New cinema releases this week 14/11/2008
Max Payne 
Genres: Action, Adventure
Director: John Moore
Lead Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges
Language: English
Running time: 99 minutes
Synopsis: Based on the legendary, hard-hitting interactive video game, MAX PAYNE tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max (Mark Wahlberg) is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.
Official Website: http://www.maxpayne-movie.co.uk/
The Baader-Meinhof Complex 
Genre: Drama
Director: Uli Edel
Lead Actors: Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz
Language: German
Running time: 149 minutes
Synopsis: A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s. Based on Stefan Aust's best-selling non-fiction book.
Official Website: http://www.bmcmovie.com/
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Smith
Lead Actors: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes
Language: English
Running time: 101 minutes
Synopsis: Zack (Seth "PINEAPPLE EXPRESS" Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth "MEET DAVE" Banks) have been platonic since high school. They share a run-down Pittsburg apartment, work lousy jobs, and instinctively avoid becoming romantically entangled with one another (though it's obvious that they're soul mates) while living lives that are clearly going nowhere. Their rent overdue and the water and power cut off, they're utterly destitute. After an encounter at their high school reunion Zack and Miri decide that the only way they'll ever make it big (or pay their rent) is to do their own porno movie. Kevin ("DOGMA") Smith writes and directs.
Official Website: http://www.zackandmiri.com/
A Streetcar Named Desire (Re-release) 
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Lead Actors: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Language: English
Running time: 126 minutes
Synopsis: Pressed together in a grim New Orleans tenement are Marlon Brando as the brutish Stanley Kowalski and Vivien ("GONE WITH THE WIND") Leigh as his wistful, neurotic sister-in-law, Blanche Dubois, who wanted so much to stay a lady until she was exposed to a side of town she hardly knew existed. Upon its initial release in 1951, the film met with criticial acclaim. Ultimately, "Oscars went to Leigh, Hunter and Malden for their flawless performances, as well as for the art and set decoration -- but it's Brando who left an indelible mark on audiences." In this, the "Original Director's Version," four minutes of originally censored scenes were restored and added to the footage.
Official Website: http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/a_streetcar_named_desire
Choking Man (TBC)
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Lead Actors: Octavio Gomez, Eugenia Yuan, Aaron Paul, Mandy Patinkin
Language: English
Running time: 82 minutes
Synopsis: Jorge is a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher toiling away in a shabby Jamaica, Queens diner run by Rick. Tormented on the job by his coworker Jerry and controlled at home by his older, domineering male "roommate," Jorge gropes mutely for a bond with Amy, a newly hired Korean waitress. She tries to reciprocate, but the gulf that separates them may be too large.
Official Website: http://www.chokingman.com/main.html
FINE, TOTALLY FINE (TBC)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Yosuke Fujita
Lead Actors: Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yoshino Kimura, Yoshinori Okada, Naoki Tanaka
Language: Japanese
Running time: 110 minutes
Synopsis: Teruo, the eldest son of a used bookstore owner has a dream: to build the world scariest haunted house. About to reach his 30th birthday, Teruo is still idling away his life. One day, through the introduction of childhood friend Hisanobu, an extremely clumsy painter/artist comes to work at the bookstore. Meet Akari, a cute, attractive girl that both Teruo and Hisanobu soon fall for. This small bookstore could be in any town and becomes a refuge for these individuals that have fallen out of the mainstream society.
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I.O.U.S.A. 
Genre: Documentary
Director: Patrick Creadon
Lead Actors: David M. Walker, Robert Bixby, Alice Rivlin, William Bonner
Language: English
Running time: 87 minutes
Synopsis: Documentary. An examination of the growing federal debt in the United States and its implications for the country's future.
Official Website: http://www.iousathemovie.com/
DOSTANA 
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Lead Actors: Abhishek Bachchan
Language: Hindi
Running time: 142 minutes
Synopsis: This is a story about two guys Sameer, Kunal, a girl Neha and an apartment. Sameer and Kunal bump into each other while looking for an apartment to rent and coincidentally head towards the same apartment. However, they are both thrown out because the owner wants to rent the apartment to girls only since her niece stays in that apartment alone. Sameer gets an idea that if Kunal and he pretend to be lovers, then the owner will agree to let them stay. Even though their plan works, the boys are in a predicament as they both fall in love with the owner's niece, Neha Melwani, who thinks they are gay.
Official Website: http://www.dostanathefilm.com/