Uber-action director Michael Bay resurrects the 1980s-era robotic action figures in a live-action film about a war on Earth between the good-guy Autobots and the villainous Decepticons. With Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Anderson, Rachael Taylor, Megan Fox, John Turturro and Jon Voight. DreamWorks LLC / Paramount Pictures
* So? Noisy, boys-y
July 6
Joshua
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Tuesday May 08, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 62 words Type of Material: Correction
'Summer Sneaks': Two photographs were improperly credited in the "Summer Sneaks" movie preview in Sunday's Calendar. A photograph of Dane Cook and Jessica Alba in "Good Luck Chuck" was taken by Sergei Bachlakov, not Rico Torres. A photograph from the movie "Bug," with Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr., was credited to Lionsgate Entertainment; it should have been credited to Anthony Friedkin/Lionsgate.
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Los Angeles Times Thursday May 10, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 2 inches; 71 words Type of Material: Correction
'Arctic Tale': The Paramount Vantage release "Arctic Tale," opening Aug. 17, was omitted from the Summer Sneaks list in Sunday's Calendar section. The documentary from National Geographic follows a walrus and a polar bear through their life cycles amid a vanishing icebound world. It is narrated by Queen Latifah and includes music from Cat Stevens, Ben Harper, Aimee Mann and the Shins. It was directed by Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday May 13, 2007 Home Edition Sunday Calendar Part E Page 2 Calendar Desk 3 inches; 111 words Type of Material: Correction
Sneaks list: The Paramount Vantage release "Arctic Tale," opening Aug. 17, was omitted from the Summer Sneaks list in last Sunday's Calendar. The documentary from National Geographic follows a walrus and a polar bear through their respective life cycles amid a vanishing icebound world. It is narrated by Queen Latifah and directed by Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson. Also, two photographs were improperly credited in the list. A photograph of Dane Cook and Jessica Alba in "Good Luck Chuck" was taken by Sergei Bachlakov, not Rico Torres. A photograph from "Bug," with Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr., was credited to Lionsgate Entertainment; it should have been credited to Anthony Friedkin/Lionsgate.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday May 13, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 66 words Type of Material: Correction
'Summer Sneaks': Two photographs were improperly credited in the "Summer Sneaks" movie preview in the May 6 Calendar section. A photograph of Dane Cook and Jessica Alba in "Good Luck Chuck" was taken by Sergei Bachlakov, not Rico Torres. A photograph from the movie "Bug," with Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr., was credited to Lionsgate Entertainment; it should have been credited to Anthony Friedkin/ Lionsgate.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday May 17, 2007 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 44 words Type of Material: Correction
'Arctic Tale' release: A correction about the documentary "Arctic Tale" that ran May 10 and 13 said the movie would open Aug. 17 in Los Angeles. It opens July 20 in Los Angeles and New York
The tale of Brad (Sam Rockwell) and Abby (Vera Farmiga) Cairn, perfect Manhattan parents in a perfect Manhattan apartment whose perfect life begins to crack after the birth of their second child, Lily, and a dark side of prodigy son Joshua emerges. With Michael McKean. Directed by George Ratliff. Written by Ratliff and David Gilbert. \o7Fox Searchlight\f7
* So? Family friction
Manufactured Landscapes
Photographer Edward Burtynsky, who creates art from civilization's materials and debris, travels through China chronicling the country's industrial revolution. Director Jennifer Baichwal. \o7Zeitgeist Films\f7
* So? What "made in China" entails
July 11
Drama/Mex
Two tales of desire and despair intertwine in this imported drama set in Acapulco. With Fernando Becerril, Juan Pablo Castaneda, Diana Garcia, Miriana Moro and Emilo Valdes. Written and directed by Gerardo Naranjo. In Spanish with English subtitles. \o7IFC First Take\f7
* So? Seedy beach
July 13
Dynamite Warrior
A young man seeks to avenge his parents' murder by tracking down the man responsible. With Dan Chupong, Leo Putt, Panna Ritthikrai. Directed by Chalerm Wongpim. In Thai with English subtitles. \o7Magnolia Pictures\f7
* So? Vigilante, Thai style
1408
Suite 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel is supposedly haunted, which is perfect for a writer (John Cusack) working on a book about haunted hotel rooms. When he decides to stay the night, he experiences something out of a Stephen King story, which is appropriate, since screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski adapted King's short story. With Samuel L. Jackson and Mary McCormack. Directed by Mikael Hafstrom. \o7Weinstein Co. / MGM\f7
* So? Horror hotel
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
It's Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts and the evil Voldemort is loose, but the young wizard and his friends must first deal with a meddling new professor intent on disrupting their preparations for the coming battle against evil. With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters. Screenplay by Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling. Directed by David Yates. Also in Imax theaters. \o7Warner Bros.\f7
* So? Doesn't matter what we think
Interview
A reporter (Steve Buscemi) and a B-list actress (Sienna Miller, both above) cross swords in this tale based on a drama by the late Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh. Buscemi directs. Written by David Schachter. \o7Sony Pictures Classics\f7
* So? Improbable but clever
Lights in the Dusk
This installment of a trilogy that began with "Drifting Clouds" and "The Man Without a Past" deals with loneliness, as a single man struggles against a harsh world. Written and directed by Aki Kaurismaki. In Finnish and Russian with English subtitles. \o7Strand Releasing\f7
* So? Attractively gloomy
My Best Friend
Realizing he has no friends, a self-important antiques dealer engages an affable taxi driver to teach him how to be liked. With Daniel Auteuil. Written and directed by Patrice Leconte. In French with English subtitles. \o7IFC Films\f7
* So? Messrs. Lonely
Talk to Me
Don Cheadle plays Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, the real-life radio personality from the 1960s who broke through color barriers and rallied the black community with his blunt style. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, Cedric the Entertainer and Martin Sheen. Screenplay by Michael Genet, revisions by Rick Famuyiwa and Kasi Lemmons. Directed by Lemmons. \o7Focus Features\f7
* So? A time you actually enjoyed listening
July 20
Cashback
An insomniac art student discovers he has a special gift when he takes a job on a supermarket's graveyard shift. With Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans. Writer-director Sean Ellis expanded his Oscar-nominated short. \o7Magnolia Pictures\f7
* So? Time trick
Fierce People
Diane Lane plays a working-class mom with a drug problem who moves with her teenage son (Anton Yelchin) to a country club suburb and into conflict with the natives. Donald Sutherland, Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Perkins, Paz de la Huerta and Chris Evans costar. Directed by Griffin Dunne. \o7After Dark Films\f7
* So? Anthropology of social strata
Goya's Ghosts
Stellan Skarsgard portrays the Spanish painter in this historical epic directed by Milos Forman ("Amadeus"). With Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman. Written by Forman and Jean-Claude Carriere.\o7 Samuel Goldwyn Films\f7
* So? Merciless realism
Hairspray
