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Starting the Week of April 22nd
Films in Wide Release:
Title: A Lot Like Love
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Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Director: Nigel Cole
Screenwriter: Colin Patrick Lynch
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Kal Penn, Ali Larter, Taryn Manning
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content, nudity and language)
Plot Summary: It takes some people years to fall in love at first sight... "A Lot Like Love" is a romantic comedy about destiny, connection and the frequently fuzzy line between chance friendships and happily ever after. "A Lot Like Love" traces the relationship of Oliver (Kutcher) and Emily (Peet) who meet on a flight from Los Angeles to New York seven years ago - each of them declaring that they couldn't be more wrong for each other.
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Life keeps bringing them back together over the next seven years, but the timing never seems right. As they struggle with their different partners, careers and breakups, they turn from casual acquaintances into trusted friends who can say anything to one another.
As they each search for love and a relationship that's not fated for disaster, it takes seven years for Oliver and Emily to figure out that maybe what they really have is something...a lot like love.
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Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Sydney Pollack
Screenwriter: Charles Randolph, Scott Frank, Steven Zaillian
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Maz Jobrani, Tsai Chin
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language)
Plot Summary: Directed by Oscar® winner Sydney Pollack, whose classic thrillers "Three Days of the Condor," "Absence of Malice" and "The Firm" have set the standard for the genre, "The Interpreter" stars Academy Award® winners Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn in a suspenseful thriller of international intrigue set inside the political corridors of the United Nations and on the streets of New York.
Kidman stars as African-born U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome, who inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nation's General Assembly. Realizing she's become a target of the assassins as well, Silvia's desperate to thwart the plot...if only she can survive long enough to get someone to believe her. Sean Penn is Tobin Keller, the federal agent charged with protecting the interpreter, who nonetheless suspects she may not be telling the whole truth. Silvia and Tobin, by nature, see life from different points of view: one, a U.N. interpreter, believes in the power and sanctity of words; the other, a Secret Service agent, believes in reading people based on their behavior, no matter what is said.
In the right hallway, at the right time, all it takes is a whisper to tip the balance of power.
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Title: King's Ransom
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Studio:New Line Cinema
Director: Jeff Byrd
Screenwriter: Kevin Bisch, Wayne Conley
Starring: Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Kellita Smith, Loretta Devine, Nicole Ari Parker, Leila Arcieri, Regina Hall, Charles Murphy, Brooke D’Orsay, Donald Faison
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual humor and language)
Plot Summary: Anthony Anderson stars in the comedy "King's Ransom" as Malcolm King, a wealthy and arrogant businessman whose soon-to-be ex-wife (Kellita Smith) has plans to take him for everything he’s worth in their divorce settlement. Determined to avoid losing his fortune to her, Malcolm plans his own kidnapping with the help of his dim-witted mistress (Regina Hall) and her ex-con brother (Charles Murphy). But Malcolm’s plans go hilariously awry when he discovers that he is not the only one with a scheme to kidnap and hold him for ransom.
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Title: Kung Fu Hustle
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Release Date: April 8, 2005 (NY, LA; wide release: April 22)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Stephen Chow
Screenwriter: Tsang Kan Cheong, Stephen Chow, Chan Man Keung
Starring: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen
MPAA Rating: R (for sequences of strong stylized action and violence)
Plot Summary: A hapless wanna be gangster, Sing, must overcome his inability to wield a knife and demonstrate his mettle in order to become a member of the notorious Axe Gang. The Axe Gang, meanwhile, want to reign supreme by occupying the most coveted territory, which is a sacred street protected by an unlikely cast of characters, many of whom are highly skilled kung fu masters disguised as ordinary people. After several encounters with thugs and a fearsome adversary known as the Beast, Sing overcomes his inadequacy and realizes he is the greatest kung fu master of them all, destined to protect the sacred street.
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Opening in Limited Release:
Title: Duma
Release Date: April 22, 2005 (Phoenix, Sacramento, San Antonio)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Carroll Ballard
Screenwriter: Carol Flint, Karen Janszen, Mark St. Germain
Starring: Hope Davis, Campbell Scott, Eamon Ealker
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild adventure peril)
Plot Summary: Set in the exotic country of South Africa, this film tells the powerful adventure tale of an unbreakable bond of friendship between a cheetah named Duma and Xan (Michaletos), an intrepid young boy who faces the true test of love when he must cross the whole of Southern Africa to return his best friend to his rightful home in the wilds. On his journey, Xan learns that everything always changes, but not love.
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Title: The Game of Their Lives
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Release Date: April 22, 2005 (limited)
Studio: IFC Films
Director: David Anspaugh
Screenwriter: Angelo Pizzo
Starring: Wes Bentley, Gerard Butler, John Rhys-Davies, Patrick Stewart
MPAA Rating: PG (for some mild language and thematic elements)
Plot Summary: From the creators of "Rudy" and "Hoosiers," based on a true story, "The Game of Their Lives" follows the U.S. National Soccer Team, which showed that with passion and commitment, anything is possible - even the greatest upset in the history of the World Cup.
