Friday, May 06, 2005
Film: Movies Opening Today: May 6, 2005
Three movies are opening wide this weekend, and five are opening in selected theatres (according to Yahoo.com; Washingtonpost.com; IMDb - Now Playing).
Note: both Yahoo and IMDb include critics reviews (or "buzz).
Opening Wide:
Crash (R - Sexual Content & Violence) Crime Drama/Mystery (IMDb)
1 hour and 40 minutes
The movie is directed by Paul Haggis (TV: "Family Law," "Due South") and stars Sandra Bullock (Jean; "Love Potion No. 9," "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous"), Don Cheadle (Graham; "Ocean's Twelve," "Hotel Rwanda"), and Matt Dillon (Officer Ryan; "Herbie: Fully Loaded," "One Night at McCool's").
The movie follows many people in the LA area during a 36 hour time period as they have car accidents. The accidents spark racial tensions. Movie has been sitting around since 2004.
Official Website.
Washingtonpost.com
Showtimes
House of Wax (R - Horror Violence, Sexual Content, Language) Horror Thriller (IMDb) Yahoo.com - 1 hour and 26 minutes; Washington Post - 1:53 runtime
The movie is directed by Jaume Serra and stars Elisha Cuthbert (Carly Jones; "24"), Chad Michael Murray (Nick Jones; "A Cinderella Story," "One Tree Hill"), Brian Van Holt (Bo/Vincent; S.W.A.T.), Paris Hilton (Paige Edwards; Raising Helen, "The Simple Life: Interns").
This is a remake of the 1953 movie starring Vincent Price. A group of college students are stuck in a town and are hunted by two brothers that want to put them in wax.
Two Washington Post reviews. Hunter - Go see the movie; Thomson - don't go or you will be wishing for the characters to die.
Official Website.
Washingtonpost.com (Editor's pick)
Showtimes
Kingdom of Heaven (R - Strong Violence and epic warfare) Historical Drama (IMDb) 2 hours and 25 minutes
The movie is directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator), and stars Orlando Bloom (Balian of Ibelin; Troy, Black Hawk Down), Liam Neeson (Godfrey; Excalibur, Krull, Rob Roy, Michael Collins, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace), Eva Green (Sibylla; The Dreamers), and David Thewlis (Hospitaler; Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, Timeline, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).
A young blacksmith becomes a knight and tries to protect the people of Jerusalem from a large number of enemies.
Two Washington Post reviews. Hunter - Go see the film; Thomson - Don't see this film that is "A mere backdrop for a boy toy with good hair."
Official Site.
Washingtonpost.com
Showtimes
Opening wide next week: IMDb: Layer Cake (Daniel Craig, Bond contender), Unleashed (Jet Li), Monster-in-Law (Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan ("Alias"), Jane Fonda), Kicking & Screaming (Will Ferrell), Mindhunters (LL Cool J, Val Kilmer, Christian Slater); Yahoo's list.
The links from the last week's movie openings post should lead you to this week's movie openings.
Note: both Yahoo and IMDb include critics reviews (or "buzz).
Opening Wide:
Crash (R - Sexual Content & Violence) Crime Drama/Mystery (IMDb)
1 hour and 40 minutes
The movie is directed by Paul Haggis (TV: "Family Law," "Due South") and stars Sandra Bullock (Jean; "Love Potion No. 9," "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous"), Don Cheadle (Graham; "Ocean's Twelve," "Hotel Rwanda"), and Matt Dillon (Officer Ryan; "Herbie: Fully Loaded," "One Night at McCool's").
The movie follows many people in the LA area during a 36 hour time period as they have car accidents. The accidents spark racial tensions. Movie has been sitting around since 2004.
Official Website.
Washingtonpost.com
Showtimes
House of Wax (R - Horror Violence, Sexual Content, Language) Horror Thriller (IMDb) Yahoo.com - 1 hour and 26 minutes; Washington Post - 1:53 runtime
The movie is directed by Jaume Serra and stars Elisha Cuthbert (Carly Jones; "24"), Chad Michael Murray (Nick Jones; "A Cinderella Story," "One Tree Hill"), Brian Van Holt (Bo/Vincent; S.W.A.T.), Paris Hilton (Paige Edwards; Raising Helen, "The Simple Life: Interns").
This is a remake of the 1953 movie starring Vincent Price. A group of college students are stuck in a town and are hunted by two brothers that want to put them in wax.
Two Washington Post reviews. Hunter - Go see the movie; Thomson - don't go or you will be wishing for the characters to die.
Official Website.
Washingtonpost.com (Editor's pick)
Showtimes
Kingdom of Heaven (R - Strong Violence and epic warfare) Historical Drama (IMDb) 2 hours and 25 minutes
The movie is directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator), and stars Orlando Bloom (Balian of Ibelin; Troy, Black Hawk Down), Liam Neeson (Godfrey; Excalibur, Krull, Rob Roy, Michael Collins, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace), Eva Green (Sibylla; The Dreamers), and David Thewlis (Hospitaler; Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, Timeline, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).
A young blacksmith becomes a knight and tries to protect the people of Jerusalem from a large number of enemies.
Two Washington Post reviews. Hunter - Go see the film; Thomson - Don't see this film that is "A mere backdrop for a boy toy with good hair."
Official Site.
Washingtonpost.com
Showtimes
Opening wide next week: IMDb: Layer Cake (Daniel Craig, Bond contender), Unleashed (Jet Li), Monster-in-Law (Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan ("Alias"), Jane Fonda), Kicking & Screaming (Will Ferrell), Mindhunters (LL Cool J, Val Kilmer, Christian Slater); Yahoo's list.
The links from the last week's movie openings post should lead you to this week's movie openings.
