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IQVie Clips OPENING Oil RETURNING: Arabian Knl9hts: Cartoon musical adventure feature for kids. G. Al 10 am 7/19 only. Movies 12. Freddy vs. Jason: The ultimate celebrity death match: Freddy Kruger (Robert Englund) takes on Jason " The Face Mask" Voorhees (Ken Kerzinger), in this film directed by Ronny Yu. Freddy, whose powers to kill on Elm Street are thwarted by dream ,sup· pressing drugs, tries to manipulate Jason's dreams so that he continues the killing spree. When Jason realizes he's been playing Jason's pawn, all hell breaks loose. R. Cinemark, Cinema World. Grind: Fourskaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored and become stars themselves. Directed by Casey La Scala; sta rs Mike_ Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody, Joey Kern and Jennifer Morrison . PG-13. Cinemark, Cinema World. 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 David9vich , Dwight Yoakum, Keith David and Martin Landau . PG-13. • Movies 12. Ml9hty Wind, A: Christopher Guest's (Best in Show) pseudo-documentary narrative about a folk music reunion show of folk is one of his craftiest satirical offerings, critics say. Stars the · usual suspects: Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban. Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Guest himself. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives, Open Ran9e: Kevin Costner directs and stars as Charley Waite, a former gunslinger forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman (J ames Russo). Also sta rs Robert Duvall, Abraham Benrubi, Diego Luna and Michael Gambon. Blake French at www.filmcriti c.cotn writes, "Open Range is a patient film ... but it tests our patience to a maddening degree. • ... Life may have moved slowly in the West, but that doesn't mean a movie has to. If you have two hours to live, see this movie - it will make tho se two hours seem . like t wo weeks." R. Cinemark, Cinema World. •uptown Glrls: Molly Gunn (Brittan y Murphy) stars as the freewheeling daughter of a late rock legend, and the toast of the Manhattan social scene. But when Molly's inheritance is stolen, she's forced to do something she's never done before - get a job . She becomes nanny to precocious Ray Schleine (Dakota Fanning), an "eight· year-old going on forty, " and in a comedic battle of wills, each discovers in the other a true friend . Directed by Boaz Yakin. Also stars Heather Locklear . PG-13. Cinemark, Cinema World. Wln9ed Ml9ratlon: Documentary directed by Jacques Perrin; s.tars puffins, sandhill cranes, pelicans, ducks, .Canada geese, snow geese, European white storks, bald eagles, albatrosses, penguins, turtledoves, black-necked swans, robins, Arctic terns, egrets , macaws and black-head· ed ibises. The NYrs Stephen Holden writes, "The breathtaking cinematog· raphy of migrating birds in Jacques Perrin's mystical documentary Winged Migration transports you to an exalted realm where nature operates under its own inviolable laws and humanity is portrayed as a crude, destructive interloper in the natural scheme of things." G. Bijou. FIims open the Friday followln9 date of EW publication unte11 oth• erwlse noted. See archived reviews at www.eu9eneweekly.com. CONTINUING: American Weddln9: 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, Se.ann William Scott and Eddie Kaye Thorrias. R. Cinemark. An9er Mana9ement: 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 thi s 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. Bruce Alml9hty: 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. Chlca90: 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, arr direction, sound, editing and costumes. PG 13. Movies 12. Online archives. Daddy Day Cera: 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. Flndln9 Nemo: Pixar (Toy Story) pres· ents this computer-animated ·fantasy of two Clownfish, Marlfn and his son Neino, who get sepacated 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. Cinemark. Online archives. Freaky Friday: Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan play a quarreling moth· er and daughter who accidentally switch bodies. Ooops! Mark Harmon plays the mom's .liance. Directed by Mark Waters, based on Mary Rodgers' book . Opens Wed. B/6. Cinemark . Cinema World. See review this Issue. 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: 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 exper· iment. Written by James Schamus, it also stars Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Josh Lucas and Sam Elliott. PG· 13. Movies 12. Online archives. Johnny En9llsh: When all but one of Ml5'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. L'Aube"il• Espa9nole: This Barcelona shared apartment is the dream European Community. Multicultural room-mates mix it up and have a great time . Written and directed by Cedric Klapisch, this saucy enchilada is a tasty treat. R. Bijou. Online archives. 