April 16, 2008
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) – For mainstreamers, the weekend has kung fu, suspense and romantic comedy. If you like films with a different spin and philosophy, there are two film festivals that kick off this weekend and next.
First, the Fifth Annual Appalachian Film Festival lights up the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17-19. Thursday’s Red Carpet world premiere unreels the second production from Francesca E. Karle, “Back to the Bottle” with live entertainment preceding the 9 p.m. show. Tickets for the dinner and show are $25.
APPALACHIAN FILM FEST
Film Festival attendees who purchase an Actor’s Pass ($15) gain admission to all films show. (Note: This does not include dinner; seating at 7:45 p.m.) . Click here, for more on the premiere: http://www.appyfilmfest.com/pages/worldpremiere.html
Karle’s docu-drama includes appearances by two of Hollywood’s favorite actors and actresses. Hint: One’s a scream queen (or was). To watch a music video of the theme, check here: http://www.appyfilmfest.com/pages/video-bottle.htm.
Documentaries and shorts dominate Thursday with showings beginning at 10 a.m. with “Devil’s Own.” Two additional docs show that day, “Change Comes Knocking” @ 12:45 and “Mountain Top Removal” @ 2:15.
On Friday afternoon and evening, the feature portion of the schedule includes “Johnny Boy,” @ 1:30 p.m., “Tattered Angel” (starring Lynda Carter TV’s “Wonder Woman”) @ 4:15, “Stomp Shout Scream” @ 6:00, and “Elizabeth Gunness” @ 8 p.m. The evening concludes with a meet and greet cocktail party at Club Luna in the Galleria (a.k.a. Huntington Arcade), next to the Keith Albee.
Saturday’s slate includes “Spring 1386” @ 10 a.m.; “Doors” @ 10:45 a.m.; “Nothing But Net” @ 11:30 a.m.; “Church of the Good Thief” @ 11:45 a.m. and “Crash Gordon” @ 3 p.m.
Special guest Ken (art of the pitch) Rotcop delivers a workshop at 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Workshop cost $20. The Award’s Banquet at Rocco’s 21 Club in the Frederick begins at 6:30 p.m. (Admission $40).
If you haven’t seen enough flicks, you can walk over to Third Avenue after the banquet, where “My Left Foot” will be showing at the Enable Project Great Give Gala in the Town Center Plaza (old Smith Barney building).
SPRING WV INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST
But that’s not all… the 23rd annual Spring WV International Film Festival cranks up Tuesday April 22 at the WVSU Capitol Center Theatre on Summers Street in downtown Charleston.
The films and dates are:
Tuesday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. “Burning the Future: Coal in America;
Wednesday, April 23, 6:30 p.m. “Taxi to the Dark Side” (2008 Oscar Best Documentary) , 8:30 “In Bruges;”
Thursday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. “Persepolis;” 8:30 p.m., “Honeydripper; ”
Friday, April 25, 6:30 “Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” 9:00, “The Fence Jumper,” 11 p.m. “Lust, Caution;”
Saturday, April 26, 12:30 p.m. “Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” 3:00 p.m. Honeydripper, 5:30 p.m. “One Earth: Makutano on Kilimanjaro,” 6:00 p.m. “The Savages,” 8:30 p.m. “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” 11:00 p.m. “The Signal;”
Sunday, April 27, 1:30 p.m. “Perselpolis,” 3:30 p.m. “In Bruges,” 5:30 p.m. “The Savages,” 8:00 p.m. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.”
For further details, click: http://www.wviff.org/Spring.htm
Now, this week’s “wide” releases in theatres:
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL: Produced by “Knocked Up” comedy guru Judd Apatow, the story has Jason Segel unsuccessfully handling the break up with his ex-TV star girl friend (Kristen Bell). Friends persuade him to take a trip to Hawaii to forget her, but, oops, she’s there with her new boyfriend. (Universal)
All Pictures © Universal Pictures
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM: Jackie Chan and Jet Li unite for the first time for a kung-fu comedy based on the Chinese legion of the Monkey King.
All Pictures © Lions Gates
88 MINUTES: Moonlihgting as a forensic shrink for the FBI, a professor (Al Pacino) receives death threats by phone from an individual he helped convict telling him he has only 88 minutes to live.
All Pictures © Columbia Pictures
EXPELLED NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED: Actor Ben Stein whose filmography stretches from the 80s to the present day, heads a film that documents the repression of scientific beliefs of intelligent (creation) design be it by a god, force or entity. The film takes no stand to endorse a particular belief, it simply demonstrates that the idea has been stonewalled by powerful atheistic followers of the Darwin theories of evolution. (Exclusive: Marquee Pullman, Marquee Southridge, Marquee Galleria 14)
HOLD OVERS:
21: How do you crack a Vegas casino bank? Bring in six MIT students and a professor (Kevin Spacey) trained in the art of counting cards. Based on a true story in which the academics won millions at blackjack It drags in places, and, pardon my ignorance, but the non-crime of card counting that leads to beatings to the pulp of the counters leaves me pondering… if it isn't illegal, then, how come you get away with picking on the brainy talented dudes?
