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Some releases may not be showing locally this week.
127 HOURS (R) Academy Award
winner Danny Boyle’s newest film is
based on the true story of mountain
climber Aron Ralston (the increasingly
interesting James Franco), who resorts
to doing anything to survive after he is
trapped under a boulder. For five days,
he lies trapped before summoning the
courage and will to scale a 65-toot wall
and hike eight miles to be rescued.
Think Cast A way except James Franco
a lot more desperate than Tom Hanks.
With Lizzy Caplan, Kate Mara. Amber
Tambtyn and Treat Williams.
AFTERSHOCK (NR) This Chinese
Jomestic smash (it is China* highest
grossing locally made film) chronicles
’he 1976 earthquake in Tangshan
hat claimed 240,000 lives. Director
Xiaogang Feng has won several inter
national awards, including one from the
Venice Film Festival, for his features
A Sign. A World Without Th/eves. The
Banquet and Assembly Aftershock is
the first major commercial IMAX lilm
shot outside of the United States The
lilm is also the official Chinese admis
sion for the Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film.
BOOGIE NIGHTS (R) 1997
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson
proved he had the touch with this
Oscar-nominated dramedy sel during
the rise and tail of 70s pornography
Eddie Adams (Mark Wahiberg) uses
his natural gift to transform into Dirk
Diggter. But the birth of the home video
industry quickly sounded the death
knell for the big-screen porn.
CATFISH (PG-13) After Nev Schulman
has one of his photographs printed in
77* New Ybrk Times, the 20-something
New Yorker receives a painting in the
m*. Soon, he strikes up a Facebook
tnenasntp wen me parraer, etgre-year-
oid Abby, and her family, including
her mom, Angela, and older sister,
Meg*. Eventually, Nev begins ‘dat
ing* Meg* via texts, Facebook and
phone calls. One night Nev, his brother.
Ariel, and far pal Henry begin to
wonder it something else is going on
wift Megan The trio decides to travel
to Michig* to gel some answers.
Everyone, including fte audience, is
surprised by wbtoftey find.
COLO FMEY (NR) 2006. This
Norwegian horror import sounds like
a perfectly chilly way to prepare for the
upcoming Halloween. Five friends on
a snowboarding vacation are forced
to take shelter in an abandoned hotel
(hope it* not the Overlook) after one of
them breaks a leg. Unfortunately, there
is no more room at this inn. in which
a psychopathic someone else already
lives. Winner of two Amandas (Best
Actress and Public Choice Award) as
well as a nomination for the Amanda
lor Best Film.
THE COMPANY MEN (R) TV mega-
producer John Wells (‘ER.* ‘The West
Wing’) makes his feature film debut
with this timely drama Three men—
Bobby Walker. Gene McClary and
Phil Woodward (Oscar winners Ben
Affleck. Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee
Jones)—deal with losing their jobs in
the present recession and the effects
on their wives, lives and communities.
Talk about a cast. Besides the three
stars. Kevin Costner, Craig T. Nelson,
Maria Bello and Rosemarie Dewitt are
also Company Men
CONVICTION (R)Single mother Betty
Anne Waters (two-time Academy Award
winner Hilary Swank) puts herself
through law school in order to get her
brother* (Sam Rockwell) wrongful con
viction for murder overturned It* hard
to tell from the trailer whether or not
this inspirational, based on a true story
drama—starring one multiple Oscar
winner and several Oscar nominees.
DUE DATE (R) After the big-time
breakthrough of The Hangover, direc
tor Todd Phillips (Road Trif/f returns
with this comedy about a soon-to-be
(after, Peter Highman (Robert Downey.
Jr ), vrfw must hitch a ride with
aspiring actor, Eft* Tremblay (Zack
GaHfaktes), if he wants to make it to
his child's birft on time. Something
feels * in the trailer tor this seem
ingly funny comedyVift Michelle
Monaghan, Juliette Lewis, Darary
McBride, Jamie Foxx, RZA and Alan
Alton.
