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| A jittery bundle of uncertainty, Salman (Scott Prendergast) is the last person his sister-in-law Leslie (Lisa Kudrow) wants to turn to for support. But with a husband in Iraq, two unbelievably unruly kids underfoot, and the fear of losing her benefits if she doesn't return to work, she's got no choice. So when Salman arrives on her doorstep, willing to help but woefully ill-equipped, he's less her salvation than a personification of everything that's gone wrong with her life. As the situation at home worsens, Salman lands a job at a dilapidated dot-com as their giant blue corporate mascot and soon discovers that having a secret identity—even a ridiculously impractical one—has its advantages. A hilarious, unique and charming comedy, written and directed by Prendergast. Co-starring Teri Garr. Official Web Site |
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| An audaciously funny and surprisingly poignant political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. Vice President (Dan Aykroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man (co-writer John Cusack) to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah (Hilary Duff), an outrageous Central Asian pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter (Marisa Tomei) in check. Co-starring Joan Cusack and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Joshua Seftel. Official Web Site |
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| In Los Angeles circa 1915, a little immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) is in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Lee Pace), who captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl interested in the story he interweaves her family and people she likes from the hospital into his tale. Shot on location in 18 countries around the world, The Fall is a moving, visually sumptuous fantasy of exotic bandits, evil tyrants, dream-like palaces and breathtaking landscapes. Directed and co-written by Tarsem (The Cell). Official Web Site |
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The follow-up to Batman Begins reunites director/co-writer Christopher
Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce
Wayne. In The Dark Knight, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime.
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney
Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in
Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find
themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath
Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer
to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Official
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Starts Friday, August 1
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| First generation immigrant and hip, new-age clothing designer Amer Atrash (writer/director Philippe Caland) left Lebanon in pursuit of the America Dream. Though he has come close several times, something unexpected always seems to prevent Amer from accomplishing his goal—financial success. Finally, he confesses a secret to his wife Sherry (Virginia Madsen), divulging the story of an unavoidable accident 15 years earlier that left Phillip Blackman (Forest Whitaker) a cripple and in a wheelchair. Amer further confesses that he believes all of the pitfalls he has encountered in life since that night are directly linked to the curse and bad karma that follows him around. Sherry, who is compassionate, understanding and tired of losing her husband to his work, encourages Amer to find Phillip and make amends. Eventually, Phillip takes Amer on a journey, the goal of which to change Amer's state of mind and help bring him nearer to enlightenment. Minnie Driver co-stars. Official Web Site |
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| In a time when Islam is under tremendous attack from within and without, Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma has dared to go where the silence is loudest. In the world's first feature documentary to explore the complex global intersections between Islam and homosexuality, Parvez enters the many worlds of Islam by illuminating multiple stories as diverse as Islam itself. The film travels a wide geographic arc presenting us lives from India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa and France. We meet men and women whose pursuit of love has brought them into conflicts with their countries, families and even themselves. Such is the quandary of being both homosexual and Muslim, a combination so taboo that very little about it has been documented. Produced by Sandi Dubowski (Trembling Before G-d). Official Web Site |
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