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THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF

Directed by
Udayan Prasad

Cast Includes
William Hurt, Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello

Rating: PG13

A love story at its core, THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF follows strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana, leading to possible second chances at life and love. Brett (William Hurt) is an ex-convict, just released from prison after serving six years for manslaughter and now adrift in a world of new freedoms and responsibilities. Finding initial difficulties in reconciling himself to his past, Brett crosses paths with lonely and troubled teenager Martine (Kris... >> MORE

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PRECIOUS

Directed by
Lee Daniels

Cast Includes
Gabby Sidibe, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Paual Patton

Rating: R

2010 ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE: Best Picture
2010 GOLDEN GLOBE® WINNER

4.5/5 STARS: Dallas Morning News
The first film in history to win Audience Awards at both Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival, PRECIOUS (presented by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry), is a poignant, hopeful story based on the novel Push by... >> MORE

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FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Directed by
Wes Anderson

Cast Includes
George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker

Rating: PG

2010 Academy Award® Nominations: Animated Feature Film - Music
2010 GOLDEN GLOBE® NOMINEE
FANTASTIC MR. FOX is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach). Mr. and Mrs. Fox (George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Jason... >> MORE

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LOURDES

Directed by
Jessica Hausner

Cast Includes
Sylvie Testud

Rating: NR

One of the greatest French actresses of her time, Sylvie Testud is Christine, a young woman confined to a wheelchair, visiting the city of Lourdes, along with thousands of others, in hope of a miraculous recovery. Winning four awards at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, LOURDES asks us to consider how we would live life severely disabled. The dark comedy considers everyone's responsibility including: Christine's, her fellow pilgrims, the religious order in charge and the pretty nurses who fancy the... >> MORE

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6:00 PM

THE MESSENGER

Directed by
Oren Moverman

Cast Includes
Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker

Rating: R

2010 Academy Award® Nominations: Actor in a Supporting Role - Writing
Co-written by Oren Moverman and Alessandro Camon, THE MESSENGER is a powerful and tender story about a returned war hero making his first steps toward a normal life.

In his first leading role, Ben Foster stars as a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of f... >> MORE

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TOE TO TOE

Directed by
Emily Abt

Cast Includes
Louisa Krause, Sonequa Martin

Rating: NR

Emily Abt marks her feature-length directorial debut with Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee TOE TO TOE. A story of friendship and rivalry between lacrosse mates at a competitive Washington, D.C. prep school, TOE TO TOE is a look at the transforming power of complicated relationships. Tosha (Sonequa Martin) is an African American scholarship student from Anacostia, one of Washington`s poorest areas, while Jesse (Louisa Krause) is a troubled and promiscuous white girl from the ritzy suburbs of Mar... >> MORE

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TERRIBLY HAPPY

Directed by
Henrik Ruben Genz

Cast Includes
Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Kim Bodnia

Rating: TBA

A festival favorite, pulling in an impressive 19 awards including seven Robert Awards (Danish Oscars®), TERRIBLY HAPPY is Denmark’s official entry for consideration in the Academy Awards’® Foreign Language Film category. Reminiscent of the Coen Brothers BLOOD SIMPLE and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, TERRIBLY HAPPY displays a unique, often macabre vision of the darkest depths to which people will go to achieve security and belonging. Robert (Jakob Cedergren) is a Copenhagen police officer who, followin... >> MORE

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FORMOSA BETRAYED

Directed by
Adam Kane

Cast Includes
James Van Der Beek, John Heard

Rating: R

Meet the Cast/Crew:
Meet the writer and producer of FORMOSA BETRAYED, following the 2:25PM and 4:40PM shows on Sunday! Actor James VanderBeek will attend following the 2:25PM show.

Inspired by actual events, FORMOSA BETRAYED is the story of FBI Agent Jake Kelly's (James Van Der Beek) investigation of the brutal murder of a Taiwanese-American professor on U.S. soil. With the help of his partner Tom Braxton (John Heard) and a sharp Chicago police... >> MORE

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ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE: UP- in 3D

Directed by
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson

Cast Includes
Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer

Rating: PG

2010 Academy Award® Nominations: Animated Feature Film - Music - Best Picture - Sound Editing - Writing

In celebration of 5 Academy Award® nominations (including Best Picture and Best Animated Feature), the Golden Globe® for Best Animated Feature and the Grammy® for Best Score, Disney-Pixar’s UP returns! Don’t miss your chance to see UP on the Village East’s main oversized screen - playing now in Disney Digital 3D. This epic adventure from Pixar legend... >> MORE

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HAPPY TEARS

Directed by
Mitchell Lichtenstein

Cast Includes
Parker Posey, Demi Moore

Rating: R

Nominated at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival for a Golden Bear award, Mitchell Lichtenstein directs this touching comedy. Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their elderly, irascible father. Returning to the house they grew up in, the sisters are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives while dodging childhood memories. >> MORE

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