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LARS AND THE REAL GIRL is an emotional, comical, transformative journey written by Six Feet Under scribe, 2008 Oscar-Nominee Nancy Oliver.

When Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling, HALF NELSON) introduces his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law Karin (Emily Mortimer, PARIS J’ TAIME) to his new friend Bianca, who he met on the internet, their immediate response is shock and disbelief. Has Lars, the sweet, socially challenged introvert gone completely mad— they meet Bianca and see a doll, but Lars sees a friend. Bianca isn’t a real woman at all but a Real Doll, how will they explain this to the residents of the sleepy Midwestern town they’ve grown up in and currently reside? Karin and Gus consult the town’s family physician, Dr. Dagmar Berman (Patricia Clarkson), who advises them to go along with it. Lars is experiencing a delusion and in order to help him through this crisis, they and the townsfolk need to get onboard. After some persuasion and appeal to their love and concern for Lars, Gus and Karin enlist their cooperation. Soon Bianca is attending church, modeling at the local dress shop, volunteering at the hospital and accompanying Lars to his first ever social events. Surprisingly to those around her, Bianca weaves her way into the hearts of everyone she meets, filling voids they didn’t know they had.

“An endearing, intelligent and tender comedy”
Wall Street Journal

Jack Black and Mos Def star in BE KIND REWIND, a unique comedy from Academy Award-winning writer/director Michel Gondry (BLOCK PARTY). Black stars as a loveable loser stuck in a life that's too small for his big dreams. But when he unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend (Mos Def) works, he devises a plan to satisfy the store's few loyal customers by re-creating and re-filming every movie they decide to rent. BE KIND REWIND features a cast that also includes Danny Glover, Melonie Diaz and Mia Farrow.

“the best of do-it-yourself indie culture”
J. Hoberman, The Village

• Drillbit Taylor
• Opened March 21, 2008 | Runtime: 1 hr. 42 min.
• PG-13
  crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity
• Ryan, Wade and Emmit attend their first day at high school, and they're pumped until they meet up with Filkins, a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response and the cheapest comes from Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a down-on-his-luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless--he likes to say home-free--existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training.