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The Blue Room

Directed by Mathieu Amalric Produced by Paulo Branco, Olivier Père and Rémi Burah Written by Mathieu Amalric and Stéphanie Cléau, based on a book by Georges Simenon Released by Sundance Selects French with English subtitles France. 75 min. Not rated With Mathieu Almaric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau, Laurent Poitrenaux, and Serge Bozon Mystery/suspense films are […]

Tracks

Directed by John Curran Produced by Emile Sherman and Iain Canning Written by Marion Nelson, based on the memoir by Robyn Davidson and inspired by the photographs of Rick Smolan in From Alice to Ocean Released by the Weinstein Company Australia. 102 min. Rated PG-13 With Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Rainer Bock, Rolley Mintuma, John […]

Stephen King’s A Good Marriage

Directed by Peter Askin Written by Stephen King, adapted from his short story “A Good Marriage” from the collection Full Dark, No Stars Released by Screen Media FIlms USA. 103 min. Not rated With Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, Kristen Connolly, and Stephen Lang If you were to pick up a book by Stephen King, chances […]

Wetlands

Directed by David Wnendt Written by Claus Falkenberg and Wnendt, based on the novel by Charlotte Roche Produced by Peter Rommel Released by Strand Releasing German with English subtitles German. 109 min. Not rated With Carla Juri, Christoph Letkowski, Meret Becker, and Axel Milberg The shock value of Wetlands far surpasses anything I’ve seen in […]

The Congress

Written and Directed by Ari Folman, based on The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem Produced by Folman, Reinhard Brundig and Robin Wright. Released by Drafthouse Films Israel/Germany/Poland/Luxembourg /Belgium/France. 123 min. Not rated With Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jon Hamm Robin Wright is having a career revival. She became […]

The Notebook (Le Grand Cahier)

Directed by Janos Szasz Produced by Sandor Soth and Pal Sandor Written by Andras Szeker, Szasz and Agota Kristof, based on the book Le Grand Cahier by Kristof Released by Sony Pictures Classics Hungarian with English subtitles Hungary/Germany/Austria/France. 112 min. Rated R With Laszlo Gyemant, Andras Gyemant, Piroska Molnar, Ulrich Thomsen, Ulrich Matthes, Gyongyver Bognar […]

Child of God

Directed by James Franco Produced by Miles Levy, Jolivette, and Caroline Aragon Written by Franco and Vince Jolivette, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy Released by Well Go USA Entertainment USA. 104 min. Rated R With Scott Haze, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack and James Franco James Franco is a talented actor who more […]

A Most Wanted Man

Directed by Anton Corbijn Produced by Stephen Cornwell, Gail Egan, Malte Grunert, Simon Cornwell and Andrea Calderwood Written by Andrew Bovell, based on the novel by John le Carré Released by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions UK/USA/Germany. 121 min. Rated R With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Nina Hoss, Daniel […]

Mood Indigo

Directed by Michel Gondry Produced by Luc Bossi Written by Gondry and Bossi, based on the novel by Boris Vian Released by Drafthouse Films France. 94 min. Not rated With Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy, Aïssa Maïga, and Charlotte Le Bon Watching Mood Indigo is a curious experience—not an unusual description for […]