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Pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) still grieves the murder of his beloved wife Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to "tell no one." Based on Harlan Coben’s international bestselling thriller. Winner of 2007 César Awards for Best Director (Guillaume Canet) and Best Actor. Official Web Site Ann Hornaday's Washington Post review... |
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Set in 19th century France, this sumptuous drama chronicles the love affair
between tempestuous Spanish mistress Vellini (Asia Argento at her most seductive)
and distinguished, well-bred Ryno de Marigny (Fu'ad Ait Aattou). Ryno's attempt
to remain faithful to his wife Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida), a highly regarded
young woman of the French aristocracy, profoundly fails as Vellini reappears
in Ryno's life, offering him the passion and emotional connection he lacks
in his marriage. His reluctant obsession with Vellini eventually overtakes
his conscience, as he succumbs to the deceitful path of infidelity. Written
and directed by Catherine Breillat (Sex is Comedy, Fat Girl, Romance). Official
Web Site Ann Hornaday's Washington Post review... |
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Hardworking and hardheaded, Tuya (Yu Nan, Best Actress Award Winner at the
2007 Chicago Film Festival) is a Mongolian desert herder who refuses to be
settled in a town in accordance with the new industrialization policy. She
is kept busy with two kids, a disabled husband and 100 sheep to care for,
but one day she hurts her back. The only way for the family to survive is
for her to divorce her husband on paper and look for a new spouse who can
take care of the whole family. A series of suitors lines up, but it's not
easy to find a man who fits the bill. This warm, endearing tale, featuring
stunning cinematography, won the top prize (the Golden Bear for Best Film)
at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival. Directed and co-written by
Wang Quan An. Official
Web Site Stephen Hunter's Washington Post review... |
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It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop
and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana—but change is in the air.
The newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his
anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios,
graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh
Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York
City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing
on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and
Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age
story. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Written
and directed by Jonathan Levine. Official
Web Site Tricia Olszewski's Washington City Paper review... |
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Writer/director/narrator Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situations. With this visually stunning exploration, Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, headquarters of the National Science Foundation and home to eleven hundred people during the austral summer (October-February). Over the course of his journey, Herzog examines human nature and Mother Nature, juxtaposing breathtaking locations with the profound, surreal, and sometimes absurd experiences of the marine biologists, physicists, plumbers and truck drivers who choose to form a society as far away from the rest of society as one can get. Official Web Site Desson Thomson's Washington Post review... |
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| Feisty firecracker Hagar Shipley (Ellen Burstyn) has lived an unconventional life. Her passionate heart has always ruled her head and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. With her life nearly behind her, she sets out in search of a way to reconcile herself to her turbulent past. Through her reflections we come to know a passionate and rebellious young bride, her love for her two sons, the freedoms she claimed, and the joys she denied herself. Co-starring Ellen Page (Juno), Dylan Baker, Christine Horne, Cole Hauser and Kevin Zegers. Written and directed by Kari Skogland, based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Laurence. Official Web Site |
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From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron:
The Smartest Guys in the Room) and producer Graydon Carter (Surfwise,
The Kid Stays in the Picture) comes a probing look into the uncanny life
of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack,
the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson's life—his intense
and ill fated relationship with the Hell's Angels, his near-successful bid
for the office of sheriff in Aspen in 1970, the notorious story behind the
landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his deep involvement in Senator
George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. Narrated by Johnny
Depp. Official
Web Site Tricia Olszewski's Washington City Paper review... |
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In China, it is simply known as "The River." But the Yangtze—and
the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly spectacular transformation
wrought by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history, the Three Gorges Project.
