The following two movies will be playing this week at OFS:

The Fall (Oct. 4-Oct. 9):

From OFS: "The Fall won a prestigious award at The Berlin International Film Festivall ast year. In Los Angeles, circa 1915, a silent movie stunt man has his legs paralyzed while performing a stunt. He convalesces in a half-deserted hospital, its corridors of cream and lime stretching from ward to ward of mostly empty beds, their pillows and sheets awaiting the harvest of World War I. The stunt man is Roy (Lee Pace), pleasant in appearance, confiding in speech, happy to make a new friend of a little girl named Alexandria Roy tells a story to Alexandria, involving adventurers who change appearance as quickly as a child's imagination can do its work."

Frozen River (Oct. 4-Oct. 9):

From imdb: "Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women - one white, one Mohawk, both single mothers faced with desperate circumstances - are drawn into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River. Ray and Lila... and the New York State Trooper who ultimately brings the two to justice."

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The Fall (Sept. 27-Oct. 2):

From OFS: "The Fall won a prestigious award at The Berlin International Film Festivall ast year. In Los Angeles, circa 1915, a silent movie stunt man has his legs paralyzed while performing a stunt. He convalesces in a half-deserted hospital, its corridors of cream and lime stretching from ward to ward of mostly empty beds, their pillows and sheets awaiting the harvest of World War I. The stunt man is Roy (Lee Pace), pleasant in appearance, confiding in speech, happy to make a new friend of a little girl named Alexandria Roy tells a story to Alexandria, involving adventurers who change appearance as quickly as a child's imagination can do its work."

The Edge of Heaven (Sept. 27-Oct. 2):

From imdb: "Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's university studies. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter's daughter Ayten. Political activist Ayten has fled the Turkish police and is already in Germany. She is befriended by a young woman, Lotte, who invites rebellious Ayten to stay in her home, a gesture not particularly pleasing to her conservative mother Susanne. When Ayten is arrested and her asylum plea is denied, she is deported and imprisoned in Turkey. Lotte travels to Turkey,where she gets caught up in the seemingly hopeless situation of freeing Ayten. Written by omayra73@yahoo.com "

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Still Life (Sept. 20-26):

From YouTube: "In Still Life, great changes have come to the town of Fengjie due to the construction of the Three Gorges hydro project: Countless families that had lived there for many generations have had to relocate to other cities. Fengjie's old town, which has a 2000-year history, has been torn down and submerged forever, but its new neighborhood hasn't been finished yet. There are still things that need to be salvaged and yet there are also things that must be left behind. In Still Life, such life-changing choices face both Sanming, a miner traveling to Fengjie in search of his ex-wife of sixteen years, and Shen Hong, a nurse who has come to Fengjie to look for her husband who she hasn't seen in two years. Both Sanming and Shen will find who they're looking for, but in the process they too will have to decide what is worth salvaging in their lives and what they need to let go of."

The Edge of Heaven (Sept. 20-26):

From imdb: "Nejat seems disapproving about his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But he grows fond of her when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's university studies. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to search for Yeter's daughter Ayten. Political activist Ayten has fled the Turkish police and is already in Germany. She is befriended by a young woman, Lotte, who invites rebellious Ayten to stay in her home, a gesture not particularly pleasing to her conservative mother Susanne. When Ayten is arrested and her asylum plea is denied, she is deported and imprisoned in Turkey. Lotte travels to Turkey,where she gets caught up in the seemingly hopeless situation of freeing Ayten. Written by omayra73@yahoo.com "

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Hellboy II (Sept. 13-19):

From imdb: "The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so as Hellboy and his team returns they must save the world from the rebellious creatures. Now, as the creatures who inhabit the spiritual realm gear-up for an all out attack on the human plane, the only one capable of saving the Earth is a tough-talking hellspawn rejected by both worlds." (Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com})

The Wackness (Sept. 13-19):

From imdb: "It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter."

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The Last Mistress (Sept. 5-12):

From OFS: "Erotically provacative director Catherine Breillat’s bodice ripper/literary adaptation stars the mesmerizingly feral force of nature, Asia Argento. An impoverished mid-19th century aristocrat relates the scandalous history of his decade-long affair with the notorious La Vellini to the family of his wealthy intended. Acclaimed by critics across the country, it’s a must-see!"

