BECOMING JANE
Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Brokeback Mountain ) stars in this unconventional biopic of Jane Austen, author of Pride and Prejudice and other acclaimed novels. The film focuses on Austen’s early years, and successfully adapts her writing style to the screen.

GONE BABY GONE
An intense drama about the search for a missing child and an investigation complicated by social inequalities. Making his directorial debut, Ben Affleck takes a step forward in his career with this film. Also noteworthy are performances by Affleck’s brother, Casey, and Morgan Freeman.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
Since the lunar landing of Apollo 11 in 1969, only 12 people have walked on the moon. Here, director David Sington brings together the surviving members of every Apollo mission that landed on the moon to create an intimate and visually stunning documentary about the boundaries of human space exploration.

MAXED OUT: HARD TIMES, EASY CREDIT AND THE ERA OF PREDATORY LENDERS
A timely documentary on the American debt crisis. The film highlights issues of race, corporate greed, and political deception. Maxed Out explains how lenders and creditors make money, and exposes the often-tragic consequences of those organizations’ tactics.

NO RESERVATIONS
Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Kate, a career-driven chef whose life is turned upside down when her sister is killed and her sister’s daughter comes to live with her. With Kate’s life split between work and family, an extra hand is brought into the kitchen (The Black Dahlia’s Aaron Eckhart). Soon enough, a power struggle turns romantic.