SHAKEN & STIRRED A HOLIDAY SEASON THAT WILL MOVE YOU.Even though they're dumping the suggestive names like Pussy Galore and Xenia Xenia (zē`nēə), city (1990 pop. 24,664), seat of Greene co., SW Ohio; inc. 1814. It is a trade and industrial center in a farm area. Rope and twine, plastics, potato chips, valves, and hydraulic lifts are among its manufactures. Onatopp for the the new James Bond film, ``Casino Royale'' -- trying to grow up a bit, we guess -- we're still looking forward to Daniel Craig's debut as 007. And we are wondering if George Clooney and Cate Blanchett can pull off a Bogart-Bergman ``Casablanca'' imitation -- as the posters suggest -- for Steven Soderbergh's romantic thriller ``The Good German.'' Among the many intriguing films headed for screens this holiday season is Alfonso Curon's adaptation of P.D. James' bleak futuristic novel, ``Children of Men,'' with Clive Owen and Julianne Moore. There will be music as Broadway's ``Dreamgirls'' comes to the big screen with Beyonce; sophisticated comedy -- ``The Holiday'' with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet; kids' thrills with Ben Stiller in ``A Night at the Museum''; ancient Mayans as only Mel Gibson could do them in ``Apocalypto''; a twist on serial killers in ``Perfume''; pathos and tragedy in ``We Are Marshall''; and an aging boxer returning in Sylvester Stallone's ``Rocky Balboa.'' (Hey, it's true. We're not clever enough to make that last one up.) As usual, the following is as up-to-date as possible, but studios will be studios. COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU Compiled by Bob Strauss and Glenn Whipp NOV judgment notwithstanding the verdict (N.O.V.) n. reversal of a jury's verdict by the trial judge when the judge believes there was no factual basis for the verdict or it was contrary to law. The judge will then enter a different verdict as "a matter of law. . 10 CLIMATES: May-December relationship implodes during a sweltering Turkish summer. (Zeitgeist) COLOR OF THE CROSS: The Crucifixion story. Only Jesus is black in this one. (Nu-Lite Entertainment) COME EARLY MORNING: Joey Lauren Adams (``Chasing Amy'') wrote and directed this story about a boozing Southern gal whose life is changed by the kindness of a stranger. With Ashley Judd. (Roadside Attractions) COPYING BEETHOVEN: Fictional account of the last year of the composer's life. (Myriad) F--- : Doc examines the history of a word we can't print here. (THINKFilm) FUR: AN IMAGINARY PORTRAIT OF DIANE ARBUS: Shy housewife becomes famous photographer. Nicole Kidman stars. (Picturehouse) A GOOD YEAR: Russell Crowe mellows out (we hope) in the south of France South of France south n the South of France → le Sud de la France, le Midi . Ridley Scott, who usually makes movies like ``Black Hawk Down'' and Crowe's ``Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. ,'' adapted Peter Mayle's best seller. (20th Century Fox) HARSH TIMES: Violence comes between two friends in lower-depths Los Angeles. Christian Bale and Freddy Rodriguez star. (MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. ) THE RETURN: Career gal (Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the fictional character Buffy Summers in the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. ) sees the murder of a woman she has never met. (Rogue) STRANGER THAN FICTION: Will Ferrell's IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. agent is disturbed to learn that he's a character in a novel -- whose author (Emma Thompson) plans to kill him. Funny but, we're told, serious too. (Columbia) UNKNOWN: Five men don't know how they got trapped in a chemical warehouse and which of them is EVIL! They say it's like ``Memento''; sounds more like ``Saw.'' (IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. ) NOV. 17 BOBBY: The Robert F. Kennedy assassination The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy occurred on June 5, 1968. Kennedy, New York's junior United States Senator and a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, was fatally wounded by gunshots at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles at approximately 12:16 a.m. as told by writer-director Emilio Estevez. (MGM) CASINO ROYALE: Some Bond fans seem rather shaken by the casting of Daniel Craig as 007. Get over it: He's already booked for the next entry. (Columbia/MGM) CAVE OF THE YELLOW DOG: Mongolian nomadic life, brought to you by the director of ``Story of the Weeping Camel.'' (Tartan) FAST FOOD NATION: Richard Linklater brings Eric Schlosser's best seller to the screen with a series of interconnected stories about people contributing to the fast-food industry. Word from Cannes: Cover your eyes during the slaughterhouse slaughterhouse: see abattoir; meatpacking. scene. (Fox Searchlight) FORGIVING DR. MENGELE: Documentary about an Auschwitz survivor seeking reconciliation. (First Run) FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: Christopher Guest's latest satire focuses on the cast of an indie film and their quest for Oscar gold. With the usual suspects: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Catherine O'Hara and a host of others. (Warner Independent) HANNARI -- GEISHA geisha Member of a professional class of women in Japan whose traditional occupation is to entertain men. A geisha must be adept at singing, dancing, and playing traditional musical instruments (e.g., the samisen) in addition to being skilled at making conversation. MODERN: Doc about Kyoto geishas. (LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ) HAPPY FEET: Dancing CG penguins! Dancing CG penguins! Also at IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard theaters. (Warner Bros.) IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS: Triple-prize-winning doc at Sundance looks at the powerful divisions among Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. (Typecast) LIES & ALIBIS: Steve Coogan and Rebecca Romijn run an agency that provides excuses for cheating mates. (Destination) SWEET LAND: Norwegian travels to Minnesota to meet husband. (Forward Entertainment) NOV. 21 THE HISTORY BOYS: Big-screen adaptation of the Tony award-winning play follows the education of eight college-bound British lads. (Fox Searchlight) NOV. 22 DECK THE HALLS: This year's competitive Christmas decorating comedy. Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick star. (20th Century Fox) DEJA VU: Sci-fi thriller about an ATF ATF Molecular virology Activating transcription factor A cellular protein that stimulates transcription of adenovirus E4 transcription unit, which acts early in infection at any of several 'enhancer' binding sites agent (Denzel Washington) who uses that been-there, done-that feeling to solve a ferry bombing. Reunites Washington with ``Crimson Tide'' director Tony Scott. (Touchstone) THE FOUNTAIN: A thousand-year span through past, present and future examines the pluses and minuses of immortality. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz star. (Warner Bros.) LET'S GO TO PRISON Let's Go to Prison is a dark American comedy that was released in theatres November 17, 2006, starring Dax Shepard, Will Arnett and Chi McBride, and directed by Bob Odenkirk. : Career criminal torments the son of the judge who sentenced him. It's a comedy. (Universal) OPAL DREAM: Australian girl has imaginary friends. (Strand) TENACIOUS D IN: THE PICK OF DESTINY: Jack Black and Kyle Gass' questionable rock act strives to become the world's greatest band. Satan is involved because, well, how else could that happen? (New Line) NOV. 24 CAUTIVA: Argentinian teen finds her past is more complicated than she thinks in this thriller. (Laemmle/Zeller) FLANNEL PAJAMAS pajamas Noun, pl US pyjamas pajamas npl (US) → pijama msg; piyama msg (LAM : Couple goes from passion to desperation. (Gigantic) UNCONSCIOUS: Breaking sexual taboos in 1913 Barcelona. Joaquin Oristrell (``Mouth to Mouth'') directs. (Regent) DEC. 1 THE ARCHITECT: Activist confronts architect who built a projects house she wants torn down. With Anthony LaPaglia and Viola Davis. (Magnolia) BROKEN SKY: Two Mexican college boys fall in love, then fall in love with other guys. (Strand) CANDY: Poet (Heath Ledger) hooks art student on free thinking and heroin. (THINKFilm) THE NATIVITY STORY: The birth of Jesus, with ``Whale Rider's'' Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary. Directed by, um, ``Thirteen's'' Catherine Hardwicke. (New Line) THE LIVES OF OTHERS: Highly regarded German import begins in East Berlin in 1984 and moves through the fall of the Berlin Wall, tracing the disillusionment Disillusionment Adams, Nick loses innocence through WWI experience. [Am. Lit.: “The Killers”] Angry Young Men disillusioned postwar writers of Britain, such as Osborne and Amis. [Br. Lit. of an East German secret police officer. (Sony Pictures Classics) THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES: Wacko doctor abducts opera singer; piano tuner must save the day. From the Quay Brothers (``Institute Benjamenta''). (Zeitgeist) SAMOAN WEDDING: A crew of Samoan cutups better stop disrupting New Zealand weddings, or else! (Magnolia) 10 ITEMS OR LESS: Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega live totally opposite lives but bump into each other anyway. It's a comedy. (THINKFilm) 3 NEEDLES: Three AIDS-related stories from different parts of the world. Lucy Liu, Stockard Channing and Chloe Sevigny appear. (Wolfe) TURISTAS: Young Americans go to Brazil for sex and sun and end up running through the jungle for their lives instead. (Fox Atomic) VAN WILDER DEUX: THE RISE OF TAJ: For some odd reason, there has been absolutely no awards buzz around this movie. (MGM) DEC. 8 APOCALYPTO: Mel Gibson's violent 15th-century Mayan epic. Questions of artistry are sure to take a back seat to the controversy surrounding Gibson's PCH PCH Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, see there episode. (Touchstone) BLOOD DIAMOND: Leonardo DiCaprio leads us through West Africa's gem-financed civil wars. (Warner Bros.) BREAKING & ENTERING: Architect (Jude Law) investigates office burglaries, has world upturned. Anthony Minghella (``Cold Mountain'') directs; Juliette Binoche and Robin Wright Penn co-star. (MGM) THE HOLIDAY: Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swap homes for Christmas. Maybe love interests (Jude Law and Jack Black) too. (Columbia) OFF THE BLACK: Teen copes with distant father by forming a friendship with an irascible i·ras·ci·ble adj. 1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered. 2. Characterized by or resulting from anger. