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The epic disaster movie is back in a gargantuan way thanks to the creative vision of filmmaker Roland Emmerich .

It's the end of the world as we know it in 2012, but the sofa and the DVD player are still nice and cozy... MaryAnn Johanson , Nov 13, 2009 We know how it is: You'd like to go to the movies this weekend, but you're gonna be busy escaping the end of the world.

Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Tom McCarthy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, Woody Harrelson; directed by Roland Emmerich Running time: 158 minutes Parental guide: PG-13 Cataclysmic disaster and apocalyptic doom, as foretold by Hollywood, have a way of bringing together broken families, revealing the unseen heroism of deadbeat ...

There's a lot of crazy stuff going on in 2012 , from grocery stores splitting wide open to giraffes being airlifted over the Himalayas, but Roland Emmerich is smart enough to give us one sane person amongst it all.

While not a particularly memorable movie -- it's basically a by-the-numbers coming-of-age flick coupled to a standard-issue, May-December arthouse romance -- Lone Scherfig's An Education does include an obvious breakout performance by British newcomer Carey Mulligan.

Seemingly doomed to failure, the secret talks were held against a backdrop of terrorism, spying, blackmail, and escalating unrest.

It seems a little mind-boggling that the horrible reign of apartheid in South Africa came to an end in clandestine meetings held at a British estate.

"A nation teeters on the brink of civil war in this real-life political thriller about the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa and the release of Nelson Mandela.

Dana and Hart Perry's documentary about the suicide of their 15-year-old son will be shown July 25 at noon at Bantam Cinema in Litchfield, with the directors in attendance.

TALK TO ME a ' Don Cheadle proves his merit again in this true drama about Petey Greene, an ex-convict who welcomes controversy as a 1960s radio personality in Washington, D.C. The station's program director does his best to shield Greene from possible interference.