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 Boni, also stars Gerard Butler and Noah Taylor. PG·13. Cinemark. Le9aliy 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, stars Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy. Jennifer Coolidge. Sally. Field and Bob Newhart jo in the cast. Charles All the marks of a winning film. Highest recommendations . PG·13. Herman·Wurmfeld directs . PG·13. Cinemark . Cinema World. Online Movies 12. Nowhere In Africa: Caroline Link's archives. film follows a ·family through the Iran· Spy Kids 3D: Game Over: Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara continue to sit ion from Hitler's Germany in 1938 to embrace the family business - spying colonial Kenya. Based on a best selling - but this time the Toymaker autobiographical novel by Stefanie (Sylvester Stallone) may be their . Zweig, it is a tender look at a marriage ne·mesis. Also stars Antonio Banderas under stress, a child who embraces and Carla Gugino. Special 3·0 viewing Africa, and a Kenyan man who looks glasses required . Written and directed after them all. Winner of the 2002 by Robert Rodriguez, who's on a roll. Academy Award winner Best Foreign PG. Cinemark. Film. R. Bijou. Online archives. Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines: Pirates of the Carlbbffn: Non·stop Jonathan Maslow directs, and Arnold adventure directed by Gore Verbinski Schwarzenegger comes back to save stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, the world from annihilation once · Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. again. John Connor (Nick Stahl), is 18 Depp sashays, Rush dissembles, now, and he's fighting off a female ..A Bloom fences and Knightley swash· killer cyborg from the future, buckles • mid-summer's great escapc- (Kristanna · Loken) . R. Cinemark. movie:· Recommended especially for Online archives. Depp and Rush's over the top per· Two Fast Two Furious: John formances and the good time had by Singleton directs this sequel action all. PG·13. Cinemark. Cinema World. adventure about street racing. Stars Online archives. Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Cole s.w.A.T. Police Special Weapons and Hauser, Eva Mendes. PG·13. Movies 12. ,.... Tactics unit buddies Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell star in this'- . Whale Rider: Winner of the World Cinema award at Sundance 2003, Niki action-thriller based on the 1970s TV Caro's Maori drama about a spunky ' • series. Also with Michelle Rodriguez, girl, played by Keisha Castle-Hughes), LL Cool J . PG·13. Cinema World. who decides to show her beloved but Cinemark. authoritarian grandfather that she is ,-... Seabls~ult: Story of a has·been race· horse who became America's able to lead the tribe, despite being a girl. A wonderful, inspiring drama that , Depression-era success story. features the exquisite New Zealand Seabiscuit. the original down-and · coast. A don't-miss movie. PG-13. Bijou. outer who makes it big, is supported Online archives. by Tobey Maguire as his jockey, Chris Cooper as his trainer and Jeff Bridges Bijou Art Cinemas (6 86·2458) as his owner. Written , directed by Gary Cinema World 8 (342·6536) Ross and based on Laura Hillenbrand's Cinemark 17 (746·5202)c best-selling non-fiction book, it also ViQQQ CliQS NEW RELEASES ON VIDEO Releases subject to change. Available the Tuesday following date of EW publica· lion, sometimes sooner. See archived movie reviews at -w.eu9eneweekly.com All the Real Girls: Wry love story between a young woman who wants to break out and a more experienced guy ·who loves her but wants to wait. Stars Zooey Deschanel and Paul Schneider; written and directed by David Gordon Green. Extras: Commentary by director David Gordon Green and the cast, "lmprov and Ensemble: The Evolution of a· Film" featurette, deleted scenes. R. Bowlln9 for Columbine .(2002): Documentary on guns, violence and fear directed by Michael Moore. Extras inclu9e introduction by Moore, feature-length commentary by Moore's production office receptionist and intern, and text and still s of Moore's controversial Oscar acceptance speech. R. Chlca90 (2002): Broadway spectacular directed by Rob Marshall stars Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones as killer dames behind bars who compete for tabloid coverage. With Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly and Richard Gere. Extras: Commentary by Marshall and screenwriter Bill Condon, deleted scene of "Class" performed by Zeta-Jones and Latifah, behind·the·scenes featur ette. PG·13. The Good Thief: Neil Jordan directs the great Nick Nolte in this remake of a French heist movie that incorporates some amazing characters and a smart dou· ble plot that sneaks right past you if you don't pay close attention. Highly rec· ommended. Extras: Commentary by Jordan, "To Film a Thief" making-of lea· turetle, deleted scenes with commentary. R. Next week: Desperado, ER: The Complete First Season, El Mariachi, The Iron Giant, The Lord of the Rln9s: The Two Towers, Pollhall Junkies
