Award nominee best foreign language film.
Oliver Hirshbiegel and Bernd Eichinger’s
memorable, claustrophobic impression of
events in Adolf Hitler’s bunker 60 feet below
the German Chancellery in Berlin, 1945, is set
during the last days when Russia’s Red Army
approached the city center. Stars Bruno Ganz
as Hitler, wiith Alexandra Maria Lara, Juliane
Kohler. Complex, morally complicated and riv-
eting film. Highest recommendations. R. Bijou.
See review this issue.
EWEB Earth Day: Films include The End of
Suburbia (oil depletion and the collapse of the
American Dream) at 11 am and Oil on Ice
(wildlife, communities, issues of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge) at 4 pm on 4/23 in
EWEB Training Room, North Building. Free.
Interpreter, The: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn,
and Catherine Keener star in Sydney Pollack’s
assassination-threat film set inside the actual
United Nations building in New York. Kidman
is a UN interpreter; Penn’s a Secret Service
agent. PG-13. Cinemark. Cinema World.
Ivan Vasilievich Changes Careers (USSR,
1973): Leonid Gaidai’s comedy follows the mis-
adventures of the inventor of a warped time
machine. At 7 pm on 4/26 in 115 Pacific, UO
campus. Free.
King’s Ransom: Multiple cockeyed kidnap-
ping schemes run through this crazy comedy,
which stars Anthony Anderson, Joy Mohr,
Kellita Smith, Nicole Parker, Regina Hall. PG-13.
Cinemark.
Kung-Fu Hustle: In pre-revolutionary China,
a small-time thief aspires to belong to an
underworld gang. Stephen Chow’s satiric
send-up of kung-fu movies has garnered pos-
itive reviews. LA Weekly calls it a “slapstick
martial-arts masterpiece.” R. Cinema World.
Cinemark.
LCC Earth Week: Final film of the series,
Blue Vinyl, plays at 3 pm on 4/21 in Building 3
Boardroom at Lane. Free.
OPENING OR RETURNING:
A Lot Like Love: Ashton Kutcher and
Amanda Peet are opposites who keep running
into each other over the years after an initial
disaster. Are they friends or is this love?
Directed by Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls). PG-13.
Cinema World. Cinemark.
Artemisia (1997): Intelligent, fictionalized
biography of Italian Baroque painter
Artemisia Gentileschi, directed by Agnes
Merlet. Beautiful cinematography captures
the trials of this real-life artist, played by
Valentin Cervi, but critics said story is largely
undocumented, particularly the rape of
Artemisia as pupil by her art teacher, played
by Mike Manojlovic. R. At 7:30 pm on 4/26 in
177 Lawrence, UO campus. Free.
Aviator, The: Martin Scorsese’s 169-minute
film about lover, aviation pioneer and eccen-
tric billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes
stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Hughes, with Cate
Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec
Baldwin, Jude Law, Alan Alda, Frances Conroy
and Ian Holm. DiCaprio and Blanchett are bril-
liant, and Scorsese makes the film his own.
Very highest recommendations. 2004
Academy Awards to Blanchett; Robert
Richardson, cinematography; Sandy Powell,
costumes; Thelma Schoonmaker, editor. PG-13.
Movies 12. Online archives.
Beyond These Narrow Borders: Also, talk by
Peter Hwosch. At 7 pm on 4/21 in World Café,
UO campus. Donations.
Bubba Ho-Tep (2003): Written and directed
by Don Coscarelli, based on a Joe Lansdale
short story, film stars Bruce Campbell as Elvis
Presley and Ossie Davis as John Fitzgerald
Kennedy. Elvis and JFK, residents of an East
Texas nursing home, join forces to dispatch an
Egyptian mummy who sucks the soul from fel-
low patients. NR. At 7 pm on 4/27 in 180 PLC.
Free. Online archives.
Downfall (Germany, 2004): 2004 Academy
492 E. 13th
Magic Kitchen (Hong Kong, 2004): Romantic
comedy dir by Lee Chi Ngai about a chef
(Sammi Cheng) who celebrates Chinese New
Year by creating her “food of love.” Andy Lau,
Jerry Yan love her, and Maggie Q, Nicola
Cheung are her girlfriends. At 4 pm on 4/21 in
115 Pacific, UO. Free.
Man of the House: Tommy Lee Jones stars
as a Texas Ranger whose job is to protect
cheerleaders who witnessed a murder. Action
comedy directed by Stephen Herek. PG-13.
Movies 12.
