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OPENING OR RETURNING:
Elmer Gantry: Burt Lancaster and Jean
Simmons star in this 1960 film, an adaptation
of Sinclair Lewis’ novel, about a traveling
salesman/con man and the evangelical
woman he charms. Discussion to follow
screening. 7 pm June 8, Unity of the Valley.
Free.
Hostel 2: A bunch of silly American students
in Rome accompany a hot model from their
art class on a trip to an exotic location. Bad,
bad things happen to them. Seriously. Bad.
With Bijou Phillips and Heather Matarazzo. R.
Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15.
Human Rights in Latin America: Class film
series is open to the public. Introductions to
each film take place at 6:30 pm. Frontline:
The Torture Question (U.S. & Cuba), 7 pm
June 7, 129 McKenzie, UO. Free.
Next: Nicolas Cage is a gambler who can see
into the future and Julianne Moore is the
government agent who needs him to see
what some terrorists are up to in iffy looking
flick based on Philip K. Dick’s The Golden
Man. PG13. Movies 12.
Northwest Passage: This independent docu-
mentary, subtitled The Birth of Portland’s
D.I.Y. Culture, looks at the bands that were
part of a punk movement in PDX in the late
1970s and early 1980s. Loaded with concert
footage, the film will most likely appeal to
those who were there. Not rated. Bijou.
Ocean’s 13: You know what you’re in for:
Suave stars having a grand old time concoct-
ing heists, surviving doublecrosses and look-
ing good in tuxedos. With George Clooney,
Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Ellen Barkin as the
only lady in the group. PG13. Cinemark. VRC
Stadium 15.
Rural Rock ’n’ Roll: Documentary about the
players in the vibrant small-town music scene
of Eureka, Calif., and the surrounding
Humboldt County. Three bands from the film
perform at Sam Bond’s at an afterparty fol-
lowing the screening. 7 pm June 7, Bijou.
Russian Sherlock Holmes: The Twentieth
Century Approaches: The Engineer’s Thumb,
The Bruce-Partington Plans, His Last Bow,
part two: Holmes and Watson investigate an
engineering press, secret submarine plans
and a German spy. In Russian with English
subtitles. 7 pm June 12, 115 Pacific, UO. Free.
Surf’s Up: The young, talented, possibly mis-
guided Shia LaBeouf voices Cody Maverick, a
teenage penguin and surfer entering his first
pro competition. A documentary crew’s film-
ing his every move, which might — sort of —
explain that “based on a true story” joke in
the preview. PG. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15.
Vacancy: Something seems off about Luke
Wilson and Kate Beckinsale starring in a
slasher movie — let alone one in which they’re
stuck in a motel … and the creepy slasher
flicks they’ve been watching were filmed in
their room! R. Movies 12.
Wind That Shakes the Barley, The: Ken
Loach’s (Bread and Roses) new film, which
won the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes Film
Festival, looks at the Irish War of
Independence through the slim story of two
brothers whose philosophies gradually grow
apart. A graceful performance by Cillian
Murphy can’t quite bring the film enough
heart to raise it above an interesting and
political period piece. PG13. Bijou. See review
this issue.
Youth & Subcultures Film Series:
Presented in conjunction with Folklore of
Subcultures class. RIZE, 7 pm June 7; Dark
Days, 7 pm June 14, 110 Willamette, UO. Free.
Films open the Friday following EW publi-
cation date unless otherwise noted. See
archived reviews at www.eugeneweekly.com
CONTINUING:
Are We Done Yet?: Nick (Ice Cube) and
Suzanne (Nia Long) and two kids return in
this sequel to Are We There Yet?, in which
Nick’s new house in the ’burbs is more work
than it’s worth. PG. Movies 12.
Bridge to Terabithia: Adaptation of the
much-loved children’s book by Katherine
Paterson, in which two lonely kids create a
fantasyland for themselves. Despite the fan-
tasy-film feel of the trailer, the film is said to
be very loyal to the book. PG. Movies 12.
Georgia Rule: The movie that overlapped
with reality when La Lohan’s part — as a
rebellious, uncontrollable teen — seemed to
seep into her life off-camera. Felicity
Hoffman’s the mom who can’t keep her
daughter in line, Jane Fonda the grandmoth-
er who sets the girl straight. R. Movies 12.
