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Foreign DVDs (w/ English subtitles) & USA Co-productions ...

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(ACTOR Retrospective)

WILLIAM HOLDEN: A Different Kind of Hero (ENDS July 15th)
ALL Screenings @ LINCOLN CENTER's Walter Reade theater
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(Actor Retrospective)

Nakadai @ the FILM FORUM
[B&W and Color/Various features from 1957-1985/click "Nakadai" for program info/Various running times] - NOW PLAYING @ the Film Forum in Manhattan (ENDS July 17, 2008)


NEW THEATRICAL RELEASES
[Week ending: July 4, 2008 // ++Wed & **THURS Openings] (NOTE: reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums)

(Horror Spoof) Brutal Massacre: A Comedy [(2007)USA/2008 release/AnchorBay/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Two Boots-Pioneer Theater (ENDS July 22nd)

Diminished Capacity [(2008)USA/IFCfilms] - NOW PLAYING in Chicago, IL; Beverly Hills, CA; & 2 theaters in Manhattan (check local listings)

Kerri O'Kane's "the Gits*" [(2005)docu-USA/2008 release/82 min] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Two Boots-Pioneer Theater (ENDS July 10th / On DVD now!)

(Sundance) GONZO:
The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson [B&W and Color/(2008)docu-USA/Magnolia] - NOW PLAYING in 25 theaters (including 2 in Manhattan / click title for venue info)

(Superhero spoof-drama?) HANCOCK++ [(2008)USA/SONY-Col/Rated PG-13] - NOW PLAYING in 3,965 theaters (including 12 in Manhattan / check local listings)

(QueerCinema) Holding Trevor [(2007)USA/2008 release/Regent/Rated R/MySpace] - NOW PLAYING in Los Angeles, CA and in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema (EXPANDS to Denver, CO on July 11th)

KABLUEY [(2007)USA/2008 release/Regent/Rated PG-13] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village (EXPANDS to LA on July 11th)

(Bollywood) Love Story 2050 [(2008)India/AdLabs/200 min] - NOW PLAYING in 25+ theaters (including the AMC-Empire 25 cineplex and the ImaginAsian theater in Manhattan / click "Bollywood" for MORE select venue info)

Tell No One++ [Ne le dis ŕ personne/(2006)France/2008 USA release/SPE/125 min] - NOW PLAYING in 9 theaters (including 2 in Manhattan / click title for venue info)

Very Young Girls [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the IFC Center

(Sundance) the WACKNESS** [(2008)USA/SPC/Rated R] - NOW PLAYING in 3 LA-area theaters plus 3 more in Manhattan (click title for venue info)

(Tribeca '07) We Are Together (Thina Simunye) [(2006)docu/UK-South Africa/2008 USA release/Palm/Rated PG/83 min] - NOW PLAYING in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village

JULY 4th EXPANSIONS
(reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums & IMDb ratings on a scale of 1-poor to 10-excellent)

Robert Luketic's 21 [(2008)USA/SONY-Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 22, 2008)

88 Minutes [(2007)Germany-US/2008 USA release/SONY-Columbia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Cannes '07) Aleksandr Sokurov's "ALEXANDRA" [(2007)France-Russia/2008 USA release/CinemaGuild] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to the Landmark-E-Street Cinema in Washington, DC (HELD OVER in Cambridge, MA / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Sundance) Duplass Bros' "BAGHEAD" [(2008)USA/SPC/Rated R/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to the Regal-Fox Tower Stadium 10 in Portland, OR (HELD OVER in Austin, TX / NOT in NYC)

BandsVisit the Band's Visit
[Bikur Ha-Tizmoret/(2007)Israel-France-US/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to the Parkway 8 in Sarasota, FL (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 29, 2008)

(Sundance) Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind*" [B&W and Color/(2008)USA/NewLine/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to the Fifth Avenue Cinemas in Portland, OR (NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

Beauty in Trouble [Kráska v nesnázích/(2006)Czech Republic/2008 USA release/Menemsha] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to the South Orange in South Orange, NJ (HELD OVER in White Plains, NY and in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center)

