Aug. 20, 2008
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) – OK, this is the Welcome Weekend at Marshall. But, I’m going to tell a secret. Friday, Aug. 22 outside on the lawn by Buskirk Hall, there will be a showing of “We Are Marshall.” And that same night and Saturday, the Starlite Cinema (at Harris Riverfront Park) offers a couple of flicks for those wishing to catch a little nostalgic drive in movie flair, except you’ll have to leave the car on the other side of the floodwall.
With the specials out of the way, I’m in a hurry to see “The House Bunny.” Should go well with the opening of the fall semester. A Playboy bunny gets booted from the mansion and ends up as a sorority house mother.
But, if rabbit’s are not your thing, try “Death Race.” A former race car champ has been framed for the murder of his wife and he’s sent to a prison run by Joan Allen where the country’s most popular sport originates --- a killer car race in which the driver left alive wins freedom.
All Pictures © Paramount Pictures
Other Films opening “wide” this weekend:
The Rocker opens Wednesday Aug. 20; Death Race, House Bunny, Longshots open Fri. Aug. 22.
THE LONGSHOTS: Ice Cube stars with young Keke Palmer as she plays the first female to play in the Pop Warner football tourney.
All Pictures © MGM
THE ROCKER: An over the hill drummer gets a second chance when he’s asked to substitute in a garage band playing a high school dance.
All Pictures © 20th Century Fox
HOUSE BUNNY: Tossed out of the Playboy mansion, Shelly (Anna Faris) can’t find a place to lay her tail until she meets the seven most socially clueless sorority girls from Zeta Tau Zeta who need strong dose of her bubbly social etiquette.
All Pictures © Sony Pictures Releasing
Aug. 29:
Babylon A.D.: Vin Diesel plays a mercenary delivering a mysterious young woman from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to the megalopolis known as NYC.
All Pictures © 20th Century Fox
College: Predicted to be an unmemorable Superbad-esque comedy for the You Tube generation, three high school seniors (Drake Bell, Kevin Covais, Andrew Caldwell) visit a college campus posing as prospective freshmen.
All Pictures © MGM
NOTE: Split Wed/Friday openings continue. Cinemas will have their last showing of some films on TUESDAY as well as THURSDAY. Check websites for exact showtimes, particularly films that have been “sharing” an auditorium. They usually leave first.
HOLD OVERS:
FLY ME TO THE MOON: Having started its release in Belgium, this 3-D movie follows three houseflies who sneak aboard the Apollo 11 lunar mission.
HANCOCK: Will (“Men in Black”) Smith bumbles along as a conflicted, sarcastic superhero who saves lives but leaves lots of damage along the trail. Having turned the public against his awesomely stupid deeds, the hero makes a life-changing connection with a housewife
HB II (formerly Hellboy 2: Golden Army): The mythical world rebels against humanity hoping to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must intervene. Director Guillermo Del Toro who stunned audiences with Pan’s Labyrinth is on board for the revival of the character he brought to the screen in 2004.
INCREDIBLE HULK: After a dull too philosophical venture in 2003, action director Louis Leterrier --- who worked with Jet Li’s fight choreographer/director on “The Transporter” and “Transporter II --- has put the marauding green monster/hero back on screens. As for the story, Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) seeks seclusion to understand and cure his condition that turns him into a monster. With the military wanting him controlled, he also must battle, The Abomination.
INDIANA JONES AND THE CRYSTAL SKULL: Steven Spielberg directs the return of everyone’s favorite globetrotting adventurer who’s been on the shelf for nearly 20 years. George Lucas teams with David Koepp on the screenplay, but it’s under wraps. However, Harris Ford reprises his role, even though his age is starting to limit his death defying stunts.
Kung Fu Panda: Not exactly “Happy Feet,” but the big, clumsy Po labors daily in his family’s noodle shop dreaming about Kung Fu. But the bear has been chosen to fulfill a prophesy, so can the panda actually become a kung fun master? (Voices include Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman)
Mamma Mia! Last summer’s “Hairspray” proved that the movie musical can still reign under the summer sun, so now comes another Broadway icon with Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosna on the marquee. A bride to be raised on a Greek island by a mother refusing to disclose her dad’s identity, locates three possible ‘dads’ and invites them to the wedding. Yes, you get to hear ABBA’s greatest hits!
