Feb. 11, 2009
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) – As Valentine’s Day approaches, Hollywood has a mixture of film genres for fans. If you have a date who likes to scream and cling at slasher films, the re-make of FRIDAY THE 13th debuts appropriately at midnight Friday (i.e. Thursday 12:00 a.m.) at many cinemas. Jason will not be the only serial killer mounting body counts for your admission, MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D , continues as a hold over feature in some large megaplexes.
For a more romantic edge, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU and NEW IN TOWN are the contenders. “New in Town” places a big city, corporate climbing female mover and shaker in a small Minnesota town in mid Winter. She gets the chill of her life when she arrives at the airport from Florida clad in short sleeves, short skirt and high heels.
This film works the “fish out of water” elements to the max as Renee Zellweger delivers a tough devilish plant superintendent portrayal. “New” works best when she’s adjusting to the idioms, assembly line and weather; those are fresh areas for jest. Ultimately, “New in Town” crashes by giving into a warm and fuzzy, let’s make everyone smile happy ending.
Of course, the chic film and quick study for dudes, “He’s Just Not That Into You,” boasts Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore and Ben Affleck in a multiple relationship flick set in Baltimore where these 20 and 30 somethng’s are either having problems in their pairing or desperately trying to couple up.
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
Opening Friday the 13th, Rebecca (Isla Fisher) has an addiction to shopping in Manhattan and with an apartment full of accessories and clothing, she confronts the consequences of her impulsive purchases --- heavy credit card bills. Instead of finding a job on a fashion mag, “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sticks her in as an advice columnist for a financial periodical in which she tends to turn her fashion fetish into a metaphor for investing. John Cusak, John Goodman, Hugh Dancy, and Krysten Ritter all star.
All Pictures © Buena Vista
THE INTERNATIONAL
Here’s a fictional flick of intrigue and spying that could be the most incisive look at the burnt out and crashed international economy. Again, this is fiction. But the Interpol agent (Clive Owen) bonds with an assistant district attorney (Naomi Watts) for a dangerous money odyssey that sends them flying from Berlin to Milan, to Istanbul and back to New York (not necessarily in that order). Tom (“Run Lola Run”) Tykwer directs.
All Pictures © Columbia
FRIDAY THE 13TH
Just in case you don’t know the story, a man searching for his missing sister around Crystal Lake meets machete wielding hockey mask wearing Jason Voorhees. The woman headed to the secluded spot with a group of college friends. But, as all slashing film vets know, when the opposite sex gets together (or alone) and the light gets dim, well, the killer will intervene before you can say, “I love you.”
All Pictures © Warner Brothers
HOLD OVERS:
BRIDAL WARS: Best friends, Kate Hudson and Anna Hathaway become demented rivals when a clerical error schedules their weddings on the same day at the same place and time. Although most of the story occurs in Boston, the majority of the film features New York City settings. Keep your eye on Hudson. She’s a possible award’s contender in “Rachael Getting Married.”
CORALINE: Having moved from Michigan to Oregon, an eleven year old girl cannot find acceptable friends to replace those left behind. That is until she discovers a secret door that leads down a corridor to an alternate reality that seems better (at first) than her own existence. But her mysterious “other” existence contains danger, which persuades her to head back home. DEFIANCE: Daniel (James Bond) Craig, Live Schreiber and Jamie Bell play three Jewish brothers who escape the Nazis by hiding in a dense woodland. Realizing the obscurity of the forest, they begin leading other Eastern Europeans to the primitive outdoor surroundings. But the brothers realize they can avenge the deaths of their loved ones by leading thousands of additional Jews to the safety of the woods.
GRAN TORINO: Clint Eastwood directs himself in “Gran Torino,” in which an elderly Korean War veteran takes on a neighborhood suffering from an infestation of rival gangs. The Man with No Name, now in his 70s, plays a pacifist Korean War vet living in Detroit. When a troubled Hmong teen tries to steal his prized Gran Torino, the war veteran faces the prejudice, memories, and horrors that he has tried to forget. Buzz has Eastwood as a potential Oscar nomination candidate.
HOTEL FOR DOGS: Two youngsters (Emma Roberts, Jake Austin) find themselves placed in foster care at a location that has a strict no pets policy. Searching frantically for a home for their dog, Friday, the children find an abandoned hotel. They decide it would be a perfect spot not just for Friday but for the city’s other strays.
MILK: Sean Penn, an Academy Award winning actor, takes the title role in a fictional biography of politician and gay activist Harvey Milk. Directed by Gus Van Sant the film the last eight years in Milk’s life. Eventually, he’s the first openly gay man to win an elected office --- the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, where he inspires, makes history and meets tragedy.
