What New Movies Come Out Friday, October 31st?
So, what’s coming out on Halloween? Let’s take a look at what is playing this week. There are six movies hitting theaters, with two opening everywhere and four others in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, October 31st:
Movie: The Haunting of Molly Hartley (PG-13)
Starring: Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Shannon Marie Woodward, Jake Weber & Annalynne McCord
Genre: Thriller
Synopsis: There is something evil lurking just underneath the surface at a private school for girls. That evil is after one particular girl, as she is about to turn 18. On that fateful day she will find out what her destiny is and the truth of who she is.
First Thoughts: Could not care less.
Movie: Zack and Miri Make a Porno (R)
Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes & Jeff Anderson
Genre: Romantic Sex Comedy
Synopsis: Two friends are in debt and venture into the amateur porn business to try and make a few bucks and while doing so realize that they are in love with the other one.
First Thoughts: It’s written and directed by Kevin Smith, so I will probably see it at some point, but not tomorrow.
Movies in Limited Release:
- Eden Lake - Horror movie about a couple on a romantic weekend that run into trouble after confronting a gang of youths.
- The First Basket - About the history of basketball and the origins of what is now the NBA.
- The Other End of the Line - Romantic comedy about a call operator in India who wants to meet in person a businessman she talks to on the phone all the time. So, she comes to America, but when she meets him, she doesn’t let on who she really is.
- Splinter - Creature horror film about a young couple and an escaped convict trapped in a remote gas station.
Changeling expands everywhere this week, which includes now being available here, this is the movie I will be going to see tomorrow. Also, expanding this weekend are RocknRolla and What Just Happened.
For New Movie Friday there are five new movies to choose from this week. They are Changeling, Eden Lake, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, The Other End of the Line, and Zach and Miri Make a Porno. What new movie looks good to you this week
What New Movies Come Out the Week of Friday, August 8th?
This week there are six new movies being released. Two of them are opening everywhere on Wednesday, August 6th and four are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Wednesday, August 6th:
Movie: Pineapple Express (R)
Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez & Danny R. McBride
Genre: Action Comedy
Synopsis: A dude drops his roach after witnessing a murder and then finds out that the rare strain of marijuana he was smoking could be traced back to the dealer and him. So, he and his dealer go on the run with the murdering drug lord and a crooked cop trying to track them down.
First Thoughts: Not sure about this one, but most likely will be seeing it on Friday. The situation may be kind of new, but the comedy seems to be pumping a well that has to be pretty dry by now.
Movie: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13)
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively & Alexis Bledel
Genre: Comedy Drama
Synopsis: It is three years since the end of the events of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and the four girls are embarking on their first year of college.
First Thoughts: Never saw the first one and probably won’t be seeing this one either anytime soon.
Movie in Limited Release:
- Beer for My Horses - Comedy about two lawmen in a small town that go after the bad guys that have kidnapped the girlfriend of one of them.
- Bottle Shock - Alan Richman (Die Hard) and Bill Pullman (Independence Day) star in this drama, based on a true story, about the happenings leading up to the famous “Judgment of Paris” wine tasting. Starts Wednesday, August 6th.
- Elegy - Penelope Cruz (Sahara), Ben Kingsley (You Kill Me), Dennis Hopper (Speed) and Patricia Clarkson (No Reservations) star in this drama about a professor that falls for his much younger student and she for him.
- Hell Ride - A bloody, sexy tale of motorcycle revenge presented by Quentin Tarantino.
For New Movie Friday there are two new movies to choose from this week. They are Pineapple Express and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. What new movie looks good to you this week?
Movie Review: Drillbit Taylor - Starring Owen Wilson
Released: March 21st, 2008
Runtime: 1 hr. 42 min.
Ticket Price: $7.50 Matinee
Refreshments: None
Starring: Owen Wilson, Danny R. McBride, Josh Peck, David Dorfman & Leslie Mann
Director: Steven Brill
Rating: Check it Out When it Hits the Likes of HBO or Showtime
Synopsis: Three less than cool kids are looking forward to the first day of school until they run into the school bully. Yet, they decide to hire a bodyguard to help with their problem. They do so by hiring a guy from an ad online. They’re choice, the only one they can afford, is a homeless beach dweller that convinces them he is was an Army Ranger who will train them physically and mentally to deal with the bully.
Review: Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers) gives a brilliant performance in Drillbit Taylor. Well, at least in the trailer. His title character is a conman and thief, who stole my money by convincing me he was going to be funny. The tagline of the movie states, “You Get What You Pay For” and that couldn’t be further from the truth, as Wilson wasn’t funny and neither was anything else for the most part and I, most definitely, paid for some comedy. The only aspect that came close was the relationship between him and the teacher played by Leslie Mann (Knocked Up).
That might have made a better movie. It has all the romantic comedy angles: a down on his luck guy, a beautiful woman who is unlucky in love, a wacky meet-up, they fall for each other, she finds out he isn’t really a teacher, he wanted to tell her and even tried a couple of times, he does something to show he has changed for the better and isn’t that guy anymore, and they live happily ever after.
Alas, that was not the movie we got. What we did get was one unfunny bit after another, but it did have heart. Which made it strange. You wanted to see the freaks and geeks win. You were rooting for them and happy when they finally overcame. It just wasn’t funny.
Judd Apatow, the writer/director of hits like The 40 Year Old Virgin
Overall, Drillbit Taylor is worth checking out someday when boredom strikes late on a Sunday night and you are flipping through the movie channels looking for something to watch. Unfortunately, it won’t cure the boredom, but it may help you get to sleep.
Well, let us know what you thought of Drillbit Taylor.
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