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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
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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