Balancing gritty action and emotional heart, “Real Steel” is an inspiring and visually stunning film that takes audiences on an action-packed journey. Washed-up boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) scrapes by as a small-time robot-fight promoter as he tries to make a comeback. Against all odds he eventually succeeds—at least in the eyes of his son Max (Dakota Goyo). “Real Steel” is spectacular family entertainment that will have everyone cheering again and again.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Director Danfung Dennis, embedded as a photojournalist in Echo Company during the assault, captures the frontline action with visceral immediacy. When Sergeant Harris returns home to North Carolina after a life-threatening injury in battle, HELL AND BACK AGAIN evolves from a war exposé to the story of one man’s personal apocalypse.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 takes audiences back to where it all began with the masterminds behind the first two films returning to craft a hauntingly chilling follow up. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the filmmakers who created the unsettling sensation Catfish, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 achieved the biggest theatrical debut for a horror film ever, ultimately earning more than $200 million worldwide.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Paramount Home Entertainment kicks off the studio’s centennial celebration in 2012 by releasing the inaugural Best Picture Academy Award® winner WINGS for the first time ever on Blu-ray™ and DVD January 24, 2012. Meticulously restored to give fans the chance to view the visually stunning epic in pristine condition, the 1927 World War I drama explores the devastating effects of war through the story of two men who go off to battle and the woman they both leave behind. Featuring groundbreaking aerial dogfights and epic battle sequences, WINGS is both a cinematic spectacle and a compelling story of love and sacrifice that effectively dramatizes the bitter wages of war. The historic piece of cinema stars Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers and Richard Arlen, and also features Gary Cooper in one of his first feature film roles.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Academy Award winners Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardner) and Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) head a powerful cast that includes Oscar® Nominee David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck) in writer-director Larysa Kondracki’s harrowing dramatic thriller. When Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac (Weisz) accepts a U.N. peacekeeper position in post-war Bosnia, she uncovers a deadly sex trafficking ring. After learning that fellow peacekeepers and military contractors are involved in the ghastly practice and its cover-up, Bolkovac risks her own life to save the lives of others and expose the corruption. With masterful acting and a heart-racing plot, THE WHISTLEBLOWER is an acclaimed film inspired by actual events and includes stellar supporting performances from Benedict Cumberbatch (“Sherlock”), Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded) and David Hewlett (“Stargate: Atlantis”).
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski (Four Nights with Anna, Moonlighting) and also featuring Emmanuelle Seigner (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, La Vie en Rose), the film follows Mohammed as he attempts to survive in a freezing, snow-covered forest. Although Gallo delivers a superb performance without uttering a single word in the entire film, his extreme physicality is the driving force behind his story. Nevertheless, Skolimowski relies on a desolate landscape to illustrate Mohammed’s agonizing journey as he treks through the isolated forest while hoping to maintain his freedom and survival.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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In 2006, as many as 5,000 modern electric cars were destroyed by the major car companies that built them. Today, less than five years later, the electric car is back… with a vengeance. In his latest film, following the release of Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors, and an independent car converter named Greg “Gadget” Abbott to find the story of the global resurgence of electric cars. Without using a single drop of foreign oil, this new generation of automobiles is America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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BEGINNING OF THE GREAT REVIVAL
The story charts the beginnings of the country’s most influential first-generation leaders, including ambitious warlord Yuan Shikai (Chow Yun-Fat, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), who undertakes an attempt to revive the Chinese monarchy, Tsai Ao (Andy Lau, Infernal Affairs), the pro-Republic governor of Yunnan, Mao Zedong (Liu Ye, Curse of the Golden Flower) and others.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Samir’s mother, Farrida (Madhur Jaffrey), is consumed with trying to find a wife for her son, while Samir is trying to master Indian cooking to salvage the family business. Luckily, he crosses paths with Akbar (Naseeruddin Shah, Monsoon Wedding), a taxi driver, passionate chef and worldly raconteur. Akbar inspires Samir and teaches him to trust his senses more than recipes; to stop measuring his life, and to start truly living it. With Akbar’s guidance, Samir has a chance to rediscover his heritage and his passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Based on his own personal experience, Bryan Goluboff’s film is the story of a 17-year-old student who starts a revolution in his high school but nearly loses himself in the process. When a young Goluboff was kicked off his school’s newspaper in the 1980s, he gathered a group of his friends to begin an underground broadsheet. It started a huge commotion among the student body but also spurred much controversy and backlash from the school’s administration. Goluboff states, “I started a freak show paper to give a voice to everyone, but I ended up hurting people. I became drunk on my own power.” Rising young stars and indie film veterans are cast together in this fresh take on the teen-angst comedy.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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It all began in 1987 when Eddie Lee and Mitchell D. moved from the Midwest into a cheap apartment in San Francisco, only to experience their neighbors’ nightly rants through the paper-thin walls. Fearing for their lives, they began to tape record evidence of their disturbed neighbors and used the tapes to entertain their friends. The recordings soon spread like wildfire and created an underground culture obsessed with Peter and Raymond. After discovering the tapes and listening to them, artists began producing their own art, music and plays inspired by Peter and Raymond’s erratic behavior and verbal abuse towards each other.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Earlier this year, Golden Globe® and Emmy® award-winning actor, Keifer Sutherland (24), and Digital Broadcasting Group (DBG) embarked on a groundbreaking entertainment project: producing an original, studio-quality series with cinematic and dramatic intensity to premiere expressly on the internet as the first window of distribution. THE CONFESSION, written and directed by Brad Mirman (The Good Shepherd, screenwriter) and starring Sutherland and Academy Award® nominee John Hurt (The Lord of the Rings), debuted on Hulu on March 28, 2011, with a new episode rolling out every week for 9 weeks.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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Mr. Brown’s “retirement home” started as a complete fluke – a result of a misunderstanding followed by a happy accident in a neighborhood full of lively and unique individuals. While Brown might not be the brightest bulb in the house, he’s managed to create a combination safe haven and circus act under his “Brown Meadows” big top. The new “family” members – young and old – who now call Brown Meadows home hail from all walks of life, but more importantly, they share trials, tribulations and lots of laughter. Meeting the Browns will surely make you a part of this fun family too.
Release Date: January 24, 2012
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