Across the Ist-a-Verse
What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.
Only Human (Seres Queridos) - Essentially a Spanish version of Look Who's Coming to Dinner, except this time the family is Jewish (and dysfunctional), and the boyfriend the daughter is bringing to dinner is a Palestinian. So obviously there's a strong level of tension and drama underneath the comedy. Could be interesting.
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Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse
Who Killed the Electric Car? - A documentary about the short-lived electric car, the ads for which suggest that the vehicle was wonderful and energy-efficient and was destroyed by a conspiracy involving politics and Big Oil. We're generally wary of conspiracy theories - as a friend of ours likes to point out, most things people try to explain with conspiracies and mysticism can be more easily and correctly explained by human stupidity - but this one sounds pretty likely to us. And even if they don't have a pile of convincing evidence, it should still be an interesting film. After all, one of the things we need the most in the world right now is a clean and energy-efficient vehicle.
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Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos - Miramax definitely picked the right time to put out a documentary on an American soccer team, as interest in soccer in America is still peaked in the wake of this year's World Cup. So here you go: the story of the rise and fall of America's first great soccer team, the Cosmos. They were really huge in the '70s apparently. We're not a particular fan of soccer, but we don't see how this could be anything but fascinating. It's the '70s, so you know it'll be full of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
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Showing at: Ritz Five
Most Likely to Rule: Clerks II - Awww yeah. Jersey boy Kevin Smith returns to his roots with the sequel to his first - and arguably still his best - film, Clerks. It's more of the quirky, hilarious, offensive, smut-filled saga of the guys working at the mini-mart and the video store. Except now they lose those jobs and have to take new ones at a fast food restaurant. Thankfully, we're pretty sure Jay and Silent Bob follow them and hang around outside the new building, doing the same old crazy stupid things they always do. It's the first movie Joel Siegel walked out on in 30 years, and frankly we can't wait to see it.
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Showing at: The Roxy, The Riverview
Lady in the Water - Local filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan's latest film. Read our review here.
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Showing at: The Riverview, The Bridge
Most Likely to Suck: Monster House - Apparently Sony Pictures makes computer animated movies now, too. This one is about a bunch of kids who discover a haunted house on their street - except it's less a haunted house and more an actual living entity masquerading as a house. And really we're not sure where you go with that premise. After you figured out the house was alive, wouldn't you just...not go near it? Anyway, this one looks pretty dull to us, but it might be amusing enough, especially for the kids.
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Showing at: The Riverview
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - It's your typical romantic comedy premise - guy meets girl, guy breaks up with girl, girl freaks out, goes a little psycho, and takes wacky revenge on guy. But here's the twist: the girl is a superhero, with super powers and everything. It's a clever idea, and the ads look amusing. Plus it's got Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson. It could be good!
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Showing at: The Riverview
Shadowboxer - A local film - starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Helen Mirren, Macy Gray, Mo'nique, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Stephen Dorff - about a dysfunctional family of assassins. We caught it at this year's Philadelphia Film Festival; read our review here.
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Showing at: The Riverview
Zombies vs. Cannibals! - Another awesome Exhumed Films double feature, this time of gruesome Italian zombie/cannibal films! First up is the infamous Cannibal Holocaust, a film so disgusting and awful that it's banned in almost 60 countries, and carries a special warning on the I-House web page, as well as a note explaining that a refund will not be given if you can't watch the entire movie. Awesome! Btw, Blair Witch borrowed its central conceit (that it's the footage of a now lost documentary film crew) from this film. As for the other half of the double feature - City of the Walking Dead - we can't come up with a better description than the one on the I-House page: "An airplane exposed to high levels of radiation lands disgorging a load of deranged, gun-toting, knife-wielding, cannibalistic passengers on the world!" Oh, the fun!
Showing at: The International House, Sat @ 8PM ONLY
Image Credit: Jay and Silent Bob
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