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Show Sunday, April 27, 2008 DAILY HERALD C3 Movies Continued from CI always hunting for, but the 19 years story is set in 1957 after the events of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and involves a race against the Soviets (taking over for the Nazis) to unlock the secrets of the titular artifact. Cate Blanchett as a Soviet operative, with Ray Winstone playing a fellow adventurer and young Shia LaBeouf cast as a street smart "greaser" named Mutt (who might be Indy's son, although nobody's sayin' nothin'). Along with Ford, Karen Allen, who's been absent since "Raiders," returns as Indy's long-ag- o sweetheart Marion Ravenwood. Not returning: Sean Connery, who played and reHenry Jones Sr. vealed the origin of the younger Dr. Jones's peculiar first name in "The Last Crusade." Ford quipped to the Associated Press earlier this year that, "As I told Sean, I'm getting old enough to play my own father, so we don't need him anymore." Who s going to clean up all of this qarbaqe? iH The Earth is a mess in "WALL-E- " (June 27), the latest film from Disney and Pixar. It's so much of a mess, in fact, after decades of unchecked consumerism, that nobody lives there anymore. If only more people had heeded the wisdom of Lloyd Dobler from the 1980s movie "Say Anything" when he said, "I don't want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that." Alas, all that's left on the third rock from the sun is the detritus of a global civilization hooked on bought, sold and or in other processed things words, junk, and lots of it. Well, that and dutiful WALL-E- , the last functioning robot in a fleet of automated picker-upper- s left behind by departing humanity to hopefully sweep up all of the refuse and make the place habitable again somebeen following day. WALL-E'- s his programming for hundreds of years, but the unexpected arrival of a scout robot named EVE convinces him to follow something new, strange and wonderful instead: his heart. The newest Pixar creation was written and directed by Andrew Stanton, who previously directed "Finding Nemo" and had a hand in the writing of "Nemo," "Monsters, Inc.," both "Toy Story" movies and "A Bug's Life." The voice cast includes Fred Willard, Sigour-ne- y Weaver and comedian Jeff Garlin, along with, yes, a cameo by signature Pixar voice actor John Ratzenberger of "Cheers." There's not as much for everyone to say, however, as in some past Pixar films. Much of the dialogue is supplied by mechanical sounds, some of which mimic words.'.Speaking at the annual comic book industry Stangathering Comic-Coton joked that, "I'm basically The Movie.' " making 'R2-DApparently right down to the hiring of sound designer Ben Burtt, who worked in the same capacity on all six "Star Wars" co-sta- rs movies. w' ' " T r 4 i sr t V (CO - Did C.S. Lewis ever Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Cas- (May 16). . Edmund and Lucie) crossed over from Earth to the magical realm of Narnia, where they helped the noble lion Asian to defeat the designs of the evil White Witch, became royalty and reigned in just ice and harmony for many years until accidentally returning to Earth and finding themselves children once more. It all really did happen, however, as the kids discover upon being magically summoned back to Narnia, where hundreds of years have passed since their last visit, and the rightful ruler, Prince Caspian, has been driven from the throne by his usurping uncle. Hunky Ben Barnes, who played young Dunstan Thorn, father of heroic Tristan, in the opening scenes of last summer's "Stardust," has the role of Dreamy McIIunkybuns I mean, Caspian. If marketing for the movie is anything to judge by, it's Cheekbones von Flowinglocks whoops, and not the Peven-sie- s Caspian (again played by William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley), who is the focus of most of the action. There's a siege, a fateful combat of champions and a big battle in the book, so ex-- . pect lots more of the "Lord of action that the Rings"-styl- e dominated the finale of the first film. Expect lots more of Barnes, too, since the next two Narnia novels also feature Bier, oh, ceps le Pierceinggaze never mind. Stane, in his Marvel Comics appearances, was allegedly revealed to be a Latter-daSaint. The official character bio on file at the Marvel Comics Web site makes no mention of a religious affiliation, but does report that Stane's weapons technology corporation is headquartered in Salt Lake tie with Katharine Hepburn 13th and grab a record-settin- g Best Actress Oscar nomination. Is this that challenging, uncompromising U independent movie George Lucas always said he was going to make when he finished up with the "Star Wars" y prequels? While winding through the Interest in "Iron Man" has labyrinthine production of , been driven by a series of "The Phantom Menace," "Attack of the Clones" and "Rewidely praised trailers, so much so that the satire spevenge of the Sith," the Fat her cialists at Webprint humor of the Modern Blockbuster outlet The Onion prepared a talked about eventually cleansbreaking news alert under the ing his cinematic palate by headline "Wildly Popular 'Iron working on something small Man' Trailer To Be Adapted and artistic that probably Film." (SnickInto nobody would like. Since closer.) "Iron Man" is the fourth ing the book on "Star Wars" in 2005, however, Lucas has feature film to be directed by actor Jon Favreau, best known mostly worked on developing for starring in "Swingers" with "Star Wars" TV properties like Vince