The story begins in 1925 at Oxford, when Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) is befriended by the louche and flamboyant Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw), son of Lord Marchmain, and is quickly seduced by an exciting new world of money, glamour and outrageous behaviour. When he is invited to "Brideshead" the Flyte family's magnificent ancestral home, Charles becomes infatuated with Julia (Hayley Atwell), Sebastian's beautiful and sophisticated sister. But as Charles' emotional relationship with the Marchmain family deepens, he finds himself continually at odds with their deepest family bond — their overpowering Catholic faith, rigidly enforced by the matriarch, Lady Marchmain (played by Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson).

The film, based on Evelyn Waugh's acclaimed 1945 novel is adapted for the screen by multiple BAFTA Award-winner Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones Diary, Bleak House) and Jeremy Brock (The Last King of Scotland) and directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane).

Mr. Varsity says, "BRIDESHEAD REVISITED" is a finely wrought, Merchant-Ivory style British adaptation, whose spirit survives intact. A provocative and suspenseful drama, it tells the evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-World War II era.

If you want 2 hours of lovely melodrama, this is a fine choice.

Emma Thompson is marvelous. With understated precision and grace, she makes every word count. Also excellent is Michael Gambon.

With themes of sexuality, class, religion, love, addiction and most of all, family, its clever writing, strong performances and sumptuous production design make for a rich experience.

The length of this new picture makes it necessary to start earlier than usual (7:20) with a late show at 9:40. and the usual Saturday-Sunday matinee at 1:30 and please come early so you don't miss anything.

"One of the grandest, most enriching films of 2008. I don't remember any film better accomplished in the detailing of what it feels like to be welcomed into a beatific world of such wealth and privilege, then demolished by the desire to be a part of it.
This is art, preserved in aspic." — Rex Reed, The New York Observer

It's one of the best documentaries of the year, no doubt about it. — Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

There is a hidden society at the end of the world. One thousand men and women live together under unbelievably close quarters in Antarctica, risking their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science.

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, Herzog's latest meditation on nature, explores this land of Fire, Ice and corrosive Solitude.

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THE LAST MISTRESS is a smoldering adaptation of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly's scandalous 19th-century novel. Set during the reign of "citizen king" Louis Philippe, it chronicles the surprising betrothal of the handsome, aristocratic, former libertine Ryno de Marigny (newcomer Fu-ad Aît Aattou) to Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida), a lovely, young and virginal aristocrat. Lurking in the margins ­ and in the imaginations of high society's gossip-hounds ­ is de Marigny's older, tempestuous lover of ten years, the feral La Vellini (Argento).

Coming Fri.-Sat., Oct. 17-18, one show at 1 PM both days: "Spirit of the Marathon"

"Spirit of the Marathon" is the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the famed Chicago 26.2 mile running event. Filmed on four continents, the movie brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon luminaries.

As six unique stories unfold, each runner prepares for and ultimately faces the challenge of the Chicago Marathon. More than a sports movie, Spirit of the Marathon is an inspirational journey of perseverance and personal triumph; a spectacle that will be embraced by runners and non-runners alike.