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February 1

Conviction [2010] [R] - 5.7.10
A single mother (Hilary Swank) struggles to put herself through college and then Law School in order to prove that her brother (Sam Rockwell) was wrongly convicted of murder and to rally against the system that placed him in jail for life. Also with Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Ele Bardha, Juliette Lewis and Peter Gallagher. Directed by Tony Goldwyn. [1:37]

Let Me In [2010] [R] - 6.9.6
A remake of the 2008 Swedish film "Let the Right One In": A bullied and lonely boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) living with his divorced mother meets a new neighbor (Chloë Grace Moretz) and desperately wants to become friends with her, even though she tells him on their first meeting that they cannot become friends but will not explain why. As he begins to get to know her better, he realizes that there is something very different about her. Also with Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas and Sasha Barrese. Directed by Matt Reeves. [1:55]

Never Let Me Go [2010] [R] - 8.6.3
Based on the Kazuo Ishiguro novel, alternate reality film about a medically advanced Britain in 1994: A woman (Carey Mulligan) recalls her childhood in an isolated boarding school with friends, growing up without parents, among an erratic boy (Andrew Garfield) and a manipulative girl (Keira Knightley). Upon leaving school, she learns that they live in a world where human clones provide donor organs, one by one, until they "complete" -- a euphemism for death. Also with Sally Hawkins, Charlotte Rampling and Natalie Richard. Directed by Mark Romanek. [1:43]

Tamara Drewe [2010] [R] - 8.6.9
When a newspaper writer (Gemma Arterton) returns to the English countryside where she was raised, her neighbors, a famous writer (Roger Allam), his wife (Tamsin Greig) and their literary guest (Bill Camp), find a new source of inspiration for their writers' retreat. Also with Domonic Cooper and Luke Evans. Directed by Stephen Frears. [1:51]

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop [2009] [R] - 2.7.4
The owner of a noodle shop in the Gobi Desert (Ni Hadong) plans to murder his philandering wife (Yan Ni) and her lover (Xiao Shenyang), while at the same time, his wife buys a large pistol. And when the husband bribes a police officer (Sun Honglei) to kill the adulterous couple, the officer may have a plan of his own. Also with Chen Ye. Directed by Zhang Yimou. In Chinese with English subtitles. [1:40]

February 8

It's Kind of a Funny Story [2010] [PG-13] - 5.3.5
A 16 year old boy (Keir Gilchrist) is so depressed that he goes to the hospital and asks to be admitted for psychiatric evaluation, fearing that he might try to commit suicide, not realizing that the minimum stay is 5 days. While at the psychiatric ward, he begins to understand that his life may not be so bad after all. Also with Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan, Zoe Kravitz, Zach Galifianakis and Aasif Mandvi. Directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden. [1:41]

Life as We Know It [2010] [PG-13] - 5.3.5
Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel star as a woman and a man, who dislike each other intensely, but are chosen by their best friends to parent the couple's child if anything should ever happen to them. Indeed, after a fatal car crash, the two are thrown into unwanted parenthood and have to learn how to take care of a child while also trying to figure out how to get along with each other. Also with Josh Lucas, Alexis Clagett, Brynn Clagett, Brooke Clagett, Hayes MacArthur, Christina Hendricks and Jessica St Clair. Directed by Greg Berlanti. [1:52]

My Soul to Take [2010] [R] - 4.8.10
After the presumed death of a serial killer who was terrorizing the town of Riverton, the town is overjoyed with the sudden birth of seven children (Max Thieriot, John Magaro, Denzel Whitaker, Zena Grey, Nick Lashaway, Paulina Olszynski and Jeremy Chu), all born within seconds of the serial killer's death. Now, 16 years after that night, a city is terrorized again by a killer, and it seems that the serial killer has returned somehow. Also with Emily Meade and Jessica Hecht. Directed by Wes Craven. [1:47]

Paranormal Activity 2 [2010] [R] - 3.6.5
A follow-up to the pseudo documentary thriller about a family that is convinced they have a demon in their house. This time the family is convinced that criminals are breaking in their house and they set up security cameras all over, only to realize that what's been going bump in the night may have a sinister supernatural source. With Katie Featherston. Directed by Kip Williams. [1:31]

You Again [2010] [PG] - 3.3.2
When a woman (Kristen Bell) returns home to meet her older brother's fiancée (Odette Yustman), she realizes the woman was her biggest tormentor in high school and all her feelings of insecurity and self-doubt come rushing back. Meanwhile, her mother (Jamie Lee Curtis) is experiencing a similar reunion with one her own high school classmates (Sigourney Weaver). Also with Victor Garber, Betty White, Kristin Chenoweth and James Wolk. Directed by Andy Fickman. [1:45]

February 15

Unstoppable [2010] [PG-13] - 2.6.4
As an unmanned train barrels through small Pennsylvania towns, a longtime rail conductor (Denzel Washington) and a new employee (Chris Pine) devise a way to stop the half-mile long train before it crashes and takes out an entire city. Also with Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn and Kevin Corrigan. Directed by Tony Scott. [1:38]

Waiting for Superman [2010] [PG] - 1.2.3
Documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows the stories of four families as they go through the steps of escaping from their sub-par public school system by entering lotteries to attend magnet, charter and private schools. The commentary tract features Bill Gates, Michelle Rhee and Bill Strickland. [1:42]

February 22

Due Date [2010] [R] - 6.5.9
A father-to-be (Robert Downey Jr.) is forced to drive cross-country with a complete stranger, a very odd, aspiring actor (Zach Galifianakis) to be present for the birth of his child. They encounter more than their fair share of obstacles along the way. Also with Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Danny McBride and Juliette Lewis. Directed by Todd Phillips. [1:40]

Get Low [2010] [PG-13] - 2.4.4
Based on true events from the 1930s, a man (Robert Duvall) has exiled himself for 40 years to the backwoods of a rural state for penance over something from his past. Rumors about having been involved in mass killings make him a pariah, but the community is really shocked when he rides into town and orders a funeral party while he's still alive. The funeral director (Bill Murray) jumps at the chance for new business. Also with Gerald McRaney, Bill Cobbs and Scott Cooper. Directed by Aaron Schneider. [1:42]

February 25

Megamind [2010] [PG] - 2.4.3
In a parody of superhero films, a hapless blue-skinned alien (with the voice of Will Ferrell) is in competition with a human-looking superhero (with the voice of Brad Pitt). Shot into space from dying worlds as infants, they land on Earth and are treated very differently: One is practically worshipped, while the other is rejected and applies his intellect to evil, but can accomplish nothing until an accident puts him in control of a city. Also with the voices of David Cross, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey and Ben Stiller. Directed by Tom McGrath. [1:36]