Written & Directed by Yung Chang Produced by Bob Moore, Peter Wintonick, Han Yi & Zhao Qi Released by Zeitgeist Films Chinese & Sichuanese with English subtitles China/Canada. 89 min. Not rated At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, three Chinese boxers won gold, silver, and bronze medals, almost 50 years since Mao banned boxing, declaring it […]
Written & Directed by Martin Donovan Produced by Luca Matrundola Released by Tribeca Film (and video-on-demand) USA/Canada. 87 min. Not rated With Martin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams, Eileen Ryan & Katherine Helmond Actor Martin Donovan, a familiar face in American independent film since starring in Hal Hartley films in the early 1990s, makes his […]
Directed by Glendyn Ivin Produced by Antonia Barnard and Nicholas Cole Written by Mac Gudgeon, based on the novel by Denise Young Released by Music Box Films Australia. 100 min. Not Rated With Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell, Anita Hegh, John Brumpton & Sonya Suares Last Ride goes on the dark side Down Under with a […]
Written & Directed by Sarah Polley Produced by Susan Cavan & Polley Released by Magnolia Pictures Canada. 116 min. Rated R With Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby & Sarah Silverman Take This Waltz is bathed in sunshine. In fact, almost every scene is shot in gorgeous sunlight. For a film that deals with some […]
Directed & Written by André Téchiné Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd Written by Mr. Téchiné, Mehdi Ben Attia & Philippe Djian, based on the novel Impardonnables by Djian Released by Strand Releasing French & Italian with English subtitles France. 110 min. Not rated With André Dussollier, Carole Bouquet, Mélanie Thierry & Adriana Asti, Mauro Conte […]
Written & Directed by Woody Allen Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Giampaolo Letta & Faruk Alatan Released by Sony Pictures Classics English & Italian with English subtitles USA/Italy/Spain. 112 min. Rated R With Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, Alison Pill, Flavio Parenti, Alessandro […]
Directed & Written by Kirby Dick Produced by Amy Ziering & Tanner King Barklow Released by Cinedigm Entertainment/Docurama Films USA. 97 min. Not rated The human resources difficulties in today’s stretched U.S. military have made headlines for years—untreated and mistreated posttraumatic stress, inadequate and unresponsive veterans’ services, and unbecoming conduct. The Invisible War documents how […]
Written & Directed by Lorene Scafaria Produced by Steve Golin, Joy Gorman Wettels, Steven Rales & Mark Roybal Released by Focus Features USA. 101 min. Rated R With Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Gillian Jacobs, Derek Luke, Melanie Lynskey, T. J. Miller, Mark Moses, Patton Oswalt & William Petersen Seeking […]
Written & Directed by Mathieu Demy Produced by Demy & Angeline Massoni Released by MPI Pictures English, French & Spanish with English subtitles France. 105 min. Not rated With Mathieu Demy, Salma Hayek, Geraldine Chaplin, Chiara Mastroianni, Carlos Bardem, Jean-Pierre Mocky & Sabine Mamou Two reasons make Americano noteworthy. One, it offers the meaty role […]