Commentary Track

by MIKE MACCOLLUM

Weep ye, oh weep ye, for the young people of central Indiana, for they are being denied vital contributions to world cinema starring Corbin Bleu (Free Style) and Kuno Becker (From Mexico with Love) that open elsewhere in Indiana this week – although both films may open in the Indy area later on.  (By which point many in their target audience may well have seen them by way of illegal downloads, if they haven’t done so already.)  For now, Indianapolis residents will have to content themselves with Paranormal Activity (YES! – opening on three screens at the same theater – !), Earth Days and The Boys Are Back (both at the Keystone Arts) – along with the start of the Heartland Film Festival, various holdovers, non-theatrical screenings, and one-shot events.  For more on all of that, other films showing throughout the state, and this week’s complete listings of limited release films opening around the country, read on below….

(And just a quick note here: As of Thursday evening, Nashville’s Lotus Petal Cinema does not have anything on their schedule past Monday, October 13.  So if you want to see what they will show for their “Reel Matters” series of documentaries on Tuesday night, and what film or films they will be showing starting on Thursday, go to the Lotus Petal link in the sidebar at the right of this page.)

Adam – This unusual rom-com will be shown from Friday, October 9 through Monday, October 12 at the Cinema Center at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne; click on the Cinema Center link in the sidebar for show times.

An American Opera – On the official site for Tom McPhee’s award-winning documentary, a heading declares that the film concerns “The Greatest Pet Rescue Ever” – which makes sense, considering that An American Opera is about the efforts by veterinarians, pet owners, rescuers and others to save the thousands of animals left behind when people were forced to evacuate New Orleans without their pets in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.  The film’s official web site – which does not recommend the film for anyone under the age of 13 – says that tickets bought in advance of the screening are $15, while tickets at the door will be $20; it also notes that $5 from each ticket sold goes to a “local sponsoring animal welfare organization.”  An American Opera will be shown at 7 PM on Wednesday, October 14 at the Earth House Collective in Indianapolis.

Blood Creek – Somehow or other (product shortage? demonic possession of the theater itself?), Joel Schumacher’s schlocker holds over at the Georgetown 14 for yet another week, this time for two shows per day (at 3:55 and 9:35 PM).

The Boys Are Back – Clive Owen stars as a sportswriter who takes an unconventional approach to raising his sons after his wife dies in this comedy/drama from director Scott Hicks (Shine).  The reviews seem to have been mixed, but mostly positive – although almost everyone seems to be praising Owen’s performance here.  The Boys Are Back starts Friday at the Keystone Arts in Indianapolis. More info on the film at the official site.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film will be shown at the Yes Cinema in Columbus at 10 PM on Friday and Saturday nights.

Bright Star – Jane Campion’s film about the love affair between poet John Keats and Fanny Browne starts Friday at the Lafayette 7 in Lafayette – a full two weeks ahead of its scheduled opening at the Keystone Arts. More info on the film at its official site.

Chop Shop – This film about an orphaned near-adolescent who lives and works in the car repair shop of a Queens, NY junkyard was directed by Ramin Bahrani.  It will be shown at 6:30 PM on Saturday, October 10, at the University of Notre Dame’s Browning Cinema; it is the second in the Browning’s series of films by Bahrani.  As with the other films in this series, Bahrani is scheduled to be at the Browning to discuss the film.  For more information, click on the theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page.

The Cove – A documentary about a team of filmmakers exposing shocking activities in a restricted area in Japan, The Cove will be showing at the Cinema Center in Fort Wayne this week; click on the Cinema Center link in the sidebar for show times.  (The official site for the film doesn’t say anything about the film opening elsewhere in Indiana, by the way.)

Departures – An Academy-Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Departures will be showing this week at the Cinema Center in Fort Wayne; click on the Cinema Center link in the sidebar for show times.

Dinosaurs Alive! 3D – This 2007 film will be showing again this week at the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis; click on this theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page for show times.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner star in this version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story; it will be shown at 2 PM on Friday and 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday at the historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin.

