filmland / By Rich Cline

Chick Flick Wins!

In the battle of the bare-chested, McConaughey trumps Wolverine every time

(May 7, 2009) Previews

Beam me up, Scotty! That’s right … It’s time to contort your hands into those funny shaped “Vs” of salute, to don your Jordy LaForge glasses and to tell your closest pals, “Hey man, live long and prosper. All right?” Yes folks, Star Trek is back to the big screen as of this Friday. The film takes you back into both Kirk and Spock’s early years and straight on through their bitter rivalry. Don’t worry, the boys don’t let their drama get entirely in the way of saving the Federation. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence and brief sexual content. 127m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek, the Minor and Fortuna.

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We Journal-ites feel it is our cinematic duty to bring you news of our community’s newest movies theater’s openings. Therefore it is my honor to tell you about this weekend’s midnight movie at the Arcata Theater Lounge, B.I.K.E. The film offers a peek into the realm of a Brooklyn-basedrebellious, underground bicycle club, and it screens on Saturday, May 9, for 18 and up peeps.

Oh, but there’s more. The Arcata Theater Lounge is also having three special Mother’s Day screenings of His Girl Friday, a 1940 romantic comedy that’s sure to make mom smile. Cary Grant plays a newspaper editor who does whatever he can to keep his ex-wife, played by Rosalind Russell, from remarrying. Aw, now that sounds fun. All the details for both the midnight movie and the Mom’s Day screenings can be found at www.arcatatheater.com.

— Emily Hobelmann

Reviews

X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This X-Men prequel traces the background of Logan, aka Wolverine. It’s a great-looking, action-packed adventure weakened by a superficial script that ignores logic whenever it’s inconvenient.

After more than a century of life, Logan (Hugh Jackman) and his equally ageless, invincible brother Victor (Liev Schreiber) go to work for the enigmatic William Stryker (Danny Huston). But a mission goes badly wrong, causing a rift between them. Six years later, Victor is stalking their super-powered colleagues (including Ryan Reynolds and Dominic Monaghan) while Stryker tries to get Logan to rejoin his cause. But things go badly wrong after Victor kills Logan’s girlfriend (Lynn Collins), locking the brothers in a mortal feud. Or maybe someone else is pulling the strings.

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