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Newspaper Page Textmovies for 8/14-8/20 ART Schedule CINEMAS 492 East 13th 686-2458 Power Outage “Boo” www.bijou-cinemas.com 1986-2009 Thurs-Sat $7 Sun-Wed $6 all shows before 6pm- $4 Michelle Pfeiffer as an aging courtesan It's the kind of refined, delicate acting Pfeiffer does so well, and it's a further reminder of how much BLOW we've missed her since she's been away. —Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Cheri Starts Friday, 8/14—5:10, 7:20 & 9:25 R Sat & Sun Mat 3:00 Yojiro Takita's movie simultaneously tickles tears of mourning as it wrings laughs about the meaning of life. —Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer Departures In Japanese with English subtitles. Starts Friday, 8/14—7:00 Nightly PG-13 Sun Mat 2:10 FOOD, INC. Starting Friday, 8/14—5:00 Nightly Sat Mat 2:45 FINAL WEEK! PG Coming soon: HURT LOCKER MOON FINAL WEEK! Starting Fri, 8/14: 9:40 Nightly *DISTRICT 9 R 11:50, 1:05, 2:30, 3:45, 5:10, 6:30, 7:50, 9:10, 10:30 *PONYO G 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 *THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE PG13 11:55, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 *BANDSLAM PG 11:45, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 *THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD R 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:20 *GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA PG13 12:40, 2:05, 3:35, 4:55, 6:20, 7:45, 9:10, 10:35 *500 DAYS OF SUMMER PG13 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25 *JULIE & JULIA PG13 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 *A PERFECT GETAWAY R 12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 *G-FORCE 3D PG PUBLIC ENEMIES R 12:20, 3:50, 7:15, 10:20 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS PG 11:15, 12:30, 1:40, 2:55, 4:10, 5:20, 7:00, 8:10, 9:25, 10:30 STAR TREK PG13 11:30, 12:55, 2:30, 4:00, 5:30, 6:55, 8:20, 9:50 TERMINATOR SALVATION PG13 11:10, 2:00, 4:35, 7:35, 10:15 TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 R 7:25, 10:05 BRUNO R 7:45, 10:00 YEAR ONE PG13 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:55, 10:25 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN PG 11:20, 12:40, 1:50, 3:05, 4:20, 5:40, 6:50, 8:05, 9:20 ANGELS AND DEMONS PG13 11:40, 7:10 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE PG13 2:50, 10:10 MONSTERS VS ALIENS PG 12:00, 2:20, 4:40 LAND OF THE LOST PG13 11:50, 2:15, 5:00 SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $3.50 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 FUNNY PEOPLE R 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE PG 12:00, 3:25, 7:00, 10:25 THE UGLY TRUTH R 12:55, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15 THE HANGOVER R 7:45, 10:05 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN PG13 12:15, 3:40 R Next Week: LIMITS OF CONTROL 21 & OVER COLD A/C Tickets: Thrifty Thursday $1 Sunday 2 for 1 Tuesday TIX X $4 4 Beer err WINE & WIN N E & pub since 2008 FOOD MENU BY JASON BLAIR [ ] = FRI THRU SUN ONLY ALL SHOWS BEFORE 5PM $2 | FREE 3D GLASSES CHÉRI: Directed by Stephen Frears. Written by Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Colette. Cinematography, Darius Khondji. Music, Alexander Desplat. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates. Miramax Films, 2009. R. 92 minutes. 44211 M ichelle Pfeiffer, whose ﬁ ve-year acting hiatus ended triumphantly with 2007’s Hairspray, returns, after another short interval, in Chéri. Pfeiffer is the primary strength of Chéri as well as a symbol of its weakness. Despite her convincing performance, I couldn’t shake the sense that Pfeiffer, along with co-star Kathy Bates, looked out of place in the ﬁ lm, which is about a couple of aging courtesans in France just prior to WWI. Pfeiffer’s beauty, although occasionally used to mask a wicked disposition (Stardust, The Witches of Eastwick), suggests an innocence that’s particularly American in its blend of openness and naiveté, which