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D: The slasher comes and grabs you in the audience and he tosses weapons in your direction. Will the 3-D re-make have moviegoers ducking for cover? On the Tenth anniversary of a Valentine’s night massacre, Tom (Jensen Ackles) returns to his small hometown only to find that he’s the prime suspect in the unsolved killings. His former gal pal (Jamie King) is the only person believing his innocence.
NEW IN TOWN: Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr. star as the ambitious Miami executive meets the man of her dreams. She begins reassessing her big city values after accepting a temporary transfer to the middle of nowhere in order to adapt to her new guy’s lifestyle. But how will Zellweger cope when she faces the corporate ladder versus a desired relationship.
PAUL BLART MALL COP: Kevin James , a single suburban father trying to make ends meet, works as the security officer at a New Jersey mall. But no one takes a “mall cop” seriously, that is until Santa’s helpers shut down the megaplex and take hostages, including his daughter and her sweetheart. Now, it’s up to him to rescue his daughter like a real cop.
PUSH: Combine a bit of X Men with “Scanners,” then shake well and cross your fingers. A government agency has transformed American citizens into psychic warriors who can move objects with their mind, see the future, create new realities, and banish enemies without touching them. A second generation telekinetic , Nick (Chris Evans), has dropped out of sight and fled to Hong Kong to avoid following the agencies orders. But a young teen (Dakota Fanning), a clairvoyant, needs help finding Kira, a powerful psychic with the ability to plant thoughts into the minds of others.
THE READER: Set in post World War II Germany, teen Michael Berg is nursed back to health from a bout with scarlet fever by Hanna (Kate Winslet), a woman twice his age. Discovering her penchant for being read to, their passionate relationship unfurls as he reads classics such as “The Odyssey” and “Huck Finn.” Hanna disappears; Michael is heartbroken. Eight years later as a law student observing Nazi war trials, he sees Hanna a defendant in a courtroom. Kate Winslet ( already a winner of the Golden Globe and SAG for Best Supporting Actress) and Ralph Fiennes star in director Stephen (“The Hours”) Daldry's haunting period romance .
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD: Set in the seeming happy days of the 50s, April Wheeler (Kate Winslet, who just picked up two Golden Globes for Best Actress) and her “Titanic” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio tell an incisive story of an American couple asking , can two people break away from ordinary political correctness of their relationship and still remained committed and true to their marriage vows?
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE: Bollywood meets Hollywood as an 18-year-old orphan competes in the Indian version of the television game show , “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” With him but one question from the jackpot, police detain him when the show wraps for the night. The police cannot believe that an orphan from the slums would know the answers to the questions, so he must be cheating. Jamal Malik tells the officers about growing up on the streets with his brother and how encounters with local gangs and a lost love revealed the answer to each of the shows questions.
TAKEN: A former spy (Liam Neeson) traveling through Europe embarks on a frantic quest to rescue his daughter (Maggie Grace) after she is abducted by slave traders in Europe while following U2’s European tour.
UNINVITED: Another Americanization of Asian horror premises in the vein of “the Ring,” “Sixth Sense” and “The Grudge,” Filmmaking duo Thomas and Charles Guard make their feature directorial debuts as the co-directors of this remake of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters. Uninvited (which takes the name of a classic American horror flick from the 40s starring Ray Milland ) tells of a young woman returning home from a mental hospital after her mom’s death. On her first night back, her mom’s ghost comes for a visit.
THE UNBORN: On the horror front, “The Unborn” stars Odette Yustman and Gary Oldman as a bearer of ghostly visions and spiritual advisor who learn that Yustman had a twin that did not survive birth. The unborn fetus now haunts his sibling.
UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS: A prequel to the feud between a group of aristocratic vampires and their one time slaves, The Lycans. During the Darkages, Lucian (Michael Sheen) rallies werewolves against a cruel vampire king (Bill Nighy) who has enslaved them. His secret love (Rhona Mitra) joins in the battle against the vampire army to win freedom for the Lycan people. (Columbia)
THE WRESTLER: Burnt out Randy Robinson (Mickey Rourke) , an 80’s era wrestler, had a heart attack and was told never to enter the ring again. Attempting to start a new life, he works in a deli, moves in with an aging stripper and tries to be a ‘dad’ to her son. Then, his old nemesis wants a rematch. Rourke won the Golden Globe for Best Actor and is deserving of the honor.
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.
Starting February 6 - February 12
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection) Friday the 13th 11:50-2:20-4:40-7:00-9:30-12 Midnight * (Fri/Sat Midnight Showing) ; Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:45-2:15-4:45-7:15-9:45; SPECIAL EVENTS: Jonas Brothers 3D Concert , Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00-9:10; Advance Tickets on Sale; KIDTOONS: Bob the Builder Skyscrapers, Sat/Sun 11:40 a.m. only $3.50 all seats; TIME CHANGES: Push 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; Revolutionary Road 6:50-9:40; Inkheart 1:40-4:15 only; Defiance 3:40-9:35 only; Milk 12:40-6:40; ENDS THURSDAY: Frost/Nixon, Bridge Wars, Unborn, Bedtime Stories; For Full Schedule, click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=584
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: Special Engagements: $5 (before 6 p.m.; $7 after 6 p.m.; The International, 4:20-7:05-9:35, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:20; ; Pink Panther II, 5:20-7:25-9:30* (No Fri. Feb. 13 show) , Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10-3:15; Paul Blart Mall Cop, 5:20-7:30-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00-3:10; Underworld Rise of the Lycans 5:25-7:25-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:05-3:15; Regular Engagements: $3 after 6 p.m., $2 Tuesday and shows before 6 p.m. : Marley and Me 4:30 daily, 1:30 Sat/Sun/Tues Matinee; Friday Feb 13, 9:45 only, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” (Interactive Live Performance); ENDS THURSDAY: Valkyrie, Bolt; For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Confessions of a Shopaholic 4:25-7:10-9:40, 1:40 F/S/S/M Mat.; Friday the 13th 4:35-7:20-9:50, 1:50 F/S/S/Mon. Mat.; The International 3:45-6:30-9:30, 1:00 F/S/S/Mon Mat.; TIME CHANGES: The Uninvited 8:00-10:10 ONLY ; Hotel for Dogs 5:15, F/S/S/Mon Mat. 2:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Underworld, New in Town, Gran Torino; For full times, http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL: Starts Jan 30: Taken, Uninvited, Times TBA; ENDS THURSDAY: TBA; Full schedule: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BECKLEY, WV
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!): Friday the 13th 12:10-2:35-5:00-7:30-9:55- 12 midnight (Fri/Sat) ; Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:15-9:45; KIDTOONS: Sat/Sun 11:45 a.m. Matinee only, “Bob the Builder Skyscrapers;” TIME CHANGES: New in Town 7:25-9:50 only; Inkheart 11:40* (No Sat/Sun Showing)-2:10-4:40; Unborn 7:10-9:20 only; Bedtime Stories 12:10-2:35-5:00; Coraline 3D, 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:25; ENDS THURSDAY: Milk, Revolutionary Road, Bride Wars; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=680
BLUEFIELD, WV
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!): Friday the 13th 5:15-7:40-10:00 (12 midnight Fri/Sat), 12:10-2:50 Sat/Sun Mat.; Confessions of a Shopaholic, 4:50-7:20-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:50-2:20; TIME CHANGES: The Uninvited 9:55 only; My Bloody Valentine 3D , 7:15-9:35 only; New in Town 4:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:30; Hotel for Dogs 5:00-7:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:05-2:35; Coraline 3D, 4:35-7:00-9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:45-2:10; Push 4:20-7:05-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; ENDS THURSDAY: Gran Torino; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabloid=580
CHARLESTON, WV
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!) Friday the 13th 12:30-2:50-5:15-7:40-10:00- 12 Midnight (Fri/Sat); Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:40-2:10-4:40-7;10-9:40; SPECIAL EVENTS: NBA ALL STAR SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 3D, 8 p.m. Feb. 14, $20; FRIDAY FEB 27, Jonas Brothers 3D Concert, Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00-9:10 ; KIDTOONS: Bob the Builder Skyscrapers, Sat/Sun 11:30 a.m. only; TIME CHANGES: New in Town 9:20 only; The Reader 12:50-3:45-6:30*-9:15* (* No Sat. Feb. 14 showing) ; Coraline 3D, 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:25; Hotel for Dogs 11:40-2:05-4:25-6:55; ENDS THURSDAY: Milk, Benjamin Button, Bride Wars; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=583
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Confessions of a Shopaholic 12:30-2:50-5:00-7:20-9:30; The International 1:20-4:00-7:00-9:40; Friday the 13th 12:45-2:50-5:00-7:25-9:35; SPECIAL EVENT: Jonas Brothers The 3D Concert Experience, Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 12:00-1:50-3:40-5:30-7:20-9:20; TIME CHANGES: The Uninvited 7:35-9:35 only; Hotel for Dogs 12:40-2:55-5:10; Underworld 3 Rise of Lycans 1:00-5:30-10:00; Gran Torino 3:00-7:30; ENDS THURSDAY: My Bloody Valentine, Frost/Nixon, Bride Wars; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
HINTON, WV
RITZ THEATRE: For full schedule, click: http://www.ritzwv.com
Friday/Saturday, 7:30 and 9 p.m.: Lakeview Terrace
Saturday 4 p.m. Igor; Sunday 3 p.m. Igor
HURRICANE, WV
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Friday the 13th 11:15*-1:15-3:15-5:15-7:15-9:50; Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:30*-1:30-3:30-5:30-7:30-9:40; The International 11:00*-1:05-3:15-5:25-7:35-9:45; MIDNIGHT SHOWING FEB 12: Friday the 13th ; TIME CHANGES: Gran Torino 1:10-5:05-9:20; Hotel for Dogs 11:05*-3:20-7:25; ENDS THURSDAY: Underworld, New in Town , Uninvited; For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Friday the 13th 4:30-7:00-9:30* Fri-Sun, 12:00-2:15 Sat/Sun Mat., 5:00-7:20 Mon-Thursday; Taken Taken , 4:45-7:10-9:30* Fri-Sun., 2:30 Sat/Sun Mat., 5:00-7:30 Mon-Thursday; Hotel for Dogs , 12 noon Sat/Sun (Feb. 14-15 ) only; (*No Sun. Eve. Late Show); ENDS THURSDAY: NONE
LOGAN, W.VA.
