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Shipped on 11/10/09. Shirley MacLaine (in a Golden Globe-nominated role) stars in this Lifetime biopic, which tells the story of one of fashion's most prominent women, Coco Chanel, starting with her humble beginnings in a French orphanage, up through to her unparalleled success as a fashion icon. The film also explores Chanel's dramatic personal life, including her intense and tragic love affair with an English gentleman, as well as her infamously ill-tempered personality. Malcolm McDowell co-stars. - egoiste

Shipped on 11/10/09. Writer Miranda July also directs and stars in this offbeat comedy-drama about an eccentric performance artist (July) who struggles to find emotional connections in the modern world. She meets a newly divorced shoe salesman (John Hawkes), and an awkward romance develops. Meanwhile, his young sons are experiencing a sexual awakening that is both amusing and shockingly inappropriate. The film took honors at the 2005 Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals. - egoiste

Shipped on 11/10/09. In post-World War II Japan, a top secret government agency sends the teenage katana-wielding half-vampire Saya (Gianna Jun) to an American military base with the assignment of routing out a demon who's masquerading as a student. A series of violent swordfights leads our heroine to a confrontation with the formidably deadly vampire Onigen (Koyuki). Based on the anime film and TV series, this live-action horror thriller also stars Allison Miller. - egoiste

Shirley MacLaine (in a Golden Globe-nominated role) stars in this Lifetime biopic, which tells the story of one of fashion's most prominent women, Coco Chanel, starting with her humble beginnings in a French orphanage, up through to her unparalleled success as a fashion icon. The film also explores Chanel's dramatic personal life, including her intense and tragic love affair with an English gentleman, as well as her infamously ill-tempered personality. Malcolm McDowell co-stars. - egoiste

In post-World War II Japan, a top secret government agency sends the teenage katana-wielding half-vampire Saya (Gianna Jun) to an American military base with the assignment of routing out a demon who's masquerading as a student. A series of violent swordfights leads our heroine to a confrontation with the formidably deadly vampire Onigen (Koyuki). Based on the anime film and TV series, this live-action horror thriller also stars Allison Miller. - egoiste

Writer Miranda July also directs and stars in this offbeat comedy-drama about an eccentric performance artist (July) who struggles to find emotional connections in the modern world. She meets a newly divorced shoe salesman (John Hawkes), and an awkward romance develops. Meanwhile, his young sons are experiencing a sexual awakening that is both amusing and shockingly inappropriate. The film took honors at the 2005 Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals. - egoiste

Shipped on 11/03/09. With a gang leader (Wesley Snipes) holding dozens of hostages at an interrupted bank robbery, suspended cop Det. Quentin Conners (Jason Statham) is pulled back into action to negotiate. But when chaos erupts inside, the baddies escape. Now, Conners must pair with rookie cop Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe) to find the gang before they pull off an even bigger heist in this tense action flick from director Tony Giglio. - egoiste

Shipped on 11/03/09. With dreams of writing for a top fashion glossy, shopping addict Rebecca (Isla Fisher) begins working for a financial magazine pushed by the same publisher. But as her career skyrockets, she struggles to pay off overwhelming bills -- and manage her love life. Joan Cusack, John Goodman and Krysten Ritter co-star in this glittery rom-com based on the best-selling series of Shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella. - egoiste

Shipped on 11/03/09. When family patriarch Moishe (Sergio Kleiner) drops dead, his disgruntled friends and relatives meet to sit shivah, a Jewish mourning ritual. As family members complain about the deceased, two angels (Enrique Cimet and Max Kerlow) evaluate Moishe's life to determine the fate of his soul. Writer-director Alejandro Springall crafts a colorful parade of absurdly eccentric characters in this ribald Mexican comedy, which opened the 2007 New York Jewish Film Festival. - egoiste

