Seattle Film Guide For November 25
See below for all of the openings and special programs this week. For complete screening information and showtimes at area theatres, go to IMDb here or MSN here .
Opening This Week:
The Road (Guild 45th) Bill White Reviews it for Seattle PostGlobe
Old Dogs (Metro, etc.)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Metro, Uptown)
Bill White Reviews it for Seattle PostGlobe
Red Cliff (Neptune) John Woo's two part epic is reduced to half its length for US release.
Ninja Assassin (Varsity, etc.)
The Messenger (opens Nov. 27 at Seven Gables) Bill White Reviews it for Seattle PostGlobe
Limited Runs :
The Yes men (NWFF Nov. 27- Dec 3) Bill White Reviews it for Seattle PostGlobe
Oh My God (Varsity, Nov. 27-Dec. 3) Bill White Reviews it for Seattle PostGlobe
Night of the Hunter(Grand Illusion, Nov. 27-Dec. 3) Charles Laughton directs Robert Mitchum in classic thriller.
"Sherlock Jr." and "The General," two silent classics by Buster Keaton, play as a double feature Wednesday, November 25 at the Metro, as part of its "Metro Classics" series. Digitally projected in high definition.
Continuing runs at area theaters:
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2012” Roland Emmerich’s (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day) new effects-ridden science fiction cataclysm.
"The Blind Side" White family takes in a homeless African-american youth and helps him fulfill his dream of playing professional football.
" Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day” After ten years, the saints return for more action in Berantown.
"A Christmas Carol"
"Coco Before Chanel" starring Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel before her success as a fashion giant.
"Couples Retreat"
“An Education” Novelist Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) has had some of his books turned into successful films. Now he tries his hand at an original screenplay about a young girl manipulated by an older man in swinging London.
“The Fourth Kind” Alien abductions.
“The Men Who Stare at Goats” Bill White Reviews it for SeattlePostGlobe.
"Michael Jackson This Is It " For fans of the child star who sold billions of records and popularized a fee dance steps.
"Paranormal Activity" the low budget horror film success story of the year.
"Planet 51" Many years in the making, at a cost of $60 million, Jorge Blanco's interplanetary adventure is the first major production from Madrid's Ilion Animation Studios.
“Pirate Radio” The adventures of pirate deejays off the coast of England in the early 1960’s. Gene Stout reviews it for Seattle PostGlobe
"A Serious Man" from Joel and Ethan Coen. Sean Axmaker reviews it for the Seattle PostGlobe
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" The second chapter of Stephenie Meyer's pirate romance in vampire drag loses its lovely Northwest setting when the family relocates to protect Bella from her new friends.
"Where the Wild Things Are" Spike Jonze brings Maurice Sendack's storybook to the big screen. Sean Axmaker reviews it for the Seattle PostGlobe
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