The Damned United

"The Damned United": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

"The Damned United," briskly directed by Tom Hooper, who did the multi-Emmy-winning "John Adams" HBO series, is a compelling sports film because on one level it doesn't seem to be about sports at all. It's about ambition, betrayal and moral blindness, the tale of a complicated, driven, gifted man whose flaws are so striking they flirt with raising his story to the level of tragedy. Read Kenneth Turan's full review of "The Damned United" at the LA Times

Synopsis "The Damned United"
Set in 1960s and 1970s England, The Damned United tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Clough’s doomed 44-day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football Leeds United. Previously managed by his bitter rival Don Revie, and on the back of their most successful period ever as a football club, Leeds was perceived by many to represent a new aggressive and cynical style of football - an anathema to the principled yet flamboyant Brian Clough, who had achieved astonishing success as manager of Hartlepool and Derby County building teams in his own vision with trusty lieutenant Peter Taylor. Taking the Leeds job without Taylor by his side, with a changing room full of what in his mind were still Don’s boys, would lead to an unheralded examination of Clough’s belligerence and brilliance over 44 days. This is that story. The story of The Damned United.

Opened October 9, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 38 min
Cast: Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, Henry Goodman, Maurice Roeves, Stephen Graham, Brian McCardie, Peter McDonald, Giles Anderson, Mark Bazeley
Director: Tom Hooper
Genres: Period Film, Drama, Sports Drama

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Bliss

"Movie Title": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Reviewer:

Bliss is a powerfully told modern-day horror story of a Meryem, a sheepherder's daughter who is the victim of an "honor crime"; her chastity lost brutally, her sentence in the small Turkish village of her birth -- dictated by tradition, demanded by the village's most powerful man -- is death. Director Abdullah Oguz's powerful adaptation of Omer Zulfu Livaneli's politically trenchant novel follows the girl, and the cousin who's been assigned to dispose of her, on a painful journey of self-discovery that is not to be missed. Read Betsy Sharkey's full review of "Bliss" at the LA Times

In Turkish with English subtitles.

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An Education

"An Education": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

Invariably funny and inexpressibly moving in the way it looks at a young girl's journey from innocence to experience, "An Education" does so many things so well, it's difficult to know where to begin when cataloging its virtues. What's easy is knowing where you'll end up, which is marveling, like everyone else, at the performance by Carey Mulligan that is the film's irreplaceable centerpiece. Kenneth Turan's review of "An Education" at the LA Times

Synopsis "An Education"
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David (Peter Sarsgaard), a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

Opened October 9, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Cooper
Director: Lone Scherfig
Genres: Period Film, Drama, Coming-of-Age

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The Boys are Back

"The Boys are Back": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Betsy Sharkey:

A sun-and-sorrow-drenched story of love, loss and "free range" fatherhood starring Clive Owen, based loosely on British political reporter Simon Carr's difficult yet droll memoir recounting his attempts to rebuild his family after the death of his wife. The film, in the good hands of director Scott Hicks, is a bit like the parenting it portrays - at times there is pain, mistakes will be made - but if you can get beyond that, there is pleasure to be found. Read the review of "The Boys are Back" at the LA Times

Synopsis "The Boys Are Back"
After the untimely passing of his second wife, Joe (Clive Owen) must not only deal with his own grief, but try to find a way to raise his two sons alone. With Joe in unfamiliar territory and the boys Artie and Harry trying to cope with their own personal baggage, the three decide to throw convention to the wind and live by the words "just say yes.'' But when things go wrong, Joe must find a way to behave more like a parent without losing the joy of a more childlike lifestyle.

Opened September 25, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 44 min.
Cast: Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, Emma Booth
Director: Scott Hicks
Genres: Drama

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