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2012


Critics' Consensus: Provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong script.

Synopsis: Roland Emmerich has given movie watchers several apocalyptic films in the past in INDEPENDENCE DAY and THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, and he offers another look at the end of the world in 2012. This action film stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, a… [More...]

Rated: PG-13
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Starring: John Cusack, Chjwetel Ejiofor, [More..]

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Pirate Radio


Critics' Consensus: Has enough laughs and great tunes to stay smoothly afloat.

Synopsis: Pirate Radio is the high-spirited story of how 8 DJs love affair with Rock n Roll changed the world forever. In the 1960s this group of rouge DJs, on a boat in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, played rock records and broke the law all for… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by:
Starring: Philip S. Hoffman, Bill Nighy, [More..]

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Dare


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: In high school, what kind of person did you dare to be: risk-taking and lustful, melancholy and confused or simply safe and over-achieving? Dare follows three teenagers through their last semester of school: Alexa (Rossum, Phantom of the Op… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Adam Salky
Starring: Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, [More..]

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End of Poverty?


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Global poverty did not just happen. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. Today, the problem persists because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in ot… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Philippe Diaz
Starring: N/A

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Fantastic Mr. Fox


Critics' Consensus: A delightfully funny feast for the eyes with multi-generational appeal.

Synopsis: With this animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, director Wes Anderson moves from quirky films for adults, such as The Darjeeling Limited and The Royal Tenenbaums, to imaginative children's fare. The Fantastic Mr. Fox… [More...]

Rated: PG
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, [More..]

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Hand of Fatima


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Anthology is thrilled to present the US Theatrical Premiere Run of THE HAND OF FATIMA, a double portrait of a rock critic and his favorite band. Robert Palmer was America’s pre-eminent music writer, best known for his book DEEP BLUES and his … [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Augusta Palmer
Starring: N/A

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Love Hurts


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: The new romantic comedy Love Hurts stars an electric cast, including Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Johnny Pacar, Jenna Elfman, Janeane Garofalo and Camryn Manheim. Opening November 13 in Los Angeles from Lantern Lane Entertainment, the … [More...]

Rated: PG-13
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Barra Grant
Starring: Jenna Elfman, Carrie-Anne Moss, [More..]

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Messenger


Critics' Consensus: A dark but timely subject is handled deftly and superbly acted.

Synopsis: 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, Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Oren Moverman
Starring: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, [More..]

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Oh My God


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Hugh Jackman, Ringo Starr, Seal, and a number of other celebrities and regular people offer their views on God in this documentary. OH MY GOD features opinions from people of a variety of religious persuasions, including atheists, Muslims, Hi… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Peter Rodger
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Ringo Starr, [More..]

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Sun


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: August 15, 1945: a shocked Japan hears the voice of divine leader Emperor Hirohito for the first time, as he implores his people to cease all military activity, initiating a formal end to WWII and the beginning of a new period of American Occ… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Release Date: Nov 18, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Aleksandr Sokurov
Starring: Issey Ogata, Kaori Momoi, [More..]

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Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: This is the compelling question behind award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio’s newest project Ten9Eight, a thought provoking film which tells the inspirational stories of several inner city teens (of differing race, religion and ethnicity) from… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Mary Mazzio
Starring: N/A

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Uncertainty


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: UNCERTAINTY, from directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (THE DEEP END), thrusts Bobby Thompson and Kate Montero (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins) into two alternate realities on the same steamy summer day in New York City. With the f… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Scott McGehee
Starring: Lynn Collins, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, [More..]

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William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: During the second half of the 20th century, William Kunstler was one of the most admired attorneys in America--and one of the most hated. Kunstler was a man who thrived on controversial cases; in the 1960s, he specialized in defending clients… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Emily Kunstler
Starring: N/A

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Women in Trouble


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: From acclaimed writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez comes an outrageous, genre-bending, multi-layered comedy about one day in the lives of ten seemingly disparate women - including a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 13, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez
Starring: Carla Gugino, Emmanuelle Chriqui, [More..]

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