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NEW IN THEATRES...

* I'm Still Here, Joaquin Phoenix takes one to the face.

The stunt goes off in Portland at Cinema 21 this week.

UPDATED TO CRITERION CONFESSIONS...

* La Haine, Mathieu Kassovitz employs a striking cinematic style to show us tension in the French ghetto in the mid-90s.

THIS WEEK IN DVD REVIEWS...

* Ajami, called the Israeli Pulp Fiction by some, its narrative acrobatics left me a little cold.

* Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong, the latest stand-up special from the lefty comedian.

* The Exploding Girl, a quiet peek into the life of one girl. Starring Zoe Kazan in a career-making performance.

* Leonard Cohen - Bird On a Wire, the "lost" chronicle of the bard's 1972 concert tour has been found, and it's essential viewing.

* None but the Lonely Heart, an edgy Cary Grant performance makes this Clifford Odets production.

* The Secret in Their Eyes, the literary thriller took this year's Foreign Language Oscar for Argentina, and it's still good on DVD.

* Shirin, a fascinating experiment from Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami turns the moviegoing experience around on the audience.

Current Soundtrack: MTV. It sucks.

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