10/10/08 Film clips

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"BAGHEAD" -- Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Problem is, their story idea -- a horror flick about a group of friends tormented by a villain with a bag over his head -- starts to come true. Starring Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig and Elise Muller. Written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. (R, for language, some sexual content and nudity.)

 

"BODY OF LIES" -- A CIA man goes after a terrorist kingpin while a crafty colleague runs interference in this thriller. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong and Golshifteh Farahani. Directed by Ridley Scott. (R, for strong violence including some torture, and for language throughout.)

 

"CITY OF EMBER" -- Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Martin Landau are among the inhabitants of the titular city, a magical place of lights known the world over. Then the town's generator starts to fail, threatening to darken the place forever. Based on Jeanne Duprau's popular fantasies for young readers. Also starring Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway. Directed by Gil Kenan. (PG, for mild peril and some thematic elements.)

 

"THE EXPRESS" -- Fact-based drama about the life of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win football's Heisman Trophy. Starring Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Charles Dutton and Darrin Dewitt Henson. Directed by Gary Fleder. (PG, for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality.)

 

"RELIGULOUS" -- Bill Maher travels the world to talk God and religion with the faithful in this documentary from "Borat" director Larry Charles. (R, for some language and sexual material.)

 

"QUARANTINE" -- A news crew's video holds the key to the truth about a mysterious infection that strikes an apartment building in this horror tale. Starring Jennifer Carpenter and Steve Harris. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. (R, for bloody violent and disturbing content, terror and language.)

 

Closed Captioned

 

"THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR" (Sunday and Monday) -- Brendan Fraser has another go at fighting a resurrected dead guy, this time a shape-shifting ancient Chinese ruler (Jet Li). Maria Bello takes over from Rachel Weisz as Fraser's wife. Also starring Luke Ford. Directed by Rob Cohen. (PG-13, for adventure action and violence.)

 

Saturday advance screening

 

"SEX DRIVE" -- A teen sets out with two pals on a cross-country trip to lose his virginity. Starring Josh Zuckerman, Seth Green and James Marsden. Directed and co-written by Sean Anders. (R, for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some drug and alcohol use -- all involving teens.)

 

HELD OVER

 

"AN AMERICAN CAROL" -- This twist on Charles Dickens features three spirits that give an anti-American filmmaker a lesson in U.S. values. Starring Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Farley and Leslie Nielsen. Directed and co-written by David Zucker. (PG-13, for rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material.)

 

"APPALOOSA" -- A pair of hired lawmen are hired to keep the law in a small town dominated by a wealthy and ruthless rancher in this Western. Starring Ed Harris (who also directed), Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. (R, for some violence and language.)

 

"BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA" -- Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia, George Lopez and Edward James Olmos provide the voices for the dogs in this tale of a canine from the wrong side of the tracks in love with a pampered pooch from the 90210 ZIP code. Directed by Raja Gosnell. (PG, for some mild thematic elements.)

 

"BLINDNESS" -- A plague of sightlessness strikes humanity in this adaptation of Jose Saramago's novel. Starring Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Mark Ruffalo and Gael Garcia Bernal. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. (R, for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.)

 

"EAGLE EYE" -- Two strangers start to suspect they are being used as pawns in a political assassination plot. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis and Billy Bob Thornton. Directed by D.J. Caruso. (PG-13, for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.)

 

"FLASH OF GENIUS" -- Based on the true story of Robert Kearns, a college professor who took on the Detroit auto industry in the 1960s, claiming they stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. Starring Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney and Alan Alda. Directed by Marc Abraham. (PG-13, for brief strong language.)

 

"FLY ME TO THE MOON (3D)" -- A trio of flies tags along on the Apollo 11 moon mission in this 3D animated 'toon. With the voices of Nicollette Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry. (G.)

 

"HANCOCK" -- A cranky, alcoholic superhero (Will Smith) hires a publicist to help him repair his public persona. Also starring Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron. Directed by Peter Berg. (PG-13, for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.)

 

"THE HOUSE BUNNY" -- Anna Faris stars as a Playboy bunny kicked out of the mansion who moves in with a sorority and tries to help them save their house. Also starring Colin Hanks, Emma Stone and Katharine McPhee. Directed by Fred Wolf. (PG-13, for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language.)

 

"HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS & ALIENATE PEOPLE" -- A British celebrity journalist has trouble fitting in at his new job at a respected New York City magazine. Starring Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst and Jeff Bridges. Directed by Robert B. Weide. (R, for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug material.)

 

"IGOR" -- A mad scientist's humpbacked lab flunky tries to create his own monster in this animated comedy. With the voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Arsenio Hall and Jay Leno. Directed by Anthony Leondis. (PG, for some thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language.)

 

"LAKEVIEW TERRACE" -- In this racially charged thriller, a black LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) takes increasingly threatening action to force out the mixed-race couple who move in next door. Also starring Kerry Washington and Patrick Wilson. Directed by Neil LaBute. (PG-13, for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references.)

 

"MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA" -- Spike Lee directs this story about four soldiers in an all-black division stationed in Tuscany during World War II who became separated from their unit while attempting to rescue a young boy. Starring Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and Omar Benson Miller. (R, for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.)

 

"MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL" -- Kate Hudson becomes the object of a love triangle between her heartbroken ex and his best buddy, who specializes in taking women out on horrific dates so they'll return to the ex-boyfriends they dumped. Also starring Dane Cook and Jason Biggs. Directed by Howard Deutch. (R, for strong language and sexual content throughout, including graphic dialogue and some nudity.)

 

"NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST" -- A Manhattan all-nighter holds the promise of romance for two teens. Starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Directed by Peter Sollett. (PG-13, for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior.)

 

"NIGHTS IN RODANTHE" -- Diane Lane and Richard Gere are stranded in a tiny inn on the North Carolina coast during a ferocious storm. Amid the thunder and lightning, love blooms. Also starring Scott Glenn and James Franco. Directed by George C. Wolfe. (PG-13, for some sensuality.)

 

"RIGHTEOUS KILL" -- Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star as a pair of New York City detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer. Also starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Directed by Jon Avnet. (R, for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use.)

 

"WALL-E" -- A robot tasked with cleaning up the Earth after humanity has trashed and abandoned it gets lonely and looks for his people in this largely nonverbal comedy from the animation masters at Pixar. Featuring the voice talents of Fred Willard and Jeff Garlin. Directed by Andrew Stanton. (G)

 

"THE WOMEN" -- Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Debra Messing lead the cast in an update of the 1939 classic about a woman with a cheating hubby and a circle of gossipy friends. Also starring Eva Mendes and Jada Pinkett Smith. Directed by Diane English. (PG-13, for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking.)

 

-- Compiled by Yakima Herald-Republic

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