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ABOUT SCHMIDT (R) -- A
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor's offbeat comedy-drama is the story of a widower
who considers dissuading his daughter from marrying her boyfriend. Jack Nicholson
and Kathy Bates were both Oscar-nominated. (Barton) 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 trying to adapt a nonfiction bestseller about a renegade Florida botanist. (Winner of four Oscar nominations.) (Barton) Canal Place
AGENT CODY BANKS (PG) --
The federal government turns to huggable teen Frankie Muniz for a secret spy
mission in the first of a planned series of films. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
ANTWONE FISHER (PG-13) --
Denzel Washington makes his directing debut and co-stars in the fact-based story
of a troubled sailor (Derek Luke) who eventually becomes a Hollywood screenwriter. Grand
ARAB CINEMA (NR) --
Zeitgeist continues this series of films exploring Arab culture, politics and
life both in the Middle East and the United States. This week's offerings: Tale of the Three Jewels, Jerusalem 1948: Yoom Ilak, Yoom Aleik and People of the Land. 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 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 16, Grand
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE (PG-13) --
Attorney Steve Martin meets convicted felon Queen Latifah over the Internet in
another salt-and-pepper comedy directed by Adam Shankman. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
BUGS! 3D (NR) --
This latest IMAX offering charts the progression of a praying mantis and a butterfly
through the rain forests of Southeast Asia. Entergy IMAX
CHICAGO (PG-13) --
A- Spectacular staging of the hit Broadway musical showcases a sizzling Catherine Zeta-Jones as the notorious Velma Kelley. (Winner of 13 Oscar nominations including Best Picture.) (Carlson) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Prytania
CINEMATIC PAPER EMULSION FILMS OF DONNA CAMERON (NR) --
The visiting experimental filmmaker presents her work and discusses
her "paper emulsion animation" techniques. 8 p.m. Friday at Zeitgeist
CITY OF GOD (R) --
Two teens growing up in one of Rio de Janeiro's most brutal slums take divergent
paths, one becoming a photographer and the other a drug dealer in this film debut
by Katia Lund. Canal Place
CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE (R) --
Romeo Must Die's DMX and Jet Li reunite as a gang leader (DMX) who recruits a Taiwanese agent (Li) to free the gangster's kidnapped daughter from a criminal. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
DAREDEVIL (PG-13) --
Matt Murdoch (Ben Affleck) is a lawyer for the underdog by day and a man-in-tights
superhero at night, ably assisted by his girlfriend Elektra (Jennifer Garner). AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
DELIVER US FROM EVA (R) --
Gary Hardwick 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. AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand
D.I.Y. OR DIE (NR) --
Visiting filmmaker Michael W. Dean presents his documentary portraying several
indie-minded artists, including Fugazi's Ian MacKay. 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Zeitgeist
FINAL DESTINATION 2 (R) --
David Ellis takes over for James Wong in directing the sequel to the surprise
thriller hit of 2000. AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand
THE HOURS (PG-13) -- B
Stephen Daldry and David Hare's adaptation of Michael Cunningham's book offers
a stellar cast including Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep and Ed
Harris. (Winner of nine Oscar nominations including Best Picture.) (Barton) AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (PG-13) -- C
Donald Petrie's lame romantic comedy stars Kate Hudson as a magazine writer
and Matthew McConaughey as an ad agent in a contest of ill-imagined romantic
gamesmanship. (Barton) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
THE HUNTED (R) --
FBI agent Tommy Lee Jones captures, then loses, a killer who tracks deer hunters
in the woods, then must recapture him in the big city in this thriller from William
Friedkin. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 (G) --
C Awash in jungle greens, this latest from the Disney sequel factory looks better than it sounds. (Tisserand). AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
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. AMC Palace 20
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE (R) -- F
Alan Parker's story of a former death penalty abolitionist (Kevin Spacey) on
death row for the rape and murder of a colleague (Laura Linney) is an unholy
mess. (Barton) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16
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. (Winner of six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.) (Carlson) AMC Palace 12
OLD SCHOOL (R) --
Thirtysomething buddies Will Farrell, Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn decide to
relive their college days by opening their own frat house near campus. AMC Palace
12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20
PEPE LE MOKO (NR) -- A+
Julien Duvivier's 1937 classic influenced everything from a near shot-for-shot
American remake the next year (Algiers), film noir and the French New Wave. Jean Gabin helped solidify his reputation as one of France's great actors as the sentimental criminal hiding out in the Casbah. (Simmons) (Reviewed in this issue.) 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Prytania
THE PIANIST (R) --
A Roman Polanski's true story of a Polish pianist (Oscar-nominated Adrien Brody) who survived the Holocaust but lost his entire family in the process. (Winner of seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture.) (Barton) Canal Place, Hollywood Cinemas 9
THE QUIET AMERICAN (R) -- C
Only those unfamiliar with the lovely lethargy of Graham Greene's writing will
fail to be disappointed by this lackluster incarnation of the 1950s Vietnam
tale directed by Philip Noyce. (Carlson) Canal Place
THE RECRUIT (PG-13) -- C+
oger Donaldson's thriller involves old CIA
hand Al Pacino's relationship with new operative Colin Farrell. (Barton) AMC
Palace 20
SHANGHAI KNIGHTS (PG-13) -- B
Sequel to 2000's surprise hit Shanghai Noon soars, just not quite so high. Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson reunite to chase a murderer through the streets of England and to stop a plot to kill the royal family. (Carlson) AMC Palace 20
TALK TO HER (R) -- B
Pedro Almodovar acclaimed story of two men caring for women in comas has much
to admire. The film is arrestingly original and gentle and forgiving of spirit.
(Barton) Canal Place
TEARS OF THE SUN (R) --
Bruce Willis, apparently inspired by ex-wife Demi Moore, is a Navy SEAL forced
into a moral quandary during a rescue mission in Africa in this film by Antoine
Fuqua (Training Day). Co-stars Monica Bellucci and Tom Skerritt. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
WILLARD (PG-13) -- B+
Thanks to a nervy performance by recovering wack job Crispin Glover (River's Edge), debut director Glen Morgan hits way more than he misses in this faithful remake of the 1971 cult horror hit about a nerd who turns to rats for friendship and revenge. (Simmons) (Reviewed in this issue.) AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, 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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