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MOVIES! SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2009
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*AWAY WE GO (dir: Sam Mendes, R) – John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph play an expecting couple who head out on a road trip to find the perfect place to raise their brood. This whimsical comedy, written by Dave Eggers and directed by Sam Mendes, also boasts a great supporting cast including Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Paul Schneider. |
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^THE BROTHERS BLOOM (dir: Rian Johnson, PG-13) – Rian Johnson follows his directorial debut, the alternately brilliant and difficult BRICK, with a radical change of pace. Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody play a pair of brothers working their way around the world as con artists. Rachel Weisz plays their equally crafty female counterpart. |
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CHE: PART ONE (dir: Steven
Soderbergh, Not Rated) – Whether you think he was a murderer, a revolutionary advocate for marginalized peoples or just a cool looking dude on your t-shirt, there’s no denying that Che Guevara lived a really cinematic life. In this sprawling epic director Steven Soderbergh and Benicio Del Toro craft an appropriately overblown
bio-pic for one of the 20th century’s most controversial figures. |
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CHE: PART TWO (dir: Steven
Soderbergh, Not Rated) – See CHE: PART ONE. |
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FILTH AND WISDOM (dir: Madonna, Not Rated) – Oh, dear. While Madonna directing a movie may seem like a terrible idea, the fact that she has graciously opted out of appearing in front of the camera is a gift that cannot be undervalued. |
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THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (dir: Steven
Soderbergh, R) – More Steven Soderbergh! In this low-budget venture, adult film star Sasha Grey makes her mainstream film debut as a pricey call girl who makes her reputation based on her companionship and conversation as well as her skills between the sheets. |
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THE HILLS RUN RED (dir: Dave Parker, R) – A bunch of dumb kids try to find the secret location where their favorite horror movie was shot. Wouldn’t you know it, when they get there they begin dying one by one just like in the movie. Duh. |
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KABEI: OUR MOTHER (dir: Yoji Yamada, Not Rated) – A Japanese woman in 1940 struggles to keep her family together after her husband is arrested and accused of being a communist. This sensitive drama, which did well at the Berlin Film Festival, was
written by longtime Kurosawa collaborator Teruyo Nogami. |
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LIES AND ILLUSIONS (dir: Tibor
Takacs, R) – Christian Slater, still smirking like an idiot after all these years, plays a writer whose fiancée is abducted, setting off a violent chain of events. For prestige, they drafted in the inimitable Cuba Gooding Jr. in a small but not insignificant role. |
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MANAGEMENT (dir: Stephen
Belber, R) – I guess you can give Jennifer Aniston credit for OFFICE SPACE and FRIENDS WITH MONEY but otherwise has she ever given us a reason to believe this will be anything more than another of her dreary, soul-crushing
rom-coms? |
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MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (dir: Rob Letterman / Conrad Vernon, PG) – Those monsters sure look a lot like the MONSTERS, INC. monsters but they roped in Paul Rudd, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert to do voices so maybe it’s worth a few giggles. |
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THE SHORTCUT (dir: Nicholaus
Goossen, PG-13) – Hey teenagers, maybe there’s a reason people around town whisper about the creepy old guy who lives at the end of the path in the woods. Maybe if you go snooping around he will just ritually kill you. Duh. |
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SHRINK (dir: Jonas Pate, R) – In his first meaty role in a while, Kevin Spacey plays L.A.’s top celebrity psychiatrist and he sure is apathetic about his job. The endless parade of self-involved celebutantes and delusional writers leave him sparking up the
endo, know what I’m saying? |
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SUGISBALL (Autumn Ball) (dir: Veiko
Ounpuu, Not Rated) – At the end of the Soviet era, a bunch of folks living in a grim apartment block in Estonia struggle with loneliness, alienation and despair. Did I mention that this is a comedy? |
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SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES (dir: Sam Liu, PG-13) – Two dudes, their muscles rippling over their latex costumes, do battle in the streets of a metropolis while secretly holding affection for one another. But their true feelings for one another are a powerful torrent that threatens to tear the world they know apart. |
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