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Safe

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 148

Language: English

Director: Boaz Yakin

Plot: A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, Luke Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change…until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed.

But when he witnesses a frightened twelve-year-old Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action…and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Mei, he discovers, is no ordinary girl, but an orphaned math prodigy forced to work for the Triads as a “counter.” He discovers she holds in her memory a priceless numerical code that the Triads, the Russian mob and a corrupt faction of the NYPD will kill for.

Realizing he’s the only person Mei can trust, Luke tears a swath through the city’s brutal underworld to save an innocent girl’s life…and perhaps even redeem his own.

 

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96 Minutes

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 95

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Director: Aimee Lagos

Plot: 96 MINUTES is the spellbinding story of a carjacking and four kids caught in the hair-raising chaos of one night. The story builds to a thrilling climax as it intercuts between the car and the beginning of that day, following the separate stories of each kid – where they come from, who they are, and how they all ended up in one car on this fateful night. With incredible performances by a young cast, this riveting moral tale touches on the issues of race, class, friendship and our connections to our past. Not all of them are innocent, not all of them survive, but in these 96 minutes the choices they each make will change their lives forever

 

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Bernie

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 129

Language: English

Director: Richard Linklater

Plot: In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependant on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands. Bernie continued to handle her affairs, and the townspeople went months without seeing Marjorie. The people of Carthage were shocked when it was reported that Marjorie Nugent had been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede was being charged with the murder.

 

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Sound of My Voice

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 76

Language: English

Director: Zal Batmanglij

Plot: Peter and Lorna, a young Silver Lake couple, delve into the underworld of a cult that meets in the San Fernando valley. At the center of the group is an enigmatic young woman named Maggie (Brit Marling) who never leaves her basement chamber. The members follow Maggie blindly-growing her food, obsessively sanitizing the house, giving her their own blood for transfusions. But why? We follow Peter and Lorna as they smuggle hidden cameras into Maggie’s basement bent on exposing her as a charlatan and freeing the members from her spell. But when they themselves fall prey to Maggie’s mind games all bets are off.

 

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Girl in Progress

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 133

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Director: Patricia Riggen

Plot: Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford (Matthew Modine), to give her daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez) the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad’s English teacher, Ms. Armstrong (Patricia Arquette), introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, Ansiedad is inspired to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without mom. While Grace becomes preoccupied with the increasing affections of her co-worker (Eugenio Derbez), Ansiedad enlists the help of her loyal friend, Tavita (Raini Rodriguez), to plot her shortcut to “adulthood”. But as her misguided plan unravels, Ansiedad and Grace must learn that sometimes growing-up means acting your age.

 

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The Five-Year Engagement

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 161

Language: English

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Plot: The director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the irreverent comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Beginning where most romantic comedies end, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller, producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Rodney Rothman (Get Him to the Greek) looks at what happens when an engaged couple, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.

 

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Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 88

Language: English

Director: Toby Perl Freilich

Plot: Set against the backdrop of its glorious 100-year history, Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment reveals the heartbreak and hope of Israel’s modern kibbutz movement as a new generation struggles to ensure its survival. Can a radically socialist institution survive a new capitalist reality? How will painful reforms affect those who still believe in the kibbutz experiment, and continue to call it home?

Through the lens of its communal movement, director Toby Perl Freilich explores the modern history of Israel, from its revolutionary settlers to the political upheaval that shook the socialist foundations of the state. We meet first, second and third generation members from kibbutzim like Degania, the flagship commune established in 1909; Hulda, once near collapse and recently privatized; and Sasa, the first to be settled entirely by Americans and today Israel’s wealthiest kibbutz.

With their desire to create a Jewish homeland and build a more just society, the first settlers helped place kibbutzim in the vanguard of Israeli history. In doing so, they became a magnet for all those who shared one thing in common – a powerful urge to invent their own life.

 

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All In: The Poker Movie

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 152

Language: English

Director: Douglas Tirola

Plot: Why has Poker become so popular? Is the Poker boom just a fad, a trend, or is it now a permanent part of our culture in a way it never was before. What does poker say about who we are, how we live and what we dream of being? What does the game and the aura around it say about us as a people? How does our desire to play poker, the way we play it and our belief that we can win, shape our identity as individuals and as a nation?

This documentary explains what happened within poker and in the world to allow the game to have this unexpected renaissance. It explores the relationship between poker and the American Dream and why, for so many people, playing poker represents the belief that the American Dream still exists in our nation and around the world.

 

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The Lucky One

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 152

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Director: Scott Hicks

Plot: U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive – a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.

 

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Marley

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 112

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Director: Kevin Macdonald

Plot: Made with the unprecedented support of the Marley family, MARLEY is the first film to tell the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his earliest days to his rise to international superstardom. Along with an incredible soundtrack, the film features rare footage, archival photos, and incredible performances and interviews with his family, friends, and bandmates – the people that knew him best. The film is sure to be a revelation to Bob Marley fans, of which there are many (the triple-platinum artist has nearly 35 million fans on his Facebook page alone), and newcomers alike.

