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  .MOVIE LISTINGS | MOVIE REVIEW ARCHIVE | THEATER INFO
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OR RETURNING: ABBA Super Troupers: Musical group's live and TV performances, including the finale of Mamma Mia! And in-depth interviews with Bjorn and Friday. Louise at the Bijou calls the film "90 minutes of pure, poppy fun. LateNite Bijou. Darwin's Nightmare: Hubert Sauper's courageous, devastating documentary about Africa's continued exploitation paints a sorry picture of so-called humanitarian aid. Freshly caught, flash frozen fish from Lake Victoria are hauled away by cargo plane while millions of local Tanzinians suffer from the related pollution, hunger and AIDs. The planes bring weapons, occasionally masked by medicine and supplies. A.O. Scott of The New York Times called the film "an extraordinary work of visual journalism, a richly illustrated report on a distant catastrophe that is also one of the central stories of our time." Don't miss. NR. Plays at 7 pm on 2/8 in 128 Chiles, UO. Free. Eight Below: Two men fighting for their lives in the stormy Arctic are air-rescued but must leave their loyal dogs behind. PG. Sneak at 7:30 on 2/4. Cinemark. Falcon, The (1978): Georgii Danelia's comedy about a small-time pilot who hopes to become an airline pilot. He and an Armenian he meets have many adventures among Moscow's sophisticates. Plays at 7pm on 2/8 in 111 Pacific, UO. In Russian with English subtitles. Free. House of Angels (1992): Fanny comes back to her small Swedish town to claim her ancestral home on the day of her grandfather's funeral. She arrives on the back of her bisexual boyfriend's motorcycle. Locals are upset when they realize the two are going to stay. Plays at 7pm on 2/3 in 221 McKenzie, UO. Free. Jesus is Magic: Sarah Silverman's comedy may not be for everyone, but she pulls out all the stops in this pseudo-storyline standup routine. R. Bijou. Mrs. Henderson Presents: Stephen Frears' tale of a WWII burlesque house in London owned by an unapologetic snob (Judi Dench) and run by her music hall veteran (Bob Hoskins). Christopher Guest plays the censor who must be wooed to allow the girls to go the full monty. R. Cinema World. Munich: Steven Spielberg's already controversial film about the secret Mossad assassins who tracked down the masked Palestinian terrorists who murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics. Screenplay by Tony Kushner (Angels in America), film stars Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig, Mathieu Kassovitz and Ciaran Hinds. Very highest recommendations. R. Cinema World. Online archives. Rent: The acclaimed Broadway show based on Puccini's classic opera, La Boheme, comes to the small screen with performances by Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Heredia and Tracie Thoms. Set in New York's East Village, the film follows a group of artists struggling with obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. PG-13. Movies 12. Something New : Romantic comedy directed by Sanaa Hamri about a professional African American woman (Sanaa Lathan) who knows what she wants in a husband until she gets to know her white gardener (Simon Baker). Ensemble cast includes Golden Brooks, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Taraji P. Henson and Felicia Walker. PG-13. Cinemark. When a Stranger Calls: Teen horror flick directed by Simon West, stars Camilla Belle as the babysitter who receives terrifying phone calls from inside the house! Also stars Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy and Clark Gregg. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. Yours, Mine and Ours: When single parents Frank (Dennis Quaid) and Helen (Rene Russo) marry they have 18 children between them. The kids don't approve of the merger. Trouble follows. Co-stars Rip Torn and Linda Hunt. PG. Movies 12.
