

But it was the outrageously farcical "Raising Arizona" that announced the Coens' darkly comedic audacity to the world. Summary: "Blood Simple" made it clear that the cinematically precocious Coen brothers (writer-director Joel and writer-producer Ethan) were gifted filmmakers to watch out for. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, William Forsythe, Frances McDormand A SWAT team infiltrate the building, under the cover of darkness, to remove its owner - a notorious drug lord named Tama. It has become a safe-house for the most dangerous killers and gangsters. Summary: In the Jakarta slums, a derelict apartment building has become a no-go area - even the police are unwilling to enter. Starring: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno

The Raid: Redemption Director: Gareth Evans "Rabbit Hole" is one of the most moving dramas and one of the saddest films a viewer will feel gratified to embrace. Everything about "Rabbit Hole" feels genuine, almost delicate, from the cinematography to the gentle but extremely moving score. The excellent supporting cast includes Sandra Oh (another member of the support group) and Dianne Wiest as Becca's mom, who's been through something similar. Why not just "make" another angel?" The beauty and power of "Rabbit Hole" comes from showing how Becca and Howie make it back to a life they can bear-and, just maybe, to each other. "Then why wouldn't He have just made another angel? He's God, after all. When one acquaintance explains the loss of her own child as, "God needed another angel," Kidman's Becca snaps. Kidman, especially, rejects the platitudes offered by the grievance support groups and well-meaning friends. Both Kidman and Eckhart bring true humanity to roles that could have been one-dimensional. While "Rabbit Hole" is not an upbeat film, it's emotionally resonant in the ways of some of the best films on similar subjects-like "Ordinary People", "Revolutionary Road", "In the Bedroom". As in real life, the grief portrayed in "Rabbit Hole" takes peculiar twists and turns, and the deep sorrow and tragedy of the story is leavened by dark humor-much of it coming from Kidman.

"Rabbit Hole" is a moving, dark character study of what happens to a happily married couple, Becca and Howie (Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart), who suddenly lose the love of their life, their 4-year-old son. Summary: What happens after the unthinkable happens? "Rabbit Hole", based on the Tony-winning play by David Lindsay-Abaire and deftly directed by John Cameron Mitchell, slowly reveals the answer: something else unthinkable. Rabbit Hole Director: John Cameron Mitchell Summary: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Stephanie Szostak, Mary-Louise Parker, Marisa Miller, Robert Knepper, James Hong, Mike O'Malley, Devin Ratray, Kachina Dechert, Catherine Kresge, Larry Joe Campbell, Josh Sussman, Alexandra East
