Archive for January, 2010
Movie Openings 1/26/10
by emily on Jan.25, 2010, under Movie News
Edge of Darkness R SCOPE
‘Edge of Darkness’ is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year-old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous, looking glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.
When in Rome PG13 91 minutes SCOPE
An ambitious young New Yorker (KRISTEN BELL), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of those who threw them in: a sausage magnate (DANNY DeVITO), a street magician (JON HEDER), an adoring painter (WILL ARNETT) and a self-admiring model (DAX SHEPARD). But when a charming reporter (JOSH DUHAMEL) pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing?
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Weathered Underground NR 310 minutes
21 Year old Eric is going through a skull crunching break up as he battles being stuck in a humiliating job and surrounded by friends who are far less bright than he. As Eric works to deal with demons left inside of him after being shattered by both young love and strange upbring, he must choose what he will do next in life.
The Interactive film begins with Eric (the character whom the audience makes choices for) speaking with a friend on the phone, who tempts him to ditch work in favor of an evening of psychedelic drugs at an after-hours club. Here, within the first ninety seconds, the viewer uses his/her remote control (much like selecting a chapter on a DVD menu) to decide if Eric should go to work or meet his friends at the local bar, which is rumored to be a "tweeker hang", (a place where those addicted to Chrystel Meth-amphetamine hang out and do business.
Misconceptions NR 95 minutes FLAT
A religiously conservative, married southern woman receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother for a married gay couple; a Jewish doctor and an African-American dance choreographer. All Hell breaks loose when the African American man shows up unexpectedly at her deep-south home to micro-manage her pregnancy, and refuses to leave.
Murder in Fashion NR 90 minutes FLAT
In this ripped-from-the-headlines drama, gay party regular and aging boy toy Andrew Cunanan is forced to face the fact that his looks are fading and he is getting older, but he refuses to grow old gracefully. Instead, Andrew begins a murderous journey across the country from San Diego to Miami, killing anyone that gets in his way. FBI agent Harry Spalding is close on his tail, but even he cannot stop Cunanan from killing fashion designer Gianni Versace before shooting himself in the head on a Miami houseboat.
Falling Awake R 110 SCOPE
Falling Awake tells the powerful story of Jay, a young Latino musician in the Bronx who struggles to find his identity in a home crowded with family members and a neighborhood of loyal friends and dangerous enemies. After he meets the beautiful Manhattanite Alessandra, his determination to reach toward a wider world and realize his musical dreams becomes even stronger. But, he is tied by loyalty to his friends and to his ex-Marine brother, and by the expectations of his frustrated, angry father. As Jay fights to break free of the cycles of anger and violence that grip his life and his neighborhood, he learns that only love can help him grasp his elusive chance at happiness, and comes to a new understanding that helps him take the long, uncertain leap into his future.
Box-Office 1/22/2010
by emily on Jan.25, 2010, under Movie News
1-Avatar $36,000,000,000
2-Legion $18,200,000
3-Book of Eli $17,000,000
4-Tooth Fairy $14,500,000
5-Lovely Bones $8,800,000
6-Sherlock Holmes $7,115,000
7-Extraordinary Measures $7,000,000
8-Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $6,500,000
9-It’s Complicated $6,190,000
10-Spy Next Door $4,750,000
Movie Openings 1/22/2010
by emily on Jan.18, 2010, under Movie News
Tooth Fairy PG 102 minutes FLAT
Dwayne Johnson is ‘The Tooth Fairy,’ also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s hopes, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek ‘can’t handle the tooth’ bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers’ homesdoing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.
Inspired by the true story of John Crowley (Brendan Fraser), a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family’s future to pursue a cure for his children’s life threatening disease. He teams with Dr. Stonehill (Harrison Ford), a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist, who helps him find the cure.
Legion R 101 minutes SCOPE
When God loses faith in mankind, he sends his legion of Angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany).