WALL-E (Sept. 5-12):

From OFS: "It is 700 years into the future and the only inhabitant left on Earth is WALL*E, a solar powered, trash compacting robot. He spends his days squishing the last remnants of life into dense cubes. And then one day a ship appears, which contains a sleek, blue-eyed robot called Eve, and our robot hero is immediately smitten. A love story for the ages, WALL*E is also a stirring sci-fi tale that will enchant all humans."

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The Incredible Hulk (August 23-Sept. 4):

From OFS: "Yes, the Incredible Hulk is back yet again in this action packed comic book adventure, which joins our beleaguered hero, Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) in his fight to control his unique ‘anger problem’. This time evil government officials are after him in order to make The Hulk into the ultimate, defensive secret weapon. Let the ubiquitous chases and crazy action scenes ensue!"

Man on a Wire (August 29- Sept. 4):

From OFS: "Philippe Petit is a man beguiled by heights who has a single goal in mind: to walk a tightrope between the two towers of The World Trade Center in 1974. In this intriguing documentary, we follow him on his unique quest, which unfolds like the most suspenseful of heist capers with a good-hearted eccentric at its heart."

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (August 16-21):

From OFS: "Indiana Jones & the gang are back 27 years after they first thrilled us with Raiders of the Lost Ark. It’s now 1957, and Indy finds he has run afoul of the red-baiters, sending him on a crash course with a group of Soviet agents attempting to locate a crystal skull deep in the South American jungle. It’s a not-to-be-missed bit of summer fun for Indy fans, old and new alike!"

Encounters at the End of the World (August 16-21):

From OFS: "In Werner Herzog’s new documentary, he travels to the end of the earth, Antarctica, to meet the hardy souls who live and work there—the researchers, scientists, and adventurers based at McMurdo Station—and to explore the world they live in."

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War, Inc. (August 8-14):

From OFS: "Co-written by star John Cusack (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank), this film features an all-star cast (Joan Cusack, Dan Ackroyd, Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei, and Hilary Duff) in a sharp satire of political intrigue and war profiteering in the Middle East. Rob Gonsalves of eFilmCritic.com calls War, Inc. 'a punk-rock Strangelove riff.'"

Savage Grace (August 8-14):

From OFS: "True-life story of the heirs to the Bakelite fortune. Father feels his lack of purpose, while social-climbing mother is desperate for acceptance. She’s far too close to their son, a relationship that only grows weirder as time passes and results in the tragedy that has made the Baekeland family infamous. Kalin’s first film since Swoon, it’s an "eerie, unsettling, uniquely creepy experience."—Seattle P-I."

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Kenny (August 1-7):

From OFS: "The subject of this hilarious mockumentary is Kenny, a porta-potty delivery man, who's dealing with family tensions, fatherhood, and the ultimate "dirty job," while preparing for the upcoming Pump and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. William Thomas of Empire Magazine UK calls Kenny 'charming, disarming and funny as hell.'"

Iron Man (August 1-7):

From OFS: "At long last, Marvel’s Iron Man gets the big-screen summer blockbuster treatment: Robert Downey, Jr. plays Tony Stark, an inventive, super-rich, playboy arms manufacturer who, after seeing the business end of one of his creations, develops the ultimate individual suit of armor, and becomes a pacifist who’s not afraid to open up the can of whup-ass."

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Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (July 26-31):

From OFS: "Award winning director, Alex Gibney’s (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) latest documentary celebrates the colorful life and career of famed journalist Hunter S. Thompson, author of such classics as Hell’s Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72. "Fascinating," says A.O. Scott of The New York Times."

Iron Man (July 26-31, August 1-7):

From OFS: "At long last, Marvel’s Iron Man gets the big-screen summer blockbuster treatment: Robert Downey, Jr. plays Tony Stark, an inventive, super-rich, playboy arms manufacturer who, after seeing the business end of one of his creations, develops the ultimate individual suit of armor, and becomes a pacifist who’s not afraid to open up the can of whup-ass."

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