ENTERTAINMENT
Weekend First at HNN: Weekly Movie Comings and Goings
By Tony RutherfordHuntington News Network Columnist
Huntington, WV (HNN) -- New Mainstreamers…The trailer has arrived.
You may have watched the “We Are Marshall” preview on the internet or even at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium, but there’s only one place where it was meant to be seen --- on a giant silver screen. Beginning Friday, you can see it in front of “Gridiron Gang” which opens at theatres around the area.
You will likely find that the theatrical environment serves up a much more intimate and intense experience as you focus on the flickering larger than life images. Plus, extras, you might see yourself in the chant scene or the scene where Coach Jack Lengyl (Matthew McConaughey) walks along Merrill Avenue to the stands.
Although lots of Herd fans may pluck down their $$$ just to see the trailer,
“Gridiron Gang” itself has potential with a more youthful spin on “The
Longest Yard.” The Rock plays a counselor at an L.A. juvenile detention
center which launches a football program as a rehab tool, but will high
schools agree to compete with a team made up of your criminals?
For a legendary unsolved true crime story, take a shot at Brian (“Carrie”) DePalma’s “The Black Dahlia,” which flashes into 1940’s LA where a beautiful young actress has been found mutilated on a vacant lot. Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart investigate the crime based on the creepy novel by James (“LA Confidential”) Ellroy.
Zach Braff and Jacinda Barrett star in “The Last Kiss,” a wandering heart saga in which a man after years of living together starts doubting the relationship after his partner becomes pregnant.
Finally, the family film of the week has a boy traveling across the country
to return Babe Ruth’s bat before the final game of the 1932 World Series.
“Everyone’s Hero” was partially directed by the late Christopher Reeve;
ironically, his widow Dana, who died before “Hero’s” completion provides the
voice of one of the characters. The movie had been originally titled “Yankee
Irving.”
Incidentally, MU fans, you can get another look at the work of Anthony Mackie, as he co-stars in “Crossover.” Mackie, as you know, plays Nate Ruffin in “WAM.”
CONTINUING Limited Release /Art House Films
Beautifully shot, this surprise San Francisco Film Fest entry blends
romance, suspense, supernatural illusions and star-crossed lovers into early
1900’s Vienna, where a magician falls in love with a lady well above his
social standing. “The Illusionist” must use his magic to win her back from a
prince. ( Marquee Pullman Square)
Blending a little art house and a whole lot family, “Little Miss Sunshine” sends a very dysfunctional family in a VW bus to California from New Mexico in hopes that their young daughter will make the beauty pageant finals. The characters include a suicidal Steve Carrell, a smack addicted Alan Arkin and Abigail Breslin stealing Dakota Fanning’s crown. Theatres in Beckley, Charleston and Huntington have this one!
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” – Although squirt guns, rice, lighters, and other projectiles are forbidden, you can brush up on your Time Warp dance and check out those character costumes. The long running and cult favorite continues a multiple weekend run at the Cinema. Auditions for membership in the ‘shadow cast’ are on going
You’re welcome to act out the lines and have fun. A ‘shadow cast’ will be coming soon as well as a group of people to welcome first timers to the showing.
(Note: Times and Titles subject to change at discretion of film bookers. Double check websites to verify times or to purchase on line tickets. Some cinemas have changed to school session hours i.e. no matinees on weekdays. Consult individual cinema for schedule.)
SPECIAL NOTE: Due to a server problem, several times are UNLISTED; please check back later and we will add them.
HUNTINGTON, WV
Starts Friday
MARQUEE PULLMAN: Everyone’s Hero: 12:55-3:00-5:10-7:25-9:25; Gridiron Gang (has “We Are Marshall” trailer on front of it) 12:00-3:00-6:10-9:25; Black Dahlia 12:35-3:35-6:35-9:20; Last Kiss 12:10-2:35-4:55-7:20-9:40; Guardian 7:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 16 ONLY; TIME CHANGES: How to Eat Fried Worms 12:50-2:55-5:00; World Trade Center 3:45-6:45; Barnyard 12:20-2:30-4:50; Accepted 12:05-9:30; Beerfest 7:05-9:40; Step Up 9:55; ENDS THURSDAY: Snakes on a Plane, Crossover, Pirates of the Caribbean
DISCOUNT CINEMA 4: (all shows after 6 p.m. $3.00; Tuesday $2; $2.00 all shows before 6 p.m.) John Tucker Must Die 7:20-9:20, Sat/Sun/Tues. 1:10; Monster House 5:15-7:15-9:15, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 1:15-3:15; Material Girls 5:10, Sat/Sun/Tues Mat. 3:05; TIME CHANGES: Click 7:05-9:25; Cars 4:20, Sat/Sun/Tues. 1:20; ENDS THURSDAY: Zoom, Superman Returns; Friday Midnight: “Rocky Horror Picture Show” come dressed in costumes; You Me and Dupree, John Tucker Must Die
ASHLAND, KY
