The Movie Blog

Nanni Moretti stars in and co-wrote this moving Italian drama about grief. Pietro (Moretti) has just lost his wife, and he is left alone with their young daughter (Blu Yoshimi). He promises the girl that he will wait for her in the car when she returns to school for the first time, but then his temporary offer turns into habit. Now, Pietro spends his days in his car, watching the world around him and grieving in his own way.

Jennifer Lynch, director of BOXING HELENA and daughter of David Lynch, helms this sci-fi-fueled thriller. Though the Santa Fe desert appears calm, it’s the site of a number of gruesome murders. A trio of local police officers has found several witnesses, but soon the investigation belongs to the FBI. In this film starring Julia Ormond and Bill Pullman, nothing is as simple as it might seem.

THE NOTEBOOK’s Nick Cassavetes directs another tear-jerking literary adaptation with this drama based on Jodi Picoult’s novel. When married couple Sara and Brian learn that their baby daughter has a serious illness, they make a surprising choice that has ramifications for years to come. MY SISTER’S KEEPER stars Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alex Baldwin, and Joan Cusack.

This thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow (POINT BREAK) travels to Baghdad with a U.S. military bomb detonating unit. THE HURT LOCKER stars Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, and Ralph Fiennes.

With the success of the live-action film TRANSFORMERS, the robots in disguise proved that there was too much action for just one film. This sequel promises more in the epic battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons.

This comedy blends the old-school talent of director Harold Ramis with the new millennium hit-making prowess of producer Judd Apatow. YEAR ONE stars Apatow collaborator Michael Cera and funnyman Jack Black as men who are banished from their ancient village, causing them to travel across the world.