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(Director Retrospective)

Godard's 60's @ the FILM FORUM
[B&W and Color/Various features from 1959-1969/click "60's" for program info/Various running times] - Opens @ the Film Forum in Manhattan (ENDS June 5, 2008)

NEW THEATRICAL RELEASES
[May 8, 2008 // ++Wed Openings] (NOTE: reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums)

(REVIVAL) Wong Kar-Wai's "As Tears Go By" [Wong gok ka moon/(1988)Hong Kong/2008 USA release/KinoIntl] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village (On DVD now!)

the BABYSITTERS [(2007)USA/2008 release/PeaceArch/Rated R] - Starts TODAY in 19 theaters (including 3 in Manhattan)

Battle for Haditha++ [(2007)UK/2008 release/Surreal] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS May 20th)

(FAMILY/Bollywood) Bhootnath [(2008)India/B.R.Films/137min] - Starts TODAY in 25+ theaters (including the AMC-Loews Village 7 and ImaginAsian theaters in Manhattan / check local listings)

Bruce Burgess' "BLOODLINE" [(2008)docu-USA/CinemaLibre] - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex (EXPANDS to LA on May 16th)

Tarsem's "the FALL" [(2006)India-UK-US/2008 USA release/ RoadsideAttractions] - Starts TODAY in 6 LA-area theaters and 2 in Manhattan (check local listings)

Xavier Gens' "Frontier(s)" [(2007)France-Switzerland/2008 USA release/ADF/ADULTS ONLY: UNrated] - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex (ENDS May 15th / *USA-DVD available: May 13, 2008/NC-17 version)

(REVIVAL) Bernardo Bertolucci's "Last Tango in Paris"
[Ultimo tango a Parigi/(1972)Italy-France/1973 orig. USA release/2008 USA RE-release/UA/136 min] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS May 13th / On DVD now!)

Meet Bill [(2007)USA/2008 release/FirstLook/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - RE-opens in Manhattan @ the AMC-Loews Village 7 cineplex (*DVD available: July 15, 2008)

the Memory Thief [(2007)USA/2008 release/7thArt] - Starts TODAY in San Francisco, CA and in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema

Henry Bean's "NOISE [(2007)USA/2008 release/7arts] - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the AMC-Empire 25 & Loews Village 7 cineplexes

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies [(2006)France/2008 USA release/MusicBox] - Starts TODAY in 10 theaters (including the Landmark-Sunshine and CC-1-2-3 cinemas in Manhattan)

Joan Carr-Wiggin's "a Previous Engagement" [(2005)Canada-Malta-UK/Palisades] - Starts TODAY in 2 LA-area theaters and in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema (check local listings)

Laura Bialis' "REFUSENIK" [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release] - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema

SURFWISE [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/Magnolia/Rated R] -Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the IFC center (EXPANDS May 23rd)

the Tracey Fragments [(2007)Canada/2008 USA release/THINKfilm/80 min] - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex (*DVD available: July 8, 2008)

Turn the River [(2007)USA/2008 release/ScreenMedia/Rated R] - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the CC-Village East cineplex

Adam Hootnick's "UNSETTLED" [(2006)docu-USA/2008 release/ResonancePictures] - Starts TODAY in Manhattan @ the Two Boots-Pioneer theater (ENDS May 15th / EXPANDS to LA on May 16th)

Raul Sanchez Inglis' "VICE" [(2008)USA/41/Rated R] - Starts TODAY in 26 theaters (including the AMC-Empire 25 cineplex in Manhattan / click "41" for more venue info)

MAY ++7th & 9th EXPANSIONS
(reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums & IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent)

(REVIVAL) ++2 Classic SHORTS from France: Albert Lamorisse's "the Red Balloon" [Le Ballon rouge/(1956)JanusFilms/IMDb:7.9/34 min] AND "White Mane" [Crin-Blanc/(1953)JanusFilms/IMDb:7.6/40 min] - EXPANDS to the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia, MO (ENDS May 14th / click "REVIVAL" for more info / EXPANDS to Amherst, MA on April 27th)

