Alan Rapp

Philip Pullman’s story of a young girl (Dakota Blue Richards) from a parallel world who travels the earth to rescue her friend comes to the big screen.  Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Ian McShane, Sam Elliot, Christopher Lee and Kristin Scott Thomas star along with Freddie Highmore and Ian McKellen who lend their voices for the characters of Pantalaimon and Iorek Byrnison respectively.  Check out the official site.  The film opens everywhere on Friday and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Golden Compass
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After learning that his wife was killed in the line of duty in Iraq, Stanley (John Cusack) takes his two young daughters (Penny Slusher, Dana Lynne Gilhooley) on a road trip.  The film opens in select cities in limited release on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Grace is Gone
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Woody Harrelson stars as a male escort for Wahsington D.C.‘s elite who gets caught up in a murder case involving his closest client (Kristin Scott Thomas).  Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Mary Beth Hurt, Lily Tomlin, and Willem Dafoe also star.  The film was written and directed by Paul Schrader who’s penned a few gems in his time including Taxi Driver, The Mosquito Coast, and The Last Temptation of Christ (among others).  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Walker
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Think Calendar Girls with a male perspective.  Andy (Jeff Bridges) decides to gather his small town friends together to make a pornographic film.  Written and directed by Michael Traeger the film also stars Ted Danson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Joe Pantoliano, Lauren Graham, and Patrick Fugit.  If you think this sounds familiar, you’d be right.  The film was pulled from release last September and has been sitting on a shelf ever since; it finally opens in select cities in limited release on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Amateurs
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