What's Playing 02/23/07

Wide Release

The Abandoned – Anastasia Hillie and Karel Roden star in this psychological thriller about a woman who returns home to face a mystery she never knew existed. After being sent to America as a baby, a woman returns to her family’s farm in her home country of Russia to find out about her past. But as her guide vanishes, ghosts appear, and a man also seeking his family’s truth shows up the mystery takes an even weirder turn.

Reno 911! Miami – Starring Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney, and many more as Reno’s finest make their way to the big screen. After receiving an invitation to the police officer’s convention in Miami Beach, the degenerate group of cops is called upon to save the day against a band of terrorists.

The Number 23 – Our second psychological thriller for the weekend stars Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen. Walter Sparrow’s (Carrey) wife Agatha (Madsen) buys him a book called “The Number 23” that reminds her of him in many ways. After reading the book though, Walter becomes obsessed with the number and all the strange connections it holds in his life.

The Astronaut Farmer – Billy Bob Thornton and Virginia Madsen star in a feel good story about a NASA scientist (Thornton) who is forced to retire but still has dreams of going into space. Now a farmer, he sets out to build a rocket and fulfill his lifelong goals no matter what the government has to say about it.

Limited Release

Gray Matters – Heather Graham, Bridget Moynahan, Molly Shannon, Tom Cavanagh, Alan Cumming, and many more star in this romantic comedy about Sam (Cavanagh) and Gray (Graham), a brother and sister who are so close that people often think they are dating. When it gets to be too much, they set out to find the perfect person for each other. The only problem is that jealousy and change doesn’t sit well with Gray when Sam finds the girl of his dreams.

Wild Hogs – Starring Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, John Travolta, and William H. Macy as four suburban bikers who want to prove that they aren’t too old for some excitement. They set out on their motorcycles in search of adventure but get in over their heads when they cross paths with a biker gang called Del Fuegos. Sneak Peek on February 24.