film
by brad hart
A Cornucopia of Cinema to Be Thankful For This Month
Thank You, From The BoTTom oF our FunnY Bones Thank Goodness IT’s onlY a movIe
The Men Who Stare at Goats The Box
Based on the hard-to-believe but true events described in Jon Ronson’s 2004 To press the button, or not to press the button? That is the question…and moral
best-selling book of the same title, The Men Who Stare at Goats tells the story of dilemma surrounding this uber-Twilight Zone story starring James Marsden and
a down-on-his-luck reporter looking for a good war story. he gets more than he Cameron Diaz. The duo portray a down-on-their-luck suburban couple who
bargains for when he meets a Special forces agent who reveals the existence of one day receive a visit from a mysterious stranger offering an end to all of their
a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to use paranormal powers to end war woes— in the form of $1 million—as long as they agree to press a button on a box.
as we know it. furthermore, part of the training involved with this special unit Sounds simple enough. however, there’s a catch. Turns out pressing the button
involves staring at goats for prolonged periods of time. George Clooney, Ewan will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the
McGregor, kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges headline in this dark but fascinating world. The director of The Box is Richard kelly. kelly is probably best known for
new comedy directed by longtime Clooney collaborator Grant heslov. Donnie Darko, his 2001directorial debut, which went on to find a massive and
Opens november 6. loyal cult audience on home video.
Opens november 6
Pirate Radio
During the 1960s in Great Britain, an unusual subculture sprang up and thrived The Twilight Saga: New Moon
as a product of the upswing in British pop music. Though the BBC functioned In case you may not have gotten your fill of vampires over the halloween
as the country’s main source of news and music, its programmers offered little holiday, good news is in store. The second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s phe-
airtime to rock ‘n’ roll. In response, small bands of “pirate” radio enthusiasts set up nomenally successful Twilight series is ready to invade theatres. In New Moon, the
broadcasting towers on boats just outside of the nation’s boundary waters and romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as Bella delves deeper
transmitted signals to millions of listeners, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of—only
Writer-director Richard Curtis, of Love Actually and Bridget Jones Diary fame, takes to find herself in greater peril than ever before. kristen Stewart and Robert Pattin-
audiences back to this era of the Swinging Sixties in his new film Pirate Radio, a son are back to reprise their lead roles as the loving couple from two separate
high-spirited story of how a group of DJs’ love affair with rock ‘n’ roll changed the worlds. In addition, Dakota fanning is ready to bare her fangs as she joins the cast
world forever. as Jane, a sinister vampire with an angelic exterior.
Opens november 13. Opens november 20.
14 RAGE monthly | november 2009
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