Film Clips: Dark Shadows

Johhny Depp is a vampire, Eva Mendez is a single momma, and two investigative journalists join a cult this weekend at the big screen.

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  • Warner Bros.
  • Johnny Depp plays a 18th century vampire newly freed from his coffin in the 1970’s.



’’DARK SHADOWS (PG-13) Tim Burton’s newest film is a horror/comedy flick following Barnabas (Johnny Depp) who has moved from England to America in 1752. Building a new life in Maine, Barnabas quickly becomes a wealthy and successful man, his life is perfect until he makes the mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. Angelique, a witch, turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him alive to teach him a lesson. Two centuries later, Barnabas’ tomb is discovered and he is unleashed upon the modern world. As he meets his modern-day descendants, Barnabas is confronted with problems of the modern days and must face Angelique’s wrath for breaking her heart once again.
THE FAIRY (NR) Dom, a hotel clerk who works the front desk at nights, is working an average night when he meets a strange girl named Fiona. Fiona approaches him and tells him she will grant him three wishes. Dom, who misses the obvious clues that Fiona has escaped from a mental hospital, falls for Fiona and a romance begins to form. The film’s stars and creators, whose real names are actually Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon, create comedy on a lo-fi budget. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, GA ‘’
’’GIRL IN PROGRESS (PG-13) Grace (Eva Mendez) is a single mom who is trying to juggle raising her teenage daughter Ansiedad, work, and her relationship with a married man named Dr. Hartford. Grace, who had her daughter at a very young age, has trouble being the supportive mom she should be. When Ansiedad’s teacher introduces her class to coming of age novels, Ansiedad is inspired to skip her childhood and start her adult life, without her lackluster mom. Before her daughter makes the same adolescent mistakes she did, Grace must clean up her act and start acting her own age.
SOUND OF MY VOICE (R) Peter and Loma, a young couple, dive headfirst into the secret life of a cult that follows the teachings of a young woman named Maggie who never leaves her basement chamber in the San Fernando valley. The members of the cult blindly do Maggie’s bidding, growing her food, obsessively cleaning her house, and giving her their own blood for transfusions because they believe she is from the future and will lead them to salvation. The deeper Peter and Loma fall into the cult, the more and more sinister and dangerous they realize Maggie and her followers are. Peter and Loma must stop Maggie before their investigative journalism project drags them to a point of no return. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, GA ‘’
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’’THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG-13) A group of retired Brits decide to “outsource” their retirement to India. The newly restored Marigold Hotel promises a life of leisure and opulence, but on arrival they realize the hotel isn’t quite what it was promised to be. But in making the best of their new lives, these retirees find more happiness than they ever could have imagined. The film features a very recognizable cast in a beautiful setting and was directed by John Madden.
THE ROOM (R) (2003) This independent film starring Tom Wiseau (who also wrote, directed, and produced the film) has developed a cult-like following since its original release. Often regarded one of the worst films ever made, the film follows the life of Johnny (Wiseau) who is a successful banker and his wife Lisa (Juliette Danielle) who has recently decided she is unhappy with her life. Lisa decides to seek the affection of one of Johnny’s friends, and the film follows their back and forth relationship as Johnny tries to figure out what is going on with his wife. The film’s black comedy and utter absurdity in narrative and plot make it a film worth seeing. 8:30 p.m., tonight, Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon ‘’
TO THE ARTCTIC (G) This IMAX documentary captures the wild and breathtaking sights and sounds of the distant Arctic, following the life of a mother Polar Bear and her cubs. Directed by Academy Award nominee Greg MacGillivray and narrated by Meryl Streep, this documentary offers an intimate look at a Polar Bear family that has never been captured in such detail before. Fernbank Museum IMAX, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA

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