COLLEGE ROAD TRIP: An overachieving high school student (Raven Symone) wants to travel the country in search of the perfect college. Her overprotective father (Martin Lawrence) insists on accompanying her. (Walt Disney)
DRILLBIT TAYLOR: I wish I had thought of hiring a mercenary during my middle and high school days of providing both physical and verbal punching bags for numerous bullies. Now, Ryan, Wade and Emmit find themselves victimized by a Hannibal Lector-like bully when they first step through their new high school doors. Unable to handle the mistreatment, they place an ad in Soldier of Fortune Magazine for a protector (Owen Marshall) (Paramount)
LEATHERHEADS: Although the people of Maysville, Ky. Received an early showing since George Clooney calls the small Bluegrass State community home, the rest of the country can watch an aging football legend (Clooney, who else?) and a college star (John Krasinski) vying both for spots on a professional team but for the romantic offerings of a gutsy, female sports journalist (Renee Zellweger). Oh, the flick takes place in 1925.
NIM’S ISLAND: Jodie Foster plays an author attempting to assist a fan whose father is missing on a secret island. Billed as a possible Indiana Jones for the sweeter gender, Of course, the author has her share of psychological dilemmas --- she has a fear of leaving her house and , well, the “fan” with the missing father is actually the title character in her novels. Advance word: goofy, sweet, comedic.
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS: Unearthing another treasured fortune, the gang from the first flick --- Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha --- all return to track down missing pages of John Wilkes Booth’s diary which contain clues to a worldwide conspiracy.
PROM NIGHT: Remaking another contemporary horror standard, Brittany Snow stars as Donna who’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. However, a killer from the past stalks she and her friends… all of whom witnessed an accidental death years ago. Now, they must find a way to escape the man seeking sadistic revenge. The original was released in 1980 and followed by three sequels.
RUN FATBOY RUN: After leaving his then fiancé (Thandie Newton) at the alter, ten years later the runaway groom (Simon Pegg) , now an overweight out of shape laxer, must compete in a marathon to prove to his latest love that he's the one for her. (Exclusive, Marquee Pullman)
SEMI PRO – A one hit chart topper makes enough to own a basketball team, but Jackie (Will Ferrell) Moon has the ABA franchise for the Flint Michigan Tropics, the worst team in a league ready to merge with the NBA and leave under performers facing, oblivion. (New Line Cinema)
SMART PEOPLE: Coming from the Sundance Film Festival, Sarah (“Sex in the City”) Jessica Parker agrees to take in her injured former professor (Dennis Quaid). But the doctor does not realize all the baggage that comes in tow with the professor --- his Young Republican daughter, a loafing adopted brother, and it seems the injured man can quite properly express his affection for his former student. (Exclusive, Marquee Pullman Square, Southridge)
STREET KINGS: After losing his wife, a veteran LAPD cop (Keanu Reeves) finds himself implicated in the execution of a fellow officer, which forces him to challenge the same ‘cop culture’ to which he’s been loyal during his entire career. David (“Harsh Times”) Ayer directs a film that originally had Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, and David Fincher ready to sign on to helm the pic.
SUPERHERO MOVIE: Although the director has written several "Scary Movie" spoof sequels, advance buzz has Craig Mazin bumbling , still clumsy boy transferred into a super powered Dragonfly failing to be either super or funny. Actually, it's kinda in the middle, a bunch of sketches strung together…
STOP LOSS: Having completed and survived his tour of duty in Iraq, a soldier (Ryan Phillippe) struggles with his decision to disobey the Armed Forces order that he return to the desert for another tour of duty.
THE RUINS: From a brief read of the preview for this flick, I can say, guess it’s Mexico’s time to be slaughter setting, rather than our own state. American tourists head south of the border and into the jungle to search for the missing brother of a traveler. You guessed it, they venture into an isolated portion near a hillside and encounter, well, fill in the blank, it’s a horror flick. You know the answer. I don’t have to tell you. Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone and Jonathan Tucker star.
TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS: Struggling in Chicago with three children to raise and keep off the streets, a single mom learns she has been laid off. But a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she’s never met. She takes her family south to the funeral, but adjusting to the family she never knew existed brings intense struggles, too.
WITLESS PROTECTION: Larry the Cable Guy patrols his little bend in the road where he is the duly authorized sheriff of the small town. When he sees a beautiful woman (Ivana Millicevic) held by four black suited strangers, he does what any brave law enforcement officer would do --- he frees her. However, it appears the dudes are FBI agents protecting the woman who is a witness in a high profile Chicago crime case. Still, everyone is not who they seem as the FBI agents have an agenda which eventually sends Larry and his beautiful captive on the road to the Windy City to figure out just who are the good and the bad guys. (Lion’s Gate)
Limited Release /Art House Films
METROPOLITAN OPERA: Ashland’s Cinemak Movies 10 will be offering a series of high definition, digital Metropolitan Opera showings which continue to January through April.
The dates and operas include:
- La Fille du Regiment, April 26 @ 1:30 p.m.,, and April 27 @ 3 p.m.
Full schedule and additional details: http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=162
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA: Marquee Cinemas has started a series of opera presentations, too. This week the performance is “Madama Butterfly.” Check web site for details. Showings Sat/Sun 12 noon and Mon/Tues 6:30 p.m. (Special Engagement Prices of $20, $18 seniors/children)
ONGOING INTERACTIVE FUN
The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Although squirt guns, rice, lighters, and other projectiles are forbidden, you can brush up on your Time Warp dance and check out those character costumes. The long running and cult favorite continues a multiple weekend run at the Cinema with the shadow cast now accompanying the on screen action. Pre Show begins @ 11:30 p.m.