EASY A (PG-13) This second movie
from director WHi Gluck and first-time
feature writer Bert V. Royal accom
plishes a rare teat for teen-aimed tunny
flicks. It starts with a tun concept (hat
it treats respectfully and with genuine
humor in a tightly written script good.
enough to attract a talented cast fa
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■mI hfei (R) 7:00 (Th. 11/4)
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includes Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci,
Patricia Clarkson. Thomas Haden
Church. Lisa Kudrow and Malcolm
MrnrMioll
EAT PRAY LOVE (PG-13) In this
adaptation of the bestseller, Julia
Roberts stars as Elizabeth Gilbert, who
changes her life after a painful divorce
by traveling the world The involvement
of ’Nip/Tuck’ and ’Glee’ creator Ryan
Murphy, whose only feature credit
was the disappointing Running with
Scissors, is surprising. Eat Pray Love
does not seem like the boundary
pushing TV auteur* thing
FAIR GAME (PG-13) Doug Liman
(The Bourne Identity) directs this drama
based on the government* outing of
CIA Operative Valerie Plame. Naomi
Watts stars as Plame, whose identity
was leaked while investigating WMOs
in Iraq after her husband. Joseph
Wilson (Sean Penn), wrote a 2003 New
York Times op-ed piece critical of the
Bush administration. With Ty Burrell
(so funny on "Modern Family'). Bruce
McGill (you'll know him when you see
him). Sam Shepard and Brooke Smith
(the awesome reality TV satire Series 7:
The Contenders).
FLOW (NR) 2006. Irena Salina docu
ments the world* need and dwindling
supply of water in Flow: For Love of
Water Apparently, what we thought to
be a natural resource now belongs to a
handful of multinational corporations.
This Sundance Film Festival Grand
Jury Prize nominee won the Festival
Award for Best Documentary from the
Vail Film Festival.
FOR COLORED GIRLS (R) He*
baa-ack. Tyler Perry returns, and he*
brought his Why Did I Get Married
star Janet Jackson wfft him. The lives
of several black worn* intersect at a
12-stop program in Pery* first adapta
tion ot someone else* work (Ntanke
Shange* 1975 ptoy, For Coiored Girts
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the Rainbow Is Fnuf}. If mighl be inter
esting to see how (if) Perry converts
Shangi* 20-poem skudure into a
cohesive piot-drfai movie. WftAnika
now Hose, wnoopt bowuerg, snanoie
Newton, Loreii Devine, Kimberly Elise,
Ptiyflcia Rashad and Macy Gray
FNEAMMQMCS (PG-13)
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nowhere nev as enlightening or entor-
taining * fte booths) upon eftich It is
based. The most intriguing aspect of
the film is its high-concept construc
tion. As a whole, fte him is interesting,
but its pans can disappoint..
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HOUNTTS HPT (R) 2009. The cm-
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(it* not quite his fag), asks and
his lucrative practice to drive a forklift.
Famous French newscaster Marie Lelay
(Cecile De France. High Tension) expe
riences a near-death experience after
a freak tsunami. A poor London lad.
Marcus, loses his twin brother, Jason.
The lives of these three people eventu
ally intertwine.
HOWL (NR) The increasingly impres
sive James Franco stars as Beat poet
Allen Ginsberg, whose poem. ’Howl,'
led to an obscenity trial in 1957
Two-time Academy Award winner Rob
Epstein (The Times ot Harvey Milk.
Common Threads: Stories from the
Quilt, and The Celluloid Closet) and
Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet)
direct their first fiction feature with this
combination of live-action and anima
tion. Sounds like a cool film. *
INCEPTION (PG-13) Mysterious thief
Dorn Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a
mastermind at stealing from your mind.
He and his team will forge your dream-
scape. infiltrate it and extract whatever
valuable secrets you are trying to hide
A perfect summer blockbuster that is
also an Oscar contender (for set design
and cinematography), the thritlingly
original Inception is the cinematic
equivalent ot an intelligent, bestselling
beach-read, well written enough to
aspire higher but entertaining enough
for mass appeal.
INHALE (NR) A young girl (Mia
Stallard) needs a double lung trans
plant. leading her parents. Paul and
Diane Stanton (Dermot Mulroney and
Diane Kruger), to travel to Juarez.