Oil on Water: At 6 pm on 4/22 at Knight Law
Center. Free.
Ong Bak Muay Thai Warrior: Trained war-
rior Yony Jaa arrives in Bangkok to find a
stolen head of a Buddhist statue only to real-
ize he must not use his skills to harm people,
so he uses his head, arms and legs. NR. Bijou.
Subdivide and Conquer: A Modern Western
plays at 7 pm on 4/25 in Cozmic Pizza. Free.
UO Disability Film Festival (April 21- 23): On
April 21 in 175 Knight Law Center: 7 pm panel
on “The Law and Access” at 7pm, followed at
7:30 by films Scary Lewis Yell-A-Thon, The
Mayor of West Side and Annie Dearest, fol-
lowed by panel on media portrayals at 8:30
pm. On April 22 in Knight Law Center at 7 pm:
Independent Little Cuss, Loud, Proud and
Prosperous, Fe Fe Stories, Birds of a
Feather, followed by a panel on “Women,
Imagery and Media.” On April 23 at 7 pm at
DIVA, a panel of community activists discuss
“Film Talk about Million Dollar Baby and Terry
Schiavo. ASL interpreted, hearing loop, audio
description available. Free.
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based on a true story, this suspenseful film
directed by Andrew Douglas is sure to chill
you. R. Cinema World. Cinemark.
Are We There Yet?: In Brian Levant’s new
movie, Ice Cube takes his recently divorced
girlfriend Nia Long’s two kids on a road trip
from Portland to Vancouver, BC, on New
Year’s Eve. Jay Mohr plays his best friend. PG.
Movies 12.
Be Cool: Picks up where Get Shorty leaves off.
Chili Palmer (John Travolta) quits the movie
industry to try the music industry and woos a
music exec’s widow (Uma Thurman) on the
way. PG13. Movies 12.
Beauty Shop: Hair stylist Queen Latifah
leaves a posh salon with shampoo girl Alicia
Silverstone to open her own shop. Also stars
Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Andie
MacDowell and Djimon Hounsou. Directed by
Billy Woodruff. PG-13. Cinemark.
Boogeyman: Horror, terror and violence await
you as Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel and
others confront the boogeyman. PG-13.
Movies 12.
Cursed: Wes Craven’s twist on classic monster
fables stars Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson,
Judy Greer, Portia de Ross. Gaining supernat-
ural powers after a near-accident, a brother
and sister face a heavy price and ancient
omens make their way into the modern world.
R. Movies 12.
Fever Pitch: The Farrelly brothers direct a
Lowell Ganz screenplay based on a Nick
Hornby novel about a fanatic Red Sox fan
(Jimmy Fallon) who may have to choose
between the team and a woman (Drew
Barrymore) he loves. Cinemark. Cinema
World.
Guess Who: Bernie Mac stars as the father of
Zoe Saldana, who brings her boyfriend,
Ashton Kutcher, home, and he’s white! Comic
retake on the 1967 Sidney Poitier movie. PG-
13. Cinemark.
Hitch: Will Smith stars in this romantic come-
dy as a New York “date doctor” who helps
hapless men woo the women of the their
dreams. Costars Kevin James, Amber Valletta,
Eva Mendes, Michael Rappaport and Adam
Arkin. Directed by Andy Tennant. PG-13.
Cinemark.
Hotel Rwanda: During the Rwandan mas-
sacres of 1994, a hotel manager named Paul
Rusesabagina offered refuge to more than
1,000 Tutsis fleeing rampaging Hutus.
Directed by Terry George, film stars Don
Cheadle, with co-stars Sophie Okonedo,
Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte. Three 2004
Academy Award nominations: Cheadle, best
actor; Okendo, supporting actress; original
screenplay. Very highest recommendations.
PG-13. Movies 12. Online archives.
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate
Events: The misadventures of three orphans
who fall into the hands of an evil count are
popular with children and adults. Jim Carrey
stars, with many co-stars. Directed by Brad
Silberling. PG. Movies 12.
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Wes
Anderson’s new ensemble comedy stars Bill
Murray as a famed underwater adventure
filmmaker who’s run into some big waves and
is going under. Co-stars Owen Wilson, Anjelica
Huston, Cate Blanchett, Michael Gambon and
Willem Dafoe. R. Movies 12. Online archives.
Meet the Fockers: Jay Roach follows Meet
the Parents (2000) with Ben Stiller’s bride
and in-laws to-be Teri Polo, Robert De Niro and
Blythe Danner meeting his rather eccentric
parents, Dustin Hoffman and Barbara
Streisand. Culture clash writ small. PG-13.
