Cinema releases by week

, 1h29
Directed by Sheldon Lettich
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charlton Heston, Sofia Milos, Brian Thompson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Ben Cross
Rating46%
The film opens in 1099 at the end of the First Crusade, depicting Christian Crusaders sacking Jerusalem and slaughtering the local population. One of the Christian knights, Charles Le Vaillant (Jean-Claude Van Damme), becomes demoralized by the horrors of war, and decides to create a new religious order. This new order brings together members from the three main religions of the region: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. As a self-imposed leader and messiah, Charles writes the sacred texts of the Order. He is subsequently accused of heresy by the Christian church, who attack his stronghold, killing Le Vaillant. During the attack, the last chapter from their religious text becomes lost in the desert after he buried it in a secret place.

, 1h45
Directed by Walter Salles
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Rodrigo Santoro, Wagner Moura, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Othon Bastos, Gero Camilo, Caio Junqueira
Rating75%
The year is 1910; the place, the badlands of Northeast Brazil. Twenty-year-old Tonho is the middle son of an impoverished farm family, the Breves. He is next in line to kill and then die in an ongoing blood feud with a neighboring clan, the Ferreiras. For generations, the two families have quarreled over land. Now they are locked into a series of tit-for-tat assassinations of their sons; an eye-for-an-eye, a tooth-for-a-tooth. Embedded in this choreography of death is a particular code of ethics: "Blood has the same volume for everyone. You have no right to take more blood than was taken from you." Life is suffused with a sense of futility and stoic despair.

Directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello, George Hamilton, Anna Galiena, Ariadna Gil, Claudia Gerini
Rating53%
The movie opens with a shot of a poster with three men in tuxedos under the name "Los Tres Tenores". Inside a theater in Mexico, one of the men, the dapper and refined French tenor Armand Dupres sings an operatic aria. Backstage, Spanish tenor Ricardo Palacios' wife tries to shoot him in the groin for cheating on her. Police take her away screaming, as Palacios and superstitious Italian tenor, Fabrizio Bernini, prepare to go onstage. Palacios hands his colleagues large Mexican sombreros and tells them to their disgust they must sing a mariachi number together. The concert turns into a disaster. A series of newspaper headlines follow their performance asking "Tenors or Clowns?" and explaining that his singing partners are suing Palacios for fraud. Paparazzi photographs follow showing Bernini kissing Palacios' wife and Dupres mourning his own wife's death.

, 1h31
Directed by Richard Eyre
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton, Kris Marshall
Rating69%
When the young Iris Murdoch (Kate Winslet) meets fellow student John Bayley (Hugh Bonneville) at the University of Oxford, he is a naive virgin easily flummoxed by her libertine spirit, arch personality, and obvious artistic talent. Decades later, little has changed and the couple keeps house, with John (Jim Broadbent) doting on his more famous wife (Judi Dench). When Iris begins experiencing forgetfulness and dementia, however, the devoted John struggles with hopelessness and frustration, and becomes her caretaker, as his wife's mind deteriorates from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease.

, 2h
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Rating80%

, 1h34
Directed by Bruce Davison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sherilyn Fenn, Hume Cronyn, Rory Culkin, Bruce Davison, Adam Arkin, Karin Konoval
Rating56%
After the death of his parents in a car crash, Jackson Mayhew (Culkin) is sent to live with his aunt who works in a hotel. He comes across an elderly gentleman named Sam who convinces Jackson that he is Santa Claus. A police officer eventually discovers that "Santa" is a con-artist wanted in several states for grand theft, fraud and other crimes

, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Teri Hatcher, Rob Lowe, Alex Karzis, Christina Cox, Maurice Dean Wint, Trevor Blumas
Rating45%
Jane Doe (Hatcher) is the real name of arms manufacturer Cy-Kor's recently fired security password employee with top clearance, whose teenage son Michael (Trevor Blumas) is kidnapped. She obeys the bizarre instructions, including getting and learning to use a gun and downloading a secret file (after which her work post starts totally deleting), dumping both in a dumpster and waiting nearby, only to witness the company's CEO Churnings being shot by a sniper using an identical weapon. Michael is released, but the pair is now wanted for the murder and both are abducted by armed men, who bring them to a ranch. There they are welcomed by Michael's father, David Doe (Lowe), who discloses to be an agent of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and so is Michael, who used her clearance as the whole thing is a sting for the kidnapping and murder's brain, Avery (Mark Caven) so he will sell the enemy false data. Alas David's DIA-partner Kurt Simmons and their boss Phelps have a dirty agenda.