MIRRORS: Alexandre Aja known for his chilling “Hills Have Eyes,” “High Tension,” and “P2,” casts Kiefer Suterland, Paula Patton and Cameron Boyce in a tale of a mall security guard who finds the mirrors of a department store bring out the worst in those who stare into them.
Pineapple Express: An addict (Seth Rogen) witnesses a corrupt cop commit murder, now he and his dealer (James Franco) go on a save their hide road trip to escape a squad of officers who want them wasted. The title comes from a rare new strain of weed. It reunited you with the dudes who brought last summer’s “Superbad” to the megaplex.
SEX AND THE CITY: The movie picks up four year after the six-year-run wrapped in 2004 on HBO. Sarah Jessica Parker returns as Carrie Bradshaw, the style conscious journalist whose romantic exploits ruled the series. As the story continues, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda prepare for Carrie to take the marital plunge
Sisterhood of Traveling Pants II: Best friends (Alexis Biedel, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn. and Blake Lively) reunite in a Grecian seaside town during their first year of college to locate their missing magical jeans. Incidentally, wise producers contractually obligated these stars of “Gilmore Girls,” “Ugly Betty,” “Joan of Arcadia” and “Gossip Girl” to reunite.
Space Chimps: Cutting edge CGI animation propels this out of the world adventure in which NASA recruits Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to save a $5 billion probe that fell into a galactic wormhole.
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS: The animated film depicts the period between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. The animate flick chronicles the on-going battles between the Jedis of the Republic and the droids of the Trade Federation.
Step Brothers: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly re-team with the director of “Talladega Nights” in this comedy of pampered best friends who single parents decide to marry. Judd (“Knocked Up,” “40 Year Old Virgin”) Apatow is one of the producers.
STRANGERS: Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman play a young couple staying in an isolated vacation home when a knock on the door in the mid-hours of darkness. Soon, they are fighting for their lives as three masked strangers invade their space.
TROPIC THUNDER: Actors on location for a big budget war flick find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences (or lack thereof) when they get caught up in a real conflict. Ben (“Night at the Museum,” “Heartbreak Kid”) Stiller directs and stars with Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Brandon Jackson and Matthew (Jack Lengyel in “WAM”) McConaughey. Tom Cruise appears in a cameo.
X-Files II: Taking the secretive approach like “Cloverfield,” the X Files sequel will be a standalone supernatural thriller which stresses the complicated Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillan Anderson) relationship. (This is the ‘authorized’ blurb)
WALL-E: Pixar Animation Studios. ‘Nuff said. After hundreds of years picking up humanities trash on the Planet Earth, a search robot EVE discovers that the Waste Allocation Load Lifter robot may have found the meaning of life and a way for human to return home safely. Characters include malfunctioning robot misfits and a pet cockroach.
WANTED: A young man (James McAvoy) finds that his recently murder father was an elite assassin. Now he’s recruited by a man named Sloan (Morgan Freeman) to step into his dad’s shoes. Angelina Jolie also stars. Incidentally, the concept comes from a dark comic with similarity to “Sin City” and “V for Vendetta.”
You Don’t Mess with Zohan: Judd (“Knocked Up”) Apatow and Adam Sandler team on a screenplay in which a Mossad agent fakes his death and re-emerges in the Big Apple as a hair stylist. Dennis (“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”) Dugan directs.
Limited Release /Art House Films
ONGOING INTERACTIVE FUN NOW AT 9:45 PM FRIDAYS…
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 @ 9:45 p.m.
