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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

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

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

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

Directed by
Pablo Larrain

Cast Includes
Jane Fonda, Gael Garcia Bernal, Christopher Reeve

Rating: R

Gael Garcia Bernal stars in this gripping historical drama about a young advertising executive who is recruited to create the publicity campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum to extend the dictator’s presidency for eight more years. Completing his trilogy on the Pinochet years begun with TONY MANERO and POST MORTEM, with NO director Pablo Larraín chronicles the fall of the dictatorship, toppled by its own cynical democratic farce that unwittingly released the real democra... >> MORE

TRANCE

Directed by
Danny Boyle

Cast Includes
James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel

Rating: R

A frantic art heist thriller with mind–bending twists, TRANCE marks Danny Boyle’s return to the gritty filmmaking of early cult favorite TRAINSPOTTING, following his masterful direction of the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, Oscar nominated film 127 HOURS, and international sensation and Academy Award Best Picture winner SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, and Vincent Cassel star in this high–tension thriller about a fine art auctioneer and art thief who solicits the help of a hyp... >> MORE

MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN

Directed by
Deepa Mehta

Cast Includes
Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami, Rajat Kapoor

Rating: NR

Based on Salman Rushdie’s award winning novel and directed by Oscar nominee Deepa Mehta (WATER), MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN is a lushly visual epic about two boys who are switched at birth and forever marked by history. On the eve of India’s independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies from very different backgrounds are fated to live the destiny meant for each other after a hospital mix-up. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and linked to India's whirlwind journey of triumphs and disas... >> MORE

SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF'S

Directed by
Matthew Miele

Cast Includes
Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Candice Bergen

Rating: PG13

Celebrating the iconic store’s 111th anniversary, SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S shares the compelling story of the legendary Fifth Avenue landmark with a rarified peek into the fascinating inner workings and fabulous untold stories. The story is told by fashion icons such as Karl Lagerfeld, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Georgina Chapman, Christian Louboutin and Michael Kors, among others, as well as celebrity and socialite clientele, longstanding employees, and members of the Goodman family. With a l... >> MORE

ALYCE KILLS - Bloody Disgusting Selects

Directed by
Jay Lee

Cast Includes
Jade Dornfield, Tamara Feldman, James Duval

Rating: NR

After accidentally knocking her best friend off a roof, Alyce is haunted by guilt and delves into a brutal nightmare wonderland of sex, drugs and violence, her mind tearing itself apart… along with anyone else who gets in her way. Director Jay Lee (Zombie Strippers) takes us down the rabbit hole and unleashes enough chaos and horror to satisfy any gorehound.
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THE ENGLISH TEACHER

Directed by
Craig Zisk

Cast Includes
Julianne Moore, Lily Collins, Michael Angarano

Rating: R

Julianne Moore stars as small-town Pennsylvania schoolteacher Linda Sinclair, whose simple life is interrupted when a former star pupil returns home after failing as a playwright in New York City. Seeing in his script the inspiration that she has always longed to instill in her students, Linda enlists the help of long-suffering drama teacher Carl—played with scene-stealing gusto by Nathan Lane—to mount the work as the high school’s next and riskiest production. Greg Kinnear, Lilly Collins, and ... >> MORE

3 GEEZERS!

Directed by
Michele Schumacher

Cast Includes
JK Simmons, Tim Allen, Kevin Pollak

Rating: R

While preparing for a movie role, actor J Kimball ( J.K. Simmons, JUNO) visits the Coconuts Convalescent Home only to discover he’s the butt of the joke among the residents and quickly discovers that his perceptions of the elderly may be off from reality. After being on the wrong end of some pranks, J enlists the help of his Hollywood friends (Tim Allen, Scott Caan, Breckin Meyer, Randy Couture, Kevin Pollak) to turn the tides, and mayhem ensues. >> MORE