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Friday the 13th 4:35-7:00-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:25-2:35; Confessions of a Shopaholic 4:40-7:30-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:30; SPECIAL EVENT: Jonas Brothers The 3D Concert Experience, Starts Friday Feb 27, 12:00-1:50-3:40-5:40-7:30-9:20-11:10; TIME CHANGES: Uninvited 4:05, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:10; My Bloody Valentine 7:15-9:40; ENDS THURSDAY: Hotel for Dogs, Underworld Rise Lycans; 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: Friday the 13th , 4:40-7:00-9:20*-12 midnight** (**Fri/Sat Night only), 12:00-2:20 Sat/Sun/Mon, 5:10-7:30 Tues/Wed/Thurs; He’s Just Not That Into You 3:30-6:30-9:30* Fri-Sunday, 12:30 Sat/Sun/Mon Mat., 4:30-7:15 Tues-Thursday; Taken, 5:00-7:15-9:40* Fri-Sun, 12:20-2:40, Sat/Sun/Mon Mat., 5:20-7:40 Tues-Thursday; Gran Torino 6:55-9:30, Fri-Sunday, 6:55 only Monday, 7:20 Tues/Wed/Thurs; Hotel for Dogs 4:40 Fri-Mon, 12:00-2:20, Sat/Sun/Mon Mat., 5:00 Tues/Wed/Thurs; (* No Monday Late Showings) ENDS THURSDAY: Curious Case of Benjamin
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: The Uninvited, 5:00-7:15-9:30* Fri-Sun, 12:30-2:45 Sat/Sun Mat., 5:00-7:15 Mon-Thursday; Notorious , 6:45-9:25 Fri/Sat, 6:45 only Sunday, 7:30 Mon-Thursday; Gran Torino 4:00, Fri-Sun, 1:10 Sat/Sun Mat., 4:50 Mon-Thursday; Taken, 4:45-7:00-9:15* Fri-Sun, 12:00-2:15 Sat/Sun Mat,, 5:10-7:25 Mon-Thursday; (*No Late Show on Sunday all features); ENDS THURSDAY: Hotel for Dogs
WHEELING, WV
Marquee Highlands 14: (All Digital DLP Projection): Friday the 13th 11:50-2:10-4:35-7:10-9:30-12 Midnight* (*Fri/Sat night only); Confessions of a Shopaholic 1:10-4:00-6:45-9:20-11:50* (Fri/Sat Night Only); TIME CHANGES: Coraline 3D 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30-12:00 midnight* (Fri/Sat Night Only); Twilight 9:35-11:45 p.m. * (Fri/Sat only) ; Taken , The Uninvited 11:55 p.m. Fri/Sat night only; New in Town 7:05-9:30; Inkheart 1:30-4:15; ENDS THURSDAY: Last Chance Harvey, Milk, Unborn; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Theaters/WestVirginia/Wheeling/tabid/278/Default.aspx
UPCOMING RELEASES (Dates Subject to Change; not all films in all areas)
Feb. 20: Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, Youth in Revolt
Feb. 27: Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Movie, Obsessed, Resurrection, Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li
March 6: All About Steve, Watchmen
March 13: Twelve Rounds, Lovely Bones, Perfect Getaway , Race to witch Mountain, Soloist
March 20: The Box, Duplicity, Fired Up, Knowing
March 27: Accidental Husband, Adventureland, Janky Promoters, Monsters and Aliens
April 3: Ugly Truth, Wolfman
April 10: Hannah Montana The Movie, Dragonball, Case 39, Observe and Report
April 17: Mardi Gras, State of Play, 17 Again, Crank II
April 24: Fighting, Vanilla Gorilla
May 1: Ghost of Girlfriend’s Past, X Men Origins- Wolverine
May 8: My Life in Ruins, Next Day Air, Star Trek, Wild Child
May 15: Angels and Demons, Bruno
May 22: Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian, Terminator Salvation
May 29: Drag Me to Hell, Up, Lonely Maiden
· 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) – As Valentine’s Day approaches, Hollywood has a mixture of film genres for fans. If you have a date who likes to scream and cling at slasher films, the re-make of FRIDAY THE 13th debuts appropriately at midnight Friday (i.e. Thursday 12:00 a.m.) at many cinemas. Jason will not be the only serial killer mounting body counts for your admission, MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D , continues as a hold over feature in some large megaplexes.
