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ANNAPOLIS (PG-13) In the most in*
voiving game ol 'Name that Hollywood
Military Clichfi’ since Aces Iron Eagle
III, Annapolis, the uplifting nvets-
to-dress whites story of a shipyard
worker (James Franco. Tristan &
Isolde) attending the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, steals from every patriotic
him that is its better (Carmtke). Ends
Thursday (Beechwood)
BIG (PG) 1988 Before becoming the
second coming of Jimmy Stewart.
Tom Hanks first 'big* role came in
P^nrty Marshall’s fantasy about Josh a
boy whose wish to grow up overnight
comes true Ostensibly about keeping .
ones youth in the face of dream-crush-
mg adulthood, the bittersweet B<g was
one 1968s most successful films,
earning Hanks the first of his live Best
Actor nominations Shows Friday. 2] 10
& Saturday, Z11 (Tate)
BtG MOMMA’S HOUSE 2 (PG-13)
House 2. in which Lawrence's Agent
Malcolm Turner again dons the fat suit,
pearls, and wig to crack is ready to
cot'apse betcre construction begins
Bitten by the nanny bug. Malcolm/ Big
Momma vacuums with a leal blower,
bathes the family dog in Chanel No
5. and grows tond ol his/her little
charges It's hard to believe people will
spend millions on a retread comedy,
starring a certitied loon, that couldn't
make a laugh track er, laugh, yet
'Arrested Development' cant get...
(sigh) arrested (Beechwood Carmike,
Highway 17 Theatres)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (R) Ang
Lees latest is the most heartrendmgly
true account ol constant love, found
and lost, to be released since I’ve had
this gig Two modem cowboys (Heath
Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal) spend the
summer of ‘63 on 8rokeback Mountain,
where their masculine bond is smelted
into one of sex and litelong devo
tion Brokeback ebbs and Hows with
complicated emotions and people (not
characters; note the distinction). With
its lustful ogtmg of Americans wide
open spaces and hottest young talents.
Brokeback grabs the reins ol wild
poignancy, lidding on well past the
requisite eight seconds Four Golden
Globes and eight Oscar nominations
(Beechwood. Carmike)
BROTHER OUTSIDER: THE LIFE
OF BAYARD RUSIN (NR) 2003 This
documentary about Bayard Rustin,
organizer of the 1963 March on
Washington, showcases the activist s
tireless struggle lor peace, racial equal
ity, economic justice and human rights
The film, directed by Nancy D Kales
and Bennett Singer wen awards horn
several prominent Gay and Lesbian
organizations, including GLAAD, and
festivals held in Los Angeles. San
Francisco, Philadelphia and flew York
This screening is sponsored by the
LGBT Resource Center and the Atncan
American Cultural Center Shews
Wednesday. 2/15 (Student Learning
Center)
CAPOTE (R) The one praise I’m sure
you've heard about this film detailing
the writing of Truman Capote's shock
ing. provocative American classic. In
Cold Blood, involves Philip Seymour
Hoffman's rich, Oscar-nominafed
turn as the author-tumed-caricature.
However, the him itself is exceptional
(Beechwood)
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 (PG)
The Bakers (Steve Martin and Bonnie
Hunt) and their dozen return to take
on the Murtaughs (Eugene Levy and
Carmen Electra) in some summer
camp action Props to director Adam
Shankman, who now stands in rare
company as the fashioner ol two
of 2005's worst lilms: this and The
Pacifier (Georgia Square 5)
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:
THE LION. THE WITCH AND THE
WARDROBE (PG)CS Lewis 'Lord
ol the Rings. Junior,* is the tale of
the four Pevensie children who. after
venturing into a magical wardrobe, ally
themselves with the brave, anthropo
morphic lion Aslan (voiced by Liam
Neeson) in his oo#er struggle with the
White Witch (Tilda Swinton) Lovely
performances from the youthful quartet
highlight this epic children's movie, yet
Lewis’ Christian allegory smells musty
compared to (he eternally fresh appli
cability ol Tolkien (Carmike)
CHICKEN LITTLE (G) Picking up after
poor Chicken Little's life began spiral
ing downhill - the ‘sky is falling* inci
dent—Little (Zack Braff) is thrust into
the herald spotlight, warning against
an impending alien invasion Thetilm
barely registers, no matter how hard it
bops the audience on the head Starts
Friday (Georgia Square 5)
THE COLOR PURPLE (PG-13) 1985
Steven Spielbergs first ‘serious’ him
is based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel chronicling the
lough life of Celie. an African-American
woman struggling through the
early 20th century As the adult Celie.
