35mmReviews

Here's the list of films to be released in theaters this week:

Synopsis: In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [US]

Synopsis: Ely Vaughn is a pillar of the community in tiny Smithville, Texas. The town's mortician, Ely has been revered since his days as the high school's star quarterback. But since the tragic death of his wife two years earlier, Ely has withdrawn from his neighbors, while local teens spread stories of supernatural goings on at Ely's mansion-which is also the funeral home. When high school friends Travis, Abby, Brian and Danny decide to check out the rumors, they are shocked to see the supposedly grieving widower dancing with a mysterious woman behind the curtains of his bedroom window. Their curiosity aroused, the four teens wait for Ely to leave the house before breaking in to investigate. But instead of finding clues to the woman's identity, they stumble on a grotesque, long-hidden secret. The sadistic mortician next door will now stop at nothing to literally bury his past.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [US]

Synopsis: When he hears The Beatle's song "Norwegian Wood," Toru Watanabe recalls his life as an introverted, serious college student in 1969. At the time, he was devoted to his first girlfriend Naoko, but they both lived in the shadow of a mutual friend's suicide. And as they tried to deal with their grief, Naoko became more withdrawn and Toru found himself attracted to the outgoing, confident Midori.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [US]

Synopsis:For the last 20 years, Jimmy Testagross lived his childhood dream, working as a roadie for Blue Oyster Cult. When the band cuts him loose, he returns to his widowed mother's house in Queens for a visit. But he soon realizes that she is not well and decides to stay on. When he runs into his high school crush Nikki at the local bar, he learns that she is married to his former nemesis. Jimmy begins to deal with his past relationships and create a future for himself.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [US]

Synopsis: A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [UK]

Synopsis: Three women's lives share a common core: they have all been profoundly affected by adoption. Karen had a baby at 14, gave her up at birth, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth grew up as an adopted child; she's a bright and ambitious lawyer, but a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy is just embarking with her husband on the adoption odyssey, looking for a baby to become their own.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [UK]

Synopsis: A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [UK]

Synopsis: A young New York pickpocket Bobby is confronted by a woman with whom he has a passionate one-night affair. She tells him she's pregnant, and Bobby is forced to reevaluate a lifetime of missteps, take responsibility for his new child and win over the girl who might just be perfect for him.

Release Date: January 6th, 2012 [US]

Synopsis: Laura Guerrero lives with her father and brother in a lawless border town in Mexico and dreams of becoming a beauty queen. After entering the Miss Baja California pageant, Laura is partying in a club with her best friend Suzu when a drug cartel bursts in and kills most of the people there. The killers find Laura hiding in a corner and let her go, but when she returns the next day to look for Suzu, they kidnap her and force her to become an accomplice in their criminal activities by threatening her life and the safety of her family.

Release Date: January 12th, 2012 [US]

Synopsis: Will, an unemployed and aimless playboy living in Brooklyn, New York, has spent his 20's skating on easy charm from one casual, distant affair to the next. Noticing his friends' happiness as they gradually settle into steady jobs and committed relationships, Will decides to trade apathy for effort in order to find someone with whom he can start the next chapter of his life.

Release Date: January 12th, 2012 [US]