Submarine

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

In his smart and funny feature debut, Richard Ayoade captures the uncapturable: the awkwardness, angst and anxiety of adolescence.

Writer-director Richard Ayoade has the knack. A fresh and inventive cinematic voice, he's taken a subject that's been beaten half to death and brought it miraculously to life in his smart and funny debut feature, "Submarine."

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

Submarine
A 15-year-old has two objectives: Lose his virginity before his next birthday, and stop his mom from leaving his father for a dance instructor.

Opened June 3, 2011 | Runtime:1 hr. 37 min.
Cast: Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Noah Taylor
Director: Richard Ayoade
Genres: Comedy Drama, Coming-of-Age

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Rejoice and Shout

"Rejoice and Shout": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

If you don't know gospel music, really know it, you are missing out on a lot, but don't lose faith. "Rejoice and Shout," a vibrant and comprehensive new documentary will take you there in style.

Read Turan's full review of "Rejoice and Shout" at the LA Times

Rejoice and Shout
Packed with evocative photos, rare audio, recordings, stirring film appearances and TV performances, REJOICE AND SHOUT is a jubilant journey through the 200 year musical history of African-American Christianity. Culled from hundreds of hours of music, REJOICE AND SHOUT features interviews and performances from the most celebrated voices in gospel music, including: Smokey Robinson, Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers, Mahalia Jackson, Clara Ward, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Andrae Crouch, The Blind Boys of Alabama, the Selvey Family, Darrel Petties and many more. The film traces the evolution of Gospel through its many musical styles – the spirituals and early hymns, the four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of blues and swing into Gospel, the emergence of Soul, and the blending of Rap and Hip Hop elements.

Opened June 3, 2011 (Limited 6/3) | Run time:1 hr. 45 min.
Cast: The Dinwiddie Colored Quartet, The Utica Quartet, The Golden Gate Quartet, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Mahalia Jackson, The Swan Silvertones, The Clara Ward Singers, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Staple Singers, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Five Blind Boys, Rev. James Cleveland, Andraé Crouch, The Selvy Family, Darrel Petties, Smokey Robinson, Mavis Staples, Marie Knight, Ira Tucker, Sr., Ira Tucker, Jr., Willa Ward, Anthony Heilbut, Bill Carpenter, Jacquie Gayles Webb
Director: Don McGlynn
Genres: Concerts, Biography, Music, Vocal Music

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Cars 2

"Cars 2": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan:

Pixar's inventive sequel brings back its familiar characters and throws in a spy thriller plot with secret weapons, sinister villains and clandestine agents. It also teaches kid-friendly lessons about friendship and being yourself.

Read Turan's full review of "Cars 2" at the LA Times

Cars 2
Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in “Cars 2” when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Mater finds himself torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile and the stunning spy-in-training Holley Shiftwell. The fast-paced fun includes a colorful new all-car cast, complete with menacing villains and international racing competitors.

Opened June 24, 2011 | Runtime:1 hr. 53 min.
Cast: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, John Turturro, Eddie Izzard, Michael Caine
Director: John Lasseter
Genres: Family-Oriented Adventure, Children's/Family, Family-Oriented Comedy

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Buck

"Buck": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Betsy Sharkey:

"Buck," the story of the real horse whisperer Buck Brannaman, comes at you with the understated eloquence of the man himself — a soft-spoken cowboy philosopher changing lives as he gentles horses, an aw-shucks hero who never claims to be more than an ordinary man. What a relief in times saturated with news of the worst of humanity to see something of the best.

Read Sharkey's full review of "Buck" at the LA Times

Opened June 17, 2011 | Runtime:1 hr. 28 min.
Promoting praise and cooperation rather than fear and punishment, Buck Brannaman becomes one of the most well-respected horse trainers in the industry.
Cast: Buck Brannaman
Director: Cindy Meehl
Genres: Animals, horses, Culture & Society

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