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Show Now Playing All reviews and summaries of objectionable content are Movie questions? uvheraldextra.com. for thematic material involving slavery and some mild language) A crackling British cast delivers the goods in this expertly written, beautifully crafted historical drama about the fight to abolish slavery in the British Empire. Though grim in its discussion of slav- 300 Review on 16 GIFT Review on 1 7 SPECIAL SCREENINGS A MAN CALLED PETER A Scottish ery, irnmi-gra- auditorium, Harold B. THE Lee library, Brigham Young University. Free. BYU INTERNATIONAL CINEMA FILMS now playing are "LA PERLA," . "FESTIVAL" and "THE KING OF MASKS." Showtimes Friday from 5 p.m. to 9:05 p.m. and Saturday from 1 1 :30 a.m. to 925 p.m. Room 250, Kimball Tower, Brigham Young Free. University. at 10 am., SCERA Showfwuse, 745 S. Slate No one younger St, Orem. 225-256than 16 admitted. $2. LOVE A guy who's lonely has the right stuff to buy some pudding ... a LOT of pudding. (R) Plays Friday and Saturday at midnight Tower PUNCH-DRUN- City. CRICKET IMAX THEATER AT JORDAN COMMONS ' you? Showtimes dairy, 9355 S. State St, 304-INF- XANGO MAMMOTH SCREENTHEATER AT THANKSGIVING POINT MYSTIC INDIA (40 min.; No MPAA rating) A young yogi discovers himself and India in this scripted documentary with narration by Peter OToole. SHARKS 3D (42 min.; No MPAA rating) Get the straight dope about one of the oldest and most advanced species on the planet (40 min.; No MPAA rating) It's just like seeing wild animals in Africa, only cheaper and less hot and WILD SAFARI sweaty. Showtimes dairy, 3003 N. Thanksgiving 768-230- CONTINUING for vio- ' "Eragon" draws you into the world novel it's based on of the 544-pag-e about as deeply as if you were reading a plot summary texted to your cell phone by a Iriend. "Liy mts drgon; trmphs ovr evl; cffee & dnuts 1 2?" Dl FREEDOM WRITERS (2 hrs, 3 min.; PG-1- 3 vk content some thematic material and language) An idealistic fa teacher (Hilary Swank) sets out to reform the callow youth assigned school in Long to her at a run-doBeach, Calif. Have you seen almost everything in this movie before? Of course. Swank shines, however, and drama is the excuted crisply and with style. B rrwtorcyde-ridin- g lence, sexual content and language) Chris Cooper crawls deep beneath the skin of a traitor ous FBI agent in Billy Ray's bracing, espionage thriller. The movie eschews big thrills for a tense, two-ma- n between game of Cooper and Ryan Phillippe as the assigned to entrap him. a deal with the AnnaSophia Robb give strong, engaging lead performances. B 24 min.; 3 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity) At 21 (films, not CASINO ROYALE (2 hrs., PG-1- years), James Bond has been born again. Daniel Craig makes the role his own and the filmmakers energize the franchise by reining in its mindless action and boyish fixations (girls, gadgets) while taking a riveting look back at Bond's first mission. A CHARLOTTE'S WEB (1 hr., 30 min.; G) The charm of E.B. White's beloved young adult novel shines through in this adaptation which pairs farmgirl Fern (Dakota Fanning) and plucky piglet Wibur (Dominic Scott Kay) up with a variety of farm animals both well- - and fears. toward Wilbur's bacon-centr- ic Julia Roberts is the warm voice of sensitive spider Charlotte. B ERAGON (1 hr.. 39 min.; PG for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images) Welcome to the fantasy epic as pencil sketch. ?"fl Is Nicolas Cage plays Johnny Blaze, the heroic, flaming, V -- -- for GHOST RIDER (1 hr., 50 min.; PG-1- 3 horror violence and disturbing images) skeleton who's straight out of the pages of Marvel Comics. Blaze makes ing bullying some peril and mild language) Despite hugely overselling the fantasy elements of Katherine Paterson's beloved young-adu- lt classic this mostly faithful adaptation retains the emotional power of its source. Josh Hutcherson and LARGE FORMAT FILMS Way, Lehi. 3 BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (1 hr., 36 min.; PG for thematic elements, includ- (801) Sandy. (801) PG-1- B 900 South, Salt Lake 300 (1 hr., 57 min.; R for graphic battle sequences