The Friday before Thanksgiving sees only two wide releases but they offer a little something for everyone out there. Kids and parents alike will surely fall in love with Pixar and Disney’s next character Bolt who is a dog that thinks he’s a lot more then he actually is. And if that’s not for you, then learn all about the forbidden love that sometimes happens between mortals and vampires in Twilight. Better hit up theatres now before Black Friday sucks up all your money.
Wide Release
Bolt – Starring (voices) John Travolta, Diedrich Bader, Miley Cyrus, James Lipton, and many more. Bolt, a German Shepherd, has lived his whole life on the set of his action TV show, where he believes he has superpowers. When separated from the studio by accident, he meets Mr. Mittens (actually a female cat) and a hamster named Rhino. Along the way, he learns that he doesn’t have superpowers and that the show is not realistic.
Twilight – Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burkee, and many more. Bella Swan is a clumsy, kind hearted teenager with a knack for getting into trouble. Edward Cullen is an intelligent, good looking vampire who is trying to hide his secret. Against all odds, the two fall in love but will a pack of blood thirsty trackers and the disapproval of their family and friends separate them? Based on the popular novel by Stephenie Meyer.
Limited Release
I Can’t Think Straight – In the upper echelons of traditional Middle Eastern society, Reema and Omar prepare for the marriage of their daughter Tala. But back at work in London, Tala encounters Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating Tala’s best friend Ali. Tala sees something unique in the artless, clumsy, sensitive Leyla who secretly works to become a writer. And with Tala’s forthright challenges to Leyla’s beliefs thus begins a journey of self-awareness for Leyla.
Lake City – In this searing Southern drama, a mother and son reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them far apart.
Special – Starring Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, and more. Les Franken leads a painfully unremarkable life as a meter maid until he enrolls in a drug study for an experimental anti-depressant. An unexpected side effect of the drug convinces Les he is developing special powers and must quit his job to answer his new calling in life…as a Superhero.
