Profiles Index
Broken Flowers
Jim Jarmusch's new film stars Bill Murray as a middle aged man who hits the road after being dumped by girlfriend Julie Delpy. His journeys bring him in contact with a star studded supporting cast which includes Chloe Sevingy, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton. The film opens August 5, 2005.
Shopgirl
Claire Danes, Jason Schwartman and Steve Martin star in Anand Tucker's adaptation of Martin's novella "Shopgirl" Opens October 21, 2005.
Thumbsucker
Keanu Reeves makes a rare appearance in an indie drama, in Mike Mill's moving, quirky film about about a young man who tries to break his addiction to suching his some. Opens September 16, 2005 in limited release.
Hidden
Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil star in Michael Haneke's acclaimed drama. Opens December 23, 2005.
9 Songs
Michael Winterbottom's look at a sexually explicit love affair has stirred up controversy since its premiere at 2004 Cannes. "9 Songs" opens in limited release this July.
Last Days
Inspired by the life of Kurt Cobain, "Last Days" is Gus Van Sant's meditation on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant but troubled musician in the final hours of his life. Michael Pitt (The Dreamers) stars. Opens July 22nd, 2005.
Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog's gripping new documentary about Timothy Treadwell, an amateur grizzly bear expert who periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears. Opens August 5, 2005.
2046
Wong Kar-Wai's eagerly awaited film 2046 comes to theaters August 5, 2005. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Ziyi Zhang, and Maggie Cheung star.
Saving Face
Alice Wu¹s "Saving Face" is the charming story of a young woman¹s complicated life and her pursuit of love amid the chaos. Starring Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen. Opens May 27, 2005.
Manderlay
The second feature of Lars von Trier's USA trilogy. Bryce Dallas Howard takes over the role of Grace, formerly played by Nicole Kidman in Dogville. Manderlay made its world premiere at the 2005 Cannes film festival.
Kingdom of Heaven
Ridley Scott directs this epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. Starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Irons. The film opens May 6, 2005.
The Great New Wonderful
Danny Leiner's ensemble drama "The Great New Wonderful" weaves five darkly comic stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub, and Olympia Dukakis lead an all-star cast. Opening TBA, 2005.
Rize
David LaChapelle's "Rize" reveals a groundbreaking dance phenomenon that’s exploding on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles. Opens June 24, 2005.
Yes
Saller Potter's YES is the uninhibited and poetic story of a passionate affair between an American scientist (Joan Allen) and a Lebanese chef (Simon Abkarian) in a relationship that challenges all of their sexual, moral, religious and political limits. Opens 24, 2005.
High Tension
The idlyllic weekend of best friends Alex and Marie turns into an endless night of terror in "High Tension," a shocking new thriller from France.
Mysterious Skin
In Gregg Araki's new drama, a teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. Opens May 20th, 2005
Chumscrubber
In Arie Posin's "Chumscrubber," a group of kids kidnap a young boy who they think will lead them to missing drugs. The ensemble cast includes Camilla Belle, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes and Rory Culkin. Opens August 2005.
My Heart Skipped
In this follow-up to his smash hit "Read My Lips," French filmmaker Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated
James Toback’s 1978 cult classic "Fingers" to come up with a moody,
memorable study of a young man torn between a life of crime and
classical music. Opens in July 1, 2005.
Don't Move
In Sergio Castellitto's "Don't Move," an almost unrecognizable Penelope Cruz returns to European filmmaking with a knockout performance. Opens March 2005.
Brothers
The lives of two very different brothers become simultaneously intertwined and thrust apart in this intense and powerful drama directed by Susanne Bier. Opens May 6, 2005.
The Year of the Yao
Jim Stern (Michael Jordan to the Max) and Adam Del Deo direct this exciting and touching chronicle of Chinese NBA superstar Yao Ming. Opens April 29, 2004.
House of D
David Duchovny¹s directorial debut, HOUSE OF D is a comical and touching story of a man looking back at his childhood in 1970s Greenwich Village. Opens April 15, 2005.
The Jacket
John Maybury's drama stars Adrian Brody as Gulf War veteran Jack Starks returns to his native Vermont suffering from amnesia after recuperating from a gun shot wound to the head. Opens March 4, 2005.
Gunner Palace
An intimate portrait of the fragmented, chaotic and
stress-filled existence of American soldiers at war during the most recent invasion of Iraq. Opens March 5, 2005.
Downfall (Der Untergang)
A German drama about the last days of WWII as told by Hitler's secretary, who finds herself in the Der Fuhrer's bunker. Opens February 18, 2005.