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THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 10/31

PICK OF THE WEEK

RocknRolla

RocknRolla is finally wide released in the US on Friday! In the action flick, a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, putting millions of dollars up for grabs and attracting all of London's criminal underworld. Directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Gerard Butler.



SCARY MOVIE OPTION #1

Eden Lake

In… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 30, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 10/24

THE PICK OF THE WEEK

Let the Right One In

A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 23, 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 10/17

THE PICK OF THE WEEK

W.

Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers through… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 16, 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 10/3

AN OLD SCHOOL WESTERN I'M FINALLY EXCITED ABOUT

Appaloosa

Based on Robert B. Parker's novel, Appaloosa follows a pair of lawmen (played by Harris and Viggo Mortensen) who must unite over their town's crisis as they're divided over their mutual love of a woman (Renée Zellweger) -©Warner Bros.



THE MORAL DRAMA THAT HAS… Continue

Added by Eugene on October 2, 2008 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 9/26

THE MIND-NUMBING ACTION THRILLER OF THE WEEK

Eagle Eye

Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Monaghan) are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations – using the… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 25, 2008 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 9/19

THE PICK OF THE WEEK

Battle in Seattle

In 1999, five days rocked the world as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle in protest of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Environmentalists, consumer advocates, labor unions, students, anarchists and pacifists all converged, bringing attention to how the WTO's… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 18, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 9/12

THE OUTLANDISHLY SILLY COMEDY THAT HAS AN ALL-STAR CAST BUT IS STILL A GAMBLE

Burn After Reading

A dark spy-comedy where an ousted CIA official’s memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find. Starring George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, and Brad Pitt. Directed by… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 11, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 9/5

THE NONSENSICAL ACTION FLICK OF THE WEEK

Bangkok Dangerous

A cold-blooded hit man (Nicolas Cage) heads to Bangkok to pull off four jobs, and winds up falling in love with a local girl and bonding with his errand boy. -© Lions Gate



THE FUNNY ASIAN MOVIE I'D WATCH IN CHINATOWN

Ping Pong Playa

Christopher "C-DUB" Wang is a young… Continue

Added by Eugene on September 4, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 8/29

THE MOVIE THAT HAS POTENTIAL BUT LOOKS CHEESY

Sukiyaki Western Django

Two connoisseurs of violence, prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike and American icon Quention Tarantino team up for this genre mash-up. Sukiyaki Western Django follows two clashing clans in Japan as they both try to lure a talented shooter to their side.… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 28, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 8/22

THE MOVIE THAT WILL BE ACTION-PACKED BUT MAY NOT BE WORTH YOUR TIME

Death Race

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Jason Statham (The Transporter) leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence, and a spectacular arena come together to form the Death Race. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns,… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 21, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 8/15

THE MOVIE THAT'S A GAMBLE BUT PROBABLY HAS ITS MOMENTS

Tropic Thunder

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film. But after ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 15, 2008 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 8/8

THE STONER MOVIE OF THE WEEK!

Pineapple Express

Lazy stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, he panics… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 7, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 8/1

THE MOVIE REVIEWERS ARE POOPING ON

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The trailer of this movie looks really good but Rotten Tomatoes reviewers have given it a 6% rating, which equates to 1 out of 17 positive reviews.



Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 31, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - MOVIES OPENING 7/26

THE MOVIE THAT GUARANTEES SOME LAUGHS

Step Brothers

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are middle-aged, overgrown boys who become step brothers when their parents get married. As their narcissism and downright aggressive laziness threaten to tear the family apart, these two middle-aged, immature, overgrown boys will orchestrate an insane,… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 24, 2008 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

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