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Veer NR SCOPE
From the misty pages of history comes a story of extreme valor, fierce pride and poignant love. As the British enslave India with their Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning and entrust their precious kingdoms to the foreigners. Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonor and will fight to their last breath to save their landtheir mother. The bravest, the toughest and the strongest of the Pindari’s is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving king of Madhavgarh as well as his own jealous tribesman. But then the stakes are high.At stake is his love for Princess Yashodhara, at stake is his thirst to avenge his fathers dishonorat stake is his very existence itself. Cannons roar, swords clash in fierce battle, the dead pile up. And when the dust settles down on the blood soaked landone valiant warrior stands head and shoulders above them allVeer!! Veer..An epic saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love.
To Save A Life PG13
Jake Taylor has it all: friends, fame, a basketball scholarship and the hottest girl in school. What could be better? Enter Roger Dawson. Roger has nothing. No friends. No hope. Nothing but putdowns and getting pushed aside. Things couldn’t get worse…could they? Jake and Roger were best friends when they were kids. But the politics of high school quickly pulled them apart. Now Roger doesn’t fit in Jake’sor anyone’s circleand he’s had enough. He walks onto campus with a gun in his pocket and pain in his heart and makes a tragic move. Jake’s last-ditch effort can’t stop Roger, and the sudden tragedy rocks Jake’s world. Something breaks loose inside and sends him questioning everything. Most of all, he can’t shake the question Could I have saved Roger? In a quest for answers, Jake finds himself looking for the next Roger and reaching out to the outcasts and lonely. But he quickly finds that crossing class castes threatens all his world is built on. And it could cost him his own friends, his girl, his dreams and even his reputation. Is it worth the price to find the answer to his ultimate question: What do I want my life to be about?
Creation NR 108 minutes SCOPE
Charles Darwin must come to terms with the death of his daughter before he publishes ‘On the Origins of Species’ and deals with the controversy it will create.
The Paranoids (Paranoicos, Los) 98 Minutes FLAT
The Paranoids is an offbeat comedy about Luciano, an aspiring writer in Buenos Aires. When his childhood friend, Manuel, returns from Madrid with his beautiful new girlfriend Sofia, and tells Luciano that he has produced a very successful TV show based on Luciano’s life, any semblance of normalcy Luciano was clinging to completely dissolves. Director Gabriel Medina’s debut is an original, stylish comedy that presents a fresh new face of cinema from Argentina.
Watercolors NR 114 minutes FLAT
When a gifted, young artist (Danny) arrives at the opening of his first New York exhibition his erotic paintings evoke memories of his first love (Carter), a troubled athlete whose depression and self-denial impacted all those around him. Through a series of flashbacks we see Danny and Carter struggle with their mutual attraction. With the encouragement of three strong and very different women, Mrs. Martin, a free-spirited art teacher, his best friend, Andy, a young girl with a severe physical impairment, and his mother, Miriam, a recovering alcoholic, Danny learns to use his creativity to transcend his grief. Fifteen years later, Danny is faced with the possibility of losing Allan, his current lover, unless he keeps his promise to never paint the boy again. Not Rated; 114 minutes. The film stars Tye Olson, Kyle Clare, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis and two-time Golden Globe Award-winner Karen Black.
Drool FLAT
An abused wife’s plan to escape her husband goes awry when she accidentally kills him, causing her to split on a cross-country drive with her best friend and his corpse in tow.
The Girl on the Train NR SCOPE
Jeanne lives in a house in the suburbs with her mother Louise. The two women get on well together. Louise earns her living by looking after children. Jeanne is half-heartedly looking for a job. Louise harbors the hope of getting her daughter a job with Samuel Bleistein, a famous lawyer whom she knew in her youth. Jeanne’s and Bleistein’s worlds are light years apart. However, they’ll be set on a collision course because of an incredible lie that Jeanne invents, a lie that grows into the biggest news and political story of the day.
