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January 6

District 9

Synopsis

Director Neill Blomkamp teams with producer Peter Jackson for this tale of extraterrestrial refugees stuck in contemporary South Africa. It's been 28 years since the aliens made first contact, but there was never any attack from the skies......

Starring

Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka

January 13

500 Days of Summer

Synopsis

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star in director Marc Webb's wry, nonlinear romantic comedy about a man who falls head over heels for a woman who doesn't believe in love....

Starring

Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly, Matthew Gray Gubler

January 20

Angels and Demons

Synopsis

Angels and Demons re-teams director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code....

Starring

Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco Favino

January 27

Public Enemy

Synopsis

Based on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43, director Michael Mann's sprawling historical crime drama follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis

Starring

Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi

February 3

In Bruges

Synopsis

Having just carried out a particularly difficult hit in London, two hitmen seek shelter in Bruges, Belgium, only to find their views on life and death permanently altered by their interactions with the locals, the tourists, and a film crew....

Starring

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Renier

February 10

Away We Go

Synopsis

When slacker thirtysomething couple Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) discover that his parents are moving overseas, the duo -- who expect their first child in a few months -- set off on a cross-country tour to figure out where they are.

Starring

John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney

February 17

Quantum of Solace

Synopsis

A devastating betrayal sends James Bond from Australia to Italy and South America on a mission of vengeance that pits the suave super-spy against a powerful businessman with diabolical intentions

Starring

Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini

February 24

End Game

Synopsis

Vantage Point director Pete Travis turns his attention from high-profile political assassinations to the high-risk talks that ushered in the end of apartheid while securing the release of Nelson Mandela in this historical drama starring William Hurt

Starring

William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Clarke Peters

March 3

Blind Side

Synopsis

Taken in by a well-to-do family and offered a second chance at life, a homeless teen grows to become the star athlete projected to be the first pick at the NFL draft in this sports-themed comedy drama inspired by author Michael Lewis' best-seller.

Starring

Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron

 

March 10
The Informant
A rising star in the agricultural industry suddenly turns whistleblower in hopes of gaining a lucrative promotion and becoming a hero of the common people, inadvertently revealing his penchant for helping himself to the corporate coffers and ultimately threatening to derail the very investigation he helped to launch in this offbeat comedy from Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh <http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/personDetails/99154> . Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon <http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/personDetails/14857> ) was fast rising through the ranks at agri-industry powerhouse Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) when he became savvy to the company's multinational price-fixing conspiracy, and decided to turn evidence for the FBI

March 17
Up In The Air


March 24
A Serious Man a Coen Brothers film
Normal 0 0 1 28 165 1 1 202 11.0 0 0 0 A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him because his inept brother won't move out of the house

March 31
Men Who Stare At Goats
Normal 0 0 1 57 325 2 1 399 11.0 0 0 0   A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends.

April 7
Blind Side

Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.


 

 

Announcements

BYC Membership Growth Contest

From now until September 30, recruit a new club member and be entered to WIN A DINNER for you and your new member(s)!
(New members must join for the balance of this year and next year.)
Email Paul Moore, Club Manager at info@byc.ca if you have questions.
Thank you for your help in growing our club!

The list of yacht clubs with reciprocal privileges has been updated for 2010.

CORRECTION
Full & By Brief
The calendar of races on the back cover of the August issue announces a Sailboat open regatta on September 11. It should be announcing a Sailboard Open Regatta.
We apologize for the confusion. August issue now available on line.

Upcoming Events

Fri Sep 10
100 Mile Race
Fri Sep 10 @06:30 -
Sentimental Journey
Sat Sep 11
BYC Sailboard Open Regatta
Sat Sep 18
Singlehanded Keelboat Race
Sun Sep 19
Queen's Park Race - ILD
Fri Sep 24 @07:00 -
Oktoberfest Party
Sat Sep 25
BYC Club Championships
Sat Oct 02
20 Mile Trophy Race - ILD

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