Mexico, where their ethical boundar
ies will be tested. Icelandic director,
seven-time GM| Award winner Baltasar
Komtekur, is admired tor his 101
Reykjavik and 77* Set not so much
tor Ms English tenguqe debut, 2005*
A Lithe Trip k) Heaven
MMDEJQ9 (PG-13) Charles
Ferguson his Oscar nominated
Iraq War doc. Mo End in Sight,** ,
one of 2007* best most insigMIuf
fUrre--returns wift a comprehensive
look at fta 2006 fane* m*down in
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(PG-13) A depress* teenager (Kek
GHchrisf, fte son from "TNa United
States of ton*) chocks into * adult
psychiatric ward, bstrindtog ont nut-
tor (Zack GaMM*) a* spartonga
romance wift *ofhsr (Emma Roberts)
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Ryan Fleck (Halt Atotoonand Stop*
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and starred in an Off-Broadway
production of the Bob Glaudino play.
Limo driver Jack (Hoffman) goes on a
blind date with Or. Bob* Funeral Home
employee Connie (Amy Ryan); while
the relationship of another working
class couple. Clyde and Lucy (John
Ortiz and Daphne Rubin-Vega), hits a
rough patch. Hoffman. Ortiz and Rubin-
Vega all reprise their roles from the
stage production.
THE LAST EXORCISM (PG-13)
Director Daniel Stamm* film, written by
Huck Botko and Andrew Gariand. may
be horror's most successful example of
how to take a documentary. The hook
is ingenious. Former child minister
and exorcist Cotton Marcus (Patrick
Fabian) wishes to prove exorcism to
be a sham. Enlisting a pair of docu- *
mentarians. he takes on one last case.
16-year-old Nell Sweetzer (Ashley
Bell). After the death of Nell's mom.
her father. Louis (Louis Herthum),
withdrew into fundamentalism,
homeschooling his daughter and son,
Caleb (Caleb Landry Jones), on their
isolated Louisiana farm. Now livestock
are being killed, and Nell* clothes are
bloody. What else is a fundamentalist
farmer to tnink other than his daughter
is possessed?
l EGENO OF THE GUARDIANS:
THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG)
300 director Zack Snyder was made
for 30 animation, and Legend of the
Guardians: The Owis ofGaHooie
proves it. Unfortunately, fte film, based
on the first ftree books in Kaftryn
Lasky* bestselling children* series (I
made it through one and almost a half
of fte short books), feels rush* and
McNairy, In Search of a Midnight Kiss).
must help tourist Samantha Wynden
(Whitney Able, AH the Boys Love
Mandy Land) find the safety offer* by
fte U.S. border. Gareth Edwards wrote,
direct* and shot this buzz-inducing
genre flick; the visual effects whiz com
pleted the FX on his laptop. Sounds
like Escape from District 9. I’m in.
MY TEHRAN FOR SALE (NR) 2009
Terminally ill actress Marzieh (Marzieh
Vafamehr) recounts her life while seek
ing political asylum through an unsym
pathetic government official. An artist
fore* underground by the repressive
Iranian regime. Marzieh meets an
Iranian-born Australian, Saman (Amir
Chegini), who promises her a new life
together in Adelaide. My Tehran for
Sate is the first feature by poet-turn*
filmmaker Granaz Moussavi.
THE NIGHT OF TRUTH (NR) 2004
Mirroring the political strife and geno
cide in contemporary Sub-Saharan
Africa, this film opens as preparations
are being made to end a decade of civil
war in a fictitious West African country
Part of the Global Lens Film Series
NOWHERE BOY (R) From his child
hood in L : /erpool with his Aunt Mimi
(Kristin Scott Thomas) and estranged
mother (Anne-Marie Duff) to the found
ing of the Quarrymen. the early life
of John Lennon is chronicled in this
biopic. In the pivotal lead role. Aaron
Johnson will show whether he can do
anything besides Kick-Ass. The feature
debut of director Sam Taylor Wood
was nominated for two BAFTAs With
Thomas Sangster (Love Actually} and
David “That* not Liam Neeson, is it?*
Morrissey.
THE OTHER GUYS (PG 13) The
newest comedy from star Ferrell and
his Funny or Die partner, writer-director
Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega
Nights, Step Brother*}, The Other Guys
has a more singular focus th* fte test
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