From the vantage point of a luxury "farewell cruise" that wends
its way up the River, we are witness to the dramatic shift: peasant families
are forced to relocate their entire lives as floodwaters steadily engulf their
villages; young tour-boat employees warily grasp at a more prosperous future;
Western tourists catch a final glimpse of a disappearing culture. Returning
to the scene of his grandfather's riverbank youth, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker
Yung Chang has crafted a singularly moving and cinematically breathtaking
depiction of contemporary China and a disquieting glance into a future that
awaits us all. Official
Web Site Michael O'Sullivan's Washington Post review... |
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Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains)
illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan. Based on leading scholarly
accounts, his stunning historical epic delves into the dramatic and harrowing
early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin
from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the future
conqueror is revealed not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an
inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. In a performance of powerful stillness
and subtlety, celebrated young Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu (Zatoichi,
Last Life in the Universe) captures the inner fire that enabled a hunted
boy to become a legendary conqueror. Masterfully blending action and emotion
against some of the most arresting terrain on earth, Bodrov delivers an exciting
and awe-inspiring tale of survival and triumph, and a love story for the ages.
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. Official
Web Site Stephen Hunter's Washington Post review... |
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This quietly compelling drama of fractured families, dislocated cultures
and bridged gulfs is masterfully written and directed by Turkish-German Fatih
Akin (Head-On, Crossing the Bridge). Expatriate widower Ali (Tuncel
Kurtiz), seeking a little home comfort, invites prostitute Yeten (Nursel Köse)
to live with him, a move his son Nejat (Baki Davrak), a professor of German
literature, disparages. When tragedy ensues, Nejat travels to Turkey seeking
Yeten's daughter while she, unknowing, searches for her mother in Germany.
Co-starring Fassbinder icon Hanna Schygulla.Winner of 4 German Film Awards,
including Best Picture, Director, Editor and Screenplay. Official
Web Site Ann Hornaday's Washington Post review... |
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Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, 62-year-old Walter
Vale (Richard Jenkins) fills the void by trying to learn to play classical
piano. Sent to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find
a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real
estate scam, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman), a Syrian man, and Zainab (Danai Gurira),
his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series
of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him.
Touched by his kindness, the talented Tarek insists on teaching the aging
academic to play the African drum. The instrument's exuberant rhythms revitalize
Walter's faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz
clubs and Central Park drum circles. When Tarek is arrested as an undocumented
citizen and held for deportation, Walter finds himself compelled to help his
new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. Written and directed
by Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent). Official Web Site Director Tom McCarthy is fascinated by how and why people connect |
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Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a shy young bartender, is mistaken for a millionaire
by a beautiful seductress named Irene (Audrey Tautou, Amélie).
When Irene discovers his true identity, she abandons him, only to find that
a love-struck Jean has no intention of letting her get away. Jean's comical
attempts to gain her affections gradually evolve into setting himself up as
a gigolo at a luxury hotel, until Irene finally starts to warm to her persistent,
persuasive suitor. Against the wildly atmospheric backdrop of the south of
France, Pierre Salvadori (Après Vous) directs this sexy and
thoroughly charming romantic comedy, which is a fresh re-imagining of the
cinema classic Breakfast at Tiffany's. Official
Web Site Director Salvadori on meeting the right person at the wrong time |
Starts Friday, July 25 at the
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Evelyn Waugh’s heartbreaking romantic epic tells an evocative story
of forbidden love and the loss of innocence in the pre-WWII era. Charles Ryder
(Matthew Goode) becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through
the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw), and then his sophisticated
sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell). The rise and fall of Charles’ infatuations
reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars. Co-starring
Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi and Emma Thompson as Lady Marchmain. Directed
by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane). Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 25 at the E Street Cinema
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| Since their debut in the late 1960s, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have functioned as the "town criers" of their generation. CSNY: Déjà Vu finds the band heading out on their "Freedom of Speech 2006" tour of North America, featuring music from Neil Young's controversial "Living With War" CD. With "Embedded" reporter Mike Cerre aboard, the film documents audience reactions to the music and the band's ongoing connection with its fans, all against the backdrop of the Iraq/Afghanistan War. Songs from the tour are woven together with archival material, news footage, and audience reaction and observations, as the film examines the issues surrounding the integration of politics and art. Directed by Neil Young. Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, July 25 at the E Street Cinema