(Tribeca) Baby Mama [(2008)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - EXPANDS to 2,627 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 9 Manhattan venues)

the Band's Visit
[Bikur Ha-Tizmoret/(2007)Israel-France-US/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

the Bank Job [(2008)UK/Lionsgate/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to 19 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

(Sundance) Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind" [B&W and Color/(2008)USA/NewLine/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to Beverly, MA and Fairbanks, AK (NOT in NYC / click title for venue info / *DVD available: June 17, 2008)

Lucy Walker's "BLINDSIGHT" [(2006)docu-UK/2008 release/Abramorama/MySpace] - EXPANDS to 3 NEW theaters (HELD OVER in Brookline, MA / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Phil Donahue's "Body of War" [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/FilmSalesCo.] - EXPANDS to the Belcourt Theater in Nashville, TN (NOT in NYC)

Bra Boys [(2007)docu-Australia/2008 USA release/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.4 - EXPANDS to Tempe, AZ and Newport Beach ,CA (HELD OVER in Los Angeles, CA / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Nadine Labaki's "CARAMEL" [Sukkar banat/(2007)France-Lebanon/2008 USA release/RoadsideAttractions/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDS to 3 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 17, 2008)

Chapter 27 [(2007)US-Canada/2008 USA release/PeaceArch/Rated R/84 min] - IMDb rating: 5.7 - EXPANDS to Atlanta, GA; Palm Desert, CA; & San Diego, CA (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Chicago 10
[(2007)docu-drama/USA/2008 release/RoadsideAttractions/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to Montgomery, AL and Port Orchard, WA (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(ASIAN cinema) Stephen Chow's "CJ7 [Cheung Gong 7 hou/(2008)Hong Kong/SPC/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to Cary, NC and Louisville, KY (click "ASIAN cinema" for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(FAMILY) College Road Trip [(2008)USA/DISNEY/Rated G/83 min] - IMDb rating: 2.5 - EXPANDS to 14 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

Constantine's Sword [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/FirstRunFeatures] - EXPANDS to the Edwards Westpark 8 in Irvine, CA (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema)

(+Oscar WIN) the Counterfeiters [Die Fälscher/(2007)Austria-Germany/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to 21 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / +Awarded for Best Foreign film / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

Gil Cates Jr's "DEAL" [(2008)USA/M-G-M/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.2 - EXPANDS to the Tropicana Cinemas in Las Vegas, NV (HELD OVER @ the AMC-Palace 20 Elmwood in Harahan, LA / NOT in NYC)

Definitely, Maybe [(2008)UK/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 15 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 24, 2008)

Jenny Philips' "the Dhamma Brothers" [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/Balcony/76 min] - EXPANDS to Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Zombie/Sundance) Diary of the Dead [(2007)USA/2008 release/TWC/Rated R/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to the Bear Tooth Theatre Pub in Anchorage, AK (HELD OVER in El Paso & Brownsville, TX / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: May 20, 2008)

the Diving Bell and the Butterfly*
[Le Scaphandre et le papillon/(2007)France-US/Miramax/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - EXPANDS to the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis, MN [HELD OVER in Portland, OR / NOT in NYC / click title for more venue info / On DVD now! / SPIRIT AWARDS for Best Direction (Julian Schnabel) and Cinematography]

Jacques Rivette's "the Duchess of Langeais"
[aka 'Don't Touch the Axe'/Ne touchez pas la hache/(2007)France-Italy/IFCfilms/137 min] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Eva S. Aridjis' "the FAVOR" [(2006)Mexico-US/2008 USA release/DarkNightProd.] - EXPANDS to the Red Vic Movie House in San Francisco, CA

Michael Radford's "FLAWLESS" [(2007)UK/2008 USA release/MagnoliaPictures/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 18 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 3, 2008)

Hou Hsiao-hsien's "Flight of the Red Balloon" [Le Voyage du ballon rouge/(2007)France/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center)

