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Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen [CTC] Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John GoodmanInside Llewyn Davis follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles-some of them of his own making.

"[A] MARVELOUS, SURREPTITIOUSLY SOULFUL MOVIE..."STEPHANIE ZACHAREK , VILLAGE VOICE

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Director: Steve McQueen [CTC] Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad PittBased in part by Solomon Northup’s memoir, 12 Years A Slave shows the treatment of a New York State citizen who was kidnapped and made to work on a plantation in New Orleans in the 1800s.

(5 STARS) “CHIWETEL EJIOFOR’S BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE AND STEVE MCQUEEN’S HUMBLE BUT MAJESTIC DIRECTION MAKE 12 YEARS A SLAVE THE HIGHLIGHT OF BOTH THEIR CAREERS” KATE MUIR, TIMES [UK]

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Director: Ruben Alves [CTC] Starring: Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Roland GiraudFrance’s biggest international comedy hit since The Intouchables, writer/director Ruben Alves’ warm-hearted and enormously charming cross-cultural comedy is the story of a loving, hardworking married couple whose long-held dream comes true thanks to an unexpected inheritance – only to be secretly undermined by their friends and neighbours.

“AN HARMONIOUS MIXTURE OF LAUGHS AND EMOTION. A GOLDEN COMEDY.” PIERRE VAVASSEUR, LE PARISIEN

THE GILDED CAGE OFFICIALLY OPENSDECEMBER 12

Director: David O. Russell [CTC] Starring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy AdamsThe story of a con artist and his partner in crime, who were forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians - namely, the volatile mayor of impoverished Camden, New Jersey.

DAVID O. RUSSELL (DIRECTOR SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, THE FIGHTER) LEADS A REMARKABLE ENSEMBLE CAST IN THIS SEXY AND VOLATILE STORY OF SCANDAL AND DECEIT”

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Director: Stephen Frears [CTC] Starring: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Michelle Fairley Philomena, directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen), is the true story of one mother’s search for her lost son. After falling pregnant as a teenager, Philomena (Dench) was sent to a convent and her baby put up for adoption. After fifty fruitless years spent searching in vain, Philomena meets Martin Sixsmith (Coogan), a journalist, who together set off for America on a journey to find Philomena’s son.

“PHILOMENA IS A REAL DELIGHT. FUNNY, MOVING, BEAUTIFULLY PERFORMED AND DIRECTED WITH RESTRAINT AND A WONDERFULLY DELICATE TOUCH” MARK ADAMS, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

PHILOMENA OFFICIALLY OPENSDECEMBER 26

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky [CTC] Starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine Based on Eric Lomax’s best-selling memoir, The Railway Man is an inspiring true story of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love. On his return from war, Eric is tormented by his memories and trapped by a code of silence that will destroy him, until the determination of the woman he loves gives him the strength to face and survive the battlefield of his mind.

“[AN] EXTREMELY AFFECTING AND ACCOMPLISHED DRAMA ...”CATHERINE SHOARD, GUARDIAN [UK]

Director: John Lee Hancock [CTC] Starring: Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Paul GiamattiWhen Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favourite book, P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins he made them a promise, one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny turn into a Hollywood movie.

“SMART, WITTY ENTERTAINMENT. JOB DONE. SPIT SPOT.”DAVID GRITTEN, DAILY TELEGRAPH

Director: Spike Jonze [CTC] Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy AdamsWritten and directed by Spike Jonze, Her is set in Los Angeles, in the near future and follows a withdrawn writer Theodore Twombly (Phoenix). Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced computer operating system. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet “Samantha,” (Johansson). As her needs and desires grow in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.“JONZE CREATES THE SPLENDID ANACHRONISM OF A MOVIE ROMANCE THAT IS LAUGH-AND-CRY AND WARM ALL OVER”RICHARD CORLISS, TIME MAGAZINE

THE RAILWAY MAN SAVING MR. BANKS HER THE GREAT BEAUTY OFFICIALLY OPENSDECEMBER 26

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Director: Ben Stiller [CTC] Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaineIn this comedic adaptation of James Thurber’s short story, Ben Stiller stars as Walter, a milquetoast proof reader for a magazine publishing firm. Walter is constitutionally incapable of standing up for himself, so he retreats into his fantasy world, where he is heroic, poised, self-assured, and the master of his fate.

“THE PAIRING OF THE TWO STARS HAS A DELICIOUS PERPENDICULARITY” TOM STONE, THEGUARDIAN.COM

NEBRASKA AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY THE BOOK THIEF THE WOLF OF WALL STREETOFFICIALLY OPENSDECEMBER 26

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Director: Alexander Payne [CTC] Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June SquibbDirector Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) takes the helm for this black and white road trip drama starring Bruce Dern as a tempestuous Missouri father who’s convinced he’s won a million dollar magazine sweepstake, and Will Forte as the son who grudgingly agrees to drive him to Nebraska to claim his winnings.

“A WISTFUL ODE TO SMALL-TOWN MIDWESTERN LIFE AND THE QUIXOTIC DREAMS OF STUBBORN OLD MEN.” SCOTT FOUNDAS, VARIETY

Director: John Wells [CTC] Starring: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor From the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play by Tracy Letts, August: Osage County looks at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

“A VASTLY ENJOYABLE THEATRICAL BANQUET, IF PERHAPS NOT A PROFOUND ONE” TIM ROBEY, DAILY TELEGRAPH

Director: Brian Percival [CTC] Starring: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson Based on the beloved international bestselling book, The Book Thief tells the story of an extraordinary, spirited young girl sent to live with a foster family in WWII Germany. Intrigued by the only book she brought with her, she begins collecting books as she finds them. With the help of her new parents and a secret guest under the stairs, she learns to read and creates a magical world that inspires them all.

“BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN WITH QUIET EFFECTIVENESS AND SCRUPULOUS TASTE” DENNIS HARVEY, VARIETY

Director: Martin Scorsese [CTC] Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaugheyMartin Scorsese reteams with Leonardo DiCaprio on this adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s memoir, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

GENIUS DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE RETEAMS WITH LEONARDO DICAPRIO ON THIS FILM WITH TERENCE WINTER WRITING THE SCREENPLAY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF SHOWS LIKE BOARDWALK EMPIRE AND THE SOPRANOS.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino [MA15+] Starring: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina FerilliOne of the most spectacular and talked-about films of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty stars Toni Servillo in a powerful and evocative tale of hedonism and lost love, and an extraordinary depiction of Rome – in a style reminiscent (and in celebration) of the great Fellini.

“MAGNIFICENT! GORGEOUS! A SWOONING LOVE LETTER TO ROMAN DECADENCE.” PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN

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