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The Best of Rome:
MOVIES IN ENGLISH
Week of Friday, May 9 - Thursday, May 15
Metropolitan
Via del Corso 7 (near Piazza del Popolo)
tel 06 320 0933
Iron Man
After Spiderman, X Men and the Hulk, this summer's crop of mind numbing releases brings us, Iron Man, an adaptation of Marvel's comic book series about billionaire weapons maker Tony Stark who dons a suit of armor to fight the people who misuse his technology. The star here is Robert Downy, Jr., with Jeff Bridges, Gwyenth Paltrow and Terrence Howard, directed by Jon Favreau (Elf). The film is opening simultaneously in the USA, and early reviews have been mostly good, depending on the critic's tolerance for stupid fun. Peter Travers wrote in Rolling Stone, "Iron Man kicks off summer on a blazing high note and practically dares the competition to measure up." But in The New Yorker, David Denby wrote, "There’s a slightly depressed, going-through-the-motions feel to the entire show."
5:15, 8, 10:30 pm
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Nuovo Olimpia
Via in Lucina 16/g (near via del Corso)
tel
06 686 1068
The Darjeeling Limited
Francis (Owen Wilson) has invited his brothers, Jack (Jason Schwartzman) and Peter (Adrien Brody), to join him on a train trip for a spiritual quest through India. The brothers have been estranged since their father's sudden death, and each is now embroiled in his own personal drama. As the train chugs its way across India, the brothers try to reconnect, but mainly end up arguing and sharing pharmaceuticals. Directed by Wes Anderson, (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums). When it opened last year in the States, reviews were lukewarm. Apparently, you have to be a Wes Anderson fan to appreciate it. In the New York Observer, Rex Reed wrote, "With more style than substance, the story is so thin it evaporates like a puff from a hookah." And in the New York Times, A.O. Scott called the film, "Unstintingly fussy, vain and self-regarding. But it is also a treasure: an odd, flawed, but nonetheless beautifully handmade object as apt to win affection as to provoke annoyance. You might say that it has sentimental value."
5:15, 8, 10:30 pm
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Onora il padre e la madre)
A suspense thriller directed by Sidney Lumet with a first screenplay by Kelly Masterson, and a stellar cast that includes Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris, Albert Finney, Ethan Hawk and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. It's the story of two brothers who organize the robbery of their parents' Westchester jewelry store.The job, of course, goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.The movie opened in the States last year to rave reviews. In the Washington Post, Ann Hornaday wrote, "n addition to being a study in great acting, this is a study in great directing. Filming with high-definition digital video cameras, Lumet weaves in and out of the action, proving to be as adroit with new technology as he was with old-school celluloid." In the New York Observor, Andrew Sarris agreed, "The 83-year-old Mr. Lumet, who has handled such immortals as Brando and Magnani in his career, expertly extracts individually charismatic performances from Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Hawke, Mr. Finney, Ms. Harris and Ms. Tomei."
5 pm
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Alcazar
Via Merry del Val (Trastevere)
In the original language Mondays only
The Hunting Party
On the fifth anniversary of the end of the civil war in Bosnia, former hot-shot reporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) mysteriously shows up, five years after imploding on live television and disappearing into a self-imposed exile. Reunited with his cameraman, Duck (Terrence Howard), who has been promoted to a cushy studio gig working with anchorman Franklin Harris (James Brolin), Simon convinces Duck to go on a dangerous journey to get an interview with the wanted war criminal known as the Fox (Ljubomir Kerekes), based on the real-life Radovan Karadicz. Directed by Richard Shepherd. Reviews have not been good. In the New York Times, Manohla Dargis wrote, "The Hunting Party is a misfired, misguided would-be satire set in postwar Bosnia." And in the Washington Post, Desson Thomson called it "A forgettable contribution to all those movies about tormented, gonzo newsmen, stranded in some hellish outpost (in this case, Bosnia), who drink to drown those terrible memories but are committed to news, news, news."
4:30, 6:30, 8;30, 10:30 pm
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Casa el Cinema
The Casa del Cinema is located in a villa on the grounds of the Borghese Gardens. Inside you'll find projection rooms, a library, a cafe, and a 2,500 DVD library with 24 Toshiba laptops available for viewing movies in private cubicles. The auditorium shows both new and vintage films, sometimes in English. It's possible to purchase an "Amici Casa del Cinema" card, which gets you into the screenings and gives you preferred treatment when reserving space to view DVD's. To get there, enter the Borghese Gardens at the top of Via Veneto (Piazzale del Brasile) and proceed to Largo Marcello Mastroianni. For info call 06 423601.
www.casadelcinema.it
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