(Merchant-Ivory) Before the Rains [(2007)India-UK-US/2008 USA release/RoadsideAttractions/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters click "Merchant-Ivory" for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Sundance) Bigger, Stronger, Faster
[(2008)docu-USA/Magnolia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to 6 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Cinema Village)

Sarah Gavron's "Brick Lane" [(2007)UK/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

the Children of Huang Shi [(2008)Australia-China-Germany/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

(GAY) CHRIS & DON: A Love Story [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/Zeitgeist] - EXPANDS to Kew Gardens, NY and Los Angeles,CA (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema)

(FAMILY) College Road Trip [(2008)USA/DISNEY/Rated G/83 min] - IMDb rating: 2.7 - EXPANDS to 17 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

(+Oscar WIN) the Counterfeiters [Die Fälscher/(2007)Austria-Germany/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to 3 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / +Awarded for Best Foreign film / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center / *DVD available: August 5, 2008)

Duchess 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: 7.0 - EXPANDS to the Broadway Centre Cinemas in Salt Lake City, UT (NOT in NYC)

Fatih Akin's "the Edge of Heaven" [Auf der anderen Seite/(2007)Germany-Turkey-Italy/2008 USA release/Strand] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - EXPANDS to Pleasantville & Rhinebeck, NY (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the the Quad cinema)

Werner Herzog's "Encounters at the End of the World" [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/THINKfilm] - IMDb rating: 8.7 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Film Forum* / *Accompanied by the SHORT film: "John and Karen" [Animated/(2007)Video-UK/5 min]

(Cannes '07) Cecilia Miniucchi's "EXPIRED" [(2007)USA/2008 release/Blockbuster] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to the CC-Village East cineplex in Manhattan

Tarsem's "the FALL" [(2006)India-UK-US/2008 USA release/RoadsideAttractions] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to 12 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER @ the Landmark-Sunshine cinema in Manhattan)

Finding Amanda [(2008)USA/Magnolia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.4 - EXPANDS to Regent-Showcase in Los Angeles, CA (HELD OVER in Philadelphia, PA and Costa Mesa, CA / click "Magnolia" for more venue info / NOT in NYC)

Hou Hsiao-hsien's "Flight of the Red Balloon" [Le Voyage du ballon rouge/(2007)France/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

the Foot Fist Way [(2006)USA/2008 release/Par-Vantage/Rated R/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - EXPANDS to 6 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

the Forbidden Kingdom [(2008)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Sept. 9, 2008)

(SXSW) Forgetting Sarah Marshall
[(2008)USA/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 15 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

(IMAX) GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE: River at Risk [IMAX-3D(2008)docu-USA/Rated G] - EXPANDS to 3 NEW IMAX theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(SXSW) Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay [H&K#2/(2008)USA/WB/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 17 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 29, 2008)

(FAMILY/Animated) Horton Hears a Who! [(2008)USA/FOX/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 20 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

(CinemaLatino) Georgina Riedel's "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer" [(2005)USA/2008 release/Maya/Rated R/128 min] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to the Regal-Tara Cinemas-Atlanta in Atlanta, GA (HELD OVER in Las Vegas, NV / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

(Sundance) In Bruges*
[(2008)UK-Belgium/FocusFeatures/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - EXPANDS to the Lotus Petal Cinema in Nashville, IN (click title for MORE venue info / NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

(Cannes '07) Shira Geffen's "JELLYFISH" [Meduzot/(2007)France-Israel/2008 USA release/Zeitgeist/78 min] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to the Bantam Cinema in Bantam, CT (click title for MORE venue info / NOT in NYC)

Patricia Rozema's "KIT KITTREDGE: An American Girl Mystery [(2008)USA/Picturehouse/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to 1,839 NEW theaters (including 5 in Manhattan / check local listings)

Catherine Breillat's "the Last Mistress" [(2007)France-Italy/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to 16 NEW theaters (including the Clearview-First & 62nd in NYC / click title for MORE venue info / HELD OVER in 2 other Manhattan venues)

George Clooney's "Leatherheads" [(2008)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.3 - EXPANDS to Salisbury, NC and Odessa, TX (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Made of Honor [(2008)USA/SONY-Col/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.2 - EXPANDS to 25 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 26, 2008)

