Thursday, May 23, 2013
Movie Picks
28 Weeks Later (R)
Audiences would do better to re-watch the original flawed virus-infection shocker, 28 Days Later, than to endure this halfhearted follow-up. Cole Smithey
Audiences would do better to re-watch the original flawed virus-infection shocker, 28 Days Later, than to endure this halfhearted follow-up. Cole Smithey
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300 (R)
Director Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's comic book lets pretentiousness smother its cool. Scott Renshaw
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After the Wedding (PG-13)
A man is offered a $4 million donation for the orphanage he heads in India, but the offer is tied to the marriage of the donor's daughter. Not reviewed
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Amazing Grace (PG)
A young idealist struggles with Parliament to abolish slavery in the English empire of the 1700s. Not reviewed
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Are We Done Yet? (PG)
In this comedy, a couple and their kids move to a fixer-upper in the suburbs with disastrous results. Not reviewed
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Bridge to Terabithia (PG)
Two fifth-graders become friends and then king and queen of a magical world they create in the woods. Based on the 1987 book. Not reviewed
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Deep Sea (G)
A 3-D journey beneath the sea narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. Not reviewed
Cinemark 16 IMAX
Firehouse Dog (PG)
A Hollywood stunt dog gets lost and is found by a boy and some firefighters. Not reviewed
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Flushed Away (PG)
In this animated adventure, Roddy, a spoiled, pet mouse lives in an upper-class English flat when he is flushed down the toilet and must find his way through the sewers of London. Not reviewed
Tinseltown
Fracture (R)
A cocky, young LA prosecutor gets drawn into a case that looks like an easy guilty verdict. Jeff Sneider
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Gracie (PG-13)
A teen soccer player faces obstacles when she fights to open competitive soccer to women. Not reviewed
Chapel Hills 15, Tinseltown
*Knocked Up (R)
This film from the makers of 40-Year-Old Virgin, tells the story of an unlikely couple's unintended pregnancy and tickles viewers' funny bones while tugging on their heartstrings. Jeff Sneider
Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Miss Potter (PG)
This film tells the life story of Beatrix Potter, author of the best-selling Peter Rabbit children's stories. Not reviewed
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Mr. Brooks (R)
In this thriller, Kevin Costner plays a man fighting his violent alter ego and Demi Moore is the detective hunting him. Not reviewed
Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Next (PG-13)
A Vegas magician has a secret ability to see a few minutes into the future. Not reviewed
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (PG-13)
Last summer Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest phenomenally followed up the 2003 original. At World's End, however, turns out overstuffed, over-plotted and,
most surprisingly, just plain dull. Scott Renshaw
Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
Shooter (R)
A sharpshooter is lured into action after learning about a plot to assassinate the President. Not reviewed
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Shrek the Third (PG)
It's ... fine. It's fine. But it's not Shrek. Or Shrek 2. This effort exists on only one level " as fluff. MaryAnn Johanson
Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Tinseltown
*Spider-Man 3 (PG-13)
Spider-Man 3 turns out to be a lively, energetic superhero movie. Unfortunately, that's also all it turns out to be. Scott Renshaw
Chapel Hills 15, Cinemark 16, Cinemark 16 IMAX, Tinseltown
TMNT (PG)
This animated picture features the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as they work to save the world. Not reviewed
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*Waitress (PG-13)
Stuck in a bad marriage and facing a pregnancy that only makes her feel more desperate, a waitress finds her only pleasure in making her much-loved pies, in this fresh, funny and heartwarming piece of movie-making. Scott Renshaw
Kimball's Twin Peak
