ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
By Tony RutherfordHuntington News Network Columnist
Huntington, WV (HNN) -- New Mainstreamers… Last week we looked up in the sky, and this Friday, we fall down into a “Dead Man’s Chest,” in particular Johnny Depp’s as the sequel to “Pirates of the Caribbean” debuts. Some theatres have Thursday midnight shows; otherwise it opens on Friday.
Watch July 21 for the "We Are Marshall" preview on the front of "Lady in the Water."
Continuing Art/Festival/Limited Releases …
“Indie” lovers will have to fork over bucks and head to Huntington this week to catch the Al Gore global warming doc and to get a look at the opening film from Sundance 2006.
An Inconvenient Truth – Described as a rallying cry to protect the Earth
from a deepening global climate crisis, Director Davis Guggenheim weaves
global warming science with the former vice president’s advocacy for an
environmental message stripped free of politics. The documentary has been
called charming, funny, engaging and haunting. Exclusive Showing(s) at
Marquee Cinemas Pullman Square and the Warner Theatre (Morgantown); Ends
Thursday at Marquee Southridge, Charleston. Interestingly, while one
internet link claims that scientists have endorsed the warming warning as
REAL, another site has a link to where others have called it “junk science.”
See it to make your own conclusion. (Ends Thursday @ Marquee Southridge; Continues at Marquee Pullman with altered time schedule.
LAST CALLS….
Friends With Money – Jennifer (“The Break Up” and formerly ‘Rachel’ on “Friends”) Aniston teams with writer/director Nicole (“Walking & Talking”) Holofcener for a film that observes the rollercoaster rides in relationships particularly four lifelong friends as it examines the unspoken divides in social classes. While one critic stated “serious afterthought reveals layers of depth and meaning anchored by a stringent critique of both sexes,” another praised the watching “great actresses get material worthy of them,” and another said “it is an exquisitely calibrated hypermodern comedy of manners.” Containing “smart, snarky dialogue,” the production was also called a “dissection of feminine net-worth envy.” Regarded as gloomy and downbeat, one review said that in a good sense the flick (or its characters?) should be on Prozac, Zoloft or Paxil.” Hilarity, heartbreak and indecision dominate in what the Hollywood Reporter said was “pitch perfect” burrowing deep into the mind set of upper middle class Angelenos “anxious to strike the right balance among career, family, love life and money but never quite pulling it off.” (Exclusive at Cinema 4 in Huntington). For my review:
http://www.huntingtonnews.net/columns/060703-rutheford-review.html
A Prairie Home Companion: If you want to travel to Hurricane , you can catch Robert Altman’s “A Prairie Home Companion” playing Teays Valley Cinemas but only for two shows daily. It will be dropped within the next week.
Featuring Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor , Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep, the film tells a true-to-life story of the famed Public Radio series, opening at Mickey’s Diner just a few blocks from the Fitzgerald Theatre in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Fans of the weekly program should find it laudable. Or, in the words of Keillor, “We come from people who brought us up to believe that life is a struggle, and if you should feel really, really happy, be patient: this will pass.”
(Note: Times and Titles subject to change at discretion of film bookers. Double check websites to verify times or to purchase on line tickets.)