Tyler Perry's "Meet the Browns*" [(2008)USA/Lionsgate/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 2.3 - EXPANDS to 5 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

Mister Lonely [(2007)UK-France-Ireland-USA/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.0 - EXPANDs to 3 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Sergei Bodrov's "MONGOL" [(2006)Germany-Hong Kong-Kazakhstan-Russia/2008 USA release/Picturehouse/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 253 theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)

Dario Argento's "Mother of Tears" [...:The Third Mother/La Terza madre/(2007)Italy/2008 USA release/MyriadPictures] - IMDb rating: 5.8 - EXPANDS to Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Bollywood) Mere Baap Pahle Aap [(2008)India] - IMDb rating: 4.8 - EXPANDS to Houston & Richardson, TX (HELD OVER in 3 California cities / click "Bollywood" for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Cannes '07) Wong Kar-wai's "My Blueberry Nights* [(2007)Hong Kong-China-France/2008 USA release/TWC] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to the CC-Village East cineplex in Manhattan (click title for MORE venue info / On DVD now!)

Jennifer Flackett's "Nim's Island" [(2008)USA/Fox-Walden/Rated PG/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 5, 2008)

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies [(2006)France/2008 USA release/MusicBox] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to Cary, NC; Hartford, CT; & Bellingham, WA (HELD OVER in 5 other cities / check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Pierre Salvadori's "PRICELESS" [Hors de prix/(2006)France/2008 USA release/IDP/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 14 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(Remake) Nelson McCormick's "PromNight" [(2008)US-Canada/ScreenGems/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 3.8 - EXPANDS to 12 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 19, 2008)

(SXSW) the PROMOTION [(2008)USA/ThirdRail/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

the Rape of Europa [(2006)docu-USA/2007 release/MenemshaFilms] - IMDb rating: 8.6 - EXPANDS to 3 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 26, 2008)

Tamar Simon Hoffs' "Red Roses and Petrol" [(2003)USA/2008 release/RedEnvelope/Rated R/MySpace] - EXPANDS to the Brooklyn Heights Cinemas in Brooklyn, NY (HELD OVER in Forest Hills, NY & Costa Mesa, CA / click title for venue info / NOT in Manhattan)

(Tribeca) David Mamet's "REDBELT" [(2008)USA/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to the Carmike-Panama City 4 in Panama City, FL (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Joachim Trier's "REPRISE" [(2006)Norway/2008 USA release/Miramax/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - EXPANDs to 8 NEW theaters (including the Bam Rose Cinemas in Brooklyn, NY / click title for venue info / NOT in Manhattan)

Claude Lelouch's "Roman de gare" [(2007)France/2008 USA release/IDP/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - EXPANDS to 11 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(CinemaLatino) Christopher Zalla's "Sangre de mi sangre (Blood of My Blood)" [aka 'Padre Nuestro'/(2007)USA/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.7 - EXPANDS to Lake Worth, FL and Wilmette, IL (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(BOLLYWOOD/Sequel) Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar Raj" [Sarkar 2/(2008)India/AdLabs] - IMDb rating: 7.0 - EXPANDS to Houston & Richardson, TX (HELD OVER in 3 California cities / click "Bollywood" for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Savage Grace [(2007)Spain-US/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.1 - EXPANDS to 10 NEW theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the IFC Center)

Martin Scorsese's "Shine a Light" [(2008)docu/US-UK/Par-Vantage/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - EXPANDS to the Carlisle Theater in Carlisle, PA (HELD OVER in 2 other theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 29, 2008)

(USA-REMAKE) Shutter [(2008)USA/FOX/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 4.7 - EXPANDS to Albuquerque,NM and Federal Way, WA (HELD OVER in 5 other cities / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

the Singing Revolution [(2006)Video-docu/US-Estonia/2007 USA release/Abramorama] - IMDb rating: 8.5 - EXPANDS to the Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis, MN (NOT in NYC)

(Sundance) Smart People [(2008)USA/Miramax/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - EXPANDS to the County Theater in Doylestown, PA (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 12, 2008)

