Brookline's Top Ten Movies: Jan. 9 - 15

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. Midnight in Paris
   Rated: PG-13 Starring: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
2. Contagion
   Rated: PG-13 Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Kate Winslet
3. The Help
   Rated: PG-13 Starring: Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia L. Spencer, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain
4. The Debt 
   Rated: R Starring: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Jesper Christensen, Marton Csokas
5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
   Rated: PG-13 Starring: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Brian Cox
6. The Guard
   Rated: R Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Rory Keenan, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot
7. Bridesmaids
   Rated: R Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper
8. Crazy Stupid Love
   Rated: PG-13 Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Emma Stone
   
9. Margin Call
   Rated: R Starring: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto
10. Colombiana
    Rated: PG-13 Starring: Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Jordi Molla, Lennie James, Amandla Stenberg

New This Week: Abduction, Ides of March

Staff Pick: under the radar title "Father of Invention" features Kevin Spacey as fresh-out-of-jail infomercial king who must balance his fall from grace with attempts at reconciliation with his daughter. Good mid-life crisis comedy with heart, and of course a very believable performance from Spacey.