WILD TARGET

Wild Target

The Story:
Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy) is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, Louisa (Eileen Atkins), despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose (Emily Blunt). He spares her life, unexpectedly acquiring a young apprentice in the process, Tony (Rupert Grint). Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client (Rupert Everett).

Starring:
Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, Eileen Atkins, Emily Blunt, Rupert Everett

Directed By:
Jonathan Lynn

Release:
2010

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THE BACK-UP PLAN

The Back-up Plan

The Story:
After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. That same day, Zoe meets Stan (Alex O’Loughlin), a man with real possibilities.

Starring:
Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin, Danneel Harris, Eric Christian Olsen, Noureen DeWulf, Anthony Anderson, Melissa McCarthy

Directed By:
Alan Poul

Release:
2010

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ACTS OF VIOLENCE

ACTS OF VIOLENCE


The Story:
A man named Flyn (Il Lim) on a mission on killing the men who raped his wife Olivia (Leelee Sobieski). He finds himself living a double life as a killer and a husband. When his wife suspects what he is up to, he lies to her and finds help in an unexpected friend, a priest (Ron Perlman). The story comes to a climactic conclusion when Flyn finds out that he is in a battle he has already lost.

Starring:
Il Lim, Ron Perlman, Leelee Sobieski, Jim Hanks, Lorin McCraley

Directed By:
Il Lim

Release:
2010

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Män som hatar kvinnor) (Swedish)

The Story:

Crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist ) is heading for prison after losing a big-time defamation case, but before he's locked up he's offered a bit of freelance investigating work from Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube) who inhabits a gloomy mansion on a remote island and broods about the loss of his beloved niece Harriet (Ewa Froling). She vanished one day when the island was cut off from the mainland. Her body was never found. Because the access bridge was blocked, the killer must have been a member of Vanger's large and greedy family, which he hates. Three brothers were Nazi sympathizers during the war.

He believes that the killer is taunting him and he wants to know who's sending him mementoes that only the dead girl knew about, but while Mikael is good at old-fashioned investigating he's not so flash with computers - which is where the titular girl Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) a quiet 24-year-old Goth tomboy with an introverted personality, that ol’ Troubled Past chestnut and an expert ability to get dirt on her professional victims, mostly by hacking their computers, comes in.

She teams up with Mikael to solve a 40-year-old missing person case.

Starring:
Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Andersson, Peter Haber, Marika Lagercrantz

Directed By:
Bart Freundlich

Release:
2010

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PSYCH:9

The Story:
Neurotic Roslyn (Sara Foster) takes an unlikely night job, sorting files in a closed-down hospital. She is variously troubled by memories of a bad childhood, a cop (Michael Biehn) searching for a clawhammer-wielding serial killer, possibly ghostly apparitions, and seriously bad vibes in the fifth-floor psych facility.

She shares pizza and late-night chat with a smug psychiatrist (Cary Elwes), but her marriage to a taxi driver (Gabriel Mann) is rocky, her mental composure deteriorates with every weird noise. To uncover the truth, she has to solve the mystery of her own disturbing past.

Starring:
Sara Foster, Cary Elwes, Michael Biehn, Gabriel Mann, Colleen Camp, Winter Ave Zoli, Susie Amy, Katherine Shanklin.

Directed By:
Andrew Shortell

Release:
2010

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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED

The Story:
Two men — one in his twenties, the other nearer forty, both intensely focused on the task at hand — line the inside of a transit van with plastic. Shopping, they buy a drill, mattress and other supplies. In a small flat they assemble a bed for the mattress and staple foam insulation and board to the walls and windows of a bedroom. Then, their meticulous preparations complete, they kidnap a young woman. They drag her from the street into the back of the van and, with a bag over her head and ball gag in her mouth, take her back to the flat, tying her to the bed in the room they have converted into a prison cell.

The kidnappers are Danny (Martin Compston) and Vic (Eddie Marsan), two ex—cons planning to make a mint on the ransom for the young woman. The younger, nervier of the two, Danny defers to the more experienced Vic, who acts with a steely conviction. Their hostage is Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton), daughter of a rich businessman, chosen by Vic and Danny as their passport to a better life. Terrified and immobile at first, it soon becomes clear that Alice isn’t about to let her captors use her as capital without a fight. As determined to escape as Vic and Danny are to succeed, Alice enters into a battle of wills which strains the already fractious relationship between the two men. As the deadline for the exchange draws nearer, all three are brought close to breaking point, with Vic and Danny’s foolproof plan descending into a desperate struggle for survival.

