 | September 17, 2010 | Everywhere
9 Movies We Want to See This Month
We Pick September's Best Films
 | | ’Tis the season for fashion, football, and friggin’ awesome movies. All you need to select is the snack. Heartbreaker
Pepto for the usual nausea-inducing rom com, this foreign flick (and Tribeca success) is director Pascal Chaumeil’s debut feature. A charming Frenchman and his sister run a business designed to break up unhappy couples; conflict arises when a job requires him to break his own rules. Our take: Any film that pays homage to Dirty Dancing and ’80s power duo Wham is a must-see.
It’s like: The anti-Hitch. In French.
Take your: Date (see how he/she does with subtitles).
Premiered: September 10 Buried
Claustrophiliacs, rejoice. Ditching his trademark endearing sarcasm, Ryan Reynolds plays a contractor in Iraq who gets attacked and awakens to find himself trapped inside a coffin with just a cell phone and lighter. Note: We want to find out where you get cell service six feet under when we can’t get one single bar in some corners of our office.
It’s like: Hitchcock thriller Vertigo with a dash of Vacancy (Nimród Antal).
Take your: Shovel — and someone to hold your hand.
Premieres: September 24 Never Let Me Go
Mark Romanek’s dystopian, festival-hopping (London, Telluride, Toronto) film adaptation stars leading lovelies Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan. The renowned music video director uses stunning cinematography to tell a layered story about a British boarding school where things aren’t what they seem. The book broke our hearts, and the movie does it justice.
It’s like: Atonement with a hint of The Island.
Take your: Mom. And tissues.
Premiered: Last Wednesday Enter the Void
Argentine Gaspar Noé’s (Irreversible, I Stand Alone) self-described “psychedelic melodrama” is just the thrill we’re seeking. The frenetic story line (intricate steady-cam shots and hypnotic beats) follows a drug dealer from his death in Japan through his afterlife quest to watch over his sister. Premiering at Cannes more than a year ago, the film flowed through last year’s festival circuit, though never in its entirety.
It’s like: 2001: a Space Odyssey meets Requiem for a Dream.
Take your: Art house, indie-loving film school pals.
Premieres: September 24 For the rest of this month’s cinematic selections, check out our slide show. Photo: Courtesy of IFC Films  | 
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Tic Tac® and CancerCare’s Shake, Share & Care Campaign
What: Post an act of caring (anything you’ve done recently for someone affected by cancer) on the Tic Tac facebook page, and the brand will donate $5 to CancerCare, up to $100,000*. Look for the limited-edition Pink Grapefruit flavor Tic Tac® with the CancerCare logo thru Oct.
Why: Proceeds help provide free professional support services to anyone affected by cancer, including caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved.
When: Thru Nov. 24.
Where: Online at facebook.com/tictacusa.
*Only one donation to CancerCare per person, per act of caring. Minimum guaranteed donation of $25,000 to CancerCare. Donation capped at $100,000.
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