Thursday, April 30, 2009

Wood Theater

Madea Goes to Jail - Tonight, 6 p.m.(Tyler Perry, Derek Luke) After a high-speed chase puts Madea in front of the judge, her reprieve is short-lived as anger management issues get the best of her and lands her in jail. Meanwhile, assistant district attorney, Joshua, is on the fast track to career success when he lands a case too personal to handle - defending young prostitute and former drug addict, Candace. When Candace ends up in jail, Madea befriends the young woman, protecting her in a “motherly” way, as only Madea can. Rated PG-13 (mature thematic material, drug content, violence, sexual situations), 1 hr 43 mins.

Grand Torino - Tonight, 8:30 p.m. (Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley) Retired auto worker Walt, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. The people he once called his neighbors have all moved or passed away, replaced by Hmong immigrants, from Southeast Asia, he despises. Resentful of virtually everything and everyone he sees, Walt is just waiting out the rest of his life…until the night his teenage neighbor Thao tries to steal his prized ‘72 Gran Torino, under pressure from Hmong gang-bangers. Rated R (language throughout, violence), 2 hrs 2 mins.  

The Last House on the Left - Friday, 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 p.m. (Garret Dillahunt, Martha MacIsaac)  The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari’s only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma. Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story, they will make three strangers curse the day they came to the last house on the left. Rated R (sadistic brutal violence including a rape and disturbing images, language, nudity, drug use), 1 hr 50 mins.

Watchmen - Friday, 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, 6 p.m. (Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan) When one of Rorschach’s former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Rated R (strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity, language), 2 hrs 35 mins.

Coraline - Saturday and Sunday, 3:30 p.m. (Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher) Coraline walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life - only much better. But when her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save her family. Rated PG (thematic elements, scary images, language, suggestive humor), 1 hr 41 mins.

Race to Witch Mountain - Sunday, 1 p.m. and Wednesday, 6 p.m. (Dwayne Johnson, Anna Sophia Robb) For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert, known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when a Las Vegas cab driver finds two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can’t explain. When they discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, the race begins, as the government, mobsters and even extraterrestrials try to stop them. Rated PG (sequences of action/ violence, frightening/ dangerous situations, thematic elements), 1 hr 37 mins.

Duplicity - Sunday, 6 p.m. (Julia Roberts, Clive Owen) CIA officer Claire Stenwick and MI6 agent Ray Koval have left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first. But as they each try to stay one double-cross ahead, two career loners find their schemes endangered by the only thing they can’t cheat their way out of: love. Rated PG-13 (language, sexual content), 2 hrs 5 mins.

I Love You Man - Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. (Paul Rudd, Jason Segel) Peter is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his best man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward man-dates, before meeting Sydney a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peters relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fiancée and his new found bro, in a story that comically explores what it truly means to be a friend. Rated R (pervasive language, including crude and sexual references), 1 hr 45 mins.

Upcoming: The Last House On The Left (R) - May 7, 6 p.m.; Watchmen (R) - May 7, 8:30 p.m.; Duplicity (PG-13) - May 8, 6 p.m.; I Love You Man (R) - May 8, 8:30 p.m.; May 9, 8:30 p.m. and May 10, 6 p.m.; Race to Witch Mountain (PG) - May 9 and 10, 3:30 p.m.; Coraline (PG) - May 9, 6 p.m. and May 10, 1 p.m.; Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG) - May 13, 6 p.m.; Fast and Furious 2009 (PG-13) - May 13, 8:30 p.m.