackieChan) Shinjuku Incident [San suk si gin/ (2009)Hong Kong/2010-USA-release/BarkingCow/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the AMC- Loews Village-VII cineplex

Henrik Ruben Genz's "Terribly Happy" [Frygtelig lykkelig/(2008) Denmark/2010-USA-release/OscilloscopePictures] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film center



February 5th EXPANSIONS
(IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent / ++Wed & **Thurs Openings // "VOD"=Video-On-Demand)

(Toronto'08/FrenchCine) Claire Denis' "35 Shots of Rum" [35 rhums/(2008)France-Germany/2009 USA release/Cinema Guild] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDs to the Grand in Ellsworth,ME (HELD OVER in Atlanta,GA / click "FrenchCine" for UPCOMING venue info / NOT in NYC)

(UKcinema) 44 Inch Chest [(2009)UK/2010 USA release/ImageEnt./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.0 - EXPANDs to Cambridge,MA; Philadelphia,PA; & Berkeley,CA (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex)

Mira Nair's "AMELIA*" [(2009)US-Canada/FoxSearchlight/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 5.6 - EXPANDs to the Cinemark Movies-16 in San Antonio,TX (click title for MORE venue info / NOT in NYC / *On DVD now!)

Nimród Antal's "ARMORED" [(2009)USA/SONY -ScreenGems/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.6 - EXPANDs to 7 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

(REBOOT//1-SPIRIT-nom/Toronto) Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" [(2009) USA/FirstLookPictures/Rated R/121 min] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - EXPANDS to 9 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: April 6, 2010)

(SEQUEL) the Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day [(2009)USA/Apparition/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 11 NEW theaters (click "SEQUEL" for more info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: March 9, 2010)

Richard Kelly's "the BOX [(2009)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to the Farmington Civic 2 Theatre in Farmington,MI (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Feb. 23, 2010)

Pedro Almodóvar's "Broken Embraces" [Los Abrazos Rotos/(2009)Spain/SPC] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / *DVD available: March 16, 2010)

(1-OSCAR-nom/FrenchCine) Anne Fontaine's "Coco Before Chanel" [(2009)France/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - EXPANDS to 9 NEW theaters (click "FrenchCine" for more info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Feb. 16, 2010)

(BO:#8/3-OSCAR- noms/1- SAG-Award-WIN/1-GLOBE-WIN//3-SPIRIT-noms) Crazy Heart [(2009)USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - EXPANDS to 819 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)

(Toronto'09) Jon Amiel's "Creation" [(2009)UK/2010 USA release/NewmarketFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to West Hills, San Jose, & Monterey,CA (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Landmark-Sunshine Cinema)

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(3-OSCAR-noms/1-SPIRIT-nom) Lone Scherfig's "an EDUCATION" [(2009)UK/SPC/Rated PG -13] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to 760 theaters (including 2 in NYC / click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in 2 other Manhattan venues / *DVD available: March 30, 2010)

(REVIVAL/Cannes'08) the End of Poverty? [(2008)docu-USA/2010 RE-release/CinemaLibre] - EXPANDs to the Harkins Valley Art in Tempe,AZ (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village)

(2-OSCAR- noms/Stop-Motion-Animation) Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" [(2009)US-UK/FOX] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - EXPANDS to 11 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC- Village East / *DVD available: March 23, 2010)

(Toronto) Andrea Arnold's "Fish Tank" [(2009)UK/2010 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDs to 4 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center)

(Sundance) Good Hair [(2009)docu-USA/RoadsideAttractions/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - EXPANDS to the Cinemark-Movies-10 in Fayetteville,GA (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Feb. 9, 2010)

(AsianCinema) Nobuhiko Obayashi's "HOUSE" [Hausu/(1977)Japan/2010 USA release/JanusFilms] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDs to the Belcourt Theater in Nashville,TN (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center)

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(9-OSCAR-noms) Kathryn Bigelow's "the Hurt Locker*" [(2008)USA/2009 release/Summit/Rated R/131 min] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - EXPANDs to 21+ NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad / *On DVD now!)

(2-OSCAR- noms/Cannes&Toronto) Terry Gilliam's "the Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" [(2009)UK-Canada-France/SPC/Rated PG-13/122 min] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 9 NEW theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

(GUYFLICK/8-OSCAR- noms/2- SAG-Award-WINS/1-GLOBE-WIN/Cannes) Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds*" [(2009)US-Germany/TWC] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to 25+ NEW theaters (NOT in NYC / check local listings / *On DVD now!)

