More screening news from our LA writers Nancy and Bart Mills:
Following his success with the uber-macho The Unit, acclaimed playwright David Mamet further explores limits of maleness in the new movie Redbelt.  Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (at left), the drama is set in the world of martial arts but goes far beyond it to take in Los Angeles' sleazy underworld and a hokey reality show.  Ejiofor, fresh from his award-winning performance as Othello in London, stars as a man of many moves on the mat and firm principles in life. As typical for a movie written and directed by Mamet, game-playing provides plenty of plot twists and turns.  Emily Mortimer, who recently co-starred in Lars and the Real Girl and will be back next year as Inspector Clouseau's secretary in Steve Martin's next Pink Panther outing, plays Ejiofor's vulnerable attorney.  Unit fans should look for Max Martini and Mamet's wife Rebecca Pidgeon in supporting roles.

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