, 1h22
Origin France
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes L'Or
Actors Muriel Robin, Zabou Breitman, Gilbert Levy, Kelly Marot, Frédéric Mitterrand, Pierre Tessier
Rating56%
La petite Loulotte a bien grandi. Elle vit désormais à Paris avec son mari Edmond, qui est photographe, et leur petite fille Charlotte. Edmond étant en plein reportage au pôle Nord et devant elle-même partir à Venise pour participer au concours des « sculpteurs de demain », elle demande à son ancienne nourrice, Bécassine, de venir s'occuper de Charlotte. Après une traversée mouvementée du métro parisien et une succession de quiproquos, Bécassine et Charlotte sont embarquées dans une aventure cocasse, périlleuse et extraordinaire qui les conduira à Marseille, Ibiza et jusqu'en Laponie.

, 2h37
Directed by Michael Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright
Rating67%
The film begins with Cassius Clay, Jr. (Will Smith) before his championship debut against then heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. In the pre-fight weigh-in Clay heavily taunts Liston (such as calling Liston a "big ugly bear"). In the fight Clay is able to dominate the early rounds of the match, but halfway through the fight Clay complains of a burning feeling in his eyes (implying that Liston has tried to cheat) and says he is unable to continue. However, his trainer/manager Angelo Dundee (Ron Silver) gets him to keep fighting. Once Clay is able to see again he easily dominates the fight and right before round seven Liston quits, therefore making Cassius Clay the second youngest heavyweight champion at the time after Floyd Patterson. Clay spends valued time with Malcolm X (Peebles) and the two decide to take a trip to Africa.

, 2h8
Directed by Cameron Crowe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about suicide, Films set in the future
Actors Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor
Rating68%
From a prison cell where he has been charged for murder, David Aames (Tom Cruise), in a prosthetic mask, tells his life story to court psychologist Dr. Curtis McCabe (Kurt Russell).

, 2h2
Directed by Jacques Dorfmann
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Christophe Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Inés Sastre, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Max von Sydow
Rating27%
In the year 60 B.C. a group of Druids, including the arch-druid Guttuart (Max von Sydow), witness the passing of a comet and interpret it as the sign of the coming of a king for their country Gaul, which has not had a king for a long time. Guttuart goes to Gergovia, the capital of the Arvernes tribe, to attend a meeting of Gallic tribal chieftains. The young boy Vercingetorix, along with his friend the young girl Eponia, sneak into a large cavern where Celtill, Vercingetorix's father and chieftain of the Arvernes, hosts the meeting of chieftains with the intention of proclaiming himself king of all Gauls. When Celtill shows off the crown once worn by the old kings of Gaul, an arrow from two Roman spies (dressed as Gauls) hits Celtill in the back. Gobanittio, Celtill's brother, places Celtill under arrest while the Roman spies flee with the crown. Vercingetorix tries to rush in to help his father, but Guttuart prevents the young boy from intervening and explains that destiny requires Celtill to meet his fate. The young Vercingetorix, while watching his uncle burn his father alive, swears revenge.

Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Erika Eleniak, Monika Schnarre, Peter Dobson, Bill Mondy
Rating42%
Liz est harcelée par son ex-mari, elle annonce à sa collègue et meilleure amie, Barbara son intention de se retirer quelques jours dans un chalet de montagne. Son amie lui propose de l'accompagner ce qu'elle accepte. Avant le voyage Liz s'en va visiter son coffre à la banque et l'on découvre qu'elle a dans une mallette une importante somme d'argent et un revolver. Pendant le voyage vers le chalet les deux amies semblent suivies par un étrange individu. Arrivé sur place, les deux amies sont vite bloquées par une tempête de neige, Barbara s'en allant faire des courses à l'épicerie du coin est importunée un inconnu, les deux femmes se barricadent et s'emparent d'une carabine exposé dans une vitrine de la location, Liz annonce alors à son amie qu'elle a tendu un piège à son ex-mari et qu'elle l'attend pour s'en débarrasser, une bagarre s'en suit, Le mari menace Barbara, Liz le tue avec son revolver, mais un complice masqué survient et tue Liz, Barbara s'enfuit et appelle au secours Gunnar son petit ami qui lui avait dit travailler pas très loin. On apprend alors que Gunnar est en fait le complice masqué et qu'un seul but l'anime : récupérer la mallette, Après une course poursuite en voiture Barbara parviendra à faire exploser la voiture de Gunnar. En reprenant ses activités, elle se fait porter le courrier de Liz, découvre une enveloppe avec une clé, c'est celle du coffre de sa banque. Elle s'y rend et le film se termine ainsi.