Fugitive Pieces [(2007)Canada-Greece/2008 USA release/IDP/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to 10 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Lincoln Plaza 6 cinemas)

Girls Rock! [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/ShadowDist./Rated PG] - EXPANDS to 6 NEW theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Guy Moshe's "HOLLY" [(2006)US-France-Israel-Cambodia/2008 USA release/Priority/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to The Avalon Theater in Washington, DC (NOT in NYC)

(Sundance) In Bruges
[(2008)UK-Belgium/FocusFeatures/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - EXPANDS to 15 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 24, 2008)

Irina Palm [(2007)Belgium-Luxembourg-UK-Germany-France/2008 USA release/Strand] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - EXPANDS to Atlanta, GA and San Diego, CA (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 12, 2008)

(Marvel-COMIC) Jon Favreau's "Iron Man" [(2008)USA/Paramount/126min] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to 4,111 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 13 Manhattan venues)

(Cannes '07) Shira Geffen's "JELLYFISH" [Meduzot/(2007)France-Israel/2008 USA release/Zeitgeist/78 min] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 12 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER @ the Cinema village in Manhattan)

JUMPER [(2008)USA/FOX/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - EXPANDS to 14 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 10, 2008)

the Life Before Her Eyes [(2007)USA/2008 release/Magnolia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 9 NEW theaters (HELD OVER in 8 others / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(REMAKE-land) Callie Khouri's "Mad Money" [(2008)USA/OvertureFilms/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.0 - EXPANDS to the Cinemark-University Park 6 in Mishawaka, IN (HELD OVER in Warren, MI / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: May 13, 2008)

Made of Honor [(2008)USA/SONY-Col/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.0 - EXPANDS to 2,734 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)

Ira Sachs' "Married Life" [(2007)US-Canada/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 15 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Mister Lonely [(2007)UK-France-Ireland-USA/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 5.5 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER @ the IFC Center in Manhattan)

(Cannes '07) Wong Kar-wai's "My Blueberry Nights [(2007)Hong Kong-China-France/2008 USA release/TWC] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to 20 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center)

My Brother Is an Only Child [Mio fratello è figlio unico/(2007)Italy-France/2008 USA release/THINKfilm] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (HELD OVER in 4 others / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

the Other Boleyn Girl [(2007)UK/2008 USA release/SONY-Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 20 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 10, 2008)

Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park" [(2007)France-US/2008 USA release/IFCfilms/Rated R/85 min] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to Columbus, GA and Portland, OR6 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Caroline Zelder's "a Plumm Summer" [(2007)USA/2008 release/Freestyle/Rated PG] - EXPANDS to Bismarck, ND and Los Angeles, CA (HELD OVER in Bozeman, MT & Lakewood, CA (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Pierre Salvadori's "PRICELESS" [Hors de prix/(2006)France/2008 USA release/IDP/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - EXPANDS to 5 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village)

(Tribeca) David Mamet's "REDBELT" [(2008)USA/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to 1,379 theaters (including 5 in NYC / check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 other Manhattan venues)

Claude Lelouch's "Roman de gare" [(2007)France/2008 USA release/IDP/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Lincoln Plaza 6 cinemas and Angelika Film Center)

David Schwimmer's "Run, Fat Boy, Run" [(2007)UK-US/2008 USA release/Picturehouse/Rated PG-13]- IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 6 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Semi Pro [(2008)USA/NewLine/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.0 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 3, 2008)

(USA-REMAKE) Shutter [(2008)USA/FOX/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.6 - EXPANDS to 24 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

SON OF RAMBOW: A Home Movie [(2007)France-UK/2008 USA release/Par-Vantage] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 36 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

Standard Operating Procedure [(2008)docu-USA/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW California theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

Helen Hunt's "Then She Found Me" [(2007)USA/2008 release/THINKfilm/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - EXPANDS to 100 theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues)

UNTRACEABLE [(2008)USA/ScreenGems/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.0 - EXPANDS to the Plaza Maplewood Theater in Maplewood, MN (HELD OVER in 2 theaters / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: May 13, 2008)

the VISITOR [(2007)USA/2008 release/Overture/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 217 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)

