Sept. 30, 2009
WEEKEND FIRST: Movie Comings and Goings
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Hey, these are the revolving door months at the movies, so you have the opportunity for three or four new choices during the next few weeks. Since it’s also the time when goblins and jack o lanterns dominate celebrations, theatres too will harvest an unusually high total of horror flicks of any and all variations.
Previously, “Sorority Row” and “Jennifer’s Body” have opened followed by more science fiction fantasy horror fare such as “Surrogates.”
Since there are so many variations of “horror,” it’s hard to determine what qualifies and what doesn’t. Some would like to not include the events occurring off planet earth, but that would exclude such films as “Alien” from the genre and setting a mandatory planet venue would exclude films where mass killings occur on other planets.
Another hard to define line in the sand is a so-called “thriller” film, which often prefers psychological duress to physical torture and mounting body counts.
Actually, pure horror relied more on various undead or mythical villains such as vampires and werewolves along with man-made mummies and the Frankenstein monster. Some film historians seek to separate a purely “supernatural” film from a “horror” flick, but how could a ghostly haunted house film (“House on the Haunted Hill”) or a restless spirit (“The Uninvited”) not be considered horror?
You might call one of this weeks mainstream releases a tossup too.
“Zombieland” follows on the foundation of “Night of the Living Dead” and plummets Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Bill Murray into a world over run by zombies. Those who have escaped the flesh eating plague stop at an amusement park believing it will be a cool, safe hiding place.
All Pictures © MGM
OTHER HALLOWEEN FLICKS COMING (Unpreviewed by writer):
THE STEPFATHER: (Oct. 16) Michael returns from military school to find his mom happily in love with a new boyfriend. But, his motives become suspicious.
VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT (Oct. 23): A teenager is recruited for a traveling freak show and finds himself battling vampires and other supernatural entities. A warm up for November’s “New Moon?” It’s a tough assignment --- no Edward and Bella.
SAW VI (October 23): Lionsgate has been keeping the plot secret. Rumors include Agent Peter Straham dying and Lt. Mark Hoffman continuing Jigsaw’s work. With the FBI on his trail, he sets up another game. Directed by Keven Greutert; he edited all five of the previous pics. Yes, this one is a gory, torture filled continuation.
ANTICHRIST (Limited): Lars Von Trier has based on reviews from Cannes recoiled viewers with a so-called “bizarre and strangely perfect” flick. Some feel this is the most “despairing” film they have seen. Despite its name, Roger Ebert suggested the director intended to show “a world created by Satan, not God,” where evil reigns. Look for it in art houses.
NEED A RELIEF FROM THE OCCULT AND UNDEAD?
INVENTION OF LYING: Let’s see, when Adam gave Eve the apple sin entered the world and God banished them from the Garden of Eden. But, let’s suppose, that until now, everyone has been compelled to tell the truth. Charleston’s Jennifer Garner teams with Ricky Gervais for a quirky spin which may just become a cultural icon.
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WHIP IT: Drew (“Charlie’s Angels”) Barrymore finally takes the director’s chair in a film about a lonely small town misfit who into indie rock finding that she just could be the next star of the roller derby team in nearby Austin, Texas. This is kinda of a reversal as the smart, geeky gal ditches her books for the gym and a spot with the tough girls in the rink.
All Pictures © MGM
TOY STORY/TOY STORY 2 in 3D: The first of the CGI masterpieces and its sequel have been upgraded to the third dimension, so that means children and parents will have a very family friendly excuse to revisit cowboy Woody (voice by Tom Hanks) , Buzz Lightyear and a host of cool action figures. Tim Allen, Don Rickles and Jim Varney all lend their voices.
CONTINUING: The Informant” --- Catch this one movie fast. “The Informant” features Matt Damon as a bi-polar FBI informant who cannot keep his mouth shut or keep a secret. Damon always offers asides during the pic, so you wonder if he has a multiple personality disorder. His delusions of grandeur , though, are laughable. Based on an alleged true story, this compulsively lying whistle blower had to be done as dark comedy, no one would believe it if played totally straight.
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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Final Destination' Grabs 3D for Intricate, Disaster Genre Flavored Action and Formula Flying Bits of Bodies
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) -- You know the formula for this franchise. Death premonitions send individuals to their blood splattering deaths, even as they attempt to alter the future. Borrowing a little from the disaster genre, “Final Destination IV in 3D,” seats us in a creaky NASCAR stadium where the whirling wheels menace spectators.
Given the lusture of a broad canvas in gorgeous digital 3D ( the depth even on the panoramic shots is perfect) , the impending death warnings absorb a detailed gauge of tiny mechanical failures, which combine with another just out of sync bolt, chandelier twisting, or cracked wooden slat . Put all of the combined coincidental inanimate object breaking, minutely regarded action by a human, and numerous small sharp objects penetrating flammable liquid time flukes into a series of chilling events which raise your accident awareness radar for the “meant to be” dark arms of fate.
3D has progressed beyond artificial sharp object positioning and body parts flying into the audience. Both occur, but not more overtly than traditional splatter.
This “Destination” has “The Ring” roots, as the designated second chance at life survivors grapple with their , perhaps, modest reprieve from the grim reaper. The teens bond in desperate attempts to interrupt the death cycle, which will supposedly disrupt the curse, which injects race against the clock elements and less reliance on tell-tale set ups forecasting the butchers arrival.
Formula aside, “Destination” incorporates more car chases, more thinking, more complex accidents (the overrun hospital bathtub) than earlier entries. Would be heroics --- and the after responsibilities that accompany --- offset the crunch, thud, impalement(s) bloody body part punchlnes.
If the genre appeals to you, “Final Destination” gives you substance until the next blood-letting, even as the filmmakers exercise restraint so that it stays in the horror/thriller category not the torture genre carved by “Saw” and its successors.
1/2 out of
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Inglourious Basterds' : World War II War Epic by Tarantino 'Masterpiece'
By Jeff Beck
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
After "Death Proof," fans were wondering if Quentin Tarantino had lost his edge. Now he brings us his next film, "Inglourious Basterds," a project that was about ten years in the making. He had written a little of the screenplay several years ago and only recently finished it, finally getting the project rolling after he promised to have it at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. It may sound like the film was rushed, having gone from his promise to casting, pre-production, filming, and editing within a year, but the final product shows no signs of it as Tarantino has delivered yet another masterpiece.
Tarantino's big war epic begins in Nazi-occupied France with the introduction of the main antagonist, Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) of the S.S. He makes a house call on a family of dairy farmers that is believed to be hiding a family of Jews. The head of the family gives them up in return for his family's safety for the rest of the war. What ensues is a bloody massacre of the Jewish family save one, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent). She escapes after Col. Landa makes an odd decision not to shoot at her.
The second chapter (Tarantino has divided the film into five chapters) introduces the protagonists know as The Basterds, led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt). They have been dropped behind enemy lines with only one purpose: to kill as many Nazis as they can. As Lt. Raine explains to us, they are there to show the utmost cruelty to the Nazis and to collect 100 Nazi Scalps each.
The third chapter takes us to the main plot of the story. Shosanna, now under a French alias, runs a cinema where she meets a young German soldier, Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl). We learn that Zoller is a war hero and that the man in charge of the German film industry, Joseph Goebbels (Sylvester Groth), has made a film about his accomplishments. He planned to have the premiere at a large theater elsewhere, but Zoller has convinced him to change the venue to Shosanna's cinema, giving her the perfect opportunity to exact her revenge. Meanwhile, the Basterds are given orders to infiltrate that very premiere and do what they do best.
I, too, was greatly looking forward to this film, being very familiar with his previous masterpieces "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction," and "Kill Bill." It was everything I hoped it would be. After having heard early reports out of Cannes that it was "too talkative" (a common misconception with Tarantino's films), it worried me a bit that Tarantino might have rushed the film too much. However, for a film that is two and a half hours and is around 95 percent dialogue driven, it flew by in a snap.
