Haywire
Nationwide
Steven Soderbergh gathers a star-studded cast in this action thriller about a black-ops super soldier who seeks revenge after she’s betrayed during a mission. Mixed-martial artist Gina Carano makes her acting debut as the lead and is surrounded by a who’s who of A-listers, including Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas and Michael Fassbender.
Opens 01/20
Red Tails
Nationwide
This exciting new film follows a group of African-American pilots in the Tuskegee training program during World War II. Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard and “Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston star in this George Lucas-produced film.
Opens 01/20
Underworld Awakening
Nationwide
When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind. Make sense to you? At least that makes one of us. Kate Beckinsale once again stars in this now iconic, completely worn-down role.
Opens 01/20
The Artist
Cedar Lee
Taking home the Best Actor Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, “The Artist” pays tribute to the silent-film era. The story takes place in Hollywood during the late 1920s and focuses on a declining actor and a rising new actress in a time when the silent cinema was bowing to the new talkie pictures. This French flick is not only filmed in stark black and white but also is a silent film itself.
Opens 1/20
Shame
Cedar Lee
Director Steve McQueen follows up his debut film “Hunger” with an equally enthralling film about sexual addiction. The director’s muse Michael Fassbender plays a thirty-something sex addict who must cope with his younger sister (Carey Mulligan), who moves in with him. The film, which was smacked with the dreaded NC-17 rating, should draw its fair share of Oscar buzz.
Opens 01/20
Pianomania
Cleveland Cinematheque
Many movies have been made about virtuoso pianists. Here’s a movie about a technician who helps some of those musicians sound so good. Stefan Knüpfer is a master piano tuner for Steinway & Sons in Vienna. He has tuned instruments for Lang Lang, Alfred Brendel and others, and in this documentary we watch him work with famous performers and fanatically pursue sonic perfection.
Saturday, 01/21 at 7:10 p.m.
Sunday, 01/22 at 4:15 p.m.