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Weekend Movie Guide 02/11: Indie Comedies Battle The Bieber
It truly is a big world for little people this weekend! Justin Bieber will be every tween's Valentine, unless they're the type for red vs. blue. Then they'll plant themselves in front of Gnomeo & Juliet, Shakespearean lore by way of lawn ornament lovers. Both are in 3D, to squeeze a few more dollars out of parents/sitters/creepy old men, but at least Gnomeo & Juliet features Elton John's back catalogue for the grown-ups. The closest thing to an adult romance is Just Go With It, but calling anything with Adam Sandler in it "adult" is still a bit of a stretch.
South by Southwest loved Cold Weather when it premiered there last year. The noir comedy has its feet firmly planted in Portlandia, with a trailer sporting lo-fi production, hipsters with dead-end jobs, and cans of PBR. Age the cast by a decade and out comes this year's Sundance favorite Cedar Rapids. The R-Rated comedy carries quite the indie pedigree: Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt) produces, and Miguel Arteta (Youth In Revolt, Chuck & Buck) directs a cast of insurance salesmen run amok headlined by John C. Reilly & Ed Helms.
To see something even further off the beaten path, check out our weekly Film Calendar of specialty theatres, revival houses and midnight movies. See you at the movies!
Wide Release
- The Eagle (Showtimes)
- Gnomeo & Juliet (Showtimes)
- Just Go With It (Showtimes)
- Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (Showtimes)
Limited Release
- Carancho (2010) (Laemmle's Monica 4-Plex) (Laemmle's Playhouse 7) (Laemmle's Sunset 5)
- Cedar Rapids (2011) (AMC Century City 15) (The Landmark)
- Cold Weather (2010) (Laemmle's Sunset 5)
- The Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animated (Nuart Theatre)
- The Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action (Nuart Theatre)
- Patiala House (2011) (Laemmle's Fallbrook 7)
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Cedar Rapids
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Cold Weather
Gnomeo & Juliet
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Just Go With It
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That's all for this week. One more for the shorties - Oscar nominated shorts at the Nuart!
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