Entertainment
THE NATION ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
CINEMA guide
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PICTURE Supported by: SILVERBIRD CINEMAS
Conan the Barbarian
LAGOS Cowboys & Aliens Genre Action/Adventure Conan the Barbarian Genre Action/Adventure Rise of the Planet of the Apes Genre Action/Adventure The Smurfs Genre Science Fiction Captain America: The First Avenger Genre Action/Adventure Bad Teacher Genre Comedy and Sequel ABUJA Cowboys & Aliens Genre Action/Adventure Bad Teacher Genre Comedy and Sequel Captain America: The First Avenger Featured Genre Action/Adventure The Smurfs Featured Genre Science Fiction ZR-7 (Nig Movie) Genre Drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Indian Movie) Genre Drama The Mirror Boy Genre Drama Damage (Nig Movie) Genre Drama Super 8 Genre Action/Adventure PORT-HARCOURT Cowboys AND Aliens Genre Action/Adventure
Revenge mission well d e h s i l p m o c c a
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quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil. The movie starts with perhaps the most goofy and violent birth ever to grace the big screen. Conan's very pregnant mother sustains a wound to the stomach during a battle. As life ebbs from her and the fight rages around her, she makes a last request of her barbarian king:
to see her son before she dies, and Corin (Ron Perlman), makes that happen by ripping her off and bringing out the baby. The child grows up t be as brutal as his birth and as Conan reaches his teens only to watch his village and his father cut down by the evil Khalar Zym (Stephen Lang). thus, the barbarian king and sets the boy Conan on a journey directed by revenge. Conan (Jason Momoa) in his violent rage cuts down his opponents with his Cimmerian steel blade. With so much bloodletting, perhaps it is the comic violence and macho attitude that make the violence bearable.
Zookeeper: when beasts teach man the love language
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OU cannot underestimate the thinking ability if animals. The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo bring their thoughts aloud when they spoke to their kind-hearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Bizarre! Isn't it? They know that Griffin who finds himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady deserves a better life outside of the animal kingdom, but not for him to leave them at the mercy of other zookeepers with whom they are no so acquainted. Thus, as Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honoured code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: talking Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style. The beasts begin talking, and use their skill to give the neurotic, husky Griffin, played by Kevin James all sorts of animalkingdom advice on mating. Griffin is hopelessly obsessed with Stephanie, a superficial, skinny snoot (Leslie Bibb), and unaware of Kate, the comely veterinarian (Rosario Dawson) right under his snout. The wolf tells Griffin to mark his territory, so he pees into a potted palm. A lion tells Griffin to separate Stephanie from the herd, so he cuts her off. A bear tells him to “lead with his pudding' cup,” so he thrusts his crotch at her idiot boyfriend (played by a stiff, unfunny Joe Rogan).
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Euphoria as Unwanted Guest screens
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ROM the cast, to the plot, to the unending suspense that punctuated every facet of the movie, media representatives at the screening of the movie Unwanted Guest which held at the Ozone Cinemas last week Friday, September 2, 2011 will remain engrossed in heated discussions and projection of conflicting viewpoints over several elements of the movie. Questions, answers and even more questions sailed through the air as a group of excited gentlemen of the press finally began to trickle out of the hall at Ozone Cinemas. Of course, they had seen countless movies in their years of experience as entertainment journalists, so what made this one special? It was a fabulous picture with loads of suspense and a cast that perfectly understood what they had to do; individually and collectively. Interestingly, outside the hall, the drama continued as journalists constantly brought up new subject- matters about the movie criticisms here and there, but many more glowing comments interspersed their heated discussions. Moments after, the press joined popular Nollywood director, Daniel Ademinokan, who directed the US-shot movie. The director reiterated the fact that the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Nollywood had clearly expanded beyond the shores of the country. “Shooting a movie in New York, in Central Manhattan, was a big one for me. I was particular about telling a good Nigerian story in America, “ he said. The story of Unwanted Guest as told by the producer, Chuck Ajoku , is based on a true story. It's the story of a guy who got caught in a love triangle. He had a wife in Nigeria who was waiting to join him in the United States. Meanwhile, the guy was busy just like most men would do, having a relationship with another girl in the United States for a period of about three to four years. Fortunately for his wife and unfortunately for him, the wife won a Green Card Lottery and decided to pay him a visit on his birthday unannounced without knowing that the American girl who was practically living with him was planning a big birthday for him on the same day and was going to use that opportunity to announce to him that she was carrying his baby. Imagine what would happen when he gets up 8am and gets a call. It shows a New York number, he picks it and it is his wife calling from JFK Airport!
•Sophy Aiida