Starts Wednesday August 21- Tuesday August 27
· Rocker opens on Wednesday Aug 20; check theatre websites for updates on times and movies ending
· The House Bunny, The Longshots, Death Race Starts Aug 22 (not all films in all areas)
· Traitor Opens Wed. August 27. Some films end on Tuesday August 26
· Babylon AD, College, Disaster Movie open Friday Aug 29 (not all films in all areas)
· As public schools open, certain cinemas will discontinue weekday matinees and/or morning shows
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection) Starts Wed Aug 20: The Rocker 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40; Starts Fri. Aug 22, House Bunny, Longshots, Death Race, times TBA; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert, Tuesday, Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10; TIME CHANGES EFF. Wed Aug 13: Pineapple Express (one print) 1:30-4:10-6:50-9:30; KID TOONS Sushi Pack, Sat/Sun 11:30 a.m. ONLY (all seats $3.50); ENDS TUESDAY: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: TBA; 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.) Hancock 5:15-7:15-9:15, Fri-Tues. Mat. 1:15-3:15; Wall-E 5:25-7:35-9:45, Fri-Tues. Mat. 1:05-3:15; Kung Fu Panda 5:05, Fri-Tues Mat. 1:05-3:05; Kit Kittredge 5:10, Fri-Tues Mat. 1:00-3:10; Incredible Hulk 7:05-9:30 only; Indiana Jones Kingdom of Crystal Skull 7:10-9:35* (No 9:35 show Friday, Aug. 22) ; ENDS THURSDAY: You Don’t Mess with Zohan Friday August 22, 9:45 ONLY: 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' (Interactive preshow begins 9:45 p.m.); For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Starts Wed Aug 20, The Rocker 2:00-4:25-6:55-9:45; Starts Fri. Aug 22: Death Race 1:25-4:05-6:40-9:35; House Bunny 1:45-4:35-7:40-10:10; Longshots 1:55-4:40-7:50-10:15; TIME CHANGES: Sisterhood 1:15-4:00 only; The Mummy 6:50-9:50 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Mamma Mia, Step Brothers; For full times, http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL:Rocker (Aug 20) 2:45-5:15-7:35-10:00; House Bunny (Aug 22) 2:45-5:15-7:40-10:05; Death Race (Aug 22) 2:55-5:25-7:50-10:15; Longshots 2:50-5:20-7:45-10:10; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Mamma Mia, Sisterhood; Step Brothers; Full schedule: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BECKLEY, WV
Starts Wed Aug 20/ Fri Aug 22
CROSSROADS CINEMAS: Kung Fu Panda 12:20-2:35-4:50-7:05-9:15; Wanted 12:05-3:20-6:20-8:55; Space Chimps 12:00-2:05-4:10; Hellboy II 6:10-8:50; Love Guru 12:15-9:00; You Don’t Mess Zohan 12:30-6:15; Strangers 3:30-9:05; ENDS THURSDAY: Sex and the City, Iron Man, Hulk, Kit Kittredge; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=560
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!): Rocker (Aug 20) 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40; TIME CHANGES EFF WED AUG 20: Dark Knight (one print) 11:40-3:00-6:15-9:35; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert, Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10; TIME CHANGES EFF WED AUG 20: Dark Knight (one print) 11:40-3:00-6:15-9:35; TIME CHANGES EFF FRI Aug 22: Mamma Mia 1:00-3:45 only; Step Brothers 6:50-9:15; Sisterhood 1:00-3:45 only; Pineapple Express 6:40-9:20 only; Clone Wars (one print) 11:45-2:10-4:35-7:00-9:25; ENDS TUESDAY: Wall-E; ENDS THURSDAY: Swing VoteHanh; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=680
BLUEFIELD, WV
Starts Wednesday Aug 20/ Friday Aug 22
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!): The Rocker (Aug 20) 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00; Eff. Aug. 22: House Bunny 11:50-2:20-4:45-7:10-9:40; Death Race 12:30-3:10-6:20-9:30; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert , Tuesday Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10.00; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS TUESDAY: Sisterhood; ENDS THURSDAY: The Mummy, Pineapple Express ; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabloid=580
CHARLESTON, WV
Starts Wednesday Aug 20 and Friday August 22
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!) The Rocker 11:45-2:15-4:45-7:15-9:40; Starts Fri. Aug 22, House Bunny, Death Race, Longshots, all TBA; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert , Aug. 26 @ 7 p.m.; KIDTOONS: Sushi Pack , Sat/Sun 11:45 p.m. ONLY ; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=583
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Rocker 12:35-3:00-5:20-7:30-9:50; Starts Friday, Aug 22, House Bunny, Death Race, Longshots, Times TBA; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
TIME CHANGES ON AUG 20:
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: Dark Knight (one print) 12:00-3:15-6:30-9:45; Pineapple Express 11:35-2:10-4:45-7:20-10:00;
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: NONE
ENDS THURSDAY AUG 19:
Marquee Southridge: NONE
Park Place Stadium Cinemas: Wall-E, Swing Vote
HURRICANE, WV
Starts Wednesday Aug 20 & 22
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Rocker (Aug 20) 10:10 a.m.*-12:35-3:10-5:35-7:55-10:10; House Bunny (Aug 22) 10:30 a.m.*-12:35-2:55-5:20-7:40-10:00; Death Race (Aug 22) 10:40 a.m.*-12:50-3:10-5:15-7:30-9:55; Longshots 10:15 a.m.*-12:30-2:45-5:00-7:05-9:30; TIME CHANGES: Step Brothers 12:45-5:15-9:50 only; Mummy 10:20 a.m.-3:00-7:20 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Swing Vote, Hancock, Sisterhood, Space Chimps, Mamma Mia; (* No Sunday Early Showing ); For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
Starts Friday Aug 22
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Mirrors 4:00-6:45-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; Tropic Thunder 4:00-6:50-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat 1:00; Mirrors 4:00-6:45-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; ENDS THURSDAY: NONE
LOGAN, W.VA.
