Alan Rapp

This animated French film tells the story of a young Iranian girl (Chiara Mastroianni) during the Islamic Revolution.  Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, and Gabrielle Lopes Benites also lend their voices to the project which is the official French selection for Oscar consideration.  Check out the official site.  After weeks in limited release the film, presented in French with English subtitles, opens wide on Friday, and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Persepolis
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Set in Beruit, the film focuses on the lives of five women who meet at the local beauty salon.  Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Elmasri, Joanna Moukarel, Gisele Aouad, Adel Karam, Sihame Haddad, and Aziza Semaan star.  Check out the official site.  The film, presented in Arabic and French with English subtitles, opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Caramel (Sukkar banat)
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Walt Disney Pictures presents this 3-D film which I’m sure will make pre-teen girls squeal with delight (and make the rest of us run).  Taken from the recent tour the film features performances by both Miley Cyrus and her alter-ego Hannah Montana.  Check out the official site.  The film, like, ya’ know, opens in theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour
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The folks behind the Canadian mockumentary TV series jump to the big screen with a new plot to steal untraceable coins.  Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, Lucy Decoutere, Lydia Lawson-Baird, and Cory Bowles star.  Check out the official site.  The film breaks into limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
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Jessica Alba goes where many (including Buffy‘s Sarah Michelle Gellar) have gone before.  This American remake of the Pang Brothers 2002 horror film casts Alba as a young woman who discovers after an eye transplant an ability to see (wait for it) dead people!  Alessandro Nivola and Parker Posey also star.  Check out the official site.  The film peers into theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Eye
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