Published October 30, 2003
A guide to who’s where, what’s happening and why you need to be there…
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Thursday, Oct. 30 through Sunday, Nov. 2
Films opening
Bollywood/Hollywood: Somebody finally has the sense to make a decent musical about a whore. It’s about damn time. At Madstone: 1:20, 5:35, 7:40.
In the Cut: People ought to boycott any Meg Ryan film that isn’t a romantic comedy. She’s tormented us for so long with her useless sapfests, and now she wants out? Not so fast, Meggy. At Showcase: Noon, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10, 12:30 AM (Fri and Sat)
Films holding
Good Boy! Whatever happened to “Homeboys from Outer Space” and all the other halfway decent extraterrestrial film and television of yesteryear? Good boy’s don’t make bad movies, therfore this dog is not a good boy. At Showcase: 12:15, 2:35, 4:35, 6:35, 8:30.
Intolerable Cruelty George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones are two fine looking people. I mean, just one look at her curvaceous hips and appetizing, hourglass frame will … uhh, sorry; got off track there. Where was I? Oh yes, “Intolerable Cruelty” … At Showcase: 12:55, 3:05, 5:20, 8:00, 10:05, 12:25 AM (Fri and Sat) At Madstone: 3:25.
Kill Bill: Volume 1 Do you know why there’s a sign above Quentin Tarantino’s garage that says, “Amazing filmmaker?” Because making amazing films, especially those about ninjas, is his business. And for him, business is good. At Showcase: 12:10, 1:40, 2:35, 4:20, 4:55, 6:50, 7:20, 9:10, 9:40, 11:25, 11:55 At Madstone: 1:00, 2:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30, 10:15.
Lost in Translation It’s a Bill Murray comedy salad with Asian dressing and sounds like a delicious treat. OK, that was an inane and hopeless metaphor. Go see it anyway. Seriously, you will be glad you did. At Showcase: 1:00, 7:55.
Mystic River The moral of the story: Next time you decide to go pedophile hunting, try to do it on a night other than the one when your childhood friend’s daughter is murdered. It’ll save everyone a lot of hassle. Wait did I just give everything away? At Showcase: 12:50, 1:20, 3:40, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:35, 10:05, 12:20 At Madstone: 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45.
Night of the Living Dead As the inimitable Beavis would probably say, “Zombies kick ass.” This is the first major zombie movie. Logic follows that this ought to kick ass, too. At Madstone: 10:30.
Out of Time You have to wonder sometimes whether Denzel is really a good actor or if he just scares the piss out of people to the point where they say they like him. Personally, I think it is the second, but that’s just me. At Showcase: 1:00, 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 10:15, 12:20 (Fri and Sat) At Madstone: 1:25, 3:45, 7:25, 9:45.
Radio This movie was fine when it was called “Rudy” and the makers didn’t try to rack up extra sympathy points by giving the main character a mental handicap. But Ed Harris is still very cool. At Showcase: Noon, 12:30, 2:20, 2:50, 4:35, 5:05, 6:55, 7:25, 9:20, 9:50, 11:40, 12:10 a.m. (Fri and Sat) At Madstone: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:45.
Runaway Jury If you like John Grisham stories that are all about the intrigues of law in the South but completely inaccurate depictions of the legal system itself, then, brother, you’re in the right place. Or if you like Gene Hackman movies. At Showcase: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:05, 11:35. At Madstone: 1:00, 3:35, 7:00, 9:35.
Scary Movie 3 This one is a substantial improvement on the second “Scary Movie.” It’s too bad, though, that it took three movies for the makers to figure out that the Wayans brothers were ruining their movies. At Showcase: 12:15 AM, 12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 4:45, 5:15, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45 At Madstone: 1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 7:30, 9:35.
The School of Rock Jack Black is a damn fine comedian for making such a crappy plot good. All hail the Tenacious D front man. Let us sing him praise. This is not the greatest movie in the world, but a tribute. At Showcase: 12:10, 12:40, 2:40, 3:10, 5:00, 7:25, 9:45, 11:55.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre While we’re at it, why don’t we just remake “Halloween,” “The Exorcist” and every other worthwhile horror movie of the past four decades into a worthless teeny-bop piece of crap. Or, maybe we won’t, you decide. At Showcase: 12:50, 1:20, 3:00, 3:30, 5:20, 5:50, 7:40, 8:10, 9:55, 10:25, Midnight, 12:30 AM (Fri and Sat)
