DAN'S PAPERS, June 13, 2008 Page 89 www.danshamptons.com
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MINI – MOVIE REVIEWS Before the Rains (PG-13) A young man from southern India in the 1930s is torn between his hopes for the future and his loyalty to local tribal customs and traditions when it’s discovered that his boss, a British spice grower living in India, is having an affair with a married woman from a local village. The Counterfeiters (R) The true story of the largest counterfeit ring in history. In 1936, Salomon “Sally” Sorowitsch, an underworld counterfeiter, is thrown into a concentration camp, where he is handpicked by the Nazis to produce fake foreign currency in order to weaken the economy of Germany’s enemies. The Happening (R) Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo star in the latest thriller from M. Night Shyamalan. In order to escape the complete and bizarre breakdown in human behavior that is occurring all around them and resulting in death and destruction, a Philadelphia family flees to rural Pennsylvania. But they discover the crisis is inescapable. The Incredible Hulk (PG-13) Edward Norton stars as scientist Bruce Banner and his rage-induced alter ego The Hulk. Cut off from his old life and the woman he loves (played by Liv Tyler), Banner is hunting for the cure that will quell the fury that brings out The Hulk. Meanwhile, the military is hunting for him in order to exploit his power. Incredible Journey: The Story of Westhampton Dunes A documentary that highlights the importance of maintaining the ecology and integrity of Long Island’s
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south shore barrier island system and documents how a community called to action can have a positive impact on our environment. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13) Harrison Ford is back as the archaeologist, professor and adventurer Indiana Jones, fired from his post at Marshall College after returning to the real world because of suspicions of the government. On his way out of town, he meets Mutt (Shia LaBeouf), who convinces him to travel to Peru to search for the Crystal Skyll of Akator. Iron Man (PG-13) Robert Downey Jr. is given his chance to bring yet another comic book character to life. When wealthy industrialist and inventor Tony Stark (Downey) is kidnapped and forced to build a weapon that could cause immense devastation, he instead creates a high-tech suit of armor and escapes. He vows to use his suit to protect the world from evil. My Father My Lord (Not rated) In this Israeli film, a young boy questions the devout ultra-Orthodox Jewish lifestyle and teachings of his father. Kung Fu Panda (PG) Jack Black lends his voice to Po, a slacker panda and kung fu fanatic who becomes an unlikely hero when he is unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy and become a kung fu master. And when the evil snow leopard Tai Lung escapes from prison, Po must step up to save the day. Also starring Dustin
Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen and David Cross. Sex and the City (R) HBO’s “Sex in the City” girls – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon – reunite for the big screen. The movie picks up four years after the TV show ended. Jennifer Hudson and Chris Noth also star. The Strangers (R) Kristin McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt (Scott Speedman), a young couple staying at the Hoyts’ summer home after attending a friend’s wedding nearby, are terrorized by mysterious, masked invaders. Then She Found Me (R) Adapted from a novel by Elinor Lipman, Helen Hunt directs and stars in this story of a woman facing a mid-life crisis as she separates from her husband, loses her adoptive mother, finds new love and also meets her birth mother for the first time. The Visitor (PG-13) Bored with his life, college professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) returns to his NYC home from a conference to find that a young foreign couple has moved in. Victims of a real estate scam, the couple has nowhere to go. Vale allows them to stay with him and an unlikely connection begins, changing his life. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (PG) Adam Sandler stars as Zohan Dvir, a Mossad agent who fakes his own death in order to move to New York City and pursue his dream of becoming a hairdresser. Eventually he’s recognized, risking his new life and career.
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