OPENING OR RETURNING:
Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle: McG
again directs the angels — Cameron
Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, and
ex-angel Demi Moore — to save the
government’s witness protection pro-
gram, from which classified info has
been stolen. Written by John August.
PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives.
Italian Job, The: Back in town again.
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.
Jeepers Creepers 2: High school
basketball players, cheerleaders and
coaches are stranded on notorious
highway, and they have to struggle
against a winged nightmare. Directed
by Victor Salva, stars Ray Wise,
Jonathan Breck and more. Horror, vio-
lence and language. R. Cinema World.
Cinemark.
Le Divorce: James Ivory directs this
contemporary comedy of manners
based on the novel by Diane Johnson).
Stars Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts as
American sisters in French society,
where culture clash and scandal
ensue. Also stars Jean-Marc Barr,
Leslie Caron, Stockard Channing and
Glenn Close. PG-13. Cinema World.
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. Movies 12.
Online archives.
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas:
DreamWorks animated pirate adven-
ture tale stars the voice of Brad Pitt as
Sinbad, Catherine Zeta-Jones as
Marina, and Michelle Pfieffer as the
goddess of chaos. Joe Fiennes plays
Proteus, a rival pirate. Directed by Tim
Johnson and Patrick Gilmore. PG.
Movies 12.
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CONTINUING:
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. 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.
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.
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’s computer-ani-
mated 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. 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 fiancé. Directed by
Mark Waters, based on Mary Rodgers’
book. Cinemark. Cinema World. Online
archives.
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. R.
Cinemark.
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.
Movies 12. Online archives.
Hulk, The: Director Ang Lee’s action-
adventure adaptation of the Marvel
Comics series hits darker notes than
usual superhero comics. Scientist’s
(Eric Bana) inner demons change him
after a catastrophic experiment. Also
stars Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte,
Josh Lucas and Sam Elliott. PG-13.
Movies 12. Online archives.
Johnny English: Inept Johnny English
(Rowan Atkinson) tries to 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: Angelina Jolie stars 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.
Cinemark.
League
of
Extraordinary
Gentlemen: Based on the comic book
miniseries by Alan Moore, directed by
Steve Norrington, the movie stars
Sean Connery, Peta Wilson, Shane
West, Stuart Townsend, Naseeruddin
Shah, and Tony Curran. PG-13. Movies
12.
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and
Blonde: Reese Witherspoon is Elle
Woods, Harvard Law, class of 2001,
now in DC on behalf of pet animal’s
rights. Luke Wilson’s her boyfriend,
Jennifer Coolidge’s her manicurist,
Sally Field and Bob Newhart are new.
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld directs. PG-
13. Movies 12.
Marci X: Lisa Kudrow plays a spoiled
daughter who has to run her dad’s
music company after his death.
Damon Wayans is a rapper with a bad
reputation and a dicey CD. Directed by
Richard Benjamin, written by Paul
Rudnick, comedy also stars Jane
Krakowski, Christine Baranski. R.
Cinemark.
Medallion: Jackie Chan action come-
dy co-stars Lee Evans and Claire
Forlani. A mysterious medallion turns
police detective Chan into a super-
hero, but the bad guys want it back.
Gordon Chan directs. PG-13. Cinema
World. Cinemark.
Mighty Wind, A: Christopher Guest’s
(Best in Show) pseudo-documentary
narrative about a folk music reunion
show is one of his craftiest satirical
offerings. Stars the usual suspects:
Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, Bob
Balaban. Harry Shearer, Michael
McKean and Guest himself. Highly rec-
ommended. PG-13. Movies 12. Online
archives.
My Boss’s Daughter: Comedy direct-
ed by David Zucker stars Ashton
Kutcher, whose boss, Terrence Stamp,
asks him to look after his house for a
night. But he has company, including
the beautiful Tara Reid and strange
visitors. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema
World.
Open Range: Kevin Costner directs
and stars with Robert Duvall in this
traditional Western. A corrupt cattle
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Ballad of Little Jo, The: A woman (Suzy Amis) flees her
eastern town after having a child out of wedlock and finds
a new identity as a man in the Old West. Inspired by a true
story. Directed by Maggie Greenwald. R.
Breakfast Club, The (1985): John Hughes’ popular teen
tale of five students who spend the school day in detention
stars Ally Sheedy, Maggie Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio
Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Gleason and John
Kapelos. R.
Endurance, The: Documentary footage and contemporary
interviews with descendants of survivors of uncommonly
gifted leader Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-1916 star-crossed
exploration of Antarctica. One of the great real adventures
of all time. Highest recommendations. G. Online archives.
Identity: Ten travelers caught in a rip-snorter of a storm
seek refuge at a creepy motel in the desert, and sure
enough they begin to die. Directed by James Mangold,
stars John Cusack, Ray Liotta and lots of screaming
women. R.
Man Apart, A: If you’ve seen the trailer, you know that Vin
Diesel is an undercover cop you don’t want to mess with,
especially after some sorry drug dealer scum breaks into
baron (Michael Gambon) forces the
cowboys to take up arms. Also stars
Annette Bening, whose restrained per-
formance is warm and real; Abraham
Benrubi, Diego Luna. Recommended.
Cinema World. Cinemark Online
archives.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Non-stop
adventure directed by Gore Verbinski
stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush,
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.
Depp sashays, Rush dissembles, Bloom
fences and Knightley swashbuckles.
Depp and Rush’s over the top perform-
ances are great. Recommended. PG-13.
Cinemark. Cinema World. Online
archives.
