Movie Listings (April 27, 2007)
300 Release Date: March 9, 2007 Run Time: 2 hr. 0 min. Rating: R - graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan Director: Zack Snyder Genre: War Epic, Historical Epic, Action In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes, and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City) and Lynn Varley. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Release Date: April 13, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 27 min. Rating: R - crude and sexual humor, violent images and language Genre: Animated, Comedy Frylock (Carey Means), Master Shake (Dana Snyder) and Meatwad (Dave Willis), better-known as the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, take appropriate action when an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens galactic peace. Peril looms ahead when the Plutonians and the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past join forces to seize control of the device. Are We Done Yet? Release Date: April 4, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 32 min. Rating: PG - some innuendos and brief language Cast: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Philip Daniel Bolden, Aleisha Allen, John C. McGinley Director: Steve Carr Genre: Comedy, Domestic Comedy Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to create a better life for children Lindsey and Kevin. The contractor they hire to renovate their home has a rather odd way of doing business, complicating the family's move. Matters spiral further out of control when the contractor clashes with Nick but bonds with Suzanne and the children. A sequel to Are We There Yet? Blades of Glory Release Date: March 30, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 33 min. Rating: PG-13 - crude and sexual humor, language, a comic violent image and some drug references Cast: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer Director: Will Speck Genre: Comedy, Sports Comedy In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found and exploit a loophole that allows them to qualify as a pairs team. The Condemned Release Date: April 27, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 40 min. Rating: R - pervasive strong brutal violence, and for language Director: Marco Bellochio Genre: Drama Jack Conrad (Steve Austin) is a death-row inmate awaiting execution in a Central American jail when a TV producer buys him and takes him to a remote island. There, Jack and nine other prisoners learn they are to fight each other to the death, with freedom as the prize for the sole survivor. The producer plans to broadcast the event live and uncensored over the Internet. Disturbia Release Date: April 13, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 44 min. Rating: PG-13 - sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality Cast: Shia LaBeouf, David Morse, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Aaron Yoo Director: D.J. Caruso Genre: Teen Movie, Thriller Ever since his father passed away, young Kale (Shia LaBeouf) has become increasingly sullen and withdrawn, until he finds himself under house arrest. With cabin fever setting in, he turns his attention to spying on his neighbors, becoming increasingly suspicious that one of them is a serial killer. However, he wonders if he is right, or if his overactive imagination is getting the better of him. Fracture Release Date: April 20, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 52 min. Rating: R - language and some violent content Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke Director: Gregory Hoblit Genre: Courtroom Drama, Psychological Thriller, Thriller When Ted Crawford discovers that his beautiful younger wife, Jennifer, is having an affair, he plans her murder. Among the cops arriving at the crime scene is hostage negotiator Detective Rob Nunally, the only officer permitted entry to the house. Surprisingly, Crawford readily admits to shooting his wife, but Nunally is too stunned to pay close attention when he recognizes his lover, whose true identity he never knew, lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Although Jennifer was shot at point blank range, Nunally realizes she isn't dead. Crawford is immediately arrested and arraigned after confessing--a seemingly slam-dunk case for hot shot assistant district attorney Willy Beachum. But nothing is as simple as it seems, including this case. In a tense duel of intellect and strategy, Crawford and Willy both learn that a "fracture" can be found in every ostensibly perfect façade. Grindhouse Release Date: April 6, 2007 Run Time: 3 hr. 15 min. Rating: R - strong graphic bloody violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexuality, nudity and drug use Cast: Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Freddy Rodriguez, Vanessa Ferlito, Josh Brolin, Jordan Ladd, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey Director: Quentin Tarantino Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez pay tribute to exploitation films of the 1970s with two features in one. Tarantino directs Death Proof, a slasher film about a scarred, weathered rebel named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell), who leeringly stalks three young women out for a night on the town. Rodriguez directs the zombie film Planet Terror, in which an undead couple leads a rampage that will leave countless dead and millions afflicted. Faux ads and movie trailers run during each feature's intermission. The Hoax Release Date: April 6, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 55 min. Rating: R - language Genre: Drama In the early 