New This Week

Those unfamiliar with the Seattle music scene in the early 1990s might not have heard the powerful sounds of The Gits and their lead singer Mia Zapata. After only one album, FRENCHING THE BULLY, Zapata was brutally murdered and the crime went unsolved for a decade. This documentary centers on both the band and Zapata's murder, creating a fascinating picture of a talented musician. [Movie Page]

In this comedy that played at Sundance, a man and his uncle bond over their shared memory loss. Matthew Broderick plays Cooper, a newspaper editor whose concussion makes him lose the position he loves. His uncle Rollie (Alan Alda) is having similar issues as he grows older. Joined by Cooper's high school sweetheart (Virginia Madsen), the pair travels to a memorabilia expo to try to sell a prized baseball card. [Movie Page]

Controversial director Catherine Breillat (ROMANCE, FAT GIRL) delivers her most ambitious film yet with THE LAST MISTRESS. Adapted from the novel by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, the film is set in 19th-century France, when the world was a seemingly much more innocent place. Underneath the surface, however, lurk infidelities and other dark secrets. Ryno de Marigny (Fu'ad Ait Aattou) is about to marry the beautiful and sweet Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida). He is so devoted to her that he has decided to make a clean break from his ongoing affair with the tempestuous Vellini (Asia Argento). One day, Hermangarde's grandmother, the Comtesse d'Artelles (Yolande Moreau), convinces Ryno to tell of his affair with Vellini, which he does. By the end of his story, even she is concerned that he is in too deep with Vellini and that the couple's torrid romance will continue. Nonetheless, Ryno and Hermangarde get married, but Vellini's lure proves too strong a temptation.<br><br>Breillat's biggest production to date also feels like one of her most personal. While the film has a sedate façade, it is in keeping with the graphic work of her previous films. Argento is a perfect Vellini, at once carnal and terrifying but also sensual and alluring. The striking Ait Aattou, who makes his first screen appears, confirms Breillat's gift of getting the most out of non-actors. THE LAST MISTRESS is a lush period piece that nonetheless has a universal, modern message, and it makes many daring statements about love, lust, and romance. [Movie Page]

Narrated by Johnny Depp, this documentary about the life of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson features interviews with the late writer's contemporaries, including Ralph Steadman, George McGovern, Jann Wenner, Jimmy Carter, and Tom Wolfe. GONZO is directed by Alex Gibney, the filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning documentary TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE. [Movie Page]

He's played a terrifyingly mono-syllabic kidnapper and murderer, an eccentric drug dealer, and Satan at least once each, so it was only a matter of time for the well-trained Peter Stormare (FARGO, BAD BOYS II, CONSTANTINE) to take on the role of Dr. Gianetti, the unhinged head physician of the Mid-Psych mental institution. When the punky Jack (Jesse Metcalfe) discovers the patients of Mid-Psych--including his sister--are being subjected to experimentation and turned into vicious killers, it's up to him and his nervous-yet-trusty friend and sidekick (Kevin Sussman) to take care of business. This innovative and energetic directorial debut from MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN scribe Jim Buhler combines gallows humor, a vivid cast of characters, lovingly crafted practical gore effects, and genuine terror to a sickening effect. [Movie Page]

While Salman's brother is stationed in Iraq, Salman tries to help out his sister-in-law as she takes care of her young children. But the only job he can find is as a corporate mascot, requiring him to wear an embarrassing and uncomfortable costume. [Movie Page]

Like his friends, Trevor is trying to find himself in life. It's a road paved with difficulties--namely his heroin-addicted boyfriend Darrell. After a terrifying overdose, Trevor breaks up with Darrell and soon finds himself with Ephram. But while his friends might not approve of the relationship, it soon becomes clear that they have some of their own figuring out to do. [Movie Page]