Starts Wednesday Aug 20/Friday Aug 22
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Rocker (Aug 20) 12:25-2:45-4:50-7:10-9:50; Death Race (Aug 22) 12:10-2:20-4:30-7:05-9:30; House Bunny (Aug 22) 12:30-2:30-4:25-7:35-10:00; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Mummy, Sisterhood, Dark Knight, Step Brothers ; 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
Starts Friday Aug 22
NICHOLS SHOWPLACE: House Bunny 4:00-6:50-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; Tropic Thunder* 4:10-7:00-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:20 Mirrors, 3:50-6:40-9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; Star Wars Clone Wars 4:15-6:45-9:20, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Pineapple Express
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: Tropic Thunder 4:15-7:00-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:15 ; Star Wars Clone Wars 5:00-7:20-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:20-2:40; Mirrors 4:00-6:50-9:20, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; ENDS THURSDAY: The Mummy, Dark Knight, Mamma Mia
WHEELING, WV
Starts Wed Aug 20/Friday Aug 22
Marquee Highlands 14: (All Digital DLP Projection) The Rocker (Aug 20) 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-9:50; House Bunny (Aug 22) 12:00-2:40-5:10-7:40-9:50; Death Race (Aug 22) 11:30-2:00-4:30-6:50-9:30; Longshots (Aug 22) 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00-9:10; Special Event: Three Days Grace, Tuesday, Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10.00; TIME CHANGES: Dark Knight (one print) 11:50-3:00-6:20-9:30; Sisterhood 12:10-4:20 only; Step Brothers 7:20-9:40; Mummy 9:40; Mamma Mia 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10; ENDS TUESDAY: TBA; ENDS THURSDAY: Swing Vote, Wall-E
UPCOMING RELEASES
Aug. 29: Babylon A.D., College, Traitor, Hamlet II, Disaster Movie
Sept. 5: Accidental Husband, Bangkok Dangerous,
Sept. 12: Righteous Kill, Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys, The Women. Burn After Reading
Sept. 19: Ghost Town, Igor, Lakeview Terrace, My Best Friend’s Girl,
Sept. 26: Eagle eye, Miracle at St. Anna, Nights in Rodanthe, Blindness
Oct. 3: Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Religulous
Oct. 10: City of ember, The Express, Body of Lies, Quarantine, Sex Drive,
Oct. 17: Max Payne, Flash of Genius
Oct. 24: Brothers Bloom, He’s Just Not That Into You, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Saw V, Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D, Passengers, Pride and Glory, Crossing Over
Oct. 31: RockNrOLLA, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Haunting of Molly Hartley
Nov. 7: Quantum of Solace (James Bond), Madagascar II
November 14: Role Models, Australia, Soul Men
Nov. 21: Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince, Soloist
Nov. 26: Transporter III, The Road, Four Christmases
Nov. 28: Bolt
Dec. 5: Punisher: War Zone
Dec. 12: Twilight, Seven Pounds, Day the Earth Stood Still, Defiance
Dec. 19: Tale of Despereaux
· 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) – OK, this is the Welcome Weekend at Marshall. But, I’m going to tell a secret. Friday, Aug. 22 outside on the lawn by Buskirk Hall, there will be a showing of “We Are Marshall.” And that same night and Saturday, the Starlite Cinema (at Harris Riverfront Park) offers a couple of flicks for those wishing to catch a little nostalgic drive in movie flair, except you’ll have to leave the car on the other side of the floodwall.
