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127 HOURS (R) Academy Award
winner Danny Boyle* newest litm is
based on the true story ot 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-foot wall
and hike eight miles to be rescued
Think Cast Away except James Franco
a lot more desperate than Tom Hanks.
With Lizzy Caplan, Kate Mara. Amber
Tamblyn and Treat Williams
AFTERSHOCK (NR) This Chinese
domestic smash (it is China's highest
grossing locally made film) chronicles
the 1976 earthquake in Tangshan
that 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 Thieves, The
Banquet and Assembly. Aftershock is
the first major commercial IMAX film
shot outside of the United States
ALIEN PRIVATE EYE (NR) 1987.
A zoot-suited alien working Earth as
a gumshoe becomes involved in a
bloody war over a mysterious extrater
restrial disc. Part of Cine’s Bad Movie
Night series.
CATFISH (PG-13) After Nev Schulman
has one of his photographs printed in
The New York Times, the 20-something
New Yorker receives a painting in the
mail; Soon, he strikes up a Facebook
friendship with the painter, eight-year-
old Abby. and her family, including
her tnom, Angela, and older sister.
Megan. Eventually. Nev begins "dat
ing* Megan via texts, Facebook and
phoije calls. One night Nev, his brother,
Ariel, and their pal Henry begin to
wonffcr if something else is going on
withiMegan. The trio decides to travel
to Michigan to get some answers.
Everyone, including the audience, is
surprised by what they find.
CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF
EUOT SPITZER (R) Academy Award
winning documentariau Alex Gibney
(he won the Oscar for Taxi to the Dark
Side but also helmed Enron: The
Smartest Guys in the Room. Gon:o:
The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S.
Thompson, and Casino Jack and the
United States of Money) charts the rise
and fall of former New York Governor
and present CNN anchor Eliot Spitzer
Featuring interviews with the scandal-
rocked former politico. Client 9s poster
claims to tell ‘the real story."
THE COMPANY MEN (R) TV mega
producer John Weils ("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's (Sam Rockwell) wrongful
conviction for murder overturned. It’s
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 nomi
nees (Juliette Lewis. Minnie Driver, and
Melissa Leo)—has award potential.
With Ari Graynor, Clea DuVall, and
Peter Gallagher. Directed by Tony
Goldwyn (the bad guy from Ghost who
now directs).
DEEP DOWN (NR) From the ITVS
Community Cinema series, Deep '
Down: A Story from the Heart of Coal
Country, from filmmakers Jennifer
Gilomen and Sally Rubin, looks at
the differences that arise between two
longtime Kentucky residents. Beverly
May wants to fight the mining com
pany devouring the world’s dwindling
resources, while her friend. Terry
Ratliff, considers selling the mining
rights to his backyard, a decision that
could destroy both people's homes.
DUE DATE (R) After the big-time
breakthrough of The Hangover, director
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Todd Phillips (Road Trip) returns
with this comedy about a soon-to-
be father. Peter Highman (Robert
Downey. Jr.), who must hitch a ride
with aspiring actor. Ethan Tremblay
(Zack Galilinakias), if he wants to
make it to his child’s birth on time
Something feels off in the frailer for
this seemingly funny ccmedy. With
Michelle Monaghan. Juliette Lewis.
Danny McBride. Jamie Foxx. RZA and
Alan Arkin.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (PG) 2009
The first family film by Wes Anderson
is also the most genuinely appealing
and possibly most human featuie
the Oscar-nominated auteur has
ever dreamed up (with the help of
the fantastic Mr. Dahl, of course). In
style, tone, music, voice and verbiage,
Fantastic Mr. fox broadcasts on the
same frequency as Rushmore and The
Royal Tenenbaums I adore the film-
maksr’s attempt to provide a family film
product that lacks the homogeneity
often referred to as Disneyfication
FOR COLORED GIRLS (R) He*
baa-ack. Tyler Perry returns, and he’s
brought his Why Did I Get Married
star Janet Jackson with him. The lives
ol several h'ack women intersect at a
12-step program in Perry's first adapta
tion of someone else* work (Ntozake
Shange’s 1975 play. For Colored Girls
Who Have Considered Suicide When
the Rainbow Is Enut). It might be inter
esting to see how (if) Perry converts
Shange’s 20- poem structure into a
cohesive plot-driven movie. With Anika
Noni Rose. Whoopi Goldberg. Thandie
Newton. Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise.
Phylicia Rashad and Macy Gray.
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE
HORNET’S NEST (R) 2009. The cin
ematic tale of Lisbeth Salander (Noomi
Rapace) concludes with this adaptation
of Stieg Larsson* third and final novel.
Trapped in the hospital, recovering
from life-threatening injuries. Lisbeth
and her allies, including Mikael
Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvisl). must
outwit a secret section ol the Swedish
government that just wants her dead.