, 1h33
Directed by Bill Mondy
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Erika Eleniak, Monika Schnarre, Peter Dobson, Bill Mondy
Rating42%
Barbara Cates et Liz Garnett étaient très proches durant leur enfance même si elles ne se connaissaient pas parfaitement. Adultes, elles se sont perdues de vue avant de se retrouver, à l'âge de trente ans. Barbara est surprise d'apprendre que son amie a été mariée à un voyou, qui a été emprisonné pour extorsion, vol et racket. Aujourd'hui en liberté conditionnelle, il menace Liz pour récupérer une forte somme d'argent.

, 1h36
Directed by Frederick King Keller
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries, Richard Marcus, James Denton
Rating71%
The film begins with Jarod working as a professor and searching for a mysterious artifact. Both he and Ms. Parker received e-mails containing a photograph of their mothers standing side by side at the end of the previous film, and it is revealed that the artifact Jarod is searching for appears in the photograph, engraved on a wall behind the two women. Jarod's search leads him to a shopkeeper who shows Jarod a small hidden compartment below his store, where the picture of his mother and Mrs. Parker was apparently taken. The shopkeeper believes the shop to be haunted, as occult worship once took place there, and tells Jarod that the engraving on the wall is evidence of this. Meanwhile, Ms. Parker visits the store and leaves with a small doll, then returns to the Centre, where she shows the doll to Angelo. Angelo goes into a fit, drawing a perfect picture of the engraving, and then draws a picture of an old monastery, calling it an "Evil Place" and chanting 'Evil People, Evil Place' repeatedly. The monastery is on the Isle of the Haunted, where Jarod has gone to find his mother. Ms. Parker follows.

, 1h30
Directed by Andy Wolk
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Christmas films
Actors Patricia Heaton, Rick Roberts, Ernie Hudson, Daniel Kash, Peter Falk, Nigel Bennett
Rating61%
Dans une lettre au Père Noël, le jeune Chris explique que sa famille ne mange pas à sa faim et qu´il se sent prêt à monter au Paradis si le Père Noël ne l´aide pas. Voulant empêcher une issue tragique, la population de Seacliff se met à la recherche du garçon. Une journaliste mène l´enquête avec un écrivain, tous deux « guidés » par l´ange Max.

Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Teri Hatcher, Rob Lowe, Trevor Blumas, David Hemblen, Christina Cox, Maurice Dean Wint
Rating45%
Jane Doe, responsable de la sécurité dans une société d'armes à feu, voit son fils Michael enlevé. Pour le récupérer, elle devra mettre la main sur des dossiers confidentiels et détruire les preuves d'un meurtre. Alors qu'elle est poursuivie par la police mais également les ravisseurs de Michael, les ennuis ne font que commencer pour Jane...

, 3h30
Directed by Karan Johar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor
Rating74%
Yashvardhan "Yash" Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan) is a rich businessman, living in India with his wife Nandini (Jaya Bachchan) and two sons Rahul and Rohan. Rahul is the elder son and was adopted by Yash and Nandini at birth; this is known to everyone in the Raichand household, except Rohan. When grown up, Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) comes across the vivacious Punjabi-speaking Anjali Sharma (Kajol), and they eventually fall in love; but their love is forbidden, because Anjali is from a working-class background. Yash and Nandini soon send Rohan to a Boarding School, which all the males in their family have attended. Yash announces his desire for Rahul to marry Naina (Rani Mukherji); but Naina learns that Rahul is in love with Anjali, and encourages him to pursue her. When Yash comes to know of this, he is enraged, and Rahul promises not to marry Anjali. En route to tell her of his promise, he discovers that her father (Alok Nath) has died, and decides to marry her despite his father's hostility. Yash learns of the marriage and disowns Rahul; whereupon Nandini and Rahul share a tearful goodbye. Nandini sends Sayeeda (Farida Jalal), Rahul and Rohan's nanny, to watch over him. Rahul visits Rohan in the Boarding School and begs of Rohan never to ask where he went or why he left, and asks that he take care of Nandini.