Friday, August 18, 2006
This week's movie releases...
Accepted (PG-13); Wide release
High school senior Bartleby B Gaines is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges--which isn't going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he's not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same, college-less boat. So, how does a guy facing a bleak career please his parents, and get noticed by dream girl Monica? Simple: open his own university. B and his band of misfit freshmen take liberal arts literally when they fool their parents and peers and create the esteemed South Harmon Institute of Technology. Just as they are settling in, B and company realize they've done their jobs too well. Dozens of other college rejects show up for classes at this less-than-lofty institute. Under the scornful eyes of the privileged students from the neighboring college, B and his friends forge ahead with maintaining a fake, functioning university. With his future in the balance, it's going to take more than just sleight of hand to keep B out of jail as he strives to get the girl, impress his parents and just become 'accepted'.
Starring: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Adam Herschman, Maria Thayer
The Illusionist (PG-13); Wide release
Set in early 20th century Vienna, a stage magician uses his magic to win back the great love of his life from a brutal enemy, her fiance, who is also the powerful crowned prince of Austria.
Starring: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan
Material Girls (PG); Wide release
Ava and Tanzie Marchetta have it all. The heiresses to a multi-million dollar cosmetics company, the girls approach life as one big party. But when a scandal involving one of their products emerges, the girls are left penniless, homeless, and seemingly helpless. They could, of course, take the easy way out and listen to the board of directors who want to sell the company to their biggest competitor, but that would forever taint the name of their late father, who built it from the ground up. Instead, Ava and Tanzie decide to protect what is rightfully theirs. What it's going to take to do that will require them to do some things they've never really considered--growing up, taking initiative and responsibility, and asking for help from others, rather than expecting it to fall into their laps. If they can find their inner strength, they might be able to clear their father's name. If not, the party might be over--for good.
Starring: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Brent Spiner, Lukas Haas
Snakes on a Plane (R); Wide release
A ruthless assassin unleashes a crate full of lethal snakes aboard a packed passenger jet over the Pacific Ocean in order to eliminate a witness in protective custody. The rookie pilot and frightened passengers must band together to survive.
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Behr, David Koechner, Tygh Runyan, Flex Alexander
10th & Wolf (R); Limited release
Based on the true-life accounts of FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone, otherwise known as Donnie Brasco, the story of Marine Sgt. Tommy Santoro, who in 1991, thought he had left behind his family's ties to organized crime. Returning home to South Philly, he faces the biggest moral dilemma of his life as he reconnects with his brother, Vincent, and cousin Joey, who both have become something he vowed never to be--mobsters. His homecoming turns him into something much worse.
Starring: James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Piper Perabo, Dennis Hopper, Lesley Ann Warren
My First Wedding (PG-13); Limited release
A bride-to-be unwittingly confesses her fantasies to a carpenter who masquerades as a priest to seduce her.
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Kenny Doughty, Valerie Mahaffey, Paul Hopkins, Caroline Carver
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With a Kiss (NR); Limited release
Two star-crossed seals from feuding families fall in love against their parents' wishes. When Juliet's father gives her hand in marriage to the monstrous elephant seal prince, Juliet fakes her death in order to be reunited with Romeo. The plan goes awry, but with the help of their friends Friar Lawrence and Kissy, the kissing fish, the young lovers are reunited.
Starring: Daniel Trippet, Patricia Trippet, Chip Albers, Michael Toland, Stephen Goldberg
Coming Attractions
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Beerfest (R); Wide release; opens 8/25
How to Eat Fried Worms (PG); Wide release; opens 8/25
Idlewild (R); Wide release; opens 8/25
Invincible (PG); Wide release; opens 8/25
If you have made mistakes...there is always another chance for you...you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.
-- Mary Pickford (1893-1979) Canadian Actress
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
-- Mother Teresa (1910-1997) Albanian Missionary
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
-- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
When nothing is sure, everything is possible.
-- Margaret Drabble (1939-) English Novelist
Self-esteem is different than conceit. Conceit is the weirdest disease in the world. It makes everyone sick except the one who has it.
Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to "jump at the Sun." We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
-- Zora Neale Hurston (1903-1960) American Write ¶ 8/18/2006 04:11:00 AM
High school senior Bartleby B Gaines is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges--which isn't going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he's not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same, college-less boat. So, how does a guy facing a bleak career please his parents, and get noticed by dream girl Monica? Simple: open his own university. B and his band of misfit freshmen take liberal arts literally when they fool their parents and peers and create the esteemed South Harmon Institute of Technology. Just as they are settling in, B and company realize they've done their jobs too well. Dozens of other college rejects show up for classes at this less-than-lofty institute. Under the scornful eyes of the privileged students from the neighboring college, B and his friends forge ahead with maintaining a fake, functioning university. With his future in the balance, it's going to take more than just sleight of hand to keep B out of jail as he strives to get the girl, impress his parents and just become 'accepted'.
Starring: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Adam Herschman, Maria Thayer
The Illusionist (PG-13); Wide release
Set in early 20th century Vienna, a stage magician uses his magic to win back the great love of his life from a brutal enemy, her fiance, who is also the powerful crowned prince of Austria.
Starring: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan
Material Girls (PG); Wide release
Ava and Tanzie Marchetta have it all. The heiresses to a multi-million dollar cosmetics company, the girls approach life as one big party. But when a scandal involving one of their products emerges, the girls are left penniless, homeless, and seemingly helpless. They could, of course, take the easy way out and listen to the board of directors who want to sell the company to their biggest competitor, but that would forever taint the name of their late father, who built it from the ground up. Instead, Ava and Tanzie decide to protect what is rightfully theirs. What it's going to take to do that will require them to do some things they've never really considered--growing up, taking initiative and responsibility, and asking for help from others, rather than expecting it to fall into their laps. If they can find their inner strength, they might be able to clear their father's name. If not, the party might be over--for good.
Starring: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Brent Spiner, Lukas Haas
Snakes on a Plane (R); Wide release
A ruthless assassin unleashes a crate full of lethal snakes aboard a packed passenger jet over the Pacific Ocean in order to eliminate a witness in protective custody. The rookie pilot and frightened passengers must band together to survive.
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Behr, David Koechner, Tygh Runyan, Flex Alexander
10th & Wolf (R); Limited release
Based on the true-life accounts of FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone, otherwise known as Donnie Brasco, the story of Marine Sgt. Tommy Santoro, who in 1991, thought he had left behind his family's ties to organized crime. Returning home to South Philly, he faces the biggest moral dilemma of his life as he reconnects with his brother, Vincent, and cousin Joey, who both have become something he vowed never to be--mobsters. His homecoming turns him into something much worse.
Starring: James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Piper Perabo, Dennis Hopper, Lesley Ann Warren
My First Wedding (PG-13); Limited release
A bride-to-be unwittingly confesses her fantasies to a carpenter who masquerades as a priest to seduce her.
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Kenny Doughty, Valerie Mahaffey, Paul Hopkins, Caroline Carver
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With a Kiss (NR); Limited release
Two star-crossed seals from feuding families fall in love against their parents' wishes. When Juliet's father gives her hand in marriage to the monstrous elephant seal prince, Juliet fakes her death in order to be reunited with Romeo. The plan goes awry, but with the help of their friends Friar Lawrence and Kissy, the kissing fish, the young lovers are reunited.
Starring: Daniel Trippet, Patricia Trippet, Chip Albers, Michael Toland, Stephen Goldberg
Coming Attractions
-
Beerfest (R); Wide release; opens 8/25
How to Eat Fried Worms (PG); Wide release; opens 8/25
Idlewild (R); Wide release; opens 8/25
Invincible (PG); Wide release; opens 8/25
If you have made mistakes...there is always another chance for you...you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.
-- Mary Pickford (1893-1979) Canadian Actress
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
-- Mother Teresa (1910-1997) Albanian Missionary
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
-- Helen Keller (1880-1968) American Writer
When nothing is sure, everything is possible.
-- Margaret Drabble (1939-) English Novelist
Self-esteem is different than conceit. Conceit is the weirdest disease in the world. It makes everyone sick except the one who has it.
Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to "jump at the Sun." We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
-- Zora Neale Hurston (1903-1960) American Write ¶ 8/18/2006 04:11:00 AM
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