OPENING OR RETURNING:
k y F ri da y : Jamie Lee Curtis and
Freak
Lindsay Lohan play a quarreling moth-
er and daughter who accidentally
switch bodies. Ooops! Mark Harmon
plays the mom’s fiancé. Directed by
Mark Waters, based on Mary Rodgers’
book. Opens Wed. 8/6. Cinemark.
Cinema World.
L/Auberge
Espagnole:
This
Barcelona shared apartment is the
dream
European
Community.
Multicultural room-mates mix it up and
have a great time. Written and direct-
ed by Cédric Klapisch, this saucy
enchilada is a tasty treat. R. Bijou. See
review this issue.
Scooby Doo: TV’s 1969 Great Dane,
Scooby, returns as a computer-gener-
ated detective dog in this comedy
starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah
Michelle Gellar, and Matthew Lillard.
PG. At 10 am on 5/12. Movies 12.
S.W.A.T. Police Special Weapons and
Tactics unit buddies Samuel L.
Jackson and Colin Farrell star in this
action-thriller based on the 1970s TV
series. Also with Michelle Rodriguez,
LL Cool J. PG-13. Cinema World.
Cinemark.
Films open the Friday following
date of EW publication unless ot
erwise noted. See archived reviews
at www.eugeneweekly.com.
CONTINUING:
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. Movies 12.
American Wedding: Jim (Jason
Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan)
are getting married. Now if their
friends and family will just stay on
their best behavior. Right. American
Pie’s crude humor lives on. Also stars
January Jones, Fred Willard, Eugene
Levy, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann
William Scott and Eddie Kaye Thomas.
R. Cinema World. Cinemark.
Anger Management: Adam Sandler
plays a man who must undergo anger
management. His shrink, played by
Jack Nicholson, moves in with him.
Also stars Marisa Tomei. PG-13. Movies
12.
Bad Boys II: Martin Lawrence and Will
Smith reunite with producer Jerry
Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay
for another in this summer of sequels.
Smith plays Mike Lowrey and
Lawrence plays Marcus Burnett, two
Miami narcotics detectives assigned to
stem the flood of designer ecstasy into
Miami. R. Cinemark.
Bend It Like Beckham: Soccer-crazy
girls in London suburb drive their
respective families crazy because
they’d rather play soccer than think
about marriage and shopping. Warm-
hearted, generous hit film returns to
Eugene. Highly recommended. PG-13.
Cinemark. Online archives.
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. Movies 12.
Chicago:
Broadway spectacular
directed by Rob Marshall stars Renee
Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones
as killer dames behind bars who com-
pete for tabloid coverage. With Queen
Latifah, John C. Reilly and Richard
Gere. 2002 Academy Awards for best
picture, supporting actress Zeta-
Jones, art direction, sound, editing
and costumes. 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 direct-
ed by Steve Carr also stars Anjelica
Huston, Steve Zahn and Regina King.
PG. Movies 12.
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 rec-
ommended. G. Cinema World.
Cinemark. Online archives.
Gigli: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
star in what’s being called a “romantic
gangster comedy,” which doesn’t
sound good. Written and directed by
Martin Brest. R. Cinema World.
Cinemark.
Holes: Adventures digging holes at
Camp Green Lake for Stanley, who
comes from a strange family that’s
been
cursed
for
generations.
Embarrassingly, Jon Voight, Sigourney
Weaver and Tim Blake Nelson co-star.
PG. Movies 12. Online archives.
How to Deal: Directed by Clare Kilner.
Stars pop singer turned actress Mandy
Moore. Laura Sinagra of The Village
Voice writes, “Moore’s … spunky resolve
still brands like honesty.” PG-13. Movies
12.
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. Movies 12.
Online archives.
Italian Job, The: Mark Wahlberg leads
a heist that’s double-crossed by one of
his crew. Charlize Theron plays a safe-
cracker in this cool revenge movie. Also
stars Edward Norton, Mos Def and
Donald Sutherland. Highly recommend-
ed for its pure entertainment value. PG-
13. Cinemark. Online archives.
Johnny English: When all but one of
MI5’s top agents are killed in an explo-
sion, it is left to the inept Johnny
English (Rowan Atkinson of Mr. Bean
fame) to try and solve who has stolen
the crown jewels from the Tower of
London. Accompanied by his assistant
Bough (Ben Miller), Johnny bungles his
way through one scrape after another.
Directed by Peter Howett. PG. Movies
12.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle
of Life: Second in the franchise again
stars Angelina Jolie as action heroine
Lara Croft who saves the world, again,
from unspeakable evil. Directed by Jan
De Bont, also stars Gerard Butler and
Noah Taylor. PG-13. Cinema World.
Cinemark.
League
of
Extraordinary
Gentlemen: Based on the comic book
miniseries by Alan Moore. Matthew
Tobey in All Movie Guide writes movie
“takes place in an alternate universe,
where the characters of several liter-
ary classics exist in reality.” Directed
by Steve Norrington. Stars Sean
Connery, Peta Wilson, Shane West,
Stuart Townsend, Naseeruddin Shah,
and Tony Curran. PG-13. Cinemark.
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and
Blonde: Reese Witherspoon is back as
Elle Woods, Harvard Law, class of
2001, now in DC on behalf of pet ani-
mal’s rights. Luke Wilson is still her
boyfriend, as is her manicure person,
Jennifer Coolidge. Sally Field and Bob
Newhart join the cast. Charles
Herman-Wurmfeld directs. PG-13.
Movies 12.
Lizzie McGuire, The Movie: Disney
comedy about a girl on a class trip to
Italy who is mistaken for an Italian pop
star. Stars Hillary Duff, directed by Jim
Fall. PG. Movies 12.
