OPENING OR RETURNING:
Alex & Emma: Rob Reiner directs Kate
Hudson and Luke Wilson in a comedy
romance based on a short story by
Dostoyevsky. Wilson plays a writer who
has to finish a book on deadline or deal
with gambling debts to the mob. Hudson
is a secretary with ideas about his book.
Also stars, Sophie Marceau, Cloris
Leachman and David Paymer. PG-13.
Cinema World. Cinemark.
Confidence: Ed Burns plays a grifter who
swindles a bundle from the wrong guy in
James Foley’s double-crossing drama.
Also stars Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz,
Paul Giamatti, Luis Guzman. An underrat-
ed, well-drawn suspense heist movie.
Recommended. R. Movies 12.
Dancer Upstairs, The: John Malkovich’s
directorial debut based on the book writ-
ten by Nicholas Shakespeare is a love
story set in a Latin American capital in
the middle of a massive manhunt for a
terrorist named Ezequiel. Javier Bardem
stars as a police detective who falls in
love with his daughter’s dance teacher,
played by Laura Morante. The Maoist ter-
rorist is based on the leader of Peru’s
Shining Path guerrillas, Abimael Guzman.
Serious film, excellent performances.
Highly recommended. R. Bijou. See
review this issue.
From Justin to Kelly: “American Idol”
stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini in
a beach party mood. PG. Cinemark.
Cinema World.
Hulk, The: Director Ang Lee’s action-
adventure adaptation of the Marvel
Comics series hits darker notes than the
usual superhero comics. Scientist’s (Eric
Bana) inner demons change him after a
catastrophic experiment. Written by
James Schamus, it also stars Jennifer
Connelly, Nick Nolte, Josh Lucas and Sam
Elliott. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark.
Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Animated
tale of an inventive 10-year old boy and
his robot dog who live in a world where
wishes come true. Jimmy wishes his par-
ents would disappear. When all the par-
ents disappear, Jimmy and his pals have
to bring them back. G. At 10 am 6/24. 50
cents. Movies 12.
Levity: Despite its stellar cast, NY Times
critic A.O. Scott writes: “Mr. Thornton’s
ostentatious restraint and his bottomless
melancholy cry out for a mask and cape.”
Ed Solomon directs, and other actors
include Kirsten Dunst, Morgan Freeman
and Holly Hunter. R. Bijou.
Regret to Inform: Special showings of
award-winning documentary film about
American and Vietnamese widows speak-
ing for peace features local resident,
Xuan Ngoc Nguyen, who creates custom
wedding dresses. Xuan and her husband,
Ed Reiman, are seeking funds to set up a
small sewing and design school in
Vietnam to give young prostitutes a way
out of the sex industry and into honor-
able work. She will be present at the
screenings. The film is a moving testa-
ment to the scars of war. The New Day
Project accepts donations at both live
screenings or through: The E-5
Association (a 501-3C non-profit), PO Bo
22308, Eugene, OR 97402. The film will
be shown at 7 pm on 6/22 at First
Christian Church and at 7 pm on 6/25 in
United Lutheran Church. It will also be
shown on public access channel 29 or 22
on 6/22 at 9 pm, repeated at 10 am
Monday 6/23 and Thursday, 6/26.
Films open the Friday following date
of EW publication unless otherwise
noted. See archived reviews at
www.eugeneweekly.com.
CONTINUING:
Bringing Down the House: Domestic
comedy starring Steve Martin and Queen
Latifa is directed by Adam Shankman.
PG-13. Movies 12.
Bruce Almighty: Jim Carrey, Morgan
Freeman and Jennifer Aniston star in this
tale of a at TV reporter, who has a really
bad day, rages against God and receives
more than he expected. PG-13. Cinema
World. Cinemark.
Core, The: Jon Amiel directs this adven-
ture to the center of the earth. Scientists
played by Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank
and Bruce Greenwood journey deep into
the earth to detonate a device to reacti-
vate the planet’s core. An unintentional
comedy, it’s a great break from reality.
PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives.
Daddy Day Care: Eddie Murphy and Jeff
Garlin lose their jobs and can’t afford day
care for their sons, so they open their
own facility. Comedy directed by Steve
Carr also stars Anjelica Huston, Steve
Zahn and Regina King. PG. Cinemark.
Down With Love: Peyton Reed re-
invents the look and feel of a 1962-era
Doris Day, Rock Hudson musical with
Renee Zellwegger and Ewan McGregor.