Rugrats Go Wild: Nickelodeon’s ani-
mated 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. 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. Cinemark.
Seabiscuit: A has-been racehorse
becomes America’s Depression-era
success story. Seabiscuit gets support
from jockey Tobey Maguire, trainer
Chris Cooper, and owner Jeff Bridges.
Written, directed by Gary Ross based
on Laura Hillenbrand’s best-selling
non-fiction book, it also stars Elizabeth
Banks, William H. Macy. Highest rec-
ommendations.
PG-13. Cinemark.
Cinema World. Online archives.
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, Antonio Banderas and
Carla Gugino. Special 3-D viewing
glasses required. Written and directed
by Robert Rodriguez. PG. Cinemark.
Cinema World.
Twenty-eight Days Later: Danny
Boyle (Trainspotting) directs scary
horror film set in a post-cataclysmic
future, where a deadly virus sweeps
through earth’s population, leaving
people in a chronic state of killer rage.
Stars Christopher Eccleston, Cillian
Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns
and Brendan Gleeson. New possible
ending. R. Movies 12.
Uptown Girl: Brittany Murphy stars as
the freewheeling daughter of a late
rock legend, but when her inheritance
is stolen, she’s forced to get a job as a
nanny to precocious Ray Schleine
(Dakota Fanning), an “eight-year-old
going on forty.” In a comedic battle of
wills, each discovers in the other a true
friend. Directed by Boas Yakin. Also
stars Heather Locklear. PG-13.
Cinemark.
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. Wonderful, inspiring drama fea-
tures the exquisite New Zealand coast.
A don’t-miss movie. PG-13. Bijou.
Online archives.
Winged Migration: Documentary
directed by Jacques Perrin shows
many bird species making round trip
migrations of up to 10,000 miles up
close. Ingenious ultralight aircraft let
movie’s 13 cinematographers fly right
next to, in front of or below the birds
they were filming. A moving film.
Highest recommendations. Bijou.
Online archives.
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his home. The New York Times’ Dave Kehr calls it “a bread-
and-butter action film.” Directed by F. Gary Gray. R. Movies
12.
Monty Python’s Meaning of Life (1983): Special edition
DVD. Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones direct these sketches
about the most profound issues and questions facing
humanity. Funny and technically impressive says
Videohound. Stars the usual suspects. took Cannes ’83
Grand Jury Prize. Extras include alternate ending, new ver-
sions of songs, deleted scenes, a 50-min “history of,” can-
did interviews. R.
Once Were Warriors (New Zealand, 1994): New to DVD.
Lee Tamahori directs this drama about a Maori family
struggling with domestic violence and urban ghetto life.
Unbelievably good performances by Rena Owen, Temuera
Morrison and the Maori teen actors who play their chil-
dren. Emotionally difficult to watch, but fascinating, beau-
tiful and moving. R.
Titanic (1953): Hollywood’s Cold War version of the ocean
liner sinking stars Barbara Stanwyck as a woman who
wants to leave her husband, played by Clifton Webb, to find
a new life in America. Directed by Jean Negulesco, film also
stars Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Richard Basehart. NR.
Next week: Bulletproof Monk, Confessions of a Dangerous
Mind (2002), The Core, Dark Habits (1983).
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(R)
1:10, 2:00, 3:50, 4:45, 7:05, 7:50,
9:40, 10:30
7:20, 10:00
ITALIAN JOB
(RE-RELEASH)* (PG-13)
2:10, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15
UPTOWN GIRLS (PG-13)
PIRATES OF THE
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THE MEDALLION* (PG-13) 12:10, 3:05, 3:35, 7:00, 7:30, 10:10
1:00, 4:00, 7:25, 10:20
12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15
10:35
MARCI X* (R)
LARA COFT: TOMB
RAIDER: CRADLE OF
LIFE (PG-13)
1:15
MY BOSS’S DAUGHTER*
(PG-13)
4:10, 6:55, 10:05
FREDDY VS JASON (R)
SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME
OVER (PG)
OPEN RANGE*(R)
SEABISCUIT (PG-13)
12:05, 2:35, 4:55, 7:35, 9:50
1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:35, 9:55
12:20, 3:40, 7:00, 10:20
S.W.A.T. (PG-13)
12:35, 3:30, 7:10, 7:50, 10:10, 10:50
FREAKY FRIDAY (PG)
1:05, 2:25, 3:55, 5:05, 7:05, 9:45
1:45, 4:20, 7:10
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ANGER MANAGEMENT
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HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE
(PG-13)
BRUCE ALMIGHTY
(PG-13)
LEAGUE OF
EXRAORDINARY
GENTLEMEN
(PG-13)
[11:45], 2:25, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20
[12:05[, 5:10, 10:15
[11:40], 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05
CHARLIE’S ANGELS 2
(PG-13)
[11:35], 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55
DADDY DAY CARE (PG)
[11:55], 2:30, 4:55, 7:15, 9:40
JOHNNY ENGLISH (PG)
[12:20], 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:00
9:15
[11:25], 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25
[11:30], 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45
RUGRATS GO WILD (PG)
[11:50], 2:00, 4:40, 7:05
MATRIX RELOADED (R)
[12:15], 3:35, 7:00, 10:10
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LEGALLY BLOND 2
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[11:30], 2:00, 4:30, 6:55, 9:30
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*MY BOSS’S DAUGHTER PG-13 (12:30 2:40)
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UPTOWN GIRLS – PG—13 (1:30) 6:20
S.W.A.T. – PG-13 (1:50) 6:50
AMERICAN WEDDING – R 4:20 9:20
LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRA-
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