Alain Resnais, at the age of 88, is one the most revered filmmakers of France. Adapted from the novel L’incident by Christian Gailly, the story follows Georges (Andre Dussollier) who finds the stolen wallet of Marguerite (Sabine Azema) and becomes intrigued by her. The film explores unexpected attraction that can happen at any age. In French with English subtitles.

Patricia Clarkson stars as a fashion editor on a trip to Cairo to meet her journalist husband who gets delayed. She meets his close friend (Alexander Siddig) and they wander the streets of the ancient city together, resisting the passion they both feel. Receiving a standing ovation at the Toronto International Film Festival, it won the Best Canadian Feature Award for Montreal director Ruba Nadda. (PG).

This documentary offers an unprecedented look at soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. Shot around the Korengal Valley by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, the film does not offer a political viewpoint but shows action on the front lines, where heroism is routine and practical jokes sometimes keep fear at bay. ®

Guy Pearce stars as a cop who aims to divide a family of armed robbers on the brink of imploding and Ben Mendelsohn plays their dangerous crime boss. Set in Melbourne, Australia, this debut feature for writer/director David Michod won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. ®

Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin depicts a lively group of multi-cultural eccentrics at a disorganized Hamburg cafe including the harried owner (co-writer Adam Bousdoukos) and his ex-con brother (Moritz Bleibtreu). In German with English subtitles. (PG-13)

This unconventional romantic comedy starring Philip Seymour Hoffman; Amy Ryan, John Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega is based on the off-Broadway play by Bob Glaudini. Hoffman (who also directed the film) plays a reclusive limo driver whose friends set him up with Connie (Ryan) who enjoys boating. ®

 “The scenes between Hoffman and Ryan are tender, full of hope and wistfulness. Hoffman directs with the same energy and integrity that he brings to his acting.” Kirk Honeycutt, Variety

Alex (Romain Duris) has an unusual job; he breaks up romances. He is hired to separate Juliette (Vanessa Paradis) and the son of a British millionaire, and a romp through Paris, North Africa and Monte Carlo ensues. Pascal Chaumeil, directs this gorgeous, light-hearted fun. In French with English subtitles.

“…the film is a delight from start to finish.” Roz Laws, Birmingham Post

Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan (Academy Award nominee for Best Actress for her role last year in An Education) star as boarding school friends who reconnect as adults and begin to piece together the reality of their experiences there. Sally Hawkins and Charlotte Rampling co-star for director Mark Romanek. ®

A thriller based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, who won the Man Booker Prize in 1989 for The Remains of the Day

Writer/director Samuel Maoz’s raw and visceral film is based on his own experiences as a twenty year old novice soldier serving in the Israeli army during the 1982 Lebanon war. He brings us inside an Israeli tank during the first 24 hours of the invasion and shows us the war through the eyes of four young men. In Hebrew, Arabic, French and English, subtitled as needed. ®

 Winner: Golden Lion 2009 Venice Film Festival

Official Selection: 2009 Toronto Film Festival

Official Selection: 2009 New York Film Festival

Award winning documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) explores the crisis in American education.

 Hilary Swank stars in the true story of Betty Anne Waters, who, because her brother was wrongly convicted of murder and sent to prison, put herself through law school in order to appeal and get his conviction overturned. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Juliette Lewis and Melissa Leo costar for director Tony Goldwyn. ®

An amazing story of a woman so determined to right a terrible wrong that she spent 17 years achieving her goal.

James Franco stars as Allen Ginsberg in 1957 San Francisco when his poem, “Howl” went on trial for obscenity. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Times of Harvey Milk) explore the rise of the “Beat Generation” and the changes in society and literature that were a part of that movement. David Straitharn, Jeff Daniels, Alessandro Nivola, Bob Balaban, Mary Louise Parker, Jon Hamm, and Treat Williams costar.

Zhang Yimou revisits the Coen Brothers Blood Simple in this story of a cheating wife, her jealous husband and the police officer he hires to kill her and her boyfriend. A hilarious send up of film noir set in ancient China-when laying your hands on a gun wasn’t easy. In Mandarin with English subtitles. ®