Starts Friday:
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection) Forgetting Sarah Marshall 1:40-4:20-7:00-9:45; 88 Minutes 1:10-4:15-7:05-9:50; Forbidden Kingdom 1:20-4:00-6:45-9:30; Expelled No Intelligence Allowed 12:00-2:30-4:50-7:15-9:40; San Francisco Opera Madama Butterfly , 12 noon Sat/Sun Apr. 19-20, 6:30 Mon/Tues, Apr. 21-22 (Special Engagement: Opera, Adults $20, Senior/Children $18); Kidtoon-Bob the Builder 12 noon, Sat/Sun April 12-13 ONLY (Admission $3.50); TIME CHANGES: Superhero Movie 1:00-3:30-7:15-9:30 (No 1:00 show Sat/Sun; No 7:15 show Mon/Tues); Stop Loss 4:20-9:50 only; Run Fat Boy Run 1:40-7:10; Shutter 7:10-9:25; College Road Trip 12:00-2:10-4:20; The Ruins 12:30-2:50-5:10-7:30-9:50 (No 12:30 show Sat/Sun April 19/20); 21 (one print) 1:20-4:10-7:00-9:50; ENDS THURSDAY: Shine a Light; For Full Schedule, click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=584
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: (all shows after 6 p.m. $3.00; Tuesday $2; $2.00 all shows before 6 p.m.) : Semi Pro 5:15-7:15-9:15, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:15-3:15; Fool’s Gold 4:30-7:05-9:25, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:30; Spiderwick Chronicles 5:10-7:15-9:20, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:00-3:05; Bucket List 5:25-7:30, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:15; Juno 9:25, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 3:10; ENDS THURSDAY: NONE; Friday 12 Midnight: 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' (Interactive preshow begins 11:30 p.m.); Fool’s Gold, Semi Pro; For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Forbidden Kingdom 4:30-7:10-9:50, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:35; 88 Minutes 4:45-7:25-10:05, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:35; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 4:35-7:15-9:55, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:40; TIME CHANGES: Superhero Movie 7:30, Fri/Sat/Sun 2:45; Ruins 4:55-10:15, Fri/Sat/Sun 12:30; Horton Hears a Who 4:35-6:45, Fri/Sat/Sun 12:10-2:20; Shutter 9:15 daily; ENDS THURSDAY: Shutter; http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL: Forbidden Kingdom 11:40-2:15-4:55-7:40-10:10; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 11:50-2:20-5:00-7:30-10:05; 88 Minutes 12:00-2:30-5:05-7:35-10:00; TIME CHANGES: Drillbit Taylor 11:55-2:25-4:40-7:05; The Ruins 9:40; ENDS THURSDAY: College Road Trip, 10,000 BC, Shutter; For full schedule, click: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BECKLEY, WV
Starts Friday
CROSSROADS CINEMAS: Step Up 2 the Streets, 4:40-7:00-9:15, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:05-2:20; Semi Pro 6:55-9:05 only; Penelope 4:35, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:25 only; Bucket List 4:45-7:05-9:20, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:30; Spiderwick Chronicles 5:00, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat.2:40; Jumper 9:00 only; Alvin , Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:15;National Treasure Book of Secrets, 8:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Witless Protection; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=560
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!) : Forgetting Sarah Marshall 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40; 88 Minutes 1:15-4:00-6:40-9:15; Forbidden Kingdom 1:15-4;00-6:45-9:30; Expelled No Intelligence Required 12:00-2:30-4:50-7:15-9:40; KIDTOONS Bob the Builder , Sat/Sun Apr 19-20 @ 12 noon ($3.50 all ages for Kidtoons); TIME CHANGES: Superhero Movie 7:00-9:15 only; Horton Hears a Who (one print) 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:15-9:30; College Road Trip 12:15-2:30-4:40 only; ENDS THURSDAY: 10,000 BC, Never Back Down, Meet the Browns, Shutter, Stop Loss; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=680
BLUEFIELD, WV
Starts Friday
MERCER MALL: Features/Times To Be Announced; For full schedule, click: http://www.carmike.com/showtimesdetails.aspx?theatrenumber=075503
COMMONS 8 (Marquee Cinemas, Wytheville, Va.): (Now all digital projection!) Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 4:00-6:50-9:30, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 1:20; Forbidden Kingdom, 4:15-7:00-9:40, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; Expelled No Intelligence Allowed, 5:00-7:25-9:50, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:30; TIME CHANGES: Horton Hears a Who 4:30 daily, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:15; 21, 6:45-9:35 daily; ENDS THURSDAY: Ruins, Shutter, Drillbit Taylor; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabloid=580
CHARLESTON, WV
Starts Friday
