Las Vegas Movies In Theatres This Week

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy opens July 22nd, 2008 (DVD) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

This mockumentary stars David Naughton (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON) as a beleaguered horror director who sets out to make the movie that will put him back on the A list! Unfortunately for him, a quirky crew and penchant for mishaps don't make anything easier in this hilarious satire of low-budget filmmaking.

Boy A opens July 23rd, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

At 24, Jack (Andrew Garfield) is getting a fresh start. After living in prison for years, he has finally been released, but he may never be able to escape his past. Peter Mullan (CHILDREN OF MEN) costars as Jack's care worker.

Brideshead Revisited opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

The enviable pedigree for this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic is sure to sway even the most ardent fan of the book. Veteran stars Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon act alongside fresh-faced talents Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, and Hayley Atwell. BAFTA-winning scribe Andrew Davies (the BBC's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) co-adapts the novel, while BECOMING JANE's Julian Jarrold directs.

Baghead opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

After the success of THE PUFFY CHAIR, fraternal filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass stray from the indie comedy formula with a simple addition: a little bit of horror. This creepy comedy centers on, as the title suggests, a man wearing a paper bag on his head.

No Regret opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

A gay prostitute (Lee Young-Hoon) and his client (Lee Han) find love for a short time in this film from South Korea. This tragic romance is the first film from director Leesong Hee-il.

Step Brothers opens July 25th, 2008 (wide) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

The fantastic foursome behind TALLADEGA NIGHTS--Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Adam McKay--reunite for this comedy about two grown men who become step brothers. Though the pair of men (Ferrell and Reilly) are over the hill, they still aren't out of their parents' houses, and they have to learn to get along when their respective mother and father get married.

Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

X-Files: I Want to Believe opens July 25th, 2008 (wide) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

In grand "X-Files" manner, the film's storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show's most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder's pursuits.

Order of Myths opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

Though this documentary seems to center on the Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama, THE ORDER OF MYTHS actually focuses on the segregated nature of those events and the still pervasive racism in the Southern city. Margaret Brown, the filmmaker behind BE HERE TO LOVE ME: A FILM ABOUT TOWNES VAN ZANDT, directs this revealing film.

American Teen opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

Documentarian Nanette Burstein (THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE) directs this film that centers on a quartet of high school seniors in Indiana. AMERICAN TEEN may be true, but this Sundance hit begs comparisons to the beloved John Hughes films of the 1980s for its depiction of teenage society.

Love Comes Lately opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

This drama interweaves three short stories by Nobel Prize-winning writer Isaac Bashevis Singer, with Austrian actor Otto Tausig in the lead as Max Kohn. He's an aging writer who hasn't lost his sense of romance or adventure--which frequently lands him into trouble! Barbara Hershey appears as one of the elder statesman's former students.

Take opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

Minnie Driver and Jeremy Renner star in this slow-paced, heart-wrenching drama from director Charles Oliver. As the film shifts back and forth in time between the lives of two struggling souls connected by a tragedy, events lead up to one fateful encounter and its final consequence. Oscar nominee Driver plays Anna, a woman still desperate for justice and solace seven years after the murder of her young son (MARTIAN CHILD's Bobby Coleman). His killer, Saul (Renner, NORTH COUNTRY), awaits execution on death row for a crime he committed in a moment of desperation. The two will meet for one final time when Ana travels to the prison to see Saul's last moments.

CSNY: Deja Vu opens July 25th, 2008 (limited) -- Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:12:02 GMT

Director Bernard Shakey (aka Neil Young) blends a concert movie with a political documentary in this Sundance favorite. Fellow icons David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash join Young to reunite the classic CSNY lineup, and they prove that you're never too old to raise hell. On their appropriately named "Freedom of Speech 2006" tour, the musicians perform songs from Young's protest song-filled LIVING WITH WAR album and receive a number of different reactions to their controversial playlist.