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The resources listed on this page provide information for students and
parents to help them evaluate recently released movies as well as movies
scheduled for upcoming release in the near future. The Hollywood Club does
not necessarily endorse any of the movies or reviews referred to herein. We
encourage students and their parents to research multiple sources of
information in determining which movies they will watch. You may also wish
to check out our recommended reading list on the
Ministries page for the names of some
excellent books on reviewing movies.
Please note: any links herein that we may provide to other organizations
websites are provided as a reference to help you identify and locate other
Internet resources that may be of interest to you. These other sites were
independently developed by parties other than the Hollywood Club and we do
not assume responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the
information contained at such other sites, nor do we necessarily endorse the
viewpoints expressed therein.
CURRENTLY PLAYING (PHOENIX AREA)
AMC Theatres
www.amctheatres.com
Harkins Theatres
www.harkinstheatres.com
SCHEDULED / UPCOMING RELEASES
Internet Movie Database
www.imdb.com/nowplaying
Selected recent and upcoming
movies - see IMDB for complete list:
6/6 Kung Fu Panda (Animation/Comedy)
Po, a reluctant panda bear, is recruited by a team of Kung Fu masters and
trained in the ways of the ancient martial art in order to protect the
Valley of Peace from an evil snow leopard. (Jack Black / Ian McShane /
Angelina Jolie)
6/20 Get Smart (Comedy/Action)
Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the
more-competent Agent 99 at his side. (Steve Carell / Anne Hathaway)
6/27 WALL-E (Animation/Comedy)
The year is 2700. WALL*E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made
for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for. (Fred Willard / Jeff
Garlin / Kim Kopf)
7/18 The Dark Knight (Action/Crime)
The Caped Crusader teams ups with Gotham's Lieutenant Jim Gordon and
District Attorney Harvey Dent to take on the city's newest villain the
Joker. (Christian Bale / Michael Caine / Heath Ledger)
8/15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(Animation/Adventure)
As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle
to maintain order and restore peace. (Samuel L. Jackson / Tom Kane / Matt
Lanter / Ian Abercrombie)
8/22 The House Bunny (Comedy)
A
Playboy bunny who was recently booted from the mansion winds up becoming the
new house mother for a sorority in jeopardy. (Anna Faris / Emma Stone /
Katharine McPhee)
9/12 Burn After Reading (Comedy/Crime)
A
disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two
unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to benefit from the discovery. (Brad
Pitt / Frances McDormand / George Clooney)
9/19 Igor (Animation/Comedy)
Tired of playing second fiddle to his "Master," a talented laboratory
assistant looks to win the annual Evil Science Fair with his own creation.
(John Cusack / Molly Shannon / Steve Buscemi)
9/26 Eagle Eye (Drama/Thriller)
Two strangers become unwitting members of a terrorist cell plotting a
political assassination. (Shia LaBeouf / Michelle Monaghan / Rosario
Dawson)
10/3 Beverly Hills Chihuahua
(Comedy/Adventure)
While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds
herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home. (Drew
Barrymore / Salma Hayek / Andy Garcia)
10/10 City of Ember (Adventure/Fantasy)
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an
amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is
failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to
flicker. (Bill Murray / Tim Robbins / Martin Landau / Saoirse Ronan)
10/24 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
(Musical/Comedy)
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of
being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest
of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences,
hopes and fears about their future. (Zac Efron / Vanessa Anne Hudgens /
Ashley Tisdale)
11/7 Quantum of Solace (Action/Thriller)
Picking up where Casino Royale left off, James Bond sets his sights
on the organization behind Vesper Lynd's betrayal. The mission puts him on a
collision course with Dominic Greene, a ruthless businessman who is
brokering a deal to take total control of one of the world's most precious
resources. (Daniel Craig / Olga Kurylenko / Mathieu Amalric)
11/21 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(Adventure/Fantasy)
As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the
property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord
Voldemort's dark past. (Daniel Radcliffe / Emma Watson / Rupert Grint)
12/12 Twilight (Horror/Romance)
A
teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.
(Kristen Stewart / Robert Pattinson / Cam Gigandet)
12/19 Yes Man (Comedy)
A
guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. (Jim
Carrey / Zooey Deschanel)
12/19 The Tale of Despereaux
(Animation/Adventure)
Banished from his home for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is
befriended by Princess Pea who teaches him the value of reading books
(instead of eating them) as well as a fellow outcast, Roscuro the Rat, who
is interested in hearing the stories Despereaux has learned. (Matthew
Broderick / Emma Watson / Dustin Hoffman)
BOX OFFICE REPORTS
Box Office Report
www.boxofficereport.com
MOVIE
APPRECIATION / EDUCATION / HISTORY
American Film Institute
www.afi.com
MOVIE RATINGS
Motion Picture Association of America
www.mpaa.org/FilmRatings.asp
The Classification and Rating Administration
www.filmratings.com
Warning: This Bible Passage is Rated R
an article by Robert Hall
MOVIE REVIEWS
Christian Spotlight on Entertainment
www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/home.html
Hollywood Jesus
www.hollywoodjesus.com
Reviews written by Club members:
Be All That You Can Be
a review of Mona Lisa Smile by Jennifer Hall
More Than Magic
review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Lauren Watson
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