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin high-school umpire (Nick Nolte). (THINKFilm) UNACCOMPANIED MINORS: Paul Feig (``Freaks & Geeks'') directs this cross between ``Home Alone'' and ``The Breakfast Club.'' (Warner Bros.) DEC. 15 ARTHUR & THE INVISIBLES: Boy enters a magic land to battle real estate developers. Written and directed by Luc Besson. (Weinstein Co.) BACKSTAGE: Overzealous fan meets pop diva with unexpected results. Emmanuelle Seigner stars. (Strand) DAYS OF GLORY: Algerian volunteers face humiliation from French compatriots in World War II France. (Weinstein Co.) ERAGON: From one of those dragon fantasy books that kid wrote. You know if you care. (20th Century Fox) THE GOOD GERMAN: George Clooney again indulges his fetish for black-and-white journalist movies with this thriller about an Army correspondent tracking down an old girlfriend (Cate Blanchett) in postwar Berlin. (Warner Bros.) HOME OF THE BRAVE: Three soldiers return home and deal with the effects of the Iraq War. With Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. , 50 Cent and Jessica Biel. (MGM) THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS: Will Smith plays a homeless stockbroker (!) trying to get through life with his 5-year-old son. (Columbia) VENUS: Aging actor (Peter O'Toole) examines life while dispensing wisdom to hot young woman. Lots of Oscar buzz surrounding O'Toole's performance. Maybe he didn't need that honorary statue after all. (Miramax) DEC. 20 CHARLOTTE'S WEB: Kid-lit classic has Julia Roberts voicing the titular tit·u·lar adj. 1. Relating to, having the nature of, or constituting a title. 2. a. Existing in name only; nominal: the titular head of the family. b. spider who saves Wilbur the Pig from becoming bacon. Dakota Fanning plays the little girl who helps. (Paramount) THE PAINTED VEIL: W. Somerset Maugham's novel comes to the screen with Naomi Watts and Edward Norton playing a young English couple who move to Shanghai with disastrous results. (Warner Independent) DEC. 21 DREAMGIRLS: The hit show-biz musical finally comes to the big screen with Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Hudson. (Paramount) DEC. 22 CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER Curse of the Golden Flower (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Mǎnchéng Jìndài Huángjīnjiǎ : Ugly secrets revealed in the palace of the Tang Dynasty in 10th-century China. Gong Li, Chow Yun Fat star; Zhang Yimou directs. (Sony Pictures Classics) THE GOOD SHEPHERD: Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro directs this drama about the early history of the CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). , leading up to the Bay of Pigs The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos, also known as Playa Girón) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the south coast of Cuba. . Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and De Niro star. (Universal) NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: It's when all the displays come to life, basically. Ben Stiller is the freaked-out security guard. Also at IMAX theaters. (20th Century Fox) ROCKY BALBOA: Sylvester Stallone, back in the ring at age 60. Why? Why? Why? (MGM) TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER ... : Rarely seen 1966 Godard film about a housewife moonlighting as a prostitute. Screens at the Nuart with a new 35mm Scope print. (Rialto) WE ARE MARSHALL We Are Marshall is a 2006 motion picture directed by McG dramatizing the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed most of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team, the rebuilding of the program, and the healing that the community undergoes. : True drama of a West Virginia college's recovery after its football team goes down in a plane crash. With Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and Ian McShane. (Warner Bros.) DEC. 25 CHILDREN OF MEN: Humanity faces extinction unless the last pregnant woman can safely deliver her baby. A cautionary tale from Alfonso Cuaron (``Y Tu Mama Tambien''). (Universal) NOTES ON A SCANDAL: Art teacher sleeps with student and is befriended by obsessive colleague. Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench star. (Fox Searchlight) DEC. 27 PERFUME: Man with no sense of smell creates the perfect perfumes, but does his process include murder? From ``Run Lola Run'' director Tom Tykwer. (Paramount) DEC. 29 THE DEAD GIRL: When a woman's murdered body is found, unrelated people are drawn together. With Brittany Murphy, Toni Collette and Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Harden, one of five children, was born in La Jolla, California, daughter of Beverly (née Bushfield), a housewife, and Thaddeus Harold Harden, a Texas . (First Look) FACTORY GIRL: Andy Warhol's muse, Edie Sedgwick, gets her 15 minutes in this biopic bi·o·pic n. A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes. biopic Noun Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)] starring Sienna Miller. (Weinstein Co.) MISS POTTER: Biopic of ``Peter Rabbit'' creator Beatrix Potter. Rene Zellweger stars with Ewan McGregor playing Potter's publisher and love interest. (Weinstein Co.) PAN'S LABYRINTH: Guillermo del Toro's latest is about a young girl who creates her own freaky freak·y adj. freak·i·er, freak·i·est 1. Strange or unusual; freakish. 2. Slang Frightening. freak fantasy world to combat her feelings toward her stepfather, a key player in Spain's fascist government. (Sony Pictures Classics) RULES OF THE GAME: The Nuart showcases a new 35mm print of the Jean Renoir classic. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- 3 -- cover -- color) HOLIDAY MOVIE GUIDE There's something for everyone at the multiplex "The Nativity Story" "The Pursuit of Happyness" "Charlotte's Web" (4) ``THE GOOD GERMAN'' Tobey Maguire, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett Dec. 15 (5) Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz explore a life of immortality over a thousand-year span in ``The Fountain,'' Nov. 22. |
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