Education, 1961

Plus: Jokey Travolta/Rhys Meyers espionage goof equals intelligence failure

(Feb. 11, 2010) Previews

Based on the Christopher Isherwood novel, A Single Man is the story of a gay college professor trying to deal with the death of his long-time partner. With Oscar nominee Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Matthew Goode. Rated R for some disturbing images and nudity/sexual content. 99m. At the Minor.

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Crazy Heart features Jeff Bridges as over-the-hill alcoholic country singer Bad Blake — supposedly a combination of Waylon Jenings, Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard — who embarks on a comeback after meeting a young journalist played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Bridges and Gyllenhaal both nailed Oscar nominations. Rated R for language and brief sexuality. 112m. At the Minor.

The concept movie Valentine’s Day consists of intertwining romantic stories that occur over Valentine’s Day. The A-list cast includes Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift. I’m already dazzled. Rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity. 125m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek.

Based on the fantasy novel by Rick Riordan, Perry Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is about a teenager who discovers he’s the descendant of a Greek god and is caught up in an on-going battle. Aren’t we all? Rated PG. 119m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek.

Starring Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Geraldine Chaplin, The Wolfman is a remake of the 1941 film. Is nothing sacred? Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore. 125m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek.

Reviews

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE: The opening 10 minutes or so of From Paris with Love are not without interest. We follow James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who is so good as Henry VIII in Showtime’s The Tudors), a gofer in the U.S. Ambassador’s office, as he performs tasks for his boss. His job appears to involve planting bugs and carrying a number of different license plates so the car he uses cannot be traced to the ambassador. He also has a very attractive girlfriend named Caroline (Polish born model/actress Kasia Smutniak) who, in their opening scene together, proposes to him with her father’s ring.

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