THE BULLETIN• FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014
movies
GO! MAGAZINE • PAGE 29
O N LO C A L S CREEN S Here's what's showing onCentral Oregon movie screens. Forshowtimes,seelistings on Page31.
Reviews byRichard Roeper or Roger Moore, unless otherwise noted.
HEADS UP "America" —Gerald Molen, the Academy-award winning producer of "Schindler's List," and Dinesh D'Souza, the creator of "2016: Obama's America," invite you ona journey of discovery that will bring you face-to-face with the heroeswho built America, in the times in which they lived, bled, andsacrificed in order to build a great nation: Christopher Columbus, GeorgeWashington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and others. You'll be there as Columbus sets foot on American soil, as bullets whiz byWashington's head, as Douglass demandsthat America live up to the promises of its Founding Fathers, and asLincoln sacrifices thousands of lives, including his own, to right a great wrong of history. We'll also meet their present-day critics, hear their stories and then letyou decide which America youbelieve in. The film opensWednesdaywith a few early screenings Tuesday.(PG-13) — Synopsis from Lionsgate "Arthur Christmas" —Howcan Santa deliver billions of presents to the whole world in just one night? With an army of onemillion combatstyle Field Elvesand avast, state-ofthe-art control center under the ice of the North Pole! Sohow could this incredible operation havemissed onechild?!To Santa'syoung son, Arthur, it threatens to endthe magic of Christmas. With retired Grandsanta, a rebellious young elf, an old sleigh and some untrained reindeer, Arthur sets out on acrazy mission to deliver the last present. Part of the Summer Movie Express, the film screens at10 a.m.TuesdayandW ednesdayatRegal Old Mill Stadium16 & IMAX inBend. Cost is $1. 97 minutes. (PG) — Synopsis fivm SonyPictures "Deliver UsFromEvil" — New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. Hejoins forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city. Inspired bythe book, which details Sarchie's bonechilling real-life cases. Thefilm opens Wednesday at local theaters. "Despicable Me 2" —Gru, his adorable girls and the mischievous Minions are backwith a cast of unforgettable newcharacters in the blockbuster sequel to the worldwide phenomenon. JustasGru hasgiven up being super-bad to be asuperdad, the Anti-Villain Leaguerecruits him to track down anewcriminal mastermind andsave the world. Partnered with secret agent Lucy
Courtesy Columbia Pictures
Jonah Hill, left, and Channing Tatum star in "22 Jump Street." Wilde, Gru, along with the wildly unpredictable Minions, mustfigure out how to keephis cover while also keeping up with his duties as afather. Part of the SummerMovie Express, the film screens at10 a.m.Tuesday and Wednesday atRegalOldMill Stadium 16 & IMAX in Bend.Cost is $1. 98 minutes.(PG) — Synopsis from Universal Pictures "Earth toEcho" —Tuck, Munch and Alex are aclosely bonded trio of inseparable friends, but their time together is coming to anend. Their neighborhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project that is forcing their families to moveaway. But just two days before they must part ways, the boys find a cryptic signal has infected their phones. Convinced something bigger is going on and looking for one final adventure together, they set off to trace the messages to their source and discover something beyond their wildest imaginations. The film opens Wednesday with a fewscreenings on Tuesday.(PG) — Synopsis from Relativity Media "Tammy" —Melissa McCarthy and SusanSarandonstar in the new comedy "Tammy,"marking Ben Falcone's directorial debut. Tammy (McCarthy) is having abadday. She's totaled her clunkercar, gotten fired from her thankless job at agreasy burger joint, and instead of finding comfort at homeshefinds herhusband getting comfortable with theneighbor. It's time to takeher boomboxand book it. The badnews is she's brokeand without wheels. Theworse news is her grandma, Pearl (Sarandon), is heronly option — with acar, cash, andanitch to see NiagaraFalls. Notexactly the escapeTammy had in mind.Butonthe road, with grandmariding shotgun, it may be just whatTammyneeds.The film opensWednesdaywith afewearly screenings Tuesday.(R) — Synopsis from Ififamer Bros. Pictures
WHAT'S NEW "Joderowsky'sDune" —Alejandro Jodorowsky is aChilean director from the golden age ofavant garde cinema — the1960s andearly '70s. His surreal, nightmarish visions "El Topo"
and "The Holy Mountain" practically invented "midnight movies" as a genre. Extreme, horrific, striking and drug-influenced (Jodorowsky liked his drugs, too), they havetheir amateurish touches, which one takes into account whenseeing them through modern eyes.Andonce uponatime,"Jodo"had hishands on one of the greatest science fiction novels of them all. "Jodorowsky's Dune" is a film about the film he never got to make.Jodo, who has aged into a KlausKinski look-alike, is a mesmerizing storyteller who embraces the "madness" that it takes to make his sort of art. Just hearing him tell this tale transports us to a
time when directors were godlike artists who raised moneybasedon their artistic visions and not onthe box office potential. "Jodorowsky's Dune" is still a mesmerizing movie, a history lesson about the preblockbuster era in science fiction movies, even if it is a documentary that plays like apitch for yet another adaptation of "Dune." Rating: Three stars. 90 minutes.(PG-13) — Moore "Snewpiercer" —Easyto watch and easy to enjoy, "Snowpiercer" is challenging to think about, a seemingly straightforward action movie that isn't simple at all. Under the surface of anostensibly clear-cut moral universe, there is nogoodor
bad here, just stupid or less stupid. "Snowpiercer" is a rumination on what goes into creating a society, and what must be sacrificed to stave off chaos. "Snowpiercer" takes place on a high-speed train, sometime in a very bad nearfuture. The action of "Snowpiercer" revolves around a rebellion of the lower classesandtheir attempt to seize control of the train. Chris Evans is the leader, aided byan old economy-class sage(John Hurt), and the battle is wagedfrom car to car. It's a film that, in its own peculiar way, forces viewers to question their valuesandaskthemselveshow much they're willing to sacrifice for a functioning society, and howmuch istoo much. Rating: Threeand ahalf stars. 126 minutes. (R) — Mick LaSalle, SanFrancisco Chronicle "Transformers:Ageof Extinction" — This film will wear youdown. Like the previous two sequels in this franchise, the fourth "Transformers" manages to bebloated and hollow at the same time. With a running time of165 minutes, it's like a spoiled kid who insists on showing youeverytoy he owns. This film is available locally in IMAX3-D and 3-D.Rating: One and a half stars. 165 minutes. (PG-13) — Roeper
STILL SHOWING "22 JumpStreet" — You're pretty much goin g to havetosee"22 Jump Street" twice — just to catch all the jokes the roars of laughter makeyou miss.
Continued next page
I 0 IJ
re
CMI ci O Cl
ED •
~
Cl