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A Single Man2.5.10 thru 2.11.10 trailer
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man, is the story of George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim. George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately leads him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim. George is consoled by his closest friend Charley, a 48 year old beauty who is wrestling with her own questions about the future. A young student of George's, Kenny, who is coming to terms with his true nature, stalks George as he feels in him a kindred spirit. (The Weinstein Company)
Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Nicholas Hoult
- MPAA RATING: R for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content
- GENRE(S): Drama
- DIRECTED BY: Tom Ford
- RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: December 11, 2009
- RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes, Color
- ORIGIN: USA
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Me And Orson Welles2.12.10 thru 2.18.10 trailer
ME AND ORSON WELLES, Richard Linklater's new coming of age feature set in 1937 stars Disney teen throb Zac Efron, star of High School Musical, who stretches himself as an actor playing the young aspiring actor Richard who lands a job with Orson Welles (played by newcomer Christian McKay) and his legendary Mercury Theatre Company. The whirlwind experience of working with the boy genius and appearing in Welles' soon-to-be groundbreaking production of Julius Caesar as Lucillus sets his life on a new course. In that same week, he also finds romance with older woman Sonja (Claire Danes). Experiencing romance and immersed into a creative process few are afforded, Richard also learns a few lessons about crossing swords with the imperious and brilliant Welles. He must grow up fast. (Freestyle Releasing)
Starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Leo Bill, and Imogen Poots
- MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sexual references and smoking
- GENRE(S): Drama
- DIRECTED BY: Richard Linklater
- RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: November 25, 2009
- RUNNING TIME: 114 minutes, Color
- ORIGIN: UK
A Serious Man2.19.10 thru 2.25.10 trailer
A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances, Sy Ableman, who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry's unemployable brother Arthur is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person - a mensch - a serious man? (Focus Features)
Starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Wagner, Jessica McManus, and Adam Arkin
- MPAA RATING: R for language, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence
- GENRE(S): Comedy | Drama
- DIRECTED BY: Joel Coen / Ethan Coen
- RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: October 2, 2009
- RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes, Color
- LANGUAGE(S): English | Yiddish | Hebrew
Adam2.26.10 thru 3.4.10 trailer
Romance can be risky, perplexing and filled with the perils of miscommunication - and that's if you aren't Adam, for whom life itself is this way. Adam is a handsome but intriguing young man who has all his life led a sheltered existence - until he meets his new neighbor, Beth, a beautiful, cosmopolitan young woman who pulls him into the outside world, with funny, touching and entirely unexpected results. Their implausible and enigmatic relationship reveals just how far two people from different realities can stretch in search of an extraordinary connection. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Starring Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, and Frankie Faiso
- MPAA RATING: PG-13 for thematic material, sexual content and language
- GENRE(S): Comedy | Drama | Romance
- DIRECTED BY: Max Mayer
- RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: July 29, 2009
- RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes, Color
Broken Embraces3.5.10 thru 3.11.10 trailer
A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he also lost Lena, the love of his life. One night when he's asked about his life before the accident, the man can't refuse the chance to tell his story. (Sony Classics)
Starring Penelope Cruz, Lluis Homar, Blanca Portilla, Rossy de Palma, Kiti Manver, Chus Lampreave, Lola Duenas, and Angela Molina
- MPAA RATING: R for sexual content, language and some drug material
- GENRE(S): Drama | Romance | Suspense/Thriller
- DIRECTED BY: Pedro Almodóvar
- RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: November 20, 2009
- RUNNING TIME: 127 minutes, Color
- LANGUAGE(S): Spanish | English