Opening this week

By Brett O'Bourke3/10/2010

Opening This Week

Green Zone- Set during the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) is certain that Saddam Hussein had been stockpiling weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and teams up with a senior CIA officer to find the evidence. In their efforts to uncover the truth, they must outwit one booby trap after the next and it seems that one elaborate cover up just leads to another more elaborate one. As Miller starts to realize that operatives on both sides of the conflict are attempting to spin the story in their favor, top-secret initiatives and faulty intelligence seem to entangle the truth deeper and deeper within bureaucratic red tape. Desperate to unearth the truth, Miller is confronted with his desire to take down the rogue regime and his fear of escalating the war in an already unstable region. Trailer 

She's Out of My League- Nerdy, lanky, and stuck in a dead-end job as an airport security guard, the last thing Kirk (Jay Baruchel) expected was to get involved with Molly (Alice Eve), a drop-dead gorgeous powerhouse of a woman. As his friends and family watch in disbelief, Kirk scurries to keep Molly's affection. While even Kirk is baffled by her flattery, he soon learns that he'll have to work overtime to convince Molly that he is worth her time. Trailer 

The Exploding Girl- On a summer break from college, Ivy (Zoe Kazan of Revolutionary Road) returns home to Brooklyn to stay with her family. While she misses her boyfriend deeply back at school, she never seems to be able to connect with him despite her frequent phone calls. In the meantime, she hangs out with her longtime friend, Al (Mark Rendall of 30 Days of Night), who clearly has been harboring a crush on her for years. Though Al has never done anything to show Ivy his feelings for her, the situation is exacerbated when, due to family circumstances, Al must stay with Ivy and her family for the summer. As the summer goes on, Ivy struggles to deal with her epilepsy and her flailing relationship, while Al starts to lose hope and look for love in other places. Trailer 

Cinema Paradiso

Around the World in 80 NIghts- 17 different African films showing this weekend. Click for details 

Miami Beach Cinematheque

Miami International Film Festival- "Cutting the Edge" Click link for schedule. 

Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus- Thousands of years ago, the all-powerful spiritual leader, Dr. Parnassus(Christopher Plummer) lost a bet to the devil. When the devil, played by Tom Waits, comes back to collect his debt in the form of the doctor's sixteen-year old daughter, the beat-up and drunken Dr. Parnassus makes one final bet- who can collect the most souls. Luckily a mysterious man (Heath Ledger) joins the traveling troupe and recruits contestants to try their luck in the Imaginarium, where the battle is fought between the doctor and devil to sway each participant for a chance to experience ultimate joy and peace, or alternatively, give in to temptation and succumb to a life of misery. Trailer 

The Last Tango in Paris- A fantastic medley of cinematic art with unrepressed sexuality, The Last Tango in Paris, is a contemporary masterpiece. Paul, an American living in Paris, played by the timelessly handsome Marlon Brando, is confronted with the primal nature of human sexuality, when he meets a young girl, with whom he has an intense affair without any of the usual conventions, not even a name. Trailer 

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