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It's all about mentors and apprentices this week, so you youngsters might be able to pick up some useful job tips -- if you plan to become assassins or exorcists, that is. New and Noteworthy
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase
Directed by: Simon West
What's It About? In this remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson shoot-'em-up, Jason Statham is a veteran hitman who teaches the ropes to Foster, son of Statham's own late mentor (Sutherland). Soon, the older pro and the newbie realize they've been betrayed by The Company; now it's Payback Time.
Why Should You See It? After more then a decade of making hard-boiled action fare without smiling once, the taciturn Staham is about as close as we're going to get to an heir to Bronson. Early buzz suggests that the movie is light on plot, heavy on elaborate action sequences.
You Might Like It If You Like: The original 'Mechanic,' 'The Transporter,' 'Crank'
Watch a Scene From the Movie and Mr. Moviefone's Six Second Review
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue
Directed by: Mikael Hafstrom
What's It About: Young American seminarian learns the ropes of the exorcism biz from veteran priest Hopkins at an exorcism school at the Vatican. It's not long before he has to put his newfound knowledge to use -- on his teacher. Supposedly based on a true story.
Why Should You See It? No one can chew scenery like the guy who played Hannibal Lecter. We're betting that no one can spit pea soup like him, either.
You Might Like It If You Like: 'The Exorcist,' 'Stigmata,' 'The Last Exorcism'
Watch the Trailer for 'The Rite'
In Limited Release/Expanding
Movie Homework: 'The Mechanic' is a remake of a decent Charles Bronson action movie, one made during the 'Death Wish' years when he tended to play quiet but feral men who, when threatened, lash out in a fury of righteous, vigilante violence. If you really want to see what made Bronson a one-of-a-kind action star, check out 1974's 'Mr. Majestyk,' in which he plays the world's most badass watermelon farmer. (And really, who else could make watermelon farming look like a job for a badass?) Even in sleepy Colorado farm country, the Mob tries to muscle in on Bronson's action and shake him down. Whereupon he's forced to take matters into his own hands, as usual. Grunts are uttered, bullets are fired, heads roll and many bushels of melons meet an even grimmer fate than being used as props at a Gallagher show. This film redefines the phrase "pulp thriller." Buy or rent the DVD
On TV: Six years ago, when DreamWorks began casting the big-screen adaptation of 'Dreamgirls,' I wrote an article suggesting that they hire Jennifer Hudson, then best known as an 'American Idol' also-ran, to play Effie. Don't know if they read my recommendation or if great minds simply think alike, but that turned out to be a pretty good call. You can see the results when ABC airs the Supremes-inspired saga on Saturday at 8PM. At a time when blacks are curiously absent from the Oscars for the first time in 10 years, it's worth taking another look at Hudson's Academy Award-winning performance, as well as awards-worthy turns by Beyonce, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy. Check your local listings
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'The Roommate' (PG-13)
'Sanctum' (R)
'The Other Woman,' which will be Natalie Portman's third movie in current release, is a drama in which she's a regretful homewrecker whose marriage to a man (Scott Cohen) she seduced away from his wife (Lisa Kudrow) doesn't turn out like she planned. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer
'Waiting for Forever' is a romantic drama about a juggler ('Pirate Radio's' Tom Sturridge) who's never gotten a real job because he's still pining for his childhood sweetheart (Rachel Bilson). Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer
•'The Mechanic' -- Look at all the guns in the poster. As if there's a weapon out there that's more lethal than Jason Statham's scowl. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer
•'The Rite' -- If you see just one movie this year with a demonically possessed donkey ... Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer
•'127 Hours' -- Right now, multitasker James Franco is probably defending his doctoral dissertation at Yale, rehearsing for the Oscars and curing cancer. The least you could do is go see his movie, now that it's enjoying a wide release in the wake of its nomination for a Best Picture Oscar. Showtimes & Tickets | Watch the Trailer