Earth Days – Filmmaker Robert Stone made this documentary on the history of the environmental movement; it starts Friday at the Keystone Arts in Indianapolis.  Although the film features the stories of nine people who were “pioneers” of the movement, this doesn’t sound like a static, “talking head”-style doc; the film’s official site describes it as “[v]isually stunning, vastly entertaining, and awe-inspiring,” and claims that the film is “beautifully illustrated with a stunning array of footage.”

Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone – This English-dubbed anime holds over at the Georgetown 14 this week.  It looks like there will be four shows a day most of the week – except Saturday, when there will be no late show (in order to make room for the weekly screening of Rocky Horror).

Food, Inc. – The big hit (for a documentary, at least) doc about America’s food supply will be shown from Friday, October 9 through Monday, October 12 at the Cinema Center at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne; click on the Cinema Center link in the sidebar for show times.

Free Style – William Dear (Harry and the Hendersons) directs Corbin Bleu, Madison Pettis, Sandra Echeverria and Penelope Ann Miller in this story about an amateur motorcross racer who vows to win a place on the Grand National motorcross team.  Free Style (official site) starts Friday at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 in Schererville and 193 other theaters across the US (11 in Arizona, 40 in California, 16 in Colorado, 2 in Connecticut, 26 in Georgia, 22 in Illinois, 8 in New Jersey, 3 in New Mexico, 18 in New York, 36 in Texas, and 11 in Washington state).

From Mexico with Love – Kuno Becker (from the Goal! movies) stars as a poor farm worker and part-time boxer in an “adrenaline-pumping action drama” (or at least that’s how the film’s official web site describes it).  Steven Bauer, Bruce McGill, Stephen Lang and Danay Garcia are in the supporting cast. The plot has Becker’s character wanting to face off in the ring against the son of the jerk who owns the ranch where Becker and his mother work; the official site says that this leads to “a dramatic showdown between the racist ranchers and the masses of downtrodden farm workers.”  (Golly, I wonder who’s going to win!)  From Mexico with Love starts Friday at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 in Schererville, and at 280 other theaters across the country (93 in Texas, 2 in Oklahoma, 12 in New York, 7 in New Mexico, 9 in New Jersey, 5 in Nevada, 14 in Illinois, 29 in Florida, 1 in Connecticut, 93 in California, and 15 in Arizona).  With that many prints out there, there’s a pretty decent chance that From Mexico with Love will make it to at least one theater in central Indiana at some point – provided it doesn’t bomb out in its opening week.

Giant – The first film in the Indianapolis-Marion County Library’s “Hoosiers in Hollywood” film series, Giant will be shown on Sunday, October 11, at the Central Library’s Clowes Auditorium.  The 1956 film was directed by George Stevens, who won an Academy Award for Best Director; it stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Carroll Baker, and Indiana native James Dean (in his last film).  Giant will be preceded by a discussion with David Smith, author of the book Hoosiers in Hollywood; that starts at 2 PM.  The discussion and film are both free.

Goodbye Solo – The most recent feature film from director Ramin Bahrani, Goodbye Solo is a critically-acclaimed story about the friendship between an older “good old boy” (played by Elvis crony Red West) and a younger Senegalese immigrant who is working as a cab driver in North Carolina.  The film will be shown at 6:30 PM on Friday, October 9, at the University of Notre Dame’s Browning Cinema; it is the first in the Browning’s series of films by Bahrani.  As with the other films in this series, Bahrani is scheduled to be at the Browning to discuss the film.  For more information, click on the theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page.

Good Hair – Chris Rock stars in this documentary about African-American hairstyles (which had its genesis when Rock’s own daughter asked him, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?”)  Early reviews suggest that in spite of the film’s comic tone, it makes a number of serious points.  Maya Angelou, Ice-T, Nia Long and the Rev. Al Sharpton are among the interviewees.  Good Hair starts Friday at the Goodrich Portage 16 in Portage, the Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 in Merrillville/Hobart, the Kerasotes ShowPlace 14 in Michigan City, and Kerasotes Showplace 12 in Schererville, along with 182 other theaters across the US (49 in California, 4 in Connecticut, 42 in Georgia, 25 in Illinois, 9 in Maryland, 17 in New Jersey, 28 in New York, 7 in Virginia, and 1 in Washington, DC). The film is scheduled for what its official website says will be a “national release” on October 23 – so it may show up elsewhere in Indiana then.

