ETA members may purchase discounted movie passes to AMC, Showcase, and Esquire Theatres. Weekly movie listings for the Esquire Theatre follow....
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LIONS FOR LAMBS (OPENING DAY, Friday 11/9/07) Rated R 120 min.
Two determined students, Arian and Ernest, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley, and attempt to do something important with their lives. When the two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan, Malley is both moved and distraught. As Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field, they become the string that binds together two disparate stories on opposite sides of America. In California, an anguished Dr. Malley attempts to reach a privileged but disaffected student, who is the very opposite of Arian and Ernest. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the charismatic Presidential hopeful, Senator Jasper Irving, is about to give a bombshell story to a probing TV journalist that may affect Arian and Ernest's fates. As arguments, memories and bullets fly, the three stories are woven ever more tightly together. Starring Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Michael Pena and Derek Luke. Directed by Robert Redford.
MICHEAL CLAYTON (FINAL DAY, Thursday 11/8/07) Rated R 120 min Michael Clayton is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life. Starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack and Pamela Gray. Directed by Tony Gilroy.
WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY
Rated R
88 min.
Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip, with his Russian rocker friend, to find her. Their journey takes them through purgatory where they discover that being dead doesn't mean you have to stop living. Starring Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Wigham, Will Arnett and Leslie Bibb. Directed by Goran Dukic.
THE DARJEELING LIMITED
Rated R
91 min
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each. Their quest, however, veers rapidly off-course and they eventually find themselves stranded, alone and in the middle of the desert; here, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Roman Coppola and Camilla Rutherford. Directed by Wes Anderson.
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
Rated PG-13
102 min
Lars Lindstrom is a loveable introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of what is almost solitude, he invites Bianca, a friend he met on the internet to visit him. He introduces Bianca to his brother Gus and his wife Karen and they are stunned. They don't know what to say to Lars or Bianca, because she is a life-size doll, not a real person and he is treating her as though she is alive. They consult the family doctor who explains this is a delusion he's created and they should all go along with it. What follows is an emotional journey for Lars and the people around him. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Kelli Garner and Paul Schneider. Directed by Craig Gillespie.
INTO THE WILD
Rated R
140 min
Freshly graduated from college with a promising future, 22 year-old Christopher McCandless walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. McCandless' quest took him from the wheat fields of South Dakota to a renegade trip down the Colorado River and to the non-conformists' refuge of Slab City, California. Along the way, he encountered a series of colorful characters at the very edges of American society who shaped his understanding of life. In the end, he tested himself by heading alone into the wilds of the great North, where everything he had seen and learned came to a head in ways he never could have expected. Starring Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Hal Holbrook and Catherine Keener. Directed by Sean Penn.
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Rated PG-13
133 min.
A romantic musical told mainly through numerous Beatles songs performed by the characters. A young man from Liverpool comes to America during the Vietnam War to find his father. He winds up in Greenwich Village, where he falls in love with an American girl who has grown up sheltered in the suburbs. Together they experience the sweeping changes of America in the late 60's. Starring Evan Rachel Wood, T.V. Carpio, Martin Luther, Dana Fuchs, and Jim Sturgess. Directed by Julie Taymor
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THURSDAY
11/8/07
WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY (R)
1:30 / 3:30 / 5:30 / 7:30 / 9:30
THE DARJEELING LIMITED (R)
1:10 / 3:10 / 5:10 / 7:20 / 9:20
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (PG-13)
12:55 / 3:10 / 5:25 / 7:40 / 9:55
INTO THE WILD (R)
12:50 / 3:50 / 6:50 / 9:50
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (PG-13)
2:25 / 5:00 / 7:35 / 10:05
MICHAEL CLAYTON (R) FINAL DAY
2:10 / 4:40 / 7:10 / 9:40
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FRIDAY - WEDNESDAY
11/9/07 - 11/14/07
LIONS FOR LAMBS (R)
1:00 / 3:00 / 5:05 / 7:10 / 9:15
WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY (R)
1:30 / 3:30 / 5:30 / 7:30 / 9:30
THE DARJEELING LIMITED (R)
1:10 / 3:10 / 5:10 / 7:20 / 9:20
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (PG-13)
12:55 / 3:10 / 5:25 / 7:40 / 9:55
INTO THE WILD (R)
12:50 / 3:50 / 6:50 / 9:50
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (PG-13)
2:25 / 5:00 / 7:35 / 10:05
