Georges Bermann Movies

When a bumbling movie lover becomes magnetized while attempting to sabotage a local power plant and accidentally erases all of the videotapes in the small video store where his best friend works, the pair attempt to keep the store's loyal customer base by remaking as many of the top-renting movies as possible. Mike (Mos Def) is an employee at Be Kind Rewind, a modest mom and pop video store that is owned by Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover). Mike's best friend Jerry (Jack Black) works in an auto garage/junkyard directly adjacent to a local power plant. Lately Jerry has become increasingly paranoid about the effects that the power plant is having on his health. Convinced that he has developed a brain tumor from working in such close proximity to the power plant, Jerry attempts to sabotage the plant. Unfortunately for Jerry, his brain is magnetized in the process. The next time Jerry goes to visit Mike at Be Kind Rewind, the powerful magnetization emanating from his brain erases every videotape in the store. Now the only way for Mike and Jerry to be sure that Be Kind Rewind stays in business is to remake every film on the shelves before the customers notice. But when word gets out that Mike and Jerry have remade such Hollywood classics as Back to the Future, Robocop, The Lion King, and Rush Hour without permission, the store is threatened with copyright violations and forced to close its doors. In the aftermath of the closing, Mr. Fletcher and his employees discover just how loyal their customers really are when the entire neighborhood pools their resources to transform the junkyard into a legitimate movie studio and produce an entirely original film detailing the incredible adventures of a local jazz legend. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The second feature from director Michel Gondry (Human Nature) finds the filmmaker reteaming with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman for this off-the-wall romantic comedy. Jim Carrey stars as Joel Barish, a man who is informed that his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their relationship erased from her brain via an experimental procedure performed by Dr. Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson). Not to be outdone, Joel decides to have the same procedure done to himself. As Mierzwiak's bumbling underlings Stan (Mark Ruffalo) and Patrick (Elijah Wood) perform the operation on Joel -- over the course of an evening, in his apartment -- Joel struggles in his own mind to save the memories of Clementine from being deleted. Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, and Jane Adams also star. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Dave Dewaele and Stephen Dewaele are two brothers from Belgium who've built a career out of upending people's expectations about pop and electronic music. As 2 Many DJ's, Dave and Stephen have earned a potent reputation for their witty and bracing remixes of a wide range of artists. As Soulwax, they make music of their own that, unlike most acts in the electronic community, they can take out of the studio and perform on stage with a live rhythm section. As Night Versions, they present live remixes of Soulwax's music, blurring the lines between rock and dance music. And under the name Radio Soulwax, they take the whole multi-tiered production out on the road, performing sweat-soaked high-energy shows all around the world. Filmmaker Soam Farahmand joined the Dewaeles as Radio Soulwax set out on a global tour in 2008, playing 120 shows in the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia and Latin America, and Soulwax: Part Of The Weekend Never Dies is a documentary compiled from Farahmand's footage, capturing both the manic energy of their shows and the often maddening circumstances of the touring life. Soulwax: Part Of The Weekend Never Dies was an official selection at Toronto's 2009 Hot Docs Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Inventive Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry takes a surreal trip through the mind of an introverted but wildly creative man whose attempts to balance his colorful dreams with his stark reality are complicated by the arrival of a beautiful woman into his life. Shy Stéphane (Gael García Bernal) has returned to his childhood hometown to accept a new job. When the prospective employment offer fails to live up to expectations, however, Stéphane is at least comforted by the close bond he has formed with his creative-thinking neighbor Stéphanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg). Their blossoming romance finally awakens the sleeping confidence that the withdrawn Stéphane was previously capable of displaying only in his dreams, but Stéphane and Stéphanie find their relationship challenged when lingering insecurities prompt the smitten visionary to confront an old dilemma that can't be solved by the Science of Sleep. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Michel Gondry directed this film about a group of New York City high-school students traveling home by bus on the last day of classes. The ensemble cast of nonprofessional actors embody a number of different characters dealing with a variety of issues, including a group of bullies, a gay couple on the verge of breaking up, and a pair of girls planning a sweet-16 party. The We and the I screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi