Film Clips: Battleship

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’’BATTLESHIP (PG-13) When a fleet of US battleships discover an unidentifiable object in the open water of the ocean, a team of naval officers are sent to investigate. Upon arrival, they discover that the hunk of metal is actually an alien ship that they have just engaged. The movie, which is really nothing like the Hasbro board game it is supposedly based off of, is a blockbuster of explosions, hot babes, action sequences, and is a CGI masterpiece. To save earth, the battle must be won on the water. You sunk my battleship!
’’BERNIE (PG-13) This comedy is about assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), who was everybody’s best friend. In his small town he taught Sunday school, sang in the church’s choir, and he was always around to lend a helping hand. But when he befriended Majorie Nugent, his kindness was truly tested. Majorie, a rich and affluent widow, literally ran Bernie into the ground with her chores, manipulating, conspiring, and oppression. People were shocked to one day learn that Majorie was dead, with Bernie being he prime suspect for murder.
DARLING COMPANION (PG-13) When Beth (Diane Keaton) saves a stray dog from the side of a freeway on a cold day in Denver, she had little idea of how much the dog would grow to mean to her. With Beth having an empty nest at home being that her kids are all grown up, and her husband being too involved with his work, her’s new dog quickly becomes very special. One day, when visiting their vacation home, Beth’s husband loses the dog on a walk. Beth becomes frantic to find her lost pet, and going to all lengths to find the dog, the search begins to bring Beth and her family closer together. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive ‘’
THE DICTATOR (R) Sascha Baron-Cohen plays dictator Haffaz Alladen, of the oil-rich African nation of Waadeya. He is an egomaniac and executes practically anyone who disagrees with him. When summoned to NYC by the UN with concerns about his nuclear program, Alladen tries to adjust to the American way of life. While this film misses the unexpected hilarity of unscripted Borat’‘, the political incorrectness is enough to make anyone laugh.
’’WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING (PG-13) This comedy follows the lives of different couples going through the magical time of a pregnancy. While some mothers go on hormone-powered crazy streaks, the fathers are just trying to tell their kid apart from the others at school. Fueled by a great line up of actors and comedians, this film hits all the high points (and low points) of the hilarity involved with a pregnancy and parenthood. Filmed in Atlanta, check out the screen shot below with a cameo appearance from CL!

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FIRST POSITION (NR) This documentary provides exclusive access into the Youth American Grand Prix, the largest ballet competition in the world, which awards full-ride scholarships to top schools for talented young dancers. This film follows a yearlong story building up to the defining moment in many of these dancer’s careers. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive ‘’
GOD BLESS AMERICA (NR) When Frank is told that he is terminally ill, his life loveless, jobless depression suddenly has purpose. He decides to fix what is wrong in America with his gun: People how talk in movie theaters, the spoiled brats of reality TV, intolerant right-wing Christians, and the like. Along the way he makes friends with an unusual accomplice, a teenager named Roxy. She also shares his distaste for the members of society who just don’t seem to need to be alive. Director Bobcat Goldthwait creates a film spoofing everything that’s wrong in America. Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave. ‘’
MANSOME (NR) Executive producers Will Arnet, Jason Bateman, and Ben Silverman take a look at the man’s identity in the modern world, interviewing actors, models, experts, and comedians to define what it means to be a man today. Masculinity is questioned and picked apart as this film hilariously investigates manhood. UA Tara, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE ‘’
WE HAVE A POPE (NR) Melville, a cardinal, is elected to become the next Pope. The only problem is, he doesn’t want the job as “His Holiness.” To prevent turmoil, a psychiatrist is brought into analyze why Melville doesn’t want to take advantage of this amazing opportunity. This film investigates what it means to be the closest man to God. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive

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