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Last updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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Release Date: July 10, 2007

THE LAST MIMZY

Cast: Joely Richardson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Timothy Hutton

Synopsis: Noah and his little sister, Emma, discover a box of unusual toys that includes a magical stuffed rabbit named Mimzy. The kids soon realize that Mimzy is trying to get them to use these “toys” for a far greater purpose. With time running out, the kids go on the adventure of a lifetime as they attempt to unlock a mystery that could save the future of the world.

AFTER THE WEDDING

Cast: Christian Tafdrup, Mads Mikkelsen, Rolf Lassgard, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Stine Fischer Christensen

Synopsis: Acclaimed director Susanne Bier returns with her most powerful film yet, the Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, AFTER THE WEDDING. Far from home, Jacob (Casino Royale villain, Mads Mikkelsen), runs a struggling orphanage in one India’s poorest regions. Desperate to save the orphanage from closure, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen (Rolf Lassgard) a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. Jorgen offers Jacob a seemingly innocent invitation to attend his daughter’s wedding. What appears to be nothing more than a friendly gesture sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises, revelations, and confessions that will forever change their lives. Sweeping, yet entirely intimate, AFTER THE WEDDING is a shattering portrait of a family struggling with the fragility of life and the search for connection, healing, and forgiveness.

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THE ASTRONAUT FARMER

Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, Virginia Madsen, Brian McCallister, John Burke

Synopsis: All systems are 'Go' for Charles Farmer. He's faced bank foreclosure, neighborhood naysayers and a government alarmed by his huge purchase of high-grade fuel, but now he's ready to blast into space inside the homemade rocket he built in his barn. Just be home in time for dinner, Charlie. Billy Bob Thornton portrays Charlie in this charmer about chasing dreams...and about what it means to be a family. 10,000 pounds of rocket fuel alone can't lift Charlie into the heavens. He needs a launch/recovery crew, and he has one of the best: his wife (Virginia Madsen) and children, dreamers all. They have liftoff. Our spirits have uplift. Gravity cannot hold down our dreams. The Astronaut Farmer is that kind of movie.

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THE CONTRACTOR

Cast: Lena Headey, Wesley Snipes, Charles Dance, Eliza Hope Bennett, Ralph Brown

Synopsis: From the writer and Director of the international phenomenon Saw comes an experience on the razor's edge of fear, Dead Silence. This bone-chilling thriller about the legend of a brutally murdered woman is scarier and more horrifying than anything you have ever seen!

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I'll Bring You In
Fight
Stop Running
Toothbrush

THE LAST TIME

Cast: Amber Valletta, Brendan Fraser, Michael Keaton, Michael Lerner, Neal McDonough

Synopsis: Ted (Keaton), the top salesman at the Bindview sales company is forced to show naive novice Jaime (Fraser) the ropes. Jaime’s optimistic enthusiasm isn’t squashed by Ted’s cynical and angry personality but after he fails to make sale after sale, Jaime quickly becomes disillusioned with the big city. When Jaime introduces Ted to his beautiful fiancé Belisa (Valetta), the hard-bitten salesman falls hard, and when they begin an illicit affair, the real Ted emerges; losing the bitter edge that made him a great salesman. Jaime continues to fail at the sales game and Ted’s guilt over the affair prompts him to feed Jaime his own sales leads to try and keep him afloat. Even as Bindview begins to lose profitability, Ted becomes increasingly focused on Belisa and his sales start to suffer. But all is not as it seems. Who would you sell out to trade up?

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Clips (Windows Media):
He's an idiot
The Bottom Line
She's Confused

THE PAGE TURNER

Cast: Catherine Frot, Christine Citti, Deborah Francois, Pascal Greggory, Xavier De Guillebon

Synopsis: A small-town butcher's daughter, Mélanie, aged about ten, seems to have a special gift for the piano. She takes the Conservatory entrance exam, but fails after being distracted by the thoughtless behaviour of the chairwoman of the jury, a well known concert pianist. Bitterly disappointed, Mélanie gives up the piano. Some ten years later, while working as an intern with a law firm, Mélanie meets Monsieur Fouchécourt, the husband of the woman who changed her life without a doubt. Mélanie's efficiency and devotion are quickly noticed and Monsieur Fouchécourt recruits her into his home to look after his son. Madame Fouchécourt soon warms to Mélanie when her musical sensitivity comes out, and the young woman becomes her page turner...

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WILD TIGERS I HAVE KNOWN

Cast: Fairuza Balk, Hailey Anne Nelson, Malcolm Stumpf, Max Paradise, Patrick White

Synopsis: Middle school is rarely an easy time, but it’s particularly difficult for Logan (Malcolm Stumpf) in this coming-of-age film set in the 1980s. He has the requisite unrequited crush--but the object of his affection is a boy named Rodeo (Patrick White). Logan spends time with Rodeo and fellow outcast Joey (Max Paradise), but he’s far from fitting in. His home isn’t even a haven since his single mother (Fairuza Balk, PERSONAL VELOCITY) isn’t sure what to do with her son. Logan continues to grapple with his feelings of attraction for his friend as he determines who he is.Though it shares a setting and theme with some of John Hughes's Brat Pack films, WILD TIGERS I HAVE KNOWN couldn’t be farther from those 1980s classics. Though there are moments of humor, this is a dark and unconventional film that exposes the isolation of growing up as an outcast. In his first starring role, Stumpf carries the film well. He ably expresses Logan’s desire--both for Rodeo and for acceptance. First-time-feature director Cam Archer also wrote, edited, and produced the film, and it’s a unique offering. Though there is a plot running through it, flashes of Logan’s daydreams give WILD TIGERS I HAVE KNOWN a close resemblance to an art film. This independent drama isn’t for those devoted to blockbusters, but it gives a convincing look at how teens cross over from innocence to maturity.

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SWEET LAND

Cast: Alan Cumming, Alex Kingston, Elizabeth Reaser, John Heard, Lois Smith

Synopsis: Inge (Elizabeth Reaser) is a feisty German mail-order bride who has come to Minnesota to marry Olaf (Tim Guinee), a young Norwegian immigrant farmer of few words. But in a post-WWI, anti-German climate, the local minister (John Heard) openly forbids the marriage. Inge and Olaf fall in love despite the town's disapproval. But when the town banker (Ned Beatty) attempts to foreclose on the farm of his friend Frandsen (Alan Cumming), Olaf takes a stand...and the community unites around the young couple, finally accepting Inge as one of their own.

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| Tuesday, July 10, 2007

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