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NEW
MOVIES! JUNE 24 - JUNE 30, 2008
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BOMB IT (dir: Jon Reiss, Not Rated) – Next time you catch your kid with the spray paint, don’t judge harshly.
He or she could be like one of these famous graffiti artists one day. |
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BONNEVILLE (dir: Christopher N. Rowley, PG) – Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen set out in a cool convertible for some mild female bonding on a road trip to California. That ragtop will definitely come in handy when the hot flashes set in. |
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CARELESS (dir: Peter Spears, R) – Colin Hanks tries to find out who the severed finger on his kitchen floor belongs to. |
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CHARLIE BARTLETT (dir: Jon Poll, R) – Mix RUSHMORE, HAROLD & MAUDE and VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and you might end up with this whimsical tale of a private school kid who wins friends with a briefcase full of prescription pills. Robert Downey Jr. appears as the neurotic principal. |
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CHOKING MAN (dir: Steve Barron, Not Rated) – Film Movement brings us this claustrophobic drama about a young Ecuadorian man toiling away in a Queens diner and trying to work up the nerve to woo Amy, the new waitress. |
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DEFINITELY, MAYBE (dir: Adam Brooks, PG-13) – Ryan Reynolds is such a ho he doesn’t know if his daughter’s mother is Rachel
Weisz, Elizabeth Banks or Isla Fisher. Wait, that doesn’t make any sense. |
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THE EYE 3 (dir: Pang Brothers, The, PG-13) – The Pang Brothers return with more people being haunted in their ocular cavities. Luckily, Jessica Alba is nowhere to be seen. |
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FINISHING THE GAME (dir: Justin Lin, Not Rated) – When Bruce Lee died during the filming of GAME OF DEATH, the producers cobbled together the movie using stand-ins. This comedic re-imagining of those events by BETTER LUCK TOMORROW director Justin Lin manages to be funny while also featuring brain melting martial arts. |
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FUTURAMA: THE BEAST WITH A BILLION BACKS (dir: Peter
Avanzino, Not Rated) – Kurt says, “No, this is not the new FAMILY GUY DVD. You know why? This movie is really good, guys. This show has more class, wit, charm, originality,
spunk. Man (or lady), I love FUTURAMA. If you’ve ever loved the show then you will continue to love these feature-length
FUTURAMA movies, probably even better than the show that you had watched first. I mean, if you liked
THE SIMPSONS then you should really like this stuff. Oh yeah, and also, if you, like,
really-really like this movie and you haven’t seen the show then come on, baby, rent it tonight!” |
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THE HAMMER (dir: Charles
Herman-Wurmfeld, R) – Oh, great. It’s one of those sports comedies that Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell revel in. Except we get that lame-o from The Man Show instead of somebody funny. |
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HONEYDRIPPER (dir: John Sayles, PG-13) – John Sayles returns with another large canvas full of interesting characters and subtle storytelling. Set at a southern juke joint in danger of being shut down, HONEYDRIPPER features Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton and Mary
Steenburgen. |
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*IN BRUGES (dir: Martin
McDonagh, R) – Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson play British gangsters hiding out in Belgium who, when not swearing profusely, try to avoid being slaughtered by psychopath Ralph
Fiennes. |
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INVISIBLE TARGET (dir: Benny Chan, R) – This Hong Kong actioner doesn’t actually feature invisible stuff but it does have a lot of cool explosions and cool Asian guys in sunglasses kicking each other and shooting automatic weapons. |
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^PERSEPOLIS (dir: Vincent Paronnaud / Marjane
Satrapi, PG-13) – This wildly imaginative film tells the story of a young girl living through The Islamic Revolution in Iran during the 1970s. And it’s animated. And it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. |
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SHADOW COMPANY (dir: Nick Bicanic / Jason Bourque, Not Rated) – Here’s another in a long line of Iraq War-related
documentaries, this one about the use of Rent-A-Soldiers. Boringly, the film purports to have neither a
liberal nor a conservative bias, AND it’s from Canada. |
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THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (dir: Mark Waters, PG) – With this new kids' fantasy you get Freddie Highmore playing dual roles, Seth Rogan as the voice of some creature and David
Strathairn. Roger Ebert says it’s terrific entertainment for the entire family and, even though he doesn’t have any children, I trust him. |
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STORM (dir: Mans Marlind / Bjorn Stein, Not Rated) – When you think of Scandinavian cinema, special effect-laden gorefests aren’t necessarily what pops into your head. But it’s never too late to try new things, is it Scandinavian cinema? |
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SUMMER '04 (dir: Stefan
Krohmer, Not Rated) – This sexy German thriller set on a sailboat is probably more KNIFE IN THE WATER than DEAD CALM, but either way it’s ok in my book. |
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10,000 BC (dir: Roland
Emmerich, PG-13) – Some people have dared to suggest that this prehistoric extravaganza is filled with anachronisms galore, but maybe if those people ever had to battle an 18 foot saber tooth tiger, they wouldn’t have time to worry about silly words like “anachronisms.” |
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UNDER THE SAME MOON (dir: Patricia
Riggen, PG-13) – Adorable moppet Carlitos gets bummed that his Mom went to America without him to make some quid, so he reckons he’ll just mosey across the border and reunite with her. Find out what happens in this heartwarming ode to the bond between mother and child. I sure hope he packs some water for his long trek across the desert! Dehydration is a legitimate concern. |
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