Grease and Raiders of the Lost Ark – The Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville will be showing this double feature on Friday and Saturday evenings, starting at dusk.

Haunted Castle 3D – The IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis will screen this animated film from 2001 at 7 PM Friday and Saturday, October 9th and 10th, and again on Thursday, October 15.

The Heartland Film Festival – The 18th annual edition of the Heartland kicks off Thursday, October 15 with a 7:30 PM showing of Lasse Hallstrom’s Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (starring Richard Gere and Joan Allen) at the Murat Centre.  Adult tickets are $12 for the film only, $85 for the film and pre-show dinner (which starts at 6 PM), and $25 for the film and post-film reception.  (I couldn’t find anything to confirm this on the web site for tickets, but the $85 ticket may include the post-film reception as well as the dinner and movie; you might want to call first and confirm that.)  The regular series of Heartland film screenings gets underway next Friday, October 16.

Holiday – Katharine Hepburn  and Cary Grant star in this 1938 comedy, which will be shown at 3 PM on Sunday, October 11, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington; it’s part of the BCT’s “Golden Age of Hollywood” series.

Horrorfest – The triple bill of terror at Martinsville’s Centerbrook Drive-In this week consists of Jennifer’s Body, Rob Zombie’s version of Halloween II, and Pandorum.  Show times are at 7:50, 9:20 and 11:05 PM (respectively), Friday through Sunday nights.  (And it does indeed look like there will be a late show this Sunday night, as far as I can tell from the drive-in’s official site.)

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell – This R-rated comedy moves from the Castleton 14 and Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX (its two venues in Indianapolis last week) to three other Indy-area screens this week: Regal’s Galaxy 14, Shiloh 18, and Village Park 17 theaters.  I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell also starts Friday at the Carmike 20 in Fort Wayne – and continues for a third week at the Goodrich Portage 16 in Portage and Eastside 9 in Lafayette, and the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 in Schererville and ShowPlace East 11 in Bloomington.

It Might Get Loud – Musicians from three generations – Jack White, The Edge and Jimmy Page – play music on their electric guitars and talk about their music as well in this documentary by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth).  It Might Get Loud will have two showings, at 6:30 and 9:30 PM, on Thursday, October 15, at the University of Notre Dame’s Browning Cinema.  (It Might Get Loud also may or may not open at the Keystone Arts in Indianapolis – see “Next Week and Beyond,” below.) More info on the film at the official site.

Lewis and Clark: The Great Journey West – This 2002 film will be showing again this week at the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum in downtown Indianapolis; click on this theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page for show times.

Man Push Cart – The Browning Cinema at the University of Notre Dame concludes their series of films by director Ramin Bahrani at 9:30 PM on Saturday, October 10, with Man Push Cart.  This film is about a Pakistani singer who now lives in New York City and makes his living by selling food to Manhattanites from his push cart.  As with the other films in this series, Bahrani is scheduled to be at the Browning to discuss the film.  For more information, click on the theater’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page.

The Mother’s House – A documentary about three generations of a family living in a dangerous section of Cape Town, South Africa, The Mother’s House will be shown at 7 PM on Thursday, October 15, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Toby Theater.  For more information, click on the IMA’s link in the sidebar at the right of this page.

My One and Only – Starts Friday at the Carmike 20 in Fort Wayne.

Omer Fast: The Casting – This fourteen minute, four channel video installation continues at the Indianapolis Museum of Art through March 14. According to the IMA’s website, the piece intercuts excerpts from the artist’s conversations with a soldier about to leave for his second tour of duty in Iraq with footage of actors mimicking the dialogue. Click on the IMA’s link in the sidebar for more information.

Paranormal Activity – An ultra-low-budget, much-(over?)praised film that answers the creepy question, “What happens when you sleep?,” Paranormal Activity starts Friday on 3 (!) screens at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX on the south side of Indianapolis, and on another 3 screens at the ShowPlace 12 in Schererville.  For those of you who don’t want to drive to either of those locations, be patient – Paramount says that they will give this film a national release – and presumably book it in a theater closer to you – when one million people have “demanded” the movie; see the link on the movie’s website for details on how to “demand” the film yourself, if you’re so inclined.  The “counter” that supposedly is registering the number of demands for the film might be doing just that – or it may be a lyin’ load of promotional hooey.  Either way, the counter was over the 700,000 mark on Thursday evening, and it seems to be registering over 100,000 demands per day… so I would expect a national release – and more screens around the state – on October 16 and/or 23.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Rocky rises again this Saturday night at the Georgetown 14, where the cult film will be shown at 10 PM.