For a more romantic edge, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU and NEW IN TOWN are the contenders. “New in Town” places a big city, corporate climbing female mover and shaker in a small Minnesota town in mid Winter. She gets the chill of her life when she arrives at the airport from Florida clad in short sleeves, short skirt and high heels.
This film works the “fish out of water” elements to the max as Renee Zellweger delivers a tough devilish plant superintendent portrayal. “New” works best when she’s adjusting to the idioms, assembly line and weather; those are fresh areas for jest. Ultimately, “New in Town” crashes by giving into a warm and fuzzy, let’s make everyone smile happy ending.
Of course, the chic film and quick study for dudes, “He’s Just Not That Into You,” boasts Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Drew Barrymore and Ben Affleck in a multiple relationship flick set in Baltimore where these 20 and 30 somethng’s are either having problems in their pairing or desperately trying to couple up.
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
Opening Friday the 13th, Rebecca (Isla Fisher) has an addiction to shopping in Manhattan and with an apartment full of accessories and clothing, she confronts the consequences of her impulsive purchases --- heavy credit card bills. Instead of finding a job on a fashion mag, “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sticks her in as an advice columnist for a financial periodical in which she tends to turn her fashion fetish into a metaphor for investing. John Cusak, John Goodman, Hugh Dancy, and Krysten Ritter all star.
All Pictures © Buena Vista
THE INTERNATIONAL
Here’s a fictional flick of intrigue and spying that could be the most incisive look at the burnt out and crashed international economy. Again, this is fiction. But the Interpol agent (Clive Owen) bonds with an assistant district attorney (Naomi Watts) for a dangerous money odyssey that sends them flying from Berlin to Milan, to Istanbul and back to New York (not necessarily in that order). Tom (“Run Lola Run”) Tykwer directs.
All Pictures © Columbia
FRIDAY THE 13TH
Just in case you don’t know the story, a man searching for his missing sister around Crystal Lake meets machete wielding hockey mask wearing Jason Voorhees. The woman headed to the secluded spot with a group of college friends. But, as all slashing film vets know, when the opposite sex gets together (or alone) and the light gets dim, well, the killer will intervene before you can say, “I love you.”
All Pictures © Warner Brothers
HOLD OVERS:
BRIDAL WARS: Best friends, Kate Hudson and Anna Hathaway become demented rivals when a clerical error schedules their weddings on the same day at the same place and time. Although most of the story occurs in Boston, the majority of the film features New York City settings. Keep your eye on Hudson. She’s a possible award’s contender in “Rachael Getting Married.”
CORALINE: Having moved from Michigan to Oregon, an eleven year old girl cannot find acceptable friends to replace those left behind. That is until she discovers a secret door that leads down a corridor to an alternate reality that seems better (at first) than her own existence. But her mysterious “other” existence contains danger, which persuades her to head back home. DEFIANCE: Daniel (James Bond) Craig, Live Schreiber and Jamie Bell play three Jewish brothers who escape the Nazis by hiding in a dense woodland. Realizing the obscurity of the forest, they begin leading other Eastern Europeans to the primitive outdoor surroundings. But the brothers realize they can avenge the deaths of their loved ones by leading thousands of additional Jews to the safety of the woods.
GRAN TORINO: Clint Eastwood directs himself in “Gran Torino,” in which an elderly Korean War veteran takes on a neighborhood suffering from an infestation of rival gangs. The Man with No Name, now in his 70s, plays a pacifist Korean War vet living in Detroit. When a troubled Hmong teen tries to steal his prized Gran Torino, the war veteran faces the prejudice, memories, and horrors that he has tried to forget. Buzz has Eastwood as a potential Oscar nomination candidate.
HOTEL FOR DOGS: Two youngsters (Emma Roberts, Jake Austin) find themselves placed in foster care at a location that has a strict no pets policy. Searching frantically for a home for their dog, Friday, the children find an abandoned hotel. They decide it would be a perfect spot not just for Friday but for the city’s other strays.
MILK: Sean Penn, an Academy Award winning actor, takes the title role in a fictional biography of politician and gay activist Harvey Milk. Directed by Gus Van Sant the film the last eight years in Milk’s life. Eventually, he’s the first openly gay man to win an elected office --- the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, where he inspires, makes history and meets tragedy.
MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D: The slasher comes and grabs you in the audience and he tosses weapons in your direction. Will the 3-D re-make have moviegoers ducking for cover? On the Tenth anniversary of a Valentine’s night massacre, Tom (Jensen Ackles) returns to his small hometown only to find that he’s the prime suspect in the unsolved killings. His former gal pal (Jamie King) is the only person believing his innocence.
