Tortilla Heaven Life will never be the same again in a small New Mexico town after someone spots the image of Jesus Christ on a tortilla. With Lupe Ontiveros, Miguel Sandoval, George Lopez, Olivia Hussey, Jose Zuniga and Irene Bedard. Written and directed by Judy Hecht Dumontet. Archangel Entertainment, March 16
Unconscious The sexual taboos of early 20th century Barcelona in the time of Freud are the basis of this story of a brother and pregnant sister-in-law (Luis Tosar and Leonor Watling) caught up in a search for the woman's missing husband. In Spanish with English subtitles. Written by Dominic Harari, Joaquin Oristrell and Teresa Pelegri. Directed by Oristrell. Regent Releasing, Feb. 9
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday January 21, 2007 Home Edition Sunday Calendar Part E Page 2 Calendar Desk 3 inches; 121 words Type of Material: Correction
Movie Sneaks: In last Sunday's movie Sneaks listings, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie "TMNT" was included under Action. The CGI film should have been under Animation. Also, the names of writer-director Bruce A. Evans and writer Raynold Gideon for the film "Mr. Brooks" were omitted from the list. Also, the comedy "Good Luck Chuck" was omitted. In it, Dane Cook stars as a dentist who discovers that a curse placed on his love life by a rejected Goth girl a quarter century earlier is having an unforeseen effect on his romantic prospects. Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler also star. The movie, written by Josh Stolberg and directed by Mark Helfrich, is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate on Aug. 24.
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Los Angeles Times Sunday January 21, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 0 inches; 23 words Type of Material: Correction
Movie Sneaks: The Jan. 14 Calendar Movie Sneaks listings included errors and omissions. The correct information is on Page E2 of today's Calendar.
Underdog An ordinary beagle is given superhuman powers and the voice of Jason Lee in this live action adaptation of the popular cartoon series. With Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, John Slattery, Patrick Warburton and Brad Garrett, with the voice of Amy Adams. Screenplay by Adam Rifkin and Joe Piscatella & Craig A. Williams. Directed by Frederik Du Chau. \o7Walt Disney Pictures, TBD\f7
Untitled Farrelly Brothers Project The Farrellys reteam with "There's Something About Mary" star Ben Stiller for the story of a newly married man who discovers during his Mexican honeymoon that his new wife is one of the most awful people alive. With Michelle Monaghan, Malin Akerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson, Danny McBride and Polly Holliday. \o7DreamWorks, Oct. 5\f7
The Valet To keep his wife from figuring out he was photographed with his mistress, a wealthy Frenchman recruits a poor parking attendant to house his mistress and pretend to be her boyfriend. With Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Berry and Virginie Ledoyen. Directed by Francis Veber. \o7Sony Pictures Classics, April 20\f7
Wild Hogs Four suburban guys (Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy) try to recapture their youth through a cross-country motorcycle ride, which leads them to an encounter with a real-life biker gang. With Marisa Tomei, Jill Hennessy and Ray Liotta. Written by Brad Copeland. Directed by Walt Becker. \o7Touchstone, March 2\f7
Year of the Dog "School of Rock" writer Mike White makes his directorial debut with the story of a dog-loving secretary (Molly Shannon) who undergoes a massive personal transformation when her dog dies. With Regina King, Peter Sarsgaard, John C. Reilly and Laura Dern. \o7Paramount Vantage, April 13\f7
Air Guitar Nation The lives of aspiring metal-heads preparing for the first US Air Guitar Championships. Directed by Alexandra Lipsitz. \o7Shadow Distribution,\f7\o7 April\f7
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? A no-name college instructor competes against Missouri's most famous political family to fill outgoing House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt's seat in this account of the 2004 Missouri Democratic primary. Directed by Frank Popper. \o7At Risk Films, Feb. 9.\f7
Fired! Actress Annabelle Gurwitch was so traumatized after being dropped from a Woody Allen play, she set out to examine everyone's experiences with being downsized -- from comedians to regular working folk. With Tim Allen, David Cross, Andy Dick, Illeana Douglas, Jeff Garlin, Judy Gold, Anne Meara, Bob Odenkirk, Robert Reich, Jeffrey Ross, Harry Shearer, Sarah Silverman, Ben Stein, Paul F. Tompkins and Fred Willard. Directed by Chris Bradley and Kyle La Brache. \o7International Film Circuit,\f7\o7 March 2.\f7
Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra An inside account of the first days of the remade Toronto Symphony Orchestra under the baton of new music director Peter Oundjian. With Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma. Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete. \o7Outsider Pictures, July\f7
Into Great Silence The monks of the Grande Chartreuse, a monastery in the French Alps, live and worship in silence. Filmmaker Philip Groning lived among them for six months, recording their daily rituals without a crew or artificial lighting. \o7Zeitgeist Films, March 9\f7
Maxed Out Americans' spiraling debt is the subject of James Scurlock's investigative piece about how the credit card and financial industries really work and how the rich get richer while the poor get poorer. \o7Truly Indie, March 9.\f7
Sacco and Vanzetti John Turturro and Tony Shalhoub read aloud the prison writings of two Italian immigrant anarchists who were accused of murder and executed in Boston in 1927 after a highly controversial trial. Directed by Peter Miller. \o7First Run Features, April 6.\f7
Show Business Behind-the-scenes with four Broadway musicals: "Wicked," "Avenue Q," "Taboo" and "Caroline, or Change" with intimate views of the actors in rehearsal up through opening night. With Alan Cumming, Boy George, Rosie O'Donnell and Kristin Chenoweth. Directed by Dori Berinstein. \o7Here! Films/Regent Releasing, April 27.\f7
