What's Playing 08/29/08

Lots of stuff going on as this figuratively last weekend of summer is upon us. Vin Diesel goes all religious on us, Don Cheadle is a turncoat, and the film that is being called “this decade’s version of Animal House” all are up on the big screen in what is sure to be another hot weekend outside. I beg all of you though…stop going to see spoof films. Seriously, you find them funny? Oy!

Wide Release

Babylon A.D. – Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Depardieu, and more. Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.

College – Starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, Ryan Pinkston, and more. College is supposed to be the time of their lives, but it may end up being a lot more then they can handle. A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen.

Disaster Movie – Starring Carmen Electra, Matt Lanter, and many more. Over the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events. Those events include incidents from The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Don’t Mess With The Zohan, and even 10,000 B.C.

Traitor – Starring Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, and more. When strait arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue. Opened on Wednesday, August 27.

Limited Release

Sukiyaki Western Django – Set during “The Genpei Wars” at the end of the 1100s, the Minamoto and Taira gangs face off in a town named Yuda, while a deadly gunman comes to the aid of the townsfolk.

Young People F*cking – Get ready for a smart and fast-paced comedy that intertwines the stories of 5 couples over the course of one sexual encounter. As the couples attempt to have some seemingly straight forward sex, they run into all sorts of problems.

Hamlet 2 is expanding.