(* indicates foreign-language film)

WEDNESDAY

2 p.m.: "Eastern Promises" (rated R, 100 minutes)

Thriller about organized crime in Eastern Europe.

5 p.m.: "Mongol"* (R, 120 minutes)

Historical epic about Genghis Kahn.

7:30 p.m.: "Honeydripper" (PG-13, 123 minutes)

Danny Glover stars in a fable about the birth of rock 'n' roll.

THURSDAY

2 p.m.: "A Mighty Heart" (R, 100 minutes)

Angelina Jolie stars as Mariane Pearl, the wife of journalist Daniel Pearl.

5 p.m.: "Control" (R, 121 minutes)

The story of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis.

7:30 p.m.: "Milarepa"* (PG, 90 minutes)

The story of the man who became Tibet's greatest saint.

DEC. 14

2 p.m.: "Reservation Road" (R, 102 minutes)

Jennifer Connelly and Joaquin Phoenix star in a drama about a fateful encounter.

5 p.m.: "Once" (R, 85 minutes)

Street musicians fall in love.

7:30 p.m.: "Starting Out in the Evening" (PG-13, 110 minutes)

Frank Langella is a novelist wooed by a grad student.

DEC. 15

2 p.m.: "Talk to Me" (R, 118 minutes)

Don Cheadle is Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr., a 1960s soul DJ.

5 p.m.: "La Vie en Rose"* (PG-13, 140 minutes)

Marion Cotillard stars in the biopic of French music legend Edith Piaf.

7:30 p.m.: "In the Shadow of the Moon" (PG, 100 minutes)

Apollo astronauts tell their moon stories.

DEC. 16

2 p.m.: "The Hoax" (R, 115 minutes)

The story behind the bogus autobiography of Howard Hughes.

5 p.m.: "Into the Wild" (R, 140 minutes)

Emile Hirsch stars in the story of a young man who sets out in the wilds of Alaska.

7:30 p.m.: "I'm Not There" (R, 135 minutes)

A kaleidoscopic Bob Dylan biopic.

DEC. 17

2 p.m.: "Gone Baby Gone" (R, 114 minutes)

Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris star in a tense drama from the author of "Mystic River."

5 p.m.: "Dan in Real Life" (PG-13, 95 minutes)

Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche and Dane Cook in a comedic love story.

7:30 p.m.: "The Walker" (R, 108 minutes)

A high-society drama based in D.C.

DEC. 18

2 p.m.: "Waitress" (PG-13, 104 minutes)

Keri Russell dreams of better tomorrows.

5 p.m.: "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (R, 117 minutes)

A jewelry store robbery goes very wrong.

7:30 p.m.: "Juno" (PG-13, 92 minutes)

Ellen Page searches for the perfect parents for her unborn child.

DEC. 19

2 p.m.: "American Gangster" (R, 157 minutes)

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are a drug lord and a cop.

5 p.m.: "The 11th Hour" (PG, 95 minutes)

Leonardo DiCaprio hosts a documentary about Earth's future.

7:30 p.m.: "The Kite Runner"* (PG-13, 122 minutes)

Friendship, betrayal and redemption in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

DEC. 20

2 p.m.: "Resurrecting the Champ" (PG-13, 111 minutes)

Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett in a tale from the world of boxing.

5 p.m.: "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (PG-13, 114 minutes)

Cate Blanchett is the queen in this historical epic.

7:30 p.m.: "The Darjeeling Limited" (R, 91 minutes)

Brothers go on a spiritual quest through India.

9:30 p.m.: "No Country for Old Men" (R, 122 minutes)

Crime thriller stars Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin.

DEC. 21

2 p.m.: "The Namesake"* (PG-13, 113 minutes)

A cross-cultural romantic dramedy from director Mira Nair.

5 p.m.: "Lust, Caution"* (NC-17 for explicit sexuality, 157 minutes)

Ang Lee's erotic espionage thriller.

7:30 p.m.: "Death at a Funeral" (R, 90 minutes)

A dysfunctional British family gathers for the patriarch's funeral.

DEC. 22

2 p.m.: "The Golden Compass" (PG-13, 137 minutes)

Fantasy adventure.

5 p.m.: "Music Within" (R, 93 minutes)

A drama about self-realization and the quest for human dignity.

7:30 p.m.: "Love in the Time of Cholera" (R, 138 minutes)

Complex love story set in Colombia.

9:30 p.m.: "King of Kong" (PG-13, 79 minutes)

Science teacher versus hot-sauce mogul for "Donkey Kong" arcade game world record.

DEC. 23

Noon: "Enchanted" (PG, 108 minutes)

Fairytale princess finds herself in the real world of New York City.

2 p.m.: "Hairspray" (PG, 94 minutes)

Plus-size teenager wants to be on a teen TV show, circa 1960s.

5 p.m.: "Lars and the Real Girl" (PG-13, 106 minutes)

A shy man has a relationship with a blow-up doll in this quirky story.

7:30 p.m.: "The Great Debaters" (Rating unavailable, 115 minutes)

An underdog debating team challenges Harvard.

DEC. 26

2 p.m.: "Lions for Lambs" (R, 88 minutes)

Complex drama with a backdrop of the war on terror.

5 p.m.: "There Will Be Blood" (R, 158 minutes)

Daniel Day-Lewis plays a self-made oil tycoon in this drama based on Sinclair Lewis' novel "Oil!"

7:30 p.m.: "The Bucket List" (PG-13, 98 minutes)

Cancer patients live their last days to their fullest.

DEC. 27

2 p.m.: "Man in the Chair" (PG-13, 107 minutes)

Christopher Plummer is a curmudgeon who mentors a volatile teen.

5 p.m.: "Grace is Gone" (PG-13, 92 minutes)

John Cusack plays a husband whose wife is serving in Iraq; he tries to connect with his two daughters on a road trip.

7:30 p.m.: "Cassandra's Dream" (PG-13, 108 minutes)

London-based thriller written and directed by Woody Allen.

DEC. 28

2 p.m.: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (Unrated, 113 minutes)

Winner of this year's Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's highest honor.

5 p.m.: "Margot at the Wedding" (R, 91 minutes)

A tale about sisters, children, husbands and lovers.

7:30 p.m.: "Atonement" (PG-13, 130 minutes)

Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan co-star in a tale about the power of love.

9:30 p.m.: "In the Valley Of Elah" (R, 124 minutes)

Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron try to unravel the mystery of a returning Iraq war vet's death.

DEC. 29

2 p.m.: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (R, 160 minutes)

Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck star in a western epic.

5 p.m.: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"* (PG-13, 112 minutes)

A story about seemingly insurmountable challenges and the essence of being human.

7:30 p.m.: "The Savages" (R, 113 minutes)

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney play siblings in a dramedy.

9:30 p.m.: "The Orphanage"* (R,100 minutes)

Gothic tale about a long-abandoned orphanage.

DEC. 30

Noon: "Ratatouille" (G, 110 minutes)

Animated tale of a gourmet-chef rat and a restaurant.