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by emily on Jun.22, 2010, under Uncategorized
Movies Opening 6/18
Knight and Day (WED OPENING) PG13 110 min SCOPE
Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise action adventure
Grown Ups PG13 103 minutes FLAT
Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock comedy
LIMITED
Wild Grass PG 104 minutes SCOPE
A lost and found wallet opens the door to Georges and Marguerite’s romantic adventure.
Bruno wakes up next to Caroline, hisl long time crush, who is on her way off to school in France.
South of the Border NR 78 minutes FLAT
Oliver Stone examines the way Hugo Chavez has been portrayed in the US Media.
Boxoffice 6/18
by emily on Jun.22, 2010, under Movie News
1. Toy Story 3 $110,307,189
2. Karate Kid $29,876,295
3. A-Team $14,405,318
4. Get Him to the Greek $6,104,398
5. Shrek Forever After $5,620,398
6. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time $5,556,464
7. Jonah Hex $5,379,365
8. Killers $5,035,755
9. Iron Man 2 $2,872,252
10. Marmaduke $2,474,195
Movie Openings 4/16
by emily on Apr.19, 2010, under Movie News
1- Kick Ass $19,828,687
2-How to Train Your Dragon $19,633,320
3-Date Night $16,720,038
4-Death at a Funeral $16,217, 540
5-Clash of the Titans $15,385,491
6-Last Song $5,962,916
7-Tyler Perry Why Did I Get Married Too $4,098,898
8-Alice in Wonderland $3,656,442
9-Hot Tub Time Machine $3,490,471
10-Bounty Hunter $3,084,020
Movie Openings 4/16
by emily on Apr.13, 2010, under Movie News
Kick Ass R 118 minutes SCOPE
KICK-ASS tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. As any good superhero would, he chooses a new name — Kick-Ass — assembles a suit and mask to wear, and gets to work fighting crime. There’s only one problem standing in his way: Kick-Ass has absolutely no superpowers. His life is forever changed as he inspires a subculture of copy cats, is hunted by assorted violent and unpleasant characters, and meets up with a pair of crazed vigilantes, including an 11-year-old sword-wielding dynamo, Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) and her father, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage).
Death at A Funeral R 93 minutes SCOPE
Death at a Funeral is a hilarious day in the life of an American family come together to put a beloved husband and father to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem.
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The Joneses R 95 minute SCOPE
The Joneses are rich, beautiful and seem to be the perfect family. There’s only one slight problem. They’re not actually a family, but a team of stealth marketers which moves into upscale communities in order to hook the neighbors on all its wonderful toys. Try to keep up.
No One Knows About Persian Cats NR 106 minutes SCOPE
ory of a young boy and a girl who intend to launch a music group after they are released from prison
Boxoffice 4/9/2010
by emily on Apr.13, 2010, under Movie News
1-Clash of the Titans $26,633,209
2-Date Night $25,207,599
3-How to Train Your Dragons $24,863,535
4-Tyler Perry Why Did I Get Married Too $11,017,379
5-Last Song $9,832,326
6-Hot Tub Time Machine $5,431,021
7-Alice in Wonderland $5,301,730
8-Diary of A Wimpy Kid $3,979,641
9-Letters to God $1,101,204
10-Shutter Island $885,288
Movies Opening 4/9/2010
by emily on Apr.07, 2010, under Movie News
Date Night PG 13 88 minutes SCOPE
Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) are a suburban couple slogging through their daily lives and marriage. Even their ‘date nights’ of dinner and a movie have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro, where a case of mistaken identity hurtles them through the city at breakneck speeds, into non-stop adventure. Remembering what made them so special together, Phil and Claire take on a couple of corrupt cops, a top-level mobster and a crazed cabbie as their date becomes a night they’ll never forget.
Limited
Letters to God PG 114 minutes FLAT
A faith based family film. Letters To God is a heartfelt tale of hope and redemption that will both inspire and entertain. Directed by David Nixon, best known as one of the producers of Fireproof and Facing the Giants.