With the specials out of the way, I’m in a hurry to see “The House Bunny.” Should go well with the opening of the fall semester. A Playboy bunny gets booted from the mansion and ends up as a sorority house mother.
But, if rabbit’s are not your thing, try “Death Race.” A former race car champ has been framed for the murder of his wife and he’s sent to a prison run by Joan Allen where the country’s most popular sport originates --- a killer car race in which the driver left alive wins freedom.
All Pictures © Paramount Pictures
Other Films opening “wide” this weekend:
The Rocker opens Wednesday Aug. 20; Death Race, House Bunny, Longshots open Fri. Aug. 22.
THE LONGSHOTS: Ice Cube stars with young Keke Palmer as she plays the first female to play in the Pop Warner football tourney.
All Pictures © MGM
THE ROCKER: An over the hill drummer gets a second chance when he’s asked to substitute in a garage band playing a high school dance.
All Pictures © 20th Century Fox
HOUSE BUNNY: Tossed out of the Playboy mansion, Shelly (Anna Faris) can’t find a place to lay her tail until she meets the seven most socially clueless sorority girls from Zeta Tau Zeta who need strong dose of her bubbly social etiquette.
All Pictures © Sony Pictures Releasing
Aug. 29:
Babylon A.D.: Vin Diesel plays a mercenary delivering a mysterious young woman from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to the megalopolis known as NYC.
All Pictures © 20th Century Fox
College: Predicted to be an unmemorable Superbad-esque comedy for the You Tube generation, three high school seniors (Drake Bell, Kevin Covais, Andrew Caldwell) visit a college campus posing as prospective freshmen.
All Pictures © MGM
NOTE: Split Wed/Friday openings continue. Cinemas will have their last showing of some films on TUESDAY as well as THURSDAY. Check websites for exact showtimes, particularly films that have been “sharing” an auditorium. They usually leave first.
HOLD OVERS:
FLY ME TO THE MOON: Having started its release in Belgium, this 3-D movie follows three houseflies who sneak aboard the Apollo 11 lunar mission.
HANCOCK: Will (“Men in Black”) Smith bumbles along as a conflicted, sarcastic superhero who saves lives but leaves lots of damage along the trail. Having turned the public against his awesomely stupid deeds, the hero makes a life-changing connection with a housewife
HB II (formerly Hellboy 2: Golden Army): The mythical world rebels against humanity hoping to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must intervene. Director Guillermo Del Toro who stunned audiences with Pan’s Labyrinth is on board for the revival of the character he brought to the screen in 2004.
INCREDIBLE HULK: After a dull too philosophical venture in 2003, action director Louis Leterrier --- who worked with Jet Li’s fight choreographer/director on “The Transporter” and “Transporter II --- has put the marauding green monster/hero back on screens. As for the story, Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) seeks seclusion to understand and cure his condition that turns him into a monster. With the military wanting him controlled, he also must battle, The Abomination.
INDIANA JONES AND THE CRYSTAL SKULL: Steven Spielberg directs the return of everyone’s favorite globetrotting adventurer who’s been on the shelf for nearly 20 years. George Lucas teams with David Koepp on the screenplay, but it’s under wraps. However, Harris Ford reprises his role, even though his age is starting to limit his death defying stunts.
Kung Fu Panda: Not exactly “Happy Feet,” but the big, clumsy Po labors daily in his family’s noodle shop dreaming about Kung Fu. But the bear has been chosen to fulfill a prophesy, so can the panda actually become a kung fun master? (Voices include Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman)
Mamma Mia! Last summer’s “Hairspray” proved that the movie musical can still reign under the summer sun, so now comes another Broadway icon with Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosna on the marquee. A bride to be raised on a Greek island by a mother refusing to disclose her dad’s identity, locates three possible ‘dads’ and invites them to the wedding. Yes, you get to hear ABBA’s greatest hits!
