FILM LIStINGS REVIEW
The Dictator (R)
The Dictator
Gambit > bestofneworleans.com > may 22 > 2012
British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has his Directed by Larry own brand of uniquely confrontational satire. His ability to draw laughs from interactions with Charles real people on tV and in films like Borat (which Starring Sacha featured some real, and unsuspecting, people) Baron Cohen also helped Cohen pull off publicity stunts at the Oscars and elsewhere to promote his first wide release conventionally scripted movie, The Dictator. the problem with making an almost-traditional Hollywood comedy is that eventually you have to deliver the goods. With its whisper-thin story and unmemorable characters, The Dictator’s only shot was to hit big on the laughs. there are moments funny just for their audacity — Cohen’s Saddam Hussein-inspired Admiral General Aladeen plays a first-person-shooter video game set at the Israeli compound of the ’72 Munich Olympics, for example. But if you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve pretty much seen the highlight reel. — KEN KORMAN
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COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH HEMISPHERE MEDIA CAPITAL AN AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH PARKES + MACDONALD IMAGE NATION A BARRY SONNENFELD FILM “MEN IN BLACK™3” JEMAINE CLEMENT EXECUTIVE MI C HAEL STUHLBARG AND EMMA THOMPSON MUSICBY DANNY ELFMAN PRODUCERS STEVEN SPIELBERG G. MAC BROWN BASED ON THE WRITTEN PRODUCED MALIBU COMIC BY LOWELL CUNNINGHAM BY ETAN COHEN BY WALTER F. PARKES AND LAURIE MACDONALD DIRECTED BY BARRY SONNENFELD FEATURING THE NEW SINGLE “BACK IN TIME” PERFORMED BY PITBULL SPECIAL ADVANCE SHOWS START THURSDAY, MAY 24 AT MIDNIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS
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HOW TO GROW A BAND (NR) — the documentary follows Chris thile of the band Nickel Creek and genesis of his band Punch Brothers, which he conceived following the dissolution of his marriage and band. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 members. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG-13) — the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation hosts a sneak-preview screening of the latest installment of the franchise starring Will Smith and tommy Lee Jones. Proceeds benefit the Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of Music. Call 558-6100 or visit www.jazzandheritage. org for details. Tickets $25 (includes concessions). 7 p.m. Thursday, AMC Elmwood Palace 20, 1200
Elmwood Park Blvd., 888262-4386 MOVIES IN THE PARK — the park shows full-length family films on a 25-foot outdoor screen. Visit the website for the full schedule of films. Free admission. 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Rivertown Heritage Park, 2020 Fourth St., Kenner, 4687231; www.kenner.la.us THE ROOM (NR) — this “comedy” has been called “the Citizen Kane of bad movies.” Tickets $8. Midnight Friday-Saturday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www. theprytania.com SURVIVING PROGRESS (NR) — Based on Ronald Wright’s bestselling book A Short History of Progress, the documentary explores the pitfalls to progress in the modern world and features commentary from Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, David Suzuki and Stephen Hawking. Tickets $8 general admission, $7 students and seniors, $6 members. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Monday,
then nightly through May 31, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (NR) — Gregory Peck stars in the 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel. Tickets $5.50. Noon Saturday-Sunday and May 30, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www.theprytania.com AMC Palace 10 (Hammond), (888) 262-4386; AMC Palace 12 (Clearview), (888) 262-4386; AMC Palace 16 (Westbank), (888) 262-4386; AMC Palace 20 (Elmwood), (888) 262-4386; Canal Place, 363-1117; Chalmette Movies, 304-9992; Entergy IMAX, 581-IMAX; Grand (Slidell), (985) 641-1889; Hollywood 9 (Kenner), 464-0990; Hollywood 14 (Covington), (985) 893-3044; Kenner MegaDome, 468-7231; Prytania, 891-2787; Solomon Victory Theater, National World War II Museum, 527-6012