Show I j ovie OVI e Briefs Briefs' Jared Maxwell Movie Writer Welcome back to spring semester fellow students If one looks at the movies the film industry will release over the next four months this semester will willbe willbe willbe be a good one both for us usand usand usand and for Hollywood Let us start with a small sample of what's to come with this Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend Alpha Dog From the films film's press release Johnny Emile Hirsch is isa a aLos Los Angeles drug dealer He comes from a good family owns his home several cars and enjoys partying with his friends Johnny is 19 When his friend Jake Ben Foster welches on a debt Johnny and his boys Justin Timberlake Shawn Hatosy kidnap Jakes Jake's year 15 old brother Butch Anton and hold him as a marker Even though Butch has numerous chances to escape he Hes He's enjoying partying with them losing his virginity and having a good time until something goes horribly wrong Arthur and the Invisibles From the films film's press release year Ten-year-old Arthur Freddie Highmore has hasa a lot on his plate a real estate developer is about to snap up his grandmas grandma's Mia Farrow home home and and theres there's no way Arthurs Arthur's going to hang around for his parents or grandparents to sort out the problem Maybe the solution lies in his grandpas grandpa's treasure which is hidden somewhere on the other side in the land of the The creatures that inhabit this world are just justa a tenth of an inch tall and live in perfect harmony with their environment Arthur ventures into this world of the where he meets Princess Selenia voiced by Madonna and her brother voiced by Jimmy Fallon Fallen Together they set off to look for the treasure that will save hi his grandma Primeval From the films film's press release In one of the most remote places on earth a bloodthirsty serial killer has claimed over victims and is still at large to this day The danger begins as producer Tim Freeman cameraman Steven Johnson and their tag rag-tag team set setout setout setout out on a journey up-river up in search of their subject But the deeper they probe into the mystery of this elusive 1 i assassin the deadlier deadlier their trip becomes Stomp the Yard From the films film's press release DJ Columbus Short is a troubled youth from Los Angeles attending the historically black Truth University in Atlanta Ga When adapting to his new environment proves difficult DJ finds solace in joining a struggling fraternity where he begins implementing his street- street style dance moves in an attempt to help the step team win the coveted National Step Show Championship Before long DJ becomes the competing fraternity's main rival while trying to pursue his new love interest deal with his own troubled past and learn leam the true meanings of brotherhood and fraternity along the way |