James Franco narrates the new movie on Charles and Ray Eames. “Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life — from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age — has been less widely understood.”

Opens November 18 at the IFC Center in New York City. More info at First Run Features.

A new erotic thriller from director, Steve McQueen. Hits U.S. shores in December. Starring Carry Mulligan. This movie is getting some high marks from reviewers.

Christopher Lockett and Gary Nicholson are working on a new documentary on the use and need of typewriters in the 21st century. See their project on Kickstarter.

In May of 2010, Los Angeles-based filmmakers Christopher Lockett and Gary Nicholson read an article on Wired.com about “The Last Generation Of Typewriter Repairmen.” Casual conversation over coffee about the importance of the typewriter in world history eventually turned toward the inevitable conclusion that “this would make a good documentary.”

Rapha knows how to keep us sucked into their films. The latest from the Rapha Continental side as they roll across around North America.

Landing in theatres December 23, 2011 is the new live action “The Adventure of Tintin” film. Here’s a preview trailer to enjoy…

” ‘Boys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Salt’ reveals an unsung hero and self-made man who pioneered the Bonneville Salt Flats as the Fastest Place on Earth. More than a century later, many of Ab’s speed and endurance records remain unbroken and the legacy lives on in his custom-built racing car…” Ab Jenkins.

The history of the wah wah pedal. This is excellent. “‘Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World’ tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact of the pedal on popular music and demonstrate the various ways it has been used, as well as how its evolution has improved the ability of artists to express themselves musically.”

“127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle and starring James Franco, is a film based on the story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder for nearly five days.”

“Alex Gibney  delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp) balance levity and candor with their eye-opening profile of underachieving kids incentivized to learn with cold hard cash.”

“A hyper-stylized mixture of physical violence and verbal comedy, Dogtooth is a darkly funny look at three teenagers confined to their parents’ isolated country estate and kept under strict rule and regimen — an inscrutable scenario that suggests a warped experiment in social conditioning and control. Terrorized into submission by their father, the children spend their days devising their own games and learning an invented vocabulary (a salt shaker is a “telephone,” an armchair is “the sea”) — until a trusted outsider, brought in to satisfy the son’s libidinal urges, plans the seeds of rebellion by trading VHS tapes for sexual favors.” Coming to the USA June 25th.