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Hancock ** ½ – Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language; starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman; directed by Peter Berg; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale, Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and Grand Theatre in Du Quoin.
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Also in FLIPSIDE Movies this week:
Will Smith plays a boozy superhero in the latest summer blockbuster
LOS ANGELES - Will, Will, Will, baby! You need to branch out. You can't play the nice guy all the time. You can't always be admirable, virtuous and principled. You can't be Robert Redford. Yeah, you were a little gloomy in "The Pursuit of Happyness." Unemployment? Definitely bad juju. But you were also dragging that kid all over town. No, no, listen: You're the world's biggest movie star, man. People are gunning for you. You have to go bad to keep things good.
'American Girl' goes from sweet tale to sour mystery
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl * ½ – Rated G; starring Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Julia Ormond, Joan Cusack, Glenne Headly; directed by Patricia Rozema; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale.
Despite stardom, Breslin remains all-American girl
Like a lot of 12-year-olds, she might want to be a veterinarian when she grows up.
Bateman plays straight man, Every Man
The part reads, "mild-mannered, middle-aged white guy, kind of idealistic, sort of a cheerleader, not the utter pushover he seems." And oh yeah, "Make him funny."
House of Pixar pushes boundaries and succeeds in 'WALL-E'
WALL-E *** – Rated G; animated with the voices of Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Kathy Najimy, John Ratzenberger; directed by Andrew Stanton; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale, Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and the Grand Theatre in Du Quoin.
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