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jflust 19.2QQ5 • jUSt OUt 35 at FILM The Aristocrats Ever wonder how comedians entertain themselves? That’s what Paul Provenza sets out to discover in his new docu mentary. With 100 top-name comedi ans (including George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Carey) each telling their own version of the same shock ingly filthy joke, the movie is a foul- mouthed hoot. Leave your inhibitions at home, and be warned: not for the prudish or squeamish. Opens Aug. 26 at Cinema 21. A —Floyd Sklaver comedy falls flat, and the self-referential lines (“This is like a had horror movie!”) feel all too familiar. Opens Aug. 26 at Hollywood Theatre. c+ —Jim Radosta The 40-Year-0ltf Virgin The Brothers Grimm Former genius Terry Gilliam (Brazil) continues the losing streak started by the nauseating Fear and Loathing in Las Lesbian comic Judy Gold will make you blush in the Vegas and an unfinished adaptation of filthy documentary The Aristocrats. Don Quixote. Except for a twisted and hilarious vignette about the genesis of the Gingerbread Man, this is a rambling, un make your blood boil. Fernando Meirelles (City satisfying blend of darkly lit forest scenes, of God) draws excellent performances from his hokey special effects and “scary” moments that cast, especially Ralph Fiennes and Rachel are anything but thrilling. As brothers out to Weisz. There’s also a pivotal character who rescue a village from a mean ole witch’s curse, turns out to be gay. Opens Aug. 31. B Heath Ledger and Matt Damon have so little —FS chemistry that they might as well be sharing Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak. C- —Stephen Blair This horror spoof about an RV full of obnoxious travelers has a lot going for it: cute television actors Erik Palladino (ER) and Jere With a complex plot of evil machinations my Sisto (Six Feet Under) running for their involving conglomerates supplying drugs to lives, cool illustrations linking scenes, a bi- AIDS-ravaged Africa and a cover-up by the curious one-man Greek chorus commenting on British government, this conspiracy thriller will the abundant bloodshed...but the physical* Dead & Breakfast The Constant Gardener Even though it overstays its welcome by about 20 minutes, this tale of an adorable, sexually challenged nerd (Steve Carell) joins Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as one of the best raunchy extravaganzas in recent years. Catherine Keener is at her volatile, daffy best as the love interest. There are gay jokes aplen ty, but they’re generally sweet-natured and queer-friendly. A- —Stephen Blair Anyone who escaped from a stifling small town will identify with this funny, thoughtful examination of the red/blue state divide. Rich ly detailed and deceptively simple, this story of cosmopolitan newlyweds visiting the husband’s Southern family is fraught with dramatic ten sion and definitely proves “You can’t go home again.” B+ —FS Red Eye Wes Craven directs this thriller about a woman who discovers the man next to her on Kate Hudson stars as a young hospice nurse who takes on the job of caring for an invalid man in a spooky New Orleans mansion, unaware that voodoo and ghosts are plotting against her. Slow at first, this becomes a taut and engaging thriller that features strong act ing, excellent visuals and just the right amount of mood and creepiness. A nearly unrecogniz able Gena Rowlands, in particular, will haunt your nightmares. A —AM This lighthearted Spanish comedy tells the true story of a young couple struggling to get by on the husband’s meager salary as an encyclo pedia salesman in Franco-era Spain. Faced with flagging sales, his company decides to retrain its staff to shoot amateur pom for foreign con sumption. The awkwardness of the naive, mod est couple trying to perform on camera and respond to the bizarre guidance of their employers provides most of the fun. The char acters are drawn in broad strokes, but they are likable and well-acted, and the story is consis tently interesting if not consistently funny. Opens Aug. 19 at Hollywood Theatre. B- —Michael Burdick JM you bored? Want to have fun? Madness Every ITiesday Night The Skeleton Key Torremolinos ’73 Junebug Nlidweek J an airplane is plotting terrorist actions...and he’s using her as his conduit for murder! Rachel McAdams is tough enough as the heroine, but Cillian Murphy edges into parody by the end of the film. 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