Tarantino has a magnificent knack for writing dialogue that pulls the viewer directly into the situation. He makes it feel as if you are truly witnessing these events. Of course, much of the credit has to go to the cast, particularly Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt, for their excellent delivery. Pitt plays Aldo Raine just short of making him a hillbilly stereotype. Sure he's funny at times, but he's not there for only that purpose.
By far the greatest performance in the film goes to Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa. Those same reports from Cannes also gave much praise to Waltz for his amazing portrayal. Nicknamed "The Jew Hunter," his reputation across Europe proceeds him wherever he goes. When we first meet him, he is warm and friendly, but eventually that persona melts away into a grave tone when he gets around to the actual business at hand.
Later in the film, we see his detective skills at work as he tries to find certain traitors amongst the Germans. Near the end of the film, we see him at his silliest. I won't go into any detail here, but I just want to note that his performance goes the full range of emotions from the beginning of the film to the final scene. You can be certain that Waltz will be receiving an Oscar nomination come awards season.
Tarantino punctuates his film with an amazing score, though it seemed like a lot of it was borrowed from Morricone, famous for his scores for western films. The whole film comes off as Tarantino showing us how much he loves the movies as well as making them. His homages are numerous and undeniable throughout, including the music and the "men on a mission" theme ("The Dirty Dozen" immediately pops into mind). He even includes a lot of discussion on the film industry in Germany, mentioning directors like G. W. Pabst and Leni Riefenstahl, as well as including actor Emil Jannings (most noted for his performances in a couple of M. W. Murnau's films) in the premiere.
The ending will leave some viewers concerned, but that's OK. If you're at all familiar with Tarantino, you know he's not one for following the rules ("Pulp Fiction" was an early example of how to completely split up story structure), so of course, it comes as no surprise when he throws out the history books and invents his own ending. Would it have been nearly as effective if he had just followed what happened in history to the letter? Absolutely not. Think back to the title of the first chapter: "Once Upon a Time.....in Nazi Occupied France." Those first four words should give you a clue.
It becomes hard to think anyone could call a film like this "too talkative." It stands to reason that they are just not listening to the dialogue very closely which flows from the actors like it's being said naturally and keeps the story thoroughly engaging. Tarantino has fashioned a film that has a little something for everyone. There's the dialogue he's become so well-known for which will delight his fans, action which will keep the younger viewers interested, and a great story that will keep all cinema-lovers engaged and transfixed to the screen, which is Tarantino's (perhaps the biggest cinema-lover of them all) purpose all along. 4/4 stars.
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Post Grad' Alumni Worry More than Laugh
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) - What’s a college movie with only a hint of parties, beer and boobs? It’s “Post Grad,” the first flick to arrive at megaplexes reflecting the impact of the deep recession on college after-life.
Prior to the mega-recession, the standard college flick had at least one permanent student relying on funds from home and distinctly avoiding the leap to the ‘real world.’ Oops. That’s how it was before student loans and retail hell part-time positions represented the norm. Now, even grad school can be seen as a sidestep for no employment offers.
Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) had her life planned until her dream job went to valedictorian, Jessica Bard (Catherine Reitman). Worse than an entry level roommate arrangement, she and her wrecked car end up parked in her eccentric family’s garage.
When the Malby family invade the graduation ceremony notoriously late with grandma (Carol Burnett) dragging her oxygen tank over top heads, it’s a “Meet the Fockers” and potentially a “You Can’t Take It With You” screwball moment. Ultimately, the imaginative video blog multitasking opening degenerates into tolerable situation comedy cliché.
Hardly mind shattering thereafter, alums of “Post Grad” survive an anxiety provoking would be comedic ‘don’t laugh it might be me’ series of reality checks. Even a distinguished funny pedigree (Michael Keaton, Burnett) fails but at punch lines to lift the ‘could be me’ dread. Best moments --- the dog memorial service, bicycling to interviews with heels sticking out of her large purse, Ryden v Jessica at the mall, and Eskimo pies.
Heed the bottom line: No dream job guarantee, keep options open, including the friend you relied upon without pressing lips, an older dude advantage (or two), retail carnivals after college (what, no fast food?) , and how attractive gals in the movies (and elsewhere?) have a ‘no stalking’ pass.
Restricting my comments so not to spoil, I’ll state it’s a done romantic comedy deal, blowing promising opportunities of 20-somethings adrift in the humble pies themes and a few establishment versus musical artistry desires. At least, the writer (director or studio) should have spent a few more bucks on interactive climax brainstorming.
Not a head of the class production, but has such sweetness and grins, that purple casket aside, it’s not completely dead on arrival either.
1/2 out of
'HARRY POTTER': Grown Up Wizard’s Adventure Now Loosely Reminds of Luke Skywalker
Good Versus Evil Theme Broadens Scope Beyond Youthful Potter Junkies
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Wands up, make evil go away.
Ushering us into the world of wizards , witches and professors from the git-go, the newest “Harry Potter” entry has enchanted hands overseeing every aspect of the boy wizard’s battle with the Half Blood Prince. Complimented by the misty noir-like cavernous ancient stone castle and exceptionally fluid camera movements, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” has matured beyond magical schoolmates and their long grey-bearded teachers.
Instead of opening with Potter preparing to leave his parents home for the trip back to school, he’s alone reading a newspaper in a London subway café, where a young lady sets up a spontaneous, when do you get off from work rendezvous. Illustrating the constant conflict balancing between the enveloping good versus evil combat and the normal teen hormonal pressures vying for superiority, the production had shed all semblances of nearly exclusive youth appeal for a broader action/fantasy structure reminiscent of the “Star Wars” and/or Indiana Jones sagas.
No, Potter has not grown into a marauding “Dark Knight,” but the mood has decidedly shifted from classes, communal dining, and dormitory conversations. Earning accolades from fans of the novels to those just taking in a movie, one six-time reader of “Half Blood Prince” shed a few tears and awarded it second place among the Potter film adaptations. Dismissing inevitable literary to celluloid transformations to names, spells and have to look through the book ones, this film has captured and maintained the soul of novelist J.K. Rowling’s.
Potions, spells, and abracadabra’s quickly surpass the banal luck and love potion teaching exercises, as the evil aura of the approaching battle descends on Hogwarts. Much of the foreboding tale simmers in tension filled mystery, as the investigation into the immortality of Voldemort runs parallel to saving Professor Dumbledore from an impending assassination attempt.
Peter (“Order of the Phoenix”) Yates has returned to the director’s chair. He’s tacitly nimble in adding multiple layers of detail in the frames and he’s mastered a seamless blending of special effects so they advance the story , not rely on dazzling the eye. One transition that mystifies as it recalls past memories has the soft rippling effects of a watery fluidity with traces of color morthing in the manner of a lava light.
Probably, the most artful use of effects depict a flying broomstick soccer game.
Nevertheless, effects take second place to Yates’ cinematography styles of having cameras moving within the scene(s) or squeezing meticulous details into already architecturally film friendly facades.
Daniel Radcliffe remains a young man appropriate for the now mid-teen aged Potter. He’s avoiding much teen awkwardness (except when it comes to girls and romance) and stepping into young Luke Skywalker leadership decisions.
I’m wanting more when the credits star rolling, not exactly a continuation but bulking the length of a few scenes and longer glimpses into the personality quirks of, say, Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch).
out of
REVIEW:
The Proposal : Gender Warfare Cultivates Belly Laughs for Males and Females
Is this just a chic flick? Not necessarily. Judging from the numerous husky laughs at an advance screening, the dudes in the predominately female audience had gotten their money’s worth in their funny bone.
Lifting a few concepts from the famed “Devil Wears Prada,” “The Proposal” has as much to say about working nine to five steps from a ‘dream’ publishing position as it does about the not so blissful relationship of the newly betrothed couple. For that matter, Andrew, the groom to be (Ryan Reynolds) gingerly drops in on a corporate conference uttering the word “engaged.”