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!) Forgetting Sarah Marshall 1:45-4:30-7:10-9:50; 88 Minutes 1:15-4:00-6:50-9:30; Forbidden Kingdom 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40; Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed 12:00-2:20-4:40-7:05-9:35; San Francisco Opera Madame Butterfly, Sat/Sun April 19-20 @ 12 noon, Mon/Tues April 21-22 @ 6:30 (Admission $20; Children/Senior $18 for opera); KIDTOONS, Bob the Builder, 12 noon April 19-20 (All seats $3.50); For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=583
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Forbidden Kingdom 1:20-4:15-7:00-9:25; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 12:50-3:05-5;15-7:30-9:45; 88 Minutes 12:45-2:55-5:20-7:35-9:50; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
TIME CHANGES
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: Smart People 1:20-3:50-6:55-9:25 (no 1:20 show Sat/Sun April 19-20; No 6:55 show Mon/Tues Apr. 21-22); Ruins 9:45 only; Superhero Movie 1:50-7:15; Drillbit Taylor 4:20-9:25; Horton Hears a Who 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:20 ONLY;
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Drillbit Taylor 7:40-9:50 only; Horton Hears a Who 1:30-3:45-5:45; 10,000 BC 7:35-9:55 only; The Ruins 12:45-3:00-5:00 only
ENDS THURSDAY:
Marquee Southridge: Stop Loss, Shutter, College Road Trip
Park Place Stadium Cinemas: Shutter
HURRICANE, WV
Starts Friday
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Forgetting Sarah Marshall 11:00 a.m.*- 1:00-3:10-5:15-7:30-10:00; Forbidden Kingdom 10:45 a.m.*-1:05-3:15-5:20-7;15-9:45; 88 Minutes 10:30 a.m.*-12:50-3:00-5:00-7:15-9:445; Expelled 10:50 a.m.*-1:15-3:00-5:00-7:00-9:00; TIME CHANGES: Horton Hears a Who 10:30 a.m.*-11:00*-1:00-3:00-5:00-7:00; Superhero Movie 10:00 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Stop Loss, Other Brolyn Girl, Shutter, Drillbit Taylor (* Fri/Sat Early Bird ); For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Forbidden Kingdom , Fri 4:00-6:50-9:30, Sat/Sun 1:00-4:00-6:50-9:30* (no Sun. Late Show), Mon-Thurs 4:45-7:20; Prom Night , Friday, 4:45-7:10-9:30, Sat/Sun 12:00-2:30-4:45-7:10-9:30* (no Sun. Late Show), Mon-Thurs. 5:00-7:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Nim’s Island
LOGAN, W.VA.
Starts Friday
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Forbidden Kingdom 4:30-7:05-9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:20; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 4:55-7:35-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:50; 88 Minutes 4:35-7:25-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:25; TIME CHANGES: Street Kings 7:00-9:20 only; The Ruins 4:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:45-2:45; ENDS THURSDAY: Drillbit, Superhero Movie, Horton Hears a Who; For full schedule click: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/fountainplace/index.html
NITRO, WV
Great Escape Nitro 12: http://greatescapetheatres.com or 769-0405
SUMMERSVILLE, WV
NICHOLS SHOWPLACE: Forgetting Sarah Marshall , 4:20-7:00 daily, Fri/Sat Late Show 9:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; Forbidden Kingdom, 4:30-7:10 daily, Fri/Sat Late Show 9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:15; Prom Night , 5:05-7:15 daily, Fri/Sat Late Show 9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:45; Superhero Movie, 9:40 Fri/Sat, 7:20 Sun-Thurs.; Nim’s Island, 5:00 daily, Sat 12:20-2:40-5:00-7:20, Sun. 12:20-2:40-5:00; ENDS THURSDAY: Drillbit Taylor, College Road Trip.
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: Forbidden Kingdom, Fri/Sat 1:10-4:00-6:40-9:10, Sun. 1:10-4:00-6:40; Mon-Thurs 5:10-7:40; Leatherheads, Fri/Sat 1:00-3:50-6:30-9:00, Sun. 1:00-3:50-6:30, Mon-Thurs 5:00-7:30; Prom Night , Fri/Sat 12:30-2:40- 5:00-7:15-9:25, Sun. 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00, Mon-Thurs. 5:20-7:25; ENDS THURSDAY: Nim’s Island, Drillbit Taylor, Shutter
UPCOMING RELEASES
April 25: Amusement, Big Stan, college, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo, The List
May 2: Iron Man, Made of Honor
May 9: Speed Racer , What Happens in Vegas
May 16: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
May 21: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Postal
May 30: Sex and the City, Strangers
June 6: Kung Fu Panda, You Don’t Mess with Zohan
June 13: The Happening, The Incredible Hulk
June 20: Get Smart, The Love Guru
June 27: Wall-E, Wanted
July 2: Hancock
July 11: HB II (formerly Hellboy 2: Golden Army), Meet Dave (formerly Starship Dave)
July 18: Dark Knight, Mamma Mia! , Space Chimps
July 25: American Teen, The Longshots, Step Brothers, X Files II
Aug. 1: He’s Just Not That Into You, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Rocker, Swing Vote
Aug. 8: Journey 3-D, Pineapple Express, Sisterhood of Traveling Pants II
Aug. 15: The International, Mirrors, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Tropic Thunder, Wild Child
Aug. 22: Accidental Husband, Bangkok Dangerous, Crossing Over, Fly Me to the Moon 3D, The House Bunny
Aug. 29: Babylon A.D., College, Traitor, Hamlet II
· Release dates subject to change; not all films will play in every market and/or every theatre.
