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AGENT CODY BANKS (PG) --
The federal government turns to huggable teen Frankie Muniz for a secret spy
mission. AMC Palace 20
ALL ACCESS: FRONT ROW. BACKSTAGE. LIVE! (NR) -- B-
Martyn Atkins directs this 2001 IMAX take on popular music, with concert footage
of artists including Sting, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, and Al Green and the Dave
Matthews Band. A fairly sterile affair, ALL ACCESS feels like a coffee-table book of rock 'n' roll portraiture come to life. Through Sunday at Entergy IMAX
ANGER MANAGEMENT (PG-13) -- C
Adam Sandler does the dumbed-down version of his character from Punch-Drunk Love, in this tale of an essentially likable guy suffering from an implosive anger problem and ordered to seek help from Jack Nicholson. (Carlson) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9, Prytania
ARAB CINEMA -- Zeitgeist's series continues. This week: In Support of Palestine, along with the Voices for Justice (Palestine) 2003 Tour, which features lectures from a wide range of speakers. 6 p.m. Friday at Zeitgeist
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (PG-13) --
B+ Gurinder Chadha's story of an English girl whose traditional Sikh parents want her to learn to cook and find a good Indian boy to marry rather than follow her talent and passion for soccer has a big, open heart. (Barton) AMC Palace 20, Canal Place
BETTER LUCK TOMORROW (R) -- Suburban Asian-American teens go so hip-hop that they become gangsta in this film by Justin Lin. AMC Palace 20
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, Grand
BULLETPROOF MONK (PG-13) --
Martial arts action comedy features kung fu master Chow Yun-Fat trying to mentor
and tolerate brash young American Seann William Scott. Jaime King co-stars. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
CHASING PAPI (PG) --
Handsome young L.A. Latino Eduardo Verastegui triple-times three women (Roselyn
Sanchez, Jaci Velasquez and Sofia Vergara) in three cities but gets his comeuppance
in one weekend in this comedy co-starring D.L. Hughley, Paul Rodriguez and Maria
Conchita Alonso. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20
CONFIDENCE (R) -- Dustin Hoffman, who has never lacked the title word, stars as a mobster who puts the squeeze on luckless grifter Edward Burns in this heist flick from James Foley. AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Canal Place, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
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 16, AMC Palace 20
DYSFUNKTIONAL FAMILY (R) --
Comedian Eddie Griffin (Undercover Brother) hits the stage for a raucous recap of his quirky family members. Grand
THE GOOD THIEF (R) -- B+
Neil Jordan teams up with Nick Nolte in this delightful homage to Jean-Pierre Melville's 1955 French New Wave classic Bob Le Flambeur. (Simmons) AMC Palace 20, Canal Place
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. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand
HOLES (PG) --
Andrew Davis (The Fugitive) directs Louis Sachar's adaptation of his own National Book Award-winning 1998 bestseller interweaving three stories suffused with fantasy and legend. Jon Voight, Sigourney Weaver, Patricia Arquette and Tim Blake Nelson support a leading cast of child actors. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES (R) --
Hard rocker Rob Zombie puts his ghoulish name to the cinematic test with this
writing and directing debut about two couples who get lost on the road and wind
up in a whole mess o' trouble. AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20
IDENTITY (R) -- Ten Little Indians gets the postmodern treatment in this murder mystery thriller from director James Mangold and starring John Cusack, Ray Liotta and Amanda Peet. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
IRREVERSIBLE (NR) -- Gaspar Noe's controversial film, told in reverse order, about a rape and murder stars Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel. Canal Place
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY (PG-13) -- Hollywood's famed Douglas family -- Kirk, Michael and those other folks -- play a dysfunctional family in this comedy from Fred Schepisi. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Grand
LAUREL CANYON (R) -- B- Lisa Cholodenko's (High Art) light romantic drama about a man (Christian Bale) living with his mother and struggling to choose between two beautiful women (Kate Beckinsale, Natashsa McElhone) explores predictable places along the way to no place in particular. But the picture is worth seeing for the always-wonderful Frances McDormand, here playing an aging hippie record producer still walking on the wild side with all the grace and balance of an aerialist. (Barton) (Reviewed in this issue) Scheduled to open Friday at Canal Place
MALIBU'S MOST WANTED (PG-13) --
Jamie Kennedy tries to make it as a white rapper, much to the chagrin of his
dad (Ryan O'Neal), who's running for governor. Co-stars Taye Diggs. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
A MAN APART (R) --
DEA agent Vin Diesel and partner Larenz Tate join forces with a jailed drug
lord to battle the boss' unwelcome successor after Vin's wife is murdered. Clear? AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
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. (Winner of three Oscars.) (Barton) Hollywood Cinemas 9
PHONE BOOTH (R) -- B+
Colin Farrell holds this Joel Schumacher-helmed film together as a fast-talking PR man trapped in a phone booth by an unknown sniper. A weak script and restricted set make this one a challenge, but Farrell rivets the audience with his considerable screen prowess. (Carlson) AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, 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 animation 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 20
THE REAL CANCUN (R) -- MTV puts a Real World spin on this "documentary" about
a bunch of strangers trying to get laid on Spring Break. AMC Palace 12, AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20, Chalmette, Grand, Hollywood Cinemas 9
TEMPTED (R) -- C Director Bill Bennett (not to be confused with the fascist conservative William Bennett) is responsible for this unintentionally hilarious, cliche-filled sex noir thriller about a dying New Orleans construction magnate (Burt Reynolds, never hammier) who tests his trophy wife's (Saffron Burrows) fidelity by bribing a hunky employee (Peter Facinelli) to seduce her. Where's Double Indemnity when you really need it? The local cast members save the day, with attorney/actor Michael Arata playing a seedy lawyer (nice stretch!) and Becky Allen as a frumpy housewife (wait for the muffaletta line!). (Simmons) AMC Palace 16, AMC Palace 20
WHAT A GIRL WANTS (PG) -- B+
Light as a feather and just the right amount of sweet, this Dennie Gordon-directed
modern fairy tale has the WB's Amanda Bynes hopping the pond to seek out the
extraordinarily British father (Colin Firth) she has never known. (Carlson) 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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