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movies BY MOLLY TEMPLETON Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) and Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams) in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day !24 #).%-!3 492 East 13th 686-2458 Starts Friday, 3/14! PAY TO PLAY: Voter-Owned Elections in Oregon GIRLS ROCK! 9<?@87<A CBEG?4A7 5:00 & 7:00 Nightly Sun Mat 2:50 We have new ways to save money & see movies! 20 admission card: only $100 20 SENIOR admission card: only $50 Colin Farrell Brendan Gleeson Ralph Fiennes Gary Blackmer MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY: Directed by Bharat Nalluri. Written by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy, based on the novel by Winifred Watson. Cinematography, John de Borman. Music, Paul Englishby. Starring Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson, Ciarán Hinds, Lee Pace, Mark Strong and Tom Payne. Focus Features, 2008. PG-13. 92 minutes. 44411 I n 1939 London, Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) is out of work. She’s been a governess for several families, but they always let her go, citing her infl exibility. Her latest fi ring is the last straw for her employment agency, from which she is sent off with a stern “Good day!” Needless to say, she isn’t having anything of the sort. But neither is Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams), a bubbly, half- helpless actress whose name and address Miss Pettigrew nicks from her employment agent’s desk. It’s not a governess the giddy Delysia needs, at least not in the traditional sense; it’s a strong backbone and a push in the right direction. She’s juggling three men, each of whom offers something she wants: nightclub owner Nick (Mark Strong) lends her his fancy fl at and a singing job; young theater producer Phil (Tom Payne) is casting a new play and is easily infatuated; and pianist Michael (Lee Pace) is a passionate, penniless fellow with two tickets to New York on a cruise ship for which he — and an as yet unannounced singer — will be the entertainment. Whatever will Delysia do? If you’ve ever seen a movie, you know the answer. Surprises are not the point here, but they don’t pretend to be. You know that at some point, Miss Pettigrew’s deception will be uncovered, but the simple fact that this isn’t the fi lm’s big revelation is lovely. We’re in more graceful, somewhat old- fashioned territory, in which the traditional, grounded older woman and the fl ighty lass with her troublesome modern sensibilities need to rub off on each other. And so they do, in just about the right ways, as the fi lm contemplates friendship, change, love, ambition — and, to a lesser and almost out of place degree, the facets of love during wartime. Miss Pettigrew creates a glossy old London in which all streets are spotless, all clothing gorgeous, all the women smarter than they might let on and all the men handsome in their own way (actually, it’s rather like the London of 2006’s Mrs. Henderson Presents). Lined up with these handsome fellows is the fi lm’s real heart. Delysia may be the star of her own universe, and Amy Adams the current charismatic belle of the Hollywood ball, but this fi lm comes to life when Lee Pace’s Michael is at her side (as well as, it must be noted, when the always-fantastic Shirley Henderson’s malevolent fashion maven, Edythe Dubarry, is onscreen). Big- hearted and impulsive, self-deprecating and romantic, Pace (Pushing Daisies) as Michael steals the show, whether he’s telling the story of how he wound up in prison or playing a piano part that acts as a duet with a brief, impassioned speech of Miss Pettigrew’s. Were the fi lm far less conventional in its pairings, you might consider these two, with their big hearts and fi erce ideals, the most likely couple (leaving aside the obvious affection between the female leads). But this sweet throwback has in mind a more traditional ending for Miss Pettigrew — an ending that’s made less believable by the presence of McDormand, whose capable earthiness seems destined for less fairy-tale fi nales. It’s a tiny sour note that falls after the fun of seeing Delysia take a rather different (and very right for her) path. ew Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is now playing at VRC Stadium 15. BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM 9:00 Nightly Sat Mat 2:30 Portland City