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08 winter movie preview by rick grant horton hears a who! Winter in Northern Florida is mostly cool and enjoyable, with a few cold spells that require heavy coats and a sweater on my Chihuahua, Pepe. Take a hike in the country during the day and catch a newly released movie at night. There are many exciting movies to be released this winter. Here are a few of the highlights: Fantasy is big this year with such films as The Spiderwick Chronicles and In the Name of the King. Incredibly, Sylvester Stallone (“Yo, I’m old as dirt.”) is back with another Rambo. This time, Rambo, using a heavily armed walker, saves a gaggle of senior citizens being held hostage by Social Security protesters (ha!). Teen and twenty-something viewers can’t get enough of the horror genre with films such as The Orphanage and One Missed Call. And, the mainstay of the dating crowd, romantic comedies, is well represented with such films as The Accidental Husband. February 8th, the adventure romance genre movie, Fools Gold opens. In the middle of March, the obligatory Spring Break comedies open, Spring Breakdown and College Road Trip. The ancient past will come to life with the epic 10,000 B.C., opening March 7 th . Fortunately, the writer’s strike has not affected the movie business yet, but if it goes on, it could shut down productions. More worrisome, though, the Directors Guild’s contract runs out soon, and they could strike if they can’t come to terms with the studios. Everyone loses in a strike, so hopefully it can be avoided. As one would expect, there are movies for every taste along with a few art house indie films for the few people who will go to see them. 6 january 17-23, 2008 | entertaining u newspaper january 25 th rambo Incredibly, Sylvester Stallone is back playing Rambo. Now long in the tooth, John Rambo travels to Thailand where he assembles a group of mercenaries and leads them up the Salween River to a Burmese village where a group of Christian aid workers are being held hostage by Burmese rebels. Rated R untraceable FBI Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. Frustrated by lack of leads, Marsh discovers that the killer is targeting her as his next victim. He hacks into the FBI computer system and learns every detail of her life. He’s smart and plays games with the FBI and drives Marsh into hiding. Rated R hanna montana/miley cyrus: best of both worlds february 1 st hanna montana/miley cyrus: best of both worlds This film captures 14-year-old singing sensation, Miley Cyrus, in concert at several venues on her 2007 54-city tour. She performs as both a solo artist and as her popular television character, Hannah Montana. Rated G strange wilderness A wilderness-themed TV show is losing its ratings, so two animal researchers go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot. The two hapless explores get more than they bargained for while hunting for the mythical creature. From the start the ambitious expedition is beset with disasters. Along the way, the hapless crew will have to sur- vive near-death encounters with overzealous border guards, an amorous turkey, flesh-eating fish, murderous natives and a host of other obstacles that more than live up to the name “Strange Wilderness.” Rated R february 8 th fools gold Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey co-star in this action/comedy/romance about a lost treasure that rekindles a married couple’s sense of adventure and their estranged romance. Rated PG-13 welcome home roscoe jenkins Michael Clarke Duncan and Martin Lawrence co-star in this comedy about a successful talk show host who leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. Rated PG13 february 15 th rambo jumper A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries. Suddenly, he finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have sworn to kill them. Starring Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson. Rated PG13 the spiderwick chronicles This is an elaborate fantasy involving two brothers, Jared and Simon Grace, who, along with their sister Malloy, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of fairies and other creatures. Rated PG
february 22 nd be kind rewind Jerry (Jack Black) is a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. But when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend Mike works. To satisfy the store’s most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, Lion King, and Robocop using cheap sets, poor quality cameras, and bad acting. The films develop a cult following as a goof. Rated PG13 charlie bartlett A rich kid (Anton Yelchin) becomes the selfappointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school. His amateur psychology leads to many comedic situations. Also starring Kat Dennings and Robert Downey, Jr. Rated PG-13 shutter A young photographer and his girlfriend find ghostly images in his photographs as well as around them while on their honeymoon in Tokyo. Starring Rachel Taylor and Joshua Jackson. Rated PG13 witless protection Larry, a small town sheriff witnesses what (continued on page 8) 4 eujacksonville.com | january 17-23, 2008 7
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