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Brookline's Top Ten Movies: Jan. 16 - 22

The top ten movies rented from Brookline MovieWorks in the last week. What was your favorite flick this week?

Wondering what's out and what's hot in movies this week? Here are the top ten great flicks Brookline's rented from in the last week.

  1. Moneyball
    Rated: PG-13 Starring: Brad PittJonah HillPhilip Seymour HoffmanRobin Wright PennStephen Bishop
  2. Ides of March
    Rated: R Starring: Ryan GoslingGeorge ClooneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanPaul GiamattiMarisa Tomei
  3. The Help
    Rated: PG-13 Starring: Viola DavisBryce Dallas HowardOctavia L. SpencerEmma StoneJessica Chastain
  4. The Debt 
    Rated: R Starring: Helen MirrenSam WorthingtonJessica ChastainJesper ChristensenMarton Csokas
  5. Contagion
    Rated: PG-13 Starring: Marion CotillardMatt DamonLaurence FishburneJude LawKate Winslet
  6. Midnight in Paris
    Rated: PG-13 Starring: Owen WilsonMarion CotillardRachel McAdamsKathy BatesCarla Bruni-Sarkozy
  7. Killer Elite
    Rated: R Starring: Jason StathamClive OwenRobert De NiroYvonne StrahovskiDominic Purcell
  8. The Tree of Life
    Rated: PG-13 Starring: Brad PittSean PennJessica ChastainFiona ShawHunter McCracken
  9. Abduction
    Rated: PG-13 Starring: Taylor LautnerAlfred MolinaAntonique SmithMaria BelloJason Isaacs
  10. Bridesmaids
    Rated: R Starring: Kristen WiigMaya RudolphRose ByrneWendi McLendon-CoveyEllie Kemper

New This Week: 50/50, Paranormal Activity 3,Real Steel, The Whistleblower

Staff Pick: "Eames: The Architect & the Painter." Also aired on PBS and arrated by James Franco, it's a great documentary about Charles Eames and wife Ray. They were responsible for a plywood chair design that is immediately recognizable, particularly to baby boomers. Interesting people, but more to the point, it shows how great design becomes integral to everyday life for millions (ring any bells, ?)

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