Inception

"Inception": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

A mind-bending science-fiction extravaganza about the invasion of dreams directed by "The Dark Knight's" Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. If you're searching for smart and nervy popular entertainment, this is what it looks like.

Inception
Warner Bros. presents the new film by The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan, this one taking on a sci-fi psychological spin for the serious-minded action auteur, with Leonardo DiCaprio spearheading the cast. Emma Thomas serves as producer, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, and Ellen Page rounding out the supporting roles.

Opened July 16, 2010

Runtime:2 hr. 22 min.
PG-13sequences of violence and sequences of action.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
Genres: Sci-Fi Action, Science Fiction, Psychological Sci-Fi

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Hereafter

"Hereafter": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

Death is the barrier we can't get around, an eternal void burdening those among the living who yearn for those who are gone. What would it mean if we could communicate with the other side, or even just be sure it existed?

That is the theme of the haunting "Hereafter," the latest work from Clint Eastwood, which presents a trio of stories having to do with what might be on that far side and how it relates to the world we know.

Read Turan's full review of "Hereafter" at the LA Times

Hereafter

An American laborer (Matt Damon), a French journalist (Cécile de France) and a London schoolboy set out on a spiritual journey after death touches their lives in different ways.

Opened October 15, 2010

Runtime:2 hr. 6 min.
Cast: Matt Damon, Cécile De France, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard
Director: Clint Eastwood
Genres: Psychological Drama, Drama, Supernatural Drama


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Waiting for Superman

"Waiting for Superman": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Betsy Sharkey:

In "Waiting for ' Superman' " a withering examination of the country's public school system, documentarian Davis Guggenheim, an Oscar winner for his incisive Al Gore-global warming treatise, "An Inconvenient Truth," proves as potent a storyteller and showman as activist filmmaker with a serious issue on his mind.

Read Sharkey's full review of "Waiting for Superman" at the LA Times

Waiting for Superman

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim examines the breakdown of U.S. school systems and what can be done to fix them.

Opened September 24, 2010
Runtime:1 hr. 42 min.
Cast: The Black Family, The Esparza Family, The Hill Family
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Genres: Education, Culture & Society, Social Issues

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The Town

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

Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall, the hedgehog and the fox, combine forces to excellent effect in "The Town," a fast-paced, character-driven heist movie that combines robberies with romance and solidifies Affleck's reputation as an actor with a genuine gift for directing.

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The Town

'Gone Baby Gone' director Ben Affleck adapts author Chuck Hogan's Hammett Prize-winning novel concerning four thieves who are hunted on the streets of Boston by a determined FBI agent and a woman with the power to bring them all to their knees.

Opened September 17, 2010

Runtime:2 hr. 5 min.
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively
Director: Ben Affleck
Genres: Crime Drama, Crime Thriller, Crime

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The Social Network

"The Social Network": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

Smartly written by Aaron Sorkin, directed to within an inch of its life by David Fincher and anchored by a perfectly pitched performance by Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network" is a barn-burner of a tale that unfolds at a splendid clip.


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The Social Network

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

Opened October 1, 2010

Runtime:2 hr. 1 min.
PG-13Language, drug and alcohol use and sexual content.
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer Jr., Max Minghella
Director: David Fincher
Genres: Psychological Drama, Biopic, Drama
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Prince of Broadway

"Prince of Broadway": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

"Prince of Broadway" thinks outside the box. It's an undeniably small yet almost indefinable film, warmhearted and bittersweet, laced with both humor and tough emotions. Plus it has a kind of bicoastal appeal.

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Prince of Broadway

Prince of Broadway is the story of Lucky and Levon, two men whose lives converge in the underbelly of New York's wholesale fashion district. Lucky, an illegal immigrant from Ghana, makes ends meet by soliciting shoppers on the street with knock-off brand merchandise. Levon, an Armenian-Lebanese immigrant, operates an illegal storefront with a concealed back room where counterfeit goods are showcased to interested shoppers. Lucky's world is suddenly turned upside down when a child is thrust into his life by a woman who insists the toddler is his son. While Lucky copes with his new domestic dilemma, Levon struggles to save a marriage that is falling apart. The seedy side of the wholesale district is revealed through a journey that continually confronts the interplay between what is fake and what is real.

Opened September 3, 2010 (Limited 9/3)

Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
Cast: Prince Adu, Karren Karaguilian, Aiden Noesi, Kat Sanchez, Keyali Mayaga
Director: Sean Baker
Genres: Drama

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Never Let Me Go

"Never Let Me Go": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

 Going defiantly against the grain of a hyperbolic movie culture, "Never Let Me Go" is passionate about deliberation and restraint. Starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley, the A Team of young British acting talent, this is a moving and provocative film that initially unsettles, then disturbs and finally haunts you well into the night.

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Never Let Me Go


Friends Kathy (Carey Mulligan), Tommy (Andrew Garfield) and Ruth (Keira Knightley) grow up together at a seemingly idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. When they leave the school and the horrible truth of their true purpose is revealed to them, they must simultaneously confront deep-seated feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threaten to tear their friendship asunder.

Opened September 15, 2010

Runtime:1 hr. 43 min.
Cast: Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan, Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Richard
Director: Mark Romanek
Genres: Escape Film, Science Fiction, Psychological Sci-Fi
 
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Kings of Pastry

"Kings of Pastry": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

French pastry chefs battle it out to be named best in their profession in this intriguing, mouth-watering look at competitive baking artistry. Hegedus and Pennebaker often make docs, like 1993's "The War Room" about Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, that feature involved, passionate individuals. But the pastry chefs in their latest work take a back seat to no one in terms of focus and concentration.


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Kings of Pastry


Witness 16 of the world's most talented pastry chefs in action as filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus showcase the intense preparations for the three-day competition known as the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France. Staged just once every four years, the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France represents the pinnacle of a pâtissier's career. Those who win the competition are awarded the prestigious "Collar," a distinctive red, white, and blue collar that singles them out as true masters of the culinary arts. As the harried chefs race to perfect their elaborate, delectable creations, judges study their every move with intense scrutiny.

Opened September 15, 2010

Runtime:1 hr. 24 min.
Cast: Jacque Pfeiffer, Sebastian Canonne, Philippe Rigollot
Director: Chris Hegedus
Genres: Biography, Cooking & Food, Culture & Society
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Heartbreaker

"Heartbreaker": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

Slick entertainment is rarely as, yes, slickly entertaining as it is in "Heartbreaker," a French romantic farce that is commercial cinema at its most successful. Given that Hollywood has all but forgotten how to turn out adult amusements of this type, it's especially welcome.
Read Turan's full review of "Heartbreaker" at the LA Times

In French with English subtitles.
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

"Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

The acclaimed Canadian pianist was a mass of contradictions, as this engrossing documentary reveals. Great geniuses can be terribly boring, and compelling individuals can be devoid of any gifts save charm. Glenn Gould, however, who lived his life on the balance point between genius and madness, was a virtuoso who couldn't have been more fascinating.
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Opened September 10, 2010
Runtime:1 hr. 49 min.

Appearances: Glenn Gould, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Frances Batchen, Kevin Bazzana, Petula Clark, Victor Feldbrill, Christopher Foss, Cornelia Foss, Eliza Foss, Don Hunstein, Mark Kingwell, Jaime Laredo, John P.L. Roberts, Ray Roberts, Roxolana Roslak, Fred Sherry, Lorne Tulk, Ruth Watson-Henderson, James Wright

Director: Peter Raymont

Genres: Biography, Music, Instrumental Music

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