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WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) – For mainstreamers, the weekend has kung fu, suspense and romantic comedy. If you like films with a different spin and philosophy, there are two film festivals that kick off this weekend and next.
First, the Fifth Annual Appalachian Film Festival lights up the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17-19. Thursday’s Red Carpet world premiere unreels the second production from Francesca E. Karle, “Back to the Bottle” with live entertainment preceding the 9 p.m. show. Tickets for the dinner and show are $25.
APPALACHIAN FILM FEST
Film Festival attendees who purchase an Actor’s Pass ($15) gain admission to all films show. (Note: This does not include dinner; seating at 7:45 p.m.) . Click here, for more on the premiere: http://www.appyfilmfest.com/pages/worldpremiere.html
Karle’s docu-drama includes appearances by two of Hollywood’s favorite actors and actresses. Hint: One’s a scream queen (or was). To watch a music video of the theme, check here: http://www.appyfilmfest.com/pages/video-bottle.htm.
Documentaries and shorts dominate Thursday with showings beginning at 10 a.m. with “Devil’s Own.” Two additional docs show that day, “Change Comes Knocking” @ 12:45 and “Mountain Top Removal” @ 2:15.
On Friday afternoon and evening, the feature portion of the schedule includes “Johnny Boy,” @ 1:30 p.m., “Tattered Angel” (starring Lynda Carter TV’s “Wonder Woman”) @ 4:15, “Stomp Shout Scream” @ 6:00, and “Elizabeth Gunness” @ 8 p.m. The evening concludes with a meet and greet cocktail party at Club Luna in the Galleria (a.k.a. Huntington Arcade), next to the Keith Albee.
Saturday’s slate includes “Spring 1386” @ 10 a.m.; “Doors” @ 10:45 a.m.; “Nothing But Net” @ 11:30 a.m.; “Church of the Good Thief” @ 11:45 a.m. and “Crash Gordon” @ 3 p.m.
Special guest Ken (art of the pitch) Rotcop delivers a workshop at 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Workshop cost $20. The Award’s Banquet at Rocco’s 21 Club in the Frederick begins at 6:30 p.m. (Admission $40).
If you haven’t seen enough flicks, you can walk over to Third Avenue after the banquet, where “My Left Foot” will be showing at the Enable Project Great Give Gala in the Town Center Plaza (old Smith Barney building).
SPRING WV INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST
But that’s not all… the 23rd annual Spring WV International Film Festival cranks up Tuesday April 22 at the WVSU Capitol Center Theatre on Summers Street in downtown Charleston.
The films and dates are:
Tuesday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. “Burning the Future: Coal in America;
Wednesday, April 23, 6:30 p.m. “Taxi to the Dark Side” (2008 Oscar Best Documentary) , 8:30 “In Bruges;”
Thursday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. “Persepolis;” 8:30 p.m., “Honeydripper; ”
Friday, April 25, 6:30 “Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” 9:00, “The Fence Jumper,” 11 p.m. “Lust, Caution;”
Saturday, April 26, 12:30 p.m. “Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” 3:00 p.m. Honeydripper, 5:30 p.m. “One Earth: Makutano on Kilimanjaro,” 6:00 p.m. “The Savages,” 8:30 p.m. “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” 11:00 p.m. “The Signal;”
Sunday, April 27, 1:30 p.m. “Perselpolis,” 3:30 p.m. “In Bruges,” 5:30 p.m. “The Savages,” 8:00 p.m. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.”
For further details, click: http://www.wviff.org/Spring.htm
Now, this week’s “wide” releases in theatres:
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL: Produced by “Knocked Up” comedy guru Judd Apatow, the story has Jason Segel unsuccessfully handling the break up with his ex-TV star girl friend (Kristen Bell). Friends persuade him to take a trip to Hawaii to forget her, but, oops, she’s there with her new boyfriend. (Universal)
All Pictures © Universal Pictures
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM: Jackie Chan and Jet Li unite for the first time for a kung-fu comedy based on the Chinese legion of the Monkey King.
All Pictures © Lions Gates
88 MINUTES: Moonlihgting as a forensic shrink for the FBI, a professor (Al Pacino) receives death threats by phone from an individual he helped convict telling him he has only 88 minutes to live.
All Pictures © Columbia Pictures
EXPELLED NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED: Actor Ben Stein whose filmography stretches from the 80s to the present day, heads a film that documents the repression of scientific beliefs of intelligent (creation) design be it by a god, force or entity. The film takes no stand to endorse a particular belief, it simply demonstrates that the idea has been stonewalled by powerful atheistic followers of the Darwin theories of evolution. (Exclusive: Marquee Pullman, Marquee Southridge, Marquee Galleria 14)
HOLD OVERS:
21: How do you crack a Vegas casino bank? Bring in six MIT students and a professor (Kevin Spacey) trained in the art of counting cards. Based on a true story in which the academics won millions at blackjack It drags in places, and, pardon my ignorance, but the non-crime of card counting that leads to beatings to the pulp of the counters leaves me pondering… if it isn't illegal, then, how come you get away with picking on the brainy talented dudes?
