Man on Wire winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit‘s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center. It is based on Philippe Petit’s book, To Reach the Clouds, recently released in paperback with the new title Man on Wire.

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“The Visitor”

directed by Thomas McCarthy

A deeply moving drama built around longtime character actor Richard Jenkins and his Oscar Nominated performance, The Visitor is a simmering drama about a college professor and recent widower, Walter Vale (Jenkins), who discovers a pair of illegal aliens who were the victims of a real-estate scam living in his New York apartment.

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Here is the schedule for the 2009 Films in Van Vorst–

June 10th– Iron Man

June 24th– The Visitor

July 8th–Man on Wire

July 22nd–Mamma Mia

August 5th–Slumdog Millionaire

August 19th–Wall-E

September 2nd–TBD–

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Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau

Starring Robert Downey Jr.,Terrence Howard,Jeff bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow

When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

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