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Enter For A Chance To Win Passes To See THE MAURITANIAN On February 10th at 7:00 PM in Phoenix. .   Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times best-selling memoir “ Guantánamo Diary '' by Mohamedou Ould Slahi. This is the inspiring true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi ( Tahar Rahim ) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander ( Jodie Foster ) and her associate Teri Duncan ( Shailene Woodley ) who battle the U.S. Government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch ( Benedict Cumberbatch ), uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up. This screening will follow Harkins Theatres guidelines and will be socially distanced. Masks are requi

Ilan Eshkeri's dark and brooding score goes deep into the human psyche. Review by Matt Cummings Soundtrack music sets the emotional tone of a film, either adding to or taking away the effect which the director is trying to establish. It follows that many times, a good movie can get ruined by a bad score and a decent movie can vbe elevated by a good one. For Kevin Macdonald's Black Sea , Composer Ilan Eshkeri's dark and brooding score elevates the film by complimenting its desperate tone. When the former submarine driver Robinson (Jude Law) loses his job at the company, he signs on with a shadowy investor and to liberate a German U-boat loaded with 4 tons of WWII-era gold. Seeking redemption and a final shot at respectability, Robinson hires a group of tough-minded men for his crew, including the psychotic Fraser (Ben Mendelsohn) and the newbie Tobin (Bobby Schofield). Although Robinson has promised his men an equal cut of the profits, greed and murder are never

Bolstered by strong performances, the submarine thriller Black Sea is a terrific underwater adventure. Review by Matt Cummings What happens when a movie is so good but so poorly-placed in the schedule that the best it can do is find itself in the Month of Forgotten Movies? That's the plight behind Black Sea , a memorable submarine thriller with everything going for it except for a proper release date. When the former submarine driver Robinson (Jude Law) loses his job at the company, he signs on with a shadowy investor and to liberate a German U-boat loaded with 4 tons of WWII-era gold. Seeking redemption and a final shot at respectability, Robinson hires a group of tough-minded men for his crew, including the psychotic Fraser (Ben Mendelsohn) and the newbie Tobin (Bobby Schofield). Although Robinson has promised his men an equal cut of the profits, greed and murder are never far behind, and soon the crew begins to crack, crippling the mission and putting their very

What Would You Do? The Eagle is a forthcoming film adaptation of the 1954 historical adventure The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff . Directed by Kevin Macdonald from a script by Jeremy Brock, the film is set in the second century AD and tells of a young Roman officer's search to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in the north of Britain. The story is based on the legend of the Ninth Legion. The film stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell , Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong . Film is due out on  February 25, 2011. Watch the trailer after the Jump. A Roman epic adventure, based on the classic novel, Eagle of the Ninth, the film is set in the dangerous world of second-century Britain. In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the comm