What's Playing 09/04/08

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A really slow weekend is upon us with only one wide release coming out. Nicolas Cage has yet another hairstyle as he picks up a big gun and starts aiming it at whomever he’s told to. Other then that, you might as well try to find yourself and older flick to check out or just wait ’til next weekend because that’s all I got.

Wide Release

Bangkok Dangerous – Starring Nicolas Cage. Joe is a hitman with no remorse and no morals. Now in Bangkok and prepared to pull off a series of jobs, he suddenly finds himself dealing with the hardest challenge of all…falling in love with a local woman and forming a special bond with his errand boy.

Limited Release

Everybody Wants To Be Italian – Starring Jay Jablonski, Cerina Vincent, John Kapelos, and more. It’s a case of mistaken ethnicity, where two non-Italians pretend to be Italian to win each others hearts in Boston’s North End.

Passengers – Starring Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, Andre Braugher, David Morse, and more. After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight’s five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident, which include some inconsistencies, Claire becomes intrigued by one of them. Just as Claire’s professional relationship with Eric blossoms into a romance, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one. Claire suspects that Eric may hold all the answers and becomes determined to uncover the truth, no matter the consequences.

Ping Pong Playa – A kid dreams of playing professional basketball in order to escape his dead-end job, living in the suburbs, his bossy older brother and running his Mom’s ping pong classes.

Transsiberian is expanding.