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The Broken Circle Breakdown

Directed by Felix van Groeningen Produced by Dirk Impens Written by Carl Joos & van Groeningen, based on the play by Johan Heldenbergh & Mieke Dobbels Released by Tribeca Film Flemish with English subtitles Belgium/Netherlands. 110 min. Not rated With Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh & Nell Cattrysse Taking place at different moments in the shared […]

Inside Llewyn Davis | Take 2

Written & Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen Produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Released by CBS Films USA. 105 min. Rated R With Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake, F. Murray Abraham, Stark Sands, Adam Driver, Jeanine Serralles, Max Casella, Ethan Phillips, Robin Bartlett, Jerry Grayson & […]

Saving Mr. Banks

Directed by John Lee Hancock Written by Kelly Marcel & Sue Smith Produced by Alison Owen, Ian Collie & Philip Steuer Released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK/USA. 125 min. Rated PG-13 With Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, B. J. Novak, Rachel Griffiths, Kathy […]

CBGB

Directed by Randall Miller Produced by Jody Savin, Miller & Brad Rosenberger Written by Miller & Savin Released by XLRator Media USA. 101 min. Rated R With Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman, Justin Bartha, Richard de Klerk, Johnny Galecki, Ashley Greene, Rupert Grint, Estelle Harris, Taylor Hawkins, Ryan Hurst, Stana Katic, Donal Logue, Joel David Moore, […]

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Directed & Produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Written by Prasoon Joshi Released by Reliance Entertainment Hindi with English subtitles India. 188 min. Not rated With Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Art Malik, Divya Dutta, Jabtej Singh, Pavan Malhotra, Yograj Singh, Rebecca Breeds & Prakash Raj Bhaag Milkha Bhaag translates as “Run Milkha Run,” and […]

The Sapphires

Directed by Wayne Blair Produced by Rosemary Blight & Kylie du Fresne Written by Keith Thompson & Tony Briggs, based on the play by Briggs Released by the Weinstein Company Australia. 99 min. Rated PG-13 With Chris O’Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens, Tory Kittles, Lynette Narkle, Eka Darville & Kylie Belling […]

Hunky Dory

Directed by Marc Evans Produced by Jon Finn and Dan Lupovitz Written by Laurence Coriat Released by Variance Films. UK. 109 min. Not rated With Minnie Driver, Haydn Gwynne, Bob Pugh, Owen Teale, Steve Speirs, Danielle Branch, Tom Harries, Darren Evans & Aneurin Barnard It’s 1976, and Vivienne (Minnie Driver) has dropped acting and returned […]

Not Fade Away

Written & Directed by David Chase Produced by Mark Johnson & Chase Released by Paramount Vantage USA. 112 min. Rated R With John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill, James Gandolfini, Bella Heathcote, Brad Garrett, Christopher McDonald, Dominique McElligott & Molly Price Not Fade Away beautifully captures the impact of the British rock ‘n’ roll invasion […]

Café de Flore

Edited, Written & Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Produced by Pierre Even & Marie-Claude Poulin Released by Adopt Films French with English subtitles Canada/France. 120 min. Not rated With Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent, Évelyne Brochu, Marin Gerrier & Alice Dubois Directed and written by Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée (whose last film was the enchanting […]