Up the Yangtze [(2007)docu-Canada/2008 USA release/Zeitgeist] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - EXPANDS to the Kew Gardens Cinemas in Kew Gardens, NY (HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC center)

Vantage Point
[(2008)USA/Col-SONY/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Regal-E-Walk cineplex / *DVD available: July 1, 2008)

Young@Heart [(2007)docu-UK/2008 USA release/FOXsearchlight/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 145 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues)

Zombie Strippers [(2008)USA/Stage6-Triumph/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 4.4 - EXPANDS to Oakland, CA and Port Orchard, WA (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

CONTINUING THIS WEEK (NOTE: reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums // **REFRESH PAGE** for most current info)

(Cannes '07) 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile/(2007)Romania/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - HELD OVER in 3 theaters (NOT in NYC / click title for venue info / *DVD available: June 17, 2008)

Robert Luketic's 21 [(2008)USA/SONY-Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - NOW PLAYING in 978 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)

88 Minutes [(2007)Germany-US/2008 USA release/SONY-Columbia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - NOW PLAYING in 625 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

10,000 B.C. [(2008)US-New Zealand/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.9 - NOW PLAYING in 409 @nd-run theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 24, 2008)

Sidney Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead*"
[(2007)USA/THINKfilm/Rated R/AlternateWebsite] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - HELD OVER @ the Living Room Theaters in Portland, OR ONLY (NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

BONNEVILLE [(2006)USA/2008 release/SenArt/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - HELD OVER @ The Fleur Cinema and Cafe in Des Moines, IA (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 24, 2008)

the Bucket List [(2007)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 169 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 10, 2008)

Marcel Langenegger's "DECEPTION" [(2008)USA/FOX/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.9 - NOW PLAYING in 1,001 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 5 Manhattan venues)

DOOMSDAY [(2008)UK/Focus-Rogue/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - HELD OVER in Warren, MI; Oklahoma City, OK; Irving & San Antonio, TX (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Drillbit Taylor [(2008)USA/Paramount/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - NOW PLAYING in 267 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(Animated/LIVE-action) ENCHANTED* [(2007)USA/WaltDisneyPictures/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - HELD OVER @ the Discount Picture Show at Mainplace in Santa Ana, CA (NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed [(2008)docu-USA/RockyMtnPx/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 3.7 - NOW PLAYING in 402 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(USA REmake) the EYE [(2007)USA/2008 release/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.2 - HELD OVER in 7 theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 3, 2008)

Fool's Gold [(2008)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.9 - NOW PLAYING in 216 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 17, 2008)

the Forbidden Kingdom [(2008USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 1,724 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)

(SXSW) Forgetting Sarah Marshall [(2008)USA/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - NOW PLAYING 2,379 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER 9 Manhattan venues)

(USA-REMAKE) Michael Haneke's "Funny Games" [(2008)UK-US-France/W-Ind/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - HELD OVER @ the Roxy Theater in Philadelphia, PA (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 10, 2008)

(SXSW) Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay [H&K#2/(2008)USA/WB/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - NOW PLAYING 2,264 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 11 Manhattan venues)

(FAMILY/Animated) Horton Hears a Who! [(2008)USA/FOX/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - NOW PLAYING in 770 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(REVIVAL) Alain Resnais' "Last Year at Marienbad" [NEW 35mm SCOPE PRINT/(1961)France-Italy-West Germany-Austria/2008 USA RE-release/RialtoPictures] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - HE:D PVER @ the Music Box in CHICAGO, IL (click "REVIVAL" for UPCOMING dates / NOT in NYC)

George Clooney's "Leatherheads" [(2008)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - NOW PLAYING in 423 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Tyler Perry's "Meet the Browns" [(2008)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 2.3 - NOW PLAYING in 205 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [(2008)UK/FocusFeatures/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 98 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 19, 2008)