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry – Continues for another week at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 11 in Richmond.

The September Issue – The documentary on Anna Wintour and Vogue magazine continues at the Keystone Arts this week with two shows per day, at 1:20 and 6:30 PM.

Shrink – Continues through Monday, October 12, at the Lotus Petal Cinema in Nashville; click on their link in the sidebar at the right of this page for show times.

Spookley, the Square Pumpkin – A short (45 minutes) animated film for children, Spookley will have daily showings at 1 PM this week at the Georgetown 14 in Indianapolis, and at 11 AM at the Showplace East in Evansville; it will also be shown at 1 and 3:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday at the Studio 10 in Shelbyville.

Stark Raving Black – Lewis Black’s stand-up comedy film will be shown daily this week at 9:15 PM at the Showplace East in Evansville.  The official site for this film says that it will also be at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 West (presumably Traders Point) in Indianapolis and the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 in Schererville.  However, the only showing I could find in Indianapolis this week was at 8 PM on Tuesday, October 13, at the Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX on the south side – and the only Schererville show time I found for this week was at the ShowPlace 12 in that city, again at 8 PM on October 13.

Suspicion – Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 classic will be shown at 3 PM on Sunday, October 11, at the University of Notre Dame’s Browning Cinema; it’s part of the “Celebrating Hitchcock” series at that theater.

Tosca – The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Puccini’s tragic love story will be shown live and in HD at 1 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, October 10, at several Indianapolis-area theaters (the AMC Castleton Square 14, Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX, Regal’s Galaxy 14, and Goodrich’s Hamilton 16), as well as twelve other venues around the state (including the Browning Cinema at the University of Notre Dame).  Go to the Fathom Events page (see link in sidebar at the right of this page) for more information.

Wake Up, Sid! – This Bollywood comedy about a young slacker will be shown at 9:30 PM on Friday and Saturday nights at the Georgetown 14, according to the manoranjaninc.com site; the movietickets.com “schedule” page for the G14 claims that Wake Up, Sid! will also be shown at that theater on Sunday night at 9:30 PM.

“War on the Water” – That’s the title of the last in the “Hollywood at War Film and Discussion Series,” which starts at 1 PM on Sunday, October 11, at Fort Harrison State Park (near 59th Street and Post Road in Indianapolis).  A “major Hollywood war movie” will be screened, followed by a discussion.  Unfortunately, none of the press materials that I have seen for this event provide the name of the film in question, so you might want to call the park’s Visitor Center at 591-0122 to see if they can tell you which film will be shown.  Admission to the event itself is free, but admission to the park itself is $5 for vehicles with Indiana license plates and $7 for cars with out-of-state plates.

Why Sturgis? – Indiana filmmaker Martin Schliessmann will be there both for the screening of this documentary on Sturgis, SD and the discussion that follows the screening at the Earth House Collective on Thursday, October 15; the film starts at 7 PM.  According to the many good reviews for the film on its official site, this documentary covers the history of the town, its geography and economy, and the annual Sturgis biker rally.

A Woman in Berlin – Based on a true story (as taken from diary entries), A Woman in Berlin is about a woman trying to survive the Soviet invasion of that city in 1945.  A Woman in Berlin will be shown at 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday nights at IU’s Fine Arts building in Bloomington; it is presented by The Ryder Magazine and Film series.  (I checked to see if the film will show at the Keystone Arts, but the website created by the film’s US distributor, Strand Releasing, does not offer that sort of information, as far as I can tell.)

OPENING ELSEWHERE – Once again, most of the 23 (!) movies listed below are making a brief tap-dance into theaters before being yanked offstage into the great DVD/Blu-Ray dumpster – but a few will get some fairly substantial theatrical play, including a run in Indiana.  The official site for The Damned United, for example, says it will be at the Keystone Arts November 6, and that same theater will have An Education on November 13, according to that film’s official site.  As for the rest, St. Trinian’s School for Girls could play in Indiana as well, if its opening week in the northeastern US goes well, and After the Storm will be shown during the Heartland Film Festival next week.