1970s, author Clifford Irving (Richard Gere), with accomplice Richard Suskind (Alfred Molina), attempts to pull off one of the grea-*test*-('") media scams of the century. He writes a fake biography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, claiming that Hughes commissioned it, and sells the book to publishing giant McGraw-Hill. Based on a true story. Hot Fuzz Release Date: April 20, 2007 Run Time: 2 hr. 1 min. Rating: R - violent content including some graphic images, and language Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton Director: Edgar Wright Genre: Action Comedy, Comedy, Police Comedy Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop London. He’s so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel’s superiors send him to a place where his talents won’t be quite so embarrassing -- the crime-free village of Sandford. He is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), a huge action movie fan who believes his new partner might just be a real-life ''bad boy,'' and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy and Danny’s puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel’s growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny’s dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. In the Land of Women Release Date: April 20, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 40 min. Rating: PG-13 - sexual content, thematic elements and language Cast: Adam Brody, Meg Ryan, Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Stewart Director: Jon Kasdan Genre: Comedy Drama, Romantic Drama Carter Webb (Adam Brody) has just been dumped by his true love Sophia (Elena Anaya). Heartbroken, he moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of the women who live across the street: Sarah Hardwicke (Meg Ryan), the mother of two daughters, Paige, and older sister Lucy. Through his relationships with these women, as well as with his grandmother, Carter discovers that vacancy, which once felt like an end, was only just the beginning of something else. The Invisible Release Date: April 27, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Rating: PG-13 - for violence, criminality, sensuality and language--all involving teens Cast: Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher Marquette, Alex O'Loughlin Director: David S. Goyer Genre: Thriller, Supernatural Thriller A supernatural thriller about a teenager who finds himself trapped between the worlds of the living and the deceased. Nick is a high school senior with a bright future until--in a tragic case of mistaken identity--he is brutally attacked by a troubled girl, Annie, and his body is left for dead. Now in limbo, not quite dead but invisible to the living, his spirit can only watch as his mother and the police search frantically for him, unaware that he is only hours away from truly perishing. Kickin’ It Old Skool Release Date: April 27, 2007 Rating: PG-13 - crude and sexual content and language Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Miguel A. Nuñez, Maria Menounos, Michael Rosenbaum Director: Havey Glazer Genre: Comedy At a talent show in 1986, young Justin Schumacher suffers a head injury and slips into a coma. Twenty years later, Justin (Jamie Kennedy) awakes with the mindset and experience of a 12-year-old. He decides to reunite the members of his former dance team and revive their short-lived careers. Meet the Robinsons Release Date: March 30, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 32 min. Rating: G Cast: Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Wesley Singerman, Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck Director: Steve Anderson Genre: Children's Fantasy, Children's/Family Presented in Disney Digital 3-D at select theaters. Lewis is an orphan who dreams of finding a family. His journey takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson whisks him away to a world where anything is possible: the future. There, he meets an incredible assortment of characters and a family beyond his wildest imagination, The Robinsons, who help lead him on an amazing and hilarious adventure with heartfelt results. Based upon the book A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce. The Namesake Release Date: March 9, 2007 Run Time: 2 hr. 2 min. Rating: PG-13 - sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language Cast: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Zuleikha Robinson Director: Mira Nair Genre: Drama, Family Drama After moving from Calcutta to New York, the members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their offspring opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage. Next Release Date: April 27, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 36 min. Rating: PG-13 - intense sequences of violent action, and some language Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles Director: Lee Tamahori Genre: Thriller, Supernatural Thriller Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which is a gift and a curse that torments him: He can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling “winnings.” But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm. Pathfinder Release Date: April 13, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 28 min. Rating: R - strong brutal violence throughout Cast: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare, Ralph Moeller, Nathaniel Arcand Director: Marcus Nispel Genre: Period Film, Adventure, Sword-and-Sandal American Indians adopt and raise as their own a Viking boy who was left behind by his own people during a skirmish. Fifteen years later, the boy is