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	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) 95 min   -   Action | Fantasy | Thriller As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Directors: Mark Neveldine | Brian Taylor Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba, Violante Placido
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The Buzz: No surprise that Eva Mendes isn't returning, but what boggles the mind is the business decision to install directing team Neveldine/Taylor behind the cameras (and effects) for the sequel; sort of like a sleaze-movie version of Bjork, the duo's numbers have declined with every release since the original Crank.

	Undefeated (2011) 113 min   -   Documentary A documentary on an underdog football team who look to reverse their fortunes with coach Bill Courtney. Directors: Daniel Lindsay | T.J. Martin Stars: Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown, Chavis Daniels
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The Buzz: Given the recent unfortunate events at Penn State, it will be invigorating to watch this story of three football players facing varying sets of circumstances, all of whom opted to attend Manassas High School under the guidance of coach Bill Courtney -- even though they might have fared "better" elsewhere.

	Thin Ice (2011) - [limited] 93 min   -   Comedy | Crime | Drama An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer. Director: Jill Sprecher Stars: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, Lea Thompson
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The Buzz: Ten years after Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, the Sprecher sisters return with a Coens-y looking dark comedy brimming with desperation, con artists, and duplicity. Let's just remember that a quiet Sundance premiere doesn't mean the film isn't a winner; I'm just more concerned about the from-out-of-nowhere general release strategy, which seemed to materialize right at the beginning of this year.

	Bullhead (2011) - [LA/NYC] 124 min   -   Crime | Drama A young cattle farmer is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader. Director: Michael R. Roskam Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy, Barbara Sarafian
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The Buzz: The American film-blogger scene is obsessed with foreign crime films, and Matthias Schoenaerts's portrayal of a testosterone addicted rancher looks to be one of those performances that will place him on the worldwide radar (evidence: he just filmed Rust & Bone with Marion Cotillard for Jacques Audiard). Ditto for Michael Roskam, who has earned praise for his measured and assured writing and direction. The film's Best Foreign Language Oscar nomination was from out of nowhere; a win could propel them both Schoenaerts and Roskam into the mainstream.

	Circus Columbia (2010) - [NYC] 113 min   -   Drama A story set in the former Yugoslavia and centered on a guy who returns to Herzegovina from Germany with plenty of cash and hopes for a good new life. Director: Danis Tanovic Stars: Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan, Boris Ler, Jelena Stupljanin
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The Buzz: Oscar buffs might remember Danis Tanovic's Best Foreign Language win ten years back, when his No Man's Land deservedly topped Amélie, Elling, and others. None of Tanovic's work in the last decade has made inroads here in the U.S., but his latest returns to the war-torn time period of his early success. Too bad the project is cruising under the radar, but word-of-mouth is still the most effective marketing, right?