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Theatrical FILM releases
and FESTIVAL info:
"NEW" THEATRICAL RELEASES
[February. 3, 2012 Weekend // ++Wed and ##Thursday Openings]

(BIO) Dori Berinstein’s "Carol Channing:
Larger Than Life" [(2012)docu-USA/Ent.One/Rated PG] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the AMC- Empire-25 cineplex (TR: 3rd wknd)

(BLACKcine) Corey Grant's "Dysfunctional Friends" [(2011)USA/2012 release/Datari-TurnerProd's] - NOW PLAYING @ the AMC-CityWalk Stadium-Universal City Plaza in Universal City,CA and the AMC-Loews Village-7 in Manhattan

(HORROR/SXSW’11) Ti West's "the Innkeepers" [(2011)USA/2012 release/MAGNET(Magnolia)/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 25 theaters,including the CC-Village East in Manhattan (check local listings / Also "On Demand")

(HORROR: UK/Toronto'11) Ben Wheatley's "Kill List" [(2011)UK/2012-USA-release/IFCmidnight] - NOW PLAYING @ the Silent Movie Theater in Hollywood,CA and the IFC center in Manhattan (Also "On Demand")

(SciFi: VIRUS/Sundance'11) David Mackenzie’s
"Perfect Sense" [(2011)Germany-UK- Sweden-Denmark/2012-USA-release/IFCfilms] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the IFC center

(SURFING) Adam Pesce's "Splinters" [(2011)docu- USA/2012 release/SnagFilms] -- NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village (Also "On Demand" / Starts in Chicago on Feb. 10th)

(OSCAR- nominee/"1"-Globe-WIN!) Madonna's "W.E." [(2011)UK/TWC] - NOW PLAYING in 2 LA-area theaters and 2 in Manhattan (check local listings)

(Toronto2010) Laura Israel's "WINDFALL" [(2010)docu-USA/2012 release/FirstRunFeatures/83 min] -- NOW PLAYING @ the Facets Cinémathèque in Chicago,IL and the Quad cinema in Manhattan (Also "On Demand" / Starts in Seattle,WA on March 2nd)




FEB. 3rd 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 Washington,DC; Denver,CO; and the Landmark-Varsity Theater in Seattle,WA (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 7th wknd / Starts in Boulder,CO on Feb. 8th)

("10"- OSCAR-noms!/"3"-GG-WINS!/"1"-SAG-WIN!/
"5"- SPIRIT-Noms/Cannes'11) Michel Hazanavicius
"the ARTIST" [SILENT-B&W/(2011)France/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to 1,005 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 5 Manhattan venues / TR: 11th wknd)

life<--On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/SPIRIT-Nominee/CinemaLatino)
Chris Weitz' "a Better Life*" [(2011) USA/SummitEnt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 -- EXPANDS to the Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas in New Haven,CT (NOT in NYC / *DVD available from Oct. 18, 2011)

(SHAKESPEARE) Ralph Fiennes "Coriolanus" [(2011)UK/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDS to 14 USA & Canadian venues (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Fillm Center and the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center @ Lincoln Center / TR: 3rd wknd)

(Toronto'11) Frederick Wiseman's "Crazy Horse" [(2011)docu/US-France/2012-USA- release/ZipporahFilms/134 min] - EXPANDS to 3 NEW theaters in 2 states (RI-CA / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Film Forum<--ENDS Feb. 7th / click "Film Forum" for NYC showtimes / TR: 2nd wknd / Starts in Seattle,WA on Feb. 10th)

(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: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 22 NEW theaters in 13 states (NY-NJ-MA-PA-SC-FL-OH-MI-CO-UT-CA-OR-WA / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 11th wknd / *DVD available: March 27, 2012)

(BO:#7/"5"-OSCAR- noms!/2-GG-WINS!/
"4"- SPIRIT-Noms/Toronto'11) Alexander Payne's
"the Descendants" [(2011) USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 2,038 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 7 Manhattan venues / TR: 12th wknd)

(BO:#1/"LiamNeeson") Joe Carnahan's "the GREY" [(2012)USA/OpenRoadFilms/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 3,208 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 9 Manhattan venues)

("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 1,030 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in *5 Manhattan venues / TR: 11th wknd / *DVD available: Feb. 28, 2012)

