The week in movies
Film releases
El vestido.
Kirschblüten/ Hanami (Las flores del cerezo / Cherry Blossoms). Acclaimed at the latest Pantalla Pinamar film fest, this is Doris Dörrie's third movie shot in Japan. Trudi and Rudi are a long-married couple whose children have grown up and moved away. When Trudi learns that her husband is terminally ill, she keeps it from him, and urges him to see more of life and visit their son who lives in Japan. (Germany/ France, 2008, in German, English and Japanese) Written and directed by: Doris Dörrie - Featuring: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Tadashi Endo, Maximilian Brückner, Nadja Uhl - G - Running time: 127 minutes.
Julie & Julia. Julie Powell (Amy Adams) attempts to cook every recipe in Julia Child's cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She writes a blog about her experience. Woven into her story is the story of Julia Child's (Meryl Streep) time in Paris, in which she discovers the art of cooking. (US, 2009, in English) Directed by: Nora Ephron - Screenplay: Nora Ephron on the books Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, by Julie Powell, and My Life in France, by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme - Featuring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Helen Carey - G - Running time: 121 minutes.
The final destination (El destino final). The fourht installment in the Final Destination thriller/horror film series, and the first to be shot in HD 3-D. A kid foresees a catastrophe at a car race, and gets his friends out of the stands just in time to avoid their deaths. Still, death will find ways of catching up with them... (US, 2009, in English) Directed by: David R. Ellis - Screenplay: Eric Bress on characters by Jeffrey Reddick - Featuring Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb, Mykelti Williamson, Krista Allen - NC16 - in 35mm and 3D - Running time: 82 minutes.
My best friend's girl (LA NOVIA DE MI MEJOR AMIGO). A typical Kate Hudson rom-com. Guy meets girl, things don‘t work out, guy calls in friend who specializes in having lousy dates with girls to make other men look good, you can figure out the rest. (US, 2008, in English) Directed by: Howard Deutch - Written by: Jordan Cahan - Featuring: Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, Dane Cook, Diora Baird, Lizzy Caplan - NC16 - Running time: 101 minutes.
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