Coming January 26th!

Michael Jackson's This Is It  is everything you hope it will be AND an excellent example of documentary filmmaking. This film takes the viewer behind-the-scenes during rehearsals for Jackson's sold-out London concerts. And that's exactly what it feels like...that you were somehow allowed backstage. Hard work. Professionalism. Talent. Endurance. Dedication. Excellence. (Did I say talent???) These are the elements that came through loud and clear...the sparkles that remain. This was one of my favorite films from 2009. That said, and though the documentary is stellar and (almost) subtle in its spectacle, this is not, by any means IT for the month of January. As you've come to expect, we are expecting a mix of features, indies, and foreign films to arrive throughout the month. 

 During the month of January, you will visit 19th Century England (Bright Star), a world where people only speak the truth (The Invention of Lying), and present-day Iraq (The Hurt Locker).

You will encounter "the world's biggest New York Giants fan (Big Fan), robotic surrogates (Surrogates), and a Japanese concert cellist turned funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life (Departures).  

Visits to an Indian boarding school (Like Stars on Earth), the roller derby (Whip It), and even the moon (Moon) complete our January adventures.