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City Island -(Comedy) When he recognizes his son, Tony, whom he hasn't seen in more than 20 years, among a crop of new inmates in the jail where he works, Vince Rizzo decides to bring the troubled young man home with him, much to the surprise of his wife and kids.
Taking Father Home -(Foreign) With only a basket of geese to use as currency and few clues, teen villager Yun Xu travels to the city of Zigong to find his father, who abandoned the family six years earlier. As a flood forces mass evacuations, Yun Xu turns to friendly strangers for help in his search. With his poor family facing relocation by the government, the angry Yun Xu is determined to find out whether rumors of his father having newfound wealth are true.
Dorian Gray -(Drama) When London artist Basil Hallward paints a portrait of the young and beautiful Dorian Gray, the subject is so taken with his own image that he declares he'd do anything to keep his looks -- even if it meant selling his soul. The plot thickens when his wish is granted, but even the painting can't mask the true nature of Dorian's inner beauty. Colin Firth co-stars in this period drama based on the novel by Oscar Wilde.
Ajami -(Foreign) When their uncle wounds an important clan member, 13-year-old Nasri and his older brother, Omar, fear he has put their whole family in terrible danger in this moving, Oscar-nominated drama set on the West Bank. A truce is arranged, but Omar must start selling drugs to pay the fine he now owes. Meanwhile, a number of other locals struggle to negotiate the political and social tinderbox of Jaffa's Ajami neighborhood.
Date Night -(Comedy) Who knew simple dinner reservations under a different name could turn one New Jersey couple's date night so terribly upside-down? Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil (Steve Carell) Foster leave their kids with the sitter and head out for a night on the town -- as the Tripplehorns.
My Name is Khan -(Foreign) Rizwan Khan, a Muslim man with Asperger syndrome, lives happily with his wife, Mandira, in San Francisco until a tragedy drives her away after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now he is on a quest to recapture the heart of the woman he loves. Traveling across America, Rizwan faces prejudice because of his religion and unusual behavior, but he also inspires the people he meets with his unique outlook on life.
The Joneses -(Drama) Keeping up with the Joneses (Demi Moore and David Duchovny) is next to impossible, considering they're a family with good looks, fancy cars, a sprawling estate -- and a shocking secret the neighbors would never guess. Gary Cole, Glenne Headly and Lauren Hutton co-star in this smart drama about the dark side of a material world.
Tapped -(Documentary) The high cost -- to both the environment and our health -- of bottled water is the subject of this documentary that enlists activists, environmentalists, community leaders and others to expose the dark side of the bottled water industry. Americans may rethink their obsession with bottled H20 when they learn of the unregulated industry's willingness to ignore environmental and health concerns, and the problems that arise as a result.
Shinjuku Incident -(Action) In search of his lost love, Xiu Xiu, Chinese native Steelhead (Jackie Chan) journeys to Tokyo, where he leads a hardscrabble immigrant life with fellow refugees Jie and Old Ghost. Complications mount when Steelhead finds Xiu Xiu married to a Japanese mobster. Chan shines in a rare dramatic role -- though the plot affords him occasional opportunities to use his famed fighting skills.
Louie Bluie -(Documentary) Before Terry Zwigoff turned his documentarian's lens on cartoonist R. Crumb, the ardent jazz and blues fan tracked down and profiled an artist -- Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong -- who'd caught his ear on a 1930s recording for this, his first feature. Armstrong leads one of the last remaining black string bands, but his talents don't end there, a fact the film makes abundantly clear as it follows the fiddler in his always-entertaining ramblings.
A Town Called Panic -(Foreign) Tag along for the small-town adventures of plastic toys Cowboy, Indian and Horse when they buy 50 million bricks, setting into motion a crazy chain of events at their rambling rural home. Now trekking across distant lands, they end up in another world plunged under water in this film based on the Belgian television series of the same name.
The Ghost Writer -(Thriller) When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid -(Family) The hysterically funny, best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life, middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!
Kick Ass -(Action) Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso Frank D'Amico. But when D'Amico's son Chris is reborn as Red Mist, the showdown between the forces of good and evil will force Kick-Ass to live up to his name, or die trying.
Vincere -(Foreign) Ida Dalser falls for young Benito Mussolini in Milan and sells everything she has to help the future dictator fund his newspaper, Popolo d'Italia. But when World War I separates the newly wedded couple, Mussolini marries another woman. Ida demands to retain her rights as Mussolini's wife and the mother of his son, but the Fascists have other plans for the dictator's dark secret in this gripping biopic.
A Prophet -(Foreign) After refusing to snitch, 18-year-old Arab Malik is thrown into a French prison, where the Corsican mafia rules with a firm fist. The obedient newcomer slowly rises through the organization's ranks but soon begins to double-cross his superiors. A follow-up to his 2005 gem The Beat My Heart Skipped, French director Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
After.Life -(Thriller) As the life of young Anna Taylor (Christina Ricci) hangs precariously in the balance, funeral director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson), who has a mysterious ability to help the dead transition to the afterlife, has complete control over her fate. Though it's possible she isn't dead after all, it's equally possible that she's already in hell.