After.Life R 103 minutes SCOPE
After a horrific car accident, Anna (Ricci) wakes up to find the local funeral director Eliot Deacon (Neeson) preparing her body for her funeral. Confused, terrified and feeling still very much alive, Anna doesn’t believe she’s dead, despite the funeral director’s reassurances that she is merely in transition to the afterlife. Eliot convinces her he has the ability to communicate with the dead and is the only one who can help her. Trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody to turn to except Eliot, Anna is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death. But Anna’s grief-stricken boyfriend Paul (Long) still can’t shake the nagging suspicion that Eliot isn’t what he appears to be. As the funeral nears, Paul gets closer to unlocking the disturbing truth, but it could be too late; Anna may have already begun to cross over the other side.
The Square NR 114 minutes SCOPE
A married construction site manager’s life takes a deadly turn after his mistress discovers a bag full of cash
Movie Openings 4/2/2010
by emily on Apr.07, 2010, under Uncategorized
Last Song (Wed OPENING) PG 107
Based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks’ (’A Walk to Remember,’ ‘The Notebook’) latest novel, THE LAST SONG is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (GREG KINNEAR) gets to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (MILEY CYRUS), who’d rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common - music - in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances.
Clash of the Titans PG13 106 minutes
In ‘Clash of the Titans,’ the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too PG13 124 minutes FLAT
Reuniting the same charismatic cast and characters from his hit comedy/drama, WHY DID I GET MARRIED?, Tyler Perry brings us the next chapter in the lives of eight college friends struggling with the challenges of marital life in WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? Gathering together in the Bahamas for their annual one-week reunion, four close couples eagerly reconnect, sharing news about their lives and relationships. But their intimate week in paradise is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of Shiela’s ex-husband, Mike, who hopes to break up her new marriage with Troy and win her back.
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Don McKay R 90 minutes FLAT
n his debut thriller, DON MCKAY, writer/director Jake Goldberger tells a story where no one is who they seem and everyone appears to be hiding something. Twenty-five years after abandoning his hometown, Don McKay (Thomas Haden Church) gets a letter from his ex-girlfriend Sonny (Elisabeth Shue) saying that she is dying and wants him to come see her. When Don returns home, Sonny doesn’t seem quite like he remembers her and everything seems a little bit off. DON MCKAY also stars Melissa Leo, James Rebhorn, M. Emmet Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Keith David.
Thorn in the Heart NR 88 minutes
Suzette, director Michel Gondry’s aunt, was a school teacher from 1952 to 1986 and she explains to Michel how it was to be a teacher back then in a rural and isolated part of France. But little by little, Michel discovers some family stories he was totally unaware of.
Warlords R 110 minutes SCOPE
Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during China’s Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, WARLORDS stars Jet Li as General Pang, a warrior who barely survives a brutal massacre by playing dead. He soon after joins a group of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). The three men take an oath to become blood brothers, pledging loyalty to one another until death. However, things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in both a web of political deceit and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan (Wu Jing-Lei).
The Greatest R 98 minutes
A drama that is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son.
Boxoffice 4/2/2010
by emily on Apr.07, 2010, under Movie News
1-Clash of the Titans $61,235,105
2-Tyler Perry Why Did I Get Married Too $29,289,537
3-How to Train Your Dragon $29,010,044
4-Last Song $16,007,426
5-Alice in Wonderland $8,208,060
6-Hot Tub Time Machine $8,070,716
7-Bounty Hunter $6,091,907
8-Diary of a Wimpy Kid $5,302,369
9-She’s Out of My League $1,516,952
10-Shutter Island $1,488,403
Boxoffice 3/26/10
by emily on Apr.07, 2010, under Movie News
1-How to Train Your Dragons $43,732,319
2-Alice in Wonderland $17,707,858
3-Hot Tub Time Machine $14,020,502
4-Bounty Hunter $12,006,731
5-Diary of a Wimpy Kid $10,121,961
6-She’s Out of My League $3,512,218
7-Green Zone $3,384,480
8-Shutter Island $3,187,487
9-Repo Man $3,010,515
10-Our Family Wedding $2,352,539
3D Article for Star in Stayton.
by emily on Apr.07, 2010, under Theatre News
Terrific article in the Statesman Journal about the Star in Stayton and their new venture into 3D. http://www.statesmanjournal.com/section/stayton/