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Title: Madison
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Release Date: April 22, 2005 (limited)
Studio: MGM
Director: William Bindley
Screenwriter: Scott Bindley
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Jake Lloyd, Mary McCormack, Bruce Dern, Brent Briscoe, Paul Dooley
MPAA Rating: PG (for some mild language and sports peril)
Plot Summary: "Madison" is a father-son action/drama based on the inspiring true story of the tiny river town of Madison, Indiana and its legendary efforts during the hydroplane racing season of 1971. In addition to the thrills of 180-mph flat-bottomed boat racing, the picture captures the spirit of a small American River town struggling to stay alive as water transportation has virtually disappeared.
In 1971, Jim McCormick (Jim Caviezel) has left the dangers of hydroplane boat racing behind him in favor of a wife, a family and a job as the town's air-conditioner repairman. But deep inside, the dream of once again piloting the community-owned Miss Madison lives on. Sadly, like the town of Madison itself, the Miss Madison is a shadow of her former self. Several years old and in constant disrepair, the boat has become the laughing stock of hydroplane racing. And the make matters worse, Madison's competitors on the circuit, such as the Miss Budweiser, have rich corporate sponsorships, top-of-the-line equipment, round-the-clock maintenance and huge, well-paid crews. The Miss Madison struggles to even make an appearance in the distant cities of Seattle, Chicago and
Miami where the boats must race.
When Madison, on a fluke, is offered the chance to host the prestigious Gold Cup championship, it's too much for McCormick to resist, even though no one else on the circuit wants them to do it – or thinks they can afford it. But McCormick rallies his community in an attempt to bring exposure and excitement to the dying town.
Along the way, Jim must deal with a skeptical town, a demoralized crew, a wife, Bonnie (Mary McCormack), eager to move the family to a big city economy, and a progressively more disillusioned son, Mike (Jake Lloyd), tired of always being the underdog and watching big money wing out over big heart at every race.
But McCormick is not to be deterred. With the help of his right hand Tony (Brent Briscoe), and a reluctant favor from long retired boat mechanic Harry Volpi (Bruce Dern), he stubbornly marches on.
Not only does the town step up to the plate and host the race with aplomb, they offer the rest of the teams a glimpse to small town charm and hospitality. And while for Jim McCormick the opportunity to race again is sweet, sweeter still is getting the chance to show his son the importance of being proud of who he is and from where he comes.
Title:Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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Release Date: April 22, 2005 (NY, LA, Houston)
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Alex Gibney
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney
Starring: Peter Coyote (narrator)
Plot Summary: Directed by Alex Gibney, this is the inside story of one of history's greatest business scandals, in which top executives of America's 7th largest company walked away with over one billion dollars
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Title: The Man Who Copied
Release Date: April 22, 2005 (NY; LA release: April 29; San Diego: May 6)
Studio: TLA Releasing
Director: Jorge Furtado
Screenwriter: Jorge Furtado
Starring: Lazaro Ramos, Leandra Leal, Pedro Cardoso, Luana Piovani
MPAA Rating: R (for language and some brief nudity)
Plot Summary: A gentle but aimless copy-machine operator (Lazaro Ramos) spends his evenings drawing comic book art, dreaming of making money and spying on an 18-year-old next store neighbor (Leandral Leal). Andre involves himself with the neighbor when she encounters trouble, and uses the photocopier to raise money in order to come to her aid.
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Title: One Missed Call
Release Date: April 22, 2005 (NY)
Studio: Media-Blasters
Director: Takashi Mîke
Screenwriter: Yasushi Akimoto, Minako Daira
Starring: Kou Shibasaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi, Renji Ishibashi, Goro Ki****ani, Anna Nagata, Atsushi Ida, Yutaka Matsushige, Mariko Tsutsui
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, disturbing images and brief nudity)
Plot Summary: A college student fails to answer a cell phone call because she doesn't recognize the caller's ringtone. Later, when she plays the message, the time stamp is three days in the future and she hears her own voice as she's being killed.
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Title: Save the Green Planet
Release Date: April 20, 2005 (NY)
Studio: Koch Lorber Films
Director: Jang Jun-Hwang
Screenwriter: Jang Jun-Hwang
Starring: Shin Ha-Gyun, Baek Yun-Shik, Hwang Jeong-min, Lee Jae-yong, Lee Ju-hyeon, Gi Ju-bong
Plot Summary: Save the Green Planet is a tilt-a-whirl genre-blender from Korea that turns film history against itself to create one of the most savage, affecting and inspired anti-violence movies ever made. This is a movie that defies all marketing labels and is exactly what it wants to be: like nothing you've ever seen before.
Lee Byeong-Gu (Shin Ha-Gyun, JSA) is a sensitive, blue collar sad sack hopped up on conspiracy theories and sci-fi films whose life has been derailed by one bad break after another. Yet he knows there's no such thing as bad luck. The only thing that could have made such a mess of his life are...aliens. Nasty, disgusting aliens who have infiltrated human society. Sly aliens who are planning to destroy our planet at the next lunar eclipse. The one alien possessing the Royal Genetic Code needed to contact the Crown Prince and stop the destruction just happens to be his old boss, CEO of Yuje Chemicals, Kang Man-Shik (Baek Yun-Shik).
So with the help of his circus-performer girlfriend he sets out to kidnap Kang and torture him until he confesses to his alien identity and stops the invasion. Of course, it's hard to confess to something that's just a delusion in a sick man's mind.
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Last edited by jrs; 04-26-05 at 07:57 PM.