is hardly the face required for a world-class prostitute in Paris. (Bates, whom I’ll always associate with Unsinkable Molly Brown from Titanic, suffers similarly, but isn’t given nearly as much screen time.) Director Stephen Frears, who worked with Pfeiffer in Dangerous Liaisons, might simply have suggested that his stars learn a French accent. Without those accents, the material feels loose and slippery. When Pfeiffer’s offscreen, Chéri feels like it might capsize at any moment. Chéri, which is based upon the novel by Colette, is the story of Lea de Lonval (Pfeiffer), a professional mistress nearing retirement, and her love for the much younger Chéri (Rupert Friend), who just happens to the son of Lea’s friendly rival Madame Peloux (Bates). The couple faces obstacles aplenty which, if you believe the old adage that only trouble is interesting, should make for a satisfying trip to the cinema. But the script, which is both stagey and underdeveloped, is largely to blame for the failures of Chéri, which subverts what it should accentuate and accentuates what it should subvert. But blame is easily spread here, and some must fall to Frears. Chéri is about as seductive as a handful of snails and, what’s more, tells the same story presented more skillfully two years ago in Catherine Breillat’s The Last Mistress. This is no minor disappointment. Director Frears, whose résumé isn’t without the occasional misstep (Mary Reilly, The Hi-Lo Country) is responsible for a number of ﬁ lms astonishing in quality as well as variety: Liaisons, The Grifters, High Fidelity, The Queen. Thus, while not a terrible ﬁ lm, Chéri is to be faulted for all the talent going to waste. At times I caught echoes of Benjamin Button in Chéri — a coincidence considering Alexander Desplat scored the terriﬁ c music for both ﬁ lms — what with the anxiety generated by the age differences here, but that only underscored how small and insigniﬁ cant Chéri felt by comparison. ew Chéri opens Friday, Aug. 14, at the Bijou. theater 1: theater 2: CASABLANCA 4:45 CORALINE 3D 10.30 Inhibition I LOVE YOU, MAN 6:45, 8:45 CASABLANCA 6:45 All George wants is an explosion-free life MINOR’S MONDAY - AUG. 17 2:30 CASABLANCA THE TRIPLETS OF BELLVILLE 8:45 FRIDAY F RIDAY AUGUST 14TH 10:30PM M FREE SHOWING OF THE ORIGINAL U UNEDITED NEDITED VERSION OF STAR WARS!!! 7 762-1700 62-1700 | 180 E. 5TH AVE | DAVIDMINORTHEATER.COM M Join the Fifth Street Public Market for a summer of... MUSIC @ THE MARKET August 13 - 20 Aug 13- 11:00 Johnny Laser, 5:00 Geoffrey Mayes Aug 14- 5:00 Allan Stuart Aug 15- 11:00 Carl Faddis Aug 16- 11:00 Allan Stuart Aug 17- 11:00 Allan Stuart, 5:30 Gordon Kaswell Aug 18- 11:00 Left Turn Only, 5:00 Meg Graf Aug 19- 5:00 Left Turn Only Aug 20- 11:00 Johnny Laser, 5:00 Meg Graf w w w . 5 s t m a r k e t . c o m 2 9 6 e a s t f i f t h a v e n u e 24 AUGUST 13, 2009 EUGENE WEEKLY Adv. Tix on Sale INGLORIOUS BASTERDS THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1145 225) 500 745 1025 DISTRICT 9 (R) - ID REQ'D ★ Fri. - Sun.(1130 1230 210) 420 450 700 730 940 1010 PONYO (G) Fri. - Sun.(1135 205) 440 720 955 THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1155 215) 445 750 1035 BANDSLAM (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1200) 405 645 925 JULIE & JULIA (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1245) 415 710 1005 G.I. JOE (PG-13) ★ Fri.(1210) 400 430 715 1030 Sat.(1210 1240) 400 715 740 Sun.(1210) 400 430 715 740 OC: G.I. JOE (PG-13) ★ Fri.(1240 PM) 740 PM Sat.(430 PM) 1030 PM Sun.(1240 PM) 1030 PM PERFECT GETAWAY (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1225) 410 635 935 G-FORCE 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1140 200) 425 655 920 FUNNY PEOPLE (R) - ID REQ'DFri. - Sun.(1215 345) 705 1020 THE UGLY TRUTH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1235 PM) 630 PM 500 DAYS OF SUMMER (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1150 220) 455 725 950 HARRY POTTER: HALF BLOOD PRINCE (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1205 330) 650 1015 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.1000 PM HANGOVER (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(350 PM) 915 PM Free Family Film Festival Tue & Wed 10AM Adv. Tix on Sale INGLORIOUS BASTERDS DISTRICT 9 (R) - ID REQ'D ★ Fri. - Sun.