COLLEGE ROAD TRIP: An overachieving high school student (Raven Symone) wants to travel the country in search of the perfect college. Her overprotective father (Martin Lawrence) insists on accompanying her. (Walt Disney)
DRILLBIT TAYLOR: I wish I had thought of hiring a mercenary during my middle and high school days of providing both physical and verbal punching bags for numerous bullies. Now, Ryan, Wade and Emmit find themselves victimized by a Hannibal Lector-like bully when they first step through their new high school doors. Unable to handle the mistreatment, they place an ad in Soldier of Fortune Magazine for a protector (Owen Marshall) (Paramount)
LEATHERHEADS: Although the people of Maysville, Ky. Received an early showing since George Clooney calls the small Bluegrass State community home, the rest of the country can watch an aging football legend (Clooney, who else?) and a college star (John Krasinski) vying both for spots on a professional team but for the romantic offerings of a gutsy, female sports journalist (Renee Zellweger). Oh, the flick takes place in 1925.
NIM’S ISLAND: Jodie Foster plays an author attempting to assist a fan whose father is missing on a secret island. Billed as a possible Indiana Jones for the sweeter gender, Of course, the author has her share of psychological dilemmas --- she has a fear of leaving her house and , well, the “fan” with the missing father is actually the title character in her novels. Advance word: goofy, sweet, comedic.
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS: Unearthing another treasured fortune, the gang from the first flick --- Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha --- all return to track down missing pages of John Wilkes Booth’s diary which contain clues to a worldwide conspiracy.
PROM NIGHT: Remaking another contemporary horror standard, Brittany Snow stars as Donna who’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. However, a killer from the past stalks she and her friends… all of whom witnessed an accidental death years ago. Now, they must find a way to escape the man seeking sadistic revenge. The original was released in 1980 and followed by three sequels.
RUN FATBOY RUN: After leaving his then fiancé (Thandie Newton) at the alter, ten years later the runaway groom (Simon Pegg) , now an overweight out of shape laxer, must compete in a marathon to prove to his latest love that he's the one for her. (Exclusive, Marquee Pullman)
SEMI PRO – A one hit chart topper makes enough to own a basketball team, but Jackie (Will Ferrell) Moon has the ABA franchise for the Flint Michigan Tropics, the worst team in a league ready to merge with the NBA and leave under performers facing, oblivion. (New Line Cinema)
SMART PEOPLE: Coming from the Sundance Film Festival, Sarah (“Sex in the City”) Jessica Parker agrees to take in her injured former professor (Dennis Quaid). But the doctor does not realize all the baggage that comes in tow with the professor --- his Young Republican daughter, a loafing adopted brother, and it seems the injured man can quite properly express his affection for his former student. (Exclusive, Marquee Pullman Square, Southridge)
STREET KINGS: After losing his wife, a veteran LAPD cop (Keanu Reeves) finds himself implicated in the execution of a fellow officer, which forces him to challenge the same ‘cop culture’ to which he’s been loyal during his entire career. David (“Harsh Times”) Ayer directs a film that originally had Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, and David Fincher ready to sign on to helm the pic.
SUPERHERO MOVIE: Although the director has written several "Scary Movie" spoof sequels, advance buzz has Craig Mazin bumbling , still clumsy boy transferred into a super powered Dragonfly failing to be either super or funny. Actually, it's kinda in the middle, a bunch of sketches strung together…
STOP LOSS: Having completed and survived his tour of duty in Iraq, a soldier (Ryan Phillippe) struggles with his decision to disobey the Armed Forces order that he return to the desert for another tour of duty.
THE RUINS: From a brief read of the preview for this flick, I can say, guess it’s Mexico’s time to be slaughter setting, rather than our own state. American tourists head south of the border and into the jungle to search for the missing brother of a traveler. You guessed it, they venture into an isolated portion near a hillside and encounter, well, fill in the blank, it’s a horror flick. You know the answer. I don’t have to tell you. Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone and Jonathan Tucker star.
TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS: Struggling in Chicago with three children to raise and keep off the streets, a single mom learns she has been laid off. But a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she’s never met. She takes her family south to the funeral, but adjusting to the family she never knew existed brings intense struggles, too.
WITLESS PROTECTION: Larry the Cable Guy patrols his little bend in the road where he is the duly authorized sheriff of the small town. When he sees a beautiful woman (Ivana Millicevic) held by four black suited strangers, he does what any brave law enforcement officer would do --- he frees her. However, it appears the dudes are FBI agents protecting the woman who is a witness in a high profile Chicago crime case. Still, everyone is not who they seem as the FBI agents have an agenda which eventually sends Larry and his beautiful captive on the road to the Windy City to figure out just who are the good and the bad guys. (Lion’s Gate)
Limited Release /Art House Films
METROPOLITAN OPERA: Ashland’s Cinemak Movies 10 will be offering a series of high definition, digital Metropolitan Opera showings which continue to January through April.
The dates and operas include:
- La Fille du Regiment, April 26 @ 1:30 p.m.,, and April 27 @ 3 p.m.
Full schedule and additional details: http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=162
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA: Marquee Cinemas has started a series of opera presentations, too. This week the performance is “Madama Butterfly.” Check web site for details. Showings Sat/Sun 12 noon and Mon/Tues 6:30 p.m. (Special Engagement Prices of $20, $18 seniors/children)
ONGOING INTERACTIVE FUN
The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Although squirt guns, rice, lighters, and other projectiles are forbidden, you can brush up on your Time Warp dance and check out those character costumes. The long running and cult favorite continues a multiple weekend run at the Cinema with the shadow cast now accompanying the on screen action. Pre Show begins @ 11:30 p.m.