HUNTINGTON, WV
Starts Friday
MARQUEE PULLMAN: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: 11:40-12:10-12:40-2:55-3:25-3:55-6:10-6:40-7:10-9:25-9:55-10:25; Time Changes: An Inconvenient Truth 1:45-4:15-6:50 only; Waist Deep 7:00-9:30 only; Fast & Furious 7:00-9:40 only; Break Up 9:15 only; Over the Hedge 11:30-2:00-4:30; Garfield 12:05-2:40-5:00; Ends Thursday: X Men Last Stand, Da Vinci Code; FREE Kid’s Movie July 11-12 @ 10:00 a.m. “Cheaper by the Dozen II” and “Dreamer”
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: (all shows $3.00; Tuesday $2) RV 1:00-3:05-5:10-7:15-9:20; Over the Hedge 1:25-3:25-5:25-7:25; Poseidon 1:10-3:15-5:20-7:25-9:30; Time Changes: Friends With Money 1:20-3:20-7:20; Stick It 5:15-9:25; Silent Hill 9:15 only; Ends Thursday: Benchwarmers, American Haunting, The Wild; Free Kids Flix July 12 @ 10 a.m. Robots
ASHLAND, KY
Starts Friday
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Pirates of the Caribbean 12:05-12:35-3:35-4:05-6:55-7:25-10:10; TIME CHANGES: Fast and Furious 2:45-7:35 only; X MEN 7:05-9:35 only; Nacho Libre 12:05-5:05-10:05; Click 12:10-4:35-7:10-9:45; ENDS THURSDAY: Break Up, Garfield; Kids Summer Movie Club House: “Madagascar,” July 12 @ 10 a.m. $1 admission
MIDTOWN CINEMA 3: ($2/$3): Thru Thursday: Da Vinci Code 12:00-3:00-6:00-9:00; Over the Hedge: 11:15-1:15-3:15-5:15-7:20; RV 11:30-1:30-3:30-5:30-7:30-9:30; Omen 9:20 ONLY;
BARBOURSVILLE, WV
Starts Friday:
HUNTINGTON MALL CINEMAS: Pirates of the Caribbean: 12:30-3:40-7:00-10:10; Ends Thursday: Garfield, Fast and Furious
BECKLEY, WV
Starts Friday:
CROSSROADS CINEMAS: Click (move over from Showplace) 10:00*-11:50-12:20-2:15-2:45-4:40-5:05-7:05-7:30-9:35-10:00; Time Changes: Nacho Libre 7:20-9:30 only; Break Up 6:55-9:20 only; Over the Hedge 9:45 a.m.*-11:40-1:40-3:40-5:40; Garfield 9:45 a.m.*-11:35-1:25-3:15-5:05 only; (*Saturday Morning ONLY)
ENDS THURSDAY: RV, Omen, X Men
SHOWPLACE CINEMAS: Pirates of the Caribbean: 11:45-12:15-3:00-3:30-6:15-6:45-9:30-10:00
BLUEFIELD, WV
Starts Friday:
MERCER MALL: Pirates of the Caribbean: 12:30-1:45-3:40-5:00-6:15-7:00-10:10; TIME CHANGES: Click 1:30-7:00 only; Fast and Furious 4:15-10:00 only; ENDS THURSDAY: Garfield, Break Up
COMMONS 8 (Marquee Cinemas, Wytheville, Va.): Pirates of the Caribbean 11:45-12:15-3:00-3:30-6:15-6:45-9:30-10:00; Time Changes: Lake House 7:10-9:40 only; Fast and Furious 9:45 only; Cars 12:15-12:45-3:20-4:00-6:35-9:15; Ends Thursday: Nacho Libre, Garfield; FREE Kids Movies Tues/Wed July 11-12 @ 10 a.m. : “Curse of the Were-Rabbit” and “Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D”
CHARLESTON, WV
Starts Friday:
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: 11:30-12:00-12:30-2:45-3:15-3:45-6:00-6:30-7:00-9:15-9:45-10:15;
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 12:05-1:00-3:05-4:00-7:05-8:15-10:00; Bargain Tuesday, All Seats $4.00 limited time
Time Changes:
Marquee Southridge: Lake House 7:20-9:40; Fast and Furious 7:40-10:05; Cars 10:15*-11:30-12:50-2:10-3:40-4:50-6:40-7:30-9:20; Nacho Libre 10:45*-1:00-3:20-5:30; Break Up 10:15 only
Park Place Stadium: “The Break Up” 7:00-9:15 only; Garfield 1:30-3:25-5:15 only; Cars 12:00-2:30-5:00-7:30-9:55
ENDS THURSDAY
Marquee Southridge: X Men: Last Stand, An Inconvenient Truth
Park Place Stadium: Prairie Home Companion, Break Up, Garfield
FREE MORNING KIDS FLIX
Park Place Stadium: Hoodwinked (Wed. July 12 @ 10 a.m.)