It’s the magic word for Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock), who has just been told that she’s to be deported for an infraction of her visa, which will cost her the editor’s job at the publishing firm too. Once betrothed to her liege seeks visual and verbal revenge on the take no prisoners (and fire at will) boss. Her humbling on one knee proposal is both laughable, poignant, and humbling.
However, “27 Dresses” director Anne Fletcher (who was also a producer on “Wedding Planner”) has assembled a strong supporting cast (Mary Steenburgen, Betty White, Craig T. Nelson) and an absorbing (and continuous) foilables and a fish out of water remote Alaska setting for the staunch feminist boss to meet her new in-laws.
I can rattle off the memorable scenes with one or two word descriptions (so as not to spoil your fun) --- The hawk, the towel, the fitting, and the hip gyrating chant. Male or female you’re going to be doing some serious laughing.
Bullock’s “boss” is a couple of steps down from Miranda (Meryl Streep) in “Devil Wears Prada.” Instead, she tough as nails (watch her climb down into the boat carrying her bag and not breaking a heel) but lacks the mean spirited, cynical arrogance of Miranda. Bullock’s sweeter and straight laced persona places her somewhere mid-spectrum between Miranda and Lucy (Renee Zellweger) in “New in Town.”
“The Proposal” does not have its faults. Personally, dad’s degree of meddling and fetching sends the couple’s chemistry off a beat or two. Their adaptation to each other and her adjustment to small town Alaska fare just fine, thank you. Despite an unnecessary cliché let down, the film’s brutally cynical gender warfare one-liners (and conversations) assure a bouncing romp and unforgettable lines such as “Ask me nicely, on your knee” and Betty White’s native American chants and use of the words “Easter eggs.”
***1/2 out of *****
HOLD OVERS:
9: In this animated film, the setting is post-apocalyptic after most of mankind has succumbed to fearsome machines. Nine little robot/sack creatures team to defeat the machine set on wiping out the world. From the studio which released, “Coraline,” it’s the second computer animated film to receive a PG-13 rating.
FAME: A can’t wait to see re-booting of a 1980 film in which talented members of the New York City High School of Performing Arts have a chance to live out their dreams which come from hard work, dedication, honing talent, and the ability to over comes plagues of self-doubt in a school where every friend in class can be a competitor at an audition.
Final Destination IV add 3D: Remember, it’s all about premonitions and avoiding the predicted demise of persons seen in the vision. This one adds 3-D and a NASCAR race track. Finally, a non-family animated flick picks up the 3D concept. Let’s hope this Destination has imaginative tricks, treats, and will leave you ducking and scraping the blood off your top. The car wash and NASCAR scenes evoke tension and you find sufficient appendages hurling.
GI JOE RISE OF COBRA: Toys have been the basis for some cool movies, so Hasbro’s G.I. Joe comes to life battling the evil arms dealing forces of Cobra. Rachael Nichols who’s featured in “Star Trek” provides a little eye candy for those that need a bit of eye candy.
THE HANGOVER: Here comes what many predict as the summer comedy sleeper. Director Todd (“Old School,” “Road Trip”) Phillips watched a steady diet of screwball comedy growing up, like “Stripes” and “Revenge of the Nerds,” but you would recognize him best as an Oscar nominated writer of “Borat.” Now, he’s cast Bradley (“Yes Man,” “The Rocker”) Cooper in a Vegas bachelor party gone bonkers. When the three groomsman awake, there’s a tiger in the bathroom of their suit and a six-month old baby in the closet. At ShowWest, Curtis McCall, caught a clip and told us, it’s a comedy of the Aptow style. “It could be hilarious. I don’t think people are aware of it right now, I think it will have a lot of bite.” At least two of those exiting a screening said the movie contained the most laughs of any they had seen previously (and their combined age was over 100 years).
JULIE & JULIA: Unknown to one another, a disgruntled secretary (Amy Adams) spices up her boring life by attempting to cook 524 Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep) recipes in a year. Directed by Nora (“Bewitched,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Mixed Nuts”) Ephron, the appetite inducing film has started inspiring kitchen inspirations , such as Herb-Roasted Chicken and Butter Poached Main Lobster.
PANDORUM: A horror story set in outer space as two men emerge from deep sleep with no memories of why they are on board the vessel. Warriors share the same ship who don’t want them to remember nor leave the ship alive.
SHORTS: Be careful what you wish for teaches 11-year-old Toe Thompson lots of lessons when a rainbow-colored rock hits him on the head. The rock grants his wishes, but chaos ensures. Jimmy Bennett, who plays Thompson, appeared in “Orphan” and “Star Trek” this summer
SORORITY ROW: A prank gone wrong leads to a murder which the sisters agree to a vow of silence. After graduation, a killer goes after the five and anyone who knows the secret.
SURROGATES: Call this the video gamers absolute obsession --- which, for that matter, appeals to everyone. While slouching as a couch potato, you control a robotic surrogate of yourself in a sexy, pleasant perfect world. Then, someone turns up murdered!
TYLER PERRY’S I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF: America’s pistol packing grandma, Madea, catches three kids looting her home so she sends the delinquents to their only relative --- Aunt April, an alcoholic nightclub singer. She’s going to have lots of choices to make.
NO MORE ROCKY HORROR: The Cinema Theatre has ended Friday showings of the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show." The floor show producers are looking for another venue.
Starting Oct 2 - Oct 9
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection): Invention of Lying, 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30; Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in 3D, 11:45-3:45-7:45; Zombieland, 12:20-2:40-5:00-7:30-9:50; Whip It, 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:15-9:55; CONTINUING: Fame 11:35-2:05-4:35-7;05-9:40; Pandorum, 11:40-2:10-4:45-7:20-9:55; Surrogates, 12:10-2:30-4:50-7:20-9:40; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; STARTS OCT 9: Couples Retreat, Night of the Demons ; TIME CHANGES: 9, 12:30-2:40-4:50 only ; Sorority Row, 6:55-9:25 only; Final Destination 3D, 7:35-9:45 only; Inglourious Basterds, 1:30-5:15-9:00; ENDS THURSDAY: Secret of Jonathan Sperry, GI Joe, Times Traveler’s Wife; For Full Schedule, click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=9219
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: Admission: $3. After 6 p.m., $2 before 6 p.m. and all day Tuesday: Shorts, 5:20-7:20-9:20, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:20-3:20; Ugly Truth, 5:20-7:25-9:30, Sat/Sun/Tues 1:10-3:15; Hangover, 5:20-7:30-9:40, Sat/Sun/Tues 1:00-3:10; Julie & Julia, 4:30-7:05; The Proposal, 9:35, Sat/Sun/Tues 1:30; ENDS THURSDAY: NONE; For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Whip It, 4:40-7:15-9:50, F/S/S Mat. 2:05; Zombieland, 5:00-7:35-10:00, F/S/S Mat. 2:25; 9, 5:30-8:05-10:15, F/S/S Mat. 2:55; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Sorority Row, 500 Days of Summer; For full times, http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL: TBA; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: TBA; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” Starts Wed. Oct. 28 at 3:30-6:15-9:00 Full schedule: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BARBOURSVILLE, WV
CINEMARK HUNTINGTON MALL 12: Toy Story & Toy Story II in 3D, 12:20-2:15-4:20-6:15-8:20-10:15; Whip It, 1:00-3:40-6:35-9:20; Zombieland, 12:50-3:00-5:10-7:20-10:00; CONTINUING: 500 Days of Summer, 12:30-2:45-5:05-7:25-9:50; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Final Destination 2D, Tyler Perry, Jennifer’s Body; For full schedule, check: http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=1046
BECKLEY, WV
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!): Invention of Lying 1:00-4:00-6:45-9:20; Toy Story & Toy Story II, in 3D, 12:00-3:55-7:50; Zombieland, 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:15-9:30; Whip It, 12:45-3:30-6:50-9:30; CONTINUING: Fame, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:35; Pandorum, 12:45-4:10-6:50-9:25; Surrogates, 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:15-9:30; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; TIME CHANGES: Final Destination 3D 7:20-9:30 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Halloween II, 9, White Out, Sorority Row; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=10115