(LIVE-action REMAKE) Speed Racer [(2008)USA/WB/Rated PG/129 min] - IMDb rating: 6.6 - EXPANDS to 13 NEW Regular & IMAX theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

Standard Operating Procedure [(2008)docu-USA/SPC/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.4 - EXPANDS to 7 NEW theater (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

SURFWISE [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/Magnolia/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - EXPANDS to 4 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 29, 2008)

Helen Hunt's "Then She Found Me" [(2007)USA/2008 release/THINKfilm/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to 11 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Sept. 9, 2008)

(Bollywood) Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (A Little Love, A Little Magic) [(2008)India/YashRaj] - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (HELD OVER @ the AMC-Empire 25 cineplex in Manhattan / click "Bollywood" or "YashRaj" for select venue info)

TRUMBO [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/IDP] - EXPANDS to 4 LA-area theaters (HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues / click title for venue info)

Naomi Greenfield's "TWISTED: A Balloonamentary" [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/79 min] - EXPANDS the to Bijou in Iowa City, IA (ENDS July 10th / NOT in NYC)

U2 U2 3D
[(2007)Rockumentary-USA/2008 release/NationalGeographicCinemaVentures/Rated G/85 min/U2-site] - IMDb rating: 8.5 - EXPANDS to the Bob Bullock IMAX Theater in Austin, TX (HELD OVER in 3 other regular & Imax theaters / click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Up the Yangtze [(2007)docu-Canada/2008 USA release/Zeitgeist] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 6 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

the VISITOR [(2007)USA/2008 release/Overture/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 8.0 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / HELD OVER in 2 Manhattan venues)

(Comicbook) WANTED
[(2008)USA/Universal/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - EXPANDS to 3,185 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 12 Manhattan venues)

War, Inc. [(2008)USA/FirstLook/Rated R/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 6.5 - EXPANDS to 8 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Angelika Film Center / *DVD available: Oct. 14, 2008)

What Happens in Vegas... [(2008)USA/FOX/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.5 - EXPANDS to 14 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC)

When Did You Last See Your Father? [(2007)UK-Ireland/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - EXPANDS to 14 NEW theaters (including 3 in Manhattan / click title for select venue info)

Young@Heart
[(2007)docu-UK/2008 USA release/FOXsearchlight/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - EXPANDS to 16 NEW theaters (click title for select venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Sept. 16, 2008)

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

(Tribeca) Baby Mama [(2008)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.2 - NOW PLAYING in 234 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

the Bank Job [(2008)UK/Lionsgate/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - HELD OVER @ the Parkway 8 in Sarasota, FL (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

BONNEVILLE* [(2006)USA/2008 release/SenArt/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 6.0 - HELD OVER in The Villages, FL and Palm Springs, CA (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

Bra Boys [(2007)docu-Australia/2008 USA release/BerkelaFilms/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.3 - HELD OVER @ the La Paloma in Encinitas, CA (NOT in NYC)

(Sequel) the Chronicles of Narnia: PRINCE CASPIAN [#2/(2008)UK-US/WaltDisney-Walden/Rated PG/144 min] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING in 403 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the AMC-Empire 25 cineplex)

Constantine's Sword [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/FirstRunFeatures] - HELD OVER in Brookline, MA and San Diego, CA (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

Elsa & Fred [Elsa y Fred/(2005)Argentina-Spain/2008 USA release/Distrimax/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Paris theater

EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed [(2008)docu-USA/RockyMtnPx/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 3.8 - HELD OVER @ the Carmike 10-Lexington in Lexington, KY (NOT in NYC)

Michael Radford's "FLAWLESS*" [(2007)UK/2008 USA release/Magnolia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - HELD OVER in Harrisburg, PA; Rochester & Albany, NY (NOT in NYC / click title for venue info / On DVD now!)

