THE PICK OF THE WEEK
Battle in Seattle
In 1999, five days rocked the world as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle in protest of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Environmentalists, consumer advocates, labor unions, students, anarchists and pacifists all converged, bringing attention to how the WTO's laws were affecting democracy around the world. Among them are Django, Sam, Lou and Jay. United in their desire to be heard and to make a difference, for these protesters, this is very personal and the stakes are higher than mere politics. A peaceful demonstration to stop the WTO talks quickly escalates into a full-scale riot and an eventual State of Emergency results. The streets are mayhem, the WTO is paralyzed. The choices they make will change their lives forever and prove, ultimately, that ordinary people can change the world. Staring Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron. --© Redwood Palms
THE UK COMEDY THAT'S WORTH A LOOK
Ghost Town
British actor, Ricky Gervais (Extras and The Office )stars as a man who dies for seven minutes, but his awakening brings more than just a newfound appreciation for life: he can now see ghosts. --©Paramount Pictures
THE INDIE WILDCARD THAT LOOKS TO HAVE DEPTH
Fraulein
Fraulein is Andrea Staka's artfully crafted story of the friendship among three women from Yugoslavia. Reza left Belgrade more than 30 years ago to seek a new life in Zurich. Now in her fifties, she has completely detached herself from the past. Unmarried, she owns a cafeteria and maintains an orderly, joyless existence. Mila, a waitress there, is a good-humored Croatian woman who also emigrated decades ago. But unlike Reza, Mila dreams of returning to a house on the Croatian coast. Both of them receive a jolt when Ana, a young, itinerant woman who has fled Sarajevo, breezes into the cafeteria looking for work. Reza hires her but is annoyed by Ana's impulsive and spirited efforts to inject life into the cafeteria. But the acrimony dissipates as Ana begins to thaw Reza's chill. --© Sundance Film Festival
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