MIRRORS: Alexandre Aja known for his chilling “Hills Have Eyes,” “High Tension,” and “P2,” casts Kiefer Suterland, Paula Patton and Cameron Boyce in a tale of a mall security guard who finds the mirrors of a department store bring out the worst in those who stare into them.
Pineapple Express: An addict (Seth Rogen) witnesses a corrupt cop commit murder, now he and his dealer (James Franco) go on a save their hide road trip to escape a squad of officers who want them wasted. The title comes from a rare new strain of weed. It reunited you with the dudes who brought last summer’s “Superbad” to the megaplex.
SEX AND THE CITY: The movie picks up four year after the six-year-run wrapped in 2004 on HBO. Sarah Jessica Parker returns as Carrie Bradshaw, the style conscious journalist whose romantic exploits ruled the series. As the story continues, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda prepare for Carrie to take the marital plunge
Sisterhood of Traveling Pants II: Best friends (Alexis Biedel, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn. and Blake Lively) reunite in a Grecian seaside town during their first year of college to locate their missing magical jeans. Incidentally, wise producers contractually obligated these stars of “Gilmore Girls,” “Ugly Betty,” “Joan of Arcadia” and “Gossip Girl” to reunite.
Space Chimps: Cutting edge CGI animation propels this out of the world adventure in which NASA recruits Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to save a $5 billion probe that fell into a galactic wormhole.
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS: The animated film depicts the period between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. The animate flick chronicles the on-going battles between the Jedis of the Republic and the droids of the Trade Federation.
Step Brothers: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly re-team with the director of “Talladega Nights” in this comedy of pampered best friends who single parents decide to marry. Judd (“Knocked Up,” “40 Year Old Virgin”) Apatow is one of the producers.
STRANGERS: Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman play a young couple staying in an isolated vacation home when a knock on the door in the mid-hours of darkness. Soon, they are fighting for their lives as three masked strangers invade their space.
TROPIC THUNDER: Actors on location for a big budget war flick find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences (or lack thereof) when they get caught up in a real conflict. Ben (“Night at the Museum,” “Heartbreak Kid”) Stiller directs and stars with Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Brandon Jackson and Matthew (Jack Lengyel in “WAM”) McConaughey. Tom Cruise appears in a cameo.
X-Files II: Taking the secretive approach like “Cloverfield,” the X Files sequel will be a standalone supernatural thriller which stresses the complicated Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillan Anderson) relationship. (This is the ‘authorized’ blurb)
WALL-E: Pixar Animation Studios. ‘Nuff said. After hundreds of years picking up humanities trash on the Planet Earth, a search robot EVE discovers that the Waste Allocation Load Lifter robot may have found the meaning of life and a way for human to return home safely. Characters include malfunctioning robot misfits and a pet cockroach.
WANTED: A young man (James McAvoy) finds that his recently murder father was an elite assassin. Now he’s recruited by a man named Sloan (Morgan Freeman) to step into his dad’s shoes. Angelina Jolie also stars. Incidentally, the concept comes from a dark comic with similarity to “Sin City” and “V for Vendetta.”
You Don’t Mess with Zohan: Judd (“Knocked Up”) Apatow and Adam Sandler team on a screenplay in which a Mossad agent fakes his death and re-emerges in the Big Apple as a hair stylist. Dennis (“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”) Dugan directs.
Limited Release /Art House Films
ONGOING INTERACTIVE FUN NOW AT 9:45 PM FRIDAYS…
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 @ 9:45 p.m.
