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WEDNESDAY |
December 15, 2004 |
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Santa
Smokes (limited release) |
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Indie comedy about the misadventures
of a callow young actor who takes a job as Santa Claus. |
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FRIDAY |
December 17, 2004 |
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The
Archimedes Principle (limited release) |
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Two ambitious friends find themselves
at odds after working at the same fashion company, thereby allowing
their professional lives to gnaw away at their emotional ones. |
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The
Aviator (wide release) |
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Martin Scorsese regains his form
with the Howard Hughes biopic-Leo DiCaprio vehicle. |
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Beyond
the Sea (limited release) |
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In this labor of love from Kevin
Spacey, he stars (in addition to producing and directing) as
Bobby Darin, the pop performer who found fame with hits like
“Mack the Knife” and “Splish Splash.” |
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Flight
of the Phoenix (limited release) |
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Dennis Quaid stars as a pilot who
decides to rebuild his cargo plane after it crashes with a crew—Giovanni
Ribisi and Hugh Laurie among them—onboard. |
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Imaginary
Heroes (limited release) |
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This scattershot drama focuses on
the suicide of a young champion swimmer and the impact on his
younger, less-perfect brother. |
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Lemony
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (wide
release) |
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Liam Aiken and Emily Browning play
two orphaned children beset on all sides by villainous types.
Jim Carrey stars as the evil Count Olaf, a cruel and cunning
guardian who’s after their money. |
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Million
Dollar Baby (limited release) |
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Clint Eastwood directed and stars
in this drama, in which a jaded boxer (Eastwood) is approached
by a lonely young woman (Hilary Swank) who persuades him to
take her on as his student. |
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Open
My Heart (limited release) |
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Odd Italian feature about a girl
being raised (and seduced) by her older sister. |
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The
Sea Inside (limited release) |
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Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar’s drama is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro, a paralyzed man who waged a passionate decades-long fight for the right to end his own life. |
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Spanglish
(wide release) |
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Adam Sandler and Téa Leoni star in this clash-of-cultures comedy as an affluent couple living comfortably in Los Angeles until a hot Mexican woman (Paz Vega) moves in with her 12-year-old daughter. |
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A
Tale of Two Sisters (limited release) |
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Kim Jee-Woon’s wonderfully creepy Korean horror flick follows two disturbed sisters who return home to the increasingly cruel stepmother who lives with their father in an apparently haunted house. |
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Whore
(limited release) |
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Spanish actress turned director María Lidón’s drama, based on the best-selling novel by Isabel Pisano, blends fact and fiction in an effort to give a glimpse into the world of prostitution. |
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