کارگردان: Darren Aronofskyنویسنده: Darren Aronofskyبازیگران: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harrisخلاصه فیلم: Amidst a wild flat meadow encircled by an Edenic lush forest, a couple have cocooned themselves in a secluded mansion that was not so long ago burned to the ground, devotedly restored by the supportive wife. Within this safe environment, the once famous middle-aged poet husband is desirous of creating his magnum opus; however, he seems unable to break out of the persistent creative rut that haunts him. Then, unexpectedly, a knock at the door, the sudden arrival of a cryptic late-night visitor and his intrusive wife will stimulate the writer's stagnant imagination. Little by little, much to the perplexed wife's surprise, the more chaos he lets in their haven, the better for his punctured male ego. In the end, will this incremental mess blemish, irreparably, the couple's inviolable sanctuary? —Nick Riganas

کارگردان: Louis Malleنویسنده: David Hare, Josephine Hartبازیگران: Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardsonخلاصه فیلم: A member of Parliament (Irons) falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée. They pursue their affair with obsessive abandon despite the dangers of discovery and what it would do to his complacent life and his son. Completely obsessed, he wants to give up his current lifestyle to be with her. She has no intention of allowing him to do this, preferring to have her marriage to the son as a cover. They are eventually discovered, and must deal with the damage. Based on the novel by Josephine Hart. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

کارگردان: Adrian Lyneنویسنده: Claude Chabrol, Alvin Sargent, William Broyles Jr.بازیگران: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinezخلاصه فیلم: Connie Sumner has a loving husband, a beautiful home, and a wonderful son, but she wants more. When she's approached one day by a handsome stranger while trying to hail a taxi, she becomes obsessed with him and eventually starts an affair. But her selfish actions soon catch up with her... —Jango

کارگردان: David Fincherنویسنده: John Brancato, Michael Ferrisبازیگران: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Pennخلاصه فیلم: Nicholas Van Orton is a very wealthy San Francisco banker, but he is an absolute loner, even spending his birthday alone. In the year of his 48th birthday (the age his father committed suicide) his brother Conrad, who has gone long ago and surrendered to addictions of all kinds, suddenly returns and gives Nicholas a card giving him entry to unusual entertainment provided by something called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Giving in to curiosity, Nicholas visits CRS and all kinds of weird and bad things start to happen to him. —Anonymous

کارگردان: James Cameronنویسنده: James Cameronبازیگران: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaverخلاصه فیلم: When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers knowledge, of the Indigenous Race and their Culture, for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora. —The Massie Twins

کارگردان: Jocelyn Moorhouseنویسنده: Rosalie Ham, Jocelyn Moorhouse, P.J. Hoganبازیگران: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworthخلاصه فیلم: Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture. —Sue Maslin

کارگردان: Michael Cacoyannisنویسنده: Nikos Kazantzakis, Michael Cacoyannisبازیگران: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papasخلاصه فیلم: An aimless English writer finds he has a small inheritance on a Greek island. His joyless existence is disturbed when he meets Zorba, a middle aged Greek with a real lust for life. As he discovers the earthy pleasures of Greece, the Englishman finds his view on life changing. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

کارگردان: Luc Bessonنویسنده: Luc Bessonبازیگران: Rie Rasmussen, Jamel Debbouze, Gilbert Melkiخلاصه فیلم: André, a small-time ex-convict, seems to owe money to everyone in Paris, including a crime boss who promises to kill him if he doesn't repay him by midnight. After failing to find protection from the American embassy and the French police, a despairing André scrambles onto a bridge over the Seine, intending to leap to his death. He is surprised to see a tall, beautiful girl clinging to a rail on the same bridge, apparently preparing to end her life as well. She jumps, and he jumps too, suddenly resolving to save her life. After scrambling ashore, she tells him her name is Angel-A. Together, they take a cruise on the Seine, repay André's creditors, visit a Parisian nightspot, and more, as Angel-A helps André. He learns that for this purpose she has fallen out of the sky and into his life. André finds himself falling in love with this mysterious beauty. —Charles Delacroix

کارگردان: Bernardo Bertolucciنویسنده: Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Arcalli, Agnès Vardaبازیگران: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Michiخلاصه فیلم: While looking for an apartment, Jeanne, a beautiful young Parisienne, encounters Paul, a mysterious American expatriate mourning his wife's recent suicide. Instantly drawn to each other, they have a stormy, passionate affair, in which they do not reveal their names to each other. Their relationship deeply affects their lives, as Paul struggles with his wife's death and Jeanne prepares to marry her fiance, Tom, a film director making a cinema-verite documentary about her. —Erich Schneider <erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu>

کارگردان: Alejandro G. Iñárrituنویسنده: Guillermo Arriagaبازیگران: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Wattsخلاصه فیلم: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to English émigré; Christina Peck, who's hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-convict who has found Jesus are brought together by a terrible accident which changes their lives. —Miguel Cane (Stepford@yahoo.com)