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18. THE HAPPENING (R: m, gv) Suspense/Thriller Written and directed by M.
Night Shyamalan. Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo. According to
reports, citizens in the vicinity of Central Park in New York City have suddenly and inexplicably
began killing themselves by whatever means are at their disposal. As the phenomena
begins to spread and talk of terrorism fills the airwaves, Philadelphia high school science
teacher Elliot Moore, his wife, and their friend and his daughter board a train bound for
the presumed safety of the country. When the train screeches to a halt before arriving at
its final destination, the frightened passengers are forced to fend for themselves as each
consecutive news report paints an increasingly grim picture of the situation. 91 min.
20. FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (R: a, gd, gl, bgn, s) Comedy/
Romance Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Russell Brand, Mila Kunis, Jonah Hill, Paul
Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Bill Hader. Sarah is a beautiful and successful television star who
has been dating Peter for five years. Peter has been struggling to create an innovative musical,
but because of his relationship with Sarah, is satisfied writing the background music
for her series So he’s shocked and emotionally destroyed when she tells him that while
she loves him, she has found someone new… kinky English rock star Aldous Snow. Peter’s
step-brother convinces him to get out and play the field, but that doesn’t work. Maybe a
trip to Hawaii will help. But who’s there too? Sarah and Aldous, of course. 112 min.
22. KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL (G) Drama/Comedy (see page 15)
23. LEATHERHEADS (PG-13: bl) Comedy/Romance George Clooney (also
directed), Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Root. It’s
1925. Dodge Connolly is a free-spirited, hard-living player in the fledgling American
professional football league. When his team loses its sponsor, Dodge reinvents the
game with the assistance of C.C. Frazier, a greedy public relations man, and Carter
Rutherford, a too-good-to-be-true college football star and war hero. Just as the game
begins to peak the interest of the American public, Dodge and Carter find themselves at
odds and the fragile credibility of the league teetering in the balance when they cross paths
with Lexie Littleton, a beautiful, ambitious reporter from the Chicago Tribune. 114 min.
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17. IRON MAN (PG-13: bd, v) Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi Robert Downey,
Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb. Directed by Jon
Favreau. Tony Stark is as brilliant as he is wealthy. As CEO of Stark Industries he has
changed the face of the weapons world. While in the Mideast presenting his newest
weapon to the US military, he is caught in an ambush and wakes up in the hands of terrorists
who insist that he build his weapon for them. Instead he creates an impenetrable
suit, complete with built-in weapons that allow him to beat his captors and escape. Once
free, Stark discovers a deadly conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons
his powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world. 126 min.
19. YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN (PG-13: m, d, bl, bpn, s) Comedy/
Action Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan,
Rob Schneider. Zohan Dvir, is the Israeli army’s best weapon. He can single-handedly
take out terrorists, and still find time to charm the ladies. But this lethal weapon is tired of
fighting Palestinian terrorists like the Phantom. He has bigger dreams: he wants to cut and
style hair. With an assumed identity, after faking his own death, he arrives in New York City,
but his lack of experience gets him laughed out of salon after salon. Finally, Dalia, a Palestinian
salon owner, gives him a shot, and the older patrons love him. But a Palestinian New York City
cabbie recognizes him, and suddenly the Zohan’s dream is in jeopardy. 113 min.
21. *TRANSSIBERIAN (R: m, bl, bv) Drama/Suspense/Thriller Woody Harrelson,
Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Ben Kingsley. An American
couple who have been struggling with their marriage, Roy and Jessie, decide to take the
long way home from their recent sojourn in Asia on the legendary Trans-siberian Express
train from Beijing to Moscow. On their way, they meet another couple from the West,
Carlos and Abby, with whom they quickly form a familiar bond that often unites fellow
travellers away from home. When Roy accidentally gets separated from the group at a stopover,
Jessie begins to realize that their compatriots aren’t exactly who or what they seem to be.
Then more danger begins to surface from a deceitful Russian detective. 111 min.