R - 17 June 2011

Director: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer 
Screenwriter: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer 
Starring: Johan Philip Asbæk, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Roland Møller 
Genre: DramaPlot: The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates. The film uses real ex-convicts and ex-guards (all cast in their respective roles) to depict a prison system where violence is the only accepted currency.

Page One: Inside The New York Times - 17 June 2011

Director: Andrew Rossi 
Genre: Documentary
Plot: Andrew Rossi's riveting documentary "Page One: Inside The New York Times" had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and was acquired by Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media for theatrical release this June. In the tradition of great fly-on-the-wall documentaries, the film deftly gains unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source and newspapers all over the country going bankrupt, "Page One" chronicles the transformation of the media industry at its time of greatest turmoil. Writers like Brian Stelter, Tim Arango and the salty but brilliant David Carr track print journalism's metamorphosis even as their own paper struggles to stay vital and solvent, while their editors and publishers grapple with up-to-the-minute issues like controversial new sources and the implications of an online pay-wall. Meanwhile, rigorous journalism is thriving--"Page One" gives us an up-close look at the vibrant cross-cubicle debates and collaborations, tenacious jockeying for on-record quotes, and skillful page-one pitching that brings the most venerable newspaper in America to fruition each and every day.
 



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My Afternoons with Margueritte - 17 June 2011

Director: Jean Becker 
Screenwriter: Jean Becker, Jean-Loup Dabadie 
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-François Stévenin, François-Xavier Demaison, Claire Maurier, Sophie Guillemin, Mélanie Bernier, Matthieu Dahan, Jérôme Deschamps, Gilles Détroit Gilles Détroit, Régis Laspalès, Anne Le Guernec, Jean-Luc Porraz 
Genre: ComedyPlot Summary: "My Afternoons with Margueritte" is the story of life's random encounters. In a small French town, Germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50's and considered to be the village idiot by his friends at the local bistro, takes a walk to the park one day and happens to sit beside Margueritte, a little old lady who is reading excerpts from her novel aloud. She's articulate, highly intelligent and frail. Between Germain and Margueritte, there are 40 years and 200 pounds difference. Germain is lured by Margueritte's passion for life and the magic of literature from which he has always felt excluded. As Margueritte broadens his mind via reading excerpts from her novel, Germain realizes that he is more of an intellectual than he has ever allowed himself to be. Afternoons spent reading aloud on their favorite bench transform their lives and start them both on a new journey – to literacy and respect for Germain, and to the deepest friendship for Margueritte.

 

Mr. Popper's Penguins - 17 June 2011

Director: Mark Waters 
Screenwriter: Sean Anders, John Morris 
Starring: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Ophelia Lovibond, Philip Baker Hall, Andrew Stewart-Jones, James Tupper, Clark Gregg, David Krumholtz, Angela Lansbury 
Genre: Comedy, Family
Plot Summary: In this family comedy, Jim Carrey is Mr. Popper, a driven businessman who is clueless when it comes to the important things in life – until he inherits six penguins. Popper's penguins turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland – and the rest of his life upside-down. Filmed on a refrigerated soundstage with real Gentoo Penguins, "Mr. Popper's Penguins" is a contemporary adaptation of the classic book. 



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Kidnapped - 17 June 2011

Director: Miguel Angel Vivas 
Screenwriter: Miguel Angel Vivas, Javier García 
Starring: Fernando Cayo, Manuela Velles, Ana Wagener, Guillermo Barrientos, Dritan Biba Martijn Kuiper, Xoel Yanez 
Genre: Drama, ThrillerPlot: Jaime (Fernando Cayo) and Marta (Ana Wagener) are a middle-aged couple with a teenage daughter named Isa (Manuela Velles). The family is in the process of moving into a big new house. Marta wants to gather the family for dinner at home to celebrate. Isa has her own plans; she wants to go out with her boyfriend. Jaime is stuck in the middle of it all. Everyone's evening is ruined when a gang of masked hoodlums pay a visit to the home.