Acid Factory – Irrfan Khan (Slumdog Millionaire) was the only name I recognized in the cast of this Bollywood “action-thriller;” apparently, it is a remake of the US film Unknown, in which five men with temporary memory loss wake up in a locked room and have to figure out who they are, and why they are there – before it’s too late.  Acid Factory starts Friday at six theaters in the Phoenix Adlabs chain (and other locations too, possibly).

Adventures of Power – Multi-hyphenate Ari Gold – who made the award-winning short animated film Helicopter – wrote, directed and starred in this comedy about a small-town miner who is determined to win an air drumming contest (like air guitars, but with drums).  Michael McKean, Jane Lynch and Adrian Grenier costar in Adventures of Power, which starts Friday in NYC and Louisville.

After the Storm – After Hurricane Katrina, James Lecesne and other New York-based artists head to New Orleans and find a group of young performers – all of whom were affected by the devastation – for a production of the musical Once On This Island. After the Storm is a behind-the-scenes documentary about the attempt to stage the musical – and return hope to the lives of the student actors – under trying circumstances; it starts Friday in New York City.

Akhiyaan Udeekdian – According to its official site, this Indian film is about a mother who stands up for women’s rights after she is forced to abort her unborn daughter.  Akhiyaan Udeekdian starts Friday at two theaters (in New York and New Jersey) in the Phoenix Adlabs chain.

Araya – Although it was the co-winner of the Cannes International Critics Prize for 1959 with Hiroshima, Mon Amour, Margot Benacerraf’s Araya was not widely seen at the time, and was mostly forgotten – until just recently.  Araya takes its title from a dry region in northern Venezuela, where it was filmed.  The film takes place over the period of a single day in Araya, and follows the lives of several salt workers there.  A restored print of this much-praised film started Wednesday, October 7, at the IFC Center in New York City.

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story – As you may have deduced from the title, this is a documentary about the life and career of actor and comedian Eddie Izzard; it starts Friday at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood.

Bronson – A young British man is sent to prison following an attempted robbery; he then spends nearly 35 years in prison – mostly in solitary confinement, as a result of violent brawls – and takes the name “Charles Bronson.”  Tom Hardy (Layer Cake, Sucker Punch, RocknRolla) plays the main character in this film, which was directed and co-written by Nicholas Winding Refn (who also made the Pusher trilogy and Fear X).  Bronson - which was based on a true story – starts Friday at New York City’s Angelika Film Center.

The Damned Rain – A Marathi-language film from India, The Damned Rain has been compared to the works of Indian director Satyajit Ray.  The film is set among farmers in a drought-plagued region of India, where suicides among farmers are tragically frequent.  The Damned Rain starts Friday in Los Angeles.

The Damned United – Michael Sheen (from The Queen and Frost/Nixon) stars as the exceedingly ambitious new coach of England’s Leeds United football team in this film, which is based on a true story.  Colm Meaney costars as the rival coach, who Sheen’s character is obsessed with defeating; Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent are also in the cast.  The Damned United starts Friday at two theaters in New York City and three theaters in and around Los Angeles.

Disengagement – Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai (Kippur, Kadosh) directed this political drama with Juliette Binoche, Jeanne Moreau, and Hiam Abbass (The Visitor) in the cast.  Binoche plays a woman who is reunited with her estranged, adoptive stepbrother following a death in the family.  She then goes to Israel to search for her long-lost daughter, while her stepbrother (a cop or a soldier, depending on which source you’re reading) forces Israeli settlers out of the Gaza strip.  Disengagement starts Friday in New York City.

Eating Out: All You Can Eat – Rebekah Kochan plays a woman who goes online to find a boyfriend for her gay friend in this romantic comedy, which starts Friday in New York City and San Francisco.

An Education – Lone Scherfig (Italian for Beginners) directed this adaptation of Lynn Barber’s book of the same title; Nick Hornby (author of the books High Fidelity and About a Boy) wrote the screenplay.  Carey Mulligan plays the lead character, a 16-year-old schoolgirl in early ‘60s England who is bored with life until an older man (Peter Sarsgaard) becomes her suitor.  Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams, Rosamund Pike and Emma Thompson are also in the cast of An Education, which starts Friday in New York City and Los Angeles.

