AVATAR ***** There's a new, magical, word that transforms the history of cinema and the future of entertainment on the big screen: Avatar If there is one film guaranteed to blow your mind, it's most definitely this ultra spectacular and epical fantasy-adventure. It is a unique film that connects to primal emotion and the human intellect; it is a life changing experience that engages you emotionally and intellectually. It is a film you will experience and feel, and ultimately take home with you. It takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a newcomer from Earth embarks on an epic adventure, ultimately fighting to save the alien world he has learned to call home.   Read more    Review   
INVICTUS *****  It sometimes helps to see you own familiar world through someone else's eyes. It is a rewarding experience to see the birth of a New South Africa through the eyes of filmmaker Clint Eastwood, who's remarkable Invictus offers an emotional journey into the heart and soul of a country that stood divided and was united by Nelson Mandela. Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Read more  Read the review
2012 *****  Prepare yourself for the ultimate in action adventure. You will be on the edge of your seat as Mother Nature unleashes her fury on mankind. With the release of the apocalyptic thriller 2012, it is evident that cinema is an ideal home for the end of the world. The filmmakers have utilised all their toys, talent and technology to serve the vision of writer-director Roland Emmerich and celebrate the art of film and the craft of filmmaking. 2012 is the mother lode of disaster films. Read more   interview with Roland Emmerich  interview with John Cusack   
EVERY LITTLE STEP ***** A captivating and tearful journey into the heart and soul of dancers and the birth of a new musical.  The documentary that explores the incredible journey of the latest revival of the musical A Chorus Line from ambitious idea to international phenomenon.  It goes behind the scenes with exclusive interviews and footage of the revival's audition process, revealing the dramatic journey of the performers. Thus the story of life imitating art unfolds: real-life dancers struggle through rounds of auditions.  Read more
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY ***** There is no ways you can escape the terrifying psychological onslaught of this clever shocker. While they are sleeping, the audience becomes a watchdog to the unseen horror that lurks in the dark. What makes it truly frightening, is that you are witness to something you have absolutely no control over.  After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to. Read more

Also released in Dec
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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. Read more
ASTRO BOY **** Fantastic fun and adventure for kids of all ages. About a young robot who learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Read more
BANDSLAM **** What a relief to find a film where teenagers sort out their problems through music and not through drugs or violence! The new boy at school (Gaelan Connell) gets caught between two girls (Vanessa Hudgens and Aly Michalka during  a battle of the bands. Read more
CHE (PART TWO:) ** After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Read more
COUPLES RETREAT ** Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort to bond and sort out their differences. Read more 
50 DEAD MEN WALKING **** Jim Sturgess is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s, recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA.  Read more
500 DAYS OF SUMMER This is a post modern love story of boy meets girl. Tom still believes, even in this cynical modern world, in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love.  Read more
RAINBOW SKELLUMS * A candid camera by movie. Read more
TURANDOT ***** Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking staging of Puccini's last opera, a favorite of the Met repertoire. 
WHIP IT! In a sharp, gritty yet poignant role, Ellen Page stars as Bliss Cavendar, whose sudden encounter with roller derby gives way to a rough-hewn, bruise-filled dream that will collide with her mother's (Marcia Gay Harden) honest hopes for a more gilded future. Read more

TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON ***** Hopeless romantics will indulge in this fairytale romance. It is a visually arresting exploration of a girl coming of age and searching for true love; this is Romeo and Juliet for a new generation, a romance of star crossed lovers. If you enjoyed The Notebook and Titanic, this one's for you. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested. Read more
A CHRISTMAS CAROL ***** A consummate work of art, featuring first rate direction by visionary Robert Zemeckis, an astounding performance by Jim Carrey and a powerful music score by Alan Silvestri.  The classic Dickens tale bursts to glorious life in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event.  Ebenezer Scrooge (JIM CARREY) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (GARY OLDMAN) and his cheery nephew (COLIN FIRTH).  But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. Read more  Interview with Robert Zemeckis
DEPARTURES ***** An inspiring and life affirming film about a man who discovers the miracle of life through the rituals of death. Winner of the 2009 Oscar for Best Foreign film. Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life.  Read more
JULIE AND JULIA *****  The 'Julia' in the title refers to iconic chef Julia Child. 'Julie' is Julie Powell, a woman who set out to cook every recipe in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking over the course of just one year. At the prompting of her husband, Julie blogged her experiences and became an Internet and media darling. Meryl Streep is Julia Child and Amy Adams is writer Julie Powell in Nora Ephron's comedy Julie & Julia. Read more
SURROGATES ***** People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates--sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer (BRUCE WILLIS) discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery. Read more

Also released in Nov
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CHE (PART ONE) ** If you are into historical dramas and biopics, Steven Soderbergh's painstaking realistic recreation of Guevera and his world of politics, revolt and violence will provide ample entertainment.  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. Read more
CHERI **** Set in the luxurious demi-monde of pre-First World War Paris, it is the story of the love affair b etween the beautiful retired courtesan Léa (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Chéri (Rupert Friend), the son of her old colleague and rival, Mme Peloux (Kathy Bates). Read more
FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN ****  A closely observed exploration of the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy.Read more
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN ****  An intelligent and tense crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. After a home invasion, Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is told that one of the criminals who killed his wife and daughter would get off due to his cooperation with the district attorney's office and the other would be put on death row. Shelton seeks revenge not just against the criminals but the entire justice system. Read more
OLD DOGS ** Two best friends -- an unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and fun loving bachelor (John Travolta) -- have their lives turned upside down when they suddenly have to take care of 6-year-old twins.From director Walt Becker ("Wild Hogs"), and writers David Diamond and David Weissman. Read more
SORORITY ROW ** When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so that they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, when after graduation a mysterious killer goes after the five of them and anyone who knows their secret. Read more
THE STONING OF SORAYA M *****  If there is one film that will change your life, and your relationship with others, it's this astounding exploration of a subject matter most films try to avoid. Stranded in a remote Iranian village, a French journalist is approached by Zahra, a woman who has a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, Soraya, and the bloody circumstances of her death the day before… Read more
ZOMBIELAND ****A wicked satire on America and Hollywood in particular. Although it's a gore fest with open season on hords of nasty looking hungry cannibalistic zombies, it is ultimately a coming of age story about finding love and friendship in the most unusual of places and under bizarre circumstances. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other. "I always saw Zombieland as Midnight Run with zombies," says Ruben Fleischer, director of the film.  "Like that movie, it crosses so many genres at once.  First and foremost, it's a comedy, a road movie.  It's obviously got a horror element to it, and there's romance as well.  I was excited because of all the different aspects of the film, and my goal was to keep it grounded and strike just the right tone." Read more

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