New this week: 4 in theaters, 3 on DVD (9/12/08)
September 12th, 2008 at 10:29 am by Laff at the Movies under Entertainment
A big weekend at the theater and some decent DVD offerings too!
In Theaters (Friday): “The Women”, “Burn After Reading”, “The Family That Preys”, “Righteous Kill”
On DVD (Tuesday): “Baby Mama”, “The Forbidden Kingdom”, “Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour”
New in theaters:
My Take: 2 movies from my 15 movies to see preview are hitting theaters this week, plus there’s a good “chick flick”… and if you took my advice and saved your money last weekend and skipped the movies, this is the weekend for a double-header!!!
“Burn After Reading”
starring Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, J.K. Simmons
Genre: Comedy/Drama
The Plot: A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.
(1 of my 15 movies to see preview)
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“Righteous Kill”
starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy
Genre: Crime/Drama
The Plot: Two veteran New York City detectives (De Niro and Pacino) work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
(1 of my 15 movies to see preview)
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“The Women”
starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debi Mazar, Ana Gasteyer
Genre: Comedy/Drama
The Plot: A wealthy New Yorker leaves her cheating husband and bonds with other society women at a resort. A remake of George Cukor’s 1939 film “The Women.”
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“The Family That Preys”
starring Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Tyler Perry, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar, Cole Hauser, Robin Givens, KaDee Strickland
Genre: Comedy
The Plot: Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.
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Next Week at Theaters:
“Lakeview Terrace”, “Appaloosa” (limited), “My Best Friend’s Girl”, “Igor”, “Ghost Town”
New on DVD:
My Take: ”Baby Mama” and “The Forbidden Kingdom” were not my 1st choices when they were in theaters, but now on DVD, they are worth a look!
“Baby Mama” starring Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear
Genre: Comedy/Romance
The Plot: A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
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“The Forbidden Kingdom” starring Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Jackie Chan
Genre: Action/Adenture/Comedy/Fantasy/Romance
The Plot: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King
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“Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour” starring Kurt Braun, Triston Coleman, Brian Comrie
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
The Plot: A 17-year-old girl has mysterious encounters with paranormal activity in the small town of Pine Valley.
Next Week on DVD:
“88 Minutes”, “Finding Amanda”, “The Love Guru”, “Made of Honor”, “Snow Angels”, “Speed Racer”, “Young@Heart”
Tags: Baby Mama, Burn After Reading, dvd, movie, new, opening, release, Righteous Kill, Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour, The Family That Preys, The Forbidden Kingdom, The Women, Theaters
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