Week of June 9

by Philip Yu    June 8, 2009

Pick of the Week

Gran Torino Clint Eastwood stars as Walt Kowalski, a cranky and inflexible Korean War veteran, living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. When Thao, a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his prized possession -- a cherry condition 1972 Gran Torino -- Walt sets out to reform the youth. Reluctantly, he is drawn into the life of Thao's family, and soon finds himself taking steps to protect them from the gangs that foul their neighborhood.

Bad Bank

The International Clive Owen and Naomi Watts find themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering a secret world of greed, corruption and murder, they follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanful, putting their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing -- even murder -- to continue financing war and terror.

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Fired Up! When Shawn and Nick, the stars of the Ford High School football team, hatch a scheme to ditch football camp and join their school's cheerleaders at cheer camp instead, they find themselves awash in a sea of beautiful young women. It all goes great until Shawn falls for Carly, the gorgeous head cheerleader who's suspicious of their motives. For the girls and for the glory, the guys must change their game to prove Shawn's intentions before the cheer competition finals.

Deportation Drama

Crossing Over Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd star in a multi-character drama set in Los Angeles, about the thousands of immigrants from all over the world that cross over and intersect in the United States in search of a better life: a single mother deported without her child; an actress who willingly prostitutes herself to earn her green card; a struggling musician trying to build a career; a Korean teen caught between two worlds. America offers hope -- but that often comes at a price.

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