Film Clips: The Cold Light of Day

OPENING TODAY:

• Summit Entertainment
• The Cold Light of Day

’’THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY: (PG-13) Will is on a nice sailing vacation with his family in Spain, until one night, when he returns from town with supplies for the boat, he discovers the sailboat ransacked and blood on the bed. Desperate for answers Will seeks out the local police, but en route ends up finding his father (Bruce Willis). His father admits that he is actually a CIA agent and the people who have Will’s family intend on killing them if they don’t get what they want. Soon, Will is at the center of a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with international sleeper cell organizations bent on taking his father down. As the opposition tries to persuade Will to turn on his father in exchange for the safe return of his mother and siblings, Will must fight his way out of the hole he is stuck in.
’’THE WORDS: 3 Stars, (PG-13) Struggling writer Rory, has dreams of becoming the next literary great like Dickens, Twain, Fitzgerald, and the like, but he keeps hitting dead ends with all of his work. One day, while browsing an antique shop, out of creative juices, Rory stumbles upon an old leather briefcase with a folder of papers in it. On those papers is one of the greatest proses Rory has ever read, he believes the story will give him the fame he deserves and passes it off as one of his own. As the media buzzes and critics rejoice over his newest work, Rory’s guilt of stealing work begins to consume him.
DULY NOTED:

THE AMBASSADOR: (NR) This documentary from Mads Brügger exposes the high-risk game of political and government corruption in Africa. Using a hidden camera, Brügger goes deep inside Central Africa, posing as an diplomat, but slowly creeps his way into the illegal diamond-smuggling operation. This film’s take on neo-colonialism is not one to be missed. The Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue’’
FULL METAL JACKET: (R) Cult filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s film follows a group of hardcore Marine’s experience in the Vietnam war. Starting with a horrific stay at boot-camp, this film follows their journey from new recruits to seasoned jungle fighters. Watch a group of unassuming young men become transformed into killing machines. The Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue’’
ROBOT & FRANK: (PG-13) In the near future, Frank, a retired jewel thief, is getting old and his children are beginning to worry about him. To give themselves some peace of mind, Frank’s son brings him a robot to help take care of him. The only problem is, Frank despises anything new or technologically based. But when Frank discovers his robot is an excellent lock-picker, he decides to pick back up his old burglary days with his new robotic pal. UA Tara, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road’’

SAMSARA: (PG-13) This documentary is a video collage of meditation, a cycle through breath-taking and amazing images around the world without any verbal sound. The movie is a point of contemplation and a visual masterpiece as opposed to the normal formula of following a storyline. The entire film was shot in 70 mm film, and is truly beautiful. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive

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