The Counterfeiters Now Playing! In 1936 the Nazis established the largest counterfeiting operation in history, with the intention of flooding the British and American economies with fake currency. This thriller presents the moral dilemma faced by the concentration camp workers who were given better treatment but had to choose to aid Hitler's war machine. Starring Karl Markovics, August Diehl, written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitsky. In German with English subtitles. Rated R Academy Award Winner, Best Foreign Language Film of 2007

The Visitor Now Playing! Here is the much-awaited second feature by Tom McCarthy, the director of the superb Station Agent from 2003. Richard Jenkins stars as a college professor who seldom visits the Manhattan apartment that he and his late wife used when visiting the city from Connecticut. When he surprises an illegal immigrant couple who have been tricked by a con artist into renting the apartment they believed was unoccupied, he offers to let them stay temporarily and the three become inextricably involved in one another's lives. You may not know the lead actor's name, but you will recognize him from roles in other films and television shows including Six Feet Under (he played the deceased father). Rated PG-13 This is the most highly anticipated film this Spring!

Young@Heart Now Playing! In this documentary about a senior citizens music group starring The Young@Heart Chorus, whose average age is 80, the energetic and entertaining New England choir share their versions of music by contemporary rockers like the Clash and Coldplay as well as rock classics like James Brown's, I Feel Good. Directed by Stephen Walker. Not Rated, suitable for all ages. "What ultimately emerges is a funny and unexpectedly moving testament to friendship, creative inspiration, and reaching beyond expectations."

Then She Found Me Opens May 16 Golden Globe, Emmy and Academy Award winning actress Helen Hunt's directorial debut screened at the most prestigious film festivals before opening in theatres across the country. She co-wrote and produced this adaptation of the novel by Elinor Lipman in which she stars as a schoolteacher whose husband leaves and adoptive mother dies. The tragedies embolden her to pull herself together and find her birth mother. Colin Firth, Bette Midler and Matthew Broderick co-star. Rated R Audience Award, Best Feature Film, Palm Springs Film Festival

Honeydripper Opens May 16 John Sayles latest film opens with the impeccable blues vocals of Mabel John at the Honeydripper Lounge, but all the customers are next door at a new juke joint. Owner Pinetop Purvis (Danny Glover) needs a headliner to save his business. His savior is Guitar Sam (Gary Clark Jr.), a young musician on the road who shows up just in time. Keb' Mo', Charles S. Dutton, Mary Steenburgen and Stacy Keach co-star. Rated PG-13

Watch for these films coming soon! This winter was filled with fantastic films! Now we are looking forward to another good line-up. There are so many good choices, but we are still hoping to play: Two Academy Award Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film: Mongol and Katyn, Burn After Reading (the Coen Brothers), Milk (Gus Van Sant on the Harvey Milk story), Death Defying Acts (a new film by Gillian Armstrong which stars Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta Jones), My Blueberry Nights (by Wong KarWai), Hallam Foe (aka Mister Foe), and When Did You Last See Your Father. Many of these will appear in our late spring/early summer publication. If you have read about other films you are anxious to see, feel free to e-mail me at carole@theflicksboise.com.

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