Box-Office 1/15/10
by emily on Jan.18, 2010, under Movie News
1-Avatar $42,800,000
2-Book of Eli $32,770,000
3-Lovely Bones $17,020,000
4-Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $11,650,000
5-Sherlock Holmes $9,880,000
6-Spy Next Door $9,600,000
7-It’s Complicated $7,672,000
8-Leap Year $5,828,000
9-Blind Side $5,555,000
10-Up in the Air $5,458,000
Courtyard Coffeehouse & Deli-New Venue at the Fox Theatre
by emily on Jan.17, 2010, under Theatre News
Starting February 2nd the Fox in Dallas, Oregon will be adding Dinner and a Movie feature to their theatre. For more information, here is the link
Movie Openings 1/15/2010
by emily on Jan.11, 2010, under Movie News
In the not-too-distant future, across the wasteland of what once was America, a lone warrior (Washington) must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption and save the future of humanity.
The Spy Next Door PG 92 minutes FLAT
THE SPY NEXT DOOR is a Family, Action/Comedy Directed by Brian Levant (ARE WE THERE YET?), starring Jackie Chan as a mild-mannered suburbanite who agrees to babysit his neighbor’s unruly kids, only to have them accidentally blow his cover as a secret agent.
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The Lovely Bones PG13 135 minutes SCOPE
Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson & Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens, ‘The Lovely Bones’ centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan.
Fish Tank NR 123 minutes FLAT
Everything changes for 15 year-old Mia when her mother brings home a new boyfriend.
Box office 1/8
by emily on Jan.11, 2010, under Movie News
1-Avatar $48,500,000
2-Sherlock Holmes $16,610,000
3-Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squekquel $16,300,000
4-Daybreakers $15,000,000
5-It’s Complicated $11,007,000
6-Leap Year $9,165,000
7-Blind Side $7,750,000
8- Up In The Air $7,100,000
9-Youth in Revolt $7,000,000
10-Princess and the Frog $4,700,000
Movie Openings 1/8/2010
by emily on Jan.04, 2010, under Movie News
Daybreakers R 98 minutes SCOPE
Two-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a researcher in the year 2017, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and form every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discover, one which has the power to save the human race.
Leap Year PG
Amy Adams and Matthew Goode star in LEAP YEAR, a romantic comedy that follows one woman’s determined quest to get married to the perfect guy…despite what fate has in store for her. When their four-year anniversary passes without a marriage proposal, Anna (Amy Adams) decides to take matters into her own hands. Investing in an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on February 29th, Anna decides to follow her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) to Dublin and get down on one knee herself. But airplanes, weather and fate leave Anna stranded on the other side of Ireland, and she must enlist the help of handsome and surly Declan (Matthew Goode) to get her across the country. As Anna and Declan bicker across the Emerald Isle, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places.
‘Youth In Revolt,’ a comedy coming in 2009 from Dimension Films, is the outrageous and heartwarming tale of Nick Twisp (Michael Cera) and his quest to win the heart of Sheeni (newcomer Portia Doubleday) and hopefully lose his virginity along the way. Based on C.D. Payne’s cult-hit novel of the same name, ‘Youth In Revolt’.
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Bitch Slap R 105 minutes SCOPE
BITCH SLAP is a modern throwback to the ‘b’ movie/exploitation films of the 1950s - ’70s, mixing hot girls, fast cars, big guns, nasty tongues, outrageous action and jaw-dropping eye candy with a message … don’t be naughty! ‘Cult Classic’ and ‘Cinematic Masterpiece’ barely encompass this cat-fighting, go-go dancing, bronco-busting, bumping & grinding, philosophy-touting, breast-augmenting, femme-tastic fight-fantasy of epic proportions.
Boxoffice 1/18
by emily on Jan.04, 2010, under Movie News
1-Avatar $68,490,688
2-Sherlock Holmes $36,612,481
3-Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squekquel $35,189,653
4-It’s Complicated $18,802, 965
5-Blind Side $11,912,749
6-Up the Air $10,720,052
7-Princess and the Frog $9,824,311
8-Did You Hear About the Morgans? $4,932,338
9-Invictus $3,909,312
10-Nine $3,901,203