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Thursday, September 11, 2008
UPDATE: What’s opening Friday, Sept. 12?
After a couple of really, really, really, really, really, dull weeks, the new movie release slate springs back to life tomorrow.
Burn After Reading: Those wacky Coen brothers are back, this time with a wacky film about gym employees who discover a CD-Rom with the memoirs of a CIA agent on it - and then attempt to sell the disc. Only the Coens. Review slated for Friday.
Righteous Kill: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino have made another movie together! Yay! Not screened for critics! Uh-oh…
Well, not until the last minute, it seems. Christy Lemire of the Associated Press says “It’s not that the crime thriller Righteous Kill is spectacularly awful. It’s just thoroughly mediocre.” Other reviews so far are no more encouraging.
I’m thinking Al Pacino should just stay away from director Jon Avnet, after this and the debacle of the horridly received 88 Minutes. Come to think of it, maybe every actor should.
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys: Don’t be surprised when the ever-popular Mr. Perry’s movie arrives in first or second place this week. This time, friends Charlotte (Kathy Bates) and Alice (Alfre Woodard) go on a cross-country road trip to ease some family problems.
The Women: Diane English, the writer and director (and creator of Murphy Brown), has been trying to get her remake of the George Cukor film off the ground for about 15 years. Now it’s finally here, and what’s the verdict? A zero percent score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of this writing. Zero. Owtch.
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