Also stars David Hyde Pierce, Tony
Randall and Sarah Paulson. Entertaining
froth. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives.
Dumb and Dumberer: Prequel is subti-
tled When Harry Met Lloyd and stars
Derek Richardson and Eric Christian
Olsen as the 1994 Dumb and Dumber duo
in high school. Directed by Troy Miller,
with Eugene Levy, Cheri Oteri and Luis
Guzmán. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark.
Finding Nemo: Pixar (Toy Story) pres-
ents this computer-animated fantasy of
two Clownfish, Marlin and his son Nemo,
who get separated in the Great Barrier
Reef. Written and directed by Andrew
Stanton (A Bug’s Life), with voices by
Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem
Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush, Allison Janney.
Very highly recommended. G. Cinema
World. Cinemark. Online archives.
Frida: Salma Hayak plays Frida Kahlo, the
feminist painter and wife of Mexico’s
great muralist and painter Diego Rivera
(Alfred Molina) and lover of Leon Trotsky
(Geoffrey Rush). Directed by Julie
Taymor. 2002 Academy Awards to the
late Elliot Goldenthal for original score;
also, makeup. Underrated film is one of
the most visually lush films of 2002. R.
Movies 12. Online archives.
Gangs of New York: Martin Scorsese’s
bloody epic set in mid-1800s N.Y. stars
Leonard DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis
as rival gang leaders. Co-stars Cameron
Diaz, John C. Reilly and Jim Broadbent.
One of 2002’s great films, with many
Academy Award nominations. Very high-
est recommendations. R. Movies 12.
Online archives.
Hollywood Homicide: Fast-paced action
comedy directed by Ron Shelton stars
Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett as cops,
with Isaiah Washington, Lena Olin, Bruce
Greenwood, Master P., Lolita Davidovich,
Dwight Yoakum, Keith David and Martin
Landau. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World.
See review this issue.
How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days:
Magazine columnist Kate Hudson and ad
agency professional Matthew McConaughey
try to get the other to fall in love, but things
go awry. High-energy romantic comedy. PG-
13. Movies 12.
Italian Job, The: Mark Wahlberg leads a
heist that’s double-crossed by one of his
crew. Charlize Theron plays a safecracker
in this cool revenge movie. Also stars
Edward Norton, Mos Def and Donald
Sutherland. Highly recommended for its
pure entertainment value. PG-13.
Cinemark. Online archives.
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
Directed and re-imagined by Peter
Jackson, part two of J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilo-
gy continues. New characters, a surprise
return and great battles. Director Peter
Jackson’s second masterpiece. Very high-
est recommendations. 2002 Academy
Awards for sound editing, visual effects.
PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives.
Malibu’s Most Wanted: Jamie Kennedy,
Taye Diggs and Anthony Anderson in an
urban comedy about hip-hop culture. PG-
13. Movies 12.
Man on the Train: Patrice Leconte’s
excellent character-driven film stars
French icons Johnny Hallyday and Jean
Rochefort as men with nothing in com-
mon, who meet in a small town and
almost exchange identities. Film gives us a
glimpse into that private place where our
secret dreams live. Very highest recom-
mendations. R. Bijou. Online archives.
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Black and White in Color (1976): Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, this satirical work
won 1976 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. At beginning of WWII, a French soldier in
North Africa attacks a German fort. PG.
Cowboy Bebop: Dubbed English version of animated tale of four bounty hunters from
Bebop on the trail of a terrorist in the Martian city of Alba City in 2071. R. Online archives.
Dark Blue: Detective yarn directed by Ron Shelton stars Kurt Russell as the veteran and
Scott Speedman as the rookie, with Brendan Gleeson, Michael Michele, Lolita Davidovich
and Ving Rhames. R. Online archives.
Hours, The: Complex, critically acclaimed film directed by Stephen Daldry stars Nicole
Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep. Based on Virginia Woolf’s life, her novel, Mrs.
Dalloway, and Michael Cunningham’s novel. Inner lives, daily experiences of three strong
women. Also stars Ed Harris, Stephen Dillane, Claire Danes, Miranda Richardson and John
C. Reilly. Very highest recommendations. 2002 Academy Award to Kidman, but nine
other nominations. PG 13. Online archives.
Intacto (Spain, 2003): “First-time director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has an original vision
of an extreme underground of lunatic gamblers and their utterly bizarre rites,” Village
Voice critic Michael Atkinson writes. But Atkinson also says Fresnadillo’s futuristic gaming
society lapses into cruelty and his vision founders on the shoals of real life.
