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OR RETURNING: Ghost Busters: Are you the Keymaster? Catch the classic scary-funny film at 9 pm (pre-show entertainment begins at 8 pm) July 27 at Monroe Park, 10th & Monroe. With subtitles for the hearing impaired. Free. I Know Who Killed Me: Oh, Lindsay, Lindsay, Lindsay. Tear yourself away from La Lohan's tabloid escapades with this thriller about a young woman who, after escaping from a serial killer, insists that things aren't as they appear. R. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. Mr. Brooks: Kevin Costner stars as the title character, a loving husband by day who's also — gasp! — a serial killer by night! William Hurt is his evil alter-ego; Dane Cook's the photographer who sees the killer in action; Demi Moore's the hot detective on his trail. R. Movies 12. No Reservations: Not all chefs are as hot as the oddly appealing Anthony Bourdain (whose travel show shares a title with this film) or, say, Catherine Zeta-Jones, who here plays a perfectionist chef at a fancy Manhattan restaurant whose world is shaken up by the arrival of her niece (Abigail Breslin) and a new sous chef (Aaron Eckhart) with a style in direct opposition to her own. PG. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. Once: John Carney's movie takes "lyrical" to a different level with the gentle, engrossing story of two musicians who find an unexpected connection on the streets of Dublin. Threaded with lovely songs composed by the movie's leads, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Once is an exceptional accomplishment of intimate filmmaking. R. Bijou. See review this issue. Rescue Dawn: Werner Herzog's new film is an adaptation of his own documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997). The always-astonishing Christian Bale stars as Dieter Dengler, who was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict. "As prison-break movies go, Rescue ranks among the best," said USA Today. PG13. VRC Stadium 15. Shrek the Third: When Shrek's father-in-law kicks the bucket, the ogre finds himself the reluctant king of Far Far Away. His only hope of getting out of the job? His wife's slacker cousin. PG. Movies 12. Simpsons Movie, The: Well, our Springfield didn't get the premiere, but in the film maybe we'll still see some hints that we are the real Simpsons Springfield? Still no idea what it's about, but does it matter? PG13. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. Suspiria: Dario Argento's 1977 horror film follows a young woman whose experience at a European ballet academy is not all toe shoes and leotards — try a rain of maggots and other such nastiness. R. Bijou LateNite.
CONTINUING: Blades of Glory: Ricky Bobby and Napoleon
Dynamite … er, Will Ferrell and Jon Heder star in the story
of two disgraced figure skaters who discover a way they can compete
again: by skating together. Spandex and bad hair abound. PG13. Movies
12. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer: Reed Richards, Ben Grimm and Sue and Johnny Storm face off with the shiny guy who rides an equally shiny surfboard — and leaves destruction in his wake. PG13. Movies 12. Hairspray: Based on John Waters' 1988 cult classic, Hairspray is about teenagers on a local Baltimore dance show — especially one short, plump, cheery girl who loves to dance. With John Travolta in drag. PG. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. See review this issue. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The
Ministry of Magic is in denial about the return of Lord Voldemort,
Hogwarts get a nasty new teacher and Harry … Harry's in one
kind of trouble or another throughout the mostly successful and
only slightly disappointing fifth HP film. It's not quite Prisoner
of Azkaban, but it's getting there. PG13. Cinemark. VRC Stadium
15. Hot Fuzz: The team that brought us the wondrous,
gory Shaun of the Dead returns with Hot Fuzz, in which
the awesomest London cop ever (Simon Pegg) is sent to a sleepy village
so he'll stop making his superiors look bad. 'Course, other stuff
happens. With Jim Broadbent and pretty much every hysterical Brit
working in film. R. Movies 12. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry: Adam Sandler and Kevin James star as a couple of firefighters who, for various bureaucratic insurance reasons, claim to be domestic parners — all fun and games until the news gets ahold of the story. I'm sure all related issues are dealt with thoughtfully. Um, right. PG13. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. Knocked Up: Judd Apatow follows The 40-Year-Old
Virgin with a sweet yet still raunchy comedy about the unwanted
pregnancy that occurs when up-and-coming journalist Alison (Katherine
Heigl of Grey's Anatomy) has a one-night stand with slacker
Ben (Seth Rogen). R. Movies 12. La Vie en Rose: This majestic, flawless film
explores the life of Edith Piaf, as played to perfection by Marion
Cotillard. Olivier Dahan's film depicts the singer's too-short life,
packed with troubles and talent in seemingly equal measure, with
sparing elements of the supernatural. PG13. Bijou. License to Wed: Robin Williams stars in this silly little summer fluff of a romantic comedy about love and marriage, the best thing about which I can find to say is that the theater is probably air conditioned. With Mandy Moore and John Krasinski. PG13. Cinemark. Live Free or Die Hard: Justin Long — yes, he of the Mac ads — joins Bruce Willis for this fourth chapter in the Die Hard franchise, in which a baddie attacks the U.S.'s infrastructure over the 4th of July weekend. PG13. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. Meet the Robinsons: Orphaned inventor Lewis has his latest and greatest creation stolen, but a stranger whisks him away to the future, where adventures, and the thief, await. G. Movies 12. Paprika: A thrilling, imaginative, even lovely
trip through a dreamscape brought to life by the DC Mini, a device
that renders a sleeper's dreams share-able — and eventually,
in the wrong hands, brings them into the real world. This unforgettably
creative animated film is among the best of the year so far; its
images are indelible. R. Bijou LateNite. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: Captain Jack and crew are back for the third – and what one might hope is the final — Pirates movie (which has something to do with saving Jack from the Land of the Dead and facing off with the Dutch East India Company). A warning to soda buyers: It's two hours and 48 minutes long. PG13. Cinemark. Ratatouille: The latest animated film from
Pixar is directed by Brad Bird (whose The Iron Giant is too
often overlooked) and concerns a big-dreaming rat who wants to be
a chef. When he makes a deal with a garbage boy, the culinary world
of Paris gets far more than it ever imagined. G. Cinemark. VRC Stadium
15. Sicko: Michael Moore follows Fahrenheit
9/11 with this take on the U.S.'s healthcare and insurance systems.
"An affecting and entertaining dissection of the American health
care industry, showing how it benefits the few at the expense of
the many," said Variety. PG13. VRC Stadium 15. Spider-Man 3: Spidey (Tobey Maguire) faces
an ungodly number of new villains (including those played by Thomas
Haden Church and Topher Grace) as the franchise trucks through its
overfull third installment. PG13. Movies 12. Transformers: It wouldn't be summer without a Michael Bay film, right? Hot on the heels of those other '80s toys the Ninja Turtles, the Transformers arrive, bigger and flashier than ever. Earth, it seems, will be the battleground for the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. With Shia LaBeouf (Holes) and Megan Fox. PG13. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. Wild Hogs: What kind of dirt did the producers have on William H. Macy, John Travolta, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence to get them to appear in this male-bonding, midlife crisis flick with a mortifying trailer? PG13. Movies 12. You Kill Me: Director John Dahl's (The Last Seduction) film follows a former hit man (Ben Kingsley) who finds a new life with a move to San Francisco: he joins AA, meets a nice lady (Téa Leoni) and gets a job in a mortuary. "Yet another hilarious cinematic depiction of a professional hit man's angst," said Hollywood Reporter. R. VRC Stadium 15.
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