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I BY INGRID RANDOJA
AQUAMARINE
WHO’S IN IT? Sara Paxton, Emma Roberts WHO DIRECTED? Elizabeth Allen (debut)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Two 13-year-old friends discover a mermaid named Aquamarine (Paxton)
living in the pool at a rundown beach club. It seems the feisty mermaid won’t return to
her saltwater home until she gets the two girls to set her up on a date with the teenage
hottie (Jake McDorman) who works at the club’s snack bar.
• HITS THEATRES MARCH 3
MARCH 3
ULTRAVIOLET
WHO’S IN IT? Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright
WHO DIRECTED? Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? In this futuristic action pic,
a disease called hemophagia creates a new
race that is faster, stronger and smarter than
the rest, leading to a war between humans
and these new “hemophages.” Jovovich
plays an infected woman trying to protect a
nine-year-old boy (Bright) whom the
government believes is the ultimate threat.
16 BLOCKS
WHO’S IN IT? Bruce Willis, Mos Def
WHO DIRECTED? Richard Donner (Timeline)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? A veteran cop (Willis) has
to escort a vital trial witness (Mos Def)
from his prison cell to the courthouse, a
distance of 16 blocks. The problem is,
there are a bunch of dirty cops who don’t
want the witness to arrive alive.
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MARCH 10
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
WHO’S IN IT? Aaron Stanford, Vinessa Shaw
WHO DIRECTED? Alexandre Aja (High Tension)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? French director Aja remakes
Wes Craven’s 1977 horror film about a
family whose camper breaks down in the
New Mexico desert, making them sitting
ducks for a band of mutant killers.
FAILURE TO LAUNCH
WHO’S IN IT? Matthew McConaughey,
Sarah Jessica Parker
WHO DIRECTED? Tom Dey (Showtime)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? The parents (Terry
Bradshaw, Kathy Bates) of a 35-year-old
man (McConaughey) who still lives at
home hire a professional motivator (Parker)
to woo him out of the nest. See Sarah
Jessica Parker interview, page 30.
THE SHAGGY DOG
WHO’S IN IT? Tim Allen, Kristin Davis
WHO DIRECTED? Brian Robbins
(The Perfect Score)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? This family comedy takes
its name from the 1959 Disney film, but
its plot comes straight out of the 1976
flick The Shaggy D.A. Allen stars as an
attorney who, after being bitten by a dog,
finds himself turning into a canine at the
most inopportune times. And even after he
changes back into a man he retains some
very embarrassing doggy habits.
• HITS THEATRES MARCH 10
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