The Heretics – This documentary is the story of a New York City-based feminist art collective in the 1970s; it was directed by Joan Braderman, who was a member of the group at the time.  The Heretics starts Friday at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Hollywood Vixens – According to its official web site, Hollywood Vixens is a docudrama about “the scandals, traps and pitfalls of innocent females… seeking work and employment in the male-dominated modeling and acting profession in Hollywood.”  Hollywood Vixens starts Friday at Laemmle’s Grande 4-plex in downtown Los Angeles.

Mahatma – This is a dramatic Telegu-language film from India about a follower of Mahatma Gandhi; it starts Friday at five theaters in the Phoenix Adlabs chain (and other locations too, possibly).  There doesn’t seem to be an official site for the film, so here is a link to the home page of the director, and here is a site with links to two trailers.

Mr. Right – This is a gay romantic comedy about three male couples in London; it starts Friday in Los Angeles.

One Good Man: Life as a Latter-Day Dad – A father faces multiple challenges (at home, at work, and at church) in this film, which starts Friday at thirteen theaters in Utah and one theater in Idaho.

Passport to Love – A comedy about the love lives of two Vietnamese men who come to Orange County, CA, Passport to Love was a big hit in Vietnam, and won several prizes at that nation’s equivalent to the Academy Awards.  Passport to Love starts Friday at six US theaters (two in Orange County, one in San Jose, CA, one in Houston, one in Dallas, and one in Atlanta).

Peter and Vandy – Based on a play by Jay DiPietro – who also wrote the screenplay and directed – Peter and Vandy is a romantic comedy/drama about two young lovers, played by Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler.  This film was an official selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and – like (500) Days of Summer – tells its story in a non-linear fashion.  Peter and Vandy starts Friday at one theater in New York City, and at two theaters in or near Los Angeles.

St. Trinian’s – Rupert Everett (in two roles – one in drag), Colin Firth, Russell Brand, Lena Headey, Mischa Barton and Stephen Fry are in the cast of this British comedy about students at an unusual private girls’ school who are trying to prevent the school’s closure.  This was a big hit in Britain; a sequel completed filming a few months ago.  St. Trinian’s starts Friday at 76 theaters (27 in Massachusetts, 24 in New York, 11 in Connecticut, 9 in New Jersey, 4 in Rhode Island and 1 in New Hampshire).

Trucker – Michelle Monaghan plays the title character, who leads a happy life free of responsibility – until her 11-year-old son (who she hasn’t seen since he was an infant) shows up.  Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt and Joey Lauren Adams are also in the cast of this film, which starts Friday in NYC, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Louisville, and Gallup, New Mexico.

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman – A documentary about the man considered by some to be the best architectural photographer in the world, Visual Acoustics starts Friday at the Cinema Village in New York City.

The Yes Men Fix the World – The anti-big-corporation pranksters from the film The Yes Men return in this follow-up.  This documentary chronicles the latest stunts by Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, who like to assume the guises of executives from big companies – and then issue outrageously odd statements to the press and public.  The Yes Men Fix the World started Wednesday, October 7 in New York City.

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND – In Keystone Arts news, A Serious Man, Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, It Might Get Loud and Paris are all still set to open October 16 at that theater, according to the “showtimes” feature at the left of the Keystone Arts’ home page – but as of today, on the theater’s “Now Showing” feature, only A Serious Man and Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg are still there as October 16 openers.  Here’s hoping that It Might Get Loud and Paris show up at the theater sooner or later – although there is no Indianapolis date on the official web site for It Might Get Loud as of now, for whatever that’s worth, and the site for Paris says it will start at the Keystone Arts on October 9, which it will not.  (Bright Star, by the way, is still scheduled to open at the Keystone Arts on October 23, according to “showtimes” for that day.)

Meanwhile, Manoranjaninc.com has two new titles on their site this week – Blue (billed elsewhere on the web as “India’s first underwater movie”) has a “TBD” opening date at the Georgetown 14 for sometime in October, while the Kannada-language Raj the Show Man will play at the Georgetown 14 on October 25.