Starring:
Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan

Directed By:
J Blakeson

Release:
2010

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THE GOOD HEART

The Good Heart

The Story:
Jacques (Brian Cox), the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Paul Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on life. In the hopes of keeping his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male—centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse: no new customers, no fraternizing with customers and, absolutely no women. Lucas is a quick study, but their friendship is put to the test when the distraught and beautiful April (Isild Le Besco) shows up at the bar seeking shelter, and Lucas insists they help her out.

Starring:
Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Isild Le Besco

Directed By:
Dagur Kari

Release:
2010

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YOU DON'T KNOW JACK

YOU DON'T KNOW JACK

The Story:
In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian (aka Dr. Death), assisted in more than 130 suicides. After willingly sending a videotape of himself euthanizing a terminally ill man to "60 Minutes," he was convicted in 1999 of second-degree murder and spent eight years in prison before getting paroled in 2007. Loosely based on Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie's book "Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia"

Dr. Jack Kevorkian (Al Pacino) was a 61-year-old former pathologist. Kevorkian launched his crusade to provide assisted suicide to people who are terminally ill, a procedure that he considered to be a humane and dignified option for for the end of life.
Kevorkian was assisted in his crusade by his friend Neal Nicol (John Goodman) and Kevorkian's older sister Margo Janus (Branda Vacarro), Kevorkian begins offering “death counseling” services to a growing clientele, seemingly grateful for his services. Kevorkian earned the support of Hemlock Society activist Janet Good (Susan Sarandon), but he also attracted the wrath of the county prosecutor’s office.

Starring:
Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Danny Huston, Brenda Vaccaro

Directed By:
Barry Levinson

Release:
2010

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LE HERISSON (THE HEDGEHOG)

LE HERISSON (The HEDGEHOG) (France)

The Story:

Paloma (Garance Le Guillermica) precocious 11-years-old girl from a Parisian bourgeois family that she despises, and an intellectual concierge – Renée Michel – who hides books in a backroom and soothes loneliness by eating tons of chocolate. Paloma is a highly introspective girl who wittily analyses the vanity and mediocrity of the world she comes from, and is strongly determined not to be part of it. Paloma continuously sneaks away and hides in places where she cannot be found.

She casts an outsider look on her world by delivering ultra-critical existentialist observation on her family that, in turn, largely ignore her. That makes her a privileged observer of the vices and weaknesses of her family members who she films with her father's old Hi-8 in order to leave a documented legacy of the reasons why she will commit suicide on her 12th birthday. On the other side, Renée (Josiane Balasko), the concierge of the building where Paloma lives with her family – is a surly widow who makes any effort to match the stereotype of an ordinary concierge while she spends night reading novels in the backroom of her apartment whose door is closed throughout the day. Renée is aware that none of the snobbish tenants of the block would want an eccentric concierge, and that is why she prefers to go unnoticed. What both Paloma and Renée have in common is that they do not want glances to be casted on themselves. In fact, they both perceive that they can keep their space of liberty only by going unseen.

When Mr Kakoru Ozu (Togo Igawa), a sophisticated Japanese widower – moves in one of the apartments following the death of a former tenant, he detects Renée's cultured side and Paloma's wit at once. Through Mr Ozu's mediation, soon Paloma starts to perceive Renée as a potential ally and confidant. Slowly, Renée lets Paloma into her apartment and consents to be filmed for Paloma's documentary. At the same time, Renée starts a delicate love affair with Mr Ozu that literally transforms her. That is how we found out that the hedgehog of the title is Renée herself: “spiky on the outside, but elegant on the inside” as Paloma says to Mr Ozu. That very elegance will be determinant for Paloma's future decisions as her 12th birthday approaches.

