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Chris Eyre (if you havenl seen Smoke
Signals, you should), Jim Jarmusch,
Sacheen Littleteather, Russell Means
and more.
SAW 30 (R) See Movie Pick. *
SECRETARIAT (PG) The subject or
this biopic, the 1973 Triple Crown win
ner. is made pretty obvious by the title,
but much of the focus will be on owner
Penny Chenery (Diane Lane). Director
Randall Wallace was nominated for
an Oscar for writing Braveheart before
settling in the director's chair for The
Man in the Iron Mas* and We Were
Soldiers. Scnpter Mike Rich really
knows this touchy-feely biographi
cal territory, having written Finding
Forrester, The Bookie and Radio.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG 13)
At Harvard University in 2003, a com
puter science undergrad named Mark
Zuckerberg is dumped by a student
from BU. Fueled by anger and alcohol,
he vengefully blogs about her and cre
ates a one-night-only social Zeitgeist
called Facemash.com The Social
Network may not be the best film of the
year when the calendar turns, but it will
be damn close.
STEP UP 3 (PG-13) The Step Up
crew returns, and that might not be a
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wholly terrible thing. I enjoyed the first
two dance movies. In the third, comic
relief Moose (Adam G. Sevan!) gets
left in Paris after an international dance
competition. Of course, he enters the
underground street scene just in time
for their contest, for which he enlists
some of his stateside pals.
STONE (R) Edward Norton stars as
convicted arsonist Gerald ‘Stone*
Creeson, who convinces his wife,
Lucetta (Milla Jovovich), to seduce
his soon-to-retire parole officer. Jack
Mabry (Robert De Niro), 3S part of his
plan to get released. Even with Norton’s
The Painted Veil director, John Curran,
and the writer of Junebug, Angus
MacLachlan, on board, this B-movie
thriller sounds like something that typi
cally airs late on premium cable. With
Frances Conroy (‘Six Feet Under*) as
another put-upon wife.
THE TOWN (R) Ben Affleck’s second
directorial effort (this one based off
a tough Bostonian novel by Chuck
Hogan rather than Dennis Lehane) is a
very good film. Terrific performances
(though Hamm is a bit stiff and too
chivalrous for a G-douche) ana tremen
dous direction from Affleck (he obvi
ously paid attention during the filming
of Reindeer Games with the legendary
John Frankenheimer) highlight the best
film Hollywood has offered to mature
adults in months.
TOY STORY 9 (G) Toy Story 3 lacks
the emotional heft (though parents
of youngsters best bring the tissues)
of recent Pixar masterpieces, but is
every bit the satisfying curtain call for
Andy's toys.
YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK
STRANGER (R) Woody Alien* first
movie since he left New York for
London, You Will Meet... concerns the
marital woes of two couples: writer Roy
(Josh Brolin) and Sally (Naomi Watts)
and Sally's parents, Alfie (Anthony
Hopkins) and Helena (Gemma Jones).
Roy, having trouble getting his novel
published, starts flirting with the girl
next door, Dia (Freida Pinto). Sally has
a crush on handsome gallery owner
Greg (Antonio Banderas). After getting
divorced. Alfie has a new love, escort/
actress Charmaine (Lucy Punch).
Helena has started visiting a psychic
named Crista) (Pauline Collins). I think
Allen envisioned a romantic comedy,
but it's not very funny.
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SAW IT ALL BEFORE
SAW 3D (R) Oh, what a difference five years
and six sequels make. It seems like only yes
terday that the first Saw was breathing new
death into the horror genre. Naturally, one
cannot expect J'gsaw to still be getting the
same sort of fulfillment out of his games as he
did during his rookie outing. The sort of series
decay displayed by the Saw franchise is pretty
much in line with its genre forebears.
So it is that Saw 3D (AKA Saw \/II) con
tinues the vengeful games devised by angry
policeman Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor).'
His latest target is a two-fen Jigsaw's widow,
Jill Tuck (Betsy Russell), and an unmemorable
IA officer played by an actor who combines
Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey and
Ryan Gosling into the missing Dillon brother
(his name's Chad Donella, for those who care).
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the shoulders of the most unappealing horror
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