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Iranian Filmmaker Delivers Another Eloquent Tale of Everyday Life

Beowulf is based on the Old English Epic poem (yes the one that many of us struggled through in junior high or high school) supposedly written around 700AD.

Like most kids, Thomas just wants to fit in or at the very least slip under the radar so that he doesn't stand out and get made fun of. This proves hard to do when his pregnant mother Maggie (Toni Collette) is forced onto bed rest and his father Simon (Erik Thomson) puts him in charge of Charlie. Almost immediately Charlie causes more than his usual share of trouble. He plays with his own feces at the house and then escapes one day to run half naked down the street to pee in a neighbor's bathroom where the cutest girl in Thomas' class just happens to be taking a shower. But the girl, Jackie (Gemma Ward), ends up liking Thomas anyway, or maybe because of the special circumstances of his life.

Mos Def and Jack Black request, Be Kind Rewind (New Line Cinema)

Written by Reubens, Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol and directed by Burton, the film delivers something quite magical. The filmmakers create a zany and surreal world for Pee-wee yet it all seems perfectly natural and credible. Plus, it's all infused with a subdued yet rampant silliness that's enchanting. The film succeeds because it continually throws comic surprises at you. At one point, Pee-wee encounters a tough escaped convict who's been serving time for cutting off the do-not-remove-tags from pillows, and the con ends up having a soft spot for Pee-Wee. Later Pee-wee wins over a gang of bikers with his coolly nerdy dance to

Actor-executive producer Delroy Lindo in This Christmas (Screen Gems) Actor Delroy Lindo anchors the film although he doesn't dominate the screen time.…

When a Stranger Calls

A California state senator wants to ban those shiny mylar party balloons. He says they’re increasingly causing power shortages. From Sacramento, Jenny O'Mara reports.

The Incredible Hulk is pretty incredible says KPBS Teen Critic.

Unlike a real football game where the final score is uncertain,