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!): Toy Story/Toy Story II in 3D, 4:00-8:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00; Zombieland, 5:15-7:30-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:45-3:00; CONTINUING: Fame, 4:30-7:05-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; Pandorum, 4:15-7:10-9:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:20; Surrogates, 5:00-7:15-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:45; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D, 4:45-7:00-9:15, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:30; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 4:00-7:00-9:40 , Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 4:00-7:00-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; TIME CHANGES: Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, school schedule begins, no matinees on Mon-Thursday, unless a holiday; Informant 4:15 daily, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30; Jennifer’s Body, 7:20-9:50 daily; ENDS THURSDAY: Final Destination 3D, Time Traveler’s Wife; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=9196
CHARLESTON, WV
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!): Invention of Lying 1:50-4:25-7:00-9:35; Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D, 12:00-4:00-8:00; Zombieland, 12:45-3:00-5:15-7:30-9:45; Whip It, 1:55-4:35-7:15-9:50; CONTINUING: Fame, 1:30-4:00-7:10-9:45; Surrogates, 12:05-2:20-4:40-7:20-9:40; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D, 12:15-12:55-2:30-3:10-4:45-5:30-7:10-9:25; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; TIME CHANGES: Pandorum 1:40-9:30 only; Informant 4:20-6:55 Final Destination 3D, 7:40-9:55; ENDS THURSDAY: Tyler Perry, 9; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=6021
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Toy Story 1 & 2 (double feature) 3D, 12:30-4:00-7:45; Whip It, 12:55-3:10-5:20-7:30-9:40; Zombieland, 12:35-2:35-5:00-7:30-9:50; CONTINUING: Surrogates, 12:30-2:55-5:15-7:35-9:40; Fame, 1:05-3:20-5:30-7:40-9:50; Pandorum, 12:50-3:05-5:15-7:25-9:35;; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” showings begin for two weeks, Oct. 28 at 1:30-4:20-7:00-9:40; Twilight Saga New Moon , Starts November 20, regular times 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00; TIME CHANGES: Inglourious Basterds 12:15-4:05; Jennifer’s Body, 7:05-9:30 only; ENDS THURSDAY; Halloween II, 9; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
HINTON, WV
RITZ THEATRE: Closed for renovations; grand re-opening July 4; For full schedule, click: http://www.ritzwv.com
HURRICANE, WV
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Whip It, 10:50*-1:00-3:15-5:25-7:35-9:45; Zombieland, 11:20*-1:15-3:10-5:10-7:30-9:50; My One and Only, 10:00*-12:20-2:40-5:00-7:20-9:40; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Midnight Showing Tuesday night Oct. 27, Michael Jackson’s This is It; Also, Midnight showing Thursday night , Nov. 19, “New Moon;” TIME CHANGES: Jennifer’s Body 1:45-7:05 only; Inglourious Basterds, 10:30 a.m.*-4:00-9:15; ENDS THURSDAY: All About Steve, Sorority Row, 9; (*Early Show Friday/Saturday only); For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Zombieland, 4:30-7:00-9:30*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:15, Mon-Thurs. 5:00-7:40; Fame, 4:00-6:45-9:30*, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00, Mon-Thurs.4:50-7:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; For advance tickets, http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=4500
LOGAN, W.VA.
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Toy Story and Toy Story II in 3D, 4:00-7:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30; Zombieland, 5:00-7:30-9:50; Sat/Sun Mat. 12:35-2:35; Whip It, 4:25-7:15-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:05-2:15; CONTINUING: Surrogates, 4:55-7:25-9:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:25-2:50; Pandorum, 4:25-7:10-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:10; Fame, 4:50-7:05-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:40; Cloudy with Chance Meatballs, 4:45-7:00-9:20, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:45; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE : Twilight Saga New Moon Starts 12:01 a.m. November 20, regular times: 4:00-7:00-10:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00 ; Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” two weeks only beginning at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 28, regular showing 4:20-7:00-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:30; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: All About Steve, Tyler Perry, Sorority Row; 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: Toy Story/Toy Story 2, in 3D, 4:00-8:00*, Sat/Sun 12:00, Mon-Thurs. 6:30; Fame, 4:30-7:00-9:40*, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00, Mon-Thurs., 5:10-7:40 ; Surrogates, 5:10-7:30-9:50*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:50, Mon-Thursday, 5:15-7:30; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D, 4:55-7:10-9:25*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:20-2:40, Mon-Thurs. 5:00-7:15 ; (*No Sunday Late Showings); ENDS THURSDAY: Jennifer’s Body; For advance tickets: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=4499
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: Fame, 4:15-6:45-9:15*, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:30, Mon-Thurs., 5:00-7:30; Jennifer’s Body, 4:50-7:15-9:40*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:30, Mon-Thurs, 5:10-7:45; All About Steve, 4:40-7:00-9:30*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:20, Mon-Thurs. 5:20-7:40; (*No Sunday after 9 p.m. showings); ENDS THURSDAY: Sorority Row, Gamer; For Advance Tickets, http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=9609
WHEELING, WV
Marquee Highlands 14: (All Digital DLP Projection): Invention of Lying, 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:40; Toy Story & Toy Story 2, in 3D, 12:00-4:00-8:00; Zombieland, 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:10-9:20; Whip It, 12:50-3:30-6:50-9:30; CONTINUING: Fame, 1:10-4:15-7:00-9:45; Surrogates, 12:20-2:50-5:10-7:25-9:40; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, 12:30-1:30-2:45-3:45-5:00-7:15-9:30; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; TIME CHANGES: 9, 4:00-9:20 only, Jennifer’s Body, 7:15-9:45, Pandorum, 1:20-6:45 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Halloween II, Tyler Perry I Can Do Bad, Time Traveler’s Wife; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=11469
UPCOMING RELEASES (Dates Subject to Change; not all films in all areas)
October 9: Couples Retreat, Night of the Demons
October 16: Where the Wild Things Are, The Road, The Stepfather, Law Abiding Citizen, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
October 23: Amelia, Astro Boy, Saw VI, Nightmare Before Christmas 3D, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s
October 28: Michael Jackson’s This Is It
October 30: Youth in Revolt
November 6: A Christmas Carol, The Box, The Fourth Kind, Men Who Star at Goats
November 13: Pirate Radio, 2012
November 20: Planet 51, Twilight Saga: New Moon, Blind Side
November 25: Old Dogs, Ninja Assassin, Nine, Fantastic Mr. Fox
December 4: Armored, Everybody’s Fine, Brothers, Transylmania
December 11: Lovely Bones, Invictus
December 18: Avatar 3D, Did You Hear About the Morgans
December 25: Alvin and the Chipmunks, It’s Complicated, Sherlock Holmes
January 8: Daybreakers, The Last Song
· 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) – Hey, these are the revolving door months at the movies, so you have the opportunity for three or four new choices during the next few weeks. Since it’s also the time when goblins and jack o lanterns dominate celebrations, theatres too will harvest an unusually high total of horror flicks of any and all variations.
Previously, “Sorority Row” and “Jennifer’s Body” have opened followed by more science fiction fantasy horror fare such as “Surrogates.”
Since there are so many variations of “horror,” it’s hard to determine what qualifies and what doesn’t. Some would like to not include the events occurring off planet earth, but that would exclude such films as “Alien” from the genre and setting a mandatory planet venue would exclude films where mass killings occur on other planets.