CONTINUING: Aeon Flux: Starring Charlize Theron and Marton Csokas and directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight), this futuristic sci-fi thriller is based on characters created by Peter Chung for the MTV animated series. PG-13. Movies 12. Annapolis: James Franco (Tristan & Isolde) has one last shot to prove he has what it takes to become a naval officer. He enters the boxing competition and goes up against his nemesis (Tyrese Gibson). Directed by Justin Lin, film also stars Donnie Wahlberg, Chi McBride, Jordana Brewster and Vicellous Shannon. PG-13. Cinemark. Big Momma's House 2: Martin Lawrence returns as FBI agent Malclm Turner who goes undercover as "Big Momma," now a nanny housekeeper. Directed by John P. Whitesll, film also stars Nia Long and Emily Procter. PG-13. Cinemark. Brigade, The: Aleksei Sidorov's 2002 critical and popular tale of the Russian "Mafia." The story follows four best friends as they choose a life of crime. Episode 5 of 11 begins at 9 pm on 2/8 in 111 Pacific, UO. In Russian with English subtitles. Free. Brokeback Mountain: A rodeo rider (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a ranch hand (Heath Ledger) fall in love in Ang Lee's Western, adapted for the screen by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, based on a story by Annie Proulx. Also stars Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway and Randy Quaid. A great film; don't miss this one. It's perfect in every way. Very highest recommendations. Cinema World. Cinemark. Online archives. Capote: Director Bennett Miller and writer Dan Futterman create a moving portrait of writer Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) during the years following grisly Kansas murders that rocked the country. Philip Seymour Hoffman gives an indelible performance, likewise Catherine Keener. Clifton Collins plays Perry Smith, one of the killers befriended by Capote. Very highest recommendations. R. Cinema World. Cinemark. Online archive. Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: Four siblings walk into a magic land and meet astonishing creatures who change their lives forever. Based on C.S. Lewis' timeless stories, the film is directed by New Zealander Andrew Adamson. It stars Tilda Swinton, Rupert Everett, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone and children: Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes and William Moseley. PG. Cinemark. Online archives. Constant Gardener, The: Directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and adapted from a John Le Carre novel, this thriller stars the excellent Rachel Weisz and the quietly masterful Ralph Fiennes, playing a career diplomat who plunges into the mystery of his wife's murder. He uncovers a world-wide pharmaceutical industry criminal conspiracy. Also stars Danny Huston, Bill Nighy. One of the best films of 2005. R. Movies 12. Online archives. Derailed: Married lovers Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston's carry on until they find themselves in a world of danger. Thriller also stars Maelissa George, Vincent Cassel, The Rza and Xzibit. English–language debut feature film by acclaimed Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom. R. Movies 12. Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story: Drama about a father (Kurt Russell) who, for the love of his daughter (Dakota Fanning), sacrifices almost everything to save the life of an injured racehorse and bring the filly back to her former glory. Also stars Kris Kristofferson, Elizabeth Shue. PG. Movies 12. End of the Spear, The: Film is based on a true story: five young Christian missionaries were killed in the Amazonian jungle of Ecuador. A Waodani tribesman, Minacayani (Louis Leonardo) flees to the deep jungle when inter-tribal hostilities break out. His fate and that of the missionaries is linked. PG-13. Cinemark. Flightplan: Jody Foster stars in this Brian Grazer-produced psychological thriller about a woman whose 6-year old daughter disappears without a trace mid-flight in a state-of-the-art aircraft. Directed by Robert Swenke, film also stars Peter Sarsgaard and Sean Bean. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives. Fun With Dick and Jane: Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni star as middle-class thieves in Dean Parisot's remake of the limp 1977 comedy starring Jane Fonda and George Segal. Also stars Alec Bladwin and Angie Harmon. PG-13. Cinemark Glory Road: Directed by James Gartner and based on a true story, the film follows Coach Dan Haskins (Josh Lucas) lead his 1966 Texas Western all-black starting line-up college basketball team to the NCAA national championship title. PG. Cinema World. Cinemark. Good Night and Good Luck: Edward R. Murrow did more to make television a serious news venue than almost any other journalist. George Clooney's film is set in 1953, when the CBS newsman (played by David Strathairn) battled powerful Senator Joseph McCarthy (shown only in archival shots and speaking his own words).. McCarthy's witch hunting tactics were on display in the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Clooney wants us to remember Murrow's courage. As The New York Times puts it: "Murrow, a war hero in his own right, recognized McCarthyism as a domestic echo of Nazism." This may be the best movie of the year. Very highest recommendations. PG. Bijou. Online archives. Hoodwinked: Animated comedy gives Little Red Riding Hood's adventures