In theaters this week . . .
Because of Winn-Dixie [PG] A 10-year-old girl, abandoned by her mother when she
was a toddler, moves to a small town in Florida with her father, a
preacher. She adopts a stray dog, meets townsfolk, and rekindles a
relationship with her dad. ShowPlace
West, ShowPlace East
Boogeyman [PG-13] A man is forced to return home to face the memories of a
traumatic childhood. ShowPlace West
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Award-winning documentary looks at Bayard
Rustin’s quest for human rights and peace. Rustin organized
the 1963 March on Washington. Public
Affairs Center, UIS.
Constantine [R]
John Constantine is a traveling, misfit supernatural investigator
who teams up with police detective Angela Dodson to figure out her
twin sister’s death. Parkway
Pointe, ShowPlace East
Cursed [PG-13] A
werewolf in LA attacks a sister and brother. They have to kill the
critter to reverse the effects of the attack. ShowPlace West, ShowPlace East
Diary of a Mad Black Woman  [PG-13] Just before their 20th anniversary, a man
asks his wife for a divorce so he can take up with her best friend.
She’s not happy. Parkway Pointe
Hitch [PG-13] A
female journalist investigates the unorthodox methods of a professional
matchmaker. ShowPlace West, ShowPlace East
The Holy Land [R]
Filmed in Israel. A young Rabbinical student, curious about the
world outside of Orthodox Judaism, is encouraged by his teacher to
visit a prostitute. Instead of getting it out of his system, his
appetite for outside experiences increases. Filmed in Israel, and
set against the backdrop of Arab-Israeli politics. Brookens Auditorium (UIS)
Man of the House [PG-13] A hardboiled Texas Ranger has to guard a group of
dysfunctional cheerleaders who witnessed a murder. Parkway Pointe, ShowPlace East
Osama [PG-13]
When the hospital where they work is closed, a Afghani woman and
her 12-year-old daughter lose their only source of income. During
the Taliban regime, when only males could work, the girl must be
disguised as a boy in order to work.Brookens Auditorium, UIS
Pooh’s Heffalump Movie [G] Winnie the Pooh and his pals discover a baby Heffalump.
ShowPlace West
Sideways [R] A
failed writer/divorcé and his best friend, a faded actor,
take a weeklong trip through California wine country, where they
explore their failures and drink wine. Parkway Pointe
Son of the Mask [PG]
Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy), an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in
a jam when an infant finds the mask of Loki, a mythological object
that transforms its users into manic shape-shifters. Trouble is,
Loki want the mask back. Parkway
Pointe, ShowPlace East
The Wedding Date [PG-13] To fool her ex-fiancé, Kat Ellis (Debra
Messing) hires a male escort (Dermot Mulroney) to pose as her
boyfriend at her sister’s wedding. ShowPlace West
This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2005.
