Check out this week's flicks that hit theaters today...
Megamind (PG):
DreamWorks Animation presents this satirical take on the superhero genre focusing on a down-and-out super-villain (voiced by Will Ferrell) who has to learn how to get his groove back when he's left without an arch nemesis in this comedy from director Tom McGrath.
Due Date (R):
Director Todd Phillips re-teams with his break-out Hangover star Zach Galifianakis for this road movie concerning a soon-to-be father (played by Robert Downey Jr.) and his cross-country trip to make it back in time for his baby's birth -- with the only roadblock being the dubious passenger (Galifianakis) who's along for the ride.
For Colored Girls (R):
Based on Ntozake Shange's award-winning 1975 play, which consists of a series of poems performed through a cast of nameless women, known only by a color. It deals with such subjects as love, abandonment, rape, and abortion.
Four Lions (R):
Four Lions proves that while terrorism may be about ideology, it’s also about idiots. In a British city, four men have a secret plan.
127 Hours (R):
While exploring a remote canyon in Utah, mountaineer Aron Ralston (James Franco) becomes trapped when a boulder falls on his arm. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and considers his options, leading him to an agonizing choice: to amputate his own arm and possibly survive, or remain pinned to the canyon wall and possibly die.
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (R):
Investigating the sex scandal that forced New York’s Governor to resign, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney gains revelatory interviews from Spitzer, his most frequent escort and his Wall Street enemies that bring new perspective on his downfall.
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (R):
For his feature debut, writer-director Damien Chazelle has fashioned a contemporary musical, shot in 16 mm black-and-white on the streets of Boston and New York. During the film's opening credits, we learn that Guy (professional musician Jason Palmer), a trumpet player, and Madeline (Desiree Garcia), a grad student looking for work, have broken up.
Red Hill (R):
A young policeman is the only thing that stands between a small town and a pack of vicious outlaws in this Western drama from Australia.
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (NR):
The life and work of the novelist.
Enjoy!!
1 comment:
'Due Date' was funny but not hilarious like 'The Hangover'. They are two different movies indeed but 'Due Date' was still worth the ticket price.
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