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February 28
No Country for Old Men
7:30 10 12:30
Already a big winner in the Hollywood awards season, No Country for Old Men won several Oscars at last night’s ceremony, including the award for Best Picture. Directed by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, the men who brought you Fargo and The Big Lebowski, the film follows the intersecting paths of three men (a killer, a sheriff, and a hunter) after one makes off with $2 million in cash after stumbling upon a drug deal gone bad. Starring Academy Award nominees Tommy Lee Jones (nominated for his role in In the Valley of Elah) and Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men is a violent and dark look inside human nature that is a stunning throwback to classic Westerns.
February 29
Into the Wild
7 10 1
Actor Sean Penn directs this visual masterpiece based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, a 1990 graduate from Emory University who gave up a privileged lifestyle and plunged into the harsh Alaskan wilderness with little food or equipment. Emile Hirsch (also set to star in the movie Speed Racer for all you anime fans) shines in his portrayal of a man who abandons all fear in order to find some meaning in life. While many criticize McCandless’ lack of preparedness — he died mainly because he brought no maps of the area with him — many others are sympathetic to his fate. Into the Wild is a touching and inspiring adventure film that may make you re-evaluate some of life’s priorities and see the world in a brand new light.
March 01
Beowulf
8 10 12
Loosely based on the epic poem of the same name, this movie uses a motion capturing technique in order to animate an actor’s movements, and offers a different explanation for the events that unfold than the original story. On the one hand, the deviations from the original serve to help tie the events together better and also make for some dramatic moments. However, one of the more telling departures from the original poem is the inclusion of Angelina Jolie as the human form of Grendel’s mother. Upon researching the matter, it was discovered that the oldest surviving piece of literature in the English language makes no mention of a beast with two large, luscious lips.
March 02
Black Sheep
8 10 12
A 1996 comedy starring David Spade and Chris Farley... Wait, there’s another Black Sheep? It’s about what!? All right! It’s the “Violence of the Lambs” in this 2006 New Zealand horror/comedy — which is the best kind of comedy, by the way. Black Sheep chronicles just what happens when genetic experiments go horribly, and hilariously, awry. Despite some flaws, this film is perfect for those of you who loved Peter Jackson’s early work (ever heard of Dead Alive?) and horror that doesn’t hesitate to not take itself seriously. With the tagline, “There are 40 million sheep in New Zealand... and they’re pissed off,” how can you not give up a dollar to see this movie?