Movie Listings (May 11, 2007)
28 Weeks Later Release Date: May 11, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 31 min. Rating: R - strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Catherine McCormack Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi Horror Six months have passed since the rage virus has annihilated the British Isles. The U.S. Army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin. As the first wave of refugees return, a family is reunited--but one of them unwittingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time--showing no outward symptoms--it is more dangerous than ever. 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. 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? Black Book Release Date: April 4, 2007 Run Time: 2 hr. 25 min. Rating: R - some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language Cast: Carice VanHouten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus Director: Paul Verhoeven Genre: War Drama, Thriller, War, Resistance Film After narrowly escaping death, young Rachel Rosenthal becomes part of the Jewish resistance, assuming the name Ellis de Vries. Her superiors order her to seduce a Gestapo officer named Ludwig. Ellis is successful in her mission but soon finds herself falling in love with her mortal enemy. 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. Delta Farce Release Date: May 11, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 30 min. Rating: PG-13 - crude and sexual humor Cast: Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, D.J. Qualls, Keith David, Danny Trejo Director: C.B. Harding Genre: Comedy of Errors, Military Comedy, Comedy Three buddies (Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, DJ Qualls) set out on a relaxing weekend of drinking and target practice, when a sergeant mistakes them for Army Reservists. The three men are deployed to Iraq, but a premature ejection lands them in Mexico. Believing they are in the Middle East, the bogus soldiers save a village from local bandits and become local heroes, until a karaoke-loving warlord decides he's had enough of these wannabes. 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. The Ex Release Date: May 11, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 32 min. Rating: PG-13 - sexual content, brief language and a drug reference Cast: Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman, Charles Grodin Director: Jesse Peretz Genre: Farce, Comedy, Workplace Comedy, Domestic Comedy Tom Reilly is a chronic underachiever, but his wife Sofia, a high-powered lawyer, is happy to support them both. That all changes when she becomes pregnant with their first child and decides to be a stay-at-home mother. Unfortunately, Tom has been fired recently and must go to work for his father-in-law in order to support his growing family. While he clashes with his co-workers, Sofia finds that her new life is not what she expected. 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. Georgia Rule Release Date: May 11, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 53 min. Rating: R - sexual content and some language Cast: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes, Garrett Hedlund Director: Garry Marshall Genre: Comedy Drama, Melodrama, Family Drama Teenage Rachel (Lindsay Lohan) is a real thorn in the side of Lily, her mother (Felicity Huffman). More than just a rebellious youth, Rachel is downright uncontrollable. After Rachel crashes a car, Lily decides to haul the girl off to a place to which she vowed never to return: Her own mother's (Jane Fonda) Idaho farm. Georgia, the family matriarch, lives by a strict code and expects all under her roof to do the same. But given structure and purpose, Rachel's anger at the world begins to soften. 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. Lucky You Release Date: May 4, 2007 Run Time: 2 hr. 4 min. Rating: PG-13 - some language and sexual humor Cast: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Debra Messing, Horatio Sanz, Jean Smart Director: Curtis Hanson Genre: Romantic Drama, Drama, Sports Drama In the world of high-stakes poker, Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a blaster—a player who goes all out, all the time. But in his personal relationships, Huck plays it tight, expertly avoiding emotional commitments and long-term expectations. When Huck sets out to win the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker—and the affections of Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore), a young singer from Bakersfield—there is one significant obstacle in his path: his anger toward his father, L.C. Cheever (Robert Duvall), the poker legend who abandoned Huck's mother years ago. As these two rivals progress toward a final showdown at the poker table, Huck learns that to win in the games of life and poker, he must try to play cards the way he has been living his life and live his life the way he has been playing cards. 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. 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. 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. Spiderman 3 Release Date: May 4, 2007 Run Time: 2 hr. 20 min. Rating: PG-13 - sequences of intense action violence Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard Director: Sam Raimi Genre: Action Thriller, Comic-Book Superhero Film, Sci-Fi Action, Action, Fantasy A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge. Director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco are joined in the third installment of Spider-Man by Topher Grace as Venom, and Thomas Haden Church as the Sandman. 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 latest 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. Year of the Dog Release Date: April 13, 2007 Run Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Rating: PG-13 - some suggestive references Cast: Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Regina King, Tom McCarthy, Peter Sarsgaard, John C. Reilly, Josh Pais Director: Mike White Genre: Black Comedy, Comedy Drama, Workplace Comedy Peggy (Molly Shannon) is a happy-go-lucky secretary - a great friend, employee, and sister who lives alone with her beloved dog. But when Pencil unexpectedly dies, Peggy must embark on a journey of personal transformation that is hilarious, poignant and heartbreaking.