 

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Overnight

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 143

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Director: Valerie Breiman

Plot: After breaking up with her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day, Jenny (Rachel Blanchard) shares a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York with a love-damaged group of passengers– a pilot with anger management issues (Anthony LaPaglia), some oversexed flight attendants, a hip-hop superstar trying to keep it real in coach and a handsome young professor who’s been unlucky in romance (James D’Arcy). Along with a tiny dog named Kaz, these strangers buckle up for love’s bumpy ride.

 

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Chimpanzee

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 116

Language: English

Director: Alastair Fothergill

Plot: Chimpanzee movie trailer – Directed by Alastair Fothergill. Theatrical Release Date: 4/20/2012
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Pending

 

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Bully

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 140

Language: English

Director: Lee Hirsch

Plot: This year, over 18 million American kids will be bulied, making it the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the U.S. Directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, the documentary THE BULLY PROJECT follows “a year in the life” of America’s bullying crisis, offering an intimate look at how bullying has touched five kids and their families. With an intimate glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals’ offices, the film offers insight into the often cruel world of the lives of bullied children. As teachers, administrators, kids and parents struggle to find answers, THE BULLY PROJECT examines the dire consequences of bullying through the testimony of strong and courageous youth. Through the power of their stories, the film aims to be a catalyst for change in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers, children and society as a whole.

 

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Lockout

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Thriller

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 145

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Director: James Mather

Plot: Starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, LOCKOUT follows a falsely convicted ex- government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

 

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Detention

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 141

Language: English

Director: Joseph Kahn

Plot: Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Shanley Caswell and Spencer Locke star in DETENTION, a hipster, teen horror-comedy where the local students of Grizzly Lake must survive their final year of high school. Standing in their way is Cinderhella, a slasher-movie killer who has seemingly come to life and is preying on the school’s student body. As the clock ticks and the bodies pile up, the likely suspects are embroiled in a race against time to stop Cinderhella and ultimately save the world- if only they can get out of detention.

 

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Blue Like Jazz

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 151

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Director: Steve Taylor

Plot: In Blue Like Jazz, Don (Allman), a pious nineteen-year-old sophomore at a Texas junior college, impulsively decides to escape his evangelical upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at one ofthe most progressive campuses in America, Reed College in Portland. Upon arrival, Reed’s surroundings and eccentric student body proves to be far different than he could possibly imagine from the environment from which he came, forcing him to embark on a journey of self-discovery to understand who he is and what he truly believes. The film boasts a cast of rising stars including Marshall Allman (TRUE BLOOD), Claire Holt (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS), and Tania Raymonde (LOST).

 

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Touchback

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 151

Language: English

Director: Don Handfield

Plot: Former high school football star turned farmer and family man, Scott Murphy (Brian Presley) finds himself with a unique opportunity to revisit his glory days during the Ohio State championship game where he permanently injured his knee in a game-winning play. Given a second shot at his destiny, Scott seeks counsel from Coach Hand (Kurt Russell), Scott’s longtime mentor on and off the field, to help him decide whether to let his fate unfold, or follow a path that will change his future.

 

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Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 81

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Director: Neema Barnette

Plot: Pastor, Entrepreneur and Filmmaker, T.D. Jakes proudly presents the second installment in his thought-provoking Woman Thou Art Loosed! film franchise entitled, Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day. “On the 7th Day” is a dramatic thriller starring Golden Globe Nominee Blair Underwood (Madea’s Family Reunion, Set It Off) and Sharon Leal (Why Did I Get Married Too?, This Christmas).

Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On The 7th Day is a compelling story that unites love, suspense and faith into one heart-wrenching package.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Neema Barnette (Civil Brand), Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day underscores the impact of secrets, lies and deception on the lives of the featured characters.

David (Underwood) and Kari (Leal) Ames seem to have the perfect life until their young daughter is kidnapped, and over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that threaten to rip their marriage and lives apart.

 

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Monsieur Lazhar

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Drama

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 128

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Director: Philippe Falardeau

Plot: Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, MONSIEUR LAZHAR tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past. This moving film features exquisite performances by Fellag and a stunning ensemble of child actors.

 

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Unraveled

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 145

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Director: Marc H. Simon

Plot: Just days before Bernard Madoff captured headlines as the largest Ponzi schemer in U.S. history, Marc Dreier, a prominent Manhattan attorney, was arrested for rchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars from hedge funds. Brazen forgeries and impersonations branded the white-collar crime spree remarkable. UNRAVELED is set in the “purgatory” of house arrest – an upper East Side penthouse – where the Court has ordered Dreier confined until his sentencing day. The film weaves Dreier’s struggle to prepare for the possibility of life imprisonment with first-person flashbacks, which reveal his audacious path of destruction. Destroyed by his own hubris, Dreier attempts to grasp his tragic unraveling. With unprecedented access, UNRAVELED exposes a portrait of a man who achieved the distinction he so desperately craved, but not for his keen intellect or ambition, but rather as a “mastermind of criminal deception.”

 

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