{"id":1179,"date":"2008-09-25T21:50:30","date_gmt":"2008-09-26T01:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:56:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:56:18","slug":"new-releases-september-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/09\/25\/new-releases-september-26\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: September 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Eagle Eye (3,300 Theaters, 118 Minutes, Rated PG-13):<\/strong>On the surface, this seems like a paranoid pot-boiler of a thriller. Shia LeBeouf and Michelle Monahan receive calls on their cellphones from a mysterious woman who forces them to do shady things just to stay alive. This puts the pair in conflict with the government and chases and danger ensue.<\/p>\n

But, if you think about it, the concept might be too implausible. Yes, I supposed if you are 100% behind the paranoid Big Brother fantasies, you are willing to give the plot a little more leeway. But with all the variables in play here, the idea a shadowy terrorist or government organization can fill a man’s apartment with bomb making materials in just a few hours isn’t very realistic.<\/p>\n

I know. I have no problem believing people can fly or shoot lasers from their eyes but I have an issue with this. Well, the moviemakers here are trying to create an illusion that this can happen in\u00a0the real world. So the rules of believability are more strict.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n2. Nights In Rodanthe (2,704 Theaters, 97 Minutes, Rated PG-13): <\/strong>I know the name probably has a meaning in relation to the plot, but couldn’t they have picked a better title? I mean, I had a heck of a time finding the poster for the film on Google Images because I kept misspelling the name.<\/p>\n

If this movie does half as good as the last film adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel, The Notebook<\/strong>, then we\u00a0people who made this might have a big hit on their hands. During my time working at the local video store, that latter movie was constantly being rented.<\/p>\n

This is the third movie Richard Gere has made with Diane Lane (after The Cotton Club <\/strong>and Unfaithful<\/strong>). Considering he made at least two with Julia Roberts, he seems to like to recycle his leading ladies.<\/p>\n

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\u00a03. Miracle at St. Anna (1,185 Theaters, 160 Minutes, Rated R):<\/strong>\u00a0 Also known as Spike Lee’s “For Your Consideration Movie”\u00a0It is a sweeping historical epic set during World War II adapted from a novel. That’s has Oscar bait all over it.<\/p>\n

And yes, I did say novel. The ads seem to indicate that it might be a true story.\u00a0However, the film was adapted from a 2003 novel by James McBride. The novel was inspired by real events, but this is a work of fiction.<\/p>\n

Lee had garnered some press after calling out Clint Eastwood for including more African-Americans in his WWII film, Flags of Our Fathers<\/strong>. Lee’s point that the contribution of black soldiers in WWII are often not as recognized as they should be. This film gives him a chance to change things in that area.<\/p>\n

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