Never Back Down [(2008)USA/SummitEnt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.0 - NOW PLAYING 120 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Jennifer Flackett's "Nim's Island" [(2008)USA/Fox-Walden/Rated PG/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - NOW PLAYING in 1,601 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 5 Manhattan venues)

Mark Palansky's "PENELOPE" [(2006)UK-US/2008 USA release/IFCfilms/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - NOW PLAYING in 44 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

(Remake) Nelson McCormick's "Prom Night" [(2008USA/ScreenGems/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.0 - NOW PLAYING in 1,465 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 5 Manhattan venues)

the RUINS [(2008)Australia-US/DreamWorks/Rated R/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - NOW PLAYING in 100 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Martin Scorsese's "Shine a Light" [(2008)docu/US-UK/Par-Vantage/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 61 regular &/OR IMAX theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the AMC-Loews Village 7 cineplex)

(Sundance) Smart People [(2008)USA/Miramax/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - NOW PLAYING in 163 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues)

Street Kings [(2008)USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - NOW PLAYING in 455 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 3 Manhattan venues)

Superhero Movie [aka "Superhero!"/(2007)USA/2008 release/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 3.7 - NOW PLAYING in 131 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Tuya's Marriage [Tuya de hun shi/(2006)China/2008 USA release/MusicBox] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - HELD OVER @ the Music Box in Chicago, IL (NOT in NYC)

Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)
[(2007)Mexico-US/2008 USA release/FOXsearchlight/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 138 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? [(2008)docu-France/TWC] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - NOW PLAYING 17 NEW theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Without the King [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/FRF-RE/83 min] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema

Lucía Puenzo's "XXY" [(2007)Argentina-France-Spain/2008 USA release/FilmMovement] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village

Congratulations to the WINNERS of the ...

2008 Independent Spirit Awards (click for details)

MAY 2nd EXPANSIONS
(reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums & IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent)

John Sayles' "HONEYDRIPPER" [(2007)USA/EmergingPictures/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to the Frank Theatres Montgomeryville Stadium 1 in Lansdale, PA (HELD OVER in Pleasantville, NJ / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 24, 2008)

Jason Reitman's "(1 Oscar WIN) JUNO*" [(2007)US-Canada-Hungary/FOXsearchlight/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - EXPANDS to 19 NEW theaters (NOT in NYC / click title for select venue info / WINNER of 3 SPIRIT Awards / On DVD now!)

(Sequel-MANIA) NATIONAL TREASURE: Book of Secrets [NT#2/(2007)USA/WaltDisney/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to 5 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: May 20, 2008)

the ORPHANAGE*
[El Orfanato/(2007)Mexico-Spain/Picturehouse/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to the Cornell Cinema in Ithaca, NY (HELD OVER in Laredo, TX / NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

Marjane Satrapi's "PERSEPOLIS (**ENGLISH DUB)"
[Animated/B&W/(2007)France-US/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

the Rape of Europa [(2006)docu-USA/2007 release/MenemshaFilms] - IMDb rating: 8.5 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: May 20, 2008)

Tamara Jenkins' "the SAVAGES*" [(2007)USA/FOXsearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to the Back Room Restaurant & Cinema in Juneau, AK (HELD OVER in Newburyport, MA / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / SPIRIT AWARDS for Best ACTOR (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Screenplay / On DVD now!]

the Singing Revolution [(2006)Video-docu/US-Estonia/2007 USA release/Abramorama] - EXPANDS to Millerton, NY; San Jose & San Francisco, CA (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

David Gordon Green's "Snow Angels" [(2007)USA/2008 release/WIP/Rated R]- IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

the Spiderwick Chronicles [(2008)USA/Paramount/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - EXPANDS to 3 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 24, 2008)

Starting Out in the Evening* [(2007)USA/RoadsideAttractions/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - HELD OVER @ the Vickers Theater in Three Oaks, MI (NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

(SEQUEL) STEP UP 2: The Streets [(2008)USA/Walt Disney/Rated PG-13/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 4.8 - EXPANDS to 10 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

Kimberly Peirce's "Stop Loss" [(2008)USA/Paramount/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - EXPANDS to 25 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

