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BLACK ROCK

Directed by
Katie Aselton

Cast Includes
Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth

Rating: R

Childhood friends must fight for their lives against trained killers in BLACK ROCK. Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell, and Katie Aselton deliver remarkable performances as three women who visit one the iconic settings of their childhood, an empty island off the coast of Maine. But what started as a simple getaway becomes a race for survival when a simple misunderstanding turns deadly. Directed by Aselton and written by her husband Mark Duplass (JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME), this indie thriller was filmed on ... >> MORE

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9:50 PM

ERASED

Directed by
Philipp Stolzl

Cast Includes
Aaron Eckhart, Liana Liberato, Olga Kurylenko

Rating: R

An ex-CIA agent-turned-high tech security expert and his estranged teenage daughter are forced to flee for their lives in espionage thriller ERASED. After the division of the multinational corporation where he works is mysteriously shut down, Ben Logan (Aaron Eckhart) discovers that he and his daughter have been marked for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy. Now every move they make could be their last, and a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse ensues as Logan tries to o... >> MORE

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10:20 PM

STATE 194

Directed by
Dan Setton

Cast Includes
Mahmoud Abbas, Salam Fayad, Bejamin Netanyahu

Rating: PG

Emmy winning filmmaker Dan Setton gives audiences a riveting behind-the-scenes view into the dynamic changes happening in the Middle East in STATE 194. An official selection of the Toronto and Berlin film festivals, this vital documentary looks deep inside Israel and Palestine at the men and women trying to seize an historic opportunity to end the decades-long conflict and make implementing the two-state solution a reality right now. From U.S. diplomats to Palestinian bloggers to Israeli civilia... >> MORE

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9:50 PM

THE PAINTING

Directed by
Jean-Francois Laguionie

Cast Includes

Rating: PG

In this wryly inventive parable, a kingdom within a painting is divided into three castes: the impeccably colored Alldunns, the incomplete Halfies, and the barely outlined Sketchies. Chastised for their forbidden love, a young couple flee into the forest only to arrive at the very edge of the painting where they tumble into the Painter’s studio. The abandoned workspace is strewn with paintings, each containing its own vividly animated world and characters – and in a feast for both the eyes and t... >> MORE

DEAD MAN'S BURDEN

Directed by
Jared Moshe

Cast Includes
Barlow Jacobs, Clare Bowen, David Call

Rating: NR

Opening with a startling act of violence, this tense, classically crafted indie Western takes place in the aftermath of the Civil War on a hardscrabble homestead in New Mexico where the McCurry clan has been struggling to survive. Martha McCurry sees salvation in selling the family farm, against the wishes of her father. With the patriarch’s death, she seizes her opportunity, but her plans are upset by the unexpected return of her brother Wade, a defector to the Union Army long thought dead. Jar... >> MORE

THE PAINTING - subtitled

Directed by
Jean-Francois Laguionie

Cast Includes

Rating: PG

IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
In this wryly inventive parable, a kingdom within a painting is divided into three castes: the impeccably colored Alldunns, the incomplete Halfies, and the barely outlined Sketchies. Chastised for their forbidden love, a young couple flee into the forest only to arrive at the very edge of the painting where they tumble into the Painter’s studio. The abandoned workspace is strewn with paintings, each containing its own vividly animated world and characters – an... >> MORE

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9:30 PM

RENOIR

Directed by
Gilles Bourdos

Cast Includes
Michael Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers

Rating: R

Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Gilles Bourdos' lushly atmospheric drama RENOIR tells the story of celebrated Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his middle son, the filmmaker Jean Renoir. In declining health at age 74, the elder Renoir is filled with an unexpected energy when a young woman (who would become is last model) miraculously enters his world. At the same time, Jean also falls under the spell of the free-spirited Andrée. Their beautiful home and majestic co... >> MORE

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9:45 PM

THE SAPPHIRES

Directed by
Wayne Blair

Cast Includes
Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy

Rating: PG13

After premiering to a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and sweeping this year’s Australian Academy Awards, THE SAPPHIRES finally makes its way to the US. An irresistible crowd-pleaser based on a true story, the film chronicles the journey of Australia’s answer to 60s girl groups like The Supremes - four vivacious Aboriginal sisters who are plucked from obscurity and sent to Vietnam to entertain the troops. A catchy Motown soundtrack and an incredible cast led by BRIDESMAIDS’ Chris O’... >> MORE

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9:50 PM

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN*

Directed by
Malik Bendjelloul

Cast Includes

Rating: PG13

This inspiring documentary shook up last year’s festival circuit and won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. A tribute to the power of music and amateur detective work, the film answering the question, What Ever Happened to Sixto Rodriguez? Rodriquez’s spare melodies and pungent lyrics were compared to Bob Dylan’s, but his albums failed in the U.S., and he was rumored dead from a savage on stage suicide. However, his music spoke to the South African anti–aparth... >> MORE

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9:25 PM