When family patriarch Moishe (Sergio Kleiner) drops dead, his disgruntled friends and relatives meet to sit shivah, a Jewish mourning ritual. As family members complain about the deceased, two angels (Enrique Cimet and Max Kerlow) evaluate Moishe's life to determine the fate of his soul. Writer-director Alejandro Springall crafts a colorful parade of absurdly eccentric characters in this ribald Mexican comedy, which opened the 2007 New York Jewish Film Festival. - egoiste

With dreams of writing for a top fashion glossy, shopping addict Rebecca (Isla Fisher) begins working for a financial magazine pushed by the same publisher. But as her career skyrockets, she struggles to pay off overwhelming bills -- and manage her love life. Joan Cusack, John Goodman and Krysten Ritter co-star in this glittery rom-com based on the best-selling series of Shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella. - egoiste

With a gang leader (Wesley Snipes) holding dozens of hostages at an interrupted bank robbery, suspended cop Det. Quentin Conners (Jason Statham) is pulled back into action to negotiate. But when chaos erupts inside, the baddies escape. Now, Conners must pair with rookie cop Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe) to find the gang before they pull off an even bigger heist in this tense action flick from director Tony Giglio. - egoiste

When Sean Arthur (Channing Tatum), an unmotivated young man who hustles counterfeit merchandise in New York City, meets seasoned street-fighting coach Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) by chance, his whole life changes. Sean's fights are dangerous, but he sets out to win the prize money at stake and the respect of those around him. Dito Montiel directs this tense drama that also stars Zulay Henao, Luis Guzman and Cung Le. - egoiste

Stuck working on a banana ranch, two super competitive soccer-playing brothers dream of getting off the farm and finding stardom: Beto (Diego Luna) as a pro goalie and Toto (Gael García Bernal) as a singer -- but it might break them. When a professional soccer team ignores Beto's goalie skills in favor of Toto's fancy footwork, Beto signs on to a rival team, and the battle between brothers is on. Carlos Cuarón directs this comedy. - egoiste

In a blistering breakthrough performance, Sam Riley stars as Ian Curtis, the troubled Joy Division singer whose personal, professional and romantic battles ended in suicide at age 23. Rock photographer Anton Corbijn's directorial debut chronicles Curtis's life in stylish black-and-white, faithfully re-creating the mood of the British post-punk scene circa 1980. Samantha Morton co-stars as Curtis's wife, Debbie. - egoiste

Set in the decadent 1980s in Los Angeles, a Hollywood executive (Billy Bob Thornton) plays his ex-wife (Kim Basinger) and his mistress (Winona Ryder) while his son, Graham (Jon Foster), finds himself among a group of brats, including Christie (Amber Heard), who are all caught up in the thick of drugs and sex. Mickey Rourke and Brad Renfro also star in director Gregor Jordan's intricately plotted film based on Bret Easton Ellis's book. - egoiste

In this supernatural thriller, the Campbell family's move to Connecticut takes a mysteriously dark turn when a series of shocking paranormal events reveals that their inviting new home is a former mortuary with a sordid past. Based on a true story, this terrifying tale stars Virginia Madsen and Martin Donovan as the well-meaning Campbell parents, Kyle Gallner as their cancer-stricken son and Elias Koteas as the enigmatic Rev. Nicholas Popescu. - egoiste

Unlikely hero Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and his foxy girlfriend, Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox), return with tough-as-nails Capt. Lennox (Josh Duhamel) to assist the Autobots in another epic battle against the evil Decepticons in this supercharged sequel to the 2007 megahit. Blockbuster impresario Michael Bay brings his trademark pyrotechnics to the proceedings, while comic whiz Rainn Wilson joins the cast as a college professor. - egoiste

Revealing the stunning truth behind a horrific string of homicides near Santa Fe, a young girl (Ryan Simpkins), police officer (Kent Harper) and drug addict (Pell James) spill their wildly different witness accounts to FBI agents Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman). Jennifer Chambers Lynch (Boxing Helena) directs this thriller that co-stars Michael Ironside, Cheri Oteri and French Stewart. - egoiste

