The Company Men

Release Date: October 22nd, 2010

Starring: Ben Affleck, Thomas Kee, Craig Mathers, Gary Galone, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner 

Director: John Wells

Writer: John Wells

Studio: Weinstein Company, The

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes

Bobby Walker has it all: a good job, a nice family, devoted friends and a shiny car in the garage. Living a perfect life - an object of envy for many, Bobby has no reasons to make complaints, until the company, he works for, announces of a corporate downsize. Thus the successful sales executive turns in the twinkling of an eye into unemployed, like many of his co-workers.

Walker loses his brand new Porche, his good salary and lands on the street level. It’s high time for the former sales executive tested his approach to life, his relations and bonds with those around him. The soul-searching brings Walker to his brother-in-law, who offers Bobby a job of building houses.

The film, written and directed by John Wells, explores the helplessness, discourage and powerlessness of unemployed people, who yesterday were successful professionals, and today have to save money to survive in this unfair world.

The all-star cast of the film including Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner did their best in creating a thoughtful look at the life of hard-working men – the unsung heroes of our full of misfortunes reality.

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The Social Network

Release Date: October 1st, 2010

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Bryan Barter, Dustin Fitzsimons, Armie Hammer

Director: David Fincher

Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Ben Mezrich

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 2 hours

The film from director David Fincher narrates the breathtaking story of creating one of the great projects in the world of computer programming – Facebook – the social network, known in our days all over the world.

Every day hundreds of thousands people use Facebook for communication, but most of them hardly realize, how and when it was founded. The creator of the idea to make the communication via the web the way Facebook offers, was a Harvard undergraduate called Mark Zuckerberg. Sitting in his small room of the student dorm, the young genius in computer programming started to work on his idea one night. He had to face many hardships and ill-wishers on the way to success. But the result, that Zuckerberg achieved, lived up to his expectations.

Facebook has won the popularity among the people of different countries, interests and social position very soon. The success of Facebook was so grandiose, that it was considered one of the best social networks ever existing in the web.

The scenario of “the Social Network” is written by Aaron Sorkin in cooperation with Ben Mezrich. Starring in the title roles of the film are Jesse Eisenberg, Bryan Barter, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer, Dustin Fitzsimons and the others.

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Inspector Bellamy

Release Date: October 29th, 2010

Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Jacques Gamblin, Marie Bunel, Vahina Giocante

Director: Claude Chabrol

Writer: Odile Barski, Claude Chabrol

Studio: Alfa Films

Genre: Crime

Inspector Paul Bellamy and his devoted wife decide to have a rest from a daily routine and spend their vacations in a quiet town far from noise and crowd. The couple moves to the South of France and settles in a cute cottage belonging to Françoise’s mother.

But their solitude gets disturbed very soon by the inspector’s troubled brother, who unexpectedly arrives to Bellamy in a company of an unknown guest. During the conversation with the last one it becomes clear, that the visitor is in trouble and needs the assistance and protection of the inspector.

Noel intrigues Bellamy by his confused story full of delicate hints and mystery, and Paul decides to investigate this case. According to the words of the troubled visitor, he is concerned about a murder, which he has probably committed, but he refuses to tell the name of the victim. Noel is emotionally unstable, and actually, Bellamy has no idea, if he should believe Noel’s words or not. Relying mostly on his intuition rather than on the facts, unsurpassed Bellamy is going to solve the case…

Starring in the film are Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Gamblin, Marie Bunel, Clovis Cornillac and Vahina Giocante. The scenario is written by Odile Barski in cooperation with Claude Chabrol.

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Welcome to the Rileys

Release Date: October 29th, 2010

Starring: Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo, Lance E. Nichols, David Jensen

Director: Jake Scott

Writer: Ken Hixon

Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films and Destination Films

Genre: Drama

Doug and Lois are happily married and live a happy family life until their teenage daughter dies. Emily’s death destroys the harmony and the sense of their further existence. The relations between the wife and the husband change a lot; the couple has been driven apart, and it seems there is nothing that could prevent them from final break off.

