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August 15, 2010
  • Kevin Kline stars in "The Extra Man" as an eccentric male escort whose new roommate is a shy, troubled young man.

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The Extra Man An eccentric male escort (Kevin Kline) to wealthy New York women takes an aspiring writer (Paul Dano) under his wing. Katie Holmes and John C. Reilly also star.

Farewell Cold War thriller involving the French intelligence service and a Soviet spy in the United States.

Lottery Ticket A young man (Shad 'Bow Wow' Gregory Moss) living in the projects must fend off his greedy neighbors over the course of a long weekend after they discover he possesses a winning lottery ticket worth millions.

Mao's Last Dancer See Steven Rea's preview on H2.

Nanny McPhee Returns See Steven Rea's preview on H2.

Patrik, Age 1.5 A gay Swedish couple are horrified when the "baby" they think they are adopting turns out to be a homophobic teen. Swedish with subtitles.

Piranha 3D Remake of the 1978 film about deadly flesh-eating fish.

The Switch See Steven Rea's preview on H2.

Vampires Suck Comic spoof of the popular horror-film genre. Opens Wednesday

Reviewed by critics Carrie Rickey (C.R.) and Steven Rea (S.R.). W.S. denotes a wire-service review.

Cyrus A divorced man (John C. Reilly) falls for a woman (Marisa Tomei) with an eccentric adult son (Jonah Hill). The byplay between Reilly and Hill is sublime. 1 hr. 31 R (profanity and some sexual material) - W.S.

I Am Love Swoony and swanky melodrama with Tilda Swinton as the wife of an Italian industrialist, a Sleeping Beauty awakened by a passionate affair with her son's best friend. In Italian and Russian with English subtitles. 2 hrs. R (nudity, sexuality) - C.R.

The Kids Are All Right Deft social satire starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a lesbian couple whose teenage children find their Sperm Dad (Mark Ruffalo). Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson are the kids in Lisa Cholodenko's film, with five actors at the top of their games as five characters in search of what makes a family. 1 hr. 44 R (nudity, sexual content, drugs) - C.R.

Winter's Bone A spare, powerful mystery set in the Missouri Ozarks, about a 17-year-old girl (Jennifer Lawrence) who goes looking for her father and runs into meth dealers and wary, ornery kin in the process. 1 hr. 40 R (violence, profanity, drugs, adult themes) - S.R.

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