throughout some sexuality and nudity) The ancient warriors of Sparta are prepared for glory. Are d Oscar-winn- dad has the right stuff to be a provider Theatre, 876 dear-eye- ASTRONAUT FARMER (1 hr., 45 BREACH (1 hr., 47 min.; SPENCER'S MOUNTAIN A haraMworkin' E. is thrilling in its min.; PG for traumatic material, peril and language) Filmmaking twin brothers Mark arid Michael Polish bludgeon viewers a bit with the "inspirational" side of this offbeat tale. Until it gets heavy-handehowever, the story of a rancher and family man driven to live his dream of going into space is droll and very engaging. B- - 422-637- for his family. (G) Plays Tuesday the movie appeal to the best impulses of human nature. A has the right stuff to be chaplain of the US. Senate. (No MPAA rating) Plays March 23 at 7 p.m, first-flo- VW.F7 the Daily Herald and wire services. AMAZING GRACE (1 hr., 51 min.; PG OPENING THIS WEEK THE ULTIMATE by A , devil, but Beelzebub himself could have made the movie's convoluted story entertaining. Eva Mendes mostly stands around looking pretty. 1 D HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER ( hr., 27 min.; PG for some mild action and rude humor) Zounds! Cinderella's wicked stepmother has siezed control of Fairy Tale Land! And she's going to change up all of your favorite stories! Casting is the best part of this indifferently animated, Ikkety-spl- it spoof, with excellent voice work done by Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar and others. B- many, ' I many HAPPY FEET (1 hr., 38 mm.; PG for some mild peril and rude humor) Australian director George Miller's animated penguin movie is bursting with imagination and crammed with visual wonders. The story is familiar in some respects, but also inventive, surprising and thoughful (even cynical). Oh, and there's lob of fun singing and dancing all by penguins, of course. A MUSIC AND LYRICS (1 hr., 35 min.; for some sexual content) Hugh Grant plays the forgotten half of a Whaml-lik- e pop duo who has a songwrrtirKj emergency thrust upon., him that's complicated by his inabifty to write lyrics. Hey, there has to be1 something for Drew Barrymore to do, right? The story is cornier than etha-no- l, but the stare have great romantic PG-1- 3 chemistry. C NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (J hr., 49 mm-Pfor mild action, language and brief rude humor) A night watchman at the Museum of Natural History in New York (Ben Stiller) finds out that there are dinosaurs, lions, ancient Romans and more all on the loose after dark. The film may not warrant a lasting Dreamworta Pictures Norbit Eddie Murphy finds himself up a tree in his relationship with Rasputia in 'Norbit' niche in the annals of cinema, but it has great visual effects and a pleasant vibe. B NORBIT (1 hr., 42 min.; PG-1- 3 for crude and sexual humor, some nudity and language) What keeps "Norbit" from being the worst movie released this pretty much the only thing year that keeps it from earning that dubiis the fitful amuseous distinction ment of watching Eddie Murphy cut loose in his three roles. Somebody get the man a real script, please. C- THE NUMBER 23 (f nr, 35 min.; R for violence, disturbing images, sexuality and language) The biggest mystery about "The Number 23" is how director Joel Schumacher and star Jim Carrey failed to recognize what a hilariously ridiculous disaster it is. Carrey plays a dogcatcher who's tormented by-- a book that seems to know intimate details of his life. The real ment moviegoers, is all yours. F tor- THE PURSUIT OF rIAPPYNESS (1 hr.. 57 for some language) The mm.; PG-1- 3 story of a nearly homeless father struggling to better his much -potential for sweetness and light that it's almost indecent In a welcome development the film has been conceived and performed with such sinceriTy that youH be happy indeed to follow where it leads. A RENO 91 1 MIAMI (1 hr, 24 min.; R for sexual content nudity, crude humor, language and drug use) Comedy Central's (and the rest of the world's) dumsiest cops are called on to save the day after terrorists shake up a national police convention held in Miami during (ooh, la, la) spring break. Like the show that spawned it |