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This Week in Documentary Film

This new documentary from Doris Dorrie (Naked, Am I Beautiful) focuses on Edward Espe Brown, a Zen Buddhist and chef, who explains the connection between his philosophy and cooking.  Check out the official site.  The documentary cooks and serves itself into limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

How to Cook Your Life (Wie man sein Leben kocht)
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This Week in Independent Film

Ben Affleck pens his first screenplay since Good Will Hunting and steps behind the camera to direct this film about a missing girl (Madeline O’Brien) and two inexperienced detectives (Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan) hired by the family to find her.  The film also stars Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan, and Amy Madigan.  Check out the official site.  We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the film opens in theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Gone Baby Gone
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This Week in Film

Halle Berry stars as a widow who deals with the death of her husband (David Duchovny) by befriending his childhood pal, a troulbed man (Benico Del Toro) fighting a heroin addiction.  John Carroll Lynch and Alison Lohman also star.  Check out the official site.  We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the film opens everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Things We Lost in the Fire
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The latest from director Wes Anderson involves Francis (Owen Wilson) trying to reconnect with his two younger brothers (Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman) on a train travelling across India.  Amara Karan, Camilla Rutherford, Irfan Khan, Natalie Portman, Angelica Huston, and Bill Murray also star.  Check out the official site.  After playing in limited release the film opens wide on Friday, and we’ll have the review!  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Darjeeling Limited
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