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Song of Sparrows opens April 3rd, 2009 (limited)


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Published March 31, 2009 at 2:12 a.m.

Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi (CHILDREN OF HEAVEN) directs this drama that earned its lead actor, Reza Naji, the award for best actor at the Berlin Film Festival. After losing his job at a rural ostrich farm, Karim (Naji) takes his motorcycle into the city of Tehran. A case of mistaken identity leads the out-of-work family man to start earning money as a motorcycle taxi driver, but his wife and daughters dislike the man the city has turned him into. THE SONG OF SPARROWS features nonprofessional

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C Me Dance opens April 3rd, 2009 (limited)


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Published March 31, 2009 at 2:12 a.m.

At first, C ME DANCE appears to be a moving, religious film about a dancer who has a life-threatening illness. But for teenage Sheri, her struggle with a rare blood disease is only the beginning. A night of prayer works a miracle: Sheri is now able to turn people's hearts toward God. However, her new ability attracts the attention of Satan, and C ME DANCE turns into a haunting but inspirational thriller ...

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Alien Trespass opens April 3rd, 2009 (limited)


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Published March 29, 2009 at 2:12 a.m.

It’s 1957, and the world is in danger of being taken over by aliens! A horrifying extraterrestrial called the Ghota wants to wipe mankind off the face of the earth, and the fate of all humanity lies in the hands of a kind alien, Urp, and the human body he possesses. This throwback to 1950s B-movies features a cast of familiar faces from film and TV, including Eric McCormack (WILL & GRACE), Robert Patrick (THE X-FILES), and Dan Lauria (THE WONDER YEARS) ...

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Truffaut's "Wild Child" appears at UWM cinema


Published March 28, 2009 at 12:07 p.m.


Raised by wolves. It's a figure of speech nowadays, but to French physician Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, it was reality. And so goes new wave director Francois Truffaut's inspiration for his 1970 film "The Wild Child," which screens at UWM's Union Theatre, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., on the second floor of the Student Union, Friday-Sunday, April 3-5, at 7 p.m. All three screenings are free and open to the public.

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Video of the Day: "Monsters vs. Aliens"


Published March 27, 2009 at 4:13 p.m.


The new DreamWorks animated film opens in theaters today. Early word has it that the movie is animated in a retro style, with an assist from the latest in 3-D technology. It's aimed at the under-12 demo, but adults should enjoy the voice work of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and others. There also is a feminist undertone as Witherspoon's character crashes through a glass ceiling to help a band of misfits save the world.

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Video of the Day: The 10 best movie car chases


Published March 24, 2009 at 3:41 p.m.


While some may consider them to be a cliche of modern cinema, the well-executed car chase scene is a form of art. What are the best ever?

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Video of the Day: "Knowing" wins box office battle


Published March 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.


Nicolas Cage's big-screen thriller, "Knowing," won the North American box office battle this weekend with an opening gross of $24.8 million.

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Goodbye Solo opens March 27th, 2009 (limited)


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Published March 22, 2009 at 2:12 a.m.

MAN PUSH CART helmer Ramin Bahrani directs this drama that played to acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival and Venice. Set in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, GOODBYE SOLO begins with William (Red West), a gritty 70 year old, asking 34-year-old Senegalese taxi driver Souléymane (Souléymane Sy Savané) to take him to the top of a nearby mountain in two weeks. When Soulémane (who goes by Solo) realizes William's suicidal intention, he spends 14 days trying to convince him not

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Education of Charlie Banks opens March 27th, 2009 (limited)


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Published March 22, 2009 at 2:12 a.m.

This impressive directorial debut from Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst revolves around an intelligent young man named Charlie (played by Jessie Eisenberg of THE SQUID AND THE WHALE) and his tense adult relationship with the neighborhood bully of his youth. Growing up in a tough part of New York City in the 1970s, Charlie notices, but makes a point of avoiding, Mitch, a kid who is chasing girls and beating kids up in the fourth grade. But Charlie's best friend, Danny (Chris Marquette), is eager

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Palminteri brings "A Bronx Tale" to Marcus Center


Published March 21, 2009 at 3:16 p.m.


"A Bronx Tale" was a breakthrough for Chazz Palminteri, who has since appeared in more than 50 films, including "The Usual Suspects," "Analyze This" and Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway," for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts hosts eight performances of Palminteri's semi-autobiographical show starting Tuesday. Palminteri spoke to us by phone from Chicago, where he is currently appearing.

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