Week of September 15

by Philip Yu    September 14, 2009

Pick of the Week

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Hugh Jackman goes back to the beginning, delving into the mysterious origins of everybody's favorite hairy, admantium-clawed mutant: Logan's violent and romantic past in Canadian wilderness, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, aka Sabretooth, and the ominous Weapon X program that unleashes his primal fury. Along the way, Wolverine also encounters a number of fan-favorite mutants from the X-Men universe, both familiar and new, each shaping and propelling him toward his destiny in the X-Men saga.

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Easy Virtue When British playboy John brings his new wife Larita -- a race car-driving feminist from Detroit -- home to meet the family at their country estate, pretty much everyone's expectations are disappointed. His snooty mother is offended by Larita's carefree American ways, while Larita does everything she can to get her mother-in-law to loosen up, which only annoys her even more. John's sisters have diametrically opposed feelings about their new sister-in-law, but his father is intrigued to have finally found another who sees through the family's facade -- and takes great perverse pleasure in watching his wife meet her match.

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Observe and Report Seth Rogen stars as a security guard Ronnie Barnhardt, whose delusions of grandeur are put to the test when a flasher starts terrorizing unsuspecting shoppers at Forest Ridge Mall. In fact, the flasher might be the best thing that's ever happened to him -- the opportunity to showcase his underappreciated law enforcement talents, earn a coveted spot at the police academy, and win the heart of his elusive dream girl Brandi, the hot make-up counter clerk who won't give him the time of day. Only one thing stands between Ronnie and destiny: a tall, handsome cop who actually knows what he's doing.