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The atomic bomb may seem an unlikely subject for an opera, but director Peter Sellars has always strayed from the conventional. This documentary follows Sellars and composer John Adams as they embark on their ambitious collaboration, DOCTOR ATOMIC, which tells the story of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and one of mankind’s darkest inventions.

Though THE FOOT FIST WAY arrives on screen with a stamp of approval from Will Ferrell, this isn’t your basic big studio film. Made on a tiny budget, this martial arts comedy stars co-writer Danny McBride (HOT ROD) as cocky Tae Kwon Do expert Fred Simmons. But despite his arrogance, Fred’s machismo soon departs along with his cheating wife, and the only way he can regain his strength is to fight Chuck “The Truck” Wallace (co-writer Ben Best), a martial arts movie star.

After too many drinks, Brandi (Mena Suvari, AMERICAN BEAUTY) makes a horrible mistake: she hits a homeless man named Tom (Stephen Rea, THE CRYING GAME) with her car. Somehow, the still breathing man is lodged in her broken windshield, and in a fit of guilt and panic, she leaves him to die. Stuart Gordon (RE-ANIMATOR) directs this thriller inspired by a horrible true story.

John Cusack plays an assassin in the star-filled satire that takes aim at war. Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Hilary Duff, and Ben Kingsley also star.

With the help of an Australian nurse and a Chinese partisan fighter, a fresh-faced British journalist attempts to save several children orphaned by China’s Japanese invasion of 1937.

Prolific director Uwe Boll takes a break from horror films such as ALONE IN THE DARK and BLOODRAYNE for this outrageous comedy. Starring Verne Troyer and Dave Foley, POSTAL boasts boatloads of politically incorrect humor.

Betrayal and deception are at the core of this tough urban drama from writer and director Jerry Schram. Donny is a young New York filmmaker with nothing to rely on but his wits. Down on his luck, he enlists the help a mob-connected cafe owner, and his life quickly unravels.

In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull.

Director Fatih Akin (HEAD-ON) flies between Germany and Turkey for this drama. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE) explores the relationship between a father and son, as well as the contentious issues of immigration and bureaucracy. In German, Turkish, and English, with English subtitles.

This debut from director Joachim Trier won raves in its festival run for its deft combination of comedy and drama, as well as its disregard for a linear narrative. REPRISE centers on two friends, Phillip and Erik, as they attempt to sell their novels and the effects of that effort. Though it features a cast of unknowns, this Norwegian film boasts an emotional intensity that few are likely to forget.