Whoopi Goldberg is toined by Danny
Glover as her abusive husband and
Oprah Winfrey in her lust film Shows
Wednesday, 2/15 (Tale)
CURIOUS GEORGE (G) With tradi
tional. hand-drawn animation that ap
pears quite pihlul beside today s com
puter crowd, the curious little monkey's
big-screen debut might be less bright
than h;s keeper's yellow hat However,
it the voice work by Will Ferrell. Drew
Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy,
Joan Plowright and Dick Van Dyke is
stellar, I might be convinced to forgive
the creaky drawings and the Jack
Johnson soundtrack Opens Friday
(Beechwood. Carmike)
EL CABALLO (NR) 2000 Dealing with
the complex issues ol wild horses, the
award-winning film El Caballo• The
Wild Horses ol North America looks at
animals that, fhough projected by the
1971 Free-Roaming Wild Horse and
Burro Act. are dragged away by the
thousands from public lands so as not
to compete with domestic livestock.
This screening, part ol the Speak Out
for Species' ‘Through Other Eyes* film
festival, will be followed by a discus
sion led by Jessica Gullett Shows
Monday. 2/13 (Student Learning
Center)
END OF THE SPEAR (PG-13)
Although this preachy account of fhe
conversion of the Waodam. a violent
Amazonian people responsible tor the
deaths ol five missionaries in 1956,
wishes to even-handediy depict its na
tive protagonists. Christian hegemony
constantly obstructs Spear's path No
matter how positively the film intends
its native rendering, the culture ot tribal
leader Mincayam (Louie Lombardo) is
constantly invalidated by a heathen
ish need—later termed desire—tor
pacification. (Carmike); Ends Thursday
(Beechwood)
ELECTION (R) 1999 Though their
abortion dramedy. Crtizen Ruth, gained
th$m a modicum of respect, it was
1999's Election where the satiric talents
ot director Alexander Payne (About
Schmidt. Sideways) and steady writ
ing partner Jim Taylor truly grabbed
America's attention My personal acting
whipping boy. Matthew Broderick,
delivers his finest performance as
vindictive teacher. Jim McAllister, who
does everything in his power to thwart
the political ambitions of overachiever
Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) Few
hJms capture the cutthroat atmosphere
ot American politics as well as this
darkly black, high school-set comedy
Payne and Taylor's script was nomi
nated for the Academy Award for Best
Adapted Screenplay. Also starring
Chns Klein (Anwican Pie) Shows
Thursday. 2/9 (Tate)
THE FAMILY STONE (PG 13)
Wnier-director Thomas Bezucha mis
takenly imbues the Stones with too few
redemptive behaviors By the time he
wraps his vinegary Christmas whine
in a melodramatically colorful bow. the
tears—crocodile—should be (lowing
Starring Sarah Jessica Parker Ends
Thursday (Georgia Square 5)
FINAL DESTINATION 3 (R) Original
director and writers. James Wong and
Glen Morgan, respectively, return for
Death s Fm3l hurrah The survivors of a
fatal roller-coaster accident, including
Si, Highs Mary Elizabeth Winstead
and Ryan Mernman, both ot The Ring
2. race time to stop Death from taking
care of a lew loose ends, namely them
As tar as recent teen slasher pics go.
the Final Destination flicks have had
gory tun playing with their imaginative
premise Final Destination 3 will have
my support so long as its methods of
killing are fresh and brutal Judging
from the sword-swingmg trails and the
R-rating, they should be Opens Friday
(Beechwood, Carmike)
FIREWALL (PG-13) Security special
ist Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is
forced to break into the bank he's pro
tecting in order to keep his kidnapped
family (including Virginia Madsen)
alive Threatening Stanfield is Bill
Cox, a mastermind nattily portrayed by
Paul Beftany The master of patriarchal
protection. Ford should just get it over
w’th and costar with Jodie Foster, the
mama of macho mothers, in a Hick
where they play a married couple that
must save their kids Horn the dastardly
criminals holding them hostage on a
space station designed by Foster and
defended by a system only Ford can
crack Like Der Bmgle asked, ‘I can
dream, cam IT* Firewall is directed by
Richard Loncraine (Wimbledon) Opens
Friday (Beechwood. Carmike)
GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' (R) Curtis
‘50 Cent* Jackson may not be much ol
an actor, but his movie star credentials
(he's engaging, likable and extremely
ripped) are solid Director Jim Sheridan
(In America. My Left Foot) pulls every
bit of angst and pathos out of 50 If only
the Him as strapping as 50's truthful
performance and Sheridan's^ sensible di
rection Get Rich dies trying to squeeze
50’s life info a morality play about good,
evil and necessary evil Shows Friday.
