| February 2007
(as seen in the Scottsdale Airpark News)
Movies in theaters are alive and well as Hollywood
continues to release some very exciting films. Why see these films
in a theater instead of at home on your great home theater system?
Some movies are best experienced on a massive screen with amazing
sound, with audience interaction, or maybe that guilty pleasure
-- with hot liquid butter poured all over that big bag of popcorn.
There could be one annoyance though -- deciding just what to see,
given there are often five or more new movies released every week.
So with your busy life, if you could see just one newly released
movie per week plus an extra one for Valentine’s day, which
five in February should they be?
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For the weekend of February 2nd, it is “Because
I Said So” starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore,
Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo (The Prestige), Stephen Collins
(7th Heaven), Gabriel Macht (The Good Shepard) and Tom Everett
Scott (Saved). A romantic comedy / drama, rated PG-13.
The plot: An overbearing / meddling mother (Keaton) and her
two oldest daughters (Graham and Perabo) try to set up the
youngest of the family (Moore) with the right man.
There are five other new releases this weekend: An
Unreasonable Man, Constellation,
Factory Girl, Raising Flagg,
and The Messengers. |
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For the weekend of February 9th, it is “Breaking
and Entering” starring Jude Law, Robin Wright
Penn, Juliette Binoche and Vera Farmiga (The Departed). A
crime thriller / romantic drama, rated R.
The plot: After the office of a young distressed architect
is burglarized, and a series of what seems like random events
begin to correlate, he (Law) begins to re-evaluate the direction
of his life.
There are three other new releases this weekend: Hannibal
Rising, Norbit, and The
Lives of Others. |
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One extra this month for Valentine’s
day February 14th, it is “Music and Lyrics”
starring Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Brad Garrett and Kristen
Johnston. A romantic comedy, rated PG-13.
The plot: Though he (Grant) has never written song lyrics
in his life, a washed-up singer is given a few days to compose
what should be a chart-topping hit for an admiring teen sensation,
he subsequently finds chemistry with an offbeat younger woman
(Barrymore) with a flair for writing words. |
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For the weekend of February 16th, it is “Ghost
Rider” starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, and
Sam Elliott. A fantasy / action thriller, rated PG-13.
The plot: Based on the Marvel comic book character, former
stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze (Cage) makes a deal with the
devil where his body becomes host to a vengeful spirit, one
that literally turns him into Hell on wheels, all in order
to fight a powerful villain and secure the safety of his true
love (Mendes).
There are seven other new releases this weekend: Avenue
Montaigne, Breach, Bridge
to Terabithia, Close to Home, Daddy's
Little Girls, Days of Glory, and
The Last Sin Eater. |
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For the weekend of February 23rd, it is “The
Number 23” starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen
and Danny Huston (The Proposition). A mystery thriller, rated
R.
The Plot: A man (Carrey) becomes obsessed with a book purchased
from a store that appears to be based on events in his life,
taking many twists but then concluding with a tragedy that
has yet to happen in real life.
There are seven other new releases this weekend: Amazing
Grace, Glastonbury, Gray
Matters, Reno 911!: Miami, Starter
for 10, The Abandoned, and The
Astronaut Farmer. |
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And now a look back to January, a must see
film before it leaves theaters: “Letters from
Iwo Jima” starring Ken Wantanabe (Memoirs of
a Geisha) and directed by Clint Eastwood. A historical war
drama, rated R.
The Plot: The story of the famous World War II battle of Iwo
Jima, between entrenched Imperial Japan and the invading United
States as told from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers
who fought in it. |
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If you miss any of these in the first few weeks
of release at the big multiplexes in the Airpark area including
Harkins, AMC or United Artists / Regal, you might catch some of
them at Farrelli’s Cinema Supper Club where you can have
a full dinner or drinks served from a bar with your big screen
/ sound movie. Furthermore, gong to the movies still gives you
the most entertainment “bang for the buck” when compared
to a similar two hour venture at any professional sporting event,
play or music performance.
See you at the movies!
Note: While the release dates & ratings for
these movies were correct at the time of printing, studios sometimes
make last-minute changes. If this happens, we apologize for any
inconvenience.
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