Opening in theaters May 26-28
May 26, 2006 by Joanne Brokaw
Opening this weekend:
X-Men: The Last Stand
(Fox)
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, some sexual content and language
www.x-menthelaststand.com
In "X-Men: The Last Stand," the final chapter in the "X-Men" motion picture trilogy, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. The opposing viewpoints of mutant leaders Charles Xavier, who preaches tolerance, and Magneto, who believes in the survival of the fittest, are put to the ultimate test - triggering the war to end all wars.
Several independent films open in limited release open this week as well, including:
Shem
(HP Releasing)
Limited release in NY (and LA in June)
Not rated
Winner “Best Actor” at the New York Independent Film Festival
www.shemthemovie.com
Daniel, an arrogant, restless young Londoner is bored with his meaningless life. When he seeks sympathy from his old Jewish grandmother, she sends him on a mission to Europe to find the grave of her father who disappeared during the Second World War. Shem travels through Paris, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Belgrade and Sofia, finally having to flee to Rome, discovering his Jewish roots on a journey of personal discovery.
An Inconvenient Truth
(Participant Productions)
Documentary
Limited release
Not rated
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
The film looks at Al Gore’s “crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it.” Paramount Classics has also committed 5% of their domestic theatrical gross for their film, with a minimum guarantee of $500,000, to be donated to a new bipartisan climate effort, Alliance for Climate Protection.
(Ironically, the major media outlets are calling this the most important film of the century, and yet it’s only opening in four theaters.)
Cavite
(Truly Indie)
Limited release (NY, LA)
Not rated
www.cavitemovie.com
Winner of the 2006 Independent Spirit Award’s “Someone to Watch” Award
In the town of Cavite, Philippines, people will do just about anything to survive. This is the harsh reality for many Filipinos living in a poverty stricken nation. Adam, an American citizen visiting his home country for his father's funeral, soon realizes this when he arrives at the Philippines Airport and receives a phone call from an anonymous caller letting him know that his mother and sister have been kidnapped and will be killed if he doesn't comply with his demands. Helpless and alone in a country he barely knows he must submit himself to the fanatic's every wish or face the consequences.
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