Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-21 07:49:08
OPENING THIS WEEKKam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam WilliamsFor movies opening October 12. 2007BIG BUDGET FILMSElizabeth: The Golden Age (PG-13 for sexuality nudity and violence) Cate Blanchett reprises her Oscar-nominated role as Queen Elizabeth I (1553-1603) in this sequel set in the late 16th Century where we find the monarch defending her empire while falling for Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen). With Geoffrey Rush. Samantha Morton and Rhys Ifans. Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13 for sexuality) Droll romantic comedy about a delusional loser (Ryan Gosling) whose friends and family don’t have the heart to tell him that the life-sized doll he fell in love with online and ordered over the internet isn’t a real woman. With Emily Mortimer. Patricia Clarkson and Paul Schneider. We Own the Night (R for nudity profanity sexuality medicate use and grahic violence) Set in Brighton Beach. Brooklyn in 1988 this crime saga pits the manager (Joaquin Phoenix) of a nightclub owned by Russian mobsters against his brother (Mark Wahlberg) and father (Robert Duvall) both of whom are with the NYPD. With Eva Mendes as the gangster’s gun moll. Why Did I Get Married? (PG-13 for profanity sexual references and mature themes) Tyler Perry directs and co-stars in this adaptation of his play about four married couples friends since college who find their marriages tested with fidelity issues during a very eventful week-long reunion at a picturesque retreat in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Ensemble direct includes Janet Jackson. Jill Scott. Tasha Smith. Malik Yoba. Michael Jai White. Sharon Leal. Denise Boutte and Lamann Rucker. INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMSBerkeley (Unrated) Coming-of-age flick set on Berkeley’s campus in 1968 revisits that turbulent era as seen through the eyes of a straitlaced freshman (Nick Roth) about to be introduced to free love mind-expanding drugs and progressive politics. With Henry “The Fonz” Winkler. Canvas (PG-13 for mature themes) Dysfunctional family drama about a ten year-old (Devon Gearheart) dealing with a schizophrenic mother (Marcia Gay Harden) and an emotionally-distant father (Joe Pantoliano) who handles the crisis by building a boat in the driveway. Control (R for profanity and brief sexuality) Bittersweet docudrama revisits the aborted life of Ian Curtis suicidal lead singer of the post-punk rock group Joy Division who hung himself in 1980 at the age of 23 due to a depression triggered.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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