Anna Faris gives Playboy a shot in latest movie

Title: Anna Faris gives Playboy a shot in latest movie

Published: Fri, 29 Aug 2008

Description: (NECN) - If you are looking to go to the movies this weekend, we've got some advice for you on what's hot and what's not in theaters now. Tom Meek, film critic for The Boston Phoenix, joins NECN for a discussion.

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" Summer movie season is winding down but that doesn't mean we don't have something to talk about joining me now is Tommy movie writer critic for the Boston Phoenix -- Tom good to have you here SC and we got three movies to look at the first one is called trader. With Don Cheadle this is. Drama and espionage drama let's take a look. You have an American passport which means I can get two. Two minutes. And the rest here I view him. You know two both of them online journalist friend efficiency for a long time. I -- city."

" I can feel the walls closing in on that or Don Cheadle plays -- Sudanese born. Person who actually was grow raised in America and has ties to sort of mythical -- fictional Al Qaeda outfit. And so he's being targeted by the FBI. You don't know whether he's playing two sides against one it's a little bit like 24 a little bit like sleeper cell TV series a few years ago Syria on it. Covered this territory a lot better a lot more compelling -- she at all. Good actor separates -- to do. Too much for what he's capable of doing Guy Pearce who's the FBI agent released years steals the show and cements it in -- look inside how FBI. Agents work with there. People in the field where dot. -- that we're seeing if you like this it's an interesting study about the psychology and how things work and and an interesting way to put this monopoly that terrorists terrorism spreading throughout the world via the I'd pursues it. So if you like Syria -- feel like 24 you're going to enjoy this. Those those vehicles I think to a little bit tighter. Good acting this film well crafted. The interesting thing about this on the concept came from Steve Martin you know the wild and crazy guys are -- are so it's kind of a weird juxtaposition. He's involved with the story shall everybody's got to a -- restaurant. Now the next one is elegy this is one with the Ben Kingsley and Penelope."

" Crews now in limited release take a look. She must have been curious about. I'm going -- The answers you get teller girlfriends were the manner birdie -- He's like close up. I -- your experience. One company to come. Through them the media's. You -- guy who gave us culture line. Let's separate you should chart about this same thing right."

" Well we talked about they'll be crews that's Dennis Hopper obviously the us still to come I think that it might be told that's right obviously Ben Kingsley and Dennis Hopper and I have a relationship that are that are both it professors in university. They love to use their power and influence to bed women only after of course that they've laughed -- classes. On the study is is banking easily actually. -- is Penelope Cruz she's young Cuban working class ones come into his class. Once he gets run but he can't get her off that he can get himself off the hook. So the tables turn and he and paintings and character has a really complicated past. You know he's manipulative self interest in god Kingsley brings a -- to a film it's based on Philip Roth's novel the dying animal. Is definitely in our house great acting coach an -- creation again Academy Award nomination realization. If enough people see it's really want to refiners works and during the forms of the trial the mark -- a handful of theaters Greater Boston area last but not least you don't want to miss this screwball comedy about a world replace me called house but they -- going to take a look at you to tell us. Up well I had a Ferris who's been done all these movies like. Scary movies gets to take her big role big star admiral here and she's a wonderful actress and she plays and playboy bunny who because -- tool that excommunicated from them. Playboy mansion she winds up in a sorority. Our house is the house mother to a bunch of dim -- losers. Who can attract enough people keep their charge the funniest thing about this movie is -- is done wonderful and all these other comedies I'd love to see your do something serious. And the funniest notes on this is is that Tom pot Tom Hanks is sons in the film. And so is does the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis in this -- as a woman who is internally in a body cast. Ernie noticed -- that rumor. Right right yes that's right that's right it and you have there's an attitude and you have hears it and actually even though he gets a bad -- in the beginning there is redemption and yet. It's pretty funny for what it is but obviously it's it's a very then an idea redemption for you -- yeah. -- it wanted it like judge. Maybe from the Boston Phoenix thanks for being here we."

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