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TYSON

Directed by
James Toback

Cast Includes
Mike Tyson

Rating: R

TYSON is acclaimed indie director James Toback's stylistically inventive portrait of a mesmerizing Mike Tyson. Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs, Toback allows Tyson to reveal himself with eloquence and a pervasive vulnerability. The film ranges from Tyson’s earliest memories of growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn through his entry into the world of boxing, to his rollercoaster ride in the funhouse of worldwide fame and fortunes won and lost. >> MORE

SERAPHINE

Directed by
Martin Provost

Cast Includes
Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent

Rating: NR

A humble servant (Yolande Moreau) in the small town of Senlis discovers her gift for expression in Martin Provost’s SERPAHINE, the recent winner of seven Cesar awards in Paris, including Best Film. This fictional account of the little known Seraphine de Senlis, employs a subtle visual style that enriches and supports Moreau’s talent.

A destitute domestic by day, Seraphine’s brilliance shines at night, painting with crude supplies through the darkness of her evenings and the bombshells of... >> MORE

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9:40 PM

YOUSSOU NDOUR: I BRING WHAT I LOVE

Directed by
Chai Vasarhelyi

Cast Includes
Youssou Ndour, Peter Gabriel, Moustapha Mbaye, Kabou Gueye, Fathy Salama

Rating: PG

YOUSSOU NDOUR: I BRING WHAT I LOVE is the second work from Tribeca Film Festival (2008) Best Documentary-winning director Chai Vasarhelyi (A NORMAL LIFE). Following who the New York Times praises as “one of the world’s greatest singers” and Time Magazine calls “one of the 100 most influential people in the world”, it is a music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man’s voice to inspire change.

Presenting his Islamic faith as a peaceable and tolerant religion, the Grammy-winn... >> MORE

UNMISTAKEN CHILD

Directed by
Nati Baratz

Cast Includes
The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Zopa

Rating: NR

Award-winning Israeli documentarian Nati Baratz (NOCHES, TEL AVIV-KYRGYZSTAN) follows the 4-year search for the reincarnation of Lama Konchog, the late world-renowned Tibetan master. The Dalai Lama charges Tenzin Zopa, the deceased monk's devoted disciple, to search for his master's reincarnation.

During Zopa’s unforgettable quest through breathtaking landscapes and remote traditional Tibetan villages, he performs rarely seen ritualistic tests designed to determine the likelihood ... >> MORE

THE PROPOSAL

Directed by
Anne Fletcher

Cast Includes
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Mary Steenburgen

Rating: PG13

In her first feature role since PREMONITION, multiple award winner Sandra Bullock stars in THE PROPOSAL with Ryan Reynolds (VAN WILDER). A romantic comedy from director Anne Fletcher (27 DRESSES, STEP UP), the film follows a pushy boss who forces her young assistant into marriage in order to avoid deportation to her home country of Canada. With appearances from Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen and four-time Golden Globe nominees Betty White (THE GOLDEN GIRLS) and Craig T. Nelson (COACH), TH... >> MORE

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9:45 PM

10:30 PM

DRAG ME TO HELL

Directed by
Sam Raimi

Cast Includes
Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer

Rating: PG13

Sam Raimi (SPIDER-MAN series) returns to horror, his original genre, to direct DRAG ME TO HELL, a thrilling, darkly comic ride met with much enthusiasm this year at its SXSW midnight screening. Christine (Alison Lohman), a young loan officer competing for a promotion, denies her elderly client (Lorna Raver) a third mortgage extension. Her distraught client enacts her revenge with a fiery curse determined to drag Christine’s soul to hell. Justin Long (HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, DODGEBALL) suppo... >> MORE

ANVIL

Directed by
Sacha Gervasi

Cast Includes
Robb Reiner, Steve 'Lips' Kudlow

Rating: NR

Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream, year after year. The story follows Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their heavy metal band, Anvil, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982’s Metal on Metal.
The album influenced an entire generation of rock bands, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, who went on to sell millions of records. Anvil, on the other hand, took a different path -... >> MORE

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10:20 PM

TERMINATOR SALVATION

Directed by
McG

Cast Includes
Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood

Rating: PG13

Christian Bale (THE DARK KNIGHT) revisits his action star success as John Connor, the leader of a band of post-nuclear holocaust survivors. Fated to lead the human resistance against an army of terminators, Connor must carefully choose his alliances. McG (CHARLIE’S ANGELS) directs this highly anticipated installment of the TERMINATOR series. >> MORE

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9:50 PM

earth

Directed by
Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield

Cast Includes
James Earl Jones

Rating: G

Disneynature proudly presents EARTH, a stunning nature documentary that tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journey across the planet we all call home. Narrated by renowned actor James Earl Jones, EARTH cinematographers capture some of the rarest and most beautiful imagery of the planet ever seen on the Big Screen.

Audiences of all ages and backgrounds will get to see their planet in an exciting new way, and learn about the many ways that everyone and ... >> MORE

THE BROTHERS BLOOM
OPENS JULY 3, 2009

Directed by
Rian Johnson

Cast Includes
Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo

Rating: PG13

Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz (THE CONSTANT GARDENER), Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (THE PIANIST), Mark Ruffalo (ZODIAC, BLINDNESS), and Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (BABEL) star in The Brothers Bloom, a globe-trotting comedy about the last great adventure of the world’s best con men.

The Brothers Bloom (Brody, Ruffalo) swindle millionaires with complicated scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex, literary-inspired setups imaginable. >> MORE

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