Burn After Reading
Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Stars: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney
The Plot: A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to benefit from the discovery.
The Women
Director: Diane English
Stars: Meg Ryan, Eva Mendes, Annette Bening
The Plot: Happily married Mary (Ryan) finds her world shaken when she discovers that her husband is cheating on her with shopgirl Crystal (Mendes) — and she was pretty much the last to know. Crying, divorce, recriminations, and revenge follow. Based on the star-studded 1939 classic starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell and updated to the present day.
Righteous Kill
Director: Jon Avnet
Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Carla Gugino
The Plot: Two veteran New York City detectives (De Niro and Pacino) work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
The Family That Preys
Director: Tyler Perry
Stars: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan
The Plot: Faced with a series of secrets and scandals that are threatening to tear their respective families apart, old friends Charlotte Cartwright (Bates) and Alice Pratt (Woodard) embark on a cross-country road trip in hopes of finding a way to end the drama and rebuild their familial connections.
Towelhead [NY/LA]
Director: Alan Ball
Stars: Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Peter Macdissi
The Plot: An Arab-American teenager is sent to live with her strict father and struggles to find love and acceptance in a her new surroundings.
Flow:For Love of Water [NY/LA]
Director: Irena Salina
The Plot: A documentary that addresses how dwindling resources, pollution, privatization and other factors are affecting the world water supply.
Surfer, Dude [limited]
Director: S.R. Bindler
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson
The Plot: Coming home after a world tour, champion surfer Steve Addington (McConaughey) discovers his managers have sold him off to a greedy businessman who wants to exploit his talent with a bunch of lame-brained, get-rich schemes.
Proud American [limited]
Director: Fred Ashman
The Plot: A scripted documentary on five Americans who look to overcome certain adversities in order to realize their dreams.
Source: IMDB.Com
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What is the deal with all the graphic-styled movie posters? They creep me out a little.
P.S. Thanks for including Flow & Towelhead. I’ve never heard of either one of them. I LOVE documentaries and movies that cause you to think.
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