Kangaroo Jack: Taking mob money to Australia, two New York doofuses loose it to a kan-
garoo. Stars Jerry O’Connell, Anthony Anderson, Christopher Walken and Dyan Cannon.
David McNally directs. PG.
Matrix Reloaded: Second chapter brings
Neo (Keanu Reeve), Trinity (Laurence
Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss)
closer to solving the enigma but also puts
them in greater danger. Written and
directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski, it
also stars Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett
Smith and Gloria Foster. R. Cinemark.
Cinema World. Online archives.
Old School: From Road Trip, Luke Wilson,
Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn try to
recapture the fun of their college years
by starting their own off-campus frat
house. R. Movies 12.
Rugrats Go Wild: Nickelodeon’s animat-
ed diaper set meets up wit the Wild
Thornberrys after being washed ashore
to a desert island from a storm-wracked
cruise ship. Directed by Norton Virgien
and John Eng. Bruce Willis voices Spike
the dog. PG. Cinema World. Cinemark.
Shanghai Knights: Jackie Chan and
Owen Wilson are out to settle a score in
Victorian London in this comedy directed
by David Dobkin. PG-13. Movies 12.
Spun: Eugene premiere of film co-written
by former UO student Creighton Vero
and former Eugene resident, William De
Los Santos. Stars Jason Schwartzman,
who plays a meth freak, and Mickey
Rourke, who plays a meth dealer. Other
stars include John Leguizamo, Mena
Suvari, Patrick Fugit and more. NR.
LateNite Bijou.
Two Fast, Two Furious: John Singleton
directs this sequel action adventure
about street racing. Stars Paul Walker,
Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes.
PG-13. Cinemark.
Vampire Hunters: Action-adventure
horror film set in 17th century China has
style, martial arts, a comic-book simplici-
ty, decomposing zombies and powerful
vampires that inhale a victim’s blood at
30 paces. Heroes Rain, Lightning,
Thunder and Wind dispatch maggot-rid-
den corpses and sucking vamps. Directed
by Wellson Chin, written and produced by
Tsui Hark. R. LateNite Bijou.
Wrong Turn: Jeremy Sisto, Eliza Dushku,
Desmond Harrington and Emmanuelle
Chriqui are trapped in the West Virginia
wilderness and pursued by cannibalistic
mountain men. Help! R. Movies 12..
X-Men 2: The next link in the evolution-
ary chain? Directed by Bryan Singer, stars
Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian
McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen,
James Marsden and more, lots more. PG-
13. Cinemark.
Bijou Art Cinemas (686-2458)
Cinema World 8 (342-6536)
Cinemark 17 (746-5202)c
Movies 12 (741-1231)
King of the Hill: TV animated show’s first season on a 3-DVD disc set; all 13 episodes plus
lots of extras.
Last Images of the Shipwreck (Argentina, 1985): Eliseo Subiela directs this picture
about “the force of dreams and imagination,” according to Facets Video. Subiela (Man
Facing Southeast) is a gifted fabulist. NR.
Nanny, The (Italy, 1995): Directed by Marco Bellocchio, this is a shocker about family ties.
Characters are a professor, his wife who cannot love the child, an illiterate country girl who
becomes the child’s nanny. Inspired by a Luigi Pirandello story. Accent Cinema; Facets
Video.
Punch-Drunk Love: Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy about an LA businessman (Adam
Sandler) who blindly follows a woman he loves (Emily Watson) to Hawaii has received
great advance kudos. Also stars Luis Guzman and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Highly rec-
ommended for excellent performances. R. Movies 12. Online archives.
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge: Japanese director Shohei Imamura (The Eel) latest
film fable stars the great Koji Yakusho (Shall We Dance?) as a downsized salary-man who
leaves the city for a remote fishing village. As Ella Taylor of L.A. Weekly notes of the rural
eccentrics who people the film, “the more fallen the angels, the more they rise up to
become improbable heroes of free will and dissent.” Never played Eugene.
Next week: The Chaplin Collection, Gangs of New York, How to Lose a Guy in 10
Days, La Femme Nikita, Never on Sunday (1960), Night of the Shooting Stars
(1982), Party Girl, Prisoner of the Mountains, Rhapsody in August (Japan, 1991)
and Wings of Desire (1987).
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