FIRST SNOW
 Wound
tight and cocky, Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce) is a smooth-talking
salesman certain he’s on the verge of a big break. Even when his
car stalls in the middle of nowhere, a roadside soothsayer (J.K.
Simmons) assures him a windfall is on its way. But although Jimmy
should be happy when his boss more
OFFSIDE
 Many Iranian girls love soccer as much as
their countrymen and sport fans all over the world but, they
are prevented by law from attending live soccer matches in
their country. Inspired by the day when his own daughter was
refused entry to a soccer
stadium in Iran, Jafar Panahi’s OFFSIDE follows a day in the
life of a group of Iranian girls attempting to watch their
team’s World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain at the
stadium in Tehran. more
THE LOOKOUT
 THE LOOKOUT marks Academy
Award®‐nominated screenwriter Scott Frank’s (Out of Sight ),
directorial debut. The intelligent crime drama is centered
around Chris (Joseph Gordon‐Levitt, Mysterious Skin ),
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AFTER THE WEDDING
 Mads Mikkelsen plays Jacob who works at an
orphanage in India. He is Danish but hasn’t lived in Denmark
for 20 years. The orphanage lacks funds, as always, and he
is contacted about a large Danish donation. Jørgen, played
by Rolf Lassgård, is the benefactor and he makes it a
condition
that Jacob himself comes to Denmark to sign the papers.
Jørgen’s daughter is marrying Bo, and Jacob is invited to
the wedding. more
BLACK BOOK
 Holland 1944 – The final years of the
Second World War find the beautiful singer Rachel Stein (Carice
Van Houten) taking refuge with the Tsjempkema family in
rural Holland. Once a popular and wealthy singer, Rachel has
been waiting out the war like many Jews in Europe, separated from
her family and a moment away from being caught by the Gestapo. more
THE HOAX
 “The Hoax,”
directed
by Lasse Hallstrom, is
inspired by true events in the life of
Clifford Irving, the writer who nearly pulled off one of
the most audacious media scams in history, when his “autobiography”
of Howard Hughes was published. Richard Gere stars as Irving
who claimed the book was based on in-person interviews
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THE TV SET
 In THE TV SET, writer/director Jake Kasdan
uses his first-hand knowledge of the world of network
television to craft a wily comedy about the making of a TV
pilot. A story of art, commerce, and compromise, THE TV SET
lays bare the people and the process that give us the shows
we see every night..more
YEAR OF THE DOG
 Peggy and Pencil are inseparable
companions. They sleep together, eat together, and even take-in
Friday night movies together. Life is uncomplicated and safe, and
although Pencil is a Beagle, Peggy is happily entrenched in a
satisfying relationship of co-dependency with her beloved pet. But
with love comes loss, and Peggy’s world comes crashing down when
Pencil meets a mysterious demise in the neighbor’s yard. Left to
pick-up the pieces of her shattered life more
PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES
 Sophie is Thierry's sister and roommate
who spends most of her time trying to find a boyfriend.
Thierry is a real estate agent who shows Nicole several
apartments. Nicole is looking for a 3 bedroom to share with
her fiance, Dan, but Dan has little interest in helping her,
in fact, his only concern lately is getting drunk and his only
acquaintance is the bartender, Lionel. Lionel listens to other
people's problems, while his own are enormous more
THE VALET
 When billionaire Pierre Levasseur is
snapped by a papparazzo with Elena, his dazzling, supermodel
mistresss, he tries to avoid a catastrophic divorce by coming up
with an outragreous lie. He asserts to his wife that a third
person, a passerby more
DIGGERS
It’s September 1976 on the south shore of Long Island. Ads
on the TV in the local bar announce “a change coming over
America” with the upcoming Ford-Carter presidential
election, but local clam diggers are more worried about
losing their already-fragile trade to an encroaching
corporation. more
WAITRESS
 WAITRESS is the story of one woman trapped
in a life from which she dreams of escape. Jenna's (Russell)
secret ambition is to save enough money from her waitressing
job to leave her overbearing and controlling husband (Sisto).
Jenna is a sharp, sassy woman with a gift for making unusual pies
whose recipes are inspired by the trials, tribulations more
AWAY FROM HER
 AWAY FROM HER is the lyrical screenplay
adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro's short story,
“The Bear Came Over The Mountain,” a beautiful yet
unconventional story of a couple coming to grips with the
onset of memory loss. Beloved by critics and audiences
alike when it premiered at the 2006 Toronto International
Film Festival, the film marks the arrival of an exciting new
filmmaker in Canadian actress Sarah Polley, who makes her
feature screenwriting and directorial debut. more
FAST TRACK
 A nameless, 19-year-old girl slowly,
painstakingly, prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice, her
life. As she steadies herself for a suicide mission one can
only imagine her motives. She is of ambiguous ethnicity and
has no accent. There isn't a hint of what she believes or
where she has come from. She is like millions of young
women, soft-spoken and insecure, yet she faces her mission
with the determination of a soldier. Until the moment of
truth brings a trial she did not foresee. more
ONCE
 The Guy works part-time helping his father, who
runs a small, vacuum cleaner repair business,
but dreams of having his songs recorded and
landing a record deal. His girlfriend has recently
left him and gone to London, and he is still
coming to grips with that loss and is emotionally
vulnerable. more
BROOKLYN RULES
 Written by three-time Emmy winner Terence spring (The Sopranos), Brooklyn
Rules is a powerful story of loyalty, friendship, and sacrifice. Set in Brooklyn circa 1985
against the backdrop of John Gotti’s rise to power, the film revolves around three lifelong
friends whose different ambitions threaten to shake their enduring bond.
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GOLDEN DOOR
 GOLDEN DOOR, with an original mix of both
magical and provocatively authentic visuals, turns the
classic tale of coming to America into a wondrous and
soulful experience. It is a
romantic fable that takes audiences into the very heart of
this quintessential American experience – as one man, driven
by fantastic dreams and confronted with shocking realities,
makes an epic odyssey in search of a brand new world more
PIERREPOINT
 Following in the footsteps of his
father and uncle before him, Albert joins the 'family business' in
1934. He rises through the ranks to become the most feared and
respected executioner in the country, hanging over 450 people
before his sudden resignation in 1956. more
LA VIE EN ROSE
 A swirling, impressionistic portrait
of an artist who regretted nothing, writer-director Olivier Dahan's La Vie en Rose stars 2005 Cesar Award-winner Marion
Cotillard (A Very Long Engagement, A Good Year) in a blazing
performance as the legendary French icon Edith Piaf. more
ANGEL-A
 Down-on-his-luck petty criminal Andre (Jamel Debbouze) has reached the end of his rope. Irreversibly in debt to a local gangster, with no one to turn to, his only solution is to plunge himself into the Seine. Just as he is perched to do so, a fellow bridge-jumper beats him to the water.
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