at Grandmother's house a real kick in the seat. Stars Xzibit, Anthony Anderson, Glenn Close, Anne Hathaway, Patrick Warburton and Jim Belushi. PG. Cinemark. Idiot, The: Directed by Vladimir Bortko, this 2003 screen adaptation of Dostoevsky's famous 19th century novel is appropriately faithful and beautiful. Episode 5 of 10 begins at 6 pm on 2/8 in 111 Pacific, UO. In Russian with English subtitles. Free. Just Friends: When Chris (Ryan Reynolds) returns to his 10-year high school reunion, he's hoping his best friend (Amy Samart) will be more than friends. PG-13. Movies 12. King Kong: Peter Jackson's highly anticipated re-imagining of the original film stars Naomi Watts as an actress, Jack Black as an adventurous filmmaker, and Adrien Brody as a playwright. Their troubles begin when they capture a giant ape and bring him to the city. Love this movie! Very highest recommendations. PG-13. Cinemark. Online archives. Matador, The: Critics love Pierce Brosnan's performance as a seedy hit-man working out of a Mexico City bar. Businessman (Greg Kinnar) accidentally meets up with him. Many margaritas, four countries and six months later, they have formed an unexpected bond. Written and directed by Richard Shepard, film also stars the excellent Hope Davis. R. Cinemark. See review this issue. Match Point: Dramatic thriller from Woody Allen stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Emily Mortimer. Terrific upscale noir thriller sports classic Allen craftsmanship and outstanding performance by Rhys-Meyers. Very highest recommendations. R. Bijou. See review this issue. Nanny McPhee: Emma Thompson plays a frightful looking nanny with magical powers who enters the household of a recently widowed Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) to help control his seven ill-behaved children. Directed by Kirk Jones, film also stars Celia Imrie, Thomas Sangster, Angela Lansbury, Derek Jacobi, Imelda Staunton. PG. Cinemark. New World, The: Terrence Malick's new adventure drama re-imagines the first meeting between explorer John Smith (Colin Farrell) and his shipmates with the Native Americans who inhabited the land they intended to claim. The Algonquian Chief's favorite daughter ((Q'Orianka Kilcher) saves Smith's life. Ecstatic and beautiful, it's a great film, not to be missed. One of 2005's very best films. PG-13. Cinemark. Online archives. Producers, The: Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick reprise their award-winning Broadway performances in this adaptation by Susan Stroman of Mel Brooks-Thomas Meehan show, which was based on Mel Brook's movie, which was based on an earlier movie. So the material is familiar. But, hey, this movie also stars Will Ferrell, Uma Thurman and Andrea Martin. PG-13. Movies 12. Ringer, The: Comedy directed by Barry Blaustein stars Johnny Knoxville as a gambler posing as a contestant in the Special Olympics, which he plans to fix. Also stars Brian Ciox, Katherine Heigl. PG-13. Movies 12. Saw 2: Bloody sequel to James Wan's grisly 2004 thriller stars Donnie Wahlberg. Movies 12. Syriana: Middle East thriller about oil and the treacherous politics of producers vs. business interests was written and directed by the great Stephen Gaghan (Traffic). Stars George Clooney as CIA agent, energy analyst Matt Damon and Washington attorney Jeffrey Wright. Also Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Mazhar Munir, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer and Alexander Siddig. Don't miss. R. Cinema World. Online archives. Tristan & Isolde: The legend of a princess and a warrior from the Dark Ages threatens to sunder a tentative peace between England and Ireland. Film stars James Franco, Sophia Myles and Rufus Sewell. Lots of action sequences as well as tender love scenes. Recommended. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives. Underworld Evolution: Sequel to Underworld continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves. Stars Kate Beckinsale as the vampire heroine. Directed by Len Wiseman. Also stars Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran and Derk Jacobi. R. Cinemark. Walk the Line: Johnny Cash biography stars the excellent Joaquin Phoenix as the singer, songwriter known as the Man in Black and Reese Witherspoon (with dark hair) as singer, songwriter June Carter Cash, his second wife and partner for 35 years. Directed by James Mangold. Very highest recommendations. PG-13. Cinema World. Online archives. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Nick Park's and Steve Box's outstanding creations, an eccentric inventor named Wallace and his long-suffering, silent but faithful dog, Gromit, finally reach the big screen in their first feature-length film. The mystery of a vegetable-ravaging "beast" must be solved to save the village's Giant Vegetable Competition, and our intrepid hero Wallace (voice by Peter Sallis) is just the man for the job. Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Careter) and Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes) co-star. Most excellent, divine comedy. G. Movies 12. Online archives. Zathura: Like the 1995 hit Jumanji, this tale of two brothers (Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bob) who find a peculiar board game in their basement and find out the game is true is far-fetched but fun. Jon Favreau directs, and film also stars Tim Robbins, Kristen Stewart. PG. Movies 12.
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