Starts Wednesday August 21- Tuesday August 27
· Rocker opens on Wednesday Aug 20; check theatre websites for updates on times and movies ending
· The House Bunny, The Longshots, Death Race Starts Aug 22 (not all films in all areas)
· Traitor Opens Wed. August 27. Some films end on Tuesday August 26
· Babylon AD, College, Disaster Movie open Friday Aug 29 (not all films in all areas)
· As public schools open, certain cinemas will discontinue weekday matinees and/or morning shows
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection) Starts Wed Aug 20: The Rocker 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40; Starts Fri. Aug 22, House Bunny, Longshots, Death Race, times TBA; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert, Tuesday, Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10; TIME CHANGES EFF. Wed Aug 13: Pineapple Express (one print) 1:30-4:10-6:50-9:30; KID TOONS Sushi Pack, Sat/Sun 11:30 a.m. ONLY (all seats $3.50); ENDS TUESDAY: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: TBA; 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.) Hancock 5:15-7:15-9:15, Fri-Tues. Mat. 1:15-3:15; Wall-E 5:25-7:35-9:45, Fri-Tues. Mat. 1:05-3:15; Kung Fu Panda 5:05, Fri-Tues Mat. 1:05-3:05; Kit Kittredge 5:10, Fri-Tues Mat. 1:00-3:10; Incredible Hulk 7:05-9:30 only; Indiana Jones Kingdom of Crystal Skull 7:10-9:35* (No 9:35 show Friday, Aug. 22) ; ENDS THURSDAY: You Don’t Mess with Zohan Friday August 22, 9:45 ONLY: 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' (Interactive preshow begins 9:45 p.m.); For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Starts Wed Aug 20, The Rocker 2:00-4:25-6:55-9:45; Starts Fri. Aug 22: Death Race 1:25-4:05-6:40-9:35; House Bunny 1:45-4:35-7:40-10:10; Longshots 1:55-4:40-7:50-10:15; TIME CHANGES: Sisterhood 1:15-4:00 only; The Mummy 6:50-9:50 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Mamma Mia, Step Brothers; For full times, http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL:Rocker (Aug 20) 2:45-5:15-7:35-10:00; House Bunny (Aug 22) 2:45-5:15-7:40-10:05; Death Race (Aug 22) 2:55-5:25-7:50-10:15; Longshots 2:50-5:20-7:45-10:10; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Mamma Mia, Sisterhood; Step Brothers; Full schedule: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BECKLEY, WV
Starts Wed Aug 20/ Fri Aug 22
CROSSROADS CINEMAS: Kung Fu Panda 12:20-2:35-4:50-7:05-9:15; Wanted 12:05-3:20-6:20-8:55; Space Chimps 12:00-2:05-4:10; Hellboy II 6:10-8:50; Love Guru 12:15-9:00; You Don’t Mess Zohan 12:30-6:15; Strangers 3:30-9:05; ENDS THURSDAY: Sex and the City, Iron Man, Hulk, Kit Kittredge; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=560
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!): Rocker (Aug 20) 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40; TIME CHANGES EFF WED AUG 20: Dark Knight (one print) 11:40-3:00-6:15-9:35; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert, Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10; TIME CHANGES EFF WED AUG 20: Dark Knight (one print) 11:40-3:00-6:15-9:35; TIME CHANGES EFF FRI Aug 22: Mamma Mia 1:00-3:45 only; Step Brothers 6:50-9:15; Sisterhood 1:00-3:45 only; Pineapple Express 6:40-9:20 only; Clone Wars (one print) 11:45-2:10-4:35-7:00-9:25; ENDS TUESDAY: Wall-E; ENDS THURSDAY: Swing VoteHanh; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=680
BLUEFIELD, WV
Starts Wednesday Aug 20/ Friday Aug 22
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!): The Rocker (Aug 20) 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-10:00; Eff. Aug. 22: House Bunny 11:50-2:20-4:45-7:10-9:40; Death Race 12:30-3:10-6:20-9:30; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert , Tuesday Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10.00; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS TUESDAY: Sisterhood; ENDS THURSDAY: The Mummy, Pineapple Express ; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabloid=580
CHARLESTON, WV
Starts Wednesday Aug 20 and Friday August 22
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!) The Rocker 11:45-2:15-4:45-7:15-9:40; Starts Fri. Aug 22, House Bunny, Death Race, Longshots, all TBA; SPECIAL EVENT: Three Days Grace Concert , Aug. 26 @ 7 p.m.; KIDTOONS: Sushi Pack , Sat/Sun 11:45 p.m. ONLY ; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=583
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Rocker 12:35-3:00-5:20-7:30-9:50; Starts Friday, Aug 22, House Bunny, Death Race, Longshots, Times TBA; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
TIME CHANGES ON AUG 20:
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: Dark Knight (one print) 12:00-3:15-6:30-9:45; Pineapple Express 11:35-2:10-4:45-7:20-10:00;
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: NONE
ENDS THURSDAY AUG 19:
Marquee Southridge: NONE
Park Place Stadium Cinemas: Wall-E, Swing Vote
HURRICANE, WV
Starts Wednesday Aug 20 & 22
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Rocker (Aug 20) 10:10 a.m.*-12:35-3:10-5:35-7:55-10:10; House Bunny (Aug 22) 10:30 a.m.*-12:35-2:55-5:20-7:40-10:00; Death Race (Aug 22) 10:40 a.m.*-12:50-3:10-5:15-7:30-9:55; Longshots 10:15 a.m.*-12:30-2:45-5:00-7:05-9:30; TIME CHANGES: Step Brothers 12:45-5:15-9:50 only; Mummy 10:20 a.m.-3:00-7:20 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Swing Vote, Hancock, Sisterhood, Space Chimps, Mamma Mia; (* No Sunday Early Showing ); For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
Starts Friday Aug 22
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Mirrors 4:00-6:45-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; Tropic Thunder 4:00-6:50-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat 1:00; Mirrors 4:00-6:45-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; ENDS THURSDAY: NONE
LOGAN, W.VA.
