Theatrical Releases for June 25th, 2010

Dogtooth (NR), Drama – Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary.

Eyes Wide Open (NR), Drama – A respectable butcher in Jerusalem’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day he meets a handsome twenty-two year old student and soon falls in love with him. He then starts to neglect his family and community life, swept away by his love and lust. But guilt, torment and pressure from the community will catch up with him, leading him to make a radical decision.

Grown Ups (PG-13), Comedy – Five friends and former teammates reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn’t mean growing up. Stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade.

Restrepo (R), Documentary – Over the course of one year, the film follows the Second Platoon in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, a stronghold of al Qaeda and the Taliban, and observe the soldiers’ back breaking labor, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as they push back the Taliban.

South of the Border (NR), Documentary – Oliver Stone heads to the Southern Hemisphere for chats with seven regional leaders: Hugo Chávez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Rafael Correa (Ecuador) and Raúl Castro (Cuba).

Wild Grass (PG), Drama – After examing the ID papers in a lost wallet, it is not a simple matter for the man who found it to turn it in to the police. Nor is it that its owner can recover her wallet withoug being piqued with curiosity about whom it was who found it. As they navigate the social protocols of giving and acknowledging thanks, turbulence enters their otherwise quotidian lives. Stars Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier and Anne Consigny.

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