Friday, May 24, 2013
Movie Picks
300 (R)
Director Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's comic book appears to be trying way too hard to be about something and ends up letting pretention smother its cool. Scott Renshaw
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Cinemark 16 IMAX, Tinseltown
Amazing Grace (PG)
Set in England in the 1700s, a young idealist named William Wilberforce struggles with Parliament to abolish slavery in the English empire. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Because I Said So (PG-13)
Chapel Hills 15, Picture Show
Blood Diamond (R)
Picture Show
Bridge to Terabithia (PG)
Two fifth-graders compete, become friends, and then king and queen of a magical world they create in the woods. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
*Casino Royale (PG-13)
Picture Show
Charlotte's Web (G)
Picture Show
Dead Silence (R)
A man searches for answers after his wife's murder in this horror flick complete with creepy ventriloquist's puppets. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Deep Sea 3D (G)
A 3-D journey beneath the sea narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet featuring the planet's most unique and colorful ocean life. Not reviewed
Cinemark 16 IMAX
Eragon (PG)
Picture Show
Ghost Rider (PG-13)
Nicolas Cage plays a stuntman who sells his soul to become a blazing motorcycle vigilante who fights evil. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Happily N'Ever After (PG-13)
Picture Show
Happy Feet (PG)
Picture Show
I Think I Love My Wife (R)
A husband who fantasizes about other women is tested by a buddy's ex-girlfriend in this comedy starring Chris Rock. Not reviewed
Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Kidtoons: Strawberry Shortcake (G)
The theater's Kidtoons series features G-rated films for children and their families. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15
The Last King of Scotland (R)
The story of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, who rose to power in the 1970s, as told through the eyes of his Scottish physician. Not reviewed
Kimball's Twin Peak
The Last Mimzy (PG)
A young brother and sister discover they have unusual abilities after they find a mysterious stash of toys and are drawn into a bizarre world. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
*The Lives of Others (R)
Set in East Berlin in 1984, the "lives of others" are being watched by secret police in this complex work of profound achievement. Relentlessly engrossing, it truly represents the best of world cinema. Jeff Sneider
Kimball's Twin Peak
The Messengers (PG-13)
Picture Show
*Music and Lyrics (PG-13)
While this romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore isn't quite a "classic," the characters seem to have the most clever and romantic remark for any given moment. Scott Renshaw
Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Night at the Museum (PG)
Picture Show
Norbit (PG-13)
Eddie Murphy plays multiple characters including Norbit, a soft-spoken man, and his unbearable fiance. Not reviewed
Tinseltown
The Number 23 (R)
Picture Show
Premonition (PG-13)
A woman thinks her husband has died in a car crash, but realizes it was a premonition when he reappears the following day. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
*The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13)
Picture Show
The Ultimate Gift (PG)
A young man thought he would receive a large cash inheritance, but discovers he has been left a series of "gifts" that have him exploring the relationship between money and happiness. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15
*Volver (R)
Volver may be Pedro Almod'var's most loving paean yet to female perseverance. It's a celebration of women watching out for each other and a study of the consequences when one woman fails to do so. Scott Renshaw
Kimball's Twin Peak
Wild Hogs (PG-13)
Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and John Travolta star as suburban wannabe bikers who take their Harleys on a road trip. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
*Zodiac (R)
An adaptation of Robert Graysmith's novels, Zodiac recounts the unsolved serial murders that occurred over a 10-month span in California in the late '60s. Directed by David Fincher, the film seems destined to be nothing short of a masterpiece. Jeff Sneider
Tinseltown