Starts Friday:
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection) Forgetting Sarah Marshall 1:40-4:20-7:00-9:45; 88 Minutes 1:10-4:15-7:05-9:50; Forbidden Kingdom 1:20-4:00-6:45-9:30; Expelled No Intelligence Allowed 12:00-2:30-4:50-7:15-9:40; San Francisco Opera Madama Butterfly , 12 noon Sat/Sun Apr. 19-20, 6:30 Mon/Tues, Apr. 21-22 (Special Engagement: Opera, Adults $20, Senior/Children $18); Kidtoon-Bob the Builder 12 noon, Sat/Sun April 12-13 ONLY (Admission $3.50); TIME CHANGES: Superhero Movie 1:00-3:30-7:15-9:30 (No 1:00 show Sat/Sun; No 7:15 show Mon/Tues); Stop Loss 4:20-9:50 only; Run Fat Boy Run 1:40-7:10; Shutter 7:10-9:25; College Road Trip 12:00-2:10-4:20; The Ruins 12:30-2:50-5:10-7:30-9:50 (No 12:30 show Sat/Sun April 19/20); 21 (one print) 1:20-4:10-7:00-9:50; ENDS THURSDAY: Shine a Light; For Full Schedule, click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=584
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: (all shows after 6 p.m. $3.00; Tuesday $2; $2.00 all shows before 6 p.m.) : Semi Pro 5:15-7:15-9:15, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:15-3:15; Fool’s Gold 4:30-7:05-9:25, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:30; Spiderwick Chronicles 5:10-7:15-9:20, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:00-3:05; Bucket List 5:25-7:30, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:15; Juno 9:25, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 3:10; ENDS THURSDAY: NONE; Friday 12 Midnight: 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' (Interactive preshow begins 11:30 p.m.); Fool’s Gold, Semi Pro; For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Forbidden Kingdom 4:30-7:10-9:50, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:35; 88 Minutes 4:45-7:25-10:05, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:35; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 4:35-7:15-9:55, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:40; TIME CHANGES: Superhero Movie 7:30, Fri/Sat/Sun 2:45; Ruins 4:55-10:15, Fri/Sat/Sun 12:30; Horton Hears a Who 4:35-6:45, Fri/Sat/Sun 12:10-2:20; Shutter 9:15 daily; ENDS THURSDAY: Shutter; http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL: Forbidden Kingdom 11:40-2:15-4:55-7:40-10:10; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 11:50-2:20-5:00-7:30-10:05; 88 Minutes 12:00-2:30-5:05-7:35-10:00; TIME CHANGES: Drillbit Taylor 11:55-2:25-4:40-7:05; The Ruins 9:40; ENDS THURSDAY: College Road Trip, 10,000 BC, Shutter; For full schedule, click: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BECKLEY, WV
Starts Friday
CROSSROADS CINEMAS: Step Up 2 the Streets, 4:40-7:00-9:15, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:05-2:20; Semi Pro 6:55-9:05 only; Penelope 4:35, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:25 only; Bucket List 4:45-7:05-9:20, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:30; Spiderwick Chronicles 5:00, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat.2:40; Jumper 9:00 only; Alvin , Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:15;National Treasure Book of Secrets, 8:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Witless Protection; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=560
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!) : Forgetting Sarah Marshall 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40; 88 Minutes 1:15-4:00-6:40-9:15; Forbidden Kingdom 1:15-4;00-6:45-9:30; Expelled No Intelligence Required 12:00-2:30-4:50-7:15-9:40; KIDTOONS Bob the Builder , Sat/Sun Apr 19-20 @ 12 noon ($3.50 all ages for Kidtoons); TIME CHANGES: Superhero Movie 7:00-9:15 only; Horton Hears a Who (one print) 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:15-9:30; College Road Trip 12:15-2:30-4:40 only; ENDS THURSDAY: 10,000 BC, Never Back Down, Meet the Browns, Shutter, Stop Loss; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=680
BLUEFIELD, WV
Starts Friday
MERCER MALL: Features/Times To Be Announced; For full schedule, click: http://www.carmike.com/showtimesdetails.aspx?theatrenumber=075503
COMMONS 8 (Marquee Cinemas, Wytheville, Va.): (Now all digital projection!) Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 4:00-6:50-9:30, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 1:20; Forbidden Kingdom, 4:15-7:00-9:40, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; Expelled No Intelligence Allowed, 5:00-7:25-9:50, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:30; TIME CHANGES: Horton Hears a Who 4:30 daily, Fri/Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:15; 21, 6:45-9:35 daily; ENDS THURSDAY: Ruins, Shutter, Drillbit Taylor; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabloid=580
CHARLESTON, WV
Starts Friday