(2-OSCAR-noms) Clint Eastwood's "INVICTUS" [(2009) USA/WB/Rated PG-13/134 min] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDs to 257 theaters (including 3 in NYC / check local listings / Also HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the AMC- Loews Village-7)

Gaylen Ross' "Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis" [(2008)docu-USA/2009 release] - EXPANDS to Dallas,TX and Palm Springs,CA (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Frederick Wiseman’s LA DANSE: Le ballet de l'Opéra de Paris [(2009)France- US/ZipporahFilms/158 min] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - EXPANDS to Concord,NH and Pittsburgh,PA (click title for more info / NOT in NYC)

lawabiding
Law Abiding Citizen [(2009)USA/OvertureFilms/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDs to 12 NEW theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Feb. 16, 2010)

(IMAX-3D) Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D* [(2005)docu- short/USA/2010 RE-release/IMAX/40 min] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDs to West Nyack,NY; Reading,MA;; & Salt Lake City,UT (NOT in NYC / check local listings for "Weekend Only" shows / *On DVD now! )

(1- SPIRIT-nom/CinemaLatino) Sebastián Silva's "the MAID" [La nana/ (2009)Chile-Mexico/ElephantEyeFilms] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - EXPANDs to Cleveland Heights,OH and Omaha,NE (click "CinemaLatino" for more info / NOT in NYC)

(Toronto'08) Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles" [(2008)UK/2009 USA release/Freestyle] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters 6 states (NY-CT-MA-FL-CA-WA / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(Toronto) the Men Who Stare at Goats [(2009)US-UK/OvertureFilms/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDs to 8 NEW theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: March 23, 2010)

(2-OSCAR- noms/4-SPIRIT-noms) Oren Moverman's "the MESSENGER" [(2009)USA/Oscilloscope/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 9 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village)

Geralyn Pezanoski's "MINE" [(2009)docu- USA/2010 release/FilmMovement/80 min] - EXPANDs to the Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli in Denver,CO (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: May 4, 2010)

Philipp Stölzl's "North Face" [http://www.nordwand-film.de/">Nordwand/(2008)Germany-Austria-Switzerland/MusicBoxFilms/126 min] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDs to Denver,CO and Seattle,WA (check local listings / HELD OVER in Santa Fe,NM and 3 venues in Manhattan)

Pirate Radio [(2009)UK-Germany-US-France/Focus/Rated R/135 min] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to Farmington,MI and Norman,OK (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: March 9, 2010)

(Cannes&Toronto) Corneliu Porumboiu's "Police, Adjective [(2009)Romania/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to the Landmark-Tivoli Theater in St. Louis,MO (HELD OVER in Seattle,WA and in Manhattan @ the IFC center)

(CHRISTIAN) Preacher's Kid [(2010) USA/Gener8XionEnt./Rated PG-13] - EXPANDs to 10 NEW theaters in 5 states (GA-FL -TN-MD-OH / check local listings)

Precious
(6-OSCAR- noms/1- SAG-Award-WIN/5-SPIRIT-noms/1-GLOBE-WIN) PRECIOUS: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire [(2009)USA/Lionsgate/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 669 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / *DVD available: March 9, 2010)

(Ongoing-IMAX-3D) Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure* [(2007)docu/short-USA/2010 RE- release/NationalGeographicEntertainment/40 min] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to the Cannery Row IMAX Theater in Monterey,CA (HELD OVER in Cleveland,OH and Denver,CO / *On DVD now! / check local listings for "Weekend Only" shows / NOT in NYC)

(2-OSCAR- noms/2-SPIRIT-noms+AltmanAward/Toronto) The Coen Bros' "a Serious Man" [(2009)USA/FocusFeatures/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 19 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad Cinema)

(1-OSCAR-nom/5- SPIRIT-noms) Tom Ford's "a Single Man" [(2009)USA/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - EXPANDS to 353 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)

(Ongoing-IMAX-3D) Toni Myers' "Space Station- 3D*" [(2002)docu/Canada-US/2010 RE-release/IMAX/47 min] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to IMAX theaters in Myrtle Beach,SC and San Jose,CA (HELD OVER in Washington,DC (*On DVD now! / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(CHRISTIAN) Brian Baugh's "To Save a Life" [(2009)USA/2010 release/IDP] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters in 2 states (NC-GA / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(Cannes&Toronto/Stop-Motion-Animation) a Town Called Panic [Panique au village/ (2009)Belgium-Luxembourg-France/ZeitgeistFilms/75 min] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 5 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Continuing/IMAX) Under the Sea-3D [(2009)docu/US-Canada/WB/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to 6 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(6-OSCAR- noms/1-GLOBE-WIN/Toronto) Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" [(2009)USA/Paramount/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - EXPANDS to 1,547 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues / *DVD available: April 13, 2010)

(Sundance) the Yes Men Fix the World [(2009)docu/US-India/Shadow] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to the Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz in Austin,TX (NOT in NYC)







CONTINUING THIS WEEK

500days
[3- SPIRIT-noms] (500) Days of Summer* [(2009)USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - HELD OVER in Eugene,OR; PLUS Provo & Salt Lake City,UT (NOT in NYC / check local listings / *On DVD now!)

