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Movies opening next week

Last update: August 14, 2008 - 2:25 PM

WEDNESDAY

The Rocker (PG-13) A middle-aged man (Rainn Wilson) rediscovers his youth playing in his nephew's garage band. (www.rockermovie.com)

FRIDAY

Death Race (R) An ex-con (Jason Statham) is forced to compete in a car race in which inmates brutalize and kill each other to achieve victory. (www.deathracemovie.net)

Elegy (R) A teacher's life is thrown into disarray by a student who awakens his sense of sexual possessiveness. With Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz. (samuelgoldwynfilms.com)

Frozen River (R) Two downtrodden women smuggle illegal immigrants. (www.sonyclassics.com/frozenriver)

Hamlet 2 (R) A high-school drama teacher (Steve Coogan) stages a "followup" to the bard's classic tragedy. (filminfocus.com/focus-movies/hamlet-2)

The House Bunny (PG-13) A Playboy bunny (Anna Faris) gets kicked out of the mansion and becomes a sorority housemother. (www.thehousebunny.com)

The Longshots (PG) A girl joins a boys' football team, coached by Ice Cube.

Trumbo (PG-13) Joan Allen and others perform readings of letters by blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. (www.samuelgoldwynfilms. com)

 

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