Movie Releases for the Week of February 8th, 2010

  • The Wolfman
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    The Wolfman

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    Universal Pictures
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    Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, "The Wolfman" brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. OscarĀ® winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (OscarĀ® winner Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Lightning Thief
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    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Lightning Thief

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    20th Century Fox
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    Poseidon's son, a 12 year old boy, sets out on a quest in present-day America to rescue his mother, return Zeus' stolen lightning bolt and prevent a civil war from erupting among the gods.
  • Valentine's Day
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    Valentine's Day

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    New Line Cinema
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    The film is a comedy about 10 people in Los Angeles whose lives intersect on the romantic holiday. The film is being fasttracked with hopes for a release on Valentine's Day 2010.
  • My Name Is Khan
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    My Name Is Khan

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    Fox Searchlight Pictures
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    "My Name is Khan" examines how the life of a Muslim man from India (Shah Rukh Khan) living in San Francisco embarks on a remarkable journey across the United States, inspiring people and inviting debate, creating an accidental revolution.
  • A Prophet
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    A Prophet

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    Why Not Productions
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    A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin.
  • Videocracy
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    Videocracy

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    Lorber Films
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    A look at segments of the Italian population who are consumed with celebrity worship.
  • October Country

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    Wishbone Films
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    A family struggles to stay together despite a long and troubling history of emotional trauma in this visually striking documentary. When asked about his family, Don Mosher tells an interviewer, "We wouldn't know normal if it fell on us." The line is more than just a self-depreciating joke as we spend a year with the Moshers, who live in a decaying rural community in New York State. Don is a Vietnam veteran who is still dealing with the emotional scars of war and is either withdrawn or sharply judgmental around his family. His wife, Dottie, tries to put a positive spin on the grim circumstances of her life, but sometimes her desire to nurture those around her causes more problems, including taking in a foster son who turns to a life of crime. Their daughter, Donna, was a reckless youth who became a teenage mother and found herself married to an abusive husband. Donna's daughter Daneal followed the same path as her mother and is now a teenage mother herself, raising a child on her own after the father abandoned her. Donna's younger daughter, Desi, is a clever and intelligent girl who seems unusually aware of the world around her for a child her age. And Don's estranged sister, Denise, has turned her back on the family and instead studies witchcraft with a group of Wiccans who regularly gather in a nearby graveyard. Donal Mosher is a photographer and filmmaker who is a member of the Mosher family, and with their cooperation, he and co-director Michael Palmieri followed them from one October to the next as they struggled with their demons while clinging to family bonds that give them strength. October Country was the grand prize winner at the 2009 Silverdocs Film Festival.