11/20/09 Film clips


ON Magazine

Links
Email_black_18  E-mail           Print_black_18  Print            Talk_black_18  Comments
Advertisement

More 'ON Magazine'

  1. New music series aims to introduce niche tastes to new audience
  2. Metallica tribute band lives its own dream
  3. The Indoorsman-- Merry Christmas! (Better late than never)
  4. How about some anti-love for these parties?
  5. 02/05/10 10 Days Out
  6. 02/05/10 Film clips
  7. 02/05/10 Theater
More Stories:   Today's News | This Week

OPENING TODAY

 

"THE BLIND SIDE" -- A homeless African-American teenager is taken in by a wealthy white couple as part of a college football recruitment program in this adaptation of Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller. Starring Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Kathy Bates. Directed by John Lee Hancock. (PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references.)

 

"COCO BEFORE CHANEL" -- Audrey Tautou stars in this biopic about the life of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel, from her beginnings in a French orphanage to the haute couture empire she would create. In French with subtitles. Also starring Allessandro Nivola and Benont Poelvoorde. Directed by Anne Fontaine. (PG-13 for sexual content and smoking.)

 

"PLANET 51" -- Dwayne Johnson voices an astronaut who visits a strange planet that lives in fear of alien invasion in this animated comedy. Also featuring the voices of Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, John Cleese and Gary Oldman. Directed by Jorge Blanco. (PG for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor.)

 

"THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON" -- In part two of the wildly popular "Twilight" series, Edward and his family leave Forks, Wash., so Bella gets cozy with werewolf Jacob. Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Michael Sheen and Dakota Fanning. Directed by Chris Weitz. (PG-13 for some violence and action.)

 

OPENING WEDNESDAY

 

"BRIGHT STAR" -- Director Jane Campion's latest period piece is about the doomed 19th century romance between poet John Keats and his passionate 18-year-old neighbor, Fanny Brawne. Starring Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw. (PG for thematic elements, some sensuality, brief language and incidental smoking.)

 

"FANTASTIC MR. FOX" -- George Clooney's the mouthpiece for a sly fox stealing chickens from mean farmers in this animated comedy based on a Roald Dahl story. Also featuring the voices of Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman. Directed by Wes Anderson. (PG for action, smoking and slang humor.)

 

"NINJA ASSASSIN" -- A renegade hit man teams with a European cop against an Asian assassin syndicate. Starring Rain, Naomie Harris and Rick Yune. Directed by James McTeigue. (R for strong bloody stylized violence throughout, and language.)

 

"OLD DOGS" -- A pair of kid-averse bachelors (John Travolta and Robin Williams) become the unexpected caretakers of 6-year-old twins. Also starring Seth Green, Justin Long, Matt Dillon and the late Bernie Mac. Directed by Walt Becker. (PG for some mild rude humor.)

 

HELD OVER

 

"2012" -- Director Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day," "The Day After Tomorrow") returns to destroy the planet again, this time depicting the confluence of disasters that some say will accompany the expiration date on the ancient Mayan calendar. Don't say you weren't warned. Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson and Thandie Newton. (PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language.)

 

"A CHRISTMAS CAROL" -- Jim Carrey performs multiple roles as Scrooge and the three Christmas ghosts in Robert Zemeckis' performance-capture version of the Dickens holiday classic. Also starring Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn and Colin Firth. (PG for scary sequences and images.)

 

"AMELIA" (ends Tuesday) -- Hilary Swank stars in this biopic of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 while trying to fly solo around the world. Also starring Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. Directed by Mira Nair. (PG for some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smoking.)

 

"ASTRO BOY" (ends Tuesday) -- Set in futuristic Metro City, "Astro Boy" is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Starring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron and Freddie Highmore. Directed by David Bowers. (PG for some action and peril, and brief mild language.)

 

"THE BOX" -- A dark fantasy about a young couple who receive a magical box, an offer of $1 million -- and the promise that pushing a button to ensure that million will kill someone they do not know. Starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella. Directed by Richard Kelly. (PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence and disturbing images.)

 

"CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS" (3-D) -- A town copes with food falling from the sky in this animated take on the beloved children's book. With the voices of Anna Faris, Bill Hader, James Caan, Mr. T. and Tracy Morgan. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. (PG, for brief mild language.)

 

"COUPLES RETREAT" -- Four married couples (among them Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis and Jon Favreau) vacation at a tropical resort, not realizing that marriage counseling is mandatory there. Directed by Peter Billingsley. (PG-13, for sexual content and language.)

 

"THE FOURTH KIND" -- Milla Jovovich stars in this thriller about a therapist who notices startling similarities among victims of alleged alien abductions. Also starring Corey Johnson, Elias Koteas and Will Patton. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. (PG-13 for violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality.)

 

"LAW ABIDING CITIZEN" -- An imprisoned man targets a prosecutor who orchestrated a plea bargain for the killer of his wife and daughter. Starring Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Viola Davis, Colm Meaney and Leslie Bibb. Directed by F. Gary Gray. (R, for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape, and pervasive language.)

 

"THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS" -- A reporter stumbles across a soldier who claims to be a veteran of an Army paranormal battalion. Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. Directed by Grant Heslov. (R for language, some drug content and brief nudity.)

 

"MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT" -- A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London. Directed by Kenny Ortega. (PG for some suggestive choreography and scary images.)

 

"PARANORMAL ACTIVITY" -- After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence. Starring Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. Directed by Oren Peli. (R for language.)

 

"PIRATE RADIO" -- Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy lead a crew of rogue DJs blasting rebel rock to 1960s Britain, when the BBC limited itself to two hours of rock 'n' roll music a week. Also starring Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Richard Curtis. (R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity.)

 

"SAW VI" (ends Tuesday) -- Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood. Directed by Kevin Greutert. (R for sequences of grisly bloody violence, torture and language.)

 

"THE STEPFATHER" -- A teenager returns home to find that his mother is living with a new boyfriend, whom he suspects of harboring dark intentions. Starring Sela Ward, Dylan Walsh, Penn Badgley and Amber Heard. Directed by Nelson McCormick. (PG-13, for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, mature thematic material and brief sensuality.)

 

"WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE" -- A boy named Max journeys to a land of wondrous creatures in director Spike Jonze's adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved picture book. Based on a screenplay by Jonze and novelist Dave Eggers. Starring Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo and Catherine O'Hara. (PG, for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language.)

 

-- Compiled by the Yakima Herald-Republic



Commentsicon2
Log in or Register to leave a comment.

Posting Guidelines - Updated Aug. 21 2009
Readers are encouraged to use these forums to discuss issues affecting the Yakima Valley. Debate the ideas presented in stories and other comments, but refrain from personal attacks and offensive remarks aimed at others; e.g., you may call an idea idiotic, but don't say the person is an idiot. The Herald-Republic reserves the right to remove any comment for any reason. Examples include material that is obscene, encourages illegal activity or stereotypes based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and other factors. Continued violation of these guidelines can lead to suspension or revocation of your ability to post comments. If you believe a comment is inappropriate, you can bring it to our attention by clicking the "report violation" link by each comment. Guidelines revised Aug. 21, 2009.

Registered User?