January 20, 2012

	MISS BALA Mexico’s official entry to the Academy Awards, which unfortunately didn’t make the Foreign category shortlist this week. Still, it’s impressed a lot of people at Cannes, Toronto, and NYFF, and Manohla Dargis at the NY Times calls it “a first-rate art-house thriller.” Opens today at the Angelika New York.
	CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes directorial debut, which Variety said “could easily pass for the work of an accomplished master,” updates Shakespeare’s play about a prideful, tormented tyrant and features a script which retains most of the Bard’s language and syntax. Opens today at the Angelika New York.
	HAYWIRE King-of-cool director Steven Soderbergh’s fresh take on the spy/revenge thriller. Chris Vognar at the Dallas Morning News gave it a B+, and everyone is loving real-life MMA fighter (and Dallas native!) Gina Carano in the lead role. Opens today at the Angelika Dallas.
Â	THE ARTIST Fresh from it’s Golden Globe Best Picture (comedy/musical) win, THE ARTIST expands to the Village East this weekend. Also playing at the Angelikas New York, Dallas and Plano, and the Angelika in Hawaii at Kahala 8.
	MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Reopens at the Angelika Plano and moves over to the Village East this weekend in honor of Michelle Williams’ Golden Globe win. Of Williams’ stunning performance, Rogert Ebert said: “She evokes so many Marilyns, public and private, real and make-believe. We didn’t know Monroe, but we believe she must have been something like this.”

January 18, 2012

After an initial Academy-qualifying run back in December, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN returned to the Angelika New York this weekend to a great audience reception and stellar box office. We were lucky enough to have Ezra Miller, who plays Kevin in the film, stop by to chat about his preparation for this intense role and the lessons he’s learned from working with seasoned actors Andy Garcia (in CITY ISLAND), Liev Schreiber ( in EVERY DAY), and Tilda Swinton, who stars alongside Ezra in this film as Kevin’s uncomprehending mother. For aspiring actors and fans of the craft, this interview is a must-see!

ABOUT WEE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN:
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton (MICHAEL CLAYTON) could earn another trophy for her searing portrait of a heedless, career-minded mother coping with her son’s killing spree in suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. KEVIN is Scottish director Lynne Ramsey’s first film in nine years, and she takes a poetic, compassionate approach to the potentially sensational subject matter. John C. Reilly co-stars as Kevin’s more attentive father, but the film embraces all its characters with sympathy.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN is now playing at the Angelika New York, and opens 2/3 at the Angelikas Dallas and Plano.

January 11, 2012

VIDEO CHAT LIVE WITH ANGELINA JOLIE THURSDAY 1/12 @ 7:00PM The Angelika Film Center and FilmDistrict are proud to present Angelina Jolie in a Live online Q&A to discuss her writing & directorial debut IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY. This exciting and interactive event gives fans the chance to ask Ms. Jolie questions about the film LIVE!   – Post your questions in advance on the Angelika Dallas Facebook page – Tune in tomorrow at 7:00pm to watch the live Q&A!Not on Facebook? Watch the Q&A at livestream.com __________________ IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY  OPENS FRIDAY 1/13 AT THE ANGELIKA DALLAS    ABOUT THE FILM:  Already impressing critics and earning a Golden Globe nomination, Angelina Jolie’s feature directorial debut IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY promises to be one of the season’s most unusual films. Jolie actually made her directorial debut with 2007’s rarely seen documentary A PLACE IN TIME, and this film’s backdrop of the Bosnian War that ravaged the Balkans in the 1990s reflects Jolie’s continued interest in global politics. It focuses on the toll the brutal war takes on a once-romantic couple, now a soldier and a captive who represent different viewpoints of the savage conflict.Purchase advance tickets online.Â