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2001: A Space Odyssey and Speed Racer
2001: A Space Odyssey (2001)
(Country: UK, US; Year: 1968; Director: Stanley Kubrick; Writer: Stanley Kubrick. Based on the book by Arthur C Clarke; Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter, Douglas Rain)
Kubrick and Clarke's quest to the stars.
90 Miles The Documentary (90 Millas El Documental)
(Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Emilio Estefan; Writer: Emilio Estefan and Jose Maldonado; Stars: Israel Lopez Cachao, Chocolate Armenteros, Johnny Pacheco, Paquito D’Rivera, Nelson Gonzalez, Pappo Lucca, Generoso Jiménez, Candido Camero, Orestes Vilato, Juanito Marquez. Paquito Hechavarria, Gloria Estefan, Andy Garcia, Luis Enrique, Jose Feliciano, Carlos Santana, Sheila E, Emilio Estefan, India, Arturo Sandoval, Salvador Cuevas, Giovanni Hidalgo, Ed Calle, Edwin Bonilla, Teddy Mulet, Cheito Quiñónez, Ricardo & Alberto Gaitan, Pedro Alfonso, Pit Bull, and Wisin & Yandel)
A fascinating look at Gloria Estefan as she records her latest album, 90 Millas, which pays tribute to the history of Latin music. With appearances ranging from legendary Latin musicians such as Arturo Sandoval, Chocolate Armenteros, and Israel Lopez Cachao to contemporaries Sheila E, Carlos Santana, and Pit Bull.
Baby Mama
(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Michael McCullers; Writer: Michael McCullers; Stars: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin, Maura Tierney, Stephen Mailer, Holland Taylor, James Rebhorn, Denis O'Hare, Kevin Collins, Will Forte, Siobhan Fallon Hogan), Official Site, Trailer
Two women, one apartment and the nine months that will change their lives.
Empire II
(Country: US; Year: 2007; Director: Amos Poe), Official Site
Although inspired by a monument of cinematic stasis, Andy Warhol's eight-hour Empire (1964), this new three-hour experiment is an astonishingly beautiful and unexpectedly lively tone poem paying unforgettable tribute to the sights and sounds of the mythical, magical place called Manhattan.
Once Upon A Time In The West (C'era Una Volta Il West)
(Country: Italy, US; Year: 1968; Director: Sergio Leone; Writer: Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati; Stars: Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson)
Restored version of Leone's epic western.
Once Upon A Time In The West and Standard Operating Procedure
Redbelt
(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: David Mamet; Writer: David Mamet; Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini, Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Rodrigo Santoro, Cyril Takayama, Randy Couture), Official Site
A martial arts instructor who has avoided prize-fighting to maintain his ethical code, finds debt may force him into the ring.
Speed Racer
(Country: US; Year: 2008; Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski; Writer: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, based on the animated series by Tatsuo Yoshida; Stars: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Roger Allam, Matthew Fox, Paulie Litt, Nicholas Elia, Ariel Winter, Scott Porter, Kick Gurry, Richard Roundtree, Christian Oliver, Taejo Togokhan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benno Furmann), Trailer
Family values versus corporate dirty tricks in futuristic motor racing spectacular.
Standard Operating Procedure
(Country: USA; Year: 2008; Director: Errol Morris; Stars: Christopher Bradley, Sarah Denning, Joshua Feinman, Jeff L. Green, Merry Grissom, Roy Halo, Cyrus King, Daniel Novy, Zhubin Rahbar, Shaun Russell, Combiz Shams)
Errol Morris' documentary on the infamous photographs at Abu Ghraib prison.
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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