Movie Mondays
July 26, 2010
When in Rome
Kristen Bell, Will Arnett, Jon Heder
Walt Disney Studios;
Directed by Mark Steven Johnson
Rated PG-13; 93 minutes; 2009
Beth Harper is a young, successful real estate agent ... but she's completely unlucky in love. However, when the New Yorker travels to Rome to see her newlywed sister, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love. She then finds herself being aggressively pursued by a band of wannabe lovers in this romantic comedy.
August 9: Invictus
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Scott Eastwood
Warner Bros.; Directed by Clint Eastwood
Rated PG-13; 133 minutes; 2009
The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Believing he can bring his racially and economically divided country together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies his underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
August 23: The Road
Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce
The Weinstein Company; Directed John Hillcoat
Rated R; 108 minutes; 2009
Based on the best selling novel, this film is the story of a man and his young son traveling through a desperate, post-apocalyptic world. Walking through a burned and desolate America, they travel to the coast to try to find a new life. Armed with only a pistol to defend themselves, they must fight their way through the lawless bands that stalk the road.