Wong Kar-Wai’s Ashes of Time Redux, opening in limited release 
There isn’t much to get too excited about in the wide releases this weekend:

Body of Lies. A Ridley Scott thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a CIA agent on the trail of a terrorist leader. He is guided from afar by CIA veteran Russell Crowe but with his life [...]

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Choke: The LiC pick of the week
The wide releases are a mixed bag this week. I recommend you check out A Thousand Years of Good Prayers which comes to LA this weekend or Choke which opens in limited release.
Opening wide:

Eagle Eye. Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan play two innocent strangers who are blackmailed into participating in a [...]

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Philip Seymour Hoffman and Samantha Morton in
Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York
Moving right along with the Fall Forecast. Here’s what’s coming up in October. Once again, all dates are subject to change based on studio whim. LiC’s picks are starred.
October 3
An American Carol. I love Airplane! as much as anyone, but David Zucker’s name hasn’t been attached [...]

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