Archive for May, 2009

Pontypool

May 31st, 2009
IPontypoolI succeeds as an exercise pointing to a new way of doing horror for an audience that knows all the mechanics of the zombie movie and now simply needs a new reason to care. Effective and spooky and definitely smarter than your average studio fare, IPontypoolI is an off-the-wall little offering that rewards viewers looking for something different.

Away We Go

May 31st, 2009
On paper, IAway We GoI has everything-- great cast, prestigious director, tender concept, clever script from acclaimed novelists. Unfortunately, thats also where the movie gets tangled, in a script more interested in metaphors and deep emotions than a story or believable characters

Broken Embraces (aka Los Abrazos Rotos)

May 31st, 2009
After losing both his sight and the love of his life in a car accident, a man lives in obscurity.

Toy Story 3

May 29th, 2009
The creators of the beloved iToy Storyi films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in Toy Story 3. Lee Unkrich co-director of iToy Story 2i and iFinding Nemoi directs this highly anticipated film, and Michael Arndt, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of iLittle Miss Sunshinei, brings his unique talents and comedic sensibilities to the proceedings.

The Final Destination

May 29th, 2009
On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick OBannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave escaping seconds before Nicks frightening vision becomes a terrible reality.

Review: ‘Up’ soars on flights of fancy

May 29th, 2009
Up RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Animation. Starring the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer and Jordan Nagai. Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. (PG. 96 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) There are scenes in "Up" of such beauty, economy and poetic wisdom...

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May 29th, 2009

Worth Seeing: Which movies to see this weekend

May 29th, 2009
The best of "I Wake Up Dreaming": Audiences are not ready to let go of this B-noir festival, after two weeks of playing to sell-out and near sell-out crowds, so the Roxie has tagged on a one-week extension, featuring the best of the past two weeks of dark,...

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Movie review: Japan’s Oscar winner ‘Departures’

May 29th, 2009
Departures RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Drama. Directed by Yojiro Takita. Starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki. (In Japanese with English subtitles. Not rated. 131 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) In "Departures," winner of this year's best...

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Review: ‘Big Man Japan’

May 29th, 2009
Big Man Japan RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) LMAN4 Comedy. Starring Hitoshi Matsumoto, Riki Takeuchi, Ua. Directed by Matsumoto. (PG-13. 103 minutes. At the Opera Plaza in San Francisco and the Shattuck in Berkeley.) The concept of the comedy "Big Man Japan" is...

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