Starring:

Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermic, Togo Igawa, Anne Brochet, Ariane Ascaride

Directed By:

Mona Achache

Release:

2010

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VALHALLA RISING

VALHALLA RISING

The Story:
“1000 AD, for years, One Eye (Mads Mikkelsen), a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde (Alexander Morton). Aided by Are (Maarten Steven), a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, they join a band of Christian crusaders on a journey by longboat to reconquer the Holy Land of Jerusalem, but they all get lost along the way - first on the still-as-death, fog-bound waters, and then on the unknown shores that they eventually reach, traveling up-river into the heart of darkness. Each man is searching for something different, but as they are assailed by delirium, disorientation and despair - not to mention unseen natives - the pilgrims find themselves being led through this new kingdom of the blind by a one-eyed killer, towards a destiny that only he can see.

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen, Alexander Morton, Maarten Stevenson, Gary Lewis, Stewart Porter, Jamie Sives

Directed By:
Nicolas Winding Refn

Release:
2010

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OUTRAGE (アウトレイジ)

OUTRAGE (アウトレイジ) (Japanese)

The Story:
Sekiuchi (Kitamura Soichiro), boss of the Sannokai, a huge organised crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issuing a stern warning to his lieutenant Kato (Miura Tomokazu) and right-hand man Ikemoto (Kunimura Jun), head of the Ikemoto-gumi. Kato orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and he immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo (Takeshi Kitano), who runs his own crew. The tricky jobs that no-one wants to do always end up in Otomo’s lap…

Starring:
Takeshi Kitano, Ryo Kase, Renji Ishibashi, Kippei Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Takashi Tsukamoto, Tetta Sugimoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Tomokazu Miura, Sôichirô Kitamura

Directed By:
Takeshi Kitano

Release:
2010

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ICE KACANG PUPPY LOVE (初恋红豆冰)

Ice kacang puppy Love (初恋红豆冰) (Malaysia)

The Story:
Set in a unique small town of 1980's Malaysia, where we're introduced to a timid boy nicknamed Botak (Ah Niu), who is incapable of making a good cup of Joe at his father's old fashioned coffee shop, and his love interest Da Jia Yu aka Fighting Fish (Lee Shinje), a feisty girl who boldly beats up bullies and whose eyes can shoot darts. From there, we meet a handful of quirky supporting characters: Big troublemaker Ma Li Fan (Gary Chaw) who frequently challenges Jia Yu at silly bets ranging from "guli" to fish fighting; his silent sister Ma Li Bing (Fish Leong) who keeps on drinking Barlie and has a crush on Botak; and charcoal seller Prince (Victor Wong) whom Botak's overweight sister (Lim Ching Miau) dreams of marrying.

Starring:
Lee Sinje, Ah Niu, Gary Chaw, Fish Leong, Victor Wong, Eric Moo, Yi Jet Qi, Nicholas Teo, Penny Tai

Directed By:
Ah Niu

Release:
2010

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SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD

The Story:

Immediately following the events of "Diary of the Dead," "Survival of the Dead," is the 6th film from George A. Romero to look at a world where humans are in the minority and the zombies rule.

On Plum Island off the coast of Delaware, two Irish families, the O'Flynns and the Muldoons, are continuing their lifelong feud by disagreeing on how zombies should be treated. Rascally O'Flynn (Kenneth Welsh) is all for blowing them to pieces, no matter that they were once members of the family. Stern Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick) believes they should be chained up and held to await the development of a cure.

The feud has exploded, and Muldoon puts O'Flynn onto a boat to return to the mainland. There, meanwhile, a small band of soldiers led by Sarge (Alan Van Sprang) has turned outlaw, robbing others to stay supplied with food and ammunition and reducing deadheads to dead bodies whenever they encounter them.

They are seeking a relative safe haven, and through a quick series of events, they end up going to Plum Island with the exiled, vengeful O'Flynn in tow, little knowing that besides having deadheads to worry about they are now heading into a violent turf war.

Starring:
Alan Van Sprang, Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen Munroe, Devon Bostick, Richard Fitzpatrick, Athena Karkanis, Stefano Di Matteo

Directed By:
George A. Romero

Release:

2010

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MOTHER & CHILD

mother and child

The Story:
Three women's lives share a common core: they have all been profoundly affected by adoption. Karen (Annette Bening) had a baby at 14, gave her up at birth, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth (Naomi Watts) grew up as an adopted child; she's a bright and ambitious lawyer, but a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy (Kerry Washington) is just embarking with her husband on the adoption odyssey, looking for a baby to become their own.