Another hard to define line in the sand is a so-called “thriller” film, which often prefers psychological duress to physical torture and mounting body counts.
Actually, pure horror relied more on various undead or mythical villains such as vampires and werewolves along with man-made mummies and the Frankenstein monster. Some film historians seek to separate a purely “supernatural” film from a “horror” flick, but how could a ghostly haunted house film (“House on the Haunted Hill”) or a restless spirit (“The Uninvited”) not be considered horror?
You might call one of this weeks mainstream releases a tossup too.
“Zombieland” follows on the foundation of “Night of the Living Dead” and plummets Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Bill Murray into a world over run by zombies. Those who have escaped the flesh eating plague stop at an amusement park believing it will be a cool, safe hiding place.
All Pictures © MGM
OTHER HALLOWEEN FLICKS COMING (Unpreviewed by writer):
THE STEPFATHER: (Oct. 16) Michael returns from military school to find his mom happily in love with a new boyfriend. But, his motives become suspicious.
VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT (Oct. 23): A teenager is recruited for a traveling freak show and finds himself battling vampires and other supernatural entities. A warm up for November’s “New Moon?” It’s a tough assignment --- no Edward and Bella.
SAW VI (October 23): Lionsgate has been keeping the plot secret. Rumors include Agent Peter Straham dying and Lt. Mark Hoffman continuing Jigsaw’s work. With the FBI on his trail, he sets up another game. Directed by Keven Greutert; he edited all five of the previous pics. Yes, this one is a gory, torture filled continuation.
ANTICHRIST (Limited): Lars Von Trier has based on reviews from Cannes recoiled viewers with a so-called “bizarre and strangely perfect” flick. Some feel this is the most “despairing” film they have seen. Despite its name, Roger Ebert suggested the director intended to show “a world created by Satan, not God,” where evil reigns. Look for it in art houses.
NEED A RELIEF FROM THE OCCULT AND UNDEAD?
INVENTION OF LYING: Let’s see, when Adam gave Eve the apple sin entered the world and God banished them from the Garden of Eden. But, let’s suppose, that until now, everyone has been compelled to tell the truth. Charleston’s Jennifer Garner teams with Ricky Gervais for a quirky spin which may just become a cultural icon.
All Pictures © MGM
WHIP IT: Drew (“Charlie’s Angels”) Barrymore finally takes the director’s chair in a film about a lonely small town misfit who into indie rock finding that she just could be the next star of the roller derby team in nearby Austin, Texas. This is kinda of a reversal as the smart, geeky gal ditches her books for the gym and a spot with the tough girls in the rink.
All Pictures © MGM
TOY STORY/TOY STORY 2 in 3D: The first of the CGI masterpieces and its sequel have been upgraded to the third dimension, so that means children and parents will have a very family friendly excuse to revisit cowboy Woody (voice by Tom Hanks) , Buzz Lightyear and a host of cool action figures. Tim Allen, Don Rickles and Jim Varney all lend their voices.
CONTINUING: The Informant” --- Catch this one movie fast. “The Informant” features Matt Damon as a bi-polar FBI informant who cannot keep his mouth shut or keep a secret. Damon always offers asides during the pic, so you wonder if he has a multiple personality disorder. His delusions of grandeur , though, are laughable. Based on an alleged true story, this compulsively lying whistle blower had to be done as dark comedy, no one would believe it if played totally straight.
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RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Final Destination' Grabs 3D for Intricate, Disaster Genre Flavored Action and Formula Flying Bits of Bodies
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) -- You know the formula for this franchise. Death premonitions send individuals to their blood splattering deaths, even as they attempt to alter the future. Borrowing a little from the disaster genre, “Final Destination IV in 3D,” seats us in a creaky NASCAR stadium where the whirling wheels menace spectators.
Given the lusture of a broad canvas in gorgeous digital 3D ( the depth even on the panoramic shots is perfect) , the impending death warnings absorb a detailed gauge of tiny mechanical failures, which combine with another just out of sync bolt, chandelier twisting, or cracked wooden slat . Put all of the combined coincidental inanimate object breaking, minutely regarded action by a human, and numerous small sharp objects penetrating flammable liquid time flukes into a series of chilling events which raise your accident awareness radar for the “meant to be” dark arms of fate.
3D has progressed beyond artificial sharp object positioning and body parts flying into the audience. Both occur, but not more overtly than traditional splatter.
This “Destination” has “The Ring” roots, as the designated second chance at life survivors grapple with their , perhaps, modest reprieve from the grim reaper. The teens bond in desperate attempts to interrupt the death cycle, which will supposedly disrupt the curse, which injects race against the clock elements and less reliance on tell-tale set ups forecasting the butchers arrival.
Formula aside, “Destination” incorporates more car chases, more thinking, more complex accidents (the overrun hospital bathtub) than earlier entries. Would be heroics --- and the after responsibilities that accompany --- offset the crunch, thud, impalement(s) bloody body part punchlnes.
If the genre appeals to you, “Final Destination” gives you substance until the next blood-letting, even as the filmmakers exercise restraint so that it stays in the horror/thriller category not the torture genre carved by “Saw” and its successors.
1/2 out of
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Inglourious Basterds' : World War II War Epic by Tarantino 'Masterpiece'
By Jeff Beck
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
After "Death Proof," fans were wondering if Quentin Tarantino had lost his edge. Now he brings us his next film, "Inglourious Basterds," a project that was about ten years in the making. He had written a little of the screenplay several years ago and only recently finished it, finally getting the project rolling after he promised to have it at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. It may sound like the film was rushed, having gone from his promise to casting, pre-production, filming, and editing within a year, but the final product shows no signs of it as Tarantino has delivered yet another masterpiece.
Tarantino's big war epic begins in Nazi-occupied France with the introduction of the main antagonist, Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) of the S.S. He makes a house call on a family of dairy farmers that is believed to be hiding a family of Jews. The head of the family gives them up in return for his family's safety for the rest of the war. What ensues is a bloody massacre of the Jewish family save one, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent). She escapes after Col. Landa makes an odd decision not to shoot at her.
The second chapter (Tarantino has divided the film into five chapters) introduces the protagonists know as The Basterds, led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt). They have been dropped behind enemy lines with only one purpose: to kill as many Nazis as they can. As Lt. Raine explains to us, they are there to show the utmost cruelty to the Nazis and to collect 100 Nazi Scalps each.
The third chapter takes us to the main plot of the story. Shosanna, now under a French alias, runs a cinema where she meets a young German soldier, Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl). We learn that Zoller is a war hero and that the man in charge of the German film industry, Joseph Goebbels (Sylvester Groth), has made a film about his accomplishments. He planned to have the premiere at a large theater elsewhere, but Zoller has convinced him to change the venue to Shosanna's cinema, giving her the perfect opportunity to exact her revenge. Meanwhile, the Basterds are given orders to infiltrate that very premiere and do what they do best.
I, too, was greatly looking forward to this film, being very familiar with his previous masterpieces "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction," and "Kill Bill." It was everything I hoped it would be. After having heard early reports out of Cannes that it was "too talkative" (a common misconception with Tarantino's films), it worried me a bit that Tarantino might have rushed the film too much. However, for a film that is two and a half hours and is around 95 percent dialogue driven, it flew by in a snap.
Tarantino has a magnificent knack for writing dialogue that pulls the viewer directly into the situation. He makes it feel as if you are truly witnessing these events. Of course, much of the credit has to go to the cast, particularly Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt, for their excellent delivery. Pitt plays Aldo Raine just short of making him a hillbilly stereotype. Sure he's funny at times, but he's not there for only that purpose.
By far the greatest performance in the film goes to Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa. Those same reports from Cannes also gave much praise to Waltz for his amazing portrayal. Nicknamed "The Jew Hunter," his reputation across Europe proceeds him wherever he goes. When we first meet him, he is warm and friendly, but eventually that persona melts away into a grave tone when he gets around to the actual business at hand.
