March 2009
(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 four or more new movies released every week.
So with your busy life, if you could see just one newly released
movie per week, which four in March should they be?
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For
the weekend of March 6, it is “Watchmen”,
starring Patrick Wilson (Running with Scissors), Jackie
Earle Haley (All the King’s Men), Matthew Goode (The
Lookout), Billy Crudup (Mission: Impossible III), Jeffrey
Dean Morgan (Grey’s Anatomy), Malin Akerman (27 Dresses),
Stephen McHattie (300), Carla Gugino (Night at the Museum),
and Matt Frewer (Eureka), directed by Zach Snyder (300).
Genre: action / adventure, fantasy, science fiction, rated
R. The plot: a complex, multi-layered mystery adapted from
a comic book series, it is set in an alternate gritty 1985
America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric
of everyday society. When a former superhero is murdered,
the masked vigilante Rorschach (Haley) sets out to find
the killer and uncovers a plot to kill and discredit all
past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his
former crime fighting legion, only one of whom has true
powers, he discovers a wide-ranging conspiracy with links
to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the
future. Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who
is watching the watchmen?
The other two movies opening this weekend are: All
About Steve and The Horsemen. |
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For the
weekend of March 13, it is “Sunshine Cleaning”,
starring Emily Blunt (Charlie Wilson’s War), Amy Adams
(Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), Alan Arkin (Get Smart),
and Steve Zahn (Strange Wilderness), directed by Christine
Jeffs (Sylvia). Genre: crime drama / comedy, rated R. The
plot: In order to raise the tuition to send her young son
to private school, a mom starts an unusual business with her
unreliable sister -- a biohazard removal / crime scene clean-up
service.
The other four movies opening this weekend are: A
Perfect Getaway, The Last House on the Left,
Miss March, and Race to Witch Mountain. |
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For
the weekend of March 20, it is a tie and they are the Scottsdale
Airpark Movies of the Month, the first is “Duplicity”,
starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen (Elizabeth: The Golden
Age), Paul Giamatti (John Adams), and Tom Wilkinson (Valkyrie),
directed by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton). Genre: suspense
thriller, rated PG-13. The plot: a pair of spies turned
corporate operatives (Roberts & Owen) share a steamy
past relationship. They hook up when they find themselves
embroiled in a high-stakes espionage game, attempting to
pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses,
and discover the toughest part of the job is deciding how
much to trust the one you may love.
The second is “Knowing”, starring
Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne (Damages), directed by Alex
Proyas (I, Robot). Genre: suspense thriller, rated PG-13.
The plot: a teacher (Cage) opens a time capsule that has
been dug up at his son's elementary school. It contains
a cryptic document that holds some chilling predictions,
some that have already occurred and others that are about
to. In all, these lead him to believe his family plays a
role in the events that are about to unfold.
The other two movies opening this weekend are: I
Love You Man and Sin Nombre.
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For the
weekend of March 27, it is “Monsters vs. Aliens”,
starring Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson
(The Office), Hugh Laurie (House M.D.), Seth Rogen (Pineapple
Express), Will Arnett (Semi-Pro), Stephen Colbert (The Colbert
Report), and Paull Rudd (Role Models), directed by Conrad
Vernon (Shrek 2) and Rob Letterman (Shark Tale). Genre: animation,
comedy, rated PG. The plot: when a mysterious meteorite hits
a young girl (Witherspoon) and turns her into a 50 foot giant,
she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets
a ragtag group of other “monsters” also rounded
up over the years. This includes the genius insect-headed
scientist Dr. Cockroach (Laurie) and B.O.B., a slimy amorphous
creature (Rogen), who are kept sequestered...that is, until
a truly evil alien robot comes to earth and they are needed
to fight it.
The other four movies opening this weekend are: 12
Rounds, Adventureland, Janky
Promoters, and The Haunting in Connecticut. |
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These are
expected to play at the multiplexes in the Scottsdale, AZ - Airpark
area including:
Harkins Scottsdale 101 at 7000 E. Mayo Blvd. 480-538-1707
AMC Desert Ridge 18 at 21000 N. Tatum Blvd. 480-606-0806
United Artists (Regal) Sonora Village 10 at 15512 N. Pima
Rd. 480-998-1300
Farrelli’s Cinema Supper Club at 14202 N. Scottsdale
Rd. 480-905-7200
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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