OPENING OR RETURNING:
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawaii :
Lisette Marie Flanary and Evann Siebens’
documentary follows three master hula
teachers around California as native
Hawaiian culture both perpetuates itself
and evolves. Encore presentation on
“POV” at 11 pm on 8/10 on OPB, but check
listings.
Around the World in 80 Days: Jackie
Chan stars in this remake that follows an
eccentric London inventor, Phileas Fogg
(Steve Coogan) who makes a very public
bet then has to come through. Also stars
Jim Broadbent, Cecile De France, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Kathy Bates, Rob
Schneider. PG. Movies 12.
Clifford’s Really Big Movie: While adults
may find it “an oppressively innocuous ani-
mated feature,” as did A.O. Scott of The
New York Times, young children may take
comfort in the adventures of the big red
dog they know from television. G. Movies
12.
Coffee and Cigarettes: Jim Jarmusch
(Stranger Than Paradise, Mystery Train,
Dead Man) returns with vignettes of
famous folks swapping stories, who include
Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Steve Buscemi,
Alfred Molina, Tom Waits and Iggy Pop. Not
the best Jarmusch ever, but as Matt Zoller
Seitz of the New York Press says, “even
less-than-great Jarmusch is still fascinat-
ing.” R. Bijou.
Collateral: Michael Mann’s thriller stars
Tom Cruise as an LA hitman and Jamie
Foxx as his taxi driver, who’s surprised to
discover he’s a hostage. R. Cinema World.
Cinemark.
Little Black Book: Offbeat romantic com-
edy directed by Nick Hurran stars Brittany
Murphy as a wannabe newswoman who
decides to check up on her boyfriend (Ron
Livingston) at the instigation of her co-
workers Holly Hunter and Kathy Bates. PG-
13. Cinemark. Cinema World.
Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement:
Anne Hathaway reprises the role of an
American schoolgirl being groomed to be
queen of Genovia. But she has to land a
husband before she can be crowned. Garry
Marshall directs, and Julie Andrews
costars. G. Opens Wed. 8/11. Cinemark.
Films open the Friday following EW
publication date unless otherwise
noted. See archived reviews at
www.eugeneweekly.com
CONTINUING:
Anchorman: Subtitled “The Legend of
Ron Burgundy,” this comedy stars Will
Ferrell as an unctuous, untalented news-
caster who’s a legend only in his own mind.
Funny moments. Recommended. PG-13.
Cinema World. Cinemark. Online archives.
Bourne Supremacy, The: Paul Greengrass
(writer, director of Bloody Sunday) directs
Matt Damon as assassin Jason Bourne in
the second installment of Robert Ludlum’s
espionage thrillers Also stars Joan Allen,
Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Kurt Urban and
Franka Potente. One of the summer’s best
films. Highly recommended. PG-13. Cinema
World. Cinemark. Online archives.
Catwoman: Halle Berry makes her action
debut as a stunning looking action figure,
Catwoman, with Frances Conroy, Benjamin
Bratt, Lambert Wilson and Sharon Stone.
PG-13. Cinemark.
Chronicles of Riddick, The: Riddick (Vin
Diesel) ends up on a multicultural planet
invaded by a despot with non-human war-
riors. Thandie Newton, Alexa Davalos,
Colm Feore, Linus Roache, Judi Dench co-
star. PG-13. Movies 12.
Cinderella Story, A: Teen romance come-
dy stars Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge,
Chad Michael Murray and Regina King.
Mark Rosman directs. PG. Cinemark.
Day After Tomorrow, The: Directed by
Roland Emmerich, starring Dennis Quaid,
Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward.
A climatologist (Quaid) tries to save the
world from abrupt global warming. His son
(Gyllenhaal) is in New York, which is being
overtaken by a new ice age. PG-13. Movies 12.
De-Lovely: Songsmith Cole Porter’s (Kevin
Kline) life in song and dance centers on his
long marriage (Ashley Judd) and relegates
his homosexuality to bad-boy behavior.
Performances by contemporary singers
such as Elvis Costello, Alanis Morissete and
Sheryl Crow enhance the music, which is
the main reason to see the film. PG-13.
Cinema World. Online archives.