known to his tribe as Ghost. When the Vikings return to America to carry out a barbaric attack against Ghost's beloved tribe and the woman he loves (Moon Bloodgood), Ghost comes under the guidance of the Pathfinder (Russell Means), a powerful shaman who forsees the enraged young man's unexpected destiny: the hard-won hero who will wage a one-man war against the Vikings and become his people's savior. Perfect Stranger Release Date: April 13, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 49 min. Rating: R - sexual content, nudity, some disturbing violent images and language Cast: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Dourdan, Clea Lewis Director: James Foley Genre: Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Thriller Rowena Price (Halle Berry), a reporter, uses her investigative skills to solve the murder of a friend. Her search leads her to Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), a high-powered advertising executive. She assumes new identities in the real world and online, utilizing cyberspace in a bid to bring her quarry to justice. The Reaping Release Date: April 5, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 36 min. Rating: R - violence, disturbing images and some sexuality Cast: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephen Rea Director: Stephen Hopkins Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller Katherine Morrissey (Hilary Swank), a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp. Redline Release Date: April 13, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 35 min. Rating: PG-13 - violence, illegal and reckless behavior, sexual content, language and drug references Cast: Nathan Phillips, Nadia Bjorlin, Angus MacFadyen, Tim Matheson, Eddie Griffin Director: Andy Cheng Genre: Chase Movie, Action A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hot-*test*-('") unsigned band on the West coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized for the pleasure of a bunch of bored billionaires. Redline is an auto/action thriller that features the personal exotic car collection of the producer, real estate investor Daniel Sadek. Shooter Release Date: March 23, 2007 Run Time: 2 hr. 4 min. Rating: R - strong graphic violence and some language Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas Director: Antoine Fuqua Genre: Political Thriller, Thriller Marksman Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry. Pressed back into service, he is betrayed, again. Now, wounded and the subject of a massive manhunt, Swagger plots revenge against some of the most powerful individuals in the nation. Sweet Land Release Date: October 21, 2005 Run Time: 1 hr. 50 min. Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty Director: Ali Selim Genre: Romantic Drama, Period Film, Drama Inge, a German mail-order bride in 1920s Minnesota, meets with suspicion and scorn when she arrives to marry a member of a Norwegian farming community. Forbidden to marry the man, Inge goes to live with his friends, the Frandsens while she learns how to speak English and about American customs. Love slowly grows between Inge and her fiance as they get to know each other. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Release Date: March 23, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Rating: PG - animated action violence, some scary cartoon images and mild language Cast: Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Patrick Stewart, Mitchell Whitfield Director: Kevin Munroe Genre: Martial Arts, Comic-Book Superhero Film, Action, Fantasy After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Master Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City. Tech-industrialist Max Winters is amassing an army of ancient monsters to apparently take over the world. And only one super-ninja fighting team can stop them—those heroes in a half shell—Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael! With the help of old allies April O’Neil and Casey Jones, the Turtles are in for the fight of their lives as they once again must face the mysterious Foot Clan, who have put their own ninja skills behind Winters’ endeavors. Vacancy Release Date: April 20, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 20 min. Rating: R - brutal violence and terror, brief nudity and language Cast: Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale, Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry Director: Nimród Antal Genre: Horror, Psychological Thriller When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down, they have little choice but to spend the night at a remote hotel. The couple entertain themselves by watching low-budget slasher movies on TV -- until they realize that the horrifying images they see were recorded in the room in which they are staying. With hidden cameras capturing their every move, David and Amy must find a way out before they become the la-*test*-('") stars in another film in the series of snuff films. Wild Hogs Release Date: March 2, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 39 min. Rating: PG-13 - crude and sexual content, and some violence Cast: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray Liotta Director: Walter Becker Genre: Road Movie, Buddy Film, Comedy, Biker Film Tired of their humdrum lives, some middle-aged friends (Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy) decide to temporarily ditch their responsibilities and take a motorcycle trip. The freedom of the open road holds many surprises for the group, including an encounter with the Del Fuegos, a hardcore gang, who take a dim view of the novice bikers.