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02).#% /& 0%23)! 4(% 3!.$3 /& 4)-% — The next big Disney franchise. The folks at the mouse house want us to believe that this will become a series of ďŹ lms, i.e. Pirates of the Caribbean). Sure, just like The Golden Compass was.
4(% '//$ (%!24 — This one is like Cheers, except nobody gives a crap what your name is. Lucas (Paul Dano), a young homeless man, is taken in by crusty bar owner Jacques (Brian Cox), who shows Lucas the ropes in hopes of turning the tavern over to him one day.
'%4 ()- 4/ 4(% '2%%+ — The hilariously inappropriate Russell Brand teams up again with Jonah Hill (they co-starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall) in this ďŹ lm about a poor guy (Hill) assigned to bring an out-of-control rock star (Brand) under control for a comeback concert. P. Diddy stars as a music mogul.
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4/5#().' (/-% — The ďŹ lm adaptation of Either You’re In or You’re In the Way, the story of twin brothers’ dedication to the memory of their father who died homeless in a jail cell. Can you say Oscar?
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This summer’s wild card: The Girl Who Played With Fire. It’s the sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which was a big hit internationally (including at The Flicks). The movie is expected to hit Idaho sometime in July.
'2/7. 503 — You don’t need to know the plot, you need to know the cast: Sandler, Spade, Rock, Schneider. Leave your brain at home.
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4(% 3/2#%2%2´3 !002%.4)#% — Nicolas Cage stars in a live-action adaptation of the Disney cartoon. morality and seeing who can bring the biggest dork to dinner. It may be the hit comedy of the summer.
Blunt star in a chase thriller.
4(% /4(%2 '593 — This summer’s big buddy movie,
movie. Do not go to this movie hungry.
starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Do not go to this movie with an attitude.
#/#/ )'/2 — Yet another movie about Coco Chanel, though this time it’s about her romance with Igor Stravinsky.
4(% %80%.$!",%3 — Stars Jason Statham, Jet Li and Sly Stallone. Because we should never go too long without blowing up lots of stuff. BOISEweekly | MAY 26 – JUNE 1, 2010 | 39