While Lois severely suffers from the happened tragedy and fights against the destructive sense of guilt, caused by her daughter’s death; Doug begins a romantic affair with a local waitress Vivian. Agoraphobia couldn’t let Lois to leave her house. She hardly manages to check a mailbox by her own and keeps the contact with the world by inviting people into her house.

After Vivian’s death Doug finds himself in New Orleans strip club, where he gets in touch with a young stripper Mallory. Thanks to the acquaintance with the troublesome teenager Mallory the couple gets a new chance to reunite and re-establish their family relations.

The film is directed by Jake Scott; the script is written by Ken Hixon. Melissa Leo plays the role of agoraphobic Lois Riley; James Gandolfini stars as her husband Doug; Kristen Stewart appears in the role of wayward Mallory.

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Nowhere Boy

Release Date: October 8th, 2010

Starring: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Josh Bolt, Ophelia Lovibond

Director: Sam Taylor Wood

Writer: Julia Baird, Matt Greenhalgh

Studio: Weinstein Company

Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical

Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes

The events of biopic “Nowhere Boy” take place in Liverpool and center on the childhood of one of the most significant and prominent icons in the world of rock-n-roll. John Lennon. Born in the family full of secrets, John was raised by his aunt called Mimi – a rather restrained woman. Later he reunited with his prodigal mother, the sister of Mimi, and this reunion became the reason of heated controversies between two women, desperately fighting for John’s love.

To that time John Lennon was a teenager of fifteen – handsome, smart, but troubled by his close relatives. Being naughty like many of the young men of the same age, Lennon often escaped from the family troubles into the fascinating world of rock-n-roll music.

That time he encounters another teen of his age, Paul McCartney, and finds a kindred spirit in his new friend. The hidden genius of Lennon soon manifests itself: the young man finds his voice and enters the world of music and explodes it by his howling success. “The Beatles” becomes one of the greatest events in the history of rock-n-roll. John Lennon and his band are considered to be ones of the most famous and recognizable persons all over the globe from those times up to now.

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Leaving

Release Date: October 8th, 2010

Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi López, Yvan Attal, Bernard Blancan, Aladin Reibel

Director: Catherine Corsini

Writer: Catherine Corsini, Gaëlle Macé

Studio: IFC Films

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes

The dramatic events of the film take place in France. The main heroine of the film is Suzanne – a devoted wife of her husband, who is a doctor. The family life of Suzanne seems to be perfect from the first look. She has a good husband, two children, a beautiful house, material possessions and plenty of everything, one could dream about. But having been keeping a household for 15 years, she feels now, as if she has by some reasons lost a significant part of herself.  Suzanne, whose children are almost grown up to now, decides to continue her career of a physiotherapist. Her husband approves her decision and helps with fixing up an office. For that purpose he hires a contractor. When Susanne and Ivan become acquainted with each other, the sudden and unexpected passion arises between them. Neither social difference, nor the fact, that Susanne is married, could prevent both from this attraction. As the events are developing, the main heroine faces a big problem to be solved. She has to decide now, if she wants to stay with Ivan or with her family.

The film is directed by Catherine Corsini; the script is written by Catherine Corsini in cooperation with Gaëlle Macé. The cast of “Leaving” includes Sergi López, Kristin Scott Thomas, Yvan Attal, Aladin Reibel and Bernard Blancan.

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Conviction

Release Date: October 15th, 2010

Starring: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Thomas D. Mahard, Owen Campbell, Conor Donovan

Director: Tony Goldwyn

Writer: Pamela Gray

Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes

The biopic from acclaimed filmmaker Tony Goldwyn tells the true story of Betty Anne Waters and her sentenced to life brother Kenneth.

Kenny has been arrested for murder and imprisoned. The convicted insists on his innocence, and his younger sister seems to be the only person, who believes him. To prove her brother’s innocence, Betty Anne, the mother of two children, dedicates a considerable part of her life trying to find evidence and make the court overturn the murder conviction. For that purpose Betty works her way through college and law school. She is determined to release wrongfully convicted Kenny from imprisonment for life. Step by step she follows the dramatic events resulted in her brother’s arrest. Abra Rice, the best friend of Waters, helps Betty in her fight for truth and justice. It takes the woman eighteen years to free her brother.

