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“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!
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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JULIE & JULIA (PG-13)
Fri. - Sun.(100) 400 650 950
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HANGOVER (R) - ID REQ'D
Fri. - Sun.(145) 445 730 1000
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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.
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Visioneers shows at 9 pm Saturday, Aug. 15, at
Wandering Goat. 21+. Donations.
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