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FILMS IN WIDE RELEASE
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is 20th Century Fox’s
contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an
alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and
scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor’s appearance, a
woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission –
and come to understand the ramifications of Klaatu calling himself a “friend
to the Earth.”
9/10
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It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the
Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate
the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat
overseas. For Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez), coming home has rekindled feelings for
an old flame, although she can’t seem to forgive him for leaving. His older
sister Roxanna, a struggling actress, has been chasing her Hollywood dreams for
years with little to show for it. And much to the dismay of their mother Anna
(Elizabeth Peña), eldest brother Mauricio (John Leguizamo) brings home a
high-powered executive wife (Debra Messing) who would rather raise capital than
a child. In the course of one eventful week, traditions will be celebrated,
secrets revealed and major life decisions made. It all begins when Anna
announces to her children she is divorcing their father Eduardo (Alfred Molina).
The shock waves from this familial upheaval prompt Roxanna, Mauricio and Jesse,
each in their own way, to reevaluate the past and rethink the future. But when
the Rodriguezes learn that one of their own is facing a true crisis, they
instinctively pull together: Old resentments are forgotten, familial bonds are
re-affirmed and the healing power of laughter works its magic as the family
discovers they are much stronger than they ever realized.
6/10
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The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of
two peoples—the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial
Lockni, who harness the mystical powers of the land. When Delgo (Freddie Prinze,
Jr.), a reckless Lockni teenager, forms an outlawed friendship with the spunky
Nohrin Princess Kyla (Jennifer Love Hewitt), hostilities between the two peoples
escalate, setting the stage for an exiled Empress Sedessa (Ann Bancroft) to
exact her revenge and reclaim her rule.
3.3/10
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FILMS IN LIMITED RELEASE
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(On Wednesday)
When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old
Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an
unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably
disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi
war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances.
Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself,
Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding a secret she
considers to be more shameful than murder.
8.8/10
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Multiple Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood stars in the
drama “Gran Torino,” marking his first film role since his
Oscar-winning film “Million Dollar Baby.” Eastwood stars as an
iron-willed and inflexible Korean War veteran, living in a changing world, who
is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices.
8.7/10
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t’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic
priest, Father Flynn (Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying
to upend the schools’ strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by
Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep), the iron-gloved
Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of
political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has
just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James
(Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams), a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister
Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much
personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to
unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of
proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills
with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable
consequence.
8.8/10
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On November 26, 1956, Fidel Castro sails to Cuba with eighty
rebels. One of those rebels is Ernesto “Che” Guevara, an Argentine
doctor who shares a common goal with Fidel Castro – to overthrow the corrupt
dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Che proves indispensable as a fighter, and
quickly grasps the art of guerrilla warfare. As he throws himself into the
struggle, Che is embraced by his comrades and the Cuban people.
9.3/10
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