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90 MILES (NR) -- B
Juan Carlos Zalvidar returns to New Orleans to present his first-person account
of his emigration from Cuba to Miami during the Mariel boat lift of 1980, and
his subsequent return. (Simmons) 7:30 p.m. daily through Thursday at Zeitgeist
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 (Oscar winner Chris Cooper). (Barton) Canal Place
AGENT CODY BANKS (PG) --
The federal government turns to huggable teen Frankie Muniz for a secret spy
mission. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
ALI ZAOUA: PRINCE OF THE STREETS (NR) -- B+
Film Movement presents Nabil Ayouch's poignant tale of Moroccan street kids trying to bury their colorful friend after he is murdered by the gang he deserted. (Simmons) 9:30 p.m. daily through Thursday at Zeitgeist
BASIC (R) --
DEA agent John Travolta teams with babelicious military cop Connie Nielsen to
investigate the disappearance of Army Ranger cadets and drill instructor Samuel
L. Jackson. Supporting cast includes our own Harry Connick Jr. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
BOAT TRIP (R) --
Manly men Cuba Gooding Jr. and Horatio Sanz try to score with the ladies by
booking a trip on a cruise liner, only to realize they've been booked on a gay
cruise liner! (Groan.) AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE (PG-13) --
Attorney Steve Martin meets convicted felon Queen Latifah over the Internet in
another salt-and-pepper comedy. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, 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- A spectacular staging of the hit Broadway musical showcases a sizzling and Oscar-winning Catherine Zeta-Jones as the notorious Velma Kelley. (Winner of six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.) (Carlson) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Prytania
CITY OF GOD (R) --
A- Fernando Meirelles' harrowing drama about astonishingly violent gangs of children in a Rio housing project isn't a perfect film, but it's one viewers won't soon forget. Raised in poverty, ignorance and hopelessness, boys in their teens and even younger kill each other to control territory not worth having. (Barton) Canal Place
THE CORE (R) --
NASA scientists travel to the center of the Earth to fix the planet's core by
setting off a nuclear device in this sci-fi thriller starring Aaron Eckhart
(Possession) and Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry). AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE (R) --
Romeo Must Die's DMX and Jet Li reunite as a gang leader (DMX) who recruits an agent (Li) to free the gangster's kidnapped daughter from a criminal. AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette
DAREDEVIL (PG-13) --
Ben Affleck is a lawyer for the underdog by day and a man-in-tights superhero
at night, ably assisted by his girlfriend Jennifer Garner. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, Chalmette
DREAMCATCHER (R) --
Four longtime friends battle an alien force on a reunion hunting trip deep in
the woods of Maine in this effort by director Lawrence Kasdan and Oscar-winning
screenwriter William Goldman in adapting the Stephen King novel. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
HEAD OF STATE (PG-13) --
Chris Rock goes for the hat trick in writing, directing and starring as a Washington,
D.C., alderman who finds himself replacing the Democratic Party's dead presidential
candidate. Co-stars Bernie Mac, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield and Tracy Morgan. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
THE HOURS (PG-13) -- B
Stephen Daldry and David Hare's adaptation of Michael Cunningham's book offers
a stellar cast including Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl
Streep and Ed Harris. (Barton) AMC Palace 20
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (PG-13) -- C
Donald Petrie's lame romantic comedy stars Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey
in a contest of ill-imagined romantic gamesmanship. (Barton) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 20
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. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, 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 20
OLD SCHOOL (R) --
Thirtysomething buddies Will Farrell, Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn decide to
relive their college days by opening their own frat house. AMC Palace 12, AMC
Palace 20
THE PIANIST (R) --
A Oscar-winner Roman Polanski's true story of a Polish pianist (Oscar-winner Adrien Brody) who survived the Holocaust but lost his entire family in the process. This film asks searching questions about the nature of humankind. (Winner of three Oscars.) (Barton) Canal Place, Hollywood Cinemas 9
PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE (G) --
Winnie the Pooh's more timid buddy must gather all his strength to save his friends
when they get into trouble in this animated film from Disney. Note: Piglet's
voice will once again be provided by Piglet veteran John Fiedler, one of the
all-time great mousey TV and film character actors (12 Angry Men, True Grit). AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, 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 Philip Noyce's lackluster incarnation of the 1950s
Vietnam tale. Stars Oscar-nominated Michael Caine. (Carlson) Canal Place
THE RECRUIT (PG-13) --
C+ Roger Donaldson's thriller involves old CIA hand Al Pacino's relationship with new operative Colin Farrell. Some surprises and an earnest performance by Pacino don't succeed in raising a fundamentally predictable plot above the mediocre. (Barton) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Hollywood Cinemas 9
SPIRITED AWAY (PG) -- B
Hayao Miyazaki's film returns to town after winning the Oscar for Best Animated
Feature. A little girl must figure out a way to rescue her parents after they
are turned into pigs. The animation is unquestionably rich and textured, though
the story drags to the point of tedium. (Simmons) AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20
TALK TO HER (R) -- B
Director Pedro Almodovar won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his
acclaimed story of two men caring for women in comas. The film has much to
admire; it's arrestingly original, 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. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20
VIEW FROM THE TOP (PG-13) -- D
Bruno Barreto has mysteriously attracted the performer likes of Gwyneth Paltrow
and Mark Ruffalo to this lame jiggle comedy about a stewardess who has to choose
between a career in the sky and the guy on the ground who loves her. Nothing
about this flick rings true, and nothing about it produces a laugh. (Barton)
(Reviewed in this issue.) 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 more than he misses in this faithful remake of the 1971 cult horror hit. (Simmons) AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette
| 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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