(120) 440 730 1010 THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1250) 410 700 930 BANDSLAM (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1240) 420 710 945 G.I. JOE (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(110) 430 720 1000 JULIE & JULIA (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(100) 400 650 950 HARRY POTTER: HALF BLOOD PRINCE (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1220 325) 630 935 FUNNY PEOPLE (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1230 340) 640 940 Adv. Tix on Sale INGLORIOUS BASTERDS BANDSLAM (PG) Fri. - Sun.(100) 400 700 940 G.I. JOE (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(115) 415 710 950 500 DAYS OF SUMMER (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(130) 430 650 930 HANGOVER (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(145) 445 730 1000 Times For 08/14 VISIONEERS: Directed by Jared Drake. Written by Brandon Drake. Cinematography, Dino Parks. Music, Tim DeLaughter. Starring Zach Galiﬁ anakis, Judy Greer and Mía Maestro. Fireside Films, 2009. R. 86 minutes. 44411 I can still remember the skepticism with which I approached The Truman Show, Peter Weir’s story of a man who discovers his life is a TV show. The ﬁ lm, co- starring Laura Linney, revealed Jim Carrey as a tormented jester, paving the way for similarly typecast comics like Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler to pursue dramatic roles. Now Zach Galiﬁ anakis, a standup comedian and actor best known for his breakout role in The Hangover, is releasing the ﬁ lm Visioneers via his website. His community of fans, while not broad yet, is surprisingly deep, evidenced by the monthly Zach Galiﬁ anakis Newsletter (or communiqué, according to his website) in which he muses on just about everything. While Visioneers, a bleak view of a dystopian future, buries Galiﬁ anakis’ natural zaniness too thoroughly — he hardly speaks for the ﬁ rst hour — the ﬁ lm is still worthwhile for hardcore fans or those wanting to get acquainted. Visioneers has been described as a “poor man’s Brazil,” an association that is probably unfair to Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece of alienation and longing. Still, Visioneers has the spaciousness of a Gilliam movie, where the world can feel deserted and everything natural or human is expunged. In Visioneers, Galiﬁ anakis plays George, a Level 3 supervisor at the Jeffers Corporation, a company so powerful the U.S. president is its pitchman. George grows increasingly withdrawn as he struggles to manage his feelings, which sounds silly until you consider the consequences: In the future, people suppress their feelings so completely that they often explode from the effort. (It only happens once on-screen.) In response to the explosion epidemic, Jeffers Corp develops an inhibitor to help manage the “thoughts, pains or emotions that could lead to an explosion.” In a ﬁ nal effort to reclaim his human nature, George drives out to the Undeveloped Areas, a place we would call the countryside — or what a radio DJ, as if imagining Heaven, describes as a place of “inﬂ atable castles, old folks, empanadas and women in bikinis.” While Visioneers was made cheaply, it doesn’t look cheap, partly due to the recognizability of the cast. Supporting Galiﬁ anakis are Judy Greer (27 Dresses) as his wife Michelle and James LeGros as his brother Julien. But it’s Galiﬁ anakis who carries the day. His George is so remote and fearful that it’s hard to believe this is the same actor who, when asked by Conan O’Brian if he’d ever considered a stage name, replied that his actual name was Chad Farthouse. ew Visioneers shows at 9 pm Saturday, Aug. 15, at Wandering Goat. 21+. 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