(Cannes'11) Aki Kaurismäki’s
"Le Havre" [(2011)Finland-France-Germany/JanusFilms] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to the Movies at the Museum in Portland,ME (ENDS Feb. 12rh) and the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque,NM (ENDS Feb. 8th / NOT in NYC / Starts in Notre Dame,IN on Feb. 8th)

("4"- SPIRIT-Noms/Sundance'11) Martha Marcy May Marlene [(2011)USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to the Cinefest Film Theater in Atlanta,GA and the Muenzinger Auditorium in Boulder,CO (NOT in NYC / HELD OVER in Williamsburg,VA / TR: 14th wknd)

paris<-- On DVD now!
("4" -Globe-noms/"2"-SPIRIT-Noms/Cannes'11)
Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris*" [(2011) Spain-US/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 13-"2nd-run" theaters in 8 states (NY-NH-CT-PA-MI-KY-MO-CA,including the IndieScreen Cinema in Brooklyn,NYC / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East / TR: 38th wknd / *DVD available from Dec. 20, 2011)

(AsianCinema: JAPAN/Toronto2010) Norwegian Wood [Noruwei no mori /(2010) Japan/2012-USA-release/RFR-RedFlagRel./133 min] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to 5 NEW theaters in 3 states (MA-NE-CA / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center / Starts in Brooklyn,NYC on Feb. 7th)

U23D<-- On DVD now!
(Cannes2010) Takeshi Kitano's "OUTRAGE" [Autoreiji/(2010)Japan/2011-USA -release/Magnet(Magnolia)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to the Gateway Film Center-8 in Columbus,OH (NOT in NYC / Also "On Demand" / TR: 9th wknd / *DVD available from Jan. 31, 2012 / Starts in Hartford,CT on Feb. 10th)

("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 -- EXPANDS to 19 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Landmark-Sunshine cinemas / TR: 6th wknd)

(DanceOnFilm/Toronto'11) Wim Wenders "PINA" [In /(2011)docu/Germany-France- UK/IFCfilms/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 39 theaters in 8 states (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th 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 9 NEW theaters (NY-IL-TX-AZ-MN-CA-OR-WA / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Lincoln Plaza-6 & the Film Forum in Manhattan<--click "Film Forum" for more info / TR: 6th wknd)

(Sundance'11/"Harry Belafonte") Susanne Rostock's
"Sing Your Song" [(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/S2BNfilms-HBOdocs] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDS to The ShowRoom in Asbury Park,NJ## and the Denver Film Center/Colfax in Denver,CO (NOT in NYC / HELD OVER in Santa Fe,NM & Portland,OR<--ENDS Feb. 19th / TR: 3rd wknd / Starts in Albuquerque,NM on Feb. 10th)

(Cannes'11) Pedro Almodóvar's
"the Skin I Live In" [La piel que habito/(2011) Spain/SPC/Rated R (NOTE for Parents: HARD "R"-ADULTS ONLY)] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to the Cornell Cinema in Ithaca,NY and the Fountain Theater in Las Cruces,NM (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: March 6, 2012 / Starts in Notre Dame,IN on Feb. 10th)

(SAG- nominee/Cannes'11) Lynne Ramsay's
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" [(2011)UK/OscilloscopePix/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters in 4 states (IL-TX-AZ-CA / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center & the Lincoln Plaza-6 cinemas / TR: 5th wknd)







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 486 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in *5 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th wknd)

(REmake: Hindi) Karan Malhotra's "Agneepath" [(2012)India/MORE info] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - HELD OVER in 100+ theaters in 19 states (NY- NJ-CT-MA-PA-NC-VA-GA-FL-OH-MI-IL-IN-TX-MN-AZ-CA-OR-WA, including 2 Manhattan venues / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

("3"-OSCAR -noms!/SPIRIT-Nominee/Toronto'11) Rodrigo Garcia’s "Albert Nobbs" [(2011)UK-Ireland/LiddellEnt./Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - HELD OVER in 245 theaters (including 5 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(SEQUEL/AsianCinema: HK) All's Well Ends Well 2012" [Ji keung hei si 2012/AWEW#6/(2012)Hong Kong/ChinaLionEnt.] - HELD OVER in 15-AMC-theaters (including the Empire-25 in Manhattan / click "AMC" for local listings / TR: 2nd 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 818 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR:8th wknd)

beast
(BO:#9/3D- 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 1,719/*1,000+ theaters (including *8 Manhattan venues / check local listings / TR: 4th 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 4 theaters in 3 states (NJ-TX-CA / 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: 44th wknd)

