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OPENING OR RETURNING: Finding Nemo: Pixar’s 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. Movies 12.. Online archives. Lady with the Dog, The: (Russia, 1959): Directed by Josef Heifitz, based on a Chekov story about two unhappily married people on vacation in Yalta who start a secret love affait that lasts years. At 9:15 pm in 115 Pacific. In Russian with English subtitles. Lost in Translation: Directed by Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides), this highly acclaimed film was shot entirely on location in Japan. It stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson as lonely Americans who become friends. With Giovanni Ribisi. R. Cinema World. Cinemark. Magdalene Sisters, The: Four young Irish women are sent to the Magdalene Laundries and Asylums for “moral crimes” such as a pregnancy outside of marriage, reporting a rape or just being too pretty. Actual institution operated the whole of the 20th century, in the open, with the full authority and blessing of the church. A must-see film with amazing performances. Courageous direction by Peter Mullan. NR. Bijou. See review this issue. Medallion: Jackie Chan action comedy co- stars Lee Evans and Claire Forlani. A mys- terious medallion turns police detective Chan into a superhero, but the bad guys want it back. Gordon Chan directs. PG-13. Movies 12. Out of Time: Directed by Carl Franklin, stars Denzel Washington as a Florida small- town police chief where a double-homicide is discovered. He must solve the killings before he is suspected of the crimes him- self. Also stars Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan and Dean Cain. PG-13. Cinema World. Cinemark. School of Rock: Faking it as a substitute teacher, wild guitarist Jack Black turns ele- mentary musical prodigies into a high-volt- age rock band. Directed by Richard Linklater, it also stars Joan Cusack, Mike White and Sarah Silverman. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World. Twenty-eight Days Later: Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) directs scary horror film set in a post-cataclysmic future, where a dead- ly 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. LateNite Bijou. Films open the Friday following date of EW publication unless otherwise noted. See archived reviews at www.eugene- weekly.com. 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. Movies 12. Bad Boys II: Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay. Smith and Lawrence play Miami narcotics detectives assigned to stem the flood of designer ecstasy into Miami. R. 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. Cabin Fever: Four college friends vacation at a remote cabin, but one of them gets very sick, and the others struggle with life and death decisions as their terror rises. Directed by Eli Roth; stars Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern, Arie Verveen. R. Cinemark. Cold Creek Manor: Sharon Stone and Dennis Quaid star in Mike Figgis’ horror flick about city folk who find a repossessed man- sion in the country that the owner (Stephen Dorff) really wants back. Also stars Juliette Lewis and Christopher Plummer. R. Cinemark. 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. Movies 12. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star: Sam Weisman directs David Spade in his role as a 35-year old out of work actor who hires a fam- ily so he can relive his childhood and finally grow up. With Mary McCormack, Jon Lovitz, Craig Berko, Rob Reiner. PG-13. Cinemark. Duplex: Drew Barrymore and Ben Stiller find their Manhattan dream flat but inherit a batty old woman who lives upstairs and drives them nuts. Directed by Danny DeVito, cast also includes Swoosie Kurtz and Harvey Fierstein. PG-13. Cinemark. Fighting Temptations, The: Cuba Gooding Jr. plays an ad exec who inherits money only if he conducts a rural gospel choir. Co-stars Beyoncé Knowles. Musical comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn. PG-13. Cinemark. Freaky Friday: Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan play a quarreling mother and daughter who accidentally switch bod- ies. Ooops! Mark Harmon plays the mom’s fiancé. Directed by Mark Waters, based on Mary Rodgers’ book. PG. Cinemark. 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. Movies 12. 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 recom- mended for its pure entertainment value. PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives. Jeepers Creepers 2: High school basket- ball players, cheerleaders and coaches are stranded on notorious highway, and they have to struggle against a winged night- mare. Directed by Victor Salva, stars Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck and more. Horror, violence and language. R. Movies 12. Luther: TV-movie director Eric Till brings Martin Luther to the screen. with Joseph Fiennes as Luther. Supporting cast: Alfred Molina, Jonathan Firth, Claire Cox, Bruno Ganz and Peter Ustinov. PG-13. Cinema World. Matchstick Men: Ridley Scott directs this tale of a couple of grifters working small- time cons, until personal issues arise. Stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, with Alison Lohman and Bruce McGill. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World. Online archives. 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 direct- ed by Andy and Larry Wachowski, it also stars Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith and Gloria Foster. R. Movies 12. Online archives. Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Antonio Banderas as El Mariarchi, now involved in international espionage. Costars Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp and Mickey Rourke. R. Cinema World. Cinemark. Open Range: Kevin Costner directs and stars with Robert Duvall in traditional Western about a corrupt cattle baron (Michael Gambon) who forces them to fight. Annette Bening’s performance is warm and real. With Abraham Benrubi, Diego Luna. Recommended. Cinemark Online archives. Pirates of the Caribbean: Non-stop adven- ture directed by Gore Verbinski stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. Depp sashays, Rush dissem- bles, Bloom fences and Knightley swash- buckles. Depp and Rush’s over the top per- formances are great. Recommended. PG-13. Cinemark. Online archives. Rundown, The: Peter Berg directs Seann William Scott, The Rock, Rosario Dawson and Christopher Walken in this adventure about a kingpin’s son who disappears in the NEW RELEASES ON VIDEO Releases subject to change. Available the Tuesday following date of EW publication, sometimes sooner. See archived movie reviews at www.eugeneweekly.com Blink: Madeleine Stowe is a young blind musician who gains sight after a corneal trans- plant, only to witness a murder. Aidan Quinn is the detective on the case who falls for her. Directed by Michael Apted. Weird, but good film. R. 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. The NY Times praises their “thoroughly charming immunity to embarrassment.” Also stars David Hyde Pierce, Tony Randall and Sarah Paulson. PG-13. Online archives. Heaven’s Prisoners: Phil Joanou directs film adaptation of James Lee Burke’s adven- tures of New Orleans former cop, Dave Robicheaux (Alec Baldwin). He saves a young girl from a submerged, crashed plane but gets caught up in intrigue between DEA and child- hood friend turned thug (Eric Roberts) and his sultry wife (Teri Hatcher). With Kelly Lynch, Mary Stuart Masterson. Highly recommended. Never opened theatrically in Eugene. R. 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 NOW ON SALE! Amazon in search of a valuable artifact. PG- 13. Cinemark. Cinema World. Seabiscuit: A has-been racehorse becomes America’s Depression-era suc- cess story, along with 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, also stars Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy. Highest recommen- dations. PG-13. Cinemark. Online archives. Secondhand Lions: Haley Joe Osment is sent to his great uncles’ rural Texas farm, where the city boy has much to learn. Robert Duvall and Michael Caine may have been bank robbers. Written and directed by Tim McCanlies (writer, The Iron Giant). PG. Cinemark. Cinema World. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas: DreamWorks animated pirate adventure 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. 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. Thirteen: Two 7th grade girls, played by Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed, become entangled in a fast world where media images dominate dress, behavior, values and attitude. Holly Hunter plays the mom who tries to save them. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Searing, honest rep- resentation of what it’s like to be a teenag- er today. Highly recommended. R. Bijou. Online archives. Under the Tuscan Sun: Diane Lane plays writer Frances Mayes in this screen adapta- tion of her best selling book about buying a run-down villa in Italy and creating a new life. PG-13. Cinemark. See review this issue. Underworld: Set in a world where vampires are a clan of aristocratic moderns, and lycans (werewolves) are a gang of street thugs, Len Wiseman’s film stars Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman. When they fall in love, they trigger an ancient feud. R. Cinemark. Uptown Girls: 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. Movies 12. 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. G. Bijou. Online archives. Bijou Art Cinemas (686-2458) Cinema World 8 (342-6536) Cinemark 17 (746-5202)c Movies 12 (741-1231) P., Lolita Davidovich, Dwight Yoakum, Keith David and Martin Landau. PG-13. Online archives. Italian Job (1969):Collectors Edition starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward. Lots of extras. Music by Quincy Jones. G. 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 pure entertainment value. PG-13. Online archives. Man Without a Past (2003, Finland): Directed by the great Aki Kaurismaki, this offbeat minimalist comedy about an amnesiac and the life he makes for himself among other “lonely hearts with empty pockets,” as the director puts it, is a brilliant addition to Kaurismaki’s body of work. Won both Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress for Kati Outinen, who runs the soup kitchen. Cannes 2002. Should have opened in Eugene, but didn’t. Stars Markku Peltola, Outinen, Juhan Niemela and singer Annikki Tahti. Highest recommendations. NR. Next week: Angie (1994), Black Sunday (1977), The Browning Version (1994), Christmas with the Simpsons, Cracker, DOA (1998), the Matrix Reloaded, Owning Mahoney, Schizopolis and Tokyo Story (1953). W ! O N N PE O Remember Charley’s Legendary Comedy? Legends Brings Comedy Back to Eugene! Comedy Friday, October 3 • 10:30pm • $3 HOMEGROWN COMEDY SHOWCASE Saturday, October 4 • 8pm • $6 STAND-UP COMEDY Featuring Mike Moto of San Francisco Friday, October 3 • $3 Music RIFFLE Rock ’n’ Roll Starts after Ducks game Saturday, October 4 • $3 SKIP JONES & the Spirit of New Orleans Blues 9:30pm 44 E 7th Ave • 541-683-5160 (Across from the Hilton) November 4–6 • Hult Center CALL (541) 682-5000 OR VISIT THE HULT CENTER BOX OFFICE OR WWW.HULTCENTER.ORG. GROUPS (20+) CALL (541) 744-1962. 3. 00 OFF $ This coupon good for $3.00 off admission or food purchase anytime in October. OCTOBER 2, 2003 29
