January 4 – Munich (2005) 104 min., Rated R

In 1972, the world sat stunned as eleven Israeli athletes were kidnapped from the Summer Olympics in Munich and were killed by a group of Palestinian militants. After this incident, a secret Mossad agency was asked to track down and assassinate the planners of the massacre. Their mission and the toll it takes on them is the focus of this intense drama.

January 11 – The Life of David Gale (2003) 130 min., Rated R

Academy Award© winner Kevin Spacey is David Gale, a devoted father, professor and death penalty opponent who stands accused of the murder and rape of a fellow activist.  With three days to go before his execution he agrees to an interview with reporter Bitsey Bloom who smells a Pulitzer in this ironic story.  Instead of writing a glory piece, Bloom realizes that there is evidence out there that proves Gale’s innocence. His life is in her hands as she must solve the clues and follow the trail to the evidence before it is too late.

January 18 – The Blind Side  (2009) 128 min., Rated PG-13

This film is the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home. Michael was taken in by a wealthy white family who helped him fulfill his potential as a person and as an athlete. He worked hard on the field and in the classroom and became an All-American in college and was picked in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft, changing his life and the lives of the loving family who were there to watch him succeed.

January 25 – Sarah’s Key (2010) 111 min., Rated PG-13

Julia Jarmond, an American journalist, is commissioned to write an article about the notorious Vel d’Hiv round up, which took place in Paris, in 1942. She stumbles upon a family secret, which will link her forever to the destiny of a young Jewish girl, Sarah. Julia learns that the apartment she and her husband Bertrand plan to move into was acquired by Bertrand’s family when its Jewish occupants were dispossessed and deported 60 years before. She resolves to find out what happened to the former occupants. The more Julia discovers the more she uncovers about Bertrand’s family, about France and, finally, herself.