(TELUGUcinema) Puri Jagannath's "Business Man" [(2012)India] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - HELD OVER in 6 theaters in 5 states (NJ-GA-TX-MN-CA / NOT in NYC)

(NYFF'11) Roman Polanski's "Carnage" [(2011)France-Germany -Poland/SPC/Rated R/79 min] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 70 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th wknd / *DVD available: March 20, 2012)

(BO:#8/SMUGGLING/**REmake) Baltasar Kormákur's "Contraband" [**Reykjavik-Rotterdam/(2012)US- UK/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - NOW PLAYING in 2,043 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER 6 Manhattan venues / TR: 4th wknd)

(Cannes'11) Valérie Donzelli's "Declaration of War" [(2011)France/2012-USA-release/SundanceSelects(IFC)/FB] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - HELD OVER in 4 theaters,including 2 in Manhattan (check local listings / Also "On Demand" / TR: 2nd wknd)

(HORROR: Exorcism) William Brent Bell's
"the Devil Inside" [(2012)USA/InsurgePix-Paramount/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 3.6 - NOW PLAYING in 303 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Regal-E- walk / TR: 5th wknd)

(**SEQUEL) Farhan Akhtar's "Don 2" [**'Don'-2006 orig./ (2011)India/RelianceEnt./MOREinfo] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - HELD OVER @ the Big Cinemas-Fremont-3 in Fremont,CA (NOT in NYC / TR: 5th wknd)

(BO:#6/"2"-OSCAR- noms!) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close [(2011)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - NOW PLAYING in 2,505 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER 9 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th wknd)

("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: 8.1 - NOW PLAYING in 668 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 9 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th wknd)

(BO:#10/MMA: "Gina Carano") Steven Soderbergh's "HAYWIRE" [(2011)US-Ireland/2012-USA- release/RelativityMedia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - NOW PLAYING in 1,251 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues / TR: 3rd wknd)

help<--On DVD now!
("3"-OSCAR -noms!/"1"-GG-WIN!/"3"-SAG-WINS!)
Tate Taylor's "the HELP*" [(2011)US-India-United Arab Emirates/WaltDisney(BV)/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.1 -- HELD OVER in 21 theaters,including the Quad cinema in Manhattan (*DVD available from Dec. 6, 2011)

("2"-OSCAR -noms!/"1"-GG-WIN!/"MerylStreep")
Phyllida Lloyd's "the Iron Lady" [(2011)UK/TWC-TheWeinsteinCo./Rated PG- 13] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - NOW PLAYING in 1,021 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 9 Manhattan venues / TR: 6th wknd)

(CHOIR-COMEDY) Todd Graff's "Joyful Noise" [(2012)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.7 - NOW PLAYING in 1,350 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 4th wknd)

(BO:#5/HEIST) Asger Leth's "Man on a Ledge" [(2012)USA/SummitEnt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - HELD OVER in 2,998 theaters (including 9 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(SEQUEL) Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
[In **IMAX /MI#4/(2011) USA/Paramount/Rated PG-13/133 min] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 1,077/**25+ theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6/**1 Manhattan venues / TR: 8th wknd)

moneyball< --On DVD now!
("6"-OSCAR -noms!/Toronto'11) Bennett Miller's "Moneyball*" [(2011)USA/ColumbiaPix(SONY)/Rated PG-13/133 min] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - HELD OVER in 81 theaters,including the Quad cinema in Manhattan (*DVD available from Jan. 10, 2012)

(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 100+ theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / TR: 11th wknd / *DVD available: March 20, 2012)

("2"-OSCAR -noms!/1-GG-WIN!/SPIRIT-Nominee/NYFF'11) My Week with Marilyn [(2011)UK-US/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 171 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues / TR: 11th wknd)

(TAMILcinema) S. Shankar's "Nanban" [(2012) India/188 min] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - HELD OVER in 5 theaters in 4 states (NJ-GA-MN-CA / NOT in NYC)

(BO:#3/"K.Heigl") Julie Anne Robinson's
"One For the Money" [(2012) USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.8 - HELD OVER in 2,737 theaters (including 7 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