The film “Conviction” is a touching story of utter devotion, sibling connection, unshakable belief and strong desire to reveal the truth. Starring in the title roles of the film are Sam Rockwell as Kenneth; unsurpassed Hilary Swank as his sister Betty Anne Waters; and Minnie Driver as her friend Abra Rice.

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Release Date: September 24th, 2010

Starring: Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Eli Wallach

Director: Oliver Stone

Writer: Allan Loeb, Stephen Schiff, Stanley Weiser, Oliver Stone

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 2 hours 16 minutes

Drama film from acclaimed director Oliver Stone, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” centers on characters and events, referred to the financial world.

Gordon Gekko has just come out of prison to see the new world standing on the threshold of financial crisis. Gordon is a former corporate raider, whose reputation on Wall Street seems to be tarnished forever. Gekko’s methods are out of date, and he can’t find his place in the world changed so much during his absence. The daughter of Gordon doesn’t want to see him either, as she considers him to be guilty in brother’s suicide. She hasn’t communicated with her father for eleven years, and she doesn’t feel like communicating with him now as well. Gordon wants to repair his relations with daughter at any price, and for that purpose he forms an alliance with Jacob, a young Wall Street trader and a fiancé of his daughter. In return the former raider is going to help the young but promising Jacob to make a brilliant career in the financial world. Gekko has to redefine his life and himself to achieve his goals…

Starring in the film are Michael Douglas in the role of Gordon Gekko; Shia LaBeouf as Jacob Moore; and Carey Mulligan, who plays Gordon’s daughter.

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Like Dandelion Dust

Release Date: September 24th, 2010

Starring: Mira Sorvino, Kate Levering, Cole Hauser, Barry Pepper, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Abby Brammell

Studio: Downes Brothers Entertainment

Genre: Drama, Family

Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes

The drama film directed by Jon Gunn touches upon one of the most important problems of our reality – the problem of relations between parents and their children. The film explores the meaning of parental life, and how different it could be understood by different people.

Joey was born in the family, where domestic abuse and alcohol addiction were all in a day's work. According to the court’s decision the young boy had been separated from his birth parents and later adopted by a wealthy and very respectable family of Campbell, living in Florida. The new parents have enfolded Joey in care and love, which he lacked before. His childhood in the Campbell family became a dream.

But the idyllic family life was disturbed once by a phone call. The former parents of the boy announced their intention to take their son back. Fighting for Joey’s future, the families come to a serious conflict. One family intend to keep Joey in the family, he has got accustomed to, the other one has just started a new life free from abuse and alcoholism and dream of reuniting with their son…

The events of the film are based on the original novel and bestseller, written by Karen Kingsbury.

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One Hundred Mornings

Release Date: September 16th, 2010

Starring: Ciarán McMenamin, Alex Reid, Rory Keenan, Kelly Campbell, Paul Ronan

Director: Conor Horgan

Writer: Conor Horgan

Studio: Blinder Films

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes

A few survivors face the terrible consequences of some unknown apocalyptic event. Staying somewhere in a rural terrain of Ireland, the people have to struggle to remain alive. The film centers on two couples, who have found a shelter in a cottage. Mark and his wife Katie have to live together with another couple, Jonathan and Hannah. Among the survived is also their neighbor called Tim. The couples have a stock of provision to sustain themselves for a while, and till it is not over, they have a future. But one day the local police officer together with a band of looters attack the cottage supplies, which unfortunately haven’t been protected enough. Having lost all their food, the couples have nothing left to do, as to go to their neighbor for help. But Tim disagrees to share his provision with the victims of the looters. To all the misfortunes, happened to the couples, there is also one more thing, which turns their lives into chaos. Mark gets to know about a romantic affair between his wife and Jonathan, and it makes the situation even more complicated…

Starring in the film are Rory Keenan, Kelly Campbell, Alex Reid, Ciaran McMenamin, Robert O'Mahoney and Paul Ronan. The film is written and directed by Conor Horgan.

