AIDA (La Scala)

The Tropic's new opera season opens with the splendor of La Scala‘s production of L’Aida, directed and set-designed by the legendary Franco Zeffirelli. In 1872 Giuseppe Verdi himself presented his masterpiece L’Aida for the first time in Europe at La Scala. Share the experience of the opera's 135th anniversary return to the La Scala stage.

LUST, CAUTION

Winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, Lust, Caution combines sex (it's rated NC-17, the notch below -- or above, depending on your viewpoint -- R), fabulous cinematography that powerfully evokes Shanghai in the 1940's, and a sinister noir plot involving secret agents and double-dealing.

DELIRIOUS

Tom DiCillo, who cut his teeth as Jim Jarmuch's cinematographer, joins everyone's favorite quirky hero Steve Buscemi to bring us DELIRIOUS, about a paparazzo's obsessive quest for that one perfect picture that will make his career. It's a sharp, comic spoof about the crazy pursuit of fame.

I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH

Ready for a hooting good time? Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm) wrote, directed and stars in this poignant and humorous look at a man in search of a soul mate.

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson) stars in a heartfelt comedy about a loveable introvert named Lars whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of solitude, he invites a girl he met on the internet to visit him, but she's a life-size doll, not a real person.

LIONS FOR LAMBS

An all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and Robert Redford dominant this thoughtful exploration of apathy and commitment in modern America. "'Wake up, America!' That’s the fervent call to action in Lions for Lambs, a well-intentioned and often nervy critique of America’s current complacency during a time of war," says the Austin Chronicle.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON

In the Shadow of the Moon brings together for the first--and possibly the last--time the surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the Moon, and allows them to tell their story in their own words. This riveting first-hand testimony is interwoven with visually stunning archival material that has been remastered from the original NASA film footage--much of it never used before.