NEW IN TOWN: Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr. star as the ambitious Miami executive meets the man of her dreams. She begins reassessing her big city values after accepting a temporary transfer to the middle of nowhere in order to adapt to her new guy’s lifestyle. But how will Zellweger cope when she faces the corporate ladder versus a desired relationship.
PAUL BLART MALL COP: Kevin James , a single suburban father trying to make ends meet, works as the security officer at a New Jersey mall. But no one takes a “mall cop” seriously, that is until Santa’s helpers shut down the megaplex and take hostages, including his daughter and her sweetheart. Now, it’s up to him to rescue his daughter like a real cop.
PUSH: Combine a bit of X Men with “Scanners,” then shake well and cross your fingers. A government agency has transformed American citizens into psychic warriors who can move objects with their mind, see the future, create new realities, and banish enemies without touching them. A second generation telekinetic , Nick (Chris Evans), has dropped out of sight and fled to Hong Kong to avoid following the agencies orders. But a young teen (Dakota Fanning), a clairvoyant, needs help finding Kira, a powerful psychic with the ability to plant thoughts into the minds of others.
THE READER: Set in post World War II Germany, teen Michael Berg is nursed back to health from a bout with scarlet fever by Hanna (Kate Winslet), a woman twice his age. Discovering her penchant for being read to, their passionate relationship unfurls as he reads classics such as “The Odyssey” and “Huck Finn.” Hanna disappears; Michael is heartbroken. Eight years later as a law student observing Nazi war trials, he sees Hanna a defendant in a courtroom. Kate Winslet ( already a winner of the Golden Globe and SAG for Best Supporting Actress) and Ralph Fiennes star in director Stephen (“The Hours”) Daldry's haunting period romance .
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD: Set in the seeming happy days of the 50s, April Wheeler (Kate Winslet, who just picked up two Golden Globes for Best Actress) and her “Titanic” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio tell an incisive story of an American couple asking , can two people break away from ordinary political correctness of their relationship and still remained committed and true to their marriage vows?
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE: Bollywood meets Hollywood as an 18-year-old orphan competes in the Indian version of the television game show , “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” With him but one question from the jackpot, police detain him when the show wraps for the night. The police cannot believe that an orphan from the slums would know the answers to the questions, so he must be cheating. Jamal Malik tells the officers about growing up on the streets with his brother and how encounters with local gangs and a lost love revealed the answer to each of the shows questions.
TAKEN: A former spy (Liam Neeson) traveling through Europe embarks on a frantic quest to rescue his daughter (Maggie Grace) after she is abducted by slave traders in Europe while following U2’s European tour.
UNINVITED: Another Americanization of Asian horror premises in the vein of “the Ring,” “Sixth Sense” and “The Grudge,” Filmmaking duo Thomas and Charles Guard make their feature directorial debuts as the co-directors of this remake of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters. Uninvited (which takes the name of a classic American horror flick from the 40s starring Ray Milland ) tells of a young woman returning home from a mental hospital after her mom’s death. On her first night back, her mom’s ghost comes for a visit.
THE UNBORN: On the horror front, “The Unborn” stars Odette Yustman and Gary Oldman as a bearer of ghostly visions and spiritual advisor who learn that Yustman had a twin that did not survive birth. The unborn fetus now haunts his sibling.
UNDERWORLD RISE OF THE LYCANS: A prequel to the feud between a group of aristocratic vampires and their one time slaves, The Lycans. During the Darkages, Lucian (Michael Sheen) rallies werewolves against a cruel vampire king (Bill Nighy) who has enslaved them. His secret love (Rhona Mitra) joins in the battle against the vampire army to win freedom for the Lycan people. (Columbia)
THE WRESTLER: Burnt out Randy Robinson (Mickey Rourke) , an 80’s era wrestler, had a heart attack and was told never to enter the ring again. Attempting to start a new life, he works in a deli, moves in with an aging stripper and tries to be a ‘dad’ to her son. Then, his old nemesis wants a rematch. Rourke won the Golden Globe for Best Actor and is deserving of the honor.
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.