Starring:

Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Smits, David Ramsey

Directed By:

Rodrigo Garcia

Release:

2010

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IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE

It's a Wonderful AFTERLIFE

The Story:

Set in West London, Roopie (Goldy Notay), warm and personable, strong-willed and beautiful, too, though we're not supposed to notice it because she's fat. Despaired of by her mother's friends and acquaintances, who don't think she's good enough to find a husband, she spends her time working in a women's refuge and doing a fairly good job of making her own way in life, but this doesn't ease the disappointment of her mother (Shabana Azmi).

In fact, such is the mother's frustration that she takes violent action against some of her daughter's critics. This results in her being followed around by a troupe of ghosts who continually bicker and distract her, though they gradually become more sympathetic to her plight. Meanwhile, the detective leading the murder investigations sends his handsome young deputy Raj (Sendhil Ramamurthy) undercover to find out what's going on in 'the community'. When Raj and Roopi meet it becomes clear that something is going to change.

Starring:

Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Shabana Azmi, Sanjeev Bhaskar,Steve Morphew,Jamie Sives, Mark Addy, Sacha Shilov

Directed By:
Gurinder Chadha

Release:
2010

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PAPER MAN

P A P E R M A N

The Story:
Richard Dunn (Jeff Daniels) a failed author whose wife, Claire (Lisa Kudrow), a successful surgeon, rents a house in New Jersey in order to help him get over his writer's block. Along for the ride is Richard's imaginary friend, Captain Excellent (Ryan Reynolds), who has been with him since 2nd grade.

There, Richard meets Abby (Emma Stone) and hires her as a weekly babysitter, even though he has no children. Their tenuous, new friendship is sparked by Richard's awe over Abby's homemade soup and Abby's enjoyment of Richard's writing and his attempts at Origami. As the season progresses and the warm, quirky friendship between Richard and Abby grows, the two begin to share with each other their dreams and life hardships.

Starring:
Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Lisa Kudrow, Kieran Culkin, Hunter Parrish

Directed By:
Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney

Release:
2010

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MALICE IN WONDERLAND

MALICE IN WONDERLAND

The Story:
Alice (Maggie Grace) is an American law student in London. Knocked down by a cab, she wakes with amnesia in a world that’s a million miles from home, Wonderland. We follow her adventures as she is dragged through an underworld filled with twisted individuals and the lowest low—lifes by the enigmatic cab driver Whiitey - White Rabbit (Danny Dyer). She needs to find out who she is, where she’s from, and use what wits she has left to get back home in one piece.

Starring:
Maggie Grace, Danny Dyer, Matt King, Bronagh Gallagher, Nathaniel Parker

Directed By:
Simon Fellows

Release:
2010

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CYRUS

CYRUS

The Story:
John (John C. Reilly0) is still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie (Catherine Keener), John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiancé Tim (Matt Walsh) at a party. To his and everyone else's surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly (Marisa Tomei). Their chemistry is immediate. The relationship takes off quickly but Molly is oddly reluctant to take the relationship beyond John's house. Perplexed, he follows her home and discovers the other man in Molly's life: her son, Cyrus (Jonah Hill). A 21-year-old new age musician, Cyrus is his mom's best friend and shares an unconventional relationship with her. Cyrus will go to any lengths to protect Molly and is definitely not ready to share her with anyone, especially John. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love-and it appears only one man can be left standing when it's over.

Starring:
John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh

Directed By:
Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass

Release:
2010

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THE OTHER GUYS

THE OTHER GUYS

The Story:
Set in New York City, Detective Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell), a forensic accountant who's more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets, and Detective Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), a tough guy who has been stuck with Allen as his partner ever since an unfortunate run—in with Derek Jeter. Allen and Terry idolize the city’s top cops, Danson and Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the Other Guys to step up, things don’t quite go as planned.

Starring:
Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson

Directed By:
Adam McKay

Release:
2010

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HOLY ROLLERS

HOLY ROLLERS

The Story:
Inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi. A charming neighbor, Yosef Zimmerman (Justin Bartha), senses Sams resistance and propositions him to transport medicine for Jackie (Danny A. Abeckaser), an Israeli dealer, and his girlfriend, Rachel (Ari Graynor).

