Film Clips: Life of Pi

Thanksgiving Holiday Releases

• 20th Century Fox
• Life of Pi

LIFE OF PI: (PG) 4 stars. This novel by Yann Martel has been adapted by director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’‘) for the big screen. The story of Pi follows a young boy in India whose parents own a zoo. Pi grows fond of the animals in his parent’s zoo because his school peers bully and pick on him. When his parents decide to move to Canada to avoid political turmoil in their country, they and all of their animals must travel by boat to their new home. When a storm hits their boat, Pi is cast overboard with some of their animals, he ends up stranded on a lifeboat with nothing but a dangerous Bengal tiger to be his companion. Fending for survival, in the middle of the ocean on a boat with a tiger that wants to eat him, Pi’s faith is tested as he struggles to find his way home.
’’RED DAWN: (PG-13) A small town in Washington becomes the point of invasion for the North Korean army, when it becomes clear that the town is no longer in control of its citizens, something must be done. A group of citizens arm themselves under the direction of a Marine (Chris Hemsworth), and they band together like a guerrilla militia to take back their town. This action flick is visually appealing, but it’s unclear if the storyline and plot are as good as the original film of the same name.
’’RISE OF THE GUARDIANS: (PG) When an evil spirit named Pitch threatens to wreak havoc on the children of earth, the four ‘guardians’ of children everywhere (Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, The Sandman, and The Tooth Fairy) must stop Pitch from hurting children before it’s too late. These guardians enlist the help of carefree Jack Frost (responsible for children’s snow days and snowball fights everywhere), to help them defeat Pitch. Frost, who is unsure of the power and faith they have placed in him, must overcome his self-doubts to save the children.
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THE LONELIEST PLANET: (NR) A young couple in love are on a backpacking trip across the country of Georgia, before they are to be married. The beautiful scenery and seemingly puppy-love state of the couple take a sharp turn when a small incident makes them question everything they thought they believed about one another. Suddenly the world around them seems like the loneliest place ever. This slow-moving, creepy film is done right by director Julia Loktev. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive’’
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK: (R) This love story offers a look at two people who are hopelessly unstable, and constantly burning bridges in their personal lives. While they don’t find love at first, these two bond over their problems and begin a friendship. While Pat and Tiffany try to fix their own personal lives, they end up falling in love with each other’s flaws. With Robert De Niro, Chris Tucker, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, the comedy of Pat and Tiffany’s screwed-up lives has a silver lining. UA Tara, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road’’
VERTIGO: (NR) This Hitchcock film follows a San Francisco detective who has been forced into retirement after a traumatic event causes him to experience vertigo. Scottie then finds work as a private investigator, but becomes obsessed with a woman he is hired to investigate. Scottie’s infatuation starts running his personal life, and as his condition deteriorates, Hitchcock is able to slowly build the suspense in his audience until they are on the edge of their seats waiting to see what Scottie will do. Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave.

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