Alfie

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THE INCREDIBLES
VOICES: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter
WHO DIRECTED? Brad Bird (The Iron
Giant)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? The animation hot shots
at Pixar have brought toys, fish, monsters
and bugs to life, but now they face their
greatest challenge: animating human
beings. The Incredibles, led by fatty pater
Mr. Incredible (Nelson), come out of the
superhero witness protection program to
take on their evil nemesis, Syndrome.
• HITS THEATRES NOVEMBER 5
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from Charles himself, who jammed
with the actor shortly before he passed
away.
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NOVEMBER 5
THE RINGER
WHO’S IN IT? Johnny Knoxville, Bill Chott
WHO DIRECTED? Barry W. Blaustein
(Beyond the Mat)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? It comes as no
surprise that the Farrelly Brothers
executive produced this comedy about
a guy (Knoxville) who pretends to be
mentally challenged so he can enter the
Special Olympics. FYI: The Special
Olympics approved the script and
participated in the filming.
ALEXANDER
WHO’S IN IT? Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie
WHO DIRECTED? Oliver Stone
(Any Given Sunday)
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? Look, it’s Farrah
Fawcett on a horse! Oops, actually
it’s a blond Colin Farrell, who plays the
legendary Macedonian military genius
Alexander the Great, who had conquered
90% of the known world by age 25. Jolie
chimes in as Alex’s mommy dearest, and
Jared Leto plays Alex’s aide and lover,
Hephaestion.
• HITS THEATRES NOVEMBER 5
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