Two
more movies that are opening this weekend
The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe • This
is the film adaptation of the second
book in C.S. Lewis’ seven-volume “Chronicles
of Narnia” series. The movie follows
the four Pevensie children—Peter,
Susan, Edmund and Lucy — as they
travel through a magical wardrobe from
a mansion in England to the mystical
land of Narnia. Populated by talking
beasts, centaurs, fauns, dwarves and
giants, Narnia is under the rule of Jadis
the White Witch. She has cast a spell
over Narnia, keeping it always winter
but never Christmas.
The Pevensie children join up with the lion Aslan, ruler of all talking beasts,
to take on the White Witch and restore order.
The live-action Disney movie, directed by Andrew Adamson of “Shrek” fame,
is rated PG for battle scenes and frightening moments.
Memoirs of A Geisha • This movie is based on the bestselling book, which
was part of Oprah’s book club.
The film follows Chiyo, a young Japanese girl, sold by her father at a young
age, through the perils of life as an apprentice geisha.
Suzukah Ogo plays the title character, later renamed Sayuri, who experiences
a number of downfalls during her rise in becoming one of the most successful
geisha in Kyoto, Japan. After World War II, her life changes significantly
as the work for geisha becomes far different than before the war. In the end,
she gets her ultimate wish, being taken care of by the man who was kind to
her as a child.
Directed by Rob Marshall, the movie is rated PG-13 for subject matter and sexual
content.
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