Starting February 6 - February 12
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection) Friday the 13th 11:50-2:20-4:40-7:00-9:30-12 Midnight * (Fri/Sat Midnight Showing) ; Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:45-2:15-4:45-7:15-9:45; SPECIAL EVENTS: Jonas Brothers 3D Concert , Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00-9:10; Advance Tickets on Sale; KIDTOONS: Bob the Builder Skyscrapers, Sat/Sun 11:40 a.m. only $3.50 all seats; TIME CHANGES: Push 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; Revolutionary Road 6:50-9:40; Inkheart 1:40-4:15 only; Defiance 3:40-9:35 only; Milk 12:40-6:40; ENDS THURSDAY: Frost/Nixon, Bridge Wars, Unborn, Bedtime Stories; For Full Schedule, click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=584
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: Special Engagements: $5 (before 6 p.m.; $7 after 6 p.m.; The International, 4:20-7:05-9:35, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:20; ; Pink Panther II, 5:20-7:25-9:30* (No Fri. Feb. 13 show) , Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10-3:15; Paul Blart Mall Cop, 5:20-7:30-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00-3:10; Underworld Rise of the Lycans 5:25-7:25-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:05-3:15; Regular Engagements: $3 after 6 p.m., $2 Tuesday and shows before 6 p.m. : Marley and Me 4:30 daily, 1:30 Sat/Sun/Tues Matinee; Friday Feb 13, 9:45 only, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” (Interactive Live Performance); ENDS THURSDAY: Valkyrie, Bolt; For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Confessions of a Shopaholic 4:25-7:10-9:40, 1:40 F/S/S/M Mat.; Friday the 13th 4:35-7:20-9:50, 1:50 F/S/S/Mon. Mat.; The International 3:45-6:30-9:30, 1:00 F/S/S/Mon Mat.; TIME CHANGES: The Uninvited 8:00-10:10 ONLY ; Hotel for Dogs 5:15, F/S/S/Mon Mat. 2:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Underworld, New in Town, Gran Torino; For full times, http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL: Starts Jan 30: Taken, Uninvited, Times TBA; ENDS THURSDAY: TBA; Full schedule: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BECKLEY, WV
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!): Friday the 13th 12:10-2:35-5:00-7:30-9:55- 12 midnight (Fri/Sat) ; Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:40-2:10-4:40-7:15-9:45; KIDTOONS: Sat/Sun 11:45 a.m. Matinee only, “Bob the Builder Skyscrapers;” TIME CHANGES: New in Town 7:25-9:50 only; Inkheart 11:40* (No Sat/Sun Showing)-2:10-4:40; Unborn 7:10-9:20 only; Bedtime Stories 12:10-2:35-5:00; Coraline 3D, 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:25; ENDS THURSDAY: Milk, Revolutionary Road, Bride Wars; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=680
BLUEFIELD, WV
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!): Friday the 13th 5:15-7:40-10:00 (12 midnight Fri/Sat), 12:10-2:50 Sat/Sun Mat.; Confessions of a Shopaholic, 4:50-7:20-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:50-2:20; TIME CHANGES: The Uninvited 9:55 only; My Bloody Valentine 3D , 7:15-9:35 only; New in Town 4:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:30; Hotel for Dogs 5:00-7:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:05-2:35; Coraline 3D, 4:35-7:00-9:25, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:45-2:10; Push 4:20-7:05-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; ENDS THURSDAY: Gran Torino; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabloid=580
CHARLESTON, WV
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!) Friday the 13th 12:30-2:50-5:15-7:40-10:00- 12 Midnight (Fri/Sat); Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:40-2:10-4:40-7;10-9:40; SPECIAL EVENTS: NBA ALL STAR SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 3D, 8 p.m. Feb. 14, $20; FRIDAY FEB 27, Jonas Brothers 3D Concert, Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 12:30-2:40-4:50-7:00-9:10 ; KIDTOONS: Bob the Builder Skyscrapers, Sat/Sun 11:30 a.m. only; TIME CHANGES: New in Town 9:20 only; The Reader 12:50-3:45-6:30*-9:15* (* No Sat. Feb. 14 showing) ; Coraline 3D, 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:25; Hotel for Dogs 11:40-2:05-4:25-6:55; ENDS THURSDAY: Milk, Benjamin Button, Bride Wars; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Default.aspx?tabid=583
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Confessions of a Shopaholic 12:30-2:50-5:00-7:20-9:30; The International 1:20-4:00-7:00-9:40; Friday the 13th 12:45-2:50-5:00-7:25-9:35; SPECIAL EVENT: Jonas Brothers The 3D Concert Experience, Starts Friday, Feb. 27, 12:00-1:50-3:40-5:30-7:20-9:20; TIME CHANGES: The Uninvited 7:35-9:35 only; Hotel for Dogs 12:40-2:55-5:10; Underworld 3 Rise of Lycans 1:00-5:30-10:00; Gran Torino 3:00-7:30; ENDS THURSDAY: My Bloody Valentine, Frost/Nixon, Bride Wars; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
HINTON, WV
RITZ THEATRE: For full schedule, click: http://www.ritzwv.com
Friday/Saturday, 7:30 and 9 p.m.: Lakeview Terrace
Saturday 4 p.m. Igor; Sunday 3 p.m. Igor
HURRICANE, WV
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Friday the 13th 11:15*-1:15-3:15-5:15-7:15-9:50; Confessions of a Shopaholic 11:30*-1:30-3:30-5:30-7:30-9:40; The International 11:00*-1:05-3:15-5:25-7:35-9:45; MIDNIGHT SHOWING FEB 12: Friday the 13th ; TIME CHANGES: Gran Torino 1:10-5:05-9:20; Hotel for Dogs 11:05*-3:20-7:25; ENDS THURSDAY: Underworld, New in Town , Uninvited; For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Friday the 13th 4:30-7:00-9:30* Fri-Sun, 12:00-2:15 Sat/Sun Mat., 5:00-7:20 Mon-Thursday; Taken Taken , 4:45-7:10-9:30* Fri-Sun., 2:30 Sat/Sun Mat., 5:00-7:30 Mon-Thursday; Hotel for Dogs , 12 noon Sat/Sun (Feb. 14-15 ) only; (*No Sun. Eve. Late Show); ENDS THURSDAY: NONE
LOGAN, W.VA.