Movies 12.
Melinda and Melinda (2005): Parallel stories
about Melinda (Radha Mitchell) and her
adventures in alternate New York City adven-
tures. Ensemble comedy by Woody Allen also
stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Ferrell, Jonny Lee
Miller, Amanda Peet, Chloë Sevigny and
Wallace Shawn. Highly recommended. PG-13.
Bijou. Online archives.
Million Dollar Baby: Clint Eastwood, who
directed, produced and composed the music
for this film, co-stars with Hilary Swank and
Morgan Freeman in this story of a spunky
fighter, a reluctant trainer and an ex-boxer
who looks after the gym. One of 2004’s best
films. Very highest recommendations. 2004
Academy Awards for best picture, Eastwood
director, Swank actress, Freeman supporting
actor. PG-13. Cinema World. Online archives.
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous:
Lucky FBI Agent Sandra Bullock has an out-
spoken partner (Regina King) who calls her
“Barbie” and keeps her straight. Also stars
Enrique Murciano, William Shatner, Heather
Burns, Treat Williams. Directed by John
Pasquin. PG-13. Cinemark.
National Treasure: Directed by Jon Turteltub
and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, adventure
stars Nicolas Cage searching for treasure
George Washington hid during the
Revolutionary War. Sean Bean plays his British
rival who’s anxious to score the treasure first.
PG. Movies 12.
Pacifier, The: Disgraced Navy SEAL Shane
Wolf (Vin Diesel) is given a new assignment to
protect 5 kids from enemies of their recently
deceased father – a government scientist
whose top secret experiment is still in the
house. Thriller? Drama? Tear-jerker? Nope, it’s
a comedy. PG. Cinemark.
Phantom of the Opera, The: The Andrew
Lloyd Webber musical is brought to the
screen by Joel Schumacher, starring Emmy
Rossum, Gerard Butler and Patrick Wilson.
Under Schumacher’s insipid direction, kitsch
dominates. If you already love the work, you
may enjoy the film, but its way too-sweet for
me. 2004 Academy Award nominations for
original song, art direction and John
Mathieson cinematography. PG-13. Movies 12.
Online archives.
Pooh’s Heffalump Movie: Pooh, Piglet and
Tigger set out to capture a Heffalump in the
Hundred Acre Wood. Voices by Jim
Cummings and Brenda Blethyn. G. Movies 12.
Racing Stripes: A farmer (Bruce Greenwood)
and his daughter (Hayden Panettiere raise a
baby zebra to become a champion racer. Live
action, computer animation. Voices: Frankie
Muniz, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg,
Snoop Dogg. PG. Movies 12.
Ring 2: Sequel to Gore Verbinski’s remake of
Hideo Nakata’s 1998 Japanese horror film is
directed by Nakata this time. Naomi Watts
stars again, seeking the truth behind a video-
tape that kills people who watch it. Rated PG-
13 for violence/terror, disturbing images, the-
matic elements and language. PG-13.
Cinemark.
Robots: Animator Chris Wedge’s (Ice Age)
amusing tale of a robot lad who dreams of
being an inventor. This creative world of
mechanical beings is never dull because these
endearing, pieced-together, talking tin cans
convey comfort and safety. Voices by Ewan
McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams, Mel
Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Stanley Tucci, Greg
Kinnear. Not preachy, but a good teaching tale
about differences. Warmly recommended. PG.
Cinemark. Cinema World. Online archives.
Sahara:
Penelope
Cruz,
Matthew
McConaughey and Steve Zahn team up to
look for a long-lost Civil War battleship that
protects a secret cargo. PG-13. Cinema World.
Cinemark.
Sideways: Alexander Payne’s social comedy
follows two guys on a bachelor week in
California wine country. Great performances
by Paul Giamatti (American Splendor) and
Thomas Haden Church (“Wings”) sweetens
the tale, as do Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh.
One of the best films of the year. Don’t miss.
2004 Academy Award to Alexander Payne
and Jim Taylor for adapted screenplay. R.
Movies 12. Online archives.
Sin City: Based on the graphic novel by Frank
Miller and directed by Miller, Robert Rodriguez
(and “special guest director” Quentin
Tarantino), film stars a host of players includ-
ing Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Elijah
Wood, Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Clive
Owen and Josh Hartnett. R. Cinema World.
Cinemark. Online archives.
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angry, abandoned wife with four daughters,
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this “spiky, indie comedy” (New York Times).
Directed by Mike Binder, film co-stars Erika
Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell
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