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25TH HOUR (R) -- A Spike Lee's subtlest and most effective film since Clockers is the story of a convicted drug dealer (Edward Norton) on the last day before he goes to prison for seven years. (Barton) Canal Place
ABOUT
SCHMIDT (R) -- A Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor's
offbeat drama is the story of a widower (Jack Nicholson) who struggles to
decide whether he should dissuade his daughter (Hope Davis) from marrying
her boyfriend (Dermot Mulroney). (Barton) Canal Place, AMC Palace 20
ADAPTATION (R) -- A Director Spike Jonze and writer Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich), have done it again with this story of a blocked screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) trying to adapt The Orchid Thief, a nonfiction bestseller by Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep) about a renegade Florida botanist (Chris Cooper). (Barton) Canal Place
ANTWONE FISHER (PG-13) -- Denzel
Washington makes his directing debut and co-stars in the fact-based story of
a troubled sailor who eventually becomes a Hollywood screenwriter. AMC Palace
16, AMC Palace 20
THE BACKYARD (R) -- Documentary
by Paul Hough probes the D.I.Y. world of wrestling wannabes who take their
dangerous moves (using all manner of weaponry) literally to neighborhood backyards
throughout the country and England. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at
Zeitgeist
BIKER BOYZ (PG-13) -- Veteran
biker champ Laurence Fishburne tries to retain his title as the top biking
dog in Cali in this vroom-vroom film. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16,
AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
THE BLACK PRESS: SOLDIERS WITHOUT SWORDS
(NR) -- Joe Morton narrates Stanley
Nelson's comprehensive look at the history of the African-American press in
this special screening presented by Wendell Pierce's The Cinque Group and Louisiana
Weekly. 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at NOCCA/Riverfront's
Lupin Hall
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (PG-13) -- B Steven
Spielberg's account of a teenager (Leonardo DiCaprio) who passed himself off
as an airline pilot, a doctor and a lawyer is a fun romp. (Barton) AMC Palace
12, AMC Palace 20
CHICAGO (PG-13) -- A- A
spectacular staging of the hit Broadway musical showcases a sizzling Catherine
Zeta-Jones as the notorious
Velma Kelley. Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger, although less comfortable
with the physicality of their roles, both give more than able performances
as huckster
lawyer Billy Flynn and his new leading lady Roxie Hart, respectively. (Carlson) AMC
Palce 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9, Prytania
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL JOURNEY OF MAN (NR) -- As New Orleanians enjoy Cirque du Soleil's live show Dralion, here's a chance to capture another show by the world-famous circus. This one explores how humans develop over time. Entergy IMAX
CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND (R) -- B+ George
Clooney does his best Steven Soderbergh imitation in his directing debut of
the "unauthorized autobiography" of '70s
game-show pioneer Chuck Barris, who also claimed to be a hitman for the CIA.
(Simmons) AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
DARKNESS FALLS (PG-13) -- A
troubled young man tries to help his lone friend's younger brother, who is
haunted by spirits from long ago. Co-stars Chaney Kley and Emma Caulfield. AMC
Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
DECASIA (NR) -- Bill Morrison collaborated with Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon to create this avant-garde look at the notions of decay, using celluloid as a centerpiece. Think Fantasia, but completely different. Morrison will be in attendance Friday and Sunday. 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Zeitgeist
DELIVER US FROM EVA (R) -- Gary Hardwick (The Brothers) wrote and directed this romantic comedy about a man (LL Cool J) recruited by his three friends -- all brothers -- to woo and marry their perfectionist sister (Gabrielle Union, from Bring it On) to take her off their hands. (Note: LL does indeed stand for Ladies Love. So there.) AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Hollywood Cinemas 9
FINAL DESTINATION 2 (R) -- David
Ellis takes over for James Wong in directing the sequel to the surprise thriller
hit of 2000 about a person who can see future dead people. AMC Palace 12, AMC
Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
A GUY THING (PG-13) -- Jason
Lee wakes up next to Julia Stiles after his bachelor party -- but he's engaged
to her cousin (Selma Blair)! Directed by Chris Koch (Snow Day). AMC
Palace 12
HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND (NR) -- Richard Lowenstein directed and adapted the cult novel by John Birmingham about an Australian man (Noah Taylor) who seems relentlessly trapped in a series of shared living arrangements with various oddball roommates. Part of Film Movement's series in New Orleans. Followed by the short film Time Out by Robbie Chafitz. 9:30 p.m. daily through Thursday at Zeitgeist
THE HOURS (PG-13) -- B Stephen
Daldry and David Hare's adaptation of Michael Cunningham's book about Virginia
Woolf and two women later influenced by her work offers a stellar cast including
Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep and Ed Harris. (Barton) AMC
Palace 12, AMC Palace 20
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (PG-13) -- Reporter Kate Hudson tries to prove that she can get a guy to dump her in 10 days, but unfortunately picks swinging single Matthew McConnaughey -- who's betting his friends he can actually stay in a relationship longer than 10 days. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
JUST MARRIED (PG-13) -- Newlyweds
Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy are in for one bumpy ride of a honeymoon
in this romantic comedy from Shawn Levy (Big Fat Liar). AMC Palace
12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette
KANGAROO JACK (PG) -- Anthony
Anderson and Jerry O'Connell must retrieve $10,000 in stolen loot they were
supposed to deliver for the mob in Australia in this romp from David McNally
(Coyote Ugly). Estella Warren (Planet of the Apes) co-stars. AMC
Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (PG-13)
-- A+ Director Peter Jackson presents
this spectacular sequel to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the
Ring. Jaw-dropping combat sequences, an expert use of digital imagery and
a true devotion to the heart of the Tolkien classic make movie magic. (Carlson) AMC
Palace 12, AMC Palace 20
MAID IN MANHATTAN (PG-13) -- Hotel maid Jennifer Lopez is mistaken for a socialite (and is then wooed) by wealthy Ralph Fiennes in this romantic comedy directed by Wayne Wang. AMC Palace 12
NATIONAL SECURITY (PG-13) -- A
white ex-cop (Steve Zahn) who once beat the crap out an African-American man
(Martin Lawrence) winds up working alongside him as a security guard in this
comedy from Dennis Dugan. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20,
Chalmette
THE PIANIST (R) -- A Roman Polanski's true story of a Polish pianist (Adrien Brody) who survived the Holocaust but lost his entire family in the process. This film asks searching questions about the nature of humankind. (Reviewed in this issue.) (Barton) Canal Place
THE RECRUIT (PG-13) -- CIA
instructor Al Pacino tabs recuit Colin Farrell to root out apparent double
agent Bridget Moynahan. But who's being doubled here? AMC Palace 12, AMC
Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
SHANGHAI KNIGHTS (PG-13) -- Shanghai Noon's Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson reunite. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
| AMC Palace 12 734-2020; AMC Palace 16 734-2020; AMC Palace 20 734-2020; Canal Place 581-5400; Chalmette 277-9797; Downtown Joy 522-7575; Entergy IMAX 581-4629; Plaza 245-0102; Prytania 891-2787; Zeitgeist 525-2767
Compiled by David Lee Simmons
Contributors: Rick Barton, Shala Carlson, David Lee Simmons |
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