Fugitive Pieces [(2007)Canada-Greece/2008 USA release/IDP/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - HELD OVER in 8 theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC)

(REMAKE) Get Smart [(2008)USA/WB/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - NOW PLAYING 3,574 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 10 Manhattan venues)

Martin Hynes's "the Go-Getter" [(2007)USA/2008 release/PeaceArch/Rated R/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 7.8 - HELD OVER @ the Living Room Theater in Portland, OR (NOT in NYC)

the Grocer's Son [Le Fils de l'épicier/(2007)France/2008 USA release/FilmMovement] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - HELD OVER @ the Cinema Village

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot [(2008)docu-USA/Oscilloscope/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.8 - HELD OVER in 4 theaters (including the AMC-Loews Village 7 cineplex in Manhattan / check local listings)

M. Night Shyamalan's "the HAPPENING" [(2008)US-India/FOX/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 5.4 - HELD OVER in 1,795 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER 7 Manhattan venues)

(IMAX) Hurricane on the Bayou* [(2006)IMAX/docu-USA/MacGillivrayFreemanFilms/Rated G] - HELD OVER in New Orleans, LA & Shreveport, LA (NOT in NYC / click title for venue info / On DVD now)

(Comicbook Franchise) Louis Leterrier's "the Incredible Hulk" [Hulk #2/(2008)USA/Universal/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 3,043 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 12 Manhattan theaters)

(SEQUEL/Cannes) Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" [#4/(2008)USA/Paramount/Rated PG-13/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - NOW PLAYING in 2,192 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 6 Manhattan venues)

(Marvel-COMIC) Iron Man [(2008)USA/Paramount/126min] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - NOW PLAYING in 1,019 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 4 Manhattan venues)

a Jihad for Love [(2007)docu/US-UK-France-Germany-Australia/FirstRunFeatures] - HELD OVER in to Brookline, MA and Fort Lauderdale, FL (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Susan Koch's "Kicking It" [(2008)docu-USA/ESPN] - HELD OVER @ the Landmark-E-Street Cinema in Washington,DC (NOT in NYC)

(FAMILY) Kung Fu Panda
[CGI-Animation/(2008)USA/DreamWorks/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 8.1 - NOW PLAYING in 3,347 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 11 Manhattan venues, PLUS the AMC-Loews Lincoln Sq. IMAX theater)

Cajori & Wallach's "LOUISE BOURGEOIS: The Spider, The Mistress, & The Tangerine" [(2008)docu-USA/ArtKaleidosope] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Film Forum (ENDS July 8th)

Love Comes Lately [(2007)Germany-Austria-US/2008 USA release] - HELD OVER @ the North Shore Towers in Floral Park, NY (NOT in NYC)

the Love Guru [(2008)USA/Paramount/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 3.3 - HELD OVER in 2,648 theaters (including 8 in Manhattan / check local listings)

Ira Sachs' "Married Life" [(2007)US-Canada/2008 USA release/SPC/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.5 - HELD OVER @ the Carmike-Maxi-Saver 12 in West Mifflin, PA (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Sept 2, 2008)

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day [(2008)UK/FocusFeatures/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - HELD OVER in Cleveland Heights, OH; Grand Rapids,MI; Denver, CO; & San Francisco,CA (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 19, 2008)

My Brother Is an Only Child [Mio fratello č figlio unico/(2007)Italy-France/2008 USA release/THINKfilm] - IMDb rating: 7.1 - HELD OVER @ the Cine Studio Theater in Hartford, CT (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 5, 2008)

My Father, My Lord [Hofshat Kaits/(2007)Israel/2008 USA release/2008 USA release/Kino/72 min] - HELD OVER in Floral Park, NY; West Newton & Cambridge, MA (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Guy Maddin's "My Winnipeg"
[(2007)Canada/2008 USA release/IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - HELD OVER in 5 theaters (including the IFC Centerin Manhattan / click title for venue info)

Never Back Down [(2008)USA/SummitEnt./Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.3 - HELD OVER @ the Hollywood- Permian Palace Cinema 11 in Odessa, TX (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 29, 2008)

Mark Palansky's "PENELOPE" [(2006)UK-US/2008 USA release/IFCfilms/Rated PG] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - NOW PLAYING @ the Overland Park 1-2-3 in Boise, ID [*DVD available: July 15, 2008]

(CHICKFLICK) SEX AND THE CITY: The Movie [(2008)USA/NewLine] - IMDb rating: 5.3 - NOW PLAYING in 1,275 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 11 Manhattan venues)