Vaughn. ... "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" fpw Can I dance? And can I (Aug. 15), which is being given while I'm at a theatrical release to launch '? jive? And, B it, can I have the time the animated "Clone Wars" seof my life? ries on cable entities TNT and ' Yes. Yes you can. You can Cartoon Network. "Indisee that thinks watch Lucas girl, totally Maybe that scene, and be diggin' the ana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is a small dancing queen, all thanks to "Mamma Mia!" (July 18), the and artistic film that probably r-screen version of the popu- nobody will like. Or perhaps lar West End and Broadway he's just having too much fun musical based on the music of with "Star Wars" to worry else. Whatever Swedish supergroup ABBA. ' Like its theatrical antecedthe case, this newest incarna- ent, the movie is the story of a tion of the durable "Star Wars" young girl named Sophie and mythology jumps back to the her mother, Donna. The ladies period between "Attack of the ' live on an island off the coast Clones" and "Revenge of the of Greece, where Sophie is Sith" to tell some of the stories Magneto preparing to be married when of the battles pitting Jedi Masjgf Wouldn't from the comic she discovers entries in Mom's ter Yoda and Jedi pals Anakin n Keno-b- i tkii books (and movies) diary that may reveal the iden- Skywalker and d'oh! be the natural archenemy of a tity of her father. Only against the evil Separatists. there are three Hey, wait a minute! George superhero named "Iron Man?" Lucas is making cartoon "Star It would make a lot of sense, An American ar- Wars" movies? Does he know chitect named Sam, a British or at least more sense than banker named Harry and Bill, that Harrison Ford and Mark having Iron Man battle someHamill are still alive? Yo, G- an Australian writer. Without one named "Iron Monger." I mean, how original is that? Dawg! Quit dinking around telling Donna what's up, Sowith characters no one cares ' (Also, the Master of Magnephie invites all three men to about and tell us the further adthe wedding mamma mia, tism and Iron Man are even indeed. ventures of Han Solo and Luke from the same comic book Producers stocked the universe, the library of titles Skywalker! movie with reliable adult stars ?M8 owned by Marvel Comics. Why is Bruce Wayne such a sourpuss? Come on, guys, think about the Meryl Streep is Donna, Ik if Wouldn't it be cool . little things!) What is original while two of her three long-los- t Lotharios are played by Pierce to live in the Batcave, have a about "Iron Man" (May 13 is the casting of Oscar ) Brosnan and Colin Firth but butler to order around and fight crime with awesome gadgets? nominee and Hollywood scamp took a chance, took a took a chance Chance, on Robert Downey Jr. in the title Brooding about the cruelty of fate and the moral turpitude Amanda Seyfried to play the role, the most outside-- t plum part of Sophie. Seyfried's of the world is the vogue thing superhero casting call since to do if you're a superhero Michael Keaton was picked to not a total unknown, thanks even Mr. Incredible had issues to having played Lilly Kane play Batman. but they don't call Batman on the UPN series "Veronica Downey Jr. isn't the only versatile thespian in the film, Mars," as well as taking a cen- "The Dark Knight" (July 18) for which also has roles for fellow tral role in HBO's "Big Love," nothing. The Gaped Crusader Oscar nominee Terrence How- but she's not the draw that, for had superhero angst before suard (as a military man who's perhero angst was cool. example, rumored alternative The biggest news about the best pal of Iron Man's alter Mandy Moore would have "The Dark Knight," however, been. ego, Tony Stark), Oscar windoesn't even pertain to Batwinner Multiple-Osca- r ner Gwyneth Paltrow (Stark's man, or at least not directly. Streep has had a few singing personal assistant, Virginia roles, most recently in the Abundantly promising young "Pepper" Potts) and four-tim- e Robert Altman film "A Prairie actor Heath Ledger died of an Oscar nominee Jeff Bridges, accidental prescription drug who plays sigh Iron Mon- Home Companion." Taking overdose just weeks after comthis part, however, is daring ger, aka Obadiah Stane. (Of note to trivia mongers pleting his work as Batman's enough that, if the film's a hit, could most iconic nemesis, the be break her she revelation that the probably may City.) Full-Leng- j silve- about-anythin- ' S Obi-Wa- potential-candidates- p P6-13- little-know- n . Puzzled? HAY FEVER are 12 years or older, experiencing symp-,toms of hay fever (sneezing; runny nose; itchy, watery, red eyes; itchy nose, palate, throat), you may be eligible to participate in an investigational research study. If you Participants receive study medication, studyfinancial and lab work, related physician visits, ' compensation for time and travel. For additional information and participation requirements, call 9:00 am-4:0- 0 (4636) pm, Mon thru Frj INTERMOUNTAIN Vm 's'' (Bat-butl- (and Bat babe?) Rachel Dawes, and Aaron Eckhart, as secondary villain Harvey "Two-Face- " Dent (a character played in "Batman Forever" by Tommy Lee Jones). How come there are -fnever any movies with "P sex in them? All of the prudes in Holall two or three of lywood them are positively pink with embarrassment at the mere thought of a "Sex and the City" (May 30 R) romp. Better to not tell -- kS . big-scre- those folks that the cinematic follow-uto HBO's carnally knowledgeable series apparently worked hard to earn its MPAA rating of R "for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language" - not