THE BRASS TEAPOT (2013)!

When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.

Director: Ramaa Mosley 
Writers: Tim Macy (screenplay), Ramaa Mosley (story)
Stars: Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel 

AFTERNOON DELIGHT (2013)!

Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable stay-at-home mom. Frustrated with the realities of preschool auctions, a lackluster sex life and career that's gone kaput, Rachel visits a strip club to spice up her marriage and meets McKenna, a stripper she adopts as her live-in nanny.

Director & Writer: Jill Soloway 

Stars: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor

THE BOOK THIEF (2013)!

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
Writers: Markus Zusak (novel), Michael Petroni (adaptation)
Director: Brian Percival

SUNDANCE: CRYSTAL FAIRY & THE MAGICAL CACTUS (2013)!

Jamie (Michael Cera) is a boorish, insensitive American twentysomething traveling in Chile, who somehow manages to create chaos at every turn. He and his friends are planning on taking a road trip north to experience a legendary shamanistic hallucinogen called the San Pedro cactus. In a fit of drunkenness at a wild party, Jamie invites an eccentric woman -- a radical spirit named Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffmann) -- to come along. What is meant to be a devil-may-care journey becomes a battle of wills as Jamie finds himself locking horns with his new traveling companion. But on a remote, pristine beach at the edge of the desert, the magic brew is finally imbibed, and the true adventure begins.

Directed by Sebastián Silva

47 RONIN (2013)!

A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kô Shibasaki & Rick Genest

In theaters December 27.

CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN (2013)!

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen and a touch of Ion Caramitru, Andrei Finti & Florin Piersic Jr.

A footloose young man must undergo a dark and brutal trial by fire to save the love of his life in this flashy, violent adventure saga from Fredrik Bond, a celebrated director of television commercials. American Charlie Countryman's (Shia LaBeouf) heart breaks as his mother (Melissa Leo) expires in a hospital, but seconds after her death, she reappears to him in spirit form and implores him to visit Bucharest, Romania. On the plane, he strikes up a conversation with an enigmatic stranger, who dies in mid-flight; not long after, Charlie crosses paths with the man's daughter, beautiful cellist Gabi Banyai (Evan Rachel Wood). The two quickly grow smitten with one another and begin an affair, but there are complications afoot, including Gabi's marriage to a dissolute, psychopathic Romanian drug dealer named Nigel (Mads Mikkelsen) and one of his associates, mobster and strip-club owner Darko (Til Schweiger) -- each of whom despises Charlie and wants to see him dead. A recklessness overcomes Charlie, however, and he soon reveals that he's willing to do anything to claim Gabi, even if it means putting his very life on the line at the hands of these thugs.

MARS AT SUNRISE (2013)!

A painter’s resistance, courage and spirit can never be imprisoned in this highly stylized story of the conflict of two frustrated artists on either side of Israel’s militarized borders. Inspired by the creative journey of renowned Palestinian artist in exile Hani Zurob and on true stories and testimonies from the region, we witness expression, confinement, torture, jealousy, courage and freedom as both artists from each culture strive to paint a picture of life surrounded by conflict.

Director: Jessica Habie 
Writer: Jessica Habie 
Stars: Ali Suliman, Guy Elhanan, Haale Gafori 

FILTH (2013)!

A bipolar, bigoted junkie cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter. 

Director: Jon S. Baird 
Writers: Jon S. Baird (screenplay), Irvine Welsh (novel)
Stars: Imogen Poots, James McAvoy, Jamie Bell 

ALL IS BRIGHT (2013)!

While out on parole, Dennis reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old buddy Rene in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she's always wanted.

Stars: Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Sally Hawkins

HER (2013)!

Set in Los Angeles, slightly in the future, "her" follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. From the unique perspective of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world. 

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson 

In theaters: November 20th, 2013

L'EXTRAVAGANT VOYAGE DU JEUNE ET PRODIGIEUX!

A 12-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute. 

THE RAILWAY MAN - OFFICIAL TRAILER (2013)!

OLDBOY - OFFICIAL TRAILER (2013)!

DOM HEMINGWAY (2013)!

Dom Hemingway is a 2013 British black comedy–crime drama film directed and written by Richard Shepard. The film stars Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demián Bichir, Emilia Clarke, Jumayn Hunter, Mădălina Diana Ghenea and Kerry Condon

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed. 

Don't know about the film, but Jude Law definitely knows how to rock a 3-piece double-breasted!

ADORE (2013)!

  A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.

  Stars: Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville
  Director: Anne Fontaine Writer: Christopher Hampton
  In theaters now!

AFTERNOON DELIGHT (2013)!

  Won Directing Award at 2013 Sundance Film Festival

LAST VEGAS! (2013)

Stars: Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, Morgan Freeman & Robert De Niro

MADEMOISELLE C!

Carine Roitfeld ran French Vogue for 10 years, building a reputation as one of fashion's most influential movers. Her inner circle of friends includes Donatella Versace, Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld, Mario Testino, Riccardo Tisci, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Alexander Wang. Yet few people outside the fashion world have heard of her...until now. 

Mademoiselle C chronicles Carine's launch of her new magazine "CR Fashion Book" It gives a rare inside glimpse at the inner workings not only of Roitfeld's professional world but also her personal life. It is a film about transition, letting the audience watch as Carine moves to New York, starts a new business, and prepares to become a grandmother. And of course, its filled the the models, celebrities, and eccentric personalities that make the fashion world so entertaining.

Happy Fashion Week!

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2014: 12 YEARS A SLAVE!

12 Years a Slave is an upcoming historical drama film based on the autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War United States,. The film is directed by Steve McQueen and written by John Ridley.

Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti

THE COUNSELLOR (2013)!

A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Stars: Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz & Javier Bardem