(BOLLYWOOD-**REmake) Abbas-Mustan's "PLAYERS" [**Refashioned version of 2003 USA film "The Italian Job"/(2012)India/VivaEnt.] - IMDb rating: 4.5 - HELD OVER @ the NAZ8-Artesia in Lakewood,CA; PLUS venues in Richardson & Houston,TX (NOT in NYC)

the Pruitt-Igoe Myth [(2011)docu-USA/2012 release/FirstRunFeatures/79 min] -- HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (TR: 3rd wknd / Starts in Atlanta,GA on Feb. 6th)

(BO:#4/WAR: WW2) Anthony Hemingway's
"Red Tails" [(2012) USA/Fox/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - NOW PLAYING in 2,347 theaters (including 7 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 3rd wknd)

(SPIRIT- nominee/Toronto'11)
Steve McQueen's "SHAME" [(2011)UK/FOXsearchlight/ADULTS ONLY:Rated NC-17] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - NOW PLAYING in 64 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Landmark-Sunshine cinemas / TR: 10th wknd)

(SEQUEL) Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows [SH#2/(2011)USA/WB/Rated PG-13/129 min] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 857 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 8th 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 302 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues / TR: 9th wknd)

(FASHION) Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston [(2010) docu-USA/2012 release/PaladinFilms]-- HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center (TR: 3rd wknd)

(BO:#2/SEQUEL) Underworld: Awakening [In 2D, *Real-3D, & **IMAX-3D/U#4/(2012) USA/ScreenGems(SONY)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - NOW PLAYING in 2,636 theaters (including *7/**3 in Manhattan / check local listings / TR: 3rd wknd)

(TAMILcinema) N. Linguswamy's "VETTAI" [(2012) India/UTVcomm./150 min] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - HELD OVER @ the BIG Cinemas- Movie City-Shop Rite Complex in Edison,NJ and the Brookdale-8-Theater in Brooklyn Center,MN (NOT in NYC / TR: 4th wknd)

(AsianCInema: HK) Dante Lam's "the Viral Factor" [(2012)Hong Kong/ChinaLionEnt.] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - HELD OVER in 22 theaters in 6+ states (NY-NJ-DC-CA- WA-HI, including Manhattan @ the AMC-Empire-25 / check local listings / TR: 2nd wknd)

("6"-OSCAR -noms!) Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" [(2011)USA/TouchstonePix(DW)/Rated PG-13/2 hrs 26 min] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - NOW PLAYING in 1,163 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues / TR: 7th wknd)

Cameron Crowe's "We Bought a Zoo [(2011) USA/FOX/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 754 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 7th wknd)

("CharlizeTheron") Jason Reitman's "Young Adult" [(2011)USA/Paramount/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - NOW PLAYING in 58 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / TR: 9th wknd / *DVD available: March 13, 2012)















RECENT DVD RELEASES

anonymous<--DVD Tuesday
(SHAKESPEARE/Toronto’11) Roland Emmerich's "Anonymous" [(2011)UK-Germany/ColumbiaPix(SONY)/Rated PG-13/130 min] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - (*DVD available: Feb. 7, 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)

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)

mill<-- On DVD now!
(Sundance'11) Lech Majewski's "the Mill and the Cross*"
[(2011)Sweden- Poland/KochLorberFilms] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - (*DVD available from Jan. 31, 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)

outrage<-- On DVD now!
(Cannes2010) Takeshi Kitano's "OUTRAGE (Way of the Yakuza)*" [Autoreiji/(2010)Japan/2011-USA-release/Magnet(Magnolia)/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - (*DVD available from Jan. 31, 2012)

nim<-- DVD Tuesday
(Sundance'11) Project Nim [(2011)docu-UK/RoadsideAtt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - (*DVD available: Feb. 7, 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 OSCAR & "SPIRIT" AWARD nominees & "Golden Globe" & SAG 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/"1"-GG-WIN!/"1"-SAG-WIN!/
"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)

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: 6.7 - (*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)

hell<--On DVD now!
(OSCAR- nominee/SPIRIT-Nominee/Sundance'11)
Hell and Back Again* [(2011)docu/US-UK- Afghanistan/NewVideo-Docurama] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - (*DVD available from Jan. 24, 2012)

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)

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)