Prometheus, Madagascar 3 set to premiere this Friday, June 8th
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (DreamWorks Animation/Adventure)
Eric Darnell-directed third chapter in the saga of Alex the Lion Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted features Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Meanwhile, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their adventurous journey takes them through Europe (through the skies of Monte Carlo) where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascar style.
- Prometheus (20th Century Fox Sci-Fi/Drama)
The Sci-fi/Action movie under the direction of filmmaker Ridley Scott is an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life's ultimate mystery. (via 20th Century Fox) .
The movie seems to be echoing Ridley's 1979 success Aliens. Prometheus is a seamless blend of story, but with the special effects and pitch-perfect casting, filmed in sane, effective 3-D. A scene at the outset shows a world with apparently only one animal being, a pale humanoid who stalks a high ridge surrounded by spectacular scenery.
"Prometheus" trailer
- Corpo Celeste
Coming out as the fictional debut of director Alice Rohrwacher, the 100-minute drama follows the story of 13-year-old Marta. Having recently returned to her native Italy after living in Switzerland for 10 years, quiet but curious Marta is left to her own devices while her loving but worn-out mother toils away at an industrial bakery. Marta's only source of socialization is the local church, where she is told to attend preparatory classes for her confirmation. But the doctrines of Roman Catholicism offer little in terms of life lessons or consolation, and she quickly sees through the hypocrisy of the priest, who cares more about status than about his constituents. Eventually, Marta forges her very own way of the cross, which turns out to have much less to do with God than with her own climb towards adulthood.
- Paul Williams Still Alive
It's the self-narrated story of Stephen Kessler's lifelong obsession with the former superstar-and what happens when the nostalgic filmmaker (Stephen Kessler) finally catches up with him.
Last week's Box Office score:
1. Snow White and the Huntsman - $56.3
2. Men in Black 3 - $29.3
3. The Avengers - $20.3
4. Battleship - $4.8
5. The Dictator - $4.7
6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $4.6
7. What to Expect When You're Expecting - $4.4
8. Dark Shadows - $3.9
9. Chernobyl Diaries - $3.0
10. For Greater Glory - $1.8
added on Monday 24th July 2023