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| 21
Rated PG-13
Math whizzes from MIT learn the art of card counting and head to Vegas. Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne star.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Baby Mama
Rated PG-13
Successful but infertile Tina Fey hires dimbulb Amy Poehler to be her surrogate in giving birth. Sounds painful in every possible way.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Rated R
Another comedy from the Jud Apatow school of contemporary comedy. If that’s your cup of tea, they you’ll probably like this.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Girls Rock
Rated PG
This new documentary follows the journey of four 8-18-year-olds as they are transformed by the liberating powers of music at the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls. Given the opportunity to bash the drums, wail like a banshee and take up space, the girls jettison gender stereotypes like old hats on their way to a joyous final concert that will change their lives forever.
It's at The Esquire. |
| Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Rated R
This hapless duo has been to White Castle and Guantanamo Bay. Maybe next time we can get them to film at Rumpke Mountain?
It's playing everywhere. |
| Iron Man
Rated PG-13
Sensationally good superhero movie with a great performance from Robert Downey Jr. Excellent special effects, thrills, humor, et al. Also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Leatherheads
Rated PG-13
1925 football flick starring and directed by local lad (of sorts) George Clooney. His other two tries behind the camera (Good Night and Good Luck and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) were both terrific films, so let’s hope his streak continues. Renee Zellweger co-stars.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Made of Honor
Rated PG-13
Gender-switch remake of My Best Friend's Wedding with Patrick Dempsey in the Julia Roberts role. Been there; done that.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Nim's Island
Rated PG
Young girl (Abigail Breslin) lives on a desert island with her father (Gerard Butler), when a castaway (Jodie Foster) shows up on their beach. Should be acceptable family fare.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Prom Night
Rated PG-13
Horror film of the week is yet another remake, this time of the 1980 hit with Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Redbelt
Rated R
Twist of fate lands a top martial artist a job in the film biz. Writted and directed by the great David Mamet, with a cast that includes Chiwetel Eijofor and Tim Allen.
Playing at the Esquire; Showcase Springdale and AMC Newport. |
| Speed Racer
Rated PG
Live-action CGI reworking of the classic (?) TV cartoon series. Cast includes Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, John Goodman, Christina Ricci and Susan Sarandon. The good news: it’s directed by the Wachowski brothers (Matrix). The bad news: it’s 135 minutes long.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Starting Out in the Evening
Rated PG-13
An ambitious graduate student convinces a writer that her thesis can resurrect his career. Frank Langella and Lili Taylor star.
It's at The Esquire. |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Rated PG
The first big-budget sequel of the summer movie season. The four kids from the first Narnia epic return to that kingdom to aid a young prince. Should be fine family fare.
It's playing everywhere. |
| The Counterfeiters
Rated R
Oscar-winning foreign language film from Germany, about the largest counterfeiting ring in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936.
Mariemont Theatre |
| The Forbidden Kingdom
Rated PG-13
Adventure fantasy set in ancient China, and starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Then She Found Me
Rated R
Helen Hunt directs and stars in this tale of a New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her real one, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students. Cast includes Colin Firth, Bette Midler, and Matthew Broderick.
It's playing everywhere. |
| What Happens in Vegas
Rated PG-13
Silly romantic comedy chickflick with Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher in the Kate Hudson / Matthew McConaughey roles.
It's playing everywhere. |
| Young @ Heart
Rated PG
Documentary about the Young at Heart Chorus, a group of senior citizens who perform contemporary and classic rock and pop songs. Probably will classify as the “feel good movie of the year.”
It's at The Esquire. |
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