just nudity, mind you, that's graphic p nudity. While visions of are dancing in your head, we'll move on to the plot of the movie, which reunites the four friends from the series played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon and bee gins with the of Carrie (Parker) and Mr. Big (Chris Noth), whose full name is revealed in the film's trailer to be John James Preston. Carrie and her friends probably don't need tragedy to find drama in their lives, but it's at least been rumored that one of the foursome will die in the film. Since spunky, sassy Samantha (Cattrall) fought a prolonged, if ultimately winning, battle with breast cancer in Season Six of the original series, she's probably the prime candidate to bid the "City" a last adieu. almost-marriag- Is Robert Downey Jr. a black person? No, but he plays one in the movies well, kind of. The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" (Aug. 15 R) is more of a vehicle for Ben Stiller, a McCo-naughe- How come nobody tossed out K .4 B Steve Carell's name when they were trying to find the new James Bond? As fans of "The Off ice" know, Carell's secret agent bona fides were hilariously laid out in the episode that exposed his Michael Scott character's fantasy of acting in an action movie as "Agent Michael Scam." You might not actually want Carell romancing beautiful women and telling people how to make his martinis, but he ought to be ideal for a setup like that of "Get Smart" in which (June 20 not Maxwell Smart, aka, Agent 86, takes on intelligence-gatherinmissions CONTROL for the super-secr- ' ), entirely-qualified g agency. The movie, which resur- rects the TV series of the same name, revives the ongoing spy games between CONTROL and KA OS. Smart and his partner, the buxom Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), leadthe charge against the wiles of KAOS spymaster Siegfried (Terence Stamp). Also on the side of good are Agent 23, played by former pro wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and The Chief, played by Oscar winner Alan Arkin. The original series was created by the sat ire dream team of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry , who you might suppose would be less than pleased by the broadly comic buffoonery teased in the array of early "Get Smart" trailers. Carell told MTV, however, that the comedy elder statesmen had given the movie their "seal of approval." The filmmakers even wrote a cameo for the Brooks, who declined because of his Broadway commitments. El Does Hollywood know about that aJt SiJS 13 one song where "everybody was kung fu fighting?" The real question is does Hollywood know about any other song ANY other song that has anything about kung fu in it? And which does Jamaican disco singer Carl Douglas get more of: royalties from moviemakers who use his song, or hate mail from film writers who are sick of it? PG) "Kung Fu Panda" (June 6 is the latest film to enter the Douglas Hall of Shame, but it surely won't be the last. Jack Black lends his vocal gifts to the animated adventure comedy as a porcine panda bear named Po who might have the heart of a champion, WM or have a heart attack from who also directed and overeating. 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Director Christopher Nolan successfully relaunched Warner Bros.'s creatively moribund "Batman" franchise with "Batman Begins" in 2005, and didn't hesitate to take the reins of that film's inevitable sequel. Christian Bale takes his second crack at the role of Batman, with Michael Caine Alfred), Morgan Freeman (gadget guru Lucius Fox) and Gary Oldman (police Lt. James Gordon) also returning. New to the mix are Maggie Gyllenhaal. as attorney Brand Nev 1 322-INF- O i" the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. . In the first book, the four children (Peter, Susan, I DisneyPixar is "WALL-E- " he-bo- x write any Narnia Qa&B books besides "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"? Disney will be so glad you asked. Lewis, in fact, wrote six other Narnia books, and the direct sequel to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" has now been turned into a and special effects-lade- n money'printing machi - er, that is to say, turned into "The pian" r" m - Lazarus, Stiller's Tug Speed-ma- n and Jack Black's "Fats" Portnoy are actors cast in the most expensive Vietnam War movie ever made, Sgt. Osiris, the character in the movie-w- it taken on by Lazarus, was originally written for a black actor, so the very particular Lazarus decides to dye his skin and stick to the original spirit of the script. The plot thickens after the movie's director (Steve Coogan) and writer (Nick Nohe), deeply exasperated by their finicky cast, drop the actors into an actual jungle war zone and abandon them there. The boys think that it's all part of their preparation for filming, so they stay in character and play it cool. Well, at least at first. Downey Jr. told Entertainment Weekly magazine that he knows it's a beyond-risk- y part, but that he hopes to win viewers over by committing to his character ... who's also, um, committing to his character. "If I didn't feel it was morally sound," he said, "or that it would be easily misinterpreted that I'm just C. Thomas Howell in "Soul Man", I would've stayed home." Also taking small roles are Tom Cruise (bearded, bald and encased in a fat suit, no lessj as a studio y exec and Matthew as an odious agent. DAVE Neil Ikulrup Attenty AKi-tu- DuMiup Jimiiy IfJil Aiti-nt- U suic. Mrovo 100 K W10 Vtirth, Orvm f Male, I'Uiisant (rove IH 0 2JVHUOH DOUG www.BuildingDynnmicsxom d |