2008 Woodie Awards
Movies to the Dogs
Weekend movies look to surprise
Arts Staff
Issue date: 10/3/08 Section: Arts & Living
The upcoming weekend is a mix-bag of dramas, westerns, comedies and Disney's attempt at real-life talking dogs. It's an interesting weekend at the box-office with indie hopefuls and westerns looking for the same box-office recognition that "3:10 to Yuma" got last fall. And Chihuahuas falling in love hopes to bring people to the theater through sheer cuteness.
What will come of the new Simon Pegg movie adapted from a book, and Ed Harris' next try at directing? Greg Kinnear tries to bring emotion and inspiration to windshield wipers. And Michael Cera plays on his talents and his current hot-streak at the box-office.
"Appaloosa"
Ed Harris directs, stars, produces and even claims writing credits in this adaptation of Robert B. Parker's popular 2005 novel of the same name. Set in the 1880s, "Appaloosa" pairs Harris and Viggo Mortensen together as lawmen. Hired to protect a wild-west town from a scurrilous rancher (Jeremy Irons), Harris and Mortensen soon grow antagonistic toward one another as they struggle to win the affections of a local widow (Renee Zellweger).
With the recent success of "3:10 to Yuma," Harris hopes to that his western tale will bring the same crowds.
"Rachel Getting Married"
Jonathan Demme returns from the land of documentaries to direct this tale of a family in dysfunction. Anne Hathaway ("The Devil Wears Prada") stars as the ex-model, prodigal daughter of the family. An insufferable troublemaker, she resurfaces in time to crash the wedding of her elder sister Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt).
"Rachel Getting Married" is similar in title and theme to Noah Baumbach's 2007 drama, "Margot at the Wedding," but Demme hopes he can prove to be a bigger draw this weekend.
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua"
In its first movie since storming the box office with the animated hit "Wall-E," Walt Disney Pictures hopes to have yet another triumph in "Beverly Hills Chihuahua."
The film is directed by Raja Gosnell, director of "Home Alone 3," "Big Momma's House," "Scooby Doo," and most recently, "Yours, Mine and Ours."
What will come of the new Simon Pegg movie adapted from a book, and Ed Harris' next try at directing? Greg Kinnear tries to bring emotion and inspiration to windshield wipers. And Michael Cera plays on his talents and his current hot-streak at the box-office.
"Appaloosa"
Ed Harris directs, stars, produces and even claims writing credits in this adaptation of Robert B. Parker's popular 2005 novel of the same name. Set in the 1880s, "Appaloosa" pairs Harris and Viggo Mortensen together as lawmen. Hired to protect a wild-west town from a scurrilous rancher (Jeremy Irons), Harris and Mortensen soon grow antagonistic toward one another as they struggle to win the affections of a local widow (Renee Zellweger).
With the recent success of "3:10 to Yuma," Harris hopes to that his western tale will bring the same crowds.
"Rachel Getting Married"
Jonathan Demme returns from the land of documentaries to direct this tale of a family in dysfunction. Anne Hathaway ("The Devil Wears Prada") stars as the ex-model, prodigal daughter of the family. An insufferable troublemaker, she resurfaces in time to crash the wedding of her elder sister Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt).
"Rachel Getting Married" is similar in title and theme to Noah Baumbach's 2007 drama, "Margot at the Wedding," but Demme hopes he can prove to be a bigger draw this weekend.
"Beverly Hills Chihuahua"
In its first movie since storming the box office with the animated hit "Wall-E," Walt Disney Pictures hopes to have yet another triumph in "Beverly Hills Chihuahua."
The film is directed by Raja Gosnell, director of "Home Alone 3," "Big Momma's House," "Scooby Doo," and most recently, "Yours, Mine and Ours."
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