New movies, Feb. 29, 2008.
Posted on February 29, 2008Welcome to our movie reviews. This collection contains new releases for this weekend.
BONNEVILLE.
Arvilla Holden is a woman who has a crisis. She finds dissatisfaction in her old life and wants to search for new meaning in life. She insists on taking her 2 best friends for a fun, cross-country road trip. She uses her vintage 1966 Bonneville convertible. During this trip, Arvilla re-discovers new love. Cast - Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Christine Baranski, Victor Rasuk, Tom Amandes.
CHICAGO 10.
This is a documentary about the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968. A group of activists who picketed without permits were assaulted by the police and hauled to court. Events in the courtroom are dramatized using actual court transcripts and clever animation. Hank Azaria, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan Baker and Jeffrey Wright provide the voices for the activists Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger and Bobby Seale.
CITY OF MEN.
Two best friends get their friendship tested when they wander into the deeper end of the pool. Their fathers had secrets and when these were no longer kept confidential, the friends find themselves at odds. Cast - Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo Dos Santos, Camila Monteiro, Naíma Silva.
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL.
Anne and Mary Boleyn are two sisters who compete with each other to get the better affections of King Henry VIII. The King alternates between the two women until one fateful day, one sister becomes the victim of the executioner’s chopping board. Cast - Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana.
PENELOPE.
Penelope is a young woman who is desperate to get rid of her family curse that sticks to her like a jinx. Cast - Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O’Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant.
ROMULUS, MY FATHER.
Romulus is the father who struggles to raise his son Rai. He has to do this alone as his wife Christina, is often sick with depression and can’t help him out. Cast - Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Russell Dykstra, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacek Koman.
SEMI-PRO.
This movie is retro as it is set in 1976. It is the story of Jackie, who bought a basketball team. The team becomes a losing team. Jackie has to rally his players to give their best to win a game before they can allow themselves to quit. Cast - Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Will Arnett, Andre 3000, Rob Corddry, Maura Tierney.
VIVERE.
Francesca has a miserable Christmas. She has to serach outdoors for her younger sister, Antonietta, who has eloped with her boyfriend. The couple supposedly went to Rotterdam. Franccesca befriends a young woman, Gerlinde, who is depressed and suicidal. Cast - Hannelore Elsner, Esther Zimmering, Kim Schnitzer, Egbert Jan Weeber.
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