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  .MOVIE LISTINGS | MOVIE REVIEW ARCHIVE | THEATER INFO
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OR RETURNING: Battle Royale 2: Not nearly as well-regarded as its predecessor, the thiller/horror flick about kids sent to an island from which only one will return alive, the film follows a group of students sent to kill a government-hating terrorist. Not rated. Bijou LateNite. Creature from the Black Lagoon: Catch a new print of the classic monster flick — he's half man, half fish! — in 3D with glasses tuned specially for the restored movie. PG. Bijou LateNite. Descent, The: In this surprisingly well-reviewed film, something nasty attacks a group of women adventuring in Appalachian caves. Director Neil Marshall has said of his film, "It's a bit of a nod and a wink to Deliverance." R. Movies 12. Guardian, The: A hotshot young Coast Guard rescue swimmer (Ashton Kutcher) learns how to be a real hero from a retired swimmer who lost his team in an accident (Kevin Costner). PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Inconvenient Truth, An: Following the 2000 election, Al Gore changed tack, turning his focus to the worldwide crisis that is global warming. Director Davis Guggenheim combines footage of Gore's traveling multimedia presentation on climate crisis with Gore's personal story, creating an effective and engaging film. PG. Plays at 11 am Oct. 1 at First Methodist Church and 6 pm Oct. 1 at St. Jude Catholic Church. Free. Online archives. Kidnapping Caucasian Style, or Shurik's New Adventures: While Shurik is studying in the Caucus, his sweetheart is captured; goofy heroics ensue when Shurik tries to help. In Russian with English subtitles. Plays at 7 pm Oct. 3 in 111 Pacific, UO. Free. Letter, The: Critically acclaimed documentary explores what happened when 1,100 Somali refugees relocated to Lewiston, Maine, following the events of 9/11 — only to receive a letter from the mayor asking them to tell friends and family not to move to the city. Plays at 3 pm Oct. 1 at the Downtown Library. Free. Open Season: Sony breaks into the animation game with the story of a clueless grizzly bear (Martin Lawrence) whose friend Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) lures him into the wild life. PG. Cinema World. Cinemark. School for Scoundrels: NYC meter "maid" Roger (Jon Heder) takes a confidence-building class led by Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton). The surer of himself Roger becomes, the more competitive his instructor gets. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Science of Sleep, The: Director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) goes back into the human brain — this time exploring the largely interior life of Stéphane (Gael García Bernal), who mixes up dreams and reality. Sweet but slight, the film charms with quirky visuals and natural performances. R. Bijou. See review this issue. Subway Dreams: New York filmmaker Anna Holtzman explores the lives of a broad group of musicians making the most of the captive audiences in the city's massive subway system. Not rated. Plays at 8 pm Sept. 30 and 7 pm Oct. 1 at DIVA, with the filmmaker in attendance to discuss her work. $5. See review this issue. Superman Returns: At long last, the man of steel returns to movie screens — and to Earth. In director Bryan Singer's new film, Superman's (Brandon Routh) been gone five long years, during which his former flame Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has had a son and found a new fellow. Oh, and Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) is out of prison. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives. Zoom: Tim Allen leads a team of superpowered young'uns off to fight a supervillian in what's supposedly a Galaxy Quest-like satire of, say, some other superpowered young'uns who fight supervillians. With Courteney Cox and Chevy Chase. PG. Movies 12. CONTINUING: Accepted: Putting the liberal in liberal arts, "B" Gaines (Justin Long) and friends open their own university. It's just to impress a girl, of course, but the "college" is way more popular than B anticipated. And, like, totally illegal, too. What's a fellow to do? PG-13. Movies 12. All the King's Men: The deck seems stacked in this remake of the 1949 film about a corrupt Louisiana politican, played by Sean Penn; the cast includes Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Patricia Clarkson and James Gandolfini. Steve Zallian, who won an Oscar for writing the adaptation of Schindler's List, directs. R. Cinema World. Cinemark. See review this issue. Black Dahlia, The: Brian De Palma's new film is based on James Ellroy's novel about two cops searching for a killer in 1940s L.A. Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart play the cops; Scarlett Johansson and Hilary Swank are their significant others — one of whom has connections to the killer's victim. R. Cinema World. Cinemark. Online archives. Cars: The animation wizards at Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo) team up with Disney for the story of a rookie race car (voiced by Owen Wilson) taking an unexpected detour on his way to a big race. Bonnie Hunt and Paul Newman also voice characters. G. Movies 12. Online archives. Click: Christopher Walken gives Adam Sandler a truly universal remote: it lets him put the wife on fast forward, put the boss on pause, help the kid get even … until the remote goes all TiVo on him and starts making decisions on its own. PG-13. Movies 12. Covenant, The: Renny Harlin (Cutthroat Island) directs the story of four teens with supernatural powers — and the fifth that turns up to stop all their fun. It's got something to do with ancient bloodlines, family banishment — the usual where eerie abilities are concerned. R. Cinemark. Crank: Oh, Jason Statham. Once so charming (in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), you took a turn for the deeply mediocre with The Transporter and now you're playing a guy who's been poisoned and, um, has to keep his adrenaline flowing? Are you serious? R. Cinemark. Devil Wears Prada, The: Meryl Streep stars as demanding, high-powered fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestley, whose new assistant (Anne Hathaway) is fresh from college and totally clueless about fashion. Based on Lauren Weisberger's bestselling novel. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives. Flyboys: James Franco (Spiderman, "Freaks and Geeks") heads up a cast of chiseled young men playing the Lafayette Escadrille, a group of American pilots who flew for the French during WWI. Sounds like your standard young-men-become-heroes plot, but the old planes look sorta neat. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Gridiron Gang: In a variation on at least a dozen other inspirational sports movies, The Rock plays a counselor at a juvenile detetion facility who teaches his young charges life lessons via football. PG-13. Cinemark. How to Eat Fried Worms: The classic children's book by Thomas Rockwell comes squirmingly alive on the screen as, on a dare, an 11-year-old comes up with creative ways to eat 10 worms in one long day. PG. Movies 12. Illusionist, The: In the first of the year's two magician movies (the second, the buzzworthy The Prestige, comes out in October), Edward Norton plays a Venetian stage magician caught up with an old love (Jessica Biel), a dogged inspector (Paul Giamatti) and a crown prince (Rufus Sewell). PG-13. Cinema World. Online archives. Invincible: Mark Wahlberg stars in the based-on-a-true-story tale of Vince Papale, an ordinary guy who made the team at an open tryout for the Philadelphia Eagles. With Greg Kinnear and Elizabeth Banks. PG. Cinemark. Online archives. Jackass: Number Two: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera and crew regroup for more nasty, brutal, naked, crude, snortingly funny pranks and stunts. Don't try this at home. R. Cinema World. Cinemark. Jet Li's Fearless: Supposedly, this is Jet Li's last martial arts film, but in a recent Entertainment Weekly, the action star mentioned working with Jackie Chan in the future. Either way, here Li plays legendary Huo Yuanjia, who became China's most famous fighter in the early 20th century. PG-13. Cinemark. Lady in the Water: Paul Giamatti (Sideways) plays a building super who finds, in the building's pool, a creature called a "narf" who needs to get back to her world. Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) continues to alienate his audience. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives. Little Miss Sunshine: Directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton guide a stellar cast (particularly Paul Dano, Steve Carell and Abigail Breslin) through a quirky family trip on the road to the titular beauty pageant. Sweet, smart and funny, though you can see the road bumps coming a mile off. R. Bijou. Cinemark. Online archives. Monster House: Three kids face off against a creepy neighborhood house that's something other than haunted. With the voices of Maggie Gyllenhaal, Steve Buscemi and Jon Heder. PG. Cinemark, in 3D for an additional $1.50. Online archives. Mr. Sean's Cartoon Club: Crazy, weird and old cartoons featuring anchor tattoos, partying cats and dancing buildings. Noon-2 pm Sundays at the Bijou. Program consists mostly of shorts, so punctuality is not essential. $4. Over the Hedge: A gang of woodland creatures wakes up from their winter hibernation to find a big green thing has appeared in their world. On the other side, they hear, wacky creatures called "humans" exist. Bruce Willis, William Shatner and Steve Carrell are among those voicing critters. PG. Movies 12. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Johnny Depp reprises his role as over-the-top swashbuckler Jack Sparrow in the second Pirates film, which we rather fervently hope is as entertaining as the first. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are the in-love eye candy — actually, it's a toss-up as to which of the three leads is prettiest. With Bill Nighy all betentacled as watery bad guy Davy Jones. PG-13. Cinemark. Online archives. Pulse: Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars") and Ian Somerhalder ("Lost") star as pretty young things being harassed by a nasty virus that doesn't stay online where it belongs. Horror fans, take note: Wes Craven co-wrote the screenplay. PG-13. Movies 12. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: Will Ferrell and NASCAR. What more do you need to know? OK, well, Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) and his racing partner face a new challenge when a French Formula One driver (Sacha Baron Cohen) arrives on the scene. PG-13. Cinemark. Online archives.
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