Title: Sarah’s Key Directed by: Gilles Paquet-Brenner Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot and Aidan Quinn Running time: 111 minutes, Rated PG-13, Available on Blu-ray Based on the international bestselling novel by Tatiana de Rosnay is the story of Julia, an American journalist living in Paris who is writing an article on the anniversary of France’s notorious 1942 Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup of Jews in World War II. Julia (Kristin Scott Thomas) discovers that her French husband’s family’s apartment belonged to the Starzynski family, who were involved with the roundup and sent to concentration camps. In order to get a more personal feel to her pending article,…

Title: Sarah’s Key Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Frederic Pierrot, Niels Arestrup, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Aidan Quinn War stories are often terrible and grim, but their high moral contrast allows room to compellingly highlight some of the best instincts and aspects of humanity, alongside the worst. Set against the backdrop of one of those amazingly under-told stories of real-life history, the compelling and pedigreed Sarah’s Key, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, is a sort of cold-case ancestral mystery, except rooted in character and told with an admirable self-discipline often lacking in thematically similar films. The story centers around Julia Jarmond (Scott Thomas), an American magazine journalist married…

Title: Flipped Directed By: Rob Reiner Starring: Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe, Anthony Edwards, Aidan Quinn, Rebecca De Mornay, Penelope Ann Miller, John Mahoney, Morgan Lily, Ryan Ketzner When little kids have an imaginary tea party or action figure battle, tossing in an unimaginative parent could completely ruin the fun. What once felt real could be suddenly spoiled by a wise adult. There’s no rule barring adults from coming of age movies, but in Flipped’s case there should be. What starts off as a beautifully innocent tale of two teens navigating their confusing feelings for one another, is stomped all over and tarnished by painfully overdone grownup nonsense. Juli Baker’s (Madeline…

Magnolia Pictures just released this new featurette for the upcoming film “The Eclipse” from director Conor McPherson and starring Ciaran Hinds, Iben Hjejle and Aidan Quinn. Synopsis: Michael Farr (Ciaran Hinds) is a widower living in a misty Irish seaside town who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrifying apparitions. When he volunteers at a local literary festival, he finds he finds himself drawn to Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an empathetic author of supernatural fiction. While Lena tries to help Michael with the mystery of his nightmarish…

Magnolia Pictures announced that Conor McPherson’s acclaimed ghost story, “The Eclipse”, won three top prizes at the Irish Film and Television Awards this last Sunday, Feb. 21. “The Eclipse” from director Conor McPherson stars Ciaran Hinds, Iben Hjejle and Aidan Quinn. Synopsis: Michael Farr (Ciaran Hinds) is a widower living in a misty Irish seaside town who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrifying apparitions. When he volunteers at a local literary festival, he finds he finds himself drawn to Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an empathetic author…

Magnolia Pictures released a new official movie trailer for the upcoming film “The Eclipse” from director Conor McPherson and starring Ciaran Hinds, Iben Hjejle and Aidan Quinn. Synopsis: Michael Farr (Ciaran Hinds) is a widower living in a misty Irish seaside town who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrifying apparitions. When he volunteers at a local literary festival, he finds he finds himself drawn to Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an empathetic author of supernatural fiction. While Lena tries to help Michael with the mystery of his…

Magnolia Pictures just sent us the official movie poster for the upcoming film “The Eclipse” from director Conor McPherson and starring Ciaran Hinds, Iben Hjejle and Aidan Quinn. Synopsis: Michael Farr (Ciaran Hinds) is a widower living in a misty Irish seaside town who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrifying apparitions. When he volunteers at a local literary festival, he finds he finds himself drawn to Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an empathetic author of supernatural fiction. While Lena tries to help Michael with the mystery of…

Check out the latest movie trailer for the film “Dark Matter” by director Shi-Zheng Chen and starring Ye Liu, Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn as Reiser. Plot: Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.