Marquee Southridge: Tues/Wed July 11 -12 @ 10 a.m. “Curious George” and “Nanny McPhee”
HINTON, WV
Ritz Theatre: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Friday, 6 and 9 p.m.; Saturday, 3, 6 and 9 p.m.; Sunday, 3 and 6 p.m.
HURRICANE, WV
Starts Friday
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Pirates of the Caribbean: 10:00 a.m*.-12:40-1:10-3:55-4:20-7:05-7:30-10:10-10:35; TIME CHANGES: Prairie Home Companion 10:40 a.m.*-1:40; Garfield 10:30 a.m.*-12:45 only; Nacho Libre 3:05-5:15-7:25 only; Fast & Furious 10:05 only; Cars 10:00 a.m.*-1:00-4:00-7:00-9:35; ENDS THURSDAY: Break Up; (* No Early Morning show on Sundays) ; FREE Kid’s Summer Movie Camp, July 11 & 13: “Dreamer” @ 9:30 a.m.
LEWISBURG , WV
Starts Friday:
SENECA SHOWPLACE: Pirates of the Caribbean 2:45-6:00-9:15, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:30; Superman Returns: 3:00-6:15-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat: 11:45 a.m.; Ends Thursday: Click
LOGAN , WV
Starts Friday
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Pirates of the Caribbean 12:00-1:00-3:00-4:00-7:00-8:00-10:00; Time Changes: Lake House 12:00-2:00-4:00; Fast & Furious 7:00-9:15; Ends Thursday: Nacho Libre, Garfield; FREE KIDS FLIX , Wed. July 12 @ 10 a.m. “Spongebob Squarepants”
NITRO, WV
Great Escape Nitro 12: http://greatescapetheatres.com or 769-0405
SUMMERSVILLE, WV Starts Friday
NICHOLAS SHOWPLACE: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 2:45-6:00-9:15, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:30; Superman Returns: 3:00-6:15-9:30, Sat/Sun 11:45 a.m.; Click 4:40-7:10-9:40, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:50-2:15; Cars 4:00-6:45-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:15; Ends Thursday: Fast and Furious, Garfield, Nacho Libre
WELCH, WV
Starts Friday
McDOWELL 3: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 2:45-6:00-9:15, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:30; Superman Returns 3:00-6:15-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 11:45; Click 5:00-7:20-9:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:35; ENDS THURSDAY: The Omen, Garfield
UPCOMING RELEASES *
COMING JULY 14: Little Man, Pulse, You Me and Dupree
COMING JULY 21: Lady in the Water, Monster House, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Clerks II
COMING JULY 28: Ant Bully; Miami Vice, John Tucker Must Die, I Could Never Be Your Woman, Little Miss Sunshine
COMING AUG 4: Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Fearless, Barnyard, Night Listener
COMING AUGUST 9: World Trade Center
COMING AUG 11: The Reaping, Accepted, Zoom, Step Up
And COMING OCT. 27 (tentatively) WE ARE MARSHALL
* Release dates subject to change; not all films will play in every market and/or every theatre.
Online ticket purchases for Marquee’s Huntington Pullman Square 16, Charleston Southridge, Welch Cinemas 3, Wytheville Cinemas 8 at http://www.marqueecinemas.com.
On line tickets available for Charleston theatres at: http://ourshowtimes.com (Park Place Stadium Cinemas) and http://www.marqueecinemas.com (for Southridge); for Teays Valley, http://allstarcimemas.com/Teays.asp , and for Ashland's Midtown at : http://midtowncinemas3.com.