Later in the film, we see his detective skills at work as he tries to find certain traitors amongst the Germans. Near the end of the film, we see him at his silliest. I won't go into any detail here, but I just want to note that his performance goes the full range of emotions from the beginning of the film to the final scene. You can be certain that Waltz will be receiving an Oscar nomination come awards season.
Tarantino punctuates his film with an amazing score, though it seemed like a lot of it was borrowed from Morricone, famous for his scores for western films. The whole film comes off as Tarantino showing us how much he loves the movies as well as making them. His homages are numerous and undeniable throughout, including the music and the "men on a mission" theme ("The Dirty Dozen" immediately pops into mind). He even includes a lot of discussion on the film industry in Germany, mentioning directors like G. W. Pabst and Leni Riefenstahl, as well as including actor Emil Jannings (most noted for his performances in a couple of M. W. Murnau's films) in the premiere.
The ending will leave some viewers concerned, but that's OK. If you're at all familiar with Tarantino, you know he's not one for following the rules ("Pulp Fiction" was an early example of how to completely split up story structure), so of course, it comes as no surprise when he throws out the history books and invents his own ending. Would it have been nearly as effective if he had just followed what happened in history to the letter? Absolutely not. Think back to the title of the first chapter: "Once Upon a Time.....in Nazi Occupied France." Those first four words should give you a clue.
It becomes hard to think anyone could call a film like this "too talkative." It stands to reason that they are just not listening to the dialogue very closely which flows from the actors like it's being said naturally and keeps the story thoroughly engaging. Tarantino has fashioned a film that has a little something for everyone. There's the dialogue he's become so well-known for which will delight his fans, action which will keep the younger viewers interested, and a great story that will keep all cinema-lovers engaged and transfixed to the screen, which is Tarantino's (perhaps the biggest cinema-lover of them all) purpose all along. 4/4 stars.
RUTHERFORD ON FILM: 'Post Grad' Alumni Worry More than Laugh
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Huntington, WV (HNN) - What’s a college movie with only a hint of parties, beer and boobs? It’s “Post Grad,” the first flick to arrive at megaplexes reflecting the impact of the deep recession on college after-life.
Prior to the mega-recession, the standard college flick had at least one permanent student relying on funds from home and distinctly avoiding the leap to the ‘real world.’ Oops. That’s how it was before student loans and retail hell part-time positions represented the norm. Now, even grad school can be seen as a sidestep for no employment offers.
Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) had her life planned until her dream job went to valedictorian, Jessica Bard (Catherine Reitman). Worse than an entry level roommate arrangement, she and her wrecked car end up parked in her eccentric family’s garage.
When the Malby family invade the graduation ceremony notoriously late with grandma (Carol Burnett) dragging her oxygen tank over top heads, it’s a “Meet the Fockers” and potentially a “You Can’t Take It With You” screwball moment. Ultimately, the imaginative video blog multitasking opening degenerates into tolerable situation comedy cliché.
Hardly mind shattering thereafter, alums of “Post Grad” survive an anxiety provoking would be comedic ‘don’t laugh it might be me’ series of reality checks. Even a distinguished funny pedigree (Michael Keaton, Burnett) fails but at punch lines to lift the ‘could be me’ dread. Best moments --- the dog memorial service, bicycling to interviews with heels sticking out of her large purse, Ryden v Jessica at the mall, and Eskimo pies.
Heed the bottom line: No dream job guarantee, keep options open, including the friend you relied upon without pressing lips, an older dude advantage (or two), retail carnivals after college (what, no fast food?) , and how attractive gals in the movies (and elsewhere?) have a ‘no stalking’ pass.
Restricting my comments so not to spoil, I’ll state it’s a done romantic comedy deal, blowing promising opportunities of 20-somethings adrift in the humble pies themes and a few establishment versus musical artistry desires. At least, the writer (director or studio) should have spent a few more bucks on interactive climax brainstorming.
Not a head of the class production, but has such sweetness and grins, that purple casket aside, it’s not completely dead on arrival either.
1/2 out of
'HARRY POTTER': Grown Up Wizard’s Adventure Now Loosely Reminds of Luke Skywalker
Good Versus Evil Theme Broadens Scope Beyond Youthful Potter Junkies
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Wands up, make evil go away.
Ushering us into the world of wizards , witches and professors from the git-go, the newest “Harry Potter” entry has enchanted hands overseeing every aspect of the boy wizard’s battle with the Half Blood Prince. Complimented by the misty noir-like cavernous ancient stone castle and exceptionally fluid camera movements, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” has matured beyond magical schoolmates and their long grey-bearded teachers.
Instead of opening with Potter preparing to leave his parents home for the trip back to school, he’s alone reading a newspaper in a London subway café, where a young lady sets up a spontaneous, when do you get off from work rendezvous. Illustrating the constant conflict balancing between the enveloping good versus evil combat and the normal teen hormonal pressures vying for superiority, the production had shed all semblances of nearly exclusive youth appeal for a broader action/fantasy structure reminiscent of the “Star Wars” and/or Indiana Jones sagas.
No, Potter has not grown into a marauding “Dark Knight,” but the mood has decidedly shifted from classes, communal dining, and dormitory conversations. Earning accolades from fans of the novels to those just taking in a movie, one six-time reader of “Half Blood Prince” shed a few tears and awarded it second place among the Potter film adaptations. Dismissing inevitable literary to celluloid transformations to names, spells and have to look through the book ones, this film has captured and maintained the soul of novelist J.K. Rowling’s.
Potions, spells, and abracadabra’s quickly surpass the banal luck and love potion teaching exercises, as the evil aura of the approaching battle descends on Hogwarts. Much of the foreboding tale simmers in tension filled mystery, as the investigation into the immortality of Voldemort runs parallel to saving Professor Dumbledore from an impending assassination attempt.
Peter (“Order of the Phoenix”) Yates has returned to the director’s chair. He’s tacitly nimble in adding multiple layers of detail in the frames and he’s mastered a seamless blending of special effects so they advance the story , not rely on dazzling the eye. One transition that mystifies as it recalls past memories has the soft rippling effects of a watery fluidity with traces of color morthing in the manner of a lava light.
Probably, the most artful use of effects depict a flying broomstick soccer game.
Nevertheless, effects take second place to Yates’ cinematography styles of having cameras moving within the scene(s) or squeezing meticulous details into already architecturally film friendly facades.
Daniel Radcliffe remains a young man appropriate for the now mid-teen aged Potter. He’s avoiding much teen awkwardness (except when it comes to girls and romance) and stepping into young Luke Skywalker leadership decisions.
I’m wanting more when the credits star rolling, not exactly a continuation but bulking the length of a few scenes and longer glimpses into the personality quirks of, say, Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch).
out of
REVIEW:
The Proposal : Gender Warfare Cultivates Belly Laughs for Males and Females
Is this just a chic flick? Not necessarily. Judging from the numerous husky laughs at an advance screening, the dudes in the predominately female audience had gotten their money’s worth in their funny bone.
Lifting a few concepts from the famed “Devil Wears Prada,” “The Proposal” has as much to say about working nine to five steps from a ‘dream’ publishing position as it does about the not so blissful relationship of the newly betrothed couple. For that matter, Andrew, the groom to be (Ryan Reynolds) gingerly drops in on a corporate conference uttering the word “engaged.”
It’s the magic word for Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock), who has just been told that she’s to be deported for an infraction of her visa, which will cost her the editor’s job at the publishing firm too. Once betrothed to her liege seeks visual and verbal revenge on the take no prisoners (and fire at will) boss. Her humbling on one knee proposal is both laughable, poignant, and humbling.
However, “27 Dresses” director Anne Fletcher (who was also a producer on “Wedding Planner”) has assembled a strong supporting cast (Mary Steenburgen, Betty White, Craig T. Nelson) and an absorbing (and continuous) foilables and a fish out of water remote Alaska setting for the staunch feminist boss to meet her new in-laws.
