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  .MOVIE LISTINGS | MOVIE REVIEW ARCHIVE | THEATER INFO
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OR RETURNING: Blood Diamond: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly star in Edward Zwick's (Glory) story about diamond mining in Sierra Leone in the 1990s. R. Sneak preview at 7:30 pm Dec. 2 at Cinemark. Coffee and Cigarettes: Jim Jarmusch (Stranger Than Paradise, Mystery Train, Dead Man) returns with vignettes of famous folks swapping stories, who include Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Steve Buscemi, Alfred Molina, Tom Waits and Iggy Pop. NR. 9:30 pm Dec. 3, Wandering Goat Coffee Shop, 268 Madison. Free. Fight in the Fields, The: 1997 documentary explores the story of Cesar Chávez and the foundation of the United Farmworkers Union. 7 pm Dec. 6, 180 PLC, UO. Free. Good Year, A: Russell Crowe stars in the Ridley Scott (Gladiator)-directed adaptation of Peter Mayle's novel about a high-powered London banker who finds a new life in a French vineyard he inherits. Boy, sounds rough. PG-13. Movies 12. Ground Truth, The: Film about the many soldiers released by the military after serving in Iraq who wish to share their real stories with their fellow citizens. 7 pm Dec. 6, Harris Hall, 125 E.8th. Free. Holiday, The: Man-troubled Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swap houses for Christmas break in the new film from Nancy Meyers (Something's Gotta Give) – and naturally, each finds a new feller (Jude Law and Jack Black) on the other's home turf. PG-13. Sneak preview at 7 pm Dec. 2 at Cinemark. Innocence: Lucile Hadzihalilovic's 2004 directorial debut follows young girls at an unusual, isolated boarding school as they move between being children and women. Plays as the last film of the Tournées Festival. In French with English subtitles. Not rated. Bijou. Miles Davis: Davis' 1970 performance at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood, Mass., shows with a 1969 peformance in Berlin. Part of the "In-Concert" film series. Bijou LateNite. National Lampoon's Pledge This: Um … it's a National Lampoon film, and it stars Paris Hilton. What else is there to say? R. Movies 12. Nativity Story, The: Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) directs Whale Rider's Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary in the Biblical story of Jesus' birth. With Shohreh Aghdashloo and Ciarán Hinds. PG. Cinemark. Cinema World. Not Too Distant Past, A: A selection of films and videos addressing America's historical amnesia and its present-day relevance. With Marc Moscato's "The More Things Stay the Same," Vanessa Renwick's "Britton, South Dakota" and "Portrait #2: Trojan" and Travis Wilkerson's An Injury to One. 7 pm Nov. 30, Fir Room, EMU, UO. Free. Turistas: Following hot on the heels of the gory and successful Hostel is this horror flick about a stranded bunch of "adventure travelers" in Brazil. R. Cinemark. Van Wilder Deux: Rise of the Taj: We worry about Kal Penn. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle was great fun, but since then he's had a barely-speaking part in Superman Returns and now this — a totally unnecessary Van Wilder sequel. Maybe The Namesake will work wonders for his career. R. Cinemark. Wizards: During the winter holidays, at a small town school for wizards, a jealous witch wreaks havoc for a young couple. In Russian with English subtitles. 7 pm Dec. 5, 111 Pacific, UO. Free.