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!) Forgetting Sarah Marshall 1:45-4:30-7:10-9:50; 88 Minutes 1:15-4:00-6:50-9:30; Forbidden Kingdom 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40; Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed 12:00-2:20-4:40-7:05-9:35; San Francisco Opera Madame Butterfly, Sat/Sun April 19-20 @ 12 noon, Mon/Tues April 21-22 @ 6:30 (Admission $20; Children/Senior $18 for opera); KIDTOONS, Bob the Builder, 12 noon April 19-20 (All seats $3.50); For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=583
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Forbidden Kingdom 1:20-4:15-7:00-9:25; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 12:50-3:05-5;15-7:30-9:45; 88 Minutes 12:45-2:55-5:20-7:35-9:50; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
TIME CHANGES
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: Smart People 1:20-3:50-6:55-9:25 (no 1:20 show Sat/Sun April 19-20; No 6:55 show Mon/Tues Apr. 21-22); Ruins 9:45 only; Superhero Movie 1:50-7:15; Drillbit Taylor 4:20-9:25; Horton Hears a Who 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:20 ONLY;
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Drillbit Taylor 7:40-9:50 only; Horton Hears a Who 1:30-3:45-5:45; 10,000 BC 7:35-9:55 only; The Ruins 12:45-3:00-5:00 only
ENDS THURSDAY:
Marquee Southridge: Stop Loss, Shutter, College Road Trip
Park Place Stadium Cinemas: Shutter
HURRICANE, WV
Starts Friday
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Forgetting Sarah Marshall 11:00 a.m.*- 1:00-3:10-5:15-7:30-10:00; Forbidden Kingdom 10:45 a.m.*-1:05-3:15-5:20-7;15-9:45; 88 Minutes 10:30 a.m.*-12:50-3:00-5:00-7:15-9:445; Expelled 10:50 a.m.*-1:15-3:00-5:00-7:00-9:00; TIME CHANGES: Horton Hears a Who 10:30 a.m.*-11:00*-1:00-3:00-5:00-7:00; Superhero Movie 10:00 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Stop Loss, Other Brolyn Girl, Shutter, Drillbit Taylor (* Fri/Sat Early Bird ); For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Forbidden Kingdom , Fri 4:00-6:50-9:30, Sat/Sun 1:00-4:00-6:50-9:30* (no Sun. Late Show), Mon-Thurs 4:45-7:20; Prom Night , Friday, 4:45-7:10-9:30, Sat/Sun 12:00-2:30-4:45-7:10-9:30* (no Sun. Late Show), Mon-Thurs. 5:00-7:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Nim’s Island
LOGAN, W.VA.
Starts Friday
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Forbidden Kingdom 4:30-7:05-9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:20; Forgetting Sarah Marshall 4:55-7:35-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:50; 88 Minutes 4:35-7:25-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:25; TIME CHANGES: Street Kings 7:00-9:20 only; The Ruins 4:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:45-2:45; ENDS THURSDAY: Drillbit, Superhero Movie, Horton Hears a Who; For full schedule click: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/fountainplace/index.html
NITRO, WV
Great Escape Nitro 12: http://greatescapetheatres.com or 769-0405
SUMMERSVILLE, WV
NICHOLS SHOWPLACE: Forgetting Sarah Marshall , 4:20-7:00 daily, Fri/Sat Late Show 9:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; Forbidden Kingdom, 4:30-7:10 daily, Fri/Sat Late Show 9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:15; Prom Night , 5:05-7:15 daily, Fri/Sat Late Show 9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:45; Superhero Movie, 9:40 Fri/Sat, 7:20 Sun-Thurs.; Nim’s Island, 5:00 daily, Sat 12:20-2:40-5:00-7:20, Sun. 12:20-2:40-5:00; ENDS THURSDAY: Drillbit Taylor, College Road Trip.
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: Forbidden Kingdom, Fri/Sat 1:10-4:00-6:40-9:10, Sun. 1:10-4:00-6:40; Mon-Thurs 5:10-7:40; Leatherheads, Fri/Sat 1:00-3:50-6:30-9:00, Sun. 1:00-3:50-6:30, Mon-Thurs 5:00-7:30; Prom Night , Fri/Sat 12:30-2:40- 5:00-7:15-9:25, Sun. 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00, Mon-Thurs. 5:20-7:25; ENDS THURSDAY: Nim’s Island, Drillbit Taylor, Shutter
UPCOMING RELEASES
April 25: Amusement, Big Stan, college, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo, The List
May 2: Iron Man, Made of Honor
May 9: Speed Racer , What Happens in Vegas
May 16: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
May 21: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Postal
May 30: Sex and the City, Strangers
June 6: Kung Fu Panda, You Don’t Mess with Zohan
June 13: The Happening, The Incredible Hulk
June 20: Get Smart, The Love Guru
June 27: Wall-E, Wanted
July 2: Hancock
July 11: HB II (formerly Hellboy 2: Golden Army), Meet Dave (formerly Starship Dave)
July 18: Dark Knight, Mamma Mia! , Space Chimps
July 25: American Teen, The Longshots, Step Brothers, X Files II
Aug. 1: He’s Just Not That Into You, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Rocker, Swing Vote
Aug. 8: Journey 3-D, Pineapple Express, Sisterhood of Traveling Pants II
Aug. 15: The International, Mirrors, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Tropic Thunder, Wild Child
Aug. 22: Accidental Husband, Bangkok Dangerous, Crossing Over, Fly Me to the Moon 3D, The House Bunny
Aug. 29: Babylon A.D., College, Traitor, Hamlet II
· Release dates subject to change; not all films will play in every market and/or every theatre.
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