Gimme Shelter: The “In-Concert” series
takes a break from live footage to show the
striking documentary about the Rolling
Stones’ 1969 American tour. From the highs
of a New York City show to the lows of
Altamont, it’s a fascinating behind-the-
scenes tale. PG. Bijou LateNite.
Gracie: Based on the childhood experiences
of actress Elisabeth Shue, the film follows a
grief-stricken girl, the only daughter in a soc-
cer-obsessed family, who petitions the school
board to play on the boys’ soccer team. It’s
1978, and there are no girls’ teams. Directed
by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient
Truth), who’s also Shue’s husband. PG13.
Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15.
Kickin’ It Old Skool: Jamie Kennedy
(Scream) plays a guy who just woke up from
a 20-year coma — one he got in via a freak
breakdancing accident. But it’s breakdancing
that’ll help him earn some dough and win
back his old girlfriend. PG13. Movies 12.
Knocked Up: Judd Apatow follows The 40-
Year-Old Virgin with a comedy about the
unwanted pregnancy that occurs when up-
and-coming journalist Allison (Katherine
Heigl of Grey’s Anatomy) has a one-night
stand with slacker Ben (Seth Rogen). Sure,
that sounds kind of dire, but the preview is
surprisingly charming. R. Cinemark. VRC
Stadium 15. See review this issue.
Miss Potter: Renee Zellweger goes British
again to play Beatrix Potter, the creator of
the beloved Peter Rabbit and friends. With
Ewen McGregor as her publisher and eventu-
al love interest, Norman Warne. PG. Movies
12.
Mr. Brooks: Kevin Costner stars as the title
character, a loving husband by day who’s also
— gasp! — a serial killer by night! William Hurt
is his evil alter-ego; Dane Cook’s the photog-
rapher who sees the killer in action; Demi
Moore’s the hot detective on his trail. R.
Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15.
Perfect Stranger: Halle Berry plays a
woman trying to solve the mystery of her
friend’s murder, which probably has some-
thing to do with the smirking businessman
played by Bruce Willis. Described in press
materials as a “sexy thriller.” Sure. R. Movies
12.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End:
Captain Jack and crew are back for the third
– and what one might hope is the final —
Pirates movie (which has something to do
with saving Jack from the Land of the Dead
and facing off with the Dutch East India
Company). A warning to soda buyers: It’s two
hours and 48 minutes long. PG13. Cinemark.
VRC Stadium 15.
Premonition: Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock)
is having a very bad week: One day, her
huband is killed in a car wreck; the next, she
wakes up and he’s still alive. Does that sound
interesting? Don’t be fooled: This is an over-
wrought, tedious stinker. PG13. Movies 12.
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Shooter: Former Army sniper Bob Lee
Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), whose name
almost couldn’t be funnier, is pressed back
into service protecting the president — and
then caught up in a horrible doublecross.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). R.
Movies 12.
Shrek the Third: When Shrek’s father-in-law
kicks the bucket, the ogre finds himself the
reluctant king of Far Far Away. His only hope
of getting out of the job? His wife’s slacker
cousin. PG. Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15.
Spider-Man 3: Spidey (Tobey Maguire) faces
an ungodly number of new villains (including
those played by Thomas Haden Church and
Topher Grace) as the franchise trucks
through its overfull third installment. PG13.
Cinemark. VRC Stadium 15. 42111
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TMNT: Animated film finds the formerly-of-
the-’80s foursome fighting ancient monsters
with the help of Casey Jones (now voiced by
Chris Evans) and April O’Neil (Sarah Michelle
Gellar). PG. Movies 12.
300: Super-stylized, derivative and over-
baked film, based on Frank Miller’s graphic
novel, about the Battle of Thermopylae, when
King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) led 300 appar-
ently half-naked Spartans against the mas-
sive army of Persia. R. Movies 12.
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Waitress: Keri Russell (Felicity) is a wonder-
ful surprise in writer-director Adrienne
Shelly’s bittersweet small-town story about
love, hope, pies — and finding strength where
you least expect it. Shelly’s perfectly cast last
film is a beautiful balancing act of emotions.
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