Dodgeball: Can social rejects save their
local gym from gentrification? Only direc-
tor Rawson Thurber and his stars, Ben
Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor and
Rip Torn, know for sure. Personally recom-
mended by otherwise clearly normal peo-
ple. PG-13. Movies 12.
Fahrenheit 9/11: Winner of the Palme d’Or
at Cannes 2004, Michael Moore’s nonfic-
tion film is more restrained than his later
films and better for it. The film is respect-
ful, moving and informative, as well as
opinionated and occasionally heavy hand-
ed. Don’t miss. Highest recommendations.
R. Bijou. Cinemark. Online archives.
Garfield, The Movie: The poster promises
“frisky business” as Garfield, the smarty
pants kitty, makes his film debut. PG.
Movies 12.
Harry and Kumar Go to White Castle: A
comedy about room mates who get stoned
and go out for a few burgers but end up on
a long, strange trip. Stars John Cho
(American Pie) and Kal Penn (Van Wilder).
A summer sleeper, this road film has some
critics smiling. R. Cinemark.
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of
Azkaban: Alfonso Cuarón directs the third
film based on the series by J.K. Rowling.
Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint)
and Hermione (Emma Watson), now
teenagers, return to Hogwarts, where they
face their darkest fears. The very best so
far. Highly recommended. PG. Cinemark.
Online archives.
Hidalgo: Based on autobiography of dis-
tance rider Frank T. Hopkins, played by
Viggo Mortensen, this epic action-adven-
ture takes place during a 3,000 mile sur-
vival race across the Arabian Desert in
1890. PG-13. Movies 12.
I, Robot: Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow)
directs Will Smith as a police detective investi-
gating a crime thought to be perpetrated by a
robot. Also stars Bruce Greenwood, James
Cromwell, Chi McBride and Bridget Moynahan.
Based on Isaac Asimov’s classic sci-fi stories.
Recommended for its strange ambiance. PG-
13. Cinemark. Online archives.
Manchurian Candidate, The: Psychologi-
cal thriller stars Denzel Washington as an ex-
career officer disturbed by his experiences in
Desert Storm. Liev Schreiber plays a former
squad sergeant, now a vice-presidential can-
didate and son of a powerful senator (Meryl
Streep). An especially fine performance from
Jeffrey Wright (Belize in Angels in America),
as a damaged vet suffering hallucinations.
Very highest recommendations. R. Cinema
World. Cinemark. See review this issue
Mean Girls: Lindsay Lohan plays a high-
school student raised by zoologist parents
in the African bush, who falls for a popular
girl’s ex-boyfriend. PG-13. Movies 12. Online
archives.
Napoleon Dynamite: Jared Hess’ indie
comedy stars Jon Heder as a high schooler
who lives in Idaho with his grandmother. The
Village Voice says “the film is an epic, magis-
terially observed pastiche on all-American
geekhood, flooring the competition with a
petulant shove.” PG. Cinema World. Cinemark.
Notebook, The: Nick Cassavetes directs
Gena Rowlands and James Garner, Ryan
Gosling and Rachel McAdams in the screen
adaptation of Nicholas Spark’s best-selling
romantic novel. With Sam Shepard and
Joan Allen. Deserves to be seen for its
depiction of real first love, with a great per-
formance by McAdams. Recommended.
PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives.
Raising Helen: Directed by Garry Marshall,
starring Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan
Cusack. After her sister and brother-in-law
die in a car accident, a young woman
(Hudson) becomes the guardian of their
three children. Recommended. PG-13.
Movies 12. Online archives.
Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed:
Some scary action, rude humor and lan-
guage. PG. Movies 12.
Shaolin Soccer: Elvis Mitchell, late of The
New York Times, found this super-success-
ful Hong Kong action comedy directed, co-
written and starred in by “action avatar”
Stephen Chow “too much fun to take seri-
ously, or ignore.” PG. Bijou.
Spider Man 2: Peter Parker aka Spidey
(Tobey Maguire) returns as a college stu-
dent by day who still loves Kirsten Dunst
and a superhero when needed against his
new nemesis, Otto Octavius (Alfred
Molina). Sam Raimi directs. Excellent film!
See it. PG-13. Cinemark. Online archives.