Auditor R FRIDAY, MARCH 14 TH • 11:50 AM DOWNTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB $3 admission • Free to City Club Members 485-7433 www.cityclubofeugene.org Adv. Tix on Sale TYLER PERRY'S: MEET THE BROWNS (PG-13) ★ Adv. Tix on Sale CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (PG) ★ HORTON HEARS A WHO (G) ★ (935 1005 1130 1200 1230 155 225 255 420 450 520) 645 715 745 910 940 1010 NEVER BACK DOWN (PG-13) (955 1240 430) 720 1005 DOOMSDAY (R) - ID REQ'D (1140 220 500) 740 1020 COLLEGE ROAD TRIP - DP (G) (930 1150 205 420) 650 905 10,000 BC (PG-13) ★ (930 1135 1205 215 425 455) 705 735 945 1015 THE BANK JOB (R) - ID REQ'D (1000 1245 440) 750 1025 MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY (PG-13) (945 1215 235 505) 725 950 THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (PG-13) (940 1225 405) 650 935 OC: SEMI-PRO (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. (1000) 730 Sat. (1220) 955 Sun. (1000) 955 SEMI-PRO (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. (1220 245 510) 955 Sat. (1000 245 510) 730 Sun. (1220 245 510) 730 VANTAGE POINT (PG-13) (950 1210 230 450) 710 930 JUMPER (PG-13) 700 920 SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (PG) (925 1145 210 435) FOOL'S GOLD (PG-13) (950 1235) 925 JUNO (PG-13) (415) 655 Adv. Tix on Sale CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (PG) ★ NEVER BACK DOWN (PG-13) (1135 220 505) 745 1025 (1000 1145 1215 205 235 425 HORTON HEARS A WHO (G) ★ 455) 645 715 905 935 COLLEGE ROAD TRIP (G) (1200 215 435) 725 925 10,000 BC (PG-13) ★ (1100 140 415) 700 945 SEMI-PRO (R) - ID REQ'D (1205 225 445) 755 1010 JUMPER (PG-13) (245) 735 FOOL'S GOLD (PG-13) (1155 500) 955 10,000 BC (PG-13) ★ Fri. (115 215 400 500) 645 745 930 1030 Sat. & Sun. (1130 115 215 400 500) 645 745 930 1030 NEVER BACK DOWN (PG-13) Fri. (210 440) 720 1000 Sat. & Sun. (1140 210 440) 720 1000 SEMI-PRO (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. (230 450) 730 1020 Sat. & Sun. (1210 230 450) 730 1020 Times For 3/14 - 3/16 ©2008 PG Lane County Commissioner Old lady is to backbone as young lass is to sass 4:55, 7:10 & 9:25 Sat & Sun Mat 2:40 R Peter Sorenson Growing Pains http://bijou-cinemas.com BIJOU LATENITE $4 FRID AY, SAT URD AY & SUN In-Concert LateNite SEA DAY SON 3 THE WHO Live at the Charlton Athl etic Football Club, London, 1974. A pristine Quadropheni a-era TV broadcast. The finest look ing and sounding UNREALE D vintage Who on the planet!! ASE Bonus: Additional vintage unreleased WHO material. 11:10 fri, sat & sun HORTON HEARS A WHO G 10:55, 11:35, 12:25, 12:55, 1:20, 2:10, 2:50, 3:35, 4:25, 4:55, 5:30, 6:15, 7:00, 7:35, 8:15, 8:50, 9:25, 10:15 DOOMSDAY R 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 NEVER BACK DOWN PG13 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 10,000 BC PG13 11:45, 12:40, 1:35, 2:30, 3:25, 4:20, 5:15, 6:10, 7:05, 8:00, 8:55, 9:50, 10:45 COLLEGE ROAD TRIP G 12:00, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 THE BANK JOB R 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: PETER GRIMES NR ONLY ON SATURDAY 3/15 AT 10:30 AM AND SUNDAY 3/16 AT 12 NOON ALVIN AND THE CHIP- MUNKS PG [11:55, 12:40] 2:10, 2:55, 4:25, 5:10, 6:50, 7:35, 9:15, 9:45 ATONEMENT R [12:35] 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 BE KIND REWIND PG13 [12:15] 2:35, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 CLOVERFIELD PG13 [12:00] 2:05, 5:15, 7:30, 9:35 ENCHANTED PG [12:25] 3:55, 7:10, 9:40 I AM LEGEND PG13 [11:50] 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 11:40 fri, sat & sun SEMI PRO R 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 8:00, 10:30 VANTAGE POINT PG13 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 THE SPIDERWICK CHRON- ICLES PG 11:55, 2:25, 5:05, 7:55, 10:35 JUMPER PG13 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05, 10:25 JUNO PG13 12:10*EXCEPT SAT 3/15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:40 NATIONAL TREASURE: THE BOOK OF SECRETS PG 12:35*EXCEPT SAT 3/15& SUN 3/16, 3:45*EXCEPT SUN 3/16, 6:55, 10:05 MAD MONEY PG13 [12:05] 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 10:15 MEET THE SPARTANS PG13 [12:10] 2:40, 4:55, 7:45, 10:20 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN R [12:20] 4:00, 7:15, 10:00 RAMBO R [11:45] 2:00, 4:05, 6:55, 9:55 THE WATER HORSE: LEG- END OF THE DEEP PG [12:30] 4:15, 7:20, 10:05 EUGENE WEEKLY MARCH 13, 2008 29
