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"In The Loop"

“In The Loop” is a political satire from director and co-screenwriter Armando Iannucci. Simon Foster is a minor minister of international development with the British government who casually mentions, in the midst of a radio interview, that “war is unforeseeable.” However, the prime minister goes into a tirade when the press turns Foster’s passing comment into a major news story. Foster and his personal communications director, Judy, are joined by political damage control expert Toby as they’re sent to Washington, D.C., to meet with American political and military leaders.

Foster finds he is unable to say what he’s supposed to and gets caught in the middle between pro-war factions that including diplomat Karen Clarke, State Department official Linton Barwick, Pentagon attaché General Miller, and activist Liza. To complicate matters, Liza used to date Toby and Gen. Miller was once involved with Clarke. All of this bitter romantic history adds to an already rocky playing field. Not rated. Open July 24.

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"The Hurt Locker"

“The Hurt Locker” is a fascinating and suspenseful portrayal of courage under fire of the military’s unacknowledged heroes: those technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to save lives doing one of the world’s most dangerous jobs. Three members of the Army’s elite Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad battle rebels and one another as they disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad to try and make the city a safer place for all of its inhabitants.

Their mission is to protect and save—but it’s anything but easy. This film is a fictional tale inspired by real events by journalist and screenwriter Mark Boal, who was embedded with a special bomb unit in Iraq. The movie gets its name from the soldier vernacular to speak of explosions as sending you to “the hurt locker.” Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, and Guy Pearce. Release scheduled for June 26, 2009.

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