Conviction (2010)

Name: Conviction
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Released: 2010

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

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Argo (2012)

Directed by Ben Affleck

…newbies Mark (Christopher Denham, "Shutter Island") and Cora Lijek (Clea DuVall, "Zodiac," "Conviction") out of the mayhem.

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Others get a little more meat, particularly welcome addition Clea DuVall (2010's " Conviction ") as Cora Lijek, one of the entrapped Americans; John Goodman (2011's " Red State ") as Savini-esque make-up man John Chambers, and Alan Arkin (2011's " The Change-Up "), delivering one particularly truthful moment as movie producer Lester Siegel, who has accepted but regrets the semi-estranged relationship he shares with his grown daughterslike Mendez in the film's present, a byproduct of choosing his job over being a parent who is always around for his kids.

Dust Input Man

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The Mechanic (2011)

Directed by Simon West

This has been a banner year for Goldwyn, who also directed the film “Conviction,” a film I greatly enjoyed.

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Just Go with It (2011)

Directed by Dennis Dugan

Bailee Madison (2010's " Conviction ") steals her scenes as the theatrical young Maggie, her British accent put-on never failing to rustle up laughs.

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