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Sly neo-noir flick 'Thin Ice' is from art-house darlings Jill and Karen Sprecher, Midwest natives who are often called the Coen Sisters of indie cinema.

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	All's not fair in this 'War' "This Means War" is violence against all good-thinking moviegoers. (view showtimes)
	'Arriety's' wonder world Welcome to the magically soothing world of children's movies. (view showtimes)
	'Thin Ice' full of devious ones Film is a twisty slice of "Fargo"-esque neo-noir. (view showtimes)
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	Movie spotlight: 'Declaration of War'
	'Safe House' unsafe at any speed Energy may grab you but the boilerplate plot disappoints. (view showtimes)
	Works of thought at The Walker Museum screens compelling work of Scottish director Lynne Ramsay.
	Oscar nominated shorts come up short Pixar's entry is best of the lot.
	Spotlight: 'The Conquest'
	More doom from Mr. Potter in 'The Woman in Black' Daniel Radcliffe finds himself without a wand in a house of horror. (view showtimes)
	Great divides present in 'A Separation' Divorce sets Oscar-nominated Iranian film into motion. (view showtimes)
	Spotlights: 'Chronicle' and 'Big Miracle'
	Movie spotlight: 'Bicycle Dreams' This moving documentary chronicles the 3,000-mile, 10-day Race Across America bike marathon.
	'Albert Nobbs' is an odd one Glenn Close is captivating as a 19th-century woman living as a man. (view showtimes)
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	'The Grey' takes you into the wild Drama starring Liam Neeson is a harrowing adventure. (view showtimes)
	'Man on a Ledge' free falls Film takes preposterous to new heights. (view showtimes)
	'Norwegian Wood' For a story packed with big, indelible events -- suicide and sexual awakening, terminal illness and first love -- "Norwegian Wood" is a restrained portrait of liminal moments, a coming-of-age tale that feels more like a moody ghost story than a neatly contained chronicle of beginnings.

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Eastwood
posted by jzeise in movies

Watched J. Edgar last night. Good stuff. Dicaprio is stellar as always, and blah blah blah. This isn't a review, but an admission that the old cowboy can still make me think. Definitions and labels of the types of relationships, and the types of love, are proven completely useless in this flick. [...]

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Polanski
posted by jzeise in movies

Its hard for me to separate the artist from his history. I won't be seeing Carnage, although the source material has gotten plenty of kudos and the cast is accomplished, I know I couldn't enjoy it. Always in the back of my head there is the niggling realization that this guy plead guilty to Unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. [...]

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Didn't like that movie? Just sue.
posted by alexism in movies

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the distributors of the film "Drive" as well as the theater where she saw it, claiming she was misled by the trailer. Good lord. This lawsuit has no legs whatsoever, but the audacity of it is just so mind-blowing. [...]

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"Attack of the Moon Zombies" Official Movie Trailer
posted by SidKorpi in movies

Check out this most awesome B&W 1950s-drive-in-style B-movie creature feature by writer/director Christopher R. Mihm: "Attack of the Moon Zombies." You can catch an exclusive screening at the New Hope Cinema Grill Thursday, July 14, 7 p.m., which features an all-you-can-eat buffet of salad, pizza and soda, AND personal appearances by the director, actors and a Moon Zombie! [...]

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Shut up Crime
posted by Red3 in movie

I saw the trailer for "Super" the last time that I went to the Lagoon Theater and I need to see it. I'm a little afraid that it's going to be one of those movies where the trailer was better than the whole movie though. [...]