The Girl Who Played with Fire direc
tor Daniel Allredson returns. With an
English-language adaptation of the
first novel on the way. will an American
audience exist for the Swedish climax?
HEREAFTER (PG-13) Clint must It
feeling mortal. The sturdy old director’s
newest film, a supernatural melodrama
(it* not quite his thing), asks and
unsuccessfully fries to answer the
eternal query: What happens after we
die? Real psychic George Lonegan
(Matt Damon) sees his ability to
"connect" with people's dead loved
ones as a curse, not a blessing. Being
an Eastwood film, I'm not surprised
Hereafter is slow and a bit sappily
sentimental. .
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 ol 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
animation. Sounds like a coot film.
With Jon Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker,
Jeff Daniels, Alessandro Nivola, David
Strathairn, Treat Williams, and Bob
Bafaban.
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 (lor set design
and cinematography), the thrillingly
original Inception is the cinematic
equivalent ol 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 td Juarez.
Mexico, where their ethical boundar
ies will be tested. Icelandic director,
seven-time Edda Award winner Battasar
Kormakur, is admired for his 101
Reykjavickand The Sea. not so much
tor his English language debut. 2005’s
A Little Trip to Heaven.
INSIDE JOB (PG-13) Charles
Ferguson—his Oscar nominated
Iraq War doc. No End inSight. was
one ol 2007s best, most insightlul
films—returns with a comprehensive
look at the 2008 financial meltdown in
which we remain mired. As fantastic as
Ferguson's previous film was. it was
also one ot the most depressing and
frightening. I cannot see Inside Joo
being any more optimistic. However. I
would assume it will gamer Ferguson
his second Oscar nomination.
ITS KIND OF A FUNNY STORY
(PG-13) A depressed teenager (Keir
Gilchrist, the son from "The United
States of Tara") checks into an adult
psychiatric ward, befriending one nut
ter (Zack Galitianakis) and sparking a
romance with another (Emma Roberts).
The third film from Anna Boden and
Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson and Sugar)
will, hopefully, finally break the due
through to the next filmmaking tier.
With Lauren Graham, Jeremy Davies
("Lost"). Jim Gaffigan and Viola Davis
(an Academy Award nominee lor
Doubt)
JACKASS 30 (R) Everything I said
tour years ago in my Jackass Number
Two review holds true for Jackass 3D.
It* disgusting, filthy, violent and frack
ing hilarious.
JACK GOES BOATING (R) In Philip
Seymour Hoffmans directorial debut,
the Academy Award winner goes with .
something comfortable. He devel
oped and starred in an Off-Broadway
production ot the Bob Giaudino 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.
LEO’S ROOM (NR) 2009. In
Montevideo, Leo (Martin Rodriguez)
traps himselt in his room, unable to
finish his thesis or get a job. After
his six-month relationship with his
girlfriend ends. Leo seeks help from
a therapist and new acquaintances on
the Internet. However, It is a chance
encounter with a classmate, Caro
(Cecilia Cdsero), that starts to crack
Leo* self-imposed shell. Leo's Room
is the feature debut of writer-director
Enrique Buchichio ’
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG-13)
When their mutual friends die in a car
accident, two singletons (Katherine
Heigl and Josh Duhamel) find them
selves thrust into the role of caregiver
for their orphaned daughter Director
Greg Berlanti (a successful TV show
vet from "Dawson’s Creek," ‘Brothers
and Sisters’ and the much-missed
"Everwood") looks to snatch the crown
of heartfelt hilarity from Judd Apatow
using Apatow's own Knocked Up
queen. New writing duo Ian Deitchman
and Kristin Rusk Robinson could be
next big thing.
LIFE DURING WARTIME (R)
Controversial filmmaker Todd Soloadz
returns to his Happiness dan. albeit
with all new actors. Convicted pedo
phile Bill (Ciaran Hinds) is set tc be
released from prison, while his wife.
Trish (Alison Janney). is planning to
get remarried. Meanwhile. Trish* sister,
Joy (Shirley Henderson), leaves a wake
of secrets and shame while on leave
from the correctional institute where
she works
MEGAMIND (PG) See Movie Pick.
MONSTERS (R) Monsters envisions
a world in which Mexico has become
an alien quarantine zone. One man.
U.S. journalist Andrew Kaulder (Scoot
McNairy, In Search of a Midnight Kiss),
must help tourist Samantha Wynden
(Whitney Able. All the Boys Love
Mandy Lane) find the safety offered by
the U.S. border. Gareth Edwards wrote,
directed 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.