SON OF RAMBOW: A Home Movie [(2007)France-UK/2008 USA release/Par-Vantage/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.7 - NOW PLAYING in 53 theaters (check local listings / NOT in NYC)

Bryan Bertino's "the Strangers" [(2007)USA/2008 release/Focus-Rogue/Rated R/MySpace] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - NOW PLAYING in 324 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the AMC-Empire 25 cineplex)

Street Kings [(2008)USA/FoxSearchlight/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - HELD OVER in 9 NEW theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / *DVD available: August 19, 2008)

Stuart Gordon's "STUCK" [(2007)Canada-US-UK/2008 USA release/Image] - IMDb rating: 8.2 - HELD OVER @ the Harkins Valley Art in Tempe, AZ (NOT in NYC)

Shih-Ching Tsou's "Take Out" [(2004)USA/2008 release/CavuPictures] - HELD OVER in Manhattan @ the Quad cinema

Moon Under the Same Moon (La misma luna)*
[(2007)Mexico-US/2008 USA release/FOXsearchlight/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 7.3 - HELD OVER in 6 theaters (click title for venue info / NOT in NYC / On DVD now!)

Laura Dunn's "the UNFORESEEN" [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/CinemaGuild] - HELD OVER @ the Angelika Film Center & Cafe in Dallas, TX (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: Sept. 16, 2008)

(FAMILY) WALL-E [CGI-Animation/(2008)USA/PIXAR-Disney/Rated G] - IMDb rating: 9.1 - HELD OVER in 3,992 theaters (including 12 in Manhattan / check local listings)

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 - HELD OVER @ the Spectrum 8 Theaters in Albany, NY (NOT in NYC / *DVD available: July 15, 2008)

You Don't Mess with the Zohan [(2008)USA/SONY-Columbia/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 5.6 - NOW PLAYING in 1,731 theaters (check local listings / HELD OVER in 8 Manhattan venues)

Congratulations to the WINNERS of the ...

2008 Independent Spirit Awards (click for details)
NEW DVD HIGHLIGHTS
(click links for MORE titles):

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

"City of Men"--><-"Sunflower"

PLUS documentaries & INDIES on DVD NOW!!!

"Shotgun..."--><--"Heathers"
DVD NEXT ...
(these listings are only updated MONTHLY per available info/reviews linked to RottenTomatoes.com/forums)

(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 - [No theatrical info at this time]

Chicago CHICAGO 10
[(2007)docu-drama/USA/2008 release/RoadsideAttractions/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.6 - [*DVD available: August 26, 2008]

Chronicle of an Escape [aka 'Buenos Aires, 1977'/Crónica de una fuga/(2006)Argentina/2007 USA release/IFCfilms/Rated R] - [*DVD available: August 19, 2008]

DOOMSDAY [(2008)UK/Focus-Rogue/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 6.3 -[*DVD available: July 29, 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 / Soundtrack (feat. Bjork) IS available]

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

Hollywood Chinese [(2007)docu-USA/2008 release] - [No theatrical info at this time]

the Killing of John Lennon [(2006)UK/2008 USA release/ IFCfilms] - IMDb rating: 6.4 - [*DVD available: August 5, 2008]

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

Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park" [(2007)France-US/2008 USA release/IFCfilms/Rated R/85 min] - IMDb rating: 7.2 - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

Seeger PETE SEEGER: The Power of Song
[(2007)docu-USA/TWC/FANpage] - [*DVD available: August 5, 2008]

David Schwimmer's "Run, Fat Boy, Run" [(2007)UK-US/2008 USA release/Picturehouse/Rated PG-13] - IMDb rating: 6.9 - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]

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]

Taxi Alex Gibney's "(+Oscar WIN) Taxi to the Dark Side"
[(2007)docu-USA/2008 release/THINKfilm/Rated R] - IMDb rating: 7.9 - [+Awarded for Best Documentary / *DVD available: Sept. 30, 2008]

Hong Sang-soo's "Woman on the Beach" [(2006)South Korea/2008 USA release/NewYorkerFilms] - IMDb rating: 6.8 - [No theatrical or DVD info at this time]




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


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