Thirteen Going On 30: Jennifer Garner
goes to bed 13, wishing she were older. Wakes
up 17 years later, and she is. Directed by Gary
Winnick, also stars the always excellent Mark
Ruffalo, with Andy Serkis and Kathy Baker.
High recommendations. PG-13. Movies 12.
Online archives.
Thunderbirds: High-tech assistance is
required from top-secret International
Rescue, former astronaut (Bill Paxton) and
his five sons. Ben Kingsley plays the mas-
ter criminal. PG. Cinemark.
Troy: Wofgang Petersen directs ancient
Greek tale of great warrior Achilles (Brad
Pitt) and the lovers Paris (Orlando), Prince
of Troy, and Helen (Diane Kruger), Queen
of Sparta, whose passions ignite a war that
destroys a civilization. Also with Brendan
Gleeson, Brian Cox, Peter O’Toole and Eric
Bana. R. Movies 12. Online archives.
Two Brothers: Jean-Jacques Annaud
(The Bear) directs this adventure story
about the power of friendship between
twin tiger cubs. Stars Guy Pearce, Jean-
Claude Dreyfus and Philippine Leroy-
Beaulieu. PG. Movies 12.
Village, The: M. Night Shyamalan’s new
suspenseful film stars Joaquin Phoenix,
Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrien Brody, William
Hurt and Sigourney Weaver. PG-13. Cinema
World. Cinemark.
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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
Bad Seed, The: (1956) Mervyn LeRoy’s eerie film made a star of young Patty McCormack, who played a child serial-killer; Nancy
Kelly is her distraught mother. DVD extras include McCormack’s commentary, new making-of documentary interview with her. NR.
Crossroads: (1986) White blues singer and aging blues master make their way to the South and a date with the devil. Directed by
Walter Hill, the film features excellent performances by Ralph Macchio, Jami Gertz, Joe Seneca, and the incomparable music of Ry
Cooder. R. (Columbia TriStar).
Envy: Ben Stiller, Jack Black in Barry Levinson’s film about kooky inventor (Black), who suddenly becomes wealthy from a spray
that makes dog poop disappear. Neighbor (Stiller) grows murderously envious. Christopher Walken co-stars. PG-13.
Freaks: (1932) Tod Browning’s film was a shocker in its day, but it is not exploitative of the circus freaks who take revenge on those
who humiliate them. Remastered from nitrate film elements, the DVD includes commentary by David J. Skal, who wrote “Dark
Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood’s Master of the Macabre.”
Kill Bill Vol. 2: The Bride (Uma Thurman) pursues her next foes, Budd (Michael Madsen), Ellie Driver (Daryl Hannah) and finally,
Bill (David Carradine). Bloody. Quentin Tarantino’s epic shows he makes movies that move and characters who kill, but to what end,
besides his own self-gratification? R. Online archives.
Lost Boys, The Special Edition (1987) Joel Schumacher’s updated vampire flick with a rock score stars Jason Patric, Corey Haim,
Kiefer Sutherland, Diane Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Jamie Gertz, Corey Feldman. Santa Cruz will never look the same. DVD extras
include Schumacher’s commentary, several featurettes, deleted scenes, and an interactive, vampire map of the world. R.
Prince and Me, The: Stars Julia Stiles, Luke Mably. She’s a pre-med student. He’s the Crown Prince of Denmark. Also stars James
Fox and Miranda Richardson. PG.
Sada (Japan, 1998) Critically acclaimed film directed and edited by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Stars Hitomi Kuroki as Sada Abe, who stran-
gled and emasculated her lover in 1936, when the country was struggling with war, militarism, economic depression and public
unease, according to the IMDB. Sata became a favorite of the masses, who called her “a saint of love.” Film took honors at the Berlin
International Film Festival, 1998. DVD includes liner notes by film critic Richard Kadrey.
Village of the Damned/Children of the Damned (1960) Two-disc DVD. Unusual children born in an English village become cult
followers and killers in Wolf Rilla’s low-budget thriller. Stars George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Michael Gwynne, Laurence Naismith.
Children of the Damned (1963): In sequel, special children are born worldwide with genius IQs and murderous natures. Stars Ian
Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris. DVD includes commentary by screenwriter John Briley.
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