Starts Wednesday Aug 20/Friday Aug 22
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Rocker (Aug 20) 12:25-2:45-4:50-7:10-9:50; Death Race (Aug 22) 12:10-2:20-4:30-7:05-9:30; House Bunny (Aug 22) 12:30-2:30-4:25-7:35-10:00; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Mummy, Sisterhood, Dark Knight, Step Brothers ; 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
Starts Friday Aug 22
NICHOLS SHOWPLACE: House Bunny 4:00-6:50-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; Tropic Thunder* 4:10-7:00-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:20 Mirrors, 3:50-6:40-9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; Star Wars Clone Wars 4:15-6:45-9:20, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Pineapple Express
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: Tropic Thunder 4:15-7:00-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:15 ; Star Wars Clone Wars 5:00-7:20-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:20-2:40; Mirrors 4:00-6:50-9:20, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; ENDS THURSDAY: The Mummy, Dark Knight, Mamma Mia
WHEELING, WV
Starts Wed Aug 20/Friday Aug 22
Marquee Highlands 14: (All Digital DLP Projection) The Rocker (Aug 20) 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-9:50; House Bunny (Aug 22) 12:00-2:40-5:10-7:40-9:50; Death Race (Aug 22) 11:30-2:00-4:30-6:50-9:30; Longshots (Aug 22) 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00-9:10; Special Event: Three Days Grace, Tuesday, Aug 26 @ 7 p.m. $10.00; TIME CHANGES: Dark Knight (one print) 11:50-3:00-6:20-9:30; Sisterhood 12:10-4:20 only; Step Brothers 7:20-9:40; Mummy 9:40; Mamma Mia 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:10; ENDS TUESDAY: TBA; ENDS THURSDAY: Swing Vote, Wall-E
UPCOMING RELEASES
Aug. 29: Babylon A.D., College, Traitor, Hamlet II, Disaster Movie
Sept. 5: Accidental Husband, Bangkok Dangerous,
Sept. 12: Righteous Kill, Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys, The Women. Burn After Reading
Sept. 19: Ghost Town, Igor, Lakeview Terrace, My Best Friend’s Girl,
Sept. 26: Eagle eye, Miracle at St. Anna, Nights in Rodanthe, Blindness
Oct. 3: Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Religulous
Oct. 10: City of ember, The Express, Body of Lies, Quarantine, Sex Drive,
Oct. 17: Max Payne, Flash of Genius
Oct. 24: Brothers Bloom, He’s Just Not That Into You, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Saw V, Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D, Passengers, Pride and Glory, Crossing Over
Oct. 31: RockNrOLLA, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Haunting of Molly Hartley
Nov. 7: Quantum of Solace (James Bond), Madagascar II
November 14: Role Models, Australia, Soul Men
Nov. 21: Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince, Soloist
Nov. 26: Transporter III, The Road, Four Christmases
Nov. 28: Bolt
Dec. 5: Punisher: War Zone
Dec. 12: Twilight, Seven Pounds, Day the Earth Stood Still, Defiance
Dec. 19: Tale of Despereaux
· Release dates subject to change; not all films will play in every market and/or every theatre.
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