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Lovely, Still

Release Date: September 10th, 2010

Starring: Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott, Elizabeth Banks, Scott Beehner

Director: Nicholas Fackler

Writer: Nicholas Fackler

Studio: North Sea Films

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 32 minutes

Robert Malone is a single senior man, working at a local grocery shop. His winter morning begins as usual: he brushes his teeth, has a breakfast and goes to work. It is Christmas time, and the streets of the town are already decorated with numerous lights, but Robert doesn’t wait anything special from the holidays. Christmas for him means a single present signed “Robert to Robert” and a lonely night, one of the many, he has got used to.

But one day his loneliness is disturbed by a new family, moving into a house by neighborhood. The man refuses to wave back to the cheery neighbors, but he lingers a bit at his doorstep to observe the movers.

When Robert returns home from work, to his great surprise he finds an intruder inside of his property. The guest is caught unawares, and the awkward situation, she has got into, turns to embarrassment and awkward explanations, both humorous and silly. It is a beautiful woman called Mary, a new neighbor, who has invaded Robert’s house so imprudently. But a little bit later she surprises the man even more, when asks Robert out on a date. Thus begins the fascinating love story between two lonely hearts.

The film is written and directed by Nicholas Fackler. Martin Landau stars in the role of Robert; Ellen Burstyn plays Mary.

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Howl

Release Date: September 24th, 2010

Starring: Jon Hamm, James Franco, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels, David Strathairn

Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Writer: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes

The film “Howl” from directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein is a biopic of legendary Beat poet Allen Ginsberg. The film is shot in traditions of a documentary, provided by detailed narrative and animation.

Gathered from different moments of life and creative work of Ginsberg, the biopic creates a portrait of a scandalously famous person of that time. It is not only the historical portrait of the charismatic young beatnik, but also a picture of the time he lived in and the generation, he belonged to.

The film centers on the most famous poem of Ginsberg “Howl”, which became the hymn of the lifestyle of the Beat Generation, characterized by desire of journey, love and freedom.

Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” was first read in public on 1955, at San Francisco's Six Gallery. The audience was absolutely stunned by the poem of the young beatnik, so much, that two years later Ginsberg had to defend his greatest work in the court against accusations of obscenity.

Allen Ginsberg is performed by actor James Franco. Bob Balaban stars as judge Clayton Horn; David Strathaim appears in the role of prosecutor Ralph McIntosh.

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Heartbeats

Release Date: September 10th, 2010

Starring: Xavier Dolan, Niels Schneider, Monia Chokri, Anne Dorval, Marie-Christine Cormier

Director: Xavier Dolan

Writer: Xavier Dolan

Studio: IFC Films

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes

The dramatic story of passion and insanity of love is told in “Heartbeats” from the scriptwriter and director Xavier Dolan, who also stars in the title role of the film.

The cast-iron friendship of Francis and Marie cracks all of a sudden, when they get acquainted with Nicolas, a young man from the country, who has recently arrived to the town. The irresistible mystique of his striking beauty makes their hearts to beat faster, and both of them begin to look for his attention. The classical good looks of Nicolas can’t but create strange fantasies and thoughts, the friends can’t resist. The more Francis and Marie meet Nicolas, and the more intimate their relations get, the more the feeling of rivalry captures the friends’ minds. As a result the tight-knit relations between threesome turn to a love triangle, threatening their further friendship…

The film explores the complex nature of human emotions and feelings, connected with the object of passion. By the film Dolan takes an attempt to understand, why we become almost insane, when fall in love.

The cast of the film includes Xavier Dolan in the role of Francis; Monia Chokri as Marie; and Niels Schneider as Nicolas.

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The Romantics

Release Date: September 10th, 2010

Starring: Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Jeremy Strong

Director: Galt Niederhoffer

Writer: Galt Niederhoffer

Studio: Paramount Famous Productions

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes

Seven friends are gathered together because of a wedding of their good buddies Lila and Tom. Lila is a bright girl in all senses, and a dream of any man. But Tom has been always a reason of strife between two close roommates Lila and Laura during their college past. And now Laura, a single and the only Jew in the tight-knit group of friends, is offered to become a maid of honor.

As the friends reunite after ten years of graduating from, they have to remember the times of their relations at college and test their bonds of friendship.