After training with the great Master Roshi (Yun-Fat Chow), powerful warrior Goku (Justin Chatwin) fights to protect the planet from the evil Lord Piccolo (James Marsters), who is determined to conquer the universe by collecting the seven mystical Dragon Balls. Based on the hugely popular anime series, James Wong's live-action film follows Goku's thrilling adventures and incredible battles against dangerous alien adversaries. - egoiste

The Brothers Bloom made a name for themselves as the world's best con men. Now, the younger (Adrien Brody) is ready to retire on the millions the pair has swindled. But when his brother (Mark Ruffalo) lures him into one last job, he reluctantly agrees. What he hasn't counted on, though, is falling for their mark, an adventure-seeking heiress (Rachel Weisz). Robbie Coltrane and Babel's Rinko Kikuchi co-star. - egoiste

While undergoing a heart transplant, Clay (Hayden Christensen) experiences "anesthetic awareness," a condition that allows him to see and feel everything that's happening to him but leaves him paralyzed and unable to do anything about it. From his unique and painful vantage point, Clay learns troubling truths about his young wife (Jessica Alba) as she struggles with her own demons. Terrence Howard and Lena Olin co-star. - egoiste

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen co-star in this curveball-throwing thriller as a pair of romantically involved corporate operatives who are entangled in a bitter rivalry between two mammoth pharmaceutical companies. Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson convincingly round out the heavyweight cast as warring big pharma CEOs in this intriguing espionage effort from writer-director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton). - egoiste

Financially on shaky ground yet determined to send her son to a top private school, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) teams up with her unreliable sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), to start a new company that specializes in biohazard removal and crime scene cleanup. Tired of doing all of the work for other people, whether in her job cleaning homes or in her failed relationships, Rose is finally ready to use her entrepreneurial spirit to tidy up her own life. - egoiste

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years -- and no one to hold accountable for his suffering -- a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors, relying on assistance from a friendly waitress. Korean director Chan Wook Park -- a former philosophy student and Hitchcock devotee -- uses his influences to create a mesmerizing psychological drama with a resolution that will leave you speechless. - egoiste

The search for answers about immortality continues in this thrilling addition to the Highlander franchise. Adrian Paul stars as Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, who finds himself adrift in a world succumbing to chaos and decay. Gathering a band of skilled and loyal companions, he sets out on a treacherous journey to confront the dangerous guardian of the source of immortality, a powerful killer who will stop at nothing to protect its secrets. - egoiste

This action-packed prequel to the popular X-Men films explores Marvel Comics character Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the events that influenced the mutant before the Weapon X program bonded his skeleton with the powerfully strong metal alloy adamantium. After the death of his girlfriend, Wolverine seeks vengeance against supervillain Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber). Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston and Lynn Collins co-star. - egoiste

In this breathtaking stop-motion animation based on Neil Gaiman's novel, curious young Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) unlocks a door in her family's home and is transported to a universe that strangely resembles her own -- only better. But when her Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) doesn't want Coraline to return to reality, our heroine must summon an amazing amount of courage to go home and save her family. - egoiste

Academy Award-winner Benicio del Toro and Ryan Phillippe star in this directorial debut by Oscar-winning writer Christopher MacQuarrie (The Usual Suspects). The action kicks in when criminal microminds Longbaugh and Parker kidnap the wrong pregnant mother (Juliette Lewis). Packed with twists, turns, car chases, shootouts and a killer supporting turn by James Caan, The Way of the Gun is old-school action with a chancrous underbelly of dry wit. - egoiste

During a routine media interview, Icelandic soccer star Ottar Thor (Björn Hlynur Haraldsson) blurts out a stunning revelation: He's gay. And no one is more surprised by this information than Ottar's ex-wife and his teenage son. Kicked off the team by his father -- who's also the general manager -- Ottar joins an all-gay, amateur league crew that ultimately faces his former squad in a showdown on Gay Pride Day. - egoiste