2/10-Sunday. 2/12 (Tale)
GLORY (R) 1989. Edward (The Last
Samurai) Zwick's account of the
Massachusetts 54th Regiment is pow
ered by three ol Hollywood's most pow
erful African-American actors—Denzel
Washington. Morgan Freeman and
Andre Braugher—and nearly undone
by its white leads. Matthew Broderick
and Cary Elwes The most poorly rated
film ol all-Hme (its R-rating means
many history classes cannot view this
near-perfect film), Glory deserves every
accolade hurled its way, and many that
never will be (cough, cough... Best
Picture). Shows Wednesday. 2/8 (Tate)
GLORY ROAD (PG) Disney and pro
ducer Jerry Bruckheimer travel down
that against-all-odds sports road as
Coach Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) takes
his Texas Western Miners to the NCAA
national championship game against
Kentucky First-time feature director
James Gartner and first-time writer
Chris Cleveland create a sometimes
cartoonish. often emotionally-wrench
ing view ot race relations and the sport
that have helped alter them Ends
Thursday (Beechwood, Carmike)
HOODWINKED (PG) Another frac
tured fairy re-taie-ing, Hoodwinked
takes the simple framework of Little
Red Riding Hood and reimagines it
Rashomon-style, with the four mam
characters spinning their own tales
during an interrogation by the forest
police The sfy writing is matched
by stunning ‘plastic* animation that
resembles toys come to life Ends
Thursday (Beechwood, Carmike)
HOSTEL (R) All the sexy, naked Euro-
chicks and the drugs those three cats
bring back the hazy, hedonistic memo
ries o! my college days I just wasn't
dumb enough to come home with my
Achilles' tendons slashed, my head
lopped ott. or sans a digit or two [Glen
Dingier) Ends Thursday (Carmike)
KING KONG (PG-13) Peter Jacksons
sharply edited and paced remake of the
1933 classic is the most awe-inspiring
piece ol epic storytelling seen in many
a moon (Georgia Square 5)
LAST HOLIDAY (PG-13) A crowd
pleasing tale ol empowerment, based
on trie 1950 Alec Guinness film. Last
Holiday stars the regally charming
Queen Latrfah as coupon-snipping,
Lean Cuisine-eating Georgia Byrd,
who. discovering she has just weeks
to live, decides to experience life to the
fullest The inoffensive film would be
just another slushy January release, it
not for the presence ot director Wayne
Wang Ends Thursday (Carmike)
MASCULIN, FEMININ (NR) 1966
The Foreign Film Series at the Georgia
Museum ot Art is screening Jean-Luc
Godard's Masculin. I&minin 15 fails
precis, winner ol three awards at the
Berlin International Film Festival, in
cluding my tavonte, Best Feature Film
Suitable for Young People Former
French military man, Paul (Jean-Pierre
L6aud. or Truffaut’s Antoine Dome!),
becomes disillusioned with late ‘60s
Pans and its ‘children of Marx and
Coca Cola * Godard adapted Masculin.
lemimn from Ihe stones of Guy de
Maupassanf Shows Wednesday. 2/15
(GMOA)
MATCH POINT (R) See Movie Pick
(Beechwood)
NANNY McPHEE (PG) Appearing at
the door of undertaker Cedric Brown
(Colin Firth), Nanny McPhee (Emma
Thompson), face marred by a bulbous
nose, two warts, a unibrow and a
snaggletooth. promises to teach ihe
Brown children to behave Even with
such creative talent behind (screen
writer Thompson and director Kirk
Jones) and in front (a cast including
Firth, Angela Lansbury and Sir Derek
Jacobi) of the camera. McPhee isn’t the
Mary Poppins lor a new millennium
(Beechwood, Carmike)
NOTRE MUSIQUE (NR) 2004
Structured in three Danlean kingdoms
(Hell. Purgatory, and Heaven), the
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