Starts Friday
CINEMARK CINEMA 10: Everyone’s Hero 4:25-7:00-9:20, Fri-Sun Mat. 1:40; Gridiron Gang 4:00-6:55-9:50, Fri-Sun Mat. 1:05; Black Dahlia 4:05-7:05-9:55, Fri-Sun Mat. 1:10; Time Changes: Fried Worms 4:30, Fri-Sun Mat. 1:45; Crank 7:20-9:30; Ends Thursday: Step Up, Pirates of the Caribbean, Barnyard
MIDTOWN CINEMA 3: ($2.50/$3.50) Cars, Snakes on a Plane, John Tucker Must Die, Monster House, Pulse; Ends Thursday: Beerfest, Descent
BARBOURSVILLE, WV
Starts Friday:
HUNTINGTON MALL CINEMAS: Gridiron Gang 4:30-7:15-10:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:45; Everyone’s Hero 5:25-7:30-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:15-3:20; ENDS THURSDAY: World Trade Center, Barnyard, Accepted
BECKLEY, WV
Starts Friday:
CROSSROADS CINEMAS: (All Seats $1.00) - TBA
SHOWPLACE CINEMAS: CLOSED
GALLERIA CINEMAS: Everyone’s Hero 12:20-2:30-4:40-7:00-9:15; Gridiron Gang 12:05-3:00-6:45-9:35; Black Dahlia 12:30-3:30-6:50-9:30; The Guardian 6:45 p.m. Sat. Sept. 16 only; TIME CHANGES: Crank 9:10; Fried Worms 1:05-3:05-5:05-7:05; Step Up 6:55-9:20; Barnyard 12:20-2:30-4:45; ENDS THURSDAY: Beerfest, Snakes on a Plane, Little Miss Sunshine
BLUEFIELD, WV
Starts Friday:
MERCER MALL: Gridiron Gang 4:30-7:15-10:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:45-4:30; Everyone’s Hero 7:30-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 1:15-3:20-5:25; Time Changes: Accepted 10:00, Sat/Sun 7:45-10:00; Barnyard 7:00, Sat/Sun 1:00-3:10-5:20; Ends Thursday: Beerfest, World Trade Center
COMMONS 8 (Marquee Cinemas, Wytheville, Va.): Everyone’s Hero 5:05-7:25-9:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:15-2:50; Gridiron Gang 6:45-9:35, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-3:15; TIME CHANGES: Crank 7:05-9:15 only; Accepted 7:10-9:20; Fried Worms 5:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:25-2:45; Barnyard 4:45, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:20-2:40; Ends Thursday: World Trade Center, Step Up
CHARLESTON, WV
Starts Friday:
MARQUEE SOUTHRIDGE: Black Dahlia 1:00-3:50-6:50-9:30; Everyone’s Hero 12:35-2:45-4:55-7:10-9:20; Gridiron Gang 1:10-4:00-7:00-9:50; Last Kiss 12:25-2:45-5:05-7:25-9:50; Guardian 7:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 16 only;
PARK PLACE STADIUM CINEMAS: Everybody’s Hero 12:05-2:00-4:00-7:00-9:00; Gridiron Gang 12:05-3:15-7:00-9:30; Black Dahlia 12:00-3:00-7:00-9:30; Bargain Tuesday, All Seats $4.00 limited time
Time Changes:
Marquee Southridge: Barnyard: 1:00-3:15-5:30; Talladega Nights 1:30-4:20-7:05-9:35; Accepted 7:50-10:00; Hollywoodland 12:45-3:40-6:40-9:25
Park Place Stadium: None
ENDS THURSDAY
Marquee Southridge: Crank, Crossover, How to Eat Fried Worms, Beerfest, World Trade Center
Park Place Stadium: How to Eat Fried Worms, Accepted, Snakes on a Plane, Barnyard, World Trade Center
HINTON, WV
Ritz Theatre: Invincible, Friday 6 and 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 3:30, 6 and 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3:30 and 6 p.m.
HURRICANE, WV
Starts Friday
TEAYS VALLEY CINEMA 10: Girdiron Gang 10:20 a.m.*-1:10-4:15-7:00-10:00; Black Dahalia 10:15 a.m.*-1:05-4:20-7:05-9:50; Everyone’s Hero 10:00 a.m.-12:10-3:15-5:20-7:25-9:30; Little Mary Sunshine 10:45 a.m.*-1:15-4:20-7:15-9:45; Time Changes: Wicker Man 7:15-9:50; Crank 7:20-10:00; Fried Worms 10:50 a.m.*-1:00-3:05-5:05; Accepted 10:35 a.m*-4:25-9:45; Material Girls 10:20 a.m.*-12:45-3:00-5:15; World Trade Center 1:00-7:00; Barnyard 10:25 a.m.*-12:40-2:50-5:00; ENDS THURSDAY: Pirates of the Caribbean, Devil Wears Prada (* Morning show Fri/Sat Only; Tuesday all seats $4.00)
LEWISBURG , WV
Starts Friday
SENECA SHOWPLACE: TBA
LOGAN , WV
Starts Friday
FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: FOUNTAIN PLACE CINEMA 8: Everyone’s Hero 4:35-7:00-9:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:45-2:40; Gridiron Gang 5:00-7:30-10:00, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:00-2:30; Time Changes: Barnyard 4:30, Sat/Sun Mat. 12:30-2:30; Talladega Nights 7:30-9:45; Ends Thursday: Snakes on a Plane, World Trade Center, How to Eat Fried Worms
NITRO, WV
Great Escape Nitro 12: http://greatescapetheatres.com or 769-0405
SUMMERSVILLE, WV
Starts Friday
NICHOLAS SHOWPLACE: TBA
WELCH, WV
Starts Friday:
McDOWELL 3: TBA
UPCOMING RELEASES
COMING SEPT 22: All the King’s Men, Jackass: Number Two, The Guardian, Confetti, Feast, The Fearless
COMING SEPT 29: Open Season, Children of Men, School for Scoundrels, Flyboys
COMING OCT 6: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Departed, Stormbreaker, Breaking and Entering
COMING OCT 13: The Grudge II, The Fountain, Sunshine
COMING OCT 20: Flags of Our Fathers, Killshot, Marie Antoinette, Fast Food Nation, Flicka
COMING OCT. 27 Saw II, The Prestige, Catch a Fire
And COMING DEC 22: “We Are Marshall”
* Release dates subject to change; not all films will play in every market and/or every theatre.
On line 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.