MORNING GLORY (PG-13) Youthful
producer Becky Fuller (Rachel
McAdams) is tasked with improving the
ratings of a formerly popular morning
show with two venerable, constantly
feuding anchors. Colleen Peck (Diane
Kealon) and Mike Pomeroy (Harrison
Ford). Director Roger Michell previ
ously helmed Notting Hill, Changing
Lanes and Venus, while screenwriter
Aline Brosh McKenna has a spotty
record including The Devil Wears
Prada (really good) and 27 Dresses
(really bad). With Jeff Goldblum.
Patrick Wilson and 50 Cent as Himself.
NEVER LET ME GO (R) One of the
most acclaimed novels of our time
(wow. that sounds overblown), Kazuo
Ishiguro* Never Let Me Go comes
to the big screen as director Mark
Rcmanek’s follow-up to his intrigu
ing 2002 debut. One Hour Photo. In
a dystopian Britain where people are
cloned for use in organ transplants,
three friends (Keira Knightley, Carrie
Mulligan and Andrew Gaitiekf) struggle
to face reality as they mature into adult
hood. With Charlotte Rampling and
Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky).
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 Liverpool 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, A3ron
Johnson will show whether he can do
anything besides Kick-Ass. The feature
debut of director Sot Taylor Wood
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was nominated lor two BAFTAs. With
Thomas Sangster (Love Actually) and
David That’s not Liam Neeson. is it?"
Morrissey.
THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13) The
newest comedy Irom star Ferrell and
his Funny or Die partner, writer-director
Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega
Nights, Step Brothers), The Other Guy$
has a more singular focus than the last
successful cop movie parody. 2007s
Hot Fun. Allen Gamble (Will Ferreuj
and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) are
two desk jockeys overshadowed by
New York City's movie supercop duo
of Danson and Highsmith (Dwayne
Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson).
When Danson and Highsmith are sud
denly sidelined. Gamble and Hoitz fill
the void, going after rogue tinancief
David Ershon (Steve Coogan).
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (R)
Katie’s back. Does it matter what this
sequel to Oren Peli's tiny budgeted fall
blockbuster is about, so long as the
movie is as chilly as the teaser? What
worries me most is how you justify
another found footage supernatural
thriller without completely ripping
off the original or coming off as hor
ribly lorced structurally? Director Tod
Williams previously helmed the John
Irving adaptation The Door in the Floor.
writer Michael R. Perry has some
genre experience Irom years in the
TV biz ("Stephen Kings Dead Zone."
’Millennium." "American Gothic" and
the awesome ’Eerie, Indiana").
RED (PG-13) Retired black ops
agent Frank Moses (Willis) is clas
sified RED—Retired. Extremely
Dangerous. To survive, he goes on
the road, picking up his former team
mates. all of whom have also been
declared RED due to a mysterious
earfy-’80s operation in Guatemala.
With the help of cancer-stricken Joe
Matheson (Freeman), lunatic Marvin
Boggs (Malkovich), wetworks-spe-
cialist-tumed-Martha-Stewart Victoria
(Mirren) and Frank’s new girlfriend.
Social Security fkinkie Sarah (Mary-
Louise Parker), Frank must outwit his
pseudo-replacement. William Cooper
(Karl Urban), and figure out who
wants him dead A good old, light
hearted romp of PG-13 violence and
explosions.
THE ROOM (R) 2003. I’ve wanted
to see writer-director-star Tommy
Wiseau* personal cinematic atom
bomb since reading an article in
Entertainment Weekly about the promi
nent billboard for the would-be auteur's
debut an awful picture beloved by two
of my favorite ensembles, The State*
and "Arrested Development." Wiseau*
film is supposedly THE new cult
phenomenon.
SAW 30 (R) So it is that Saw 3D (AKA
Saw VII) continues the vengeful games
devised by angry policeman Mark
Hoffman (Costas Mandy lor). His latest
target is a two-fer: Jigsaw* widow, Jilt
Tuck (Betsy Russell), and an unmemo-
rabte IA officer played by an actor who
combines Christian Bale, Matthew
McConaughey and Ryan Gosling into
the missing Dillon brother (his name*
Chad Doneiia. for those who care). The
original Saw* self-maimed surgeon,
Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Efwes).
returns tor reasons only revealed in foe
movie* ho-hum climax, an expected
series of revelations that retcon the
entire franchise.
aCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
(PG-13) Scott Pilgrim (MVP Michael
Cera) is a 22-year-old slacker, who
plays bass m a tiny Toronto three piece.
After Scott falls for Ramona Rowers
(Mary Elizabeth Winstead), he loams
that to date Ramona, he will have to
defeat her seven evil exes, including
an action star (Human Torch/ Captain
America Chris Evans), a vegan teleki
netic (Superman Brandon Routh), and
the mysterious Gideon Graves (Jason
Schwartzman). Shaun ot the Dead/Hot
.