(SEQUEL/Family) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel [AatC#2/(2009)USA/FOX/Rated-PG] - IMDb rating: 3.3 - NOW PLAYING in 1,965 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues)

(Cannes/Toronto/ADULTS ONLY) Lars von Trier's ANTICHRIST [(2009)Denmark-Germany-France-Sweden-Italy-Poland/IFCFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (click "ADULTS ONLY" for more info / check local listing for weekend MIDNIGHT showings)

(BO:#2/9-OSCAR- noms/2-GLOBE-WINS/3D) James Cameron's "Avatar" [also in IMAX-3D/(2009)USA/FOX/Rated PG -13/162 min] - IMDb rating: 8.6 - NOW PLAYING in 3,000 (3D: 2,032 & **IMAX: 191) theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 11/**3 Manhattan venues)

(2-OSCAR- noms/1- SAG-Award-WIN/1-GLOBE-WIN) the Blind Side [(2009)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - NOW PLAYING in 1,740 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)

(BO:#7) The Hughes Brothers' "the Book of Eli" [(2010)USA/WB/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - NOW PLAYING in 2,820 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 10 Manhattan venues)

(Sundance/UKcine) Nicolas Winding Refn's "Bronson" [(2009)UK/MagnetReleasing/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - NOW PLAYING @ the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles,CA (click "UKcinema" for more info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Feb. 9, 2010)

(VinceVaughn) Couples Retreat [(2009)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.6 - NOW PLAYING in 99 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(Sci-Fi-Vampire/Toronto'09) DAYBREAKERS [(2009) Australia-US/2010 USA release/Lionsgate/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - NOW PLAYING in 338 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues)

(IMAX-ONGOING) Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean [(2008)docu-short/UK-Bahamas/2010 RE-release/3D-Entertainment/42 min] - HELD OVER Simons-IMAX-Theater in Boston,MA (check local listings for "Weekend Only" shows / NOT in NYC)

(BO:#4) Martin Campbell's "Edge of Darkness" [(2010)UK-US/WB/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - HELD OVER in 3,066 theaters (including 11 in Manhattan / check local listings)

Extraordinary Measures [(2010) USA/CBSfilms/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - NOW PLAYING in 1,153 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

Agustin's "Falling Awake [(2009)USA/2010 release/IFCfilms] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (Also available "On Demand")

(IsraeliCine) Dror Zahavi's "For My Father" [Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv/(2008)Germany-Israel/2010 USA release/Film Movement] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema (*DVD available: June 1, 2010)

(SXSW) Mai Iskander's "Garbage Dreams" [(2009) docu-USA/2010 RE-release/79 min] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center

(FrenchCine) André Téchiné's "the Girl on the Train" [La fille du RER/(2009)France/2010 USA release/Strand] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues and 2 other NY-area theaters (check local listings)

Petra Seeger's "In Search of Memory" [Auf der Suche nach dem Gedächtnis/(2009)docu- Germany/2010 USA release/IcarusFilms] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center

(DATEflick) Nancy Meyers' "It's Complicated" [(2009)USA/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - NOW PLAYING in 1,670 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)


(DATE-FLICK/1- OSCAR-nom/1-GLOBE-WIN) Nora Ephron's "Julie & Julia*" [(2009)USA/Sony-Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - HELD OVER @ the Tempe Cinemas in Tempe,AZ (NOT in NYC / click title for more info / *On DVD now!)

(2-OSCAR- noms/5-SPIRIT-noms) the Last Station [(2009)Germany-Russia -UK/2010 USA release/SPC] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 25+ theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

(CHICKFLICK) Leap Year [(2010)US-Ireland/Universal/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.0 - NOW PLAYING in 491 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(BO:#9) Scott Stewart's "LEGION" [(2010)USA/SONY- ScreenGems/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.4 - NOW PLAYING in 2,339 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues)

(Rockumentary) Murray Lerner 's "Leonard Cohen: LIVE at the Isle of Wight 1970 [(2009)Perf-docu/USA/2010 release] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village

(Toronto'08) Jodie Markell's "the Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" [(2008)USA/2009 release/Paladin/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - HELD OVER in Los Angeles,CA and in Manhattan @ the Quad (click title for more info)

(1-OSCAR-nom) Peter Jackson's "the Lovely Bones" [(2009)US- UK-New Zealand/DreamWorks/Rated PG-13/135 min] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - NOW PLAYING in 2,330 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues)