Sam quickly demonstrates his business skill to his bosses, who instantly take Sam under their wing. Now exposed to the exciting and gritty worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam begins to spiral deeper into their lifestyle, experimenting with ecstasy and then falling for Rachel. As the business grows, Sams double life begins to rip his family apart and the community becomes suspicious of his illegal activities. Sam slowly comes to realize the façade behind the easy money and parties. When he goes on the run, Sam is forced to make a fatal decision that could bring the entire operation crashing down.

Starring:
Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Danny A. Abeckaser, Ari Graynor, Jason Fuchs

Directed By:
Kevin Asch

Release:
2010

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DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS

Dinner for Schmucks

The Story:
Tim (Paul Rudd), a guy on the verge of having it all. The only thing standing between him and total career success is finding the perfect guest to bring to his boss' annual Dinner for Extraordinary People, an event where the winner of the evening brings the most eccentric character as his guest. Enter Barry (Steve Carell), a guy with a passion for dressing mice up in tiny outfits to recreate great works of art.

Starring:
Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Bruce Greenwood, Ron Livingston, Stephanie Szostak

Directed By:
Jay Roach

Release:
2010

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B O Y

The Story:
It's 1984, and Boy (James Rolleston) is an eleven-year-old Maori boy growing up in a community of the coast of New Zealand. While Boy's village feels a bit cut off from the rest of the world, contemporary pop culture makes itself known here, and Boy and his pals are all enthralled with Michael Jackson and have nicknames drawn from popular TV shows. Boy and his older brother Rocky (Te Aho Eketone-Whitu), who likes to believe he has superpowers are being raised by their grandmother after their mother died and their father abandoned the family. Boy likes to believe that his father is someone remarkable and has spun impressive fantasies about his adventures, but he has to adjust his expectations when Alamein (Taika Cohen) actually shows up, and Boy learns Dad spent several years in prison on charges of armed robbery. Alamein has come back to his hometown to recover some money he hid after one of his rare successful robberies, but both he and Boy are in for a surprise once they set out to find it.

Starring:
Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu

Directed By:
Taika Waititi

Release:
2010

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PREDATORS

The Story:
Royce (Adrien Brody), a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.

Starring:
Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Oleg Taktarov

Directed By:
Nimród Antal

Release:
2010

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SPLICE

S P L I C E

The Story:
Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) are superstars of the genetic engineering world. They specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create fantastical new hybrids. The charismatic couple wants to use human DNA in a new hybrid – something that could yield astronomical medical benefits. The pharmaceutical company that funds their research, however, is more interested in exploiting their earlier triumphs for easier, short-term profit. Clive and Elsa secretly conduct their own experiment. The result is Dren (Chaneac) an amazing creature who exhibits an array of unexpected developments, both physical and intellectual. Dren exceeds their wildest dreams… and, ultimately, their most terrifying nightmare.

Starring:

Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac

Directed By:

Vincenzo Natali

Release:

2010

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SOLITARY MAN

SOLITARY MAN

The Story:
Ben Kalmen (Michael Douglas) is feeling his age, but you wouldn't know it from the company he keeps. A former mogul with a chain of car dealerships, until legal troubles knocked him out of business, Ben now keeps a grip on the world through his relationships with women – many women.

Starring:
Michael Douglas, Jesse Eisenberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Susan Sarandon, Jenna Fischer, Danny DeVito

Directed By:
David Levien and Brian Koppelman

Release:
2010

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S A L T

S A L T

The Story:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt’s efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: “Who Is Salt?”

Starring:
Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andre Braugher

Directed By:
Phillip Noyce

Release:
2010

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WOMEN WITHOUT MEN

WOMEN WITHOUT MEN (Zanan-e bedun-e mardan) (Iranian)

The Story:
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Munis (Shabnam Tolouei) is a budding feminist who refuses to hew to the circumscribed roles for women prescribed by her tyrannical brother. Her friend Faezeh (Pegah Ferydoni) is a more timid woman inspired by Munis' acts of rebellion. Zarin (Orsi Toth) is a prostitute who flees the brothel where she works. Finally, an older woman, Fakhri (Arita Shahrzad), the unhappy wife of a powerful Iranian general, leaves her husband to live in a beautiful country orchard where the other women also seek refuge. But the military coup eventually intrudes on their peaceful idyll.

Starring:
Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Shabnam Tolouei, Orsi Toth, Navid Akhavan, Bijan Daneshmand

Directed By:
Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari

Release:
2010

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