Eugene Weekly : Movies : 06.15.06

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Because of Winn-Dixie: A lonely child adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie, who helps her make friends in a small town in Florida. Directed by Wayne Wang, film stars Jeff Daniels, Dave Matthews, Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint and AnnaSophia Robb. PG. Plays at 10 am June 20 only. Cinemark.

Fast and the Furious, The: Tokyo Drift: The series gets a new star in Lucas Black (Friday Night Lights), whose character moves to Japan and gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark.

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties: Bill Murray returns as the voice of the once-somewhat-classic Garfield, who follows his owner Jon (Breckin Meyer) to London. Some kind of mad cat switcheroo ensues with a high-falutin' royal feline named Prince. PG. Cinemark. Cinema World.

Inconvenient Truth, An: Following the 2000 election, Al Gore changed tack, turning his focus to the worldwide crisis that is global warming. Director Davis Guggenheim combines footage of Gore's traveling multimedia presentation on climate crisis with Gore's personal story, creating an effective and engaging film. PG. Bijou. See review this issue.

Lake House, The: Kate (Sandra Bullock) and Alex (Keanu Reeves) are carrying on a correspondence through the mystical mailbox of a house on an Illinois lake — despite living in worlds that are two years apart. Time-challenged romance sounds kinda corny, but hey, Ebert and Roeper both liked it. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World.

Nacho Libre: Jack Black stars as Nacho, a cook in a Mexican monastery with a secret second life as a Lucha Libre wrestler. But the real story is that the goofball flick is directed by Napoleon Dynamite's Jared Hess and written by Hess, his brother Jerusha Hess and Mike White (School of Rock). PG. Cinema World. Cinemark.

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Benchwarmers, The: Got picked last for kickball? So did these guys. David Spade, Jon Heder (aka Napoleon Dynamite) and Rob Schneider play grown-up geeks who start a baseball tournament to get revenge on nasty Little League teams. PG-13. Movies 12.

Break-Up, The: Ah, celebrity couples working together. Last summer we had Brangelina in Mr. and Mrs. Smith; this year we get Jence Vincifer — oh, that just doesn't work. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn star in the latest from director Peyton Reed (Bring It On) as a Chicago couple who apparently aren't very good at breaking up. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World. Online archives.

Cars: The animation wizards at Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo) team up with Disney for the story of a rookie race car (voiced by Owen Wilson) taking an unexpected detour on his way to a big race. Bonnie Hunt and Paul Newman also voice characters. G. Cinemark. Cinema World.

Da Vinci Code, The: Dan Brown's gazillion-selling book about a centuries-old religious mystery arrives in cinematic form with a glowing pedigree. As if the book isn't popular enough, the adaptation is directed by Ron Howard and stars Tom Hanks. And you probably know this. You're actually on the way to the theater already, aren't you? PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World. Online archives.

Failure to Launch: Sarah Jessica Parker is a professional who aims to move Matthew McConaughey out of his parent's home. Also stars Zooey Deschanel, Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates. PG-13. Movies 12.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown: Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) are back for another adventure. The animals are excited that the ice is melting — it's a paradise of water parks! But where is all that new water going to go? PG. Movies 12.

Just My Luck: Ashley (Lindsay Lohan) is the luckiest girl in Manhattan. She can always get a cab! Which isn't really that hard, but whatever. When Ashley kisses the wrong guy, her good luck magically gets swapped for his bad juju. Guess it's the subway for you, Lohan. PG-13. Movies 12.

Lucky Number Slevin: Josh Hartnett comes between two dapper crime lords (Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley) in a case of mistaken identity. Or is it? Lucy Liu also stars as the girl next door. R. Movies 12. Online archives.

Mission Impossible 3: Can Tom Cruise dodge the mountains of press about his personal life — er, many guys with guns and explosives in his way — and save the woman he loves from an impressively creepy Philip Seymour Hoffman? R. Cinemark. Online archives.

Notorious Bettie Page, The: In a star-making role, Gretchen Mol (Rounders) plays the 1950s pinup queen. Director Mary Harron's (American Psycho) new film is an engaging and stylish visualization of Page's life and times. R. Bijou. Online archives.

Omen, The: The evil child returns for a remake with an ominous release date (a rare Tuesday opening to hit 6/6/06). Julia Stiles and Liev Schreiber play the nice parents who don't know their adopted son Damien is actually the spawn of Satan. With Mia Farrow, the classic mom-of-evil, as the nanny. R. Cinemark. Cinema World.

Over the Hedge: A gang of woodland creatures wakes up from their winter hibernation to find a big green thing has appeared in their world. On the other side, they hear, wacky creatures called "humans" exist. Bruce Willis, William Shatner and Steve Carrell are among those voicing the critters that venture forth for an antic-filled exploration of suburbia. PG. Cinemark.

Prairie Home Companion, A: Director Robert Altman and writer Garrison Keillor present a winning story about the imagined death of Keillor's radio classic, "A Prairie Home Companion" (still going strong in real life). A first-rate ensemble cast, including Keillor, Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Kline, Lily Tomlin, Woody Harrelson and Tommy Lee Jones, makes the film sparkle. PG-13. Bijou. Online archives.

Sentinel, The: When TV stars attack! Uh, just kidding. But Keifer Sutherland ("24") and Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives") co-star with Michael Douglas, who plays a Secret Service agent who may or may not be trying to murder the president. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives.

Shaggy Dog: Tim Allen and a big shaggy dog star in this Disney flick. PG. Movies 12.

She's the Man: Start with Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, add in adolescent love and soccer-mania and you get this romantic comedy starring Amanda Bynes (What a Girl Wants) in which mistaken identities and cross-gender relationships abound. PG-13. Movies 12.

Silent Hill: Sure, it's based on a video game, but it stars Radha Mitchell (High Art) and Sean Bean. Shouldn't that be good for something? Mitchell plays a mother whose quest to heal her terminally ill daughter takes a detour to the creepy titular town. R. Movies 12.

Take the Lead: Stars Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulane, a New York City ballroom dance teacher who taught inner-city kids to move their feet. PG-13. Movies 12.

V for Vendetta: From the pages of David Lloyd & Alan Moore's graphic novel springs "V" (Hugo Weaving), a masked freedom fighter who's taken up arms against the totalitarian government in a futuristic Britain. Finding an unlikely ally in a young woman, Evey (Natalie Portman), V urges the citizenry to fight the oppression of the state. Andy & Larry Wachowski (The Matrix) wrote the screenplay. R. Movies 12. Online archives.

X-Men: The Last Stand: The third X-Men movie combines the loved-by-fans "Dark Phoenix" storyline with the discovery of a "cure" for mutancy. Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen and the rest of the core cast return (sans Nightcrawler, oddly). Don't leave before the end of the credits or you might miss something! PG-13. Cinemark.

MOVIE THEATERS

Use the links provided below for specific show times.

Bijou Art Cinemas

Bijou Theater 686-2458 | 492 E. 13th

Regal Cinemas

Cinema World 342-6536 | Valley River Center

Springfield Quad 726-9073 |

Cinemark Theaters

Movies 12 741-1231 | Gateway Mall

Cinemark 17 741-1231 | Gateway Mall