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| The true-life story of the passionate, three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin Stories was the basis for all incarnations of Cabaret) and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. From Isherwood's Kit-Kat-Club years in Weimar-era Germany to the couple's first meeting on the sun-kissed beaches of 1950s Malibu, their against-all-odds saga is brought to dazzling life by a treasure trove of archival footage, Bachardy's contemporary reminiscences, rare home movies (with glimpses of glitterati pals W.H. Auden, Igor Stravinsky and Tennessee Williams), reenactments, and, most sweetly, whimsical animations based on the cat-and-horse cartoons the pair used in their personal correspondence. A joyful celebration of a most extraordinary couple, directed by Guido Santi and Tina Mascara. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, August 1 at the
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| This heartbreaking and hilarious Sundance Film Festival hit follows the lives of four teenagers—a jock, the popular girl, the artsy girl and the geek—in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound decisions about the future. With extraordinary intimacy and a great deal of humor, the film captures the pressures of growing up—pressures that come from one's peers, one's parents, and not least, oneself. Filming daily for ten months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture) developed a deep understanding of her subjects. The result is a film that goes beyond the enduring stereotypes of high school to render complex young people trying to find their way into adulthood. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, August 1
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| Two people at the end of the road discover that it's never too late to love or to dream. Elsa (China Zorrilla) is 82-years-old and for the past 60 years she's dreamt of a moment that Fellini had already envisaged: the scene from La Dolce Vita at the Fontana di Trevi. Only she would be Anita Ekberg and she'd share the scene with the love of her life. Disturbed and confused after losing his wife, the slightly younger Alfredo (Manuel Alexandre) moves into a smaller apartment where he meets Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into his life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live—be it more or less—is precious that he should enjoy it as he pleases. Fred surrenders to Elsa's frenzy, to her youth, to her boldness, to her beautiful madness. And this is how he learns how to live. Directed and co-written by Marcos Carnevale. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, August 1 at the E Street Cinema
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| Nazneen's (Tannishtha Chatterjee) life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man (Satish Kaushik), she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London's East End. Pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence—and to do her duty to her husband. A man of inflated ideas (and stomach), he sorely tests her compliance. Told from birth that she must not fight her fate, Nazneen submits, devoting her life to raising her family and slapping down her demons of discontent. Until the day that Karim (Christopher Simpson), a hot-headed local man, bursts into her life. Against a background of escalating racial tension, they embark on an affair that finally forces Nazneen to take control of her life. A truly contemporary story of love, cultural difference, and ultimately, the strength of the human spirit. Based on the bestselling novel by Monica Ali. Directed by Sarah Gavron. Official Web Site |
One Week Only!
Starts Friday, August 1 at the E Street Cinema
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| Teenaged angst is beautifully explored and revealed in this remarkable debut by director Céline Sciamma. Friendship, rivalry, and crushes—both heterosexual and same-sex—abound among the members of a synchronized swim team. Floriane (Adele Haenel), a shapely blonde, is cool and brazen. She makes the introverted and boyish Marie (Pauline Acquart) her confidante, at the expense of Marie's best friend Anne (Louise Blachère). Anne is self-conscious and overweight, but also outspoken and extrovert. She has a crush on a handsome boy, but of course he only has eyes for Floriane. The young cast give outstanding performances in this tender and intense film. Official Web Site |
Starts Wednesday, August 6 at the
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| There are certain unforgettable moments in history when America has triumphed against long odds and proved itself to the world: Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon; the U.S. Men's Hockey team beating the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics. But one such moment has never received the recognition it deserves: In 1976, a small American winery sent shock waves through the industry by besting the exalted French wines in a blind tasting, putting California wines on the map for good. Novice vintner Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman) risked everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect hand-crafted California Chardonnay. Meanwhile in Paris, struggling wine seller Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) came up with an idea for a publicity stunt to help his floundering shop. Little did Spurrier and Barrett realize they were about to change the history of wine forever. A dramatic comedy directed by Randall Miller (Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School), co-starring Chris Pine, Rachael Taylor, Freddy Rodriguez, Eliza Dushku and Dennis Farina. Official Web Site |
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