A
short preview of what’s coming
out this weekend
Lesley Nickus
Online Forty-Niner
Diversions Editor
A number of highly publicized films are being released this weekend. It looks
like a good weekend to go to the movies—if you are into science fiction,
drama or one of those feel-good movies, there will be something for everyone
Friday night. Whether or not they are actually good is a matter of opinion and
taste but hey, everyone could use a break from reality, if not that first date
with that one guy or girl you’ve been secretly admiring all semester.
“
Stay,” starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling is a psychological
thriller about a psychologist (McGregor), whose patient’s (Gosling) predictions
begin to come true. When the predictions become personal, he must fight to save
the things most important in his life. The movie follows
the style of “The Sixth Sense,” and has a surprise twist at the end.
It is rated R for language and disturbing images.
“
North Country,” starring Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand, is an empowering
story about female mineworkers in Minnesota. Josie Aimes (Theron) wants to be
able to work to support her children but the mining industry is not kind to females.
She decides to file a lawsuit against the company for which she works and changes
everything. The movie is not a true story, though it is based on the first sexual
harassment case in the U.S., in 1984. It is rated R for sexual harassment, violence
and language.
“
Dreamer,” starring Dakota Fanning and Kurt Russell, is the feel-good movie
of the weekend. After his prize-winning horse is injured, Ben Crane (Russell)
finds himself unemployed with only a damaged horse to his name. His daughter
Cale (Fanning) encourages him to medically treat the horse in hopes that it would
one day run again. After the horse is able to run, Cale’s dreams grow larger
and take her on a journey in hopes of winning the Breeder’s Cup Classic.
The movie is targeted toward families and is rated PG for brief, mild language.
If you have ever been a video-game fanatic, “Doom” is the movie for
you. Based on the video game of the same name, and shot in an unprecedented first-person
fashion, this movie follows the Rapid Response Tactical Squad on a mission to
save a research station on Mars from the hands of monsters. Dwayne “The
Rock” Johnson plays Sarge, the leader of the pack of specially trained
Marines in this action-packed film. It is rated R for violence and language.
“
Kids in America” is about a bunch of high school seniors fighting for their
right to free speech. It is a comedy, but it also tackles some serious teen issues.
The cast is made up of relatively unknown actors and the film can only be seen
at the Long Beach Town Center’s Edwards Cinema. It is rated PG-13 for sexual
content and mature themes.
The movies that opened last weekend and are still in theaters, are “The
Fog,” a remake of the 1980 John Carpenter film about a costal town plagued
by a thick fog that leaves destruction in its wake. Featuring Selma Blair and
Tom Welling, this movie is rated PG-13 for violence, language and disturbing
images.
“
Elizabethtown,” with Orlando Bloom and Kirtsen Dunst, is about a young
man who finds himself after visiting his hometown. Mixed into the plot is somewhat
of a love story between Bloom and Dunst’s characters. It is rated PG-13
for language and sexual references.
“
In Her Shoes,” based on the book by Jennifer Weiner, (which is much better
than the movie) tells the story of Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collete),
sisters going through developmental stages in their lives and the way each life
affects the other. It is rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
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