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Friday the 13th 4:35-7:00-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:25-2:35; Confessions of a Shopaholic 4:40-7:30-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:30; SPECIAL EVENT: Jonas Brothers The 3D Concert Experience, Starts Friday Feb 27, 12:00-1:50-3:40-5:40-7:30-9:20-11:10; TIME CHANGES: Uninvited 4:05, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:10; My Bloody Valentine 7:15-9:40; ENDS THURSDAY: Hotel for Dogs, Underworld Rise Lycans; 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: Friday the 13th , 4:40-7:00-9:20*-12 midnight** (**Fri/Sat Night only), 12:00-2:20 Sat/Sun/Mon, 5:10-7:30 Tues/Wed/Thurs; He’s Just Not That Into You 3:30-6:30-9:30* Fri-Sunday, 12:30 Sat/Sun/Mon Mat., 4:30-7:15 Tues-Thursday; Taken, 5:00-7:15-9:40* Fri-Sun, 12:20-2:40, Sat/Sun/Mon Mat., 5:20-7:40 Tues-Thursday; Gran Torino 6:55-9:30, Fri-Sunday, 6:55 only Monday, 7:20 Tues/Wed/Thurs; Hotel for Dogs 4:40 Fri-Mon, 12:00-2:20, Sat/Sun/Mon Mat., 5:00 Tues/Wed/Thurs; (* No Monday Late Showings) ENDS THURSDAY: Curious Case of Benjamin
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: The Uninvited, 5:00-7:15-9:30* Fri-Sun, 12:30-2:45 Sat/Sun Mat., 5:00-7:15 Mon-Thursday; Notorious , 6:45-9:25 Fri/Sat, 6:45 only Sunday, 7:30 Mon-Thursday; Gran Torino 4:00, Fri-Sun, 1:10 Sat/Sun Mat., 4:50 Mon-Thursday; Taken, 4:45-7:00-9:15* Fri-Sun, 12:00-2:15 Sat/Sun Mat,, 5:10-7:25 Mon-Thursday; (*No Late Show on Sunday all features); ENDS THURSDAY: Hotel for Dogs
WHEELING, WV
Marquee Highlands 14: (All Digital DLP Projection): Friday the 13th 11:50-2:10-4:35-7:10-9:30-12 Midnight* (*Fri/Sat night only); Confessions of a Shopaholic 1:10-4:00-6:45-9:20-11:50* (Fri/Sat Night Only); TIME CHANGES: Coraline 3D 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30-12:00 midnight* (Fri/Sat Night Only); Twilight 9:35-11:45 p.m. * (Fri/Sat only) ; Taken , The Uninvited 11:55 p.m. Fri/Sat night only; New in Town 7:05-9:30; Inkheart 1:30-4:15; ENDS THURSDAY: Last Chance Harvey, Milk, Unborn; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/Theaters/WestVirginia/Wheeling/tabid/278/Default.aspx
UPCOMING RELEASES (Dates Subject to Change; not all films in all areas)
Feb. 20: Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, Youth in Revolt
Feb. 27: Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Movie, Obsessed, Resurrection, Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li
March 6: All About Steve, Watchmen
March 13: Twelve Rounds, Lovely Bones, Perfect Getaway , Race to witch Mountain, Soloist
March 20: The Box, Duplicity, Fired Up, Knowing
March 27: Accidental Husband, Adventureland, Janky Promoters, Monsters and Aliens
April 3: Ugly Truth, Wolfman
April 10: Hannah Montana The Movie, Dragonball, Case 39, Observe and Report
April 17: Mardi Gras, State of Play, 17 Again, Crank II
April 24: Fighting, Vanilla Gorilla
May 1: Ghost of Girlfriend’s Past, X Men Origins- Wolverine
May 8: My Life in Ruins, Next Day Air, Star Trek, Wild Child
May 15: Angels and Demons, Bruno
May 22: Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian, Terminator Salvation
May 29: Drag Me to Hell, Up, Lonely Maiden
· Release dates subject to change; not all films will play in every market and/or every theatre.
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