08/22/08 Film Clips

ON Magazine

OPENED WEDNESDAY

 

"THE ROCKER" -- Rainn Wilson (Dwight from TV's "The Office") gets a chance to overcome the trauma of being kicked out of a metal rock group 20 years earlier when he becomes the drummer for his teenage nephew's band. Also starring Christina Applegate. Directed by Peter Cattaneo. (PG-13, for drug and sexual references, nudity and language.)

 

OPENING TODAY

 

"BRIDESHEAD REVISITED" -- The Evelyn Waugh novel about British decadence between the World Wars, memorably adapted for TV in the '80s, comes to the big screen. Starring Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell, Ben Whishaw and Emma Thompson. Directed by Julian Jarrold. (PG-13, for some sexual content.)

 

"DEATH RACE" -- An ex-con (Jason Statham) is forced by the warden of a notorious prison (Joan Allen) to compete in a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory. Also starring Tyrese Gibson and Ian McShane. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. (R, for strong violence and language.)

 

"THE HOUSE BUNNY" -- Anna Faris stars as a Playboy bunny kicked out of the mansion who moves in with a sorority and tries to help them save their house. Also starring Colin Hanks, Emma Stone and Katharine McPhee. Directed by Fred Wolf. (PG-13, for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language.)

 

"THE LONGSHOTS" -- Ice Cube and Keke Palmer star in this kids' film about the first girl to play Pop Warner football. Also starring Dash Mihok and Tasha Smith. Directed by Fred Durst. (PG, for some thematic elements, mild language and brief rude humor.)

 

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

 

"CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: DELIRIUM" -- A digital concert film featuring Cirque du Soleil in a performance of remixed music, visuals, musicians, singers and dancers. All seats cost $20; tickets available only on day of showing.

HELD OVER

 

"THE DARK KNIGHT" -- Heath Ledger's turn as the villainous Joker upstages everybody, even Christian Bale as Batman, in this even-darker sequel to 2005's "Batman Begins." Also starring Aaron Eckhart as district attorney Harvey Dent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman. Directed by Christopher Nolan. (PG-13, for intense sequences of violence and some menace.)

 

"FLY ME TO THE MOON (3D)" (playing in Sunnyside) -- A trio of flies tag along on the Apollo 11 moon mission in this 3D animated 'toon. With the voices of Nicollette Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry. (G.)

 

"GET SMART" -- Inspired by the 1960s TV comedy created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and starring Don Adams, this remake stars comedy king Steve Carell as bungling secret agent Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as his sidekick, Agent 99. Also starring Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Peter Segal. (PG-13, for some rude humor, action violence and language.)

 

"HANCOCK" -- A cranky, alcoholic superhero (Will Smith) hires a publicist to help him repair his public persona. Also starring Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron. Co-written and directed by Peter Berg. (PG-13, for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.)

 

"JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH" -- A scientist (Brendan Fraser) discovers Jules Verne's classic sci-fi novel actually doubles as a map to the Earth's core, where monsters and dinosaurs await. Shot with 3-D cameras designed by James Cameron. Also starring Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem. Directed by Eric Brevig. (PG, for intense adventure action and some scary moments.)

 

"KUNG FU PANDA" -- A lazy panda (voiced by Jack Black) studies the martial arts to battle an evil leopard (Ian McShane) in this fanciful animated comedy. Also featuring the voices of Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie. Directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson. (PG, for sequences of martial arts action.)

 

"MAMMA MIA!" -- Mom (Meryl Streep) only wants to watch her daughter married off in a perfect setting, the Greek Isles. Daughter (Amanda Seyfried) only wants to know who her real dad is. Seems mom got around in the '80s. ... Also starring Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard as the possible dads; and more ABBA songs than you'd think would fit in a movie. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. (PG-13, for some sex-related comments.)

 

"MIRRORS" -- A troubled ex-cop must save his family from an unspeakable evil that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart and Paula Patton. Written and directed by Alexandre Aja. (R, for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity.)

 

"THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR" -- Brendan Fraser has another go at fighting a resurrected dead guy, this time a shape-shifting ancient Chinese ruler (Jet Li). Maria Bello takes over from Rachel Weisz as Fraser's wife. Also starring Luke Ford. Directed by Rob Cohen. (PG-13, for adventure action and violence.)

 

"PINEAPPLE EXPRESS" -- A pot dealer (James Franco) and his No. 1 customer (Seth Rogen) run for their lives after witnessing a murder in this stoner comedy. Also starring Gary Cole and Rosie Perez. Directed by David Gordon Green. (R, for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence.)

 

"THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2" -- The bond between four high school friends who share a magical pair of jeans carries on through their college years. Starring Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera. Directed by Sanaa Hamri. (PG-13, for mature material and sensuality.)

 

"SPACE CHIMPS" -- A talking-monkey comedy about the chimp descendants of America's first real "astronaut." Featuring the voices of Jeff Daniels, Andy Samberg, Patrick Warburton, Cheryl Hines, Stanley Tucci and Kristen Chenoweth. Directed by Kirk De Micco. (G)

 

"STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS" -- George Lucas presents an animated adventure featuring Jedis Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as prelude to a TV cartoon series. Featuring the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels and Christopher Lee. Directed by Dave Filoni. (PG, for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking.)

 

"STEP BROTHERS" -- Two spoiled guys become competitive stepbrothers after their single parents get hitched. Starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Mary Steenburgen. Directed by Adam McKay. (R, for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language.)

 

"SWING VOTE" -- Kevin Costner plays a lovable loser whose 12-year-old daughter sets off a chain of events that puts the entire responsibility for an election in the hands of ... her dad. Kelsey Grammer plays the president, and assorted D.C. TV-talking-heads appear as themselves. Also starring Paula Patton, Madeline Carroll, Dennis Hopper and Nathan Lane. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern. (PG-13, for language.)

 

"TROPIC THUNDER" -- Ben Stiller wrote, produced, directed and stars in this comedy about movie stars acting in a jungle combat film who find themselves caught up in a real guerrilla war. Also starring Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Brandon T. Jackson and Tom Cruise in a memorable cameo. (R, for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content, drug material.)

 

"WALL-E" -- A robot tasked with cleaning up the Earth after humanity has trashed and abandoned it gets lonely and looks for his people in this largely nonverbal comedy from the animation masters at Pixar. Featuring the voice talents of Fred Willard and Jeff Garlin. Directed by Andrew Stanton. (G)

 

"WANTED" -- James McAvoy stars as a new recruit to the Fraternity, an elite squad of assassins that includes Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, in this action thriller. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. (R, for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality.)

 

 

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