I can rattle off the memorable scenes with one or two word descriptions (so as not to spoil your fun) --- The hawk, the towel, the fitting, and the hip gyrating chant. Male or female you’re going to be doing some serious laughing.
Bullock’s “boss” is a couple of steps down from Miranda (Meryl Streep) in “Devil Wears Prada.” Instead, she tough as nails (watch her climb down into the boat carrying her bag and not breaking a heel) but lacks the mean spirited, cynical arrogance of Miranda. Bullock’s sweeter and straight laced persona places her somewhere mid-spectrum between Miranda and Lucy (Renee Zellweger) in “New in Town.”
“The Proposal” does not have its faults. Personally, dad’s degree of meddling and fetching sends the couple’s chemistry off a beat or two. Their adaptation to each other and her adjustment to small town Alaska fare just fine, thank you. Despite an unnecessary cliché let down, the film’s brutally cynical gender warfare one-liners (and conversations) assure a bouncing romp and unforgettable lines such as “Ask me nicely, on your knee” and Betty White’s native American chants and use of the words “Easter eggs.”
***1/2 out of *****
HOLD OVERS:
9: In this animated film, the setting is post-apocalyptic after most of mankind has succumbed to fearsome machines. Nine little robot/sack creatures team to defeat the machine set on wiping out the world. From the studio which released, “Coraline,” it’s the second computer animated film to receive a PG-13 rating.
FAME: A can’t wait to see re-booting of a 1980 film in which talented members of the New York City High School of Performing Arts have a chance to live out their dreams which come from hard work, dedication, honing talent, and the ability to over comes plagues of self-doubt in a school where every friend in class can be a competitor at an audition.
Final Destination IV add 3D: Remember, it’s all about premonitions and avoiding the predicted demise of persons seen in the vision. This one adds 3-D and a NASCAR race track. Finally, a non-family animated flick picks up the 3D concept. Let’s hope this Destination has imaginative tricks, treats, and will leave you ducking and scraping the blood off your top. The car wash and NASCAR scenes evoke tension and you find sufficient appendages hurling.
GI JOE RISE OF COBRA: Toys have been the basis for some cool movies, so Hasbro’s G.I. Joe comes to life battling the evil arms dealing forces of Cobra. Rachael Nichols who’s featured in “Star Trek” provides a little eye candy for those that need a bit of eye candy.
THE HANGOVER: Here comes what many predict as the summer comedy sleeper. Director Todd (“Old School,” “Road Trip”) Phillips watched a steady diet of screwball comedy growing up, like “Stripes” and “Revenge of the Nerds,” but you would recognize him best as an Oscar nominated writer of “Borat.” Now, he’s cast Bradley (“Yes Man,” “The Rocker”) Cooper in a Vegas bachelor party gone bonkers. When the three groomsman awake, there’s a tiger in the bathroom of their suit and a six-month old baby in the closet. At ShowWest, Curtis McCall, caught a clip and told us, it’s a comedy of the Aptow style. “It could be hilarious. I don’t think people are aware of it right now, I think it will have a lot of bite.” At least two of those exiting a screening said the movie contained the most laughs of any they had seen previously (and their combined age was over 100 years).
JULIE & JULIA: Unknown to one another, a disgruntled secretary (Amy Adams) spices up her boring life by attempting to cook 524 Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep) recipes in a year. Directed by Nora (“Bewitched,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Mixed Nuts”) Ephron, the appetite inducing film has started inspiring kitchen inspirations , such as Herb-Roasted Chicken and Butter Poached Main Lobster.
PANDORUM: A horror story set in outer space as two men emerge from deep sleep with no memories of why they are on board the vessel. Warriors share the same ship who don’t want them to remember nor leave the ship alive.
SHORTS: Be careful what you wish for teaches 11-year-old Toe Thompson lots of lessons when a rainbow-colored rock hits him on the head. The rock grants his wishes, but chaos ensures. Jimmy Bennett, who plays Thompson, appeared in “Orphan” and “Star Trek” this summer
SORORITY ROW: A prank gone wrong leads to a murder which the sisters agree to a vow of silence. After graduation, a killer goes after the five and anyone who knows the secret.
SURROGATES: Call this the video gamers absolute obsession --- which, for that matter, appeals to everyone. While slouching as a couch potato, you control a robotic surrogate of yourself in a sexy, pleasant perfect world. Then, someone turns up murdered!
TYLER PERRY’S I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF: America’s pistol packing grandma, Madea, catches three kids looting her home so she sends the delinquents to their only relative --- Aunt April, an alcoholic nightclub singer. She’s going to have lots of choices to make.
NO MORE ROCKY HORROR: The Cinema Theatre has ended Friday showings of the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show." The floor show producers are looking for another venue.
Starting Oct 2 - Oct 9
HUNTINGTON, WV
MARQUEE PULLMAN: (Now ALL digital projection): Invention of Lying, 11:30-2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30; Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in 3D, 11:45-3:45-7:45; Zombieland, 12:20-2:40-5:00-7:30-9:50; Whip It, 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:15-9:55; CONTINUING: Fame 11:35-2:05-4:35-7;05-9:40; Pandorum, 11:40-2:10-4:45-7:20-9:55; Surrogates, 12:10-2:30-4:50-7:20-9:40; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; STARTS OCT 9: Couples Retreat, Night of the Demons ; TIME CHANGES: 9, 12:30-2:40-4:50 only ; Sorority Row, 6:55-9:25 only; Final Destination 3D, 7:35-9:45 only; Inglourious Basterds, 1:30-5:15-9:00; ENDS THURSDAY: Secret of Jonathan Sperry, GI Joe, Times Traveler’s Wife; For Full Schedule, click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=9219
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: Admission: $3. After 6 p.m., $2 before 6 p.m. and all day Tuesday: Shorts, 5:20-7:20-9:20, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:20-3:20; Ugly Truth, 5:20-7:25-9:30, Sat/Sun/Tues 1:10-3:15; Hangover, 5:20-7:30-9:40, Sat/Sun/Tues 1:00-3:10; Julie & Julia, 4:30-7:05; The Proposal, 9:35, Sat/Sun/Tues 1:30; ENDS THURSDAY: NONE; For full schedule click and select date: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/cinema/index.html
ASHLAND, KY
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Whip It, 4:40-7:15-9:50, F/S/S Mat. 2:05; Zombieland, 5:00-7:35-10:00, F/S/S Mat. 2:25; 9, 5:30-8:05-10:15, F/S/S Mat. 2:55; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Sorority Row, 500 Days of Summer; For full times, http://www.cinemark.com/metropolitan_opera.asp
PHOENIX 10 KYOVA MALL: TBA; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: TBA; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” Starts Wed. Oct. 28 at 3:30-6:15-9:00 Full schedule: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=10480
BARBOURSVILLE, WV
CINEMARK HUNTINGTON MALL 12: Toy Story & Toy Story II in 3D, 12:20-2:15-4:20-6:15-8:20-10:15; Whip It, 1:00-3:40-6:35-9:20; Zombieland, 12:50-3:00-5:10-7:20-10:00; CONTINUING: 500 Days of Summer, 12:30-2:45-5:05-7:25-9:50; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: Final Destination 2D, Tyler Perry, Jennifer’s Body; For full schedule, check: http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.asp?theater_id=1046
BECKLEY, WV
GALLERIA CINEMAS: (Now All Digital Projection!): Invention of Lying 1:00-4:00-6:45-9:20; Toy Story & Toy Story II, in 3D, 12:00-3:55-7:50; Zombieland, 12:30-2:45-5:00-7:15-9:30; Whip It, 12:45-3:30-6:50-9:30; CONTINUING: Fame, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:35; Pandorum, 12:45-4:10-6:50-9:25; Surrogates, 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:15-9:30; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; TIME CHANGES: Final Destination 3D 7:20-9:30 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Halloween II, 9, White Out, Sorority Row; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=10115
