Homer & Hairspray
(July 26, 2007) Previews
Fans of Homer Simpson, and they are legion, need no introduction to his big-screen debut in The Simpsons Movie after 18 seasons on TV. The story is not a surprise: Homer must save the world from a disaster of his own making. With a new pet pig and the familiar cast of voices that includes Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner and Nancy Cartwright, The Simpsons Movie arrives on Friday, July 27, ready or not. Rated PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout. 97 m. At the Broadway, Minor, Mill Creek and Fortuna.
In a change of pace, Catherine Zeta-Jones stars in No Reservations , a remake of the charming 2001 German film Mostly Martha ( Bella Martha ), directed by Sandra Nettelbeck. This version, directed by Australian Scott Hicks ( Shine ), has Zeta-Jones playing a top-tier chef whose career takes a turn when she has to take care of her young niece (Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine ). Further complications ensue when the restaurant owner (Patricia Clarkson) hires a new sous-chef (Aaron Eckhart). Rated PG for some sensuality and language. 115 m. At the Broadway and Mill Creek.
The latest Lindsay Lohan exploitation film is I Know Who Killed Me , wherein a young woman named Aubrey (Lohan) is brutalized by a kidnapper but claims to be someone else when rescued and says the real Aubrey is still in danger. If not Cuthbert, why not Lohan? The cast also includes Julia Ormond as Aubrey’s mother. Rated R for grisly violence, including torture and disturbing gory images, and for sexuality, nudity and language. 115 m. At The Movies.
The comedy Who’s Your Caddy? stars Outkast’s Big Boi (who wrote a number of songs for the Idlewild soundtrack) as super-successful rap businessman C-Note, who runs into snobbish trouble when he tries to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club. But you don’t become successful in business unless you’re creative. PG-13 for crude and sexual content, some nudity, language and drug material. 103 m. At The Movies.
The final film of the July Eureka Library Barbara Stanwyck series is the 1948 thriller Sorry, Wrong Number , about a bedridden woman (Stanwyck) who accidentally overhears a phone conversation between two men planning a murder. Burt Lancaster co-stars. The program, hosted by Charlie Myers, begins at 6:30, Tuesday, July 31 at the Eureka Library Main Branch.
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