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Surrogate Fathers
Returning from World War II, Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is self-destructive, violent, and directionless in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master. Waking up in a strange place after a drunken night, he finds himself on Lancaster Dodd's (Philip Seymour Hoffman) yacht-- Dodd is "Master" of a philosophical movement and author of "The Cause," and he accepts Quell as his protege and guinea pig. Freddie becomes The Master's most passionate disciple, hoping for the acceptance and sense of belonging missing from his life. While the mannered and reserved Dodd is inspired by Quell's wildness with liquor and fists, Dodd's wife (Amy Adams) sees Freddie as an unpredictable force that could destroy The Cause before it becomes the influential religion they hope to spread. On DVD and Blu Ray.
Jay Moriarty (Johnny Weston) was born to surf, and dreams of conquering 40-ft "Maverick" waves in Chasing Mavericks. Based on the true story of the young surfer's rise in the mid-1990s, Jay copes with his negligent mother (Elisabeth Shue) and absentee father by adopting a Mr. Miyagi-like mentor in local legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler), a surf veteran who gave up taking risks and riding giants to care for his wife (Abigail Spencer) and family. Frosty shows Jay the hard truths of the ocean, life, and observing the world to help him become the figure that would grace the covers of magazines. With Leven Rambin.
Conclusions
With Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) married and their baby brought into the world, they have become a unique vampire family in Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2. Their daughter, Renesmee, was born before Bella was turned, a human child... but a special human child with a 
werewolf protector (Taylor Lautner) and monitored by Dr. Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli). When an informer (Maggie Grace) tells the ancient and powerful Volturi about Renesmee, their leader (Michael Sheen) threatens a war that could destroy the entire Cullen clan. On DVD and Blu Ray. Documentary
Collecting a handful of stories and populated with a selection of experts, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare is a documentary exploring the state of American medicine. Weighing the costs of American healthcare against stories from patients, providers, and general practitioners, the film depicts a system in desperate need of change.Combining film capturing the artist at work with interviews and archival footage, Gerhard Richter Painting details the world of famed painter Gerhard Richter. Providing both the man's history and an in-the-moment recording of the painter laying paint on canvas while he elaborates on his process, the documentary offers a detailed look into the craft of an artist.
Surreal (in French)
A breakout hit at the Cannes Film Festival, Leos Carax's Holy Motors opens with a man finding a hidden door in his bedroom and emerging into a theater packed with a sleeping audience. From there, the film sends Oscar (Denis Lavant) on a series of assignments, flipping from genre to genre as Oscar becomes a motion-capture artist, a monster taking a model (Eva Mendes) to his underground lair, an assassin, and a member of a musical number headed by Kylie Minogue... at the end of each assignment, Oscar returns to his limousine and driver (Edith Scob) for the next costume change, the next character, the next assignment that will once again completely remake reality. On DVD and Blu Ray.
When his wife (Maria de Medeiros) smashes his beloved violin, Nasser Ali (Mathieu Amalric) loses his taste for music and life itself in Chicken with Plums,
so he decides to die. After dismissing most suicide methods as too
messy, painful, or undignified, Nasser Ali chooses to simply lie down
and die... but as he lies in his bed, he wanders through his past, to
the love of his life (Golshifteh Farahani)
he was forced to give up, the passion for her he put into playing his
beloved violin-- which may have contained the soul of his mother (Isabella Rossellini), future visions of his children as adults, and a visit from the Angel of Death.Railroad
Alfred Nichol (Sam Neill) is a self-made railroad baron working to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway during the early 1900s gold rush in Iron Road, but he is behind schedule and under-staffed. He sends his son James (Luke Macfarlane) to China to recruit more workers... and while an expatriate (Peter O'Toole)
wrangles some workers for him, James' biggest help comes from an orphan
boy called Little Tiger. As they work on the railroad, Little Tiger
proves invaluable-- clever, good with letters and numbers, skilled with
gunpowder and explosives-- but crossing the ocean with secrets and
surviving only by being crafty.
A Man and a Woman
Recently engaged Nica and Alex (Gael Garcia Bernal) are backpacking through Eastern Europe in The Loneliest Planet, seasoned travellers hiking through the Caucasus Mountains. Though they are passionately in love, the dangers of the open countryside in the Former Soviet Union expose truths of identity, courage, shame, and forgiveness, revealing their innermost nature.Angela, a journalism student, is interviewing famous newspaper columnist Miguel in the Spanish Madrid, 1987, and Miguel invites her up to an empty apartment to conclude the interview in private. He is trying to seduce the much-younger Angela, and their verbal repartee hints at the beginning of their relationship, but once they are alone together, the balance of power shifts, and the questions of seduction and power are more ambiguous.
Barbie tries on a pair of pink ballet shoes and is transported to a magical world of dance in Barbie: The Pink Shoes. In a fantastical world of ballet, she dances the lead in her favorite ballets, and an evil snow queen will be defeated by the power of her performace.
Escape
and the two have an immediate attraction. Though she returns home to her husband (
Super
8 films are recordings of even more murders, he's terrified... but
telling the police could prematurely end the most incredible story of
his career. As Ellison studies the tapes, strange occurrences start to
overtake the house, and the secret of the recorded murders (and who was
holding the camera when they occurred) may bring the Oswalt family
closer to the macabre story than Ellison's new book can warrant. With 
Armed Professionals
seniors
who live on the fringe of high school acceptability. Through his new
friends, Charlie finds a group that accepts him, brought into the world
of David Bowie songs and Rocky Horror stage shows, pairs up with his
first girlfriend... enough to keep the darkness from his past from
affecting him too much... but Sam and Patrick both have their own
troubles and histories. They can't keep each other afloat forever, at
least not while they keep their troubles secret. With 
until
he realizes it doesn't recognize the difference between legal and
illegal activities. With a new robotic partner, Frank is invigorated by
the only job he ever loved-- though he's too old to really be a cat
burglar again, he can train the robot to pick locks and plan heists.
Frank's new lease on life encourages him to go out with the librarian (
Splatter
Staying Afloat
Catching the bad guys
Togetherness
Aesthetic
