MOVIE OPENINGS - Oct. 26
By Behind The Scenes TV on Oct 26, 2007 in New Releases, Reviews
Dan in Real Life
Director: Peter Hedges
Stars: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
The Plot: While advice columnist and single dad Dan Burns (Carell) attends his family reunion, he meets, and falls for, Beth (Binoche), a funny, smart, beautiful woman — who just happens to be in a relationship with his brother (Cook).
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Saw IV
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Stars: Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Justin Louis
Studio: Lionsgate
The Plot: The deaths of Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda ensnare Detective Hoffman (Mandylor), SWAT Commander Rigg (Bent) and FBI agents Strahm (Patterson) and Perez (Karkanis) in the grisly details of the killers’ final game.
Rails & Ties [LA/NY]
Director: Alison Eastwood
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer
Studio: Warner Brothers
The Plot: An unlikely bond is formed between a young boy whose mother commits suicide and a train engineer who witnessed her death.
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Alison Eastwood’s directorial debut suffers from an artless screenplay (LA Times)
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A somber little movie that could (USA Today)
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Capable but modest directorial debut by Alison Eastwood (Variety)
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains [limited]
Director: Jonathan Demme
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
The Plot: A chronicle of the former president’s tour recent for his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.”
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