IRON MAN
Nightly: (9th thru 15th) 6:55
Late Shows: Fri. & Sat. (9th & 10th) 9:30
Matinees: Sat. & Sun. (10th & 11th) 2:15
SPEED RACER
Nightly: (9th thru 15th) 6:40
Late Shows: Fri. & Sat. (9th & 10th) 9:10
Matinees: Sat. & Sun. (10th & 11th) 2:00
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
Nightly: (9th thru 15th) 7:00
Late Shows: Fri. & Sat. (9th & 10th) 9:25
Matinees: Sat. & Sun. (10th & 11th) 2:30
Starting on Friday
FROM Friday, May 16 TO Thursday, May 22
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
(Rated:R - Runs:2 Hrs - Showing:Star)
Written by and starring longtime Apatow alum Jason Segel, the film exploits the sweetly vulnerable persona he made memorable in "Freaks and Geeks." Segel's Peter Bretter, having been dumped by his actress girlfriend, is so obviously adrift that workers at the Hawaiian resort he flees to -- coincidentally, the same one his ex is visiting with her new rock-star lover -- can't help but watch over him: A mountainous chef recruits Peter to help slaughter a pig, bartenders indulge his drinking benders, and the babe at the front desk (Mila Kunis) sets him up with freebies and shows him a good time during her off hours.
The setup's so sweet that Peter's initial inability to find comfort is all the more pathetic. Segel is good at wallowing, as he proves in hysterical crying jags and in a cathartic scene where the musician (in his unfulfilling day job, he writes the score for Sarah's "CSI"-like cop show) beats himself up in song.
The familiar boy-loses-girl, boy-meets-new-girl story line is enlivened by well-timed banter, the occasional bit of oddball inspiration -- Peter's ambition, for instance, to write a musical that's equal parts "Dracula," "Les Mis" and "Avenue Q" -- and solid supporting turns by reliable zinger machine Paul Rudd and good-luck charms Jonah Hill and Jack McBrayer. Russell Brand steals a couple of scenes as the hyperbolically self-absorbed rocker who is so upfront about his hedonism that Peter almost comes to respect him.
http://www.forgettingsarahmarshall.com/
IRON MAN
(Rated:PG-13 - Runs:2 Hr 15 - Showing:Dreamland)
You gotta love a middle-aged wreck as a superhero. Iron Man may not make the A-list of Marvel Comics' stable home to Spider-Man, X-Men and the Hulk but he may be the cinema superhero for the rest of us. No spider bite or genetic mutation produces him. Rather he springs from good old American ingenuity, the brainchild of his creator and impersonator, Tony Stark, a character modeled in part on genius-playboy Howard Hughes. Tony wears his character flaws like badges of honor yet Iron Man represents a midlife correction.
Iron Man, the first self-financed production from Marvel Studios, should catch boxoffice lightning in a bottle, thanks to hiring longtime Marvel Comics reader Jon Favreau as director and the supersmart casting of Robert Downey Jr. as the conflicted protagonist. The betting line about opening weekend grosses really pales in significance to the real question: Will the film imitate its hero's ability to blast into the stratosphere for many weeks? The guess here is a big yes.
The entire film, written by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, is devoted to how Tony Stark, the top U.S. weapons manufacturer and all-around playboy, becomes Iron Man. A kidnapping by insurgents in Afghanistan forces Tony to invent a crude prototype to escape captivity.
http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/
SPEED RACER
(Rated:PG - Runs:2 Hrs 20 - Showing:Dreamland)
Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival-the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible.
http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com/