Arranged to be set on the background of the seashore of Maine, where the family’s estate is situated, the wedding ceremony promises to be a great event. But as the wedding date draws nearer and the friends try more wine, their inner troubles and unsolved issues become evident and manifest themselves.

 Being pretty drunk, they start playing a game on the shore, when the waves pull them out to the sea. When the friends swim back, they find the groom missing among them…

The romantic comedy from scriptwriter and director Galt Niederhoffer is a Zeitgeist story of love and friendship, based on generational realities. The film stars Josh Duhamel, Anna Paquin, Katie Holmes, Jeremy Strong, Malin Akerman and the others.

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Jack Goes Boating

Release Date: September 17th, 2010

Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz , Richard Petrocelli, Thomas McCarthy, Amy Ryan

Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Writer: Robert Glaudini

Studio: Overture Films

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes

The film by director Philip Seymour Hoffman is an adaptation of the acclaimed Broadway play, touching upon such issues as friendship, love, grace and betrayal.

In the center of the plot are two couples, living and working in New York. Jack works as a limo driver and is keen on reggae music so much, that decides to grow dreadlocks. Clyde is his buddy driver, who has a nice wife called Lucy. They are a couple, with whom Jack spends the most of his spare time. Connie is a co-worker of Lucy at a funeral home.

Lucy and Clyde have been married for a long time and now face unresolved problems, accumulated during their life together. Connie and Jack are two singles, who keep in touch as friends after having been introduced to each other by the married couple.

Both Jack and Connie got used to live on their own, but their friendly relations are about to grow into something more serious one day. And while the first couple is losing their mutual understanding, the second one finds it.

Inspired by his feelings to Connie, Jack decides to change himself for the better. He begins to study cooking, changes his work and takes swimming lessons from his best friend. He wants to please Connie, who has a dream of making a boat ride…

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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

Release Date: September 5th, 2010

Starring: Honglei Sun, Dahong Ni, Ni Yan, Benshan Zhao, Xiao Shen-Yang

Director: Yimou Zhang

Writer: Jianquan Shi, Jing Shang, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes

The movie is a remake of the film “Blood Simple” released in 1985 by Ethan and Joel Coen. The events of “A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop” directed by filmmaker Yimou Zhang take place in a remote and neglected town somewhere in western China. In the center of the plot are four personages: gloomy noodle shop owner Wang; his unfaithful wife; Wang’s employee Li, who is also a secret lover of Wang’s wife; and cunning patrol officer called Zhang.

The relations between shy Li and the noodle shop owner’s wife cannot escape the suspicious husband, and soon he decides to get rid of his disloyal wife and her lover. For that purpose Wang hires a local officer Zhang, who is to kill the adulterous couple. Zhang although has his own plans concerning this affair. Thus the seemingly perfect plan of Wang goes awry, resulting cruel and bloody violence…

The film is a new feature from acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, known by his eminent directional work “Fifth Generation”. The thriller blends dark humor and absorbing twists of plot. Yimou offers the viewer the ironical view on the problem of human relations in the face of great passion, provoking great suspense, and their consequences.

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The Town

Release Date: September 17th, 2010

Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively

Director: Ben Affleck

Writer: Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard, Chuck Hogan

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: Drama

The criminal drama, directed by eminent Ben Affleck who also stars in the title role, is a story of great bank robber Doug MacRay and his band, who are skillful criminals, perfect in stealing money and getting out clean. MacRay lives an idle and vacant life, free from obligations and attachments. He has nothing to lose, he has nobody to care of and fear for. But one day everything changes in his life. During the latest operation the robbers have to take a hostage. That’s Claire Keesey, a bank manager. The woman though is permitted to go unharmed, but since that time she has been nervous, because the robbers got to know her name and the place of living. Doug’s partner Jem is worried either, as he is not sure, if she knows something particular of them or not. MacRay decides to pay her a visit to check Jem’s misgivings. But Claire seems to have nothing against a handsome stranger named Doug when they meet and even let her guard go. She doesn’t even suspect him to have been among those guys, who took her a hostage some time ago… The attraction between Doug and Claire deepens into a fervent romance. Now the main hero is up against difficult situation. On the one hand he can’t risk Claire’s life due to his job; on the other hand – it’s not easy to betray his friends either…

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