New on DVD: The 2008 Swedish vampire drama 'Let the Right One In' has such a devoted cult following that, when the American remake was announced, many fans' fangs were bared. Fortunately, 'Let Me In' didn't turn out to be the travesty fans feared. In fact, this English-language version of the somber, dreamy tale, about a bullied schoolboy ('The Road's' Kodi Smit-McPhee) who befriends a bloodsucking little girl (Chloe "Hit-Girl" Moretz), is a pretty faithful tribute to the original. Which begs the question of why bother remaking it when the original is still fresh in fans' memories. If subtitles aren't your thing, however, you should check this version out. Buy or rent the DVD | More new DVD releases
Movie Homework: If 'The Roommate's' premise sounds familiar, that's because it's a pretty direct rewrite of 1992's 'Single White Female,' only with the characters made younger (and the sex and violence made tamer, in order to get a PG-13 rating). In fact, 'The Roommate' seems to owe a debt to a lot of thrillers from 20 years ago, a whole subgenre that you could call the "... From Hell" movies. In this case, Bridget Fonda learns too late that Jennifer Jason Leigh is the Roommate From Hell, bent on swiping her hairdo, her clothes and her man. It's one of the more grimly effective entries in the genre, thanks largely to the talents of the actresses and director Barbet Schroeder. Check it out and see if you think 'The Roommate's' junior varsity players Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly measure up. Buy or rent the DVD
On TV: It's probably pretty futile to run anything other than a test pattern opposite the Super Bowl, but some channels are offering chick flicks in the hope that there are viewers who will want a testosterone-free alternative to the big game. Best bet is probably 'The Holiday' (TBS, Sunday, 5:15PM), in which Londoner Kate Winslet and Angeleno Cameron Diaz swap houses over Christmas vacation and meet charming new boyfriends. Diaz gets the better end of the deal (her new man is Jude Law, while Winslet settles for Jack Black), but both get to ooh and aah at each other's exquisite taste in household furnishings. In other words, like most of director Nancy Meyers' movies, this one is really more about shopping than about sex. (So is TBS' follow-up, 'Pretty Woman.') Check your local listings
'No Strings Attached' (R)
Company men' is a timely history of degradation by John Wells ('SD'). Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper play economic criminals guys who had to cope with sudden unemployment. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
Way back ' is an epic adventure of Peter Weir ("master and Commander: the far side of the world'"), based on the memoir by Slavomir Rawicz, about a group of people escape from a Siberian Gulag during the second WELTKRIEGS and must go 4,000 miles to freedom. Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess ('21') and Saoirse Ronan Star "The Lovely Bones"). Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
Maids ' is an erotic thriller from South Korea about an au pair which entangled in the treacherous rules of the family is for work. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
• "The Green Hornet"--a Bromance, disguised as a comic book masked hero film with visual to spare invention by Director Michel Gondry. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
• Dilemma'--a Bromance disguised as sex farce, with surprisingly poignant drama Vince Vaughn's performance. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
• Barney's version won--uberrascht to Paul Giamatti's Golden Globe Award for best actor in a comedy earlier this week? Check out his performance as a much married man in this adaptation of Mordecai Richler's novel and see what's going on. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
• Grit'- if you have not this bloody good remake of the Coen brothers, is now to do the time, especially with Oscar nominations just around the corner. Stars of Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld are just two of the players who we think will get nominated. (Read our full predictions here.) Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
New on DVD: 'Buried' takes premise Edgar Allan Poe would loved have and update to the digital age. Ryan Reynolds plays a man trapped in a coffin with a phone and a lighter to maintain it long enough to find out how he got there and how you out. If you claustrophobic or fan-no Reynolds (he's the entire movie on the screen), skip this one. All other eingraben. Buy or rent DVD | More new DVD releases
On TV: "Mamma Mia!" not exactly is a cinematic masterpiece, but on a cold January night should with a bowl of popcorn, this summer, Greek Isles set musical for a fine girl's night duty make (and in your living room, no one can see dancing along the ABBA soundtrack) plus, it's full of people we never tired get including Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters. You have three chances to see; It is on TBS at 8 P.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check your local listings