Movies Released February 23, 2007

Friday, February 23

97 mins

The Number 23 R

Spiraling into a dark obsession with the number 23, Walter Sparrow twists his once idyllic life into an inferno of psychological torture that could possibly lead to his death as well as the deaths of his loved ones. Spurred on by a mysterious novel, The Number 23, that he doesn't dare put down, Walter is forced to unlock the secrets of his past before he can continue his future with his wife, Agatha, and teenage son, Robin. The novel, given to Walter by Agatha as a birthday gift, depicts a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter's life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The life of the book's main character, a brooding detective named Fingerling, is filled with moments that echo Walter's own history. As the world of the book starts to come alive, Walter becomes infected by the most frightening and evocative part of it: Fingerling's obsession with the hidden power of the number 23. This obsession permeates the book and begins to control Walter. He sees the number everywhere in his own life and becomes convinced that he is damned to commit the same horrific crime as Fingerling--murder. Nightmarish fantasies come to haunt Walter, ones that portend terrible fates for his wife as well as family friend Isaac French, placing him on a desperate quest to understand the mysteries of the book. If he can unlock the power behind the number 23, he may be able to change his future.
Jim Carrey, Logan Lerman, Tripp Vinson, Maile Flanagan, Joel Schumacher, Beau Flynn, Fernley Phillips, Virginia Madsen
Drama Thriller Suspense

The Astronaut Farmer PG

The story follows an eccentric farmer who dreams of space travel and sets out to build a rocket inside his barn. His neighbors consider him an oddity, the government thinks he is a threat, and the media sees him as a story.
Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Polish, Paula Weinstein, Mark Polish, Len Amato, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern
Drama

Reno 911: Miami R

The police officers of Reno visit a national police convention in Miami Beach at the height of spring break. When the convention center is bio-attacked, it's up to Reno's "finest" to save the day.
Danny DeVito, Niecy Nash, Kerri Kenney, Michael Shamberg, Robert Ben Garant, Stacey Sher, Thomas Lennon, Mary Birdsong
Comedy Crime Spoof Based on TV
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111 mins

Amazing Grace PG

Based on the life of British anti-slavery crusader William Wilberforce. The story will center on Wilberforce's efforts as a member of Parliament in 18th-century England to end slavery and the slave trade in the British empire. Wilberforce was elected to the House of Commons when he was 21 years old and focused on the issue of slavery, successfully organizing a diverse coalition that went up against the most powerful men of the time.
Steven Knight, Ciaran Hinds, Romola Garai, Rufus Sewell, Albert Finney, Michael Apted, Terrence Malick, Ed Pressman
Drama Historical
92 mins

Gray Matters PG-13

They finish each other's sentences, dance like Fred and Ginger, and they're all hearing wedding bells. All? No ménage-a-tois here--just Gray and Sam, a sister and brother so compatible they wind up falling for the same woman. But while Charlie adores her sister-in-law to be, and Sam has finally found the perfect mate, Gray has feelings for Charlie that are about to turn her life inside out.
Alan Cumming, James Marsden, Sissy Spacek, Saffron Burrows, Jane Krakowski, Sue Kramer, Margaret Riley, Ted Liebowitz
Comedy Romance

Friday, February 23