(1-OSCAR- nom/Toronto'09) the Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers [(2009)docu-USA/2010 release/FirstRunFeatures] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village

(MUSICAL/4-OSCAR- noms) Rob Marshall's "NINE" [(2009)US- Italy/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - NOW PLAYING in 182 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

James McTeigue's "Ninja Assassin" [(2009)US-Germany/WB/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - NOW PLAYING in 98-2nd-run theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(Tribeca'09) Nicole Opper's "Off and Running" [(2009)docu-USA/2010 release/FirstRunFeatures/76 min] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (*DVD available: May 18, 2010)

(SEQUEL/AsianCinema)Ong bak 2: The Beginning* [(2008) Thailand/2009 USA release/Magnet/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - HELD OVER @ the Venture Cinema-12 in Duluth,GA (NOT in NYC / Also by "VOD" / *On DVD now!)

(Hand-Drawn-Animation/3-OSCAR-noms) the Princess and the Frog [(2009)USA/BV-WaltDisney/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 728 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

(Toronto) Rebecca Miller's "the Private Lives of Pippa Lee" [(2009)USA/ScreenMedia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - NOW PLAYING in 5 NEW theaters (click title for info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: March 2, 2010)

(Toronto) John Hillcoat's "the ROAD" [(2009)USA/TWC- Dimension/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - NOW PLAYING in 62 theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Landmark-Sunshine Cinema)

Saint John of Las Vegas [(2009)USA/2010 release/IndieVestPictures] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - HELD OVER in Los Angeles,CA and in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center

(Tribeca'09) Cheryl Hines' "Serious Moonlight" [(2009)USA/Magnolia/84 min] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - NOW PLAYING @ the CinemaSalem in Salem,MA (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Feb. 9, 2010)

(BO:#10/2-OSCAR- noms/1-GLOBE-WIN/Franchise-REboot) Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" [(2009)UK-Australia-US/WB/128 min] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - NOW PLAYING in 1,805 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)

Anthony Fabian's "SKIN [(2008)UK-South Africa/2009 USA release/JourDeFete] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - HELD OVER @ the Chez Artiste in Denver,CO (NOT in NYC)

(JackieChan) Brian Levant's "the Spy Next Door" [(2010)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 5.4 - NOW PLAYING in 1,007 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues)

(REmake) Nelson McCormick's "the Stepfather" [(2009)USA/Sony- Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.2 - NOW PLAYING in 25+(2nd-run) theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Feb. 9, 2010)

Still Bill [(2009)docu-USA/2010 release/B-Side- Ent./78 min] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center

(SXSW) That Evening Sun [(2009)USA/DogwoodEnt.] - NOW PLAYING in 6 NEW theaters in 6 states (NC-VA-TN-GA-FL-AZ / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(BO:#5) Michael Lembeck's "Tooth Fairy" [(2010)US-Canada/FOX/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 4.0 - NOW PLAYING in 3,218 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)

(SEQUEL) the Twilight Saga: New Moon [T#2/ (2009)USA/SummitEnt./130 min] - IMDb rating: 4.6 - NOW PLAYING in 292 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / *DVD available: March 20, 2010)

U23D (REVIVAL/Rockumentary) U2 3D [(2007)docu- USA/2010 RE-release/Nat.GeographicCineVentures/Rated G/85 min/U2-site] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - NOW PLAYING in Myrtle Beach,SC; Davenport,IA; and in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East

(CHICKFLICK/BO:#6) Mark Steven Johnson's "When in Rome" [(2009)USA/2010 USA release/WaltDisney/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.2 - HELD OVER in 2,456 theaters (including 8 in Manhattan / check local listings)

Spike Jonze's "Where the Wild Things Are" [Also in IMAX/(2009)USA/WB/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - NOW PLAYING in 88 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: March 2, 2010)

(Toronto/GURLPOWER) Drew Barrymore's "Whip It*" [(2009)USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - HELD OVER @ The David Minor Theater in Eugene,OR (NOT in NYC / *On DVD now!)

(2-OSCAR- noms/1-GLOBE-WIN) Michael Haneke's "the White Ribbon" [B&W/Das weiße Band/(2009)Austria-Germany-France-Italy/SPC/Rated R/144 min] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - HELD OVER in 17 theaters (including 2 Manhattan venues / click title for UPCOMING venue info)

(Toronto/3-OSCAR- noms) the Young Victoria [(2009)UK-US/Apparition/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - NOW PLAYING in 346 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)

(Toronto'09) Miguel Arteta's "Youth in Revolt" [(2009)USA/2010 release/TWC-Dimension/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - NOW PLAYING in 100 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

Ruben Fleischer's "ZOMBIELAND*" [(2009)USA/Sony- Columbia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - HELD OVER in 5 theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *On DVD now!)