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!): Toy Story/Toy Story II in 3D, 4:00-8:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00; Zombieland, 5:15-7:30-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:45-3:00; CONTINUING: Fame, 4:30-7:05-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:10; Pandorum, 4:15-7:10-9:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:20; Surrogates, 5:00-7:15-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:45; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D, 4:45-7:00-9:15, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:30; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 4:00-7:00-9:40 , Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 4:00-7:00-9:50, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00; TIME CHANGES: Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, school schedule begins, no matinees on Mon-Thursday, unless a holiday; Informant 4:15 daily, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30; Jennifer’s Body, 7:20-9:50 daily; ENDS THURSDAY: Final Destination 3D, Time Traveler’s Wife; For full schedule: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=9196
CHARLESTON, WV
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: (Now All Digital Projection!): Invention of Lying 1:50-4:25-7:00-9:35; Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D, 12:00-4:00-8:00; Zombieland, 12:45-3:00-5:15-7:30-9:45; Whip It, 1:55-4:35-7:15-9:50; CONTINUING: Fame, 1:30-4:00-7:10-9:45; Surrogates, 12:05-2:20-4:40-7:20-9:40; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D, 12:15-12:55-2:30-3:10-4:45-5:30-7:10-9:25; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; TIME CHANGES: Pandorum 1:40-9:30 only; Informant 4:20-6:55 Final Destination 3D, 7:40-9:55; ENDS THURSDAY: Tyler Perry, 9; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=6021
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Toy Story 1 & 2 (double feature) 3D, 12:30-4:00-7:45; Whip It, 12:55-3:10-5:20-7:30-9:40; Zombieland, 12:35-2:35-5:00-7:30-9:50; CONTINUING: Surrogates, 12:30-2:55-5:15-7:35-9:40; Fame, 1:05-3:20-5:30-7:40-9:50; Pandorum, 12:50-3:05-5:15-7:25-9:35;; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” showings begin for two weeks, Oct. 28 at 1:30-4:20-7:00-9:40; Twilight Saga New Moon , Starts November 20, regular times 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00; TIME CHANGES: Inglourious Basterds 12:15-4:05; Jennifer’s Body, 7:05-9:30 only; ENDS THURSDAY; Halloween II, 9; For full listing: http://www.ourshowtimes.com/parkplace/index.html
HINTON, WV
RITZ THEATRE: Closed for renovations; grand re-opening July 4; For full schedule, click: http://www.ritzwv.com
HURRICANE, WV
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Whip It, 10:50*-1:00-3:15-5:25-7:35-9:45; Zombieland, 11:20*-1:15-3:10-5:10-7:30-9:50; My One and Only, 10:00*-12:20-2:40-5:00-7:20-9:40; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Midnight Showing Tuesday night Oct. 27, Michael Jackson’s This is It; Also, Midnight showing Thursday night , Nov. 19, “New Moon;” TIME CHANGES: Jennifer’s Body 1:45-7:05 only; Inglourious Basterds, 10:30 a.m.*-4:00-9:15; ENDS THURSDAY: All About Steve, Sorority Row, 9; (*Early Show Friday/Saturday only); For full schedule click: http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/allstar/movies?v=2756
LEWISBURG, WV
SENACA SHOWPLACE: Zombieland, 4:30-7:00-9:30*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:15, Mon-Thurs. 5:00-7:40; Fame, 4:00-6:45-9:30*, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00, Mon-Thurs.4:50-7:30; ENDS THURSDAY: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; For advance tickets, http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=4500
LOGAN, W.VA.
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Toy Story and Toy Story II in 3D, 4:00-7:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30; Zombieland, 5:00-7:30-9:50; Sat/Sun Mat. 12:35-2:35; Whip It, 4:25-7:15-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:05-2:15; CONTINUING: Surrogates, 4:55-7:25-9:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:25-2:50; Pandorum, 4:25-7:10-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:10; Fame, 4:50-7:05-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:40; Cloudy with Chance Meatballs, 4:45-7:00-9:20, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:45; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE : Twilight Saga New Moon Starts 12:01 a.m. November 20, regular times: 4:00-7:00-10:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00 ; Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” two weeks only beginning at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 28, regular showing 4:20-7:00-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:30; TIME CHANGES: NONE; ENDS THURSDAY: All About Steve, Tyler Perry, Sorority Row; 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: Toy Story/Toy Story 2, in 3D, 4:00-8:00*, Sat/Sun 12:00, Mon-Thurs. 6:30; Fame, 4:30-7:00-9:40*, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:00, Mon-Thurs., 5:10-7:40 ; Surrogates, 5:10-7:30-9:50*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:50, Mon-Thursday, 5:15-7:30; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D, 4:55-7:10-9:25*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:20-2:40, Mon-Thurs. 5:00-7:15 ; (*No Sunday Late Showings); ENDS THURSDAY: Jennifer’s Body; For advance tickets: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=4499
WELCH, WV
MCDOWELL 3: Fame, 4:15-6:45-9:15*, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:30, Mon-Thurs., 5:00-7:30; Jennifer’s Body, 4:50-7:15-9:40*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:30, Mon-Thurs, 5:10-7:45; All About Steve, 4:40-7:00-9:30*, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:10-2:20, Mon-Thurs. 5:20-7:40; (*No Sunday after 9 p.m. showings); ENDS THURSDAY: Sorority Row, Gamer; For Advance Tickets, http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=9609
WHEELING, WV
Marquee Highlands 14: (All Digital DLP Projection): Invention of Lying, 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:40; Toy Story & Toy Story 2, in 3D, 12:00-4:00-8:00; Zombieland, 12:15-2:30-4:45-7:10-9:20; Whip It, 12:50-3:30-6:50-9:30; CONTINUING: Fame, 1:10-4:15-7:00-9:45; Surrogates, 12:20-2:50-5:10-7:25-9:40; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, 12:30-1:30-2:45-3:45-5:00-7:15-9:30; SPECIAL EVENTS: OPERA IN CINEMA: Puritani, Bellini, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. and Oct 18, 1:00 p.m.; ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE: Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” , 12:01 a.m. Wed. Oct. 28, and 11:30-2:05-4:40-7:20-10:00 (Two Weeks Only); Twilight Saga New Moon, Thursday, Nov. 19 Midnight, Regular Times Beginning Nov 20, 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:50; TIME CHANGES: 9, 4:00-9:20 only, Jennifer’s Body, 7:15-9:45, Pandorum, 1:20-6:45 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Halloween II, Tyler Perry I Can Do Bad, Time Traveler’s Wife; For full schedule click: http://www.marqueecinemas.com/location.asp?location=11469
UPCOMING RELEASES (Dates Subject to Change; not all films in all areas)
October 9: Couples Retreat, Night of the Demons
October 16: Where the Wild Things Are, The Road, The Stepfather, Law Abiding Citizen, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
October 23: Amelia, Astro Boy, Saw VI, Nightmare Before Christmas 3D, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s
October 28: Michael Jackson’s This Is It
October 30: Youth in Revolt
November 6: A Christmas Carol, The Box, The Fourth Kind, Men Who Star at Goats
November 13: Pirate Radio, 2012
November 20: Planet 51, Twilight Saga: New Moon, Blind Side
November 25: Old Dogs, Ninja Assassin, Nine, Fantastic Mr. Fox
December 4: Armored, Everybody’s Fine, Brothers, Transylmania
December 11: Lovely Bones, Invictus
December 18: Avatar 3D, Did You Hear About the Morgans
December 25: Alvin and the Chipmunks, It’s Complicated, Sherlock Holmes
January 8: Daybreakers, The Last Song
· Release dates subject to change; not all films will play in every market and/or every theatre.
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