Movies Released July 8, 2005

Friday, July 8

102 mins

Dark Water PG-13

Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment--dilapidated, cramped, and worn--seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia's world: no matter what it is that's out there, she'll stop at nothing to find it.
Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Bill Mechanic, Roy Lee, Rafael Yglesias, Pete Postlethwaite, Perla Haney-Jardine, Walter Salles
Thriller Suspense Horror
123 mins

Fantastic Four PG-13

The Fantastic Four are: Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), who can elongate his body; Susan Storm / Invisible Woman (Jessica Alba), who not only can become invisible at will but can render other objects invisible; Johnny Storm / Human Torch (Chris Evans), who can shoot fire from his finger tips and bend flame; and Ben Grimm / The Thing (Michael Chiklis), a hideously misshapen monster with superhuman strength; together, they battle the evil Doctor Doom (Julian McMahon).
Hamish Linklater, Tim Story, Michael Chiklis, Avi Arad, Stan Lee, Julian McMahon, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans
Action Adventure Fantasy Superhero

The Beautiful Country R

"Beautiful Country" follows the story of Binh, a shy Vietnamese man in his 20s who embarks on a personal journey with a young beautiful woman, Ling, aboard a refugee ship to America in search of a better life and Binh's estranged American father.
Bai Ling, Damien Nguyen, Temuera Morrison, Larry Gross, Sabrina Murray, Tim Roth, Nick Nolte, Thu Anh
Drama
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Murderball R

A film about quadriplegics who play full-contact rugby in Mad Max-style wheelchairs - overcoming unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro, Keith Cavill, Joe Soares, Mark Zupan
Sports Documentary

Saraband R

In "Saraband", Marianne and Johan (the couple in "Scenes from a Marriage") meet again after thirty years without contact, when Marianne suddenly feels a need to see her exhusband again. She decides to visit Johan at his old summer house in the western province of Dalarna. And so, one beautiful autumn day, there she is, beside his reclining chair, waking him with a light kiss.

Also living at the summer house are Johan's son Henrik and Henrik's daughter Karin. Henrik is giving his daughter cello lessons and already sees her future as staked out. Relations between father and son are very strained, but both are protective of Karin. They are all still mourning Anna, Henrik's much-loved wife, who died two years ago, yet who, in many ways, remains present among them. Marianne soon realizes that things are not all as they should be, and she finds
Liv Ullmann, Ingmar Bergman, Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius
Drama Sequel Foreign

Friday, July 8