Alex Gibney's "(+Oscar WIN) Taxi to the Dark Side"
[(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/THINKfilm/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / +Awarded for Best Documentary)

Paul Thomas Anderson's "(2 Oscar WINS) There Will Be Blood*" [(2007)USA/Par-Vantage/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.5 - EXPANDS to the Cornell Cinema in Ithaca, NY [HELD OVER in The VIllages, FL / NOT in NYC / click title for venue info / On DVD now! / Awarded for Best Actor (Daniel Day Lewis) & Cinematography]

U2 3D
[(2007)Rockumentary-USA/2008 release/NationalGeographicCinemaVentures/Rated G/85 min/U2-site] - IMDb rating: 8.5 - EXPANDS to Rochester, NY and Austin, TX (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins [(2008)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 2.9 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 17, 2008)

Witless Protection [(2008)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 1.6 - EXPANDS to Peru, IN and Chicago, IL (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: June 10, 2008)

the Year My Parents Went on Vacation [O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias/(2006)Brazil/2008 USA release/CityLights] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - EXPANDS to 11 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

NEW DVD HIGHLIGHTS
(click links for MORE titles):

Foreign DVDs (w/ English subtitles) &a! mp; USA Co-productions ...

"Bella"--><-"I'm Not..."

PLUS documentaries & INDIES on DVD NOW!!!

"Business of..."--><--"Delirious"

DVD NEXT ...
(these listings are only updated MONTHLY per available info/reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums)

Boarding Gate [(2007)France/2008 USA release/Magnet/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.8 - [*DVD available: June 3, 2008]

Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream" [(2007)US-UK/2008 USA release/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - [*DVD available: May 27, 2008]

Charlie Bartlett [(2007)USA/2008 release/M-G-M/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - [*DVD available: June 24, 2008]

Chronicle of an Escape [aka 'Buenos Aires, 1977'/Crónica de una fuga/(2006)Argentina/2007 USA release/IFCfilms/Rated R] - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

CLOVERFIELD* [(2008)USA/PAR/Rated PG-13/85 min] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - [On DVD now!]

Anton Corbijn's "CONTROL" [(2007)UK-US/TWC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - [*DVD available: June 3, 2008]

Matthew Barney's "Drawing Restraint 9" [(2005)US-Japan/2006 release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - [NOTE: this film will NEVER be released on DVD, so catch it when you can]

(XMAS) Fred Claus [(2007)USA/WB/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 5.5 - [No theatrical info at this time]

Grace Is Gone [(2007)USA/TWC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - [*DVD available: May 27, 2008]

Denzel Washington'S "the Great Debaters" [(2007)USA/MGM-TWC] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - [*DVD available: May 13, 2008]

Heartbeat Detector [(2007)France/2008 USA release/143 min] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - [*DVD available: July 8, 2008]

JOE STRUMMER: The Future Is Unwritten [(2007)Ireland-UK/IFCfilms/124 min/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - [*DVD available: June 24, 2008]

the Killing of John Lennon [(2006)UK/2008 USA release/ IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - [No theatrical info at this time]

Orthodox Stance [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/OxbowLake/83 min] - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

PETE SEEGER: The Power of Song
[(2007)docu-USA/TWC/FANpage] - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

Planet B-Boy [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/ElephantEye] - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

Alison Eastwood's "Rails & Ties" [(2007)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - [*DVD available: June 17, 2008]

Shotgun Stories [(2007)USA/2008 release/Int'lFilmCircuit/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - [*DVD available: July 1, 2008]

Jia Zhang-ke's "Still Life" [(2006)China-Hong Kong/2008 USA release/NewYorkerFilms] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

Hong Sang-soo's "Woman on the Beach" [(2006)South Korea/2008 USA release/NewYorkerFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

MORE NEWS:
Upcoming Foreign films (& USA co-productions*) (City-to-city UPDATES/USA theaters)
AND
Upcoming Documentaries & INDIES: City-to-city UPDATES/USA theaters

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