Nowhere in Africa: Caroline Link’s
film follows a family through the tran-
sition from Hitler’s Germany in 1938 to
colonial Kenya. Based on a best selling
autobiographical novel by Stefanie
Zweig, it is a tender look at a marriage
under stress, a child who embraces
Africa, and a Kenyan man who looks
after them all. Winner of the 2002
Academy Award winner Best Foreign
Film. R. Bijou. Online archives.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Non-stop
adventure directed by Gore Verbinski
stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush,
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.
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Bright Lights, Big City (1988): James Bridges directs Michael J. Fox as the
hero of James McInerrey’s novel about the Manhattan night life of a yuppie mag-
azine journalist. With Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates. R.
Caught (1996): Melodrama stars Edward James Olmos as a fish merchant,
Maria Conchita Alonso as his dissatisfied wife, Arie Verveen as the young
stranger who enters their life and Steven Schub as their nutso comedian son.
Illicit love ends badly. R.
Cradle 2 the Grave: Jet Li and DMX are “Born 2 the life, True 2 the code, Bad 2
the bone.” R.
Daisy Miller (1974): Peter Bogdanovich directs Cybill Shepherd in an adaptation
of Henry James’s novel about a naïve young American woman traveling in Europe
during the late 1800s. Also stars Cloris Leachman. G.
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (France, 2002): Audrey Tatou, Samuel Le
Bihan, Celement Sibony, Sophie Guillemen and Isabelle Carre star.
Head of State: Chris Rock directs, co-writes and stars in this tale of a D.C. alder-
man who runs for the presidency. Also stars Bernie Mac, Dylan Baker, Robin
Givens, James Rebhorn. PG-13.
Helen of Troy: USA Network’s 2-disc set stars Sienna Guillory, Matthew Marsden,
Rufus Sewell, Stellan Skarsgard and John Rhys-Davies. Includes making-of fea-
Depp sashays, Rush dissembles,
Bloom fences and Knightley swash-
buckles - mid-summer’s great escape
movie. Recommended especially for
Depp and Rush’s over the top per-
formances and the good time had by
all. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World.
Online archives.
Seabiscuit: Story of a has-been race-
horse who became America’s
Depression-era
success
story.
Seabiscuit, the original down-and-
outer who makes it big, is supported
by Tobey Maguire as his jockey, Chris
Cooper as his trainer and Jeff Bridges
as his owner. Written, directed by Gary
Ross and based on Laura Hillenbrand’s
best-selling non-fiction book, it also
stars Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy.
All the marks of a winning film.
Highest recommendations. PG-13.
Cinemark. Cinema World. See review
this issue.
Spy Kids 3D: Game Over: Alexa
Vega and Daryl Sabara continue to
embrace the family business — spying
— but this time the Toymaker
(Sylvester Stallone) may be their
nemesis. Also stars Antonio Banderas
and Carla Gugino. Special 3-D viewing
glasses required. Written and directed
by Robert Rodriguez, who’s on a roll.
PG. Cinemark. Cinema World.
Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines:
Jonathan Mostow directs, and Arnold
Schwarzenegger comes back to save
the world from annihilation once
again. John Connor (Nick Stahl), is 18
now, and he’s fighting off a female
killer cyborg from the future,
(Kristanna Loken).
R. Cinemark.
Online archives.
Twenty-eight Days Later: Danny
Boyle (Trainspotting) directs this real-
ly scary horror film set in a post-cata-
clysmic future, where a deadly virus
sweeps through earth’s population in a
few weeks, and leaves people in a
chronic state of killer rage. Stars
Christopher Eccleston, Cillian Murphy,
Naomie Harris, Megan Burns and
Brendan Gleeson. New possible end-
ing. R. Cinemark.
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. Movies 12.
Whale Rider: Winner of the World
Cinema award at Sundance 2003, Niki
Caro’s Maori drama about a spunky
girl, played by Keisha Castle-Hughes),
who decides to show her beloved but
authoritarian grandfather that she is
able to lead the tribe, despite being a
girl. A wonderful, inspiring drama that
features the exquisite New Zealand
coast. A don’t-miss movie. PG-13. Bijou.
Online archives.
X-Men 2: The next link in the evolu-
tionary chain? Directed by Bryan
Singer, stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh
Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry,
Famke Janssen, James Marsden and
more, lots more. PG-13. Movies 12.
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Hunted, The: Tommy Lee Jones plays a retired special-ops trainer and Benicio
Del Toro is his former student, now an ace assassin gone bonkers. Directed by
William Friedkin. R.
Johnny Be Good (1988): Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Uma
Thurman high school football drama. Directed by Bud Smith. R.
Lizzie McGuire Movie, The: Disney comedy about a girl on a class trip to Italy
who is mistaken for an Italian pop star. Stars Hillary Duff, directed by Jim Fall. PG.
Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy: Director Tsui Hark’s 2-disk DVD set, with
actor Jet Li.
Of Unknown Origin (1983): Peter Weller finds a mutant rat in his NY flat while
his family is away on vacation, and a battle for survival begins. Not for the
squeamish. R.
Paper Moon (1973): Depression Era Kansas with Bible salesman con artist
played by Ryan O’Neal and the orphaned nine-year old who teaches him a few
things, Tatum O’Neal, who is the youngest star ever to win a supporting role
Academy Award. Classic. PG.
Sure Thing, The (1985): Rob Reiner’s hit movie stars John Cusack, Anthony
Edwards, Tim Robbins, Daphne Zuniga, Lisa Jane Persky, Nicolette Sheridan as
college students who don’t like each other at first but on a trip to California fall
in love. PG-13.
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