By Amy Renner Dec. 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 18
Hostel
Taking a much more macabre tone than did Eli Roth's feature debut "Cabin Fever", "Hostel" is an amalgamation of many of the most terrifying things about human nature and the world at large, culled from lots of pulpy-but-true stories of international organized crime, human trafficking, and sex tourism. Relentlessly graphic and deeply disturbing, the film is rife with explicit sex and brutal violence that is sure to delight hard core genre fans, and prove difficult to stomach for general audiences.
Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Mike Fleiss, Chris Biggs, Eythor Gudjonsson, Josef Bradna, Derek Richardson, Boaz Yakin
Drama Suspense Horror
Mrs. Henderson Presents
An eccentric widow (Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues; also starring Christopher Guest and Bob Hoskins.
Stephen Frears, Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Norma Heyman, Martin Sherman, William Young, Christopher Guest, Kelly Reilly
Comedy
Americano
"Americano" centers around Chris McKinley (Joshua Jackson), a recent college graduate backpacking through Europe who savors his last three days of freedom before boarding the career fast track back in the United States. In Pamplona with two friends (Timm Sharp and Ruthanna Hopper), Chris meets an Australian thrill-seeker (Phil Barantini), a quintessential Spanish beauty (Leonor Varela) and an enigmatic provocateur (Dennis Hopper), all of whom encourage him to rethink his life. As the minutes and seconds until his departure tick away, Chris struggles with an age-old question: Should he follow the beaten path or risk it all on the road less traveled?
Dennis Hopper, Joshua Jackson, Clark McCutchen, Leonor Varela, Timm Sharp, Phil Barantini, Ruthanna Hopper
Drama
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Breakfast on Pluto
Set in the 1960s and 1970s, "Breakfast on Pluto" follows Patrick "Kitten" Brady (Cillian Murphy), a kid who escapes from his foster home in Ireland and becomes a transvestite and performer in London.
Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan, Cillian Murphy, Ruth Negga, Brendan Gleeson, Alan Moloney, Liam Neeson, Laurence Kinlan
Drama