CONTINUING: America: Freedom to Fascism: Director Aaron Russo's film explores the erosion of civil liberties in America. The film received a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival; CBS Radio said it "Makes Farenheit 9/11 look like Bambi." 7 pm Nov. 30, Cozmic Pizza. Free. Barnyard: When the farmer's away, the cows will … order pizzas and throw a party? Don't think too much about this animated feature or you might begin to wonder why Otis (Kevin James) has udders. PG. Movies 12. Bobby: Emilio Estevez directs broad ensemble cast, all at the Ambassador Hotel on a fateful night in 1968, whose concerns run from politics to love and back again. With Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Elijah Wood, Lindsay Lohan, Martin Sheen, Sharon Stone and more. R. Cinemark. Cinema World. Borat: Sacha Baron Cohen (of "Da Ali G Show")
plays the title character, a Kazakhstani reporter creating a documentary
while road-tripping across the U.S. The subtitle, "Cultural Learnings
of American for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," ought to
tell you something. R. Cinema World. Cinemark. Casino Royale: Bond gets blond as Daniel Craig
(Munich, Infamous) steps into the role in what's said
to be a rebooting of the whole franchise, turning it into something
darker and, well, better. With Judi Dench and Eva Green. PG-13. Cinema
World. Cinemark (also showing in digital). Deck the Halls: Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito face off when DeVito's character decides to build the world's biggest holiday light display. With Kristin David, Kristin Chenoweth and Alia Shawkat. PG. Cinema World. Cinemark. Déja Vu: As far as we can tell, this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, Tony Scott-directed thriller has something to do with traveling four days back in the future to stop a boat exploding. Or maybe it's just looking four days back. Clever preview, either way. Stars Denzel Washington and Val Kilmer. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Flicka: The remarkably ageless Alison Lohman (Matchstick Men) once again plays a teen, this time one who would rather work on her father's ranch (and work with wild mustang Flicka) than go to college. PG. Movies 12. Flushed Away: Aardman Features (Wallace and Gromit) teams up with Dreamworks for the story of a pampered pet mouse (Hugh Jackman) who finds himself, after a trip down the drain, in London's bustling rodent underground. With Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno. PG. Cinemark. For Your Consideration: Christopher Guest's (Waiting
for Guffman) new mockumentary takes on the movie busines, as the
cast and crew of a hopeless little film get swept up in internet-generated
Oscar buzz. With Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard and the
rest of the Guest gang. PG-13. Bijou. Fountain, The: Fearless director Darron Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream) spent years making this ambitious film, which follows characters in different times periods, all played by Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, all on difficult quests. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. See review this issue. Grudge 2, The: Amber Tamblyn (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) stars as the little sister of Sarah Michelle Gellar's character from the first film, who's gone off searching for big sis. Haunted houses and creepy children abound. PG-13. 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. Movies 12. Happy Feet: Warner Bros. chases some March of the Penguins dough with this animated film, starring Elijah Wood as a cute lil' guy in search of his soul mate. (OK, so they were working on this one first. Still.) With Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman. PG. Cinema World. Cinemark. Illusionist, The: In the first of the year's
two magician movies, 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. Movies 12. 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. Movies 12. Man of the Year: Supposedly, Robin Williams' unlikely president in this film, a satirical comedian who ran as a joke, is partly based on Jon Stewart. Which is odd, because the previews aren't nearly as funny as "The Daily Show." With Christopher Walken and Lewis Black. PG-13. 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. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are
the in-love eye candy, with Bill Nighy all betentacled as watery bad
guy Davy Jones. PG-13. Movies 12. Queen, The: Stephen Frears' movie about the shifting desires and threats of Britain's public and the differences in Tony Blair's (Michael Sheen) and Queen Elizabeth II's (Helen Mirren) responses to the death of Princess Diana is a grand, usually subtle fiction that gets at a lot of truth. PG-13. Bijou. See review this issue. Santa Clause 3, The: Santa (Tim Allen) faces off against Jack Frost (Martin Short), who's trying to take over Christmas. G. 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. Movies 12. Stranger Than Fiction: Harold Crick (Will Ferrell)
begins to hear a voice (Emma Thompson) narrating his life — and
he doesn't like where the story's going. Marc Forster's (Finding
Neverland) new film has a stellar cast and an intriguing premise;
we sincerely hope this one can deliver. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark.
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.
Movies 12. Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny: Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) head off on a musical adventure obtain the Pick of Destiny and thereby become the Greatest Band on Earth. It's a biopic! Sorta. R. Cinemark.
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