Film News & Trailers

Jessica Lange plays a widow who travels to Santa Barbara with her two friends (Katy Bates, Joan Allen) to deliver her husband’s ashes to his daughter. Christine Baranski, Tom Skerrit, Tom Wopat, and Ivey Lloyd also star.  (Anybody else think this looks like a Very Special Lifetime for Women Event?)  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Bonneville
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This new documentary from Brett Morgen uses archival footage, animation and music to examine the eight protestors charged with conspiracy and inciting to riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.  Find out more at the film’s Sundance page.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Chicago 10
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Perpective is everything in this new film which focuses on five diffrent points-of-view of witnesses to an attempted assassination of the President of the United States.  Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, William Hurt, and Edgar Ramirez star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens wide on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Vantage Point
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The latest from Michel Gondry (The Science of Sleep, read that review) finds Jack Black and Mos Def as video store workers who attempt to remake all the tapes Black’s character has inadventently erased (which include Ghostbusters, Robocop, and Driving Miss Daisy) with his magnetized brain.  They become instant celebrities by customers who prefer their versions to the originals.  Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Paul Dinello, and Melonie Diaz also star.  The misadventure begins everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Be Kind Rewind
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Pulled from its cushy fall 07 slot, Charlie Bartlett, the tale of a misfit teen (Anton Yelchin) beccoming the unofficial therapist for his new school, finally makes it into theaters.  Robert Downy Jr, Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Tyler Hilton, and Megan Park also star.  Check out the official site.  The late arriving film finally shows up for class on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Charlie Bartlett
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