Screen Scene: ‘The Perfect Guy,’ ‘The Visit’ open in theaters
New this week
▪ “90 Minutes in Heaven” — Riding in on the wave of commercially (but not critically) successful Christian films lately is this tale of a man (Hayden Christensen) who is pronounced dead after a horrific car crash only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen heaven.
▪ “The Perfect Guy” – A successful lobbyist (Sanaa Lathan) rebounding from a shattered marriage falls for who she thinks is Mr. Right until he shows his violent side. It’s always something.
▪ “The Visit” – M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense,” “Signs”) has seen better days after a lengthy string of flops (“Lady in the Water,” “The Happening,” “The Last Airbender,” “After Earth”), but he nonetheless returns as writer/director with this thriller about a young brother and sister who travel to the country to meet their grandparents for the first time and discover they are not what they seem. Hopefully Shyamalan isn’t, either.
▪ “Wolf Totem” — This adventure film is set during China’s cultural revolution, where a young Beijing student is sent to live with Mongolian herders, where he adopts and raises a wolf cub. (In Chinese with English subtitles.)
Special screenings
▪ Indie at the Orpheum: “Call Me Lucky” – Tallgrass Film Association presents this documentary directed by Bobcat Goldthwait about comedian and political satirist Barry Crimmins. It will be shown at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Orpheum, 200 N. Broadway. Tickets are $10. It’s unrated.
▪ Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour – This touring program features films about exploration and adventure, mountain culture and environment, and extreme mountain sports. It starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Orpheum. Tickets are $15, available at Select-A-Seat outlets, Backwoods at 1900 N. Rock Road, Suite 108, and Bicycle Pedaler at 330 N. Rock Road, or at the door.
▪ “The Seven-Year Itch” — Billy Wilder’s classic romantic comedy has one of the most iconic movie scenes ever – of star Marilyn Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress is blown by a passing train. The film is about a married man who is tempted by a beautiful neighbor when his family goes on summer vacation. It starts at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Orpheum. Tickets are $5, $4 for students, seniors and